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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

3,813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.29/cwt +15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 529 lb · 196 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.50/cwt +32.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 774 lb · 144 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.60/cwt +22.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 566 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,813 3,030 5,022
Feeder cattle 3,067 2,714 4,445
Slaughter cattle 546 316 577
Replacement cattle 200 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, spots sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–381 374 17 319.00–334.00 $330.68 $1,237 +12.71
407–441 427 71 309.00–347.00 $334.58 $1,429 +38.40
422–447 unweaned 430 18 298.00–307.00 $303.88 $1,307 +15.55
465–480 unweaned 477 17 294.00–295.00 $294.17 $1,403 +2.74
459–497 484 119 313.00–333.00 $319.25 $1,545 +15.79
501–548 528 147 295.00–320.00 $303.90 $1,605 +18.81
520–541 unweaned 532 49 276.00–285.00 $281.45 $1,497 +6.91
558–579 566 126 289.00–310.00 $300.59 $1,701 +23.37
553–589 unweaned 568 14 279.00–282.00 $280.67 $1,594 +21.74
602–623 unweaned 610 33 269.00–269.25 $269.12 $1,642 +9.60
612–622 618 89 277.00–284.50 $282.52 $1,746 +15.16
662–667 664 60 280.00–281.00 $280.68 $1,864 +10.18
683–695 unweaned 692 54 268.50–270.00 $268.88 $1,861 +25.98
711–736 719 41 256.50–264.50 $261.90 $1,883 -4.95
740 740 61 257.75 $257.75 $1,907 -9.10
822 822 66 251.00 $251.00 $2,063 —
858 858 65 249.50 $249.50 $2,141 +8.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,094 —
395 395 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,260 —
421 421 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,271 +21.67
489–495 493 12 293.00–297.00 $294.32 $1,451 +25.32
503–548 510 20 270.00–276.50 $275.45 $1,405 +19.13
550–573 563 23 265.00–288.00 $278.74 $1,569 —
595 595 12 263.00 $263.00 $1,565 —
632–638 633 24 261.00–265.00 $261.67 $1,656 +2.70
657–697 684 20 259.00–268.00 $262.10 $1,793 +4.10
703–744 723 21 246.00–256.00 $251.79 $1,820 —
774–799 784 27 244.00–247.50 $246.05 $1,929 —
846 846 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,073 +21.20
889–893 892 41 232.75–235.25 $234.52 $2,092 +10.27
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936 936 60 238.75 $238.75 $2,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 6 246.50 $246.50 $1,272 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–399 386 21 285.50–293.00 $288.59 $1,114 +23.59
401–448 414 59 287.00–310.00 $299.93 $1,242 +36.08
441 unweaned 441 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,186 +31.00
475–476 475 33 274.50–278.00 $275.99 $1,311 +17.44
476–486 unweaned 481 56 258.00–275.00 $269.31 $1,295 —
503–516 unweaned 511 41 243.50–247.00 $245.74 $1,256 +2.18
505–540 531 74 253.50–270.00 $260.28 $1,382 -4.13
557–596 unweaned 572 37 230.00–250.00 $242.11 $1,385 +6.11
587 587 27 269.50 $269.50 $1,582 +17.00
611–619 615 29 259.00–260.50 $259.73 $1,597 +21.73
616 unweaned 616 29 232.00–237.50 $235.41 $1,450 +15.65
667 667 50 255.00 $255.00 $1,701 +2.64
722 722 52 251.00 $251.00 $1,812 +0.25
774 774 144 244.50 $244.50 $1,892 +32.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 thin fleshed 354 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,048 —
351–395 369 11 251.00–275.00 $265.98 $981 +14.48
401 unweaned 401 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,079 +34.43
410–445 428 15 253.00–279.00 $265.04 $1,134 —
481–483 unweaned 482 20 250.50–265.00 $257.01 $1,239 +23.01
488 488 15 281.26 $281.26 $1,373 +35.03
519 unweaned 519 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,246 +20.00
503–535 527 21 240.00–244.00 $243.09 $1,281 +5.32
560 560 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,358 -0.50
561–580 569 25 232.50 $232.50 $1,323 -10.50
553–585 unweaned 570 27 230.00–241.50 $237.16 $1,352 +16.16
607–618 613 19 235.50–241.50 $238.32 $1,461 +23.32
648 648 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,490 -8.36
660–688 681 41 239.00–241.00 $240.32 $1,637 +4.57
699 unweaned 699 21 231.75 $231.75 $1,620 —
703–726 713 19 230.00–234.50 $232.57 $1,658 +11.07
756 756 11 239.25 $239.25 $1,809 —
765 unweaned 765 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,790 —
773 773 30 231.25 $231.25 $1,788 —
844 844 11 220.25 $220.25 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 240.00 $240.00 $778 —
781 781 17 205.50 $205.50 $1,605 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,284 —
549 unweaned 549 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1355 1225 80-85% 18 101.00–119.00 $108.86 $1,334 +18.04
1005–1405 1234 80-85% 39 79.00–95.50 $89.58 $1,105 -1.24
1070–1490 1247 80-85% 81 87.00–108.00 $100.07 $1,248 +9.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1655 1413 75-80% 45 94.00–110.00 $102.32 $1,446 —
1275–1645 1447 75-80% 15 85.00–97.00 $92.81 $1,343 —
1200–1850 1549 75-80% 30 101.00–121.00 $113.94 $1,765 +25.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1200 1013 85-90% 13 72.50–88.00 $81.49 $825 —
855–1170 1034 85-90% 52 84.50–96.00 $91.02 $941 +8.39
1050–1055 1053 85-90% 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,011 +8.12
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1695 1663 65-75% 5 118.00–122.50 $119.77 $1,992 —
1685–1700 1693 65-75% 2 108.00–113.00 $110.49 $1,871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1880 1600 7 110.00–122.00 $117.48 $1,880 —
1415–1965 1633 19 113.50–136.00 $126.21 $2,061 —
1540–2075 1761 6 137.00–144.00 $140.20 $2,469 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1137 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1188–1355 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 28 1,400.00–1,685.00 $1,473.92
1245–1247 1246 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,291.63
1150–1286 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,490.46
1311 1311 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1353 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
927 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,400.00 $1,400.00
970–1052 1017 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 900.00–1,050.00 $988.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1331 1331 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1250–1350 1319 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 2,750.00–3,200.00 $2,950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1325 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,875.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)Open 5 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 5 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.