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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $362.52/cwt ≈ $2,756/hd at 760 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $429.67/cwt ≈ $2,465/hd at 574 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.77/cwt +24.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 583 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 752 610 692
Feeder cattle 696 532 544
Slaughter cattle 51 48 68
Replacement cattle 5 30 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent report for a price comparison. Slaughter cows sold with a sharply lower undertone compared to four weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–325 314 4 550.00–567.50 $558.43 $1,753 +98.43
450–491 472 14 450.00–459.00 $454.44 $2,145 +14.27
535 535 5 427.00 $427.00 $2,284 —
550–585 569 39 427.00–435.00 $429.22 $2,442 —
588 value added 588 13 431.00 $431.00 $2,534 —
610 610 9 404.00 $404.00 $2,464 —
635 635 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,318 —
637 637 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,357 —
645 value added 645 10 397.00 $397.00 $2,561 —
662–663 662 34 387.00–398.50 $391.74 $2,593 +48.15
701–731 715 33 367.00–383.00 $374.60 $2,678 +39.35
753 value added 753 55 366.50 $366.50 $2,760 —
782–792 785 16 344.00–350.50 $348.86 $2,739 —
896 896 4 316.50 $316.50 $2,836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 497.50 $497.50 $1,557 —
350–353 352 6 485.00–495.00 $488.31 $1,719 +63.40
520–546 535 16 382.50–420.00 $409.25 $2,189 +24.72
576 576 3 412.50 $412.50 $2,376 +48.94
642–645 644 10 363.00–379.00 $369.38 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,488 —
505–541 523 6 359.00–372.50 $365.98 $1,914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–325 319 8 520.00–530.00 $523.62 $1,670 —
431 431 8 447.00 $447.00 $1,927 +12.20
473–498 481 13 400.00–420.00 $413.62 $1,990 +11.46
521–540 530 11 387.50–391.00 $389.12 $2,062 +8.56
560–591 583 45 360.00–390.00 $374.77 $2,185 +44.77
623–641 634 18 340.00–348.00 $343.30 $2,177 +13.30
640 unweaned 640 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 +7.49
655 655 9 339.25 $339.25 $2,222 +14.35
808 808 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 447.50 $447.50 $1,566 +62.64
467–497 482 4 395.00–405.00 $399.84 $1,927 +39.51
500–545 520 9 365.00–395.00 $381.03 $1,981 +5.35
550–590 564 17 345.00–380.00 $371.57 $2,096 +29.17
624–646 637 9 324.00–336.50 $332.62 $2,119 +6.20
696 696 4 315.50 $315.50 $2,196 +0.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,144 +20.90

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1685 1598 75-80% 16 138.00–148.00 $140.20 $2,240 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 152.50 $152.50 $2,684 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
1015–1155 1077 85-90% 9 124.00–135.00 $128.18 $1,380 —
990–1975 1270 85-90% 5 103.00–113.00 $106.83 $1,357 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,828 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,664 -27.77
1235–1585 1353 80-85% 4 137.00–146.00 $141.35 $1,912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–2075 1849 8 184.00–195.00 $189.84 $3,510 —
1820–1920 1870 2 210.00 $210.00 $3,927 —
1950 1950 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,568 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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.