Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

3,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $416.73/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,800/hd at 672 lb · 398 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.40/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,540/hd at 682 lb · 290 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $431.46/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 621 lb · 197 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,053	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	333	8	600.00	$600.00	$1,998	+45.00
360–384	372	15	569.00–606.00	$584.22	$2,173	—
414	414	10	568.00	$568.00	$2,352	+30.91
478 unweaned	478	36	482.50	$482.50	$2,306	—
466–493	486	48	522.50–547.50	$537.36	$2,612	-14.19
500–548	521	91	482.00–548.00	$515.52	$2,686	-4.68
550–584	572	86	440.00–478.00	$456.88	$2,613	-13.40
603 unweaned	603	19	419.00	$419.00	$2,527	+29.00
600–648	623	178	419.50–451.00	$432.79	$2,696	-12.66
651–699	672	398	393.00–444.00	$416.73	$2,800	-6.07
711–742	723	193	384.50–424.00	$402.12	$2,907	+9.40
751 fancy	751	13	412.00	$412.00	$3,094	—
760	760	13	359.00	$359.00	$2,728	-12.19
750–789	766	165	362.50–386.00	$379.28	$2,905	+8.09
801	801	10	341.50	$341.50	$2,735	-23.49
808–842	825	79	358.50–363.75	$360.91	$2,978	-4.08
939	939	61	336.50	$336.50	$3,160	-38.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	3	560.00	$560.00	$2,083	+74.64
425–447	432	11	517.00–540.00	$529.03	$2,285	+93.03
450–475	466	16	476.00–486.00	$484.19	$2,256	-2.47
508–546	529	41	430.00–477.50	$467.28	$2,472	+0.63
577	577	4	452.50	$452.50	$2,611	-12.78
564–591	579	55	399.00–469.00	$442.70	$2,563	-22.58
600–646	629	42	377.50–412.50	$403.23	$2,536	-13.09
652–692	665	20	379.50–401.00	$394.19	$2,621	-0.89
711	711	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,595	-9.21
718–745	732	14	376.00–379.00	$377.47	$2,763	+3.26
740 unweaned	740	12	342.00	$342.00	$2,531	—
803–841	832	33	326.00–347.50	$337.01	$2,804	-4.78
863–869	865	52	335.25–350.25	$346.45	$2,997	+11.18
941	941	4	314.00	$314.00	$2,955	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	15	345.00	$345.00	$2,726	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	3	384.00	$384.00	$2,488	-48.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,034	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	382	14	480.00–509.00	$497.78	$1,902	+14.56
415–440	428	31	450.00–487.50	$468.81	$2,007	+3.20
451–481	470	96	427.50–488.00	$464.62	$2,184	+6.41
504 fancy	504	23	482.50–487.50	$483.80	$2,438	—
512–542	525	97	415.00–475.00	$456.20	$2,395	+20.41
532 thin fleshed	532	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,527	—
550–578	564	112	390.00–456.00	$424.28	$2,393	+0.59
602–649	629	178	375.00–411.00	$391.19	$2,461	+4.15
657–695	682	290	357.00–381.00	$372.40	$2,540	+3.76
700–735	724	57	351.00–365.00	$360.32	$2,609	+1.27
791–795	793	24	342.00–350.00	$346.66	$2,749	+6.24
818–838	830	10	310.00–318.00	$313.15	$2,599	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	428.00	$428.00	$1,541	—
478–497	484	24	400.00–430.00	$417.19	$2,019	-26.47
501–548	526	16	385.00–415.00	$398.89	$2,098	+10.12
549	549	7	402.00	$402.00	$2,207	—
561–598	574	42	384.00–401.00	$394.98	$2,267	+13.51
610–628	621	11	350.00–381.00	$359.41	$2,232	+3.65
630	630	7	325.50	$325.50	$2,051	-30.26
687	687	6	343.00	$343.00	$2,356	-6.21
721–746	735	7	323.50–344.00	$335.38	$2,465	-5.48
806–808	807	10	300.00–310.00	$306.01	$2,470	-33.29

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	40	322.50	$322.50	$2,967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,968	—
783	783	3	326.00	$326.00	$2,553	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512–520	516	6	424.00–432.00	$428.03	$2,209	+20.03
601	601	4	378.00	$378.00	$2,272	—
659	659	8	352.00	$352.00	$2,320	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1255	1229	80-85%	4	125.00–133.00	$130.84	$1,608	-14.13
1140–1360	1236	80-85%	13	160.00–170.00	$164.00	$2,027	+19.03
1150–1350	1246	80-85%	11	135.00–147.00	$140.98	$1,757	-3.99
1110–1520	1292	80-85%	38	149.00–164.00	$154.03	$1,990	-9.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1480	1428	75-80%	6	139.00–149.00	$142.93	$2,041	—
1232–1650	1442	75-80%	32	149.00–162.00	$154.51	$2,228	—
1350–1710	1559	75-80%	9	162.00–169.00	$165.75	$2,584	+0.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1100	1008	85-90%	9	102.50–117.00	$110.95	$1,118	-20.73
1015	1015	85-90%	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,614	+27.32
900–1200	1073	85-90%	16	122.50–136.00	$130.76	$1,403	-12.42
940–1185	1080	85-90%	13	137.00–153.00	$140.83	$1,521	-2.35

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,736	-4.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1890	1639	6	177.00–184.00	$179.58	$2,943	—
1400–2220	1770	6	185.00–197.00	$189.17	$3,348	—
1825–2130	1978	2	207.00–209.00	$208.08	$4,116	+2.53

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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.