Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $438.66/cwt +22.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,262/hd at 516 lb · 136 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.73/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,697/hd at 629 lb · 74 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.02/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,378/hd at 616 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,135	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–280	279	4	570.00–600.00	$585.08	$1,632	—
305–338	326	17	550.00–600.00	$583.72	$1,903	+13.74
366–370	368	13	512.50–580.00	$559.16	$2,058	-11.91
423 unweaned	423	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,157	—
410–441	428	17	570.00–600.00	$582.34	$2,492	+25.88
457–497 unweaned	475	11	525.00–537.50	$531.56	$2,525	+58.67
454–492	476	37	460.00–577.50	$532.30	$2,534	+5.14
475–489 thin fleshed	484	18	572.00–590.00	$583.12	$2,822	—
503–529	519	42	525.00–536.00	$528.29	$2,742	+30.72
555–596	579	46	426.00–511.00	$465.71	$2,696	+13.46
628	628	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,418	-31.43
617–645	629	71	390.00–456.00	$430.58	$2,708	+14.15
652–690	674	13	375.00–400.00	$386.02	$2,602	-8.13
700–741	713	29	361.00–385.00	$373.72	$2,665	+2.35
754–780	768	13	362.00–364.60	$363.37	$2,791	-8.31
833	833	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,757	-7.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	336	6	520.00–555.00	$537.78	$1,807	-2.34
365–388	380	6	470.00–500.00	$479.60	$1,822	-47.75
405–435	415	6	460.00–500.00	$476.27	$1,977	+23.36
452–480	464	15	455.00–535.00	$481.06	$2,232	+30.04
570–597	585	18	390.00–462.50	$422.92	$2,474	+28.66
591 unweaned	591	4	374.00	$374.00	$2,210	—
608–621	615	10	385.00–400.00	$393.80	$2,422	+10.04
681	681	7	376.00	$376.00	$2,561	-1.73
727	727	5	347.50	$347.50	$2,526	-7.50
868	868	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,778	—
963	963	3	302.00	$302.00	$2,908	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,689	-81.00
615	615	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,276	-8.00
670	670	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,412	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,055	—
565	565	4	387.50	$387.50	$2,189	+32.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–277	270	5	508.00–510.00	$508.82	$1,374	—
300–318	306	6	490.00–510.00	$499.80	$1,529	+12.87
350–390	365	23	454.00–492.50	$471.35	$1,720	-40.50
375 unweaned	375	7	439.00	$439.00	$1,646	—
432 unweaned	432	8	438.00	$438.00	$1,892	—
418–448	433	28	430.00–468.00	$450.86	$1,952	-41.98
450–499	475	26	397.00–464.00	$440.83	$2,094	-9.09
509 unweaned	509	5	381.00	$381.00	$1,939	—
500–549	516	131	405.00–449.00	$440.86	$2,275	+22.89
559–590	575	45	377.50–415.00	$404.20	$2,324	+42.45
600–624	614	53	370.00–395.50	$388.69	$2,387	+16.46
618	618	3	341.00	$341.00	$2,107	-31.23
609–641	622	17	382.00–388.00	$385.65	$2,399	+13.42
650–697	674	26	322.00–346.00	$333.41	$2,247	-26.29
709–738	722	11	318.00–333.00	$326.03	$2,354	-13.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	379	9	440.00–482.50	$455.63	$1,727	-1.98
420 unweaned	420	3	406.00	$406.00	$1,705	—
410–437	429	12	427.50–450.00	$439.60	$1,886	-13.40
472–480	476	4	395.00–417.50	$406.16	$1,933	-8.70
500–548	526	27	370.00–392.00	$379.24	$1,995	-14.58
548	548	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,973	-33.82
688	688	4	336.00	$336.00	$2,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,608	-5.00
540	540	5	361.00	$361.00	$1,949	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,635	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	415	7	400.00–470.00	$443.42	$1,840	-37.90
465–495	483	8	415.00–440.00	$433.23	$2,093	-18.91
502–540	528	9	395.00–425.00	$417.53	$2,205	-5.86
552–585	568	11	365.00–418.00	$397.28	$2,257	+20.26
600–615	607	9	374.00–385.00	$380.57	$2,310	+14.62

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1010	1003	85-90%	3	105.00–109.00	$107.66	$1,080	-20.75
880–1295	1034	85-90%	15	118.00–139.00	$131.61	$1,361	+3.20
1080	1080	85-90%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,782	+12.80
915–1185	1095	85-90%	17	135.00–151.00	$142.15	$1,557	-10.05

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1420	1253	80-85%	12	151.00–167.00	$158.42	$1,985	+2.85
1205–1385	1293	80-85%	3	144.00–148.00	$146.13	$1,889	-15.22
1215–1630	1395	80-85%	6	168.00–171.50	$168.90	$2,356	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	147.50	$147.50	$2,131	—
1445–1680	1498	75-80%	7	170.00–184.50	$174.73	$2,617	+9.73
1450–1705	1572	75-80%	7	154.50–168.00	$161.37	$2,537	+14.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2090	1691	8	184.50–196.00	$192.00	$3,247	—
1470–1875	1702	8	177.00–185.00	$182.10	$3,099	—
1865–2180	2023	2	203.00–209.00	$205.77	$4,163	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1070–1523	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,108.33
1299	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1282	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1200–1420	1298	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	3,075.00–3,150.00	$3,111.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1050	997	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	3,850.00–4,400.00	$4,208.12

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.