Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

3,841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.84/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 676 lb · 278 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.27/cwt -15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,804/hd at 726 lb · 262 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $436.53/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,702/hd at 619 lb · 257 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,841	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	20	525.00–550.00	$539.37	$2,309	-28.63
456–498	486	22	477.50–530.00	$511.89	$2,488	-25.47
501–547	529	69	473.00–510.00	$491.81	$2,602	-23.71
558–575	564	108	461.00–480.00	$470.09	$2,651	+13.21
607–636	619	257	410.00–460.00	$436.53	$2,702	+3.74
650–675	660	233	396.50–426.00	$413.69	$2,730	-3.04
715–744	726	262	373.50–395.25	$386.27	$2,804	-15.85
750–785	763	122	360.50–380.50	$369.89	$2,822	-9.39
816–848	818	52	349.00–354.00	$353.60	$2,892	-7.31
889	889	63	359.25	$359.25	$3,194	—
900	900	64	360.50	$360.50	$3,244	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	5	600.00	$600.00	$2,088	—
357–385	374	5	482.50–525.00	$498.74	$1,865	-61.26
415 unweaned	415	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,805	—
415–449	439	12	445.00–498.00	$475.66	$2,088	-53.37
466–484	473	34	465.00–500.00	$484.49	$2,292	+0.30
514–547	532	76	425.00–482.00	$453.67	$2,414	-13.61
534 unweaned	534	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,243	—
550–595	570	76	400.00–439.00	$425.94	$2,428	-26.56
630–648	640	32	369.00–413.00	$401.94	$2,572	-1.29
654–691	674	131	368.00–417.00	$396.34	$2,671	+2.15
707–742	724	91	342.00–374.00	$358.94	$2,599	-18.53
752	752	4	348.00	$348.00	$2,617	—
754–797	785	123	344.00–372.00	$360.54	$2,830	—
801–832	824	33	350.00	$350.00	$2,884	+12.99
919	919	18	330.00	$330.00	$3,033	+16.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	6	366.00	$366.00	$2,811	—
864	864	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,851	—
925	925	10	337.00	$337.00	$3,117	—
951	951	9	322.00	$322.00	$3,062	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	11	356.00	$356.00	$3,240	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	5	503.00	$503.00	$1,801	+5.22
402–423	415	15	463.00–495.00	$474.45	$1,969	+5.64
450–486	463	32	393.50–437.50	$408.47	$1,891	-56.15
513–545	528	60	400.00–448.00	$423.32	$2,235	-32.88
555–597	577	179	376.00–418.00	$395.97	$2,285	-28.31
601–649	631	214	359.00–395.00	$379.38	$2,394	-11.81
652–697	676	278	359.00–379.00	$365.84	$2,473	-6.56
728–744	743	76	339.75–355.00	$340.93	$2,533	-19.39
773	773	18	390.00	$390.00	$3,015	+43.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 unweaned	360	3	422.50	$422.50	$1,521	—
366–398	376	38	425.00–494.00	$464.65	$1,747	+36.65
405–445	425	15	436.00–460.00	$448.40	$1,906	—
457–499	484	43	401.00–455.00	$417.49	$2,021	+0.30
500–548	524	75	375.00–423.00	$400.39	$2,098	+1.50
555–593	578	52	365.50–398.00	$376.40	$2,176	-18.58
601–615	606	19	335.00–363.50	$354.41	$2,148	-5.00
650–687	674	105	325.00–365.00	$345.89	$2,331	+2.89
713–735	727	83	329.50–358.00	$333.56	$2,425	-1.82
756–762	761	56	322.00–330.50	$329.44	$2,507	—
808	808	5	319.50	$319.50	$2,582	+13.49
825	825	3	302.00	$302.00	$2,492	-4.01
896	896	8	314.50	$314.50	$2,818	—
912	912	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,700	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	4	354.00	$354.00	$2,025	+21.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–394	392	10	462.50–477.00	$474.15	$1,859	—
422 unweaned	422	9	473.50	$473.50	$1,998	—
501–532 unweaned	512	11	440.00–451.00	$446.85	$2,288	—
788 unweaned	788	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,403	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	11	398.00	$398.00	$2,225	—
731	731	3	324.00	$324.00	$2,368	—
785	785	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,434	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–945	925	85-90%	2	105.00	$105.00	$971	—
850–1095	1000	85-90%	6	157.00–170.00	$164.70	$1,647	+53.75
860–1190	1018	85-90%	25	122.00–156.00	$143.21	$1,458	-15.79
935–1120	1022	85-90%	7	124.00–137.00	$130.97	$1,339	-28.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1345	1239	80-85%	7	165.00–177.00	$170.47	$2,112	+6.47
1125–1368	1249	80-85%	19	138.00–170.00	$158.33	$1,978	+17.35
1190–1370	1267	80-85%	6	131.00–149.00	$139.24	$1,764	-14.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1650	1396	75-80%	10	165.00–173.00	$168.94	$2,358	—
1240–1640	1415	75-80%	12	140.00–166.00	$156.10	$2,209	+13.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,879	—
1745–1790	1768	2	179.00	$179.00	$3,165	+24.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–2315	1969	8	190.00–208.00	$196.87	$3,876	-11.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,825.00	$3,825.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1225–1375	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,200.00–3,375.00	$2,885.11
1125–1350	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	3,150.00–3,700.00	$3,348.81
1190–1425	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	3,950.00–4,650.00	$4,211.60
1245–1400	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	2,725.00–3,850.00	$3,116.08
1315	1315	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,175.00–2,800.00	$2,487.50
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,350.00	$3,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1100–1315	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	4,150.00–4,550.00	$4,391.06
1275–1350	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	3,700.00–3,850.00	$3,786.15
1200–1500	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	3,850.00–4,100.00	$3,981.18

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	4,575.00	$4,575.00
1430	1430	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1400–1500	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	3,800.00	$3,800.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1120	1081	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	4,150.00–4,650.00	$4,277.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1225	1186	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	4,550.00–4,650.00	$4,612.01

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,850.00	$3,850.00
965–1000	977	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	3,850.00–3,875.00	$3,866.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1650	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1050	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	3,225.00–3,975.00	$3,525.00	—

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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.