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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

4,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.28/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 630 lb · 292 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.09/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 885 lb · 246 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $190.76/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 716 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,237 4,802 3,483
Feeder cattle 3,351 4,658 2,149
Slaughter cattle 183 144 99
Replacement cattle 703 — 1,235

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers firm to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 11 250.00 $250.00 $848 —
391 391 14 248.00 $248.00 $970 —
417–444 438 28 240.00–240.50 $240.10 $1,052 -13.54
451–496 475 56 229.00–256.25 $244.43 $1,161 -3.50
506 thin fleshed 506 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,235 —
504–543 525 152 227.50–248.00 $233.91 $1,228 +0.91
558 thin fleshed 558 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,261 —
550–599 576 154 205.00–219.50 $212.45 $1,224 -6.95
601–647 630 292 199.00–217.00 $209.28 $1,318 -2.70
650–691 678 202 186.00–213.00 $194.64 $1,320 -5.48
704–728 716 234 183.00–197.00 $190.76 $1,366 +2.35
759–766 762 16 179.50–185.00 $182.58 $1,391 -0.42
841 841 32 184.00 $184.00 $1,547 +9.64
879–892 885 246 180.75–182.00 $181.09 $1,603 +1.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 9 234.50 $234.50 $816 -9.50
366 366 8 231.00 $231.00 $845 +36.33
455–472 465 11 201.00–217.50 $208.45 $969 -7.19
500–545 530 23 197.00–209.00 $200.12 $1,061 -10.36
546 thin fleshed 546 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,212 —
550 550 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,133 +1.47
608–638 633 29 190.00–200.00 $195.54 $1,238 +0.50
656–692 673 13 170.00–182.00 $174.88 $1,177 -8.93
700 700 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 —
769 769 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,277 -5.29
811 811 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,322 —
868 868 8 165.25 $165.25 $1,434 +3.75
932 932 6 154.75 $154.75 $1,442 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 unweaned 417 8 224.00 $224.00 $934 —
474 unweaned 474 6 215.50 $215.50 $1,021 —
578 unweaned 578 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 5 162.25 $162.25 $1,051 —
675 675 5 162.25 $162.25 $1,095 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652–697 677 9 165.50–167.50 $166.14 $1,125 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
390 390 12 209.00 $209.00 $815 —
428–438 431 21 200.25–204.00 $202.91 $875 -7.57
450–496 472 93 188.50–202.50 $195.12 $921 -13.21
503–542 526 116 184.00–195.10 $189.80 $998 -11.59
553–598 573 191 179.00–189.60 $187.11 $1,072 -11.93
601–625 615 71 180.00–186.25 $182.75 $1,124 -4.85
653–699 661 145 173.00–186.00 $181.56 $1,200 +9.51
705–745 707 138 170.25–176.00 $175.57 $1,241 +0.60
766–768 767 38 171.50–173.75 $172.69 $1,325 +8.84
830–848 833 17 158.00–167.25 $165.59 $1,379 —
854–877 867 12 156.75–157.75 $157.16 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 190.00 $190.00 $724 —
439 439 16 194.00 $194.00 $852 +1.35
498 498 5 172.00 $172.00 $857 -21.52
514–545 533 19 174.50–184.00 $176.48 $941 -10.95
577–594 585 41 173.00–178.00 $177.07 $1,036 -9.42
611–628 619 41 167.85–177.00 $170.59 $1,056 +2.39
653–681 672 11 158.00–167.00 $163.88 $1,101 -2.94
748 748 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,189 —
951 951 5 145.25 $145.25 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–621 620 28 151.00–156.50 $151.98 $942 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 5 190.00 $190.00 $709 —
508 unweaned 508 6 186.00 $186.00 $945 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 10 170.50 $170.50 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 —
816 816 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1370 1209 80-85% 37 71.00–85.50 $79.19 $957 —
1140–1335 1233 80-85% 8 65.50–75.00 $71.05 $876 —
1150–1370 1256 80-85% 4 81.50–91.00 $85.59 $1,075 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1065 1013 85-90% 10 64.00–73.00 $68.81 $697 —
910–1200 1054 85-90% 20 59.00–81.00 $72.09 $760 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1715 1451 75-80% 19 73.50–87.00 $80.38 $1,166 -7.49
1415–1560 1464 75-80% 5 74.00–79.50 $76.17 $1,115 -11.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–2060 1855 5 95.50–110.00 $102.76 $1,906 —
1650–2080 1880 6 103.00–114.00 $109.79 $2,064 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1265 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 38 1,950.00–2,475.00 $2,127.75
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1200–1500 1362 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,775.00–1,900.00 $1,849.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1130–1200 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1200–1525 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,425.00–1,675.00 $1,500.54
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1371–1435 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1260 1208 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 68 1,825.00–1,875.00 $1,856.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1285 1208 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 65 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,167.31
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
1200–1225 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 2,000.00–2,025.00 $2,015.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1150 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 14 2,200.00–2,325.00 $2,244.64 —
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.