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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

3,569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.60/cwt -22.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 630 lb · 234 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.88/cwt -14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 531 lb · 200 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.11/cwt -12.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 567 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,569 3,813 3,400
Feeder cattle 3,214 3,067 2,892
Slaughter cattle 355 546 508
Replacement cattle — 200 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, spots 15.00 lower. 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
428–445 433 17 304.00–323.00 $312.29 $1,352 -22.29
451–484 461 68 285.00–318.50 $303.70 $1,400 -15.55
465–485 unweaned 471 23 275.00–278.50 $277.40 $1,307 -16.77
492 492 10 284.75 $284.75 $1,401 -34.50
502–547 529 161 266.00–309.00 $288.72 $1,527 -15.18
502–548 unweaned 537 39 260.00–269.00 $263.89 $1,417 -17.56
552 552 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,501 -28.59
554 fancy 554 28 293.25 $293.25 $1,625 —
550–587 unweaned 558 31 260.00–268.00 $261.90 $1,461 -18.77
553–590 574 44 269.00–286.00 $279.39 $1,604 -21.20
623 623 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,595 -26.52
616–634 unweaned 624 40 231.00–254.50 $234.74 $1,465 -34.38
600–648 631 189 244.50–269.00 $261.24 $1,648 -21.28
651 unweaned 651 16 238.50 $238.50 $1,553 —
650–675 663 33 242.50–255.00 $248.54 $1,648 -32.14
740 740 14 221.50 $221.50 $1,639 -36.25
871–874 873 124 236.75–242.00 $239.37 $2,090 -10.13
943 943 62 238.00 $238.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 5 254.00 $254.00 $826 —
366–385 378 11 289.00–300.00 $292.87 $1,107 -26.13
401 401 13 240.00 $240.00 $962 -62.00
430 unweaned 430 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,079 —
430–448 439 6 284.00–285.00 $284.51 $1,249 -17.49
455–481 462 16 240.00–274.00 $248.86 $1,150 -45.46
485 unweaned 485 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,091 —
473–491 489 23 269.00–281.50 $279.55 $1,367 -14.77
508–546 524 29 265.00–292.00 $277.64 $1,455 +2.19
503–547 unweaned 525 22 240.00–266.00 $255.20 $1,340 —
567 unweaned 567 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,310 —
570–572 571 12 216.00–238.00 $223.35 $1,275 -55.39
551–594 579 48 255.50–285.00 $264.74 $1,533 -14.00
604 604 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,365 -35.67
645 unweaned 645 3 234.50 $234.50 $1,513 —
648 648 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,442 -39.17
655–699 unweaned 673 24 221.00–239.00 $232.88 $1,567 —
711–721 715 11 220.00–245.50 $236.14 $1,688 -15.65
707–741 724 6 232.00–232.50 $232.26 $1,682 -19.53
795 unweaned 795 18 193.00 $193.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 4 224.50 $224.50 $1,262 —
582–588 unweaned 585 10 222.00–243.00 $232.55 $1,360 —
672 672 17 200.00 $200.00 $1,344 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 unweaned 680 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 —
711 711 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,721 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 219.50 $219.50 $931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–444 419 15 264.00–265.00 $264.65 $1,109 -35.28
438 unweaned 438 5 249.50 $249.50 $1,093 -19.50
465–484 471 48 265.00–278.00 $271.04 $1,277 -4.95
480–481 unweaned 480 18 239.50 $239.50 $1,150 -29.81
503–542 515 84 248.00–265.00 $258.19 $1,330 -2.09
504–537 unweaned 515 32 234.00–244.00 $237.86 $1,225 -7.88
551–588 unweaned 559 75 223.00–247.50 $229.82 $1,285 -12.29
550–594 570 85 243.00–258.00 $252.07 $1,437 -17.43
596 596 9 231.75 $231.75 $1,381 -37.75
600–638 unweaned 620 19 217.00–231.50 $221.99 $1,376 -13.42
685 685 73 245.00 $245.00 $1,678 -10.00
720–737 731 115 230.00–236.50 $232.28 $1,698 -18.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–448 444 10 255.00–256.00 $255.70 $1,135 -9.34
445 unweaned 445 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,101 —
458–496 473 46 240.00–259.50 $252.34 $1,194 -28.92
489 unweaned 489 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,071 -38.01
494 494 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,191 -40.26
506–540 518 25 245.00–249.00 $246.72 $1,278 +3.63
521–527 unweaned 523 9 230.00–231.00 $230.66 $1,206 -9.34
528–545 542 16 226.00–232.00 $230.90 $1,251 -12.19
562 562 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,197 -29.50
550–586 unweaned 566 11 205.00–235.00 $221.58 $1,254 -15.58
550–588 571 21 235.00–243.00 $238.88 $1,364 +6.38
613 613 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,349 -18.32
628–648 639 62 211.00–244.50 $230.12 $1,470 +0.12
670 unweaned 670 12 184.00 $184.00 $1,233 -47.75
683 683 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,578 -9.32
748 unweaned 748 8 182.00 $182.00 $1,361 —
808 808 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,519 —
863 863 6 189.50 $189.50 $1,635 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714 714 16 212.00 $212.00 $1,514 —
824 824 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–436 424 18 212.00–226.00 $219.20 $929 —
571 unweaned 571 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,199 —
686 686 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,166 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–312 307 14 205.50–206.50 $206.28 $633 —
378–390 385 9 206.50–220.00 $212.40 $818 —
422 422 4 210.50 $210.50 $888 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 7 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
468 468 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 unweaned 570 6 228.50 $228.50 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1540 1217 80-85% 43 74.00–92.00 $85.66 $1,042 -23.20
1085–1430 1233 80-85% 49 86.50–100.00 $94.16 $1,161 +4.58
1185–1610 1292 80-85% 14 101.00–109.00 $104.03 $1,344 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1940 1437 75-80% 40 92.50–105.00 $97.67 $1,404 +4.86
1310–1560 1461 75-80% 8 85.00–95.50 $89.76 $1,311 —
1355–1635 1492 75-80% 12 102.00–113.50 $108.38 $1,617 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $945 —
1035–1070 1053 85-90% 2 67.00–74.00 $70.44 $742 -25.56
975–1150 1062 85-90% 12 71.00–87.00 $78.53 $834 -17.47
920–1195 1104 85-90% 28 80.00–94.00 $88.04 $972 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1650 1600 65-75% 3 112.00–115.00 $113.70 $1,819 —
1825 1825 65-75% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2655 1793 6 107.00–117.00 $112.64 $2,020 -27.56
1470–2350 1886 10 110.00–132.00 $121.52 $2,292 —

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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.