Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

7,142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.91/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 579 lb · 372 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $185.25/cwt +19.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 875 lb · 369 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.12/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 624 lb · 314 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,142	8,047	5,178
Feeder cattle	5,374	7,600	4,389
Slaughter cattle	217	447	302
Replacement cattle	1,551	—	487

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold firm to 5.00 higher, with several spots of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mixed from 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	4	228.00	$228.00	$891	-12.02
404–446	413	44	221.00–250.50	$236.90	$978	-0.87
452–488	471	146	210.00–237.00	$229.46	$1,081	-0.76
485 fancy	485	11	235.50	$235.50	$1,142	+2.55
507 fancy	507	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,161	—
505–546	531	277	200.00–228.00	$215.46	$1,144	-3.21
552–591	567	245	195.50–222.25	$206.55	$1,171	-0.21
608–642	624	314	185.00–215.00	$200.12	$1,249	+4.68
656–688	671	165	174.75–197.00	$188.15	$1,262	+2.78
700–736	714	194	174.85–182.50	$179.35	$1,281	+0.02
752–773	756	44	175.00–177.00	$176.58	$1,335	+3.63
861–887	875	369	183.75–186.85	$185.25	$1,621	+19.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	221.00	$221.00	$769	-14.00
389	389	11	237.00	$237.00	$922	+22.00
407–448	432	37	201.00–225.00	$209.87	$907	+6.73
460 unweaned	460	13	200.00	$200.00	$920	—
450–493	480	41	201.00–215.50	$209.50	$1,006	+5.83
502–545	520	27	183.50–213.50	$198.20	$1,031	-1.56
546 unweaned	546	27	189.50	$189.50	$1,035	—
565	565	3	172.50	$172.50	$975	-20.88
552–599	585	192	176.50–202.00	$192.12	$1,124	-1.26
599 unweaned	599	7	189.00	$189.00	$1,132	—
607 unweaned	607	5	171.50	$171.50	$1,041	—
600–647	616	115	172.75–199.75	$190.66	$1,174	+4.20
650–699	679	217	169.50–189.50	$178.52	$1,212	-0.07
696 unweaned	696	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,058	—
712	712	4	164.50	$164.50	$1,171	-8.63
710–733	717	26	171.00–177.25	$174.44	$1,251	+1.31
760–778	769	21	163.75–172.50	$167.70	$1,290	-4.70
852	852	27	165.00	$165.00	$1,406	-1.93

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	3	164.50	$164.50	$1,148	—
791	791	9	161.50	$161.50	$1,277	-11.50
871	871	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,385	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	4	185.50	$185.50	$764	—
536	536	11	202.00	$202.00	$1,083	+4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	4	164.50	$164.50	$949	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–394	385	15	206.00–206.50	$206.26	$794	+6.38
416–448	431	31	185.00–190.00	$186.70	$805	-1.62
450–490	470	160	176.00–197.50	$188.10	$884	-1.19
500–546	521	230	177.50–199.50	$185.95	$969	+1.69
554–596	579	372	171.00–188.50	$181.91	$1,053	+0.58
600–648	619	185	168.00–184.50	$177.50	$1,099	+0.42
650–685	674	143	166.60–180.00	$171.75	$1,158	-1.97
702–743	704	80	167.00–170.60	$170.46	$1,200	-5.04
707	707	16	179.00	$179.00	$1,266	+3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–396	386	8	178.50–194.00	$188.04	$726	+13.88
402–447	433	57	175.00–184.50	$179.32	$776	-0.68
449 unweaned	449	10	180.00	$180.00	$808	—
452–495	481	29	171.00–183.00	$177.33	$853	+0.02
491–492 unweaned	492	29	155.50–179.00	$172.53	$849	—
501–548	520	72	163.00–189.00	$177.12	$921	+2.72
555 unweaned	555	4	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
563–599	583	90	155.00–181.00	$172.73	$1,007	-0.06
601–648	626	89	165.00–179.00	$172.49	$1,080	+0.68
668	668	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,202	+15.03
650–688	677	58	154.00–173.00	$168.21	$1,139	+3.24
747	747	7	166.00	$166.00	$1,240	—
767–770	768	10	155.00–155.50	$155.20	$1,192	+0.19
873	873	15	155.75	$155.75	$1,360	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	4	150.00	$150.00	$543	—
457–475	465	16	155.50–180.50	$169.32	$787	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786	786	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1115	1071	85-90%	8	53.00–62.00	$56.53	$605	-19.21
900–1250	1073	85-90%	33	55.00–71.00	$62.92	$675	-12.82
1090–1110	1103	85-90%	4	72.00–75.00	$73.51	$811	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1300	1212	80-85%	39	62.00–76.50	$71.77	$870	—
1270–1370	1320	80-85%	2	67.00–69.00	$68.04	$898	-8.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1605	1424	75-80%	21	66.00–77.50	$73.46	$1,046	+1.34
1363–1625	1505	75-80%	7	79.00–82.50	$81.06	$1,220	-0.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660–1915	1787	9	95.50–109.50	$101.26	$1,810	-2.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1272	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	1,975.00–2,125.00	$2,030.13
1169	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1075–1365	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,559.08
1200–1280	1229	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,251.88
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1265–1338	1306	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,025.00–1,110.00	$1,057.95
1023–1550	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	1,650.00–2,010.00	$1,922.75
1180–1430	1337	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	81	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,229.04
1265–1360	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	885.00–1,025.00	$957.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1150	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	850.00–975.00	$946.74
1170–1175	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,105.53
1075–1300	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	1,000.00–1,485.00	$1,308.58
1125–1300	1234	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	900.00–1,200.00	$1,015.25
1243–1394	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	825.00–900.00	$849.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1280	1239	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	2,400.00–2,875.00	$2,591.59
1365–1400	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,934.27

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1400	1333	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	950.00–1,075.00	$1,002.08
1400–1550	1497	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,413.62

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1035	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1035	1003	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,727.10
1050–1170	1108	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	1,775.00–1,975.00	$1,874.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1425	1214	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	119	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,115.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1075	1067	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,091.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1275	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,200.00–1,485.00	$1,335.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1250–1275	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,376.79	—
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—
1250–1350	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	950.00–1,150.00	$1,066.92	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.