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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

3,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.50/cwt ≈ $1,457/hd at 875 lb · 114 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.39/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 684 lb · 77 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt ≈ $1,480/hd at 965 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,002 5,070 3,126
Feeder cattle 2,197 4,030 2,850
Slaughter cattle 805 800 276
Replacement cattle — 240 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm, steers over 600 lbs not well tested. Heifers over 600 lbs uneven with a pot load 685 lbs 5.00 lower than last week's pot loads of similar weight and quality, four pot loads of yearling heifers firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 8 232.50–237.00 $235.19 $750 +16.12
376–395 379 11 225.00–232.50 $231.08 $876 -2.92
409–444 424 35 220.00–237.00 $228.51 $969 +0.72
464 unweaned 464 6 208.50 $208.50 $967 +0.85
450–482 475 26 215.00–217.00 $216.15 $1,027 -7.32
501–545 517 37 210.00–220.00 $217.09 $1,122 -2.28
526 thin fleshed 526 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,194 —
533 fancy 533 10 230.50 $230.50 $1,229 —
543 unweaned 543 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,026 -6.05
581 thin fleshed 581 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,284 —
555–595 583 50 207.50–222.50 $212.19 $1,237 +26.19
600–637 619 27 198.50–215.50 $206.86 $1,280 -7.12
658–672 667 15 190.50–205.00 $199.17 $1,328 -1.74
730–736 732 59 192.00–194.75 $193.63 $1,417 +12.33
921 921 57 168.35 $168.35 $1,551 -9.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 200.00 $200.00 $704 -17.67
381 thin fleshed 381 7 225.00 $225.00 $857 —
403–438 420 30 201.00–217.50 $210.32 $883 +12.31
452–495 475 31 198.00–213.00 $206.37 $980 -2.63
491 unweaned 491 4 194.00 $194.00 $953 —
500–548 520 27 184.00–201.00 $194.17 $1,010 -2.42
551–598 578 39 186.00–201.00 $195.45 $1,130 +0.90
600–630 620 31 186.00–193.00 $191.03 $1,184 -2.11
654–694 669 58 179.00–194.00 $189.27 $1,266 +4.06
740 740 3 177.50 $177.50 $1,314 -2.61
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1340 1191 5 118.00–132.00 $127.49 $1,518 —
1180–1245 1220 13 130.00–135.50 $132.05 $1,611 -23.95
1105–1405 1301 8 137.00–142.00 $139.99 $1,821 —
1263–1528 1366 44 143.00–146.50 $144.67 $1,976 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
921 921 26 164.00 $164.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–480 479 6 170.00 $170.00 $814 —
578 578 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,029 —
655–682 669 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 16 207.50–227.00 $217.39 $722 -5.61
358 358 9 217.50 $217.50 $779 —
401 401 11 207.00 $207.00 $830 -0.47
451–493 471 28 191.00–200.00 $194.82 $918 -5.02
500–543 519 45 187.00–196.00 $191.34 $993 -1.64
558–594 568 19 184.00–188.00 $185.50 $1,054 -3.18
605–640 620 29 180.50–188.00 $182.28 $1,130 -0.96
655–686 684 77 178.00–179.50 $179.39 $1,227 -5.03
717 717 16 166.50 $166.50 $1,194 -8.19
837 837 35 160.50 $160.50 $1,343 —
868–882 875 114 166.50 $166.50 $1,457 —
958–966 965 62 148.75–154.25 $153.37 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 thin fleshed 296 4 207.50 $207.50 $614 —
302–310 307 5 186.00–189.00 $187.18 $575 -0.82
363–377 371 12 185.00–195.00 $190.77 $708 —
417–438 427 15 183.50–195.00 $188.87 $806 -5.74
450 unweaned 450 6 179.00 $179.00 $806 +6.00
453–491 482 35 175.00–189.00 $183.01 $882 +1.15
500 unweaned 500 5 168.00 $168.00 $840 —
509–547 529 29 170.50–187.00 $179.68 $951 +0.39
552–590 569 30 166.50–184.00 $176.19 $1,003 +1.63
600–639 621 34 160.50–174.00 $166.30 $1,033 -7.76
688–698 692 17 167.00–173.00 $169.72 $1,174 -2.12
703–738 718 14 149.00–160.75 $155.57 $1,117 -12.88
774–788 782 9 159.50–163.50 $161.74 $1,265 -5.76
894 894 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,328 -3.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–372 366 8 174.00–180.00 $177.72 $650 —
437–448 443 20 168.00–182.00 $176.52 $782 —
451–473 463 15 161.00–164.50 $162.67 $753 —
513–545 530 12 155.00–165.00 $160.28 $849 —
537 unweaned 537 3 150.50 $150.50 $808 —
580 580 3 149.00 $149.00 $864 —
602–609 605 11 155.00–157.00 $155.81 $943 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1153 1139 10 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $1,589 -3.93
1110–1190 1150 2 137.50–140.00 $138.71 $1,595 —
1202–1315 1269 30 142.50–145.50 $143.91 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–516 509 9 140.00–145.00 $142.75 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–444 433 11 204.00–219.00 $207.35 $898 -5.34
470–475 472 9 200.00–204.00 $201.79 $952 —
529 unweaned 529 5 170.00 $170.00 $899 —
565–575 569 7 185.00–189.00 $186.73 $1,062 +11.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 5 227.50 $227.50 $637 —
402 402 6 205.00 $205.00 $824 —
626 626 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,020 —
696 696 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1150 1005 85-90% 28 41.00–64.50 $51.45 $517 —
875–1200 1041 85-90% 48 57.50–75.00 $65.26 $679 —
950–1125 1059 85-90% 17 81.00–89.00 $84.84 $898 +9.54
920–1245 1064 85-90% 50 69.00–83.00 $74.33 $791 -0.97
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1415 1237 80-85% 36 66.00–83.00 $75.86 $938 —
1065–1440 1243 80-85% 51 77.00–89.00 $81.93 $1,018 —
1150–1460 1265 80-85% 16 85.00–96.00 $88.95 $1,125 +12.98
1220–1455 1338 80-85% 2 69.00–74.00 $71.28 $954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1655 1475 75-80% 38 77.00–92.50 $86.14 $1,271 +1.87
1365–1635 1477 75-80% 20 70.00–83.50 $76.87 $1,135 -7.40
1365–1795 1529 75-80% 21 85.00–97.50 $90.96 $1,391 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1725 1675 65-75% 2 73.00–80.00 $76.60 $1,283 —
1730–1820 1775 65-75% 2 89.50–92.00 $90.72 $1,610 +13.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1820 1559 7 90.00–109.00 $101.21 $1,578 —
1380–2305 1772 31 103.00–123.00 $111.91 $1,983 —
1325–2260 1846 12 115.00–125.00 $120.86 $2,231 —

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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.