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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

2,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $253.20/cwt ≈ $2,193/hd at 866 lb · 132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.68/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 712 lb · 127 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $247.54/cwt ≈ $2,297/hd at 928 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,077 1,547 1,203
Feeder cattle 1,370 1,436 790
Slaughter cattle 336 111 378
Replacement cattle 371 — 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to firm on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,280 —
470 unweaned 470 4 316.50 $316.50 $1,488 —
460–484 473 11 317.00–327.00 $321.42 $1,520 -4.89
506–536 521 23 293.00–315.00 $302.82 $1,578 -10.94
573–588 583 35 280.00–294.50 $288.05 $1,679 -0.74
619 unweaned 619 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,668 -1.50
615–648 628 18 257.50–296.00 $276.55 $1,737 +3.80
653 unweaned 653 8 270.50 $270.50 $1,766 —
661–694 678 95 265.00–289.25 $285.20 $1,934 —
735–739 736 67 254.50–269.50 $261.92 $1,928 -15.08
767–782 774 25 249.00–257.75 $253.86 $1,965 —
832–836 833 112 252.00–255.25 $253.21 $2,109 —
852–880 866 132 249.50–253.75 $253.20 $2,193 —
919–937 928 125 244.50–250.50 $247.54 $2,297 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,511 +1.98
541 541 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,515 +10.00
564 564 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,664 +15.70
623 623 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,645 —
653–678 664 16 245.00–261.50 $254.63 $1,691 —
737 737 11 244.50 $244.50 $1,802 —
842 842 5 245.00 $245.00 $2,063 —
856 856 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,969 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 5 237.50 $237.50 $2,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,043 —
357 357 6 352.00 $352.00 $1,257 —
368 unweaned 368 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,187 —
426–449 440 12 280.00–320.00 $295.85 $1,302 -13.67
475 475 13 282.50 $282.50 $1,342 +7.66
481 unweaned 481 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,371 —
520 unweaned 520 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,435 +17.00
542–549 546 9 255.50–265.00 $259.69 $1,418 -3.83
550–593 unweaned 565 14 251.50–260.00 $254.87 $1,440 —
555–590 579 17 250.00–285.50 $272.91 $1,580 +15.91
618–638 625 18 249.50–259.50 $253.25 $1,583 -13.10
651–677 670 19 251.75–256.00 $252.84 $1,694 -7.26
674 unweaned 674 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,557 —
704–718 712 127 256.50–265.00 $258.68 $1,842 +4.59
766 766 79 246.00 $246.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,315 -6.80
614 614 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,504 -3.14
668 668 3 246.50 $246.50 $1,647 +7.94
715 715 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 —
753–784 775 23 230.00–237.50 $235.28 $1,823 +10.28
882 882 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,172 +4.00
452–488 unweaned 466 5 272.00–320.00 $299.91 $1,398 +23.91
538 538 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,609 —
578 unweaned 578 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,480 +5.75
673 673 3 229.50 $229.50 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,396 —
520 520 6 296.00 $296.00 $1,539 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1440 1417 75-80% 3 107.50–118.00 $112.21 $1,590 —
1400–1670 1493 75-80% 4 133.00–137.00 $134.98 $2,015 +13.74
1230–1750 1503 75-80% 34 120.00–136.00 $127.13 $1,911 -7.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1385 1254 80-85% 19 108.00–117.00 $113.26 $1,420 -18.06
1005–1475 1269 80-85% 18 114.00–128.00 $121.86 $1,546 -9.46
1190–1395 1325 80-85% 3 129.50–132.00 $130.53 $1,730 +19.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1150 1040 85-90% 7 75.00–105.00 $98.50 $1,024 -14.09
980–1145 1062 85-90% 5 80.00–92.00 $87.99 $934 -37.51
1070 1070 85-90% 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,316 -2.50
905–1205 1083 85-90% 13 105.00–119.00 $112.83 $1,222 -12.67
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955–1960 1958 65-75% 2 123.00–138.00 $130.51 $2,555 —
1735–2155 1978 65-75% 3 133.00–136.00 $134.62 $2,663 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2145 1726 14 147.00–169.00 $154.99 $2,675 —
1455–2050 1763 8 136.00–161.50 $147.07 $2,593 —
1915–2160 2018 3 161.00–173.00 $166.19 $3,354 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1212 1212 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1050–1387 1269 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,350.00–2,750.00 $2,509.52
1277 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1306 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1225–1430 1328 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1450 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,883.82 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1275–1700 1387 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 2,875.00–3,025.00 $2,911.67 —
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
1300–1400 1377 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 3,275.00–3,450.00 $3,371.15 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 3,125.00–3,450.00 $3,385.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450–1600 1477 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 2,625.00–2,975.00 $2,688.64 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 3,325.00 $3,325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1000 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,300.00–2,425.00 $2,350.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1072 (<2 yrs)Open 23 3,900.00–3,950.00 $3,941.30 —

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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.