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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

7,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.54/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 722 lb · 520 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.62/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 625 lb · 513 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.68/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 675 lb · 409 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,912 6,220 3,534
Feeder cattle 7,582 6,107 3,351
Slaughter cattle 330 103 183
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 325 5 332.00–342.00 $336.13 $1,092 +7.13
415–444 434 67 318.00–371.00 $337.46 $1,465 +0.22
450–495 472 160 317.00–365.00 $341.93 $1,614 +6.81
501–542 527 289 302.00–355.00 $330.94 $1,744 +17.81
538 unweaned 538 21 290.00 $290.00 $1,560 —
570 thin fleshed 570 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,813 —
551–599 574 261 289.00–339.00 $310.39 $1,782 +8.83
574 574 21 293.00 $293.00 $1,682 -8.56
606 unweaned 606 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,588 —
601–648 625 509 275.00–299.50 $290.84 $1,818 +6.53
650–698 673 366 262.00–290.25 $282.88 $1,904 +4.67
693 693 43 262.00 $262.00 $1,816 -16.21
701–747 722 520 245.00–280.00 $267.54 $1,932 +13.69
754 fancy 754 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,975 —
762–795 775 92 240.00–265.00 $251.45 $1,949 +10.92
802–811 807 26 230.00 $230.00 $1,856 -8.01
801–845 822 148 230.00–247.00 $241.08 $1,982 +3.07
867 867 22 230.00 $230.00 $1,994 -8.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 unweaned 324 6 306.00 $306.00 $991 —
362–393 387 15 342.00–355.00 $352.57 $1,364 +57.57
424 424 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,365 +11.42
436 thin fleshed 436 8 319.00 $319.00 $1,391 —
473–495 490 32 303.00–340.00 $332.47 $1,629 +36.33
501–549 528 34 286.50–301.00 $294.82 $1,557 +15.82
547 thin fleshed 547 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,778 —
550–592 572 151 260.00–296.00 $282.30 $1,615 -3.86
583 583 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,603 -11.16
600–643 626 126 256.00–283.00 $271.89 $1,702 +6.82
625–640 thin fleshed 635 70 293.00–294.50 $293.53 $1,864 —
672 672 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,680 +15.00
675 unweaned 675 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
661–693 677 117 244.00–276.50 $260.77 $1,765 +7.94
704–745 724 81 230.50–258.50 $246.22 $1,783 +3.09
742 742 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,632 -23.13
773–789 782 80 226.00–240.00 $234.29 $1,832 -0.64
806–846 826 8 210.00–216.00 $212.93 $1,759 -14.41
868 868 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,979 —
925 925 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,933 -6.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,760 —
769 769 32 246.25 $246.25 $1,894 —
826 826 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 8 338.00 $338.00 $936 —
525 525 6 254.50 $254.50 $1,336 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 13 261.00 $261.00 $1,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–396 377 27 294.00–331.00 $317.77 $1,198 +30.37
405–449 424 79 288.00–330.00 $311.21 $1,320 +32.06
458–498 481 143 264.00–315.00 $294.33 $1,416 +20.26
500–547 517 285 256.00–320.00 $285.82 $1,478 +20.89
550–599 578 285 253.75–295.00 $265.32 $1,534 +16.45
584 unweaned 584 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,402 —
606–649 624 252 238.00–260.00 $250.13 $1,561 +1.69
625 unweaned 625 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
651–690 668 368 237.00–249.50 $243.45 $1,626 +8.73
697 697 17 242.50 $242.50 $1,690 +7.78
702–733 709 90 225.00–241.00 $231.25 $1,640 -9.70
701–742 723 139 234.00–245.50 $240.05 $1,736 -0.90
756–766 760 42 225.00–227.50 $226.08 $1,718 —
784 784 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,756 —
862 862 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 6 265.00 $265.00 $731 —
332 thin fleshed 332 5 268.00 $268.00 $890 —
361 361 8 258.00 $258.00 $931 —
400–418 409 6 280.00–282.50 $281.28 $1,150 +26.90
427 unweaned 427 12 242.00 $242.00 $1,033 —
443 thin fleshed 443 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,201 —
458 thin fleshed 458 12 256.50 $256.50 $1,175 —
452–497 479 20 235.00–266.00 $248.23 $1,189 -18.47
511–548 530 95 252.50–279.00 $261.44 $1,386 +3.69
556–596 575 165 235.00–267.00 $253.47 $1,457 +18.45
629 629 9 229.50 $229.50 $1,444 -4.40
608–648 633 155 226.50–244.00 $237.49 $1,503 +3.59
655–699 675 107 218.00–240.00 $233.35 $1,575 +35.35
695 695 15 225.50 $225.50 $1,567 +3.15
701–736 721 288 209.50–235.50 $227.72 $1,642 +26.18
751–791 761 30 203.75–212.50 $210.49 $1,602 —
779 779 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,877 —
821 821 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,601 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 27 236.00 $236.00 $1,555 —
722 722 9 219.25 $219.25 $1,583 —
780 780 20 218.00 $218.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 251.00 $251.00 $873 —
575 575 5 218.50 $218.50 $1,256 —
707 707 9 213.00 $213.00 $1,506 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 unweaned 367 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,101 —
565 565 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1365 1214 80-85% 62 89.00–104.50 $97.63 $1,185 —
1020–1385 1221 80-85% 10 75.00–90.00 $86.15 $1,052 —
1135–1375 1248 80-85% 7 103.00–111.50 $106.75 $1,332 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1450 1369 75-80% 4 82.00–87.00 $84.59 $1,158 —
1225–1825 1438 75-80% 36 90.00–107.00 $99.43 $1,430 —
1310–1710 1515 75-80% 27 106.00–118.50 $110.37 $1,672 +6.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 67.50 $67.50 $574 —
960–1095 1007 85-90% 3 75.00–81.00 $78.00 $785 -7.36
1015 1015 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,015 +14.64
920–1190 1089 85-90% 31 84.00–97.00 $90.45 $985 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1930 1750 65-75% 3 116.50–119.00 $118.02 $2,065 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1745 1610 4 128.00–139.00 $131.47 $2,117 —
1350–2115 1724 13 111.00–131.00 $118.91 $2,050 —

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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.