Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

3,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.29/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 679 lb · 241 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $203.08/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 623 lb · 217 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.17/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 581 lb · 214 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,963	3,775	4,728
Feeder cattle	3,153	3,548	4,027
Slaughter cattle	160	227	176
Replacement cattle	650	—	525

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 3.00 higher, although a couple loads of heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	253.00	$253.00	$1,004	+21.80
411 fancy	411	5	257.00	$257.00	$1,056	+4.81
406–447	430	28	210.00–251.00	$233.71	$1,005	-2.96
454–496	473	69	222.50–241.00	$227.28	$1,075	-5.08
505–512 fancy	506	44	234.00–238.00	$237.54	$1,202	—
505–543	521	82	209.00–225.00	$219.23	$1,142	+5.38
557–593	581	214	193.50–219.00	$208.17	$1,209	+1.27
601–647	623	217	189.00–210.00	$203.08	$1,265	+8.15
653–689	678	164	184.50–197.75	$191.52	$1,299	+7.31
707–748	731	156	176.75–188.85	$185.39	$1,355	+6.55
771–784	783	82	175.50–182.60	$181.35	$1,420	+1.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–367	361	21	210.00–225.00	$216.86	$783	-2.14
421–446	434	18	208.00–219.00	$213.35	$926	+3.52
456–463	458	39	208.00–214.00	$209.71	$960	-0.46
503–545	522	72	186.00–205.00	$199.86	$1,043	+5.30
563	563	9	192.50	$192.50	$1,084	-0.39
614–638	621	18	184.00–190.00	$187.31	$1,163	+24.31
700–729	715	18	179.50–183.25	$181.34	$1,297	+18.46
754–795	777	18	174.50–175.00	$174.78	$1,358	+15.14
887	887	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,508	—
949	949	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,414	—
974	974	64	167.00	$167.00	$1,627	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088	1088	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,708	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–440	430	64	179.50–199.75	$185.29	$797	-3.07
483–492	489	42	182.00–184.00	$183.34	$897	-11.69
504–542	526	61	177.00–192.00	$184.71	$972	+1.20
559–597	571	133	169.00–190.00	$180.30	$1,030	-0.48
604–641	627	78	170.50–182.00	$175.06	$1,098	-4.74
655–693	679	241	168.50–175.00	$173.29	$1,177	+0.05
726–741	739	87	159.75–172.75	$170.99	$1,264	-0.85
765	765	70	173.10	$173.10	$1,324	+5.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	8	166.00	$166.00	$496	—
309 unweaned	309	6	182.50	$182.50	$564	—
315	315	3	193.00	$193.00	$608	—
372–374	373	17	188.00–190.00	$189.06	$705	+3.71
402–425	408	11	175.00–180.00	$178.58	$729	-0.36
412–430 unweaned	428	31	173.00–177.50	$176.94	$757	—
455–495	473	47	175.00–185.50	$181.49	$858	+3.27
483 unweaned	483	11	170.00	$170.00	$821	—
515 unweaned	515	2	156.00	$156.00	$803	—
500–541	519	69	163.00–177.50	$170.83	$887	-0.91
555–594	577	27	164.00–176.00	$171.65	$990	+4.08
602 unweaned	602	5	156.00	$156.00	$939	—
610–647	631	51	165.00–173.25	$169.51	$1,070	+4.42
651–671	664	18	156.50–171.00	$163.99	$1,089	+5.56
755	755	12	160.25	$160.25	$1,210	+7.32
917	917	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	167.00	$167.00	$564	—
482	482	4	148.00	$148.00	$713	-13.00
595	595	5	150.00	$150.00	$892	-1.84

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	8	184.00	$184.00	$751	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	9	159.00	$159.00	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1080	1004	85-90%	5	59.00–64.00	$60.32	$606	+11.92
985–1075	1018	85-90%	3	49.00–53.00	$50.63	$515	+2.23
900–1235	1077	85-90%	51	59.50–72.00	$64.84	$698	+7.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1485	1211	80-85%	19	62.00–80.00	$73.09	$885	—
1225–1280	1249	80-85%	5	62.00–70.00	$65.72	$821	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1505	1409	75-80%	11	76.00–80.50	$77.51	$1,092	—
1430–1595	1541	75-80%	4	83.50–85.00	$84.11	$1,296	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1695	1588	2	89.50–98.00	$94.04	$1,493	+11.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1258	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,721.81
1067–1430	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	785.00–960.00	$874.50
1186–1421	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,390.39
1166–1415	1331	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	975.00–1,250.00	$1,138.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1359	1234	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,174.59
1314–1382	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	1,750.00–2,150.00	$2,046.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1210	1130	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,940.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
928–1027	967	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,644.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1148–1187	1168	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,075.00–2,100.00	$2,087.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1500	1367	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,725.00–1,750.00	$1,741.67	—
1350–1400	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.