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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

5,022 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.54/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 575 lb · 297 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.02/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 687 lb · 265 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.66/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 521 lb · 223 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,022 2,286 4,028
Feeder cattle 4,445 1,657 3,594
Slaughter cattle 577 329 434
Replacement cattle — 300 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 unweaned 353 3 218.00 $218.00 $770 —
385 385 7 220.00 $220.00 $847 —
402–448 431 72 204.50–234.00 $214.54 $925 —
428–442 unweaned 434 12 204.50–206.00 $205.36 $891 —
450–498 469 119 205.00–238.50 $216.18 $1,014 +5.60
471–490 unweaned 481 18 200.75–202.25 $201.49 $969 —
495 495 12 199.00 $199.00 $985 -11.58
521 unweaned 521 14 196.00 $196.00 $1,021 -3.50
501–549 527 190 199.00–225.50 $207.40 $1,093 -0.33
536 536 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,045 -12.73
538 value added 538 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,065 —
554 unweaned 554 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,047 —
556–598 575 275 190.50–209.50 $201.41 $1,158 -2.20
584 584 11 189.50 $189.50 $1,107 -14.11
596 value added 596 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,138 —
607–642 615 132 185.00–199.75 $193.48 $1,190 +3.67
615–626 unweaned 622 12 155.00–177.75 $170.26 $1,059 —
651–680 663 60 184.00–187.75 $185.57 $1,230 -2.11
650–684 unweaned 675 22 164.25–166.50 $164.84 $1,113 -3.66
710 710 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,221 —
707–731 712 118 173.00–194.50 $182.60 $1,300 —
779 779 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,176 -34.26
756–794 785 177 182.50–188.00 $185.90 $1,459 +0.64
820 820 17 165.75 $165.75 $1,359 —
819–848 841 87 180.00–185.00 $183.83 $1,546 —
892 892 65 182.00 $182.00 $1,623 —
941 941 62 180.25 $180.25 $1,696 -3.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–334 327 20 201.00–215.50 $211.93 $693 —
359–396 375 31 207.50–213.00 $210.56 $790 -4.44
425–438 428 24 192.00–203.00 $199.74 $855 +11.74
467 unweaned 467 5 185.00 $185.00 $864 +4.00
459–493 471 32 191.00–203.00 $197.43 $930 —
500–548 533 69 185.00–201.50 $197.04 $1,050 +15.98
565–597 582 93 179.25–198.00 $188.01 $1,094 —
582 unweaned 582 9 183.50 $183.50 $1,068 —
606 value added 606 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,109 —
606–644 632 42 174.50–187.00 $180.69 $1,142 +30.69
650–679 659 24 176.50–184.00 $181.14 $1,194 +18.54
705–735 722 19 174.00–176.50 $175.11 $1,264 +0.61
778 778 33 175.50 $175.50 $1,365 —
818 818 5 162.50 $162.50 $1,329 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 174.50 $174.50 $939 —
585 585 5 160.00 $160.00 $936 —
608 608 3 154.50 $154.50 $939 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,134 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
916 916 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,475 -17.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 17 194.00–199.00 $195.35 $735 +3.85
411–448 424 30 183.00–204.00 $196.48 $833 +16.38
454–493 470 167 180.00–199.00 $186.71 $878 +2.86
473 473 8 181.00 $181.00 $856 -2.85
486 fancy 486 6 195.00 $195.00 $948 —
500–538 521 214 170.00–194.50 $180.34 $940 -1.01
517–541 unweaned 533 9 161.00–169.00 $163.59 $872 -5.41
555–596 568 93 169.00–185.50 $176.89 $1,005 +8.81
586–593 unweaned 589 22 155.00–163.00 $160.67 $946 —
626 626 19 179.00 $179.00 $1,121 +2.75
606–648 637 134 159.00–190.00 $179.97 $1,146 +3.72
643 value added 643 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,132 —
654–696 687 265 173.00–178.85 $177.02 $1,216 +10.02
720–730 725 24 185.50–197.00 $191.29 $1,387 +19.62
708–733 727 31 160.50–173.00 $168.77 $1,227 -2.90
754–764 755 71 170.00–175.25 $174.65 $1,319 —
844 844 19 154.75 $154.75 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–341 341 8 180.00 $180.00 $614 —
408–446 427 32 176.00–188.00 $182.28 $778 —
469–495 476 51 167.00–182.00 $179.44 $854 +14.44
516–548 539 44 158.00–175.00 $163.56 $882 +1.06
550–598 571 72 150.00–180.00 $163.65 $934 +5.15
576–585 582 14 153.00–158.00 $156.59 $911 -1.91
596 unweaned 596 10 159.50 $159.50 $951 —
600–631 614 36 155.00–166.00 $161.61 $992 +0.38
664–688 670 16 155.75–168.00 $164.86 $1,105 -0.14
720 720 5 147.25 $147.25 $1,060 —
761–787 780 15 147.50–155.00 $153.05 $1,194 —
824 824 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,261 —
861 861 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 172.00 $172.00 $473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 unweaned 548 8 166.00 $166.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1325 1263 80-85% 2 77.50–78.00 $77.76 $982 —
1035–1490 1274 80-85% 88 67.00–79.00 $72.11 $919 —
1155–1375 1274 80-85% 36 61.00–68.50 $63.94 $815 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1260 1067 85-90% 16 53.00–62.00 $58.42 $623 -14.44
990–1120 1073 85-90% 6 70.00–76.50 $72.40 $777 -0.46
905–1275 1085 85-90% 74 60.00–72.00 $65.86 $715 -0.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2010 1427 75-80% 58 69.00–80.00 $74.71 $1,066 -1.23
1340–1585 1469 75-80% 12 77.50–89.00 $82.13 $1,206 —
1260–1920 1470 75-80% 20 62.00–69.50 $65.92 $969 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935 1935 65-75% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2240 1677 28 83.00–106.00 $96.63 $1,620 —
1750–1825 1793 5 84.50–91.50 $88.01 $1,578 -15.09

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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.