Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

1,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.95/cwt +26.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,510/hd at 661 lb · 85 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.92/cwt +23.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 570 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.77/cwt -26.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 621 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,524	2,342	832
Feeder cattle	1,239	2,107	647
Slaughter cattle	133	155	135
Replacement cattle	152	80	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 6.00 lower, a few exceptions on heifers under 500 lbs that sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

▼ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 6.00 lower
▲ Feeder heifers: a few exceptions on heifers under 500 lbs that sold 5.00-10.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	6	490.00–540.00	$512.89	$1,626	—
400–448	415	32	450.00–535.00	$490.10	$2,034	+15.23
450–495	477	26	420.00–467.50	$442.93	$2,113	-7.02
505–525	521	39	445.00–458.00	$457.20	$2,382	+25.63
512–549	531	16	392.00–400.00	$396.79	$2,107	-34.78
555 unweaned	555	6	389.00	$389.00	$2,159	—
575	575	3	392.50	$392.50	$2,257	-32.02
550–589	584	44	405.00–420.00	$408.32	$2,385	-16.20
601–635	616	46	370.00–395.00	$388.79	$2,395	-24.42
605–642 unweaned	626	7	345.00–375.00	$361.24	$2,261	-25.76
644	644	8	367.00	$367.00	$2,363	-35.43
683	683	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,493	-1.07
685 value added	685	48	384.00	$384.00	$2,630	—
706 unweaned	706	4	344.00	$344.00	$2,429	—
717–747	740	33	340.00–360.50	$352.34	$2,607	-4.03
750 unweaned	750	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,325	—
815	815	6	331.50	$331.50	$2,702	-3.52
823	823	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,551	-25.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–338	331	9	490.00–545.00	$513.90	$1,701	—
352–391	370	8	460.00–467.50	$463.70	$1,716	-22.45
438–440	439	4	440.00–445.00	$442.51	$1,943	—
450–487	478	18	400.00–435.00	$421.05	$2,013	+13.33
500–530	517	10	402.50–420.00	$410.11	$2,120	-2.96
556–591	575	12	380.00–414.00	$392.07	$2,254	-12.63
614–635	625	16	357.50–380.00	$376.67	$2,354	+4.97
659 value added	659	75	386.00	$386.00	$2,544	—
658–688	672	10	320.00–362.50	$334.54	$2,248	-19.06
751	751	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,403	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	377	18	430.00–451.00	$437.12	$1,648	—
415–442	430	11	420.00–433.00	$427.77	$1,839	+8.44
445	445	4	397.00	$397.00	$1,767	-22.33
452–460	454	19	407.50–429.00	$411.74	$1,869	+6.93
458–488	471	11	400.00–408.00	$404.91	$1,907	+0.10
507	507	10	455.00	$455.00	$2,307	+66.19
502–525	516	13	395.00–402.00	$397.62	$2,052	+8.81
545	545	5	370.00	$370.00	$2,016	-18.81
561–578	566	13	345.00–360.00	$353.03	$1,998	-1.97
570	570	28	431.00	$431.00	$2,457	+67.86
561–584	573	20	332.50–348.00	$341.13	$1,955	-22.01
615–640	620	15	333.00–346.00	$343.01	$2,127	-7.13
630 unweaned	630	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,016	—
660 unweaned	660	6	326.00	$326.00	$2,152	+7.00
658–677	675	22	333.00–335.00	$333.18	$2,249	+3.19
692	692	10	325.00	$325.00	$2,249	-34.00
700–713	707	14	312.00–333.50	$324.69	$2,296	-21.90
723–748	732	7	325.00–344.00	$335.20	$2,454	+15.31
855	855	3	308.00	$308.00	$2,633	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	367	15	400.00–422.50	$412.71	$1,515	-12.07
415–430	423	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,755	+31.69
465–472	469	12	367.50–412.50	$385.86	$1,810	+2.04
505–547	521	26	355.00–399.00	$382.06	$1,991	+16.54
565–595	581	21	330.00–350.00	$339.16	$1,971	-11.38
581	581	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,859	-30.54
633–648	641	8	335.00–336.00	$335.51	$2,151	+6.65
650–663	661	12	325.00–330.00	$329.18	$2,176	+7.26
812	812	3	252.50	$252.50	$2,050	-32.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,650	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	4	357.50	$357.50	$1,809	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,773	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	457.50	$457.50	$1,450	—
407–448	421	16	427.50–465.00	$451.12	$1,899	+39.87
475–492	484	9	407.50–442.50	$425.98	$2,062	+5.19
502–535	519	12	377.50–417.50	$397.89	$2,065	-14.10
585–592	588	5	335.00–352.50	$342.05	$2,011	-12.95
592	592	5	311.00	$311.00	$1,841	-44.00
602–648	630	13	325.00–362.50	$343.38	$2,163	+21.51
700–745	719	8	285.00–308.00	$296.66	$2,133	-4.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1088	1002	85-90%	5	80.00–94.00	$84.44	$846	—
955–1100	1034	85-90%	11	100.00–113.00	$107.92	$1,116	—
950–1215	1110	85-90%	30	114.00–128.00	$122.31	$1,358	+36.31

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1310	1287	80-85%	3	120.00–129.00	$123.97	$1,595	—
1160–1440	1288	80-85%	17	139.50–149.00	$140.98	$1,816	—
1135–1435	1292	80-85%	24	129.00–139.00	$135.50	$1,751	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1797	1650	75-80%	10	131.00–141.00	$135.27	$2,232	-2.58
1555–1815	1685	75-80%	2	143.00–144.00	$143.54	$2,419	+5.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1870	1644	11	168.00–188.00	$179.47	$2,950	+5.47
1515–1800	1658	2	165.00–168.00	$166.37	$2,758	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2345	2345	1	168.50	$168.50	$3,951	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
942	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,355

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–1305	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	2,450.00–3,410.00	$2,663.81
1025–1425	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,950.00–3,925.00	$3,306.91

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1130	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,650.00–3,025.00	$2,869.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1301–1375	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,000.00–3,700.00	$3,398.42

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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.