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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

3,631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.44/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 577 lb · 220 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.29/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,665/hd at 530 lb · 212 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.04/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 622 lb · 209 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,631 3,942 3,420
Feeder cattle 3,224 3,570 2,895
Slaughter cattle 387 338 525
Replacement cattle 20 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders very uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, with discounts on unweaned or short weaned calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 391 6 340.00–360.00 $349.85 $1,368 —
426 unweaned 426 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,257 —
406–447 429 45 315.00–351.00 $337.76 $1,449 -4.56
450–496 479 61 319.00–342.00 $327.25 $1,568 -7.88
516–535 unweaned 527 19 277.50–285.00 $282.95 $1,491 -8.86
503–549 530 193 297.50–337.50 $317.37 $1,682 -4.61
575 575 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,587 -25.68
550–599 576 172 291.00–320.50 $304.64 $1,755 +2.96
551–591 unweaned 580 40 272.75–298.00 $281.78 $1,634 -8.22
615 fancy 615 20 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 —
602–625 unweaned 620 51 261.50–272.50 $266.53 $1,652 -6.17
611–641 623 134 275.50–295.00 $288.51 $1,797 -3.68
625 625 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,734 -14.69
652–672 unweaned 664 23 246.00–255.00 $249.46 $1,656 -13.67
652–699 679 115 259.25–275.75 $270.14 $1,834 -7.46
706 706 12 244.50 $244.50 $1,726 -25.51
702–746 708 44 247.00–264.50 $261.70 $1,853 -8.31
740 unweaned 740 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 -16.50
752–773 761 34 248.50–263.25 $257.45 $1,959 +1.22
813 813 36 251.50 $251.50 $2,045 -2.59
868 868 63 256.25 $256.25 $2,224 +0.91
919 919 60 253.00 $253.00 $2,325 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,130 —
370–396 389 9 312.00–323.00 $319.49 $1,243 -4.51
411–444 438 22 310.00–315.50 $314.56 $1,378 -8.40
454–481 unweaned 471 19 285.75–306.50 $293.12 $1,381 —
488–494 493 12 303.50–310.00 $305.11 $1,504 -15.24
502–536 521 36 280.25–299.00 $289.28 $1,507 -16.78
540 unweaned 540 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,490 —
561–599 585 67 255.00–289.00 $270.37 $1,582 -15.71
610–647 630 25 255.00–278.00 $268.08 $1,689 +4.72
679–696 684 55 245.00–259.00 $250.44 $1,713 -6.90
713–736 728 11 244.00–251.00 $248.82 $1,811 -6.18
791 791 7 250.50 $250.50 $1,981 —
803–848 834 29 233.50–243.50 $236.28 $1,971 —
923 923 3 224.00 $224.00 $2,068 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 12 285.75 $285.75 $1,449 —
610 610 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,702 —
673 673 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,682 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891 891 10 234.75 $234.75 $2,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,175 +7.69
420–448 432 45 303.50–326.00 $313.63 $1,355 +4.02
471 unweaned 471 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,272 —
450–495 477 116 285.00–325.00 $305.06 $1,455 +4.37
512–532 unweaned 522 10 261.00–265.00 $263.04 $1,373 +0.54
501–546 531 96 279.50–307.50 $289.57 $1,538 +17.49
556–586 575 118 263.25–286.00 $271.06 $1,559 +10.02
606 606 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,473 -30.46
600–649 607 86 249.25–260.25 $252.31 $1,532 -21.15
614 unweaned 614 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,529 +9.91
663 663 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,757 +0.41
686–693 688 21 246.00–250.00 $249.04 $1,713 -15.55
693 unweaned 693 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,684 —
703–743 722 30 252.00–260.00 $257.85 $1,862 -0.95
718–746 737 93 251.00 $251.00 $1,850 -7.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–391 389 17 296.00–333.50 $318.58 $1,239 —
446 thin fleshed 446 14 319.25 $319.25 $1,424 —
472–497 484 20 281.50–286.00 $284.24 $1,376 +2.87
492 unweaned 492 15 255.75 $255.75 $1,258 —
500–536 523 33 265.00–284.50 $273.15 $1,429 +21.76
503–544 unweaned 533 22 230.00–247.75 $238.93 $1,273 —
557–596 575 36 250.50–269.00 $261.06 $1,501 +5.22
572–588 unweaned 577 9 240.00–242.00 $241.32 $1,392 -3.68
587–598 594 9 241.00–246.00 $244.35 $1,451 -11.49
603 unweaned 603 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,333 -7.00
602–638 614 35 244.50–250.00 $246.06 $1,511 -3.44
661 661 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,504 -8.76
654–697 690 62 237.00–244.50 $241.83 $1,669 +5.57
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982 982 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,817 -29.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1218 1215 7 175.00–179.50 $178.87 $2,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–573 unweaned 566 7 227.00–254.50 $238.58 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1840 1416 75-80% 55 108.00–127.00 $117.70 $1,667 -1.43
1205–1620 1446 75-80% 8 100.00–115.00 $107.48 $1,554 -11.65
1195–1775 1477 75-80% 18 122.00–133.50 $127.66 $1,886 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1495 1232 80-85% 47 108.50–126.00 $117.00 $1,441 -0.65
1148–1475 1271 80-85% 15 102.00–115.00 $107.64 $1,368 -21.17
1110–1410 1308 80-85% 13 123.00–128.50 $127.46 $1,667 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,208 —
875–1155 1032 85-90% 34 99.00–117.00 $107.28 $1,107 —
940–1145 1049 85-90% 4 103.00–106.00 $105.01 $1,102 —
1100–1190 1145 85-90% 2 88.00–100.00 $94.24 $1,079 -4.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 65-75% 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,134 —
1815–2035 1925 65-75% 2 130.50–131.00 $130.76 $2,517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2120 1656 4 136.00–144.00 $138.91 $2,300 —
1685–2050 1854 8 145.00–156.50 $150.48 $2,790 —

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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
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1150–1250 1186 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 3,175.00–3,200.00 $3,184.09 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.