Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

3,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.27/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,433/hd at 617 lb · 361 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.39/cwt +18.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,521/hd at 677 lb · 234 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.82/cwt +20.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 708 lb · 229 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,544	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–448	434	82	465.00–542.50	$499.34	$2,167	+23.26
447 fancy	447	5	537.50	$537.50	$2,403	—
450–496	474	60	440.00–509.00	$479.32	$2,272	+29.34
500–545	517	178	417.50–497.00	$464.64	$2,402	+31.89
550–582	564	122	386.50–446.00	$429.64	$2,423	-0.05
554–583 unweaned	570	22	414.00–424.00	$418.90	$2,388	+30.03
600–646	617	361	367.00–417.50	$394.27	$2,433	-3.18
652–698	677	228	358.00–387.50	$373.44	$2,528	+18.26
681	681	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,264	-22.68
706 unweaned	706	8	327.00	$327.00	$2,309	+19.75
700–741	713	164	334.00–369.75	$361.11	$2,575	+22.15
782–788	784	8	315.00–325.00	$321.23	$2,518	-14.45
846	846	7	292.00	$292.00	$2,470	-33.35
858	858	6	292.50	$292.50	$2,510	-23.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	457.50	$457.50	$1,592	—
382 thin fleshed	382	12	495.00	$495.00	$1,891	—
366–398	385	13	439.00–470.00	$452.48	$1,742	-1.52
408–431	423	13	417.50–477.50	$464.14	$1,963	+76.72
484–499	495	35	425.00–465.00	$447.14	$2,213	+36.69
500–548	528	58	382.50–455.00	$421.76	$2,227	+6.82
545 unweaned	545	15	375.00	$375.00	$2,044	+19.41
560 unweaned	560	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,156	+55.69
553–592	582	83	353.00–416.00	$380.19	$2,213	+11.57
602–647	633	114	336.50–392.00	$361.74	$2,290	+17.74
690–692	691	10	335.00–339.00	$336.60	$2,326	+5.88
722	722	7	338.50	$338.50	$2,444	+28.28
726	726	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,888	-50.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,477	—
357–393	374	42	418.00–467.50	$444.45	$1,662	+11.95
421 unweaned	421	6	445.00	$445.00	$1,873	+77.24
422 fancy	422	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,983	—
403–449	439	70	405.00–449.00	$425.46	$1,868	+25.27
451–491	472	85	390.00–448.00	$412.36	$1,946	+11.29
500–538	525	149	354.00–411.00	$385.76	$2,025	+20.51
550–585	571	192	342.50–407.00	$366.40	$2,092	+2.03
615	615	11	372.50	$372.50	$2,291	-18.25
602–637	619	91	336.50–379.50	$365.79	$2,264	-24.96
660–675	666	24	371.00–384.00	$379.06	$2,525	+37.82
667–694	691	188	339.00–355.00	$349.00	$2,412	-6.07
701–717	708	229	341.50–350.00	$346.82	$2,455	+20.29
781	781	8	301.50	$301.50	$2,355	+39.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	4	402.50	$402.50	$1,703	+46.12
457–494	470	24	382.50–427.50	$412.04	$1,937	+43.16
502–541	509	30	339.00–404.00	$391.26	$1,992	+29.64
555–596	588	60	330.00–369.00	$345.24	$2,030	+37.24
600–643	621	26	321.00–349.50	$339.96	$2,111	+57.26
661–662	662	44	319.00–336.00	$328.67	$2,176	+51.07
701–739	715	19	317.00–325.00	$321.03	$2,295	+63.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,566	—
617	617	5	326.00	$326.00	$2,011	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	5	333.00	$333.00	$2,448	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	3	462.50	$462.50	$1,577	—
466	466	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,957	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1159–1470	1246	80-85%	15	133.00–142.00	$139.93	$1,744	—
1110–1475	1286	80-85%	50	144.00–159.00	$150.93	$1,941	-4.89
1195–1505	1337	80-85%	16	158.00–168.00	$161.06	$2,153	+23.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	1	102.50	$102.50	$943	—
860–1270	1038	85-90%	14	112.00–132.00	$124.11	$1,288	—
845–1325	1106	85-90%	31	130.00–148.00	$140.56	$1,555	+14.42
1030–1250	1146	85-90%	8	145.00–157.00	$149.41	$1,712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1710	1491	75-80%	11	142.00–154.00	$147.94	$2,206	-4.37
1273–1805	1498	75-80%	31	146.00–162.00	$154.47	$2,314	+2.16
1465–1700	1568	75-80%	5	162.00–174.00	$166.80	$2,615	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1840	1840	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,999	+5.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1705	1645	2	175.00–180.00	$177.41	$2,918	—
1495–1895	1686	11	180.00–198.00	$188.53	$3,179	—
1835–2155	2040	6	203.00–218.00	$207.44	$4,232	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1250	1159	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	4,450.00–4,800.00	$4,497.17
1215–1250	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	4,250.00–4,375.00	$4,307.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1335–1400	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,643.55
1300–1425	1389	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,675.00	$2,675.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350–1425	1399	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	4,350.00	$4,350.00
1425–1430	1427	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	4,150.00	$4,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	4,300.00	$4,300.00
1145–1275	1196	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	119	4,500.00–4,760.00	$4,718.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1200	1087	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	4,000.00–4,250.00	$4,107.33

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350	1350	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	4,900.00	$4,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	5,400.00	$5,400.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—

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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.