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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

6,209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $189.68/cwt +15.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 784 lb · 294 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.80/cwt ≈ $1,578/hd at 878 lb · 188 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.79/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 633 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,209 3,140 5,458
Feeder cattle 4,131 2,450 3,397
Slaughter cattle 799 690 615
Replacement cattle 1,279 — 1,446

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over sold with a higher undertone on a larger supply. Feeder heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 value added 333 2 221.00 $221.00 $736 —
371 371 4 210.00 $210.00 $779 -8.56
350–398 379 24 217.50–237.00 $226.08 $857 +7.52
380–395 value added 384 11 209.00–230.00 $217.55 $835 —
407 value added 407 5 231.00 $231.00 $940 —
402–415 unweaned 409 6 186.00–213.00 $199.29 $815 —
414–445 431 42 209.00–221.00 $217.36 $937 +4.83
459 fancy 459 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,024 —
450–494 469 65 205.00–217.00 $211.38 $991 +5.48
468–492 value added 478 37 201.00–226.00 $215.53 $1,030 —
478 unweaned 478 4 187.00 $187.00 $894 —
470–497 490 11 198.00–201.00 $198.79 $974 -7.11
508 508 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,001 -7.46
516 fancy 516 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,120 —
504–547 525 89 196.00–209.00 $202.99 $1,066 -1.47
504–548 value added 530 46 190.00–216.00 $206.83 $1,096 —
555–557 fancy 556 8 206.50–210.50 $208.00 $1,156 —
561 unweaned 561 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,060 —
553–583 571 67 190.00–202.50 $195.45 $1,116 +0.98
557–598 value added 575 86 200.00–222.00 $213.09 $1,225 —
603–619 615 11 173.50–176.00 $175.33 $1,078 -9.25
607–639 value added 622 11 190.00–195.00 $192.34 $1,196 —
620–641 639 90 184.00–196.00 $194.19 $1,241 +9.61
654–674 671 88 177.50–190.00 $185.66 $1,246 +3.65
683 value added 683 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,284 —
689 689 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,158 -14.01
704 thin fleshed 704 72 199.25 $199.25 $1,403 —
704 704 34 189.00 $189.00 $1,331 +11.16
723 723 10 171.50 $171.50 $1,240 -6.34
760 value added 760 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,322 —
753–797 thin fleshed 781 188 189.25–194.25 $191.02 $1,492 —
786–792 790 103 186.25–188.50 $187.70 $1,483 +13.70
821 821 60 182.50 $182.50 $1,498 —
871 871 8 163.75 $163.75 $1,426 —
853–890 878 180 180.00–180.75 $180.51 $1,585 —
926 926 56 177.75 $177.75 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 223.00 $223.00 $769 +18.71
394 394 5 205.00 $205.00 $808 -3.30
412–440 424 15 201.00–206.00 $203.30 $862 +8.25
450–490 477 33 183.00–202.00 $196.68 $938 +2.84
518–543 unweaned 532 9 171.50–178.00 $175.19 $932 —
513–541 533 11 180.00–196.00 $191.13 $1,019 +20.13
560–585 unweaned 566 18 166.50–170.50 $169.70 $961 —
553–592 577 33 177.00–186.00 $180.23 $1,040 +5.09
605 unweaned 605 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,028 —
600–648 614 27 170.00–187.00 $179.42 $1,102 +3.47
659–671 665 8 171.50–175.00 $173.23 $1,152 +7.63
698 unweaned 698 7 158.50 $158.50 $1,106 —
711–748 723 16 167.50–173.50 $171.56 $1,240 -0.94
741 741 4 161.50 $161.50 $1,197 -11.00
781 781 14 172.00 $172.00 $1,343 +9.14
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1220 1084 5 130.00–136.00 $131.75 $1,428 —
1120–1215 1168 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,472 —
1160–1480 1301 11 142.50–147.00 $144.22 $1,876 —
1240–1530 1382 25 146.50–152.00 $149.04 $2,060 -1.69
1330–1470 1399 5 139.00–144.00 $141.68 $1,982 -9.05
1650–1775 1717 3 135.00–141.00 $137.09 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 unweaned 409 4 150.00 $150.00 $614 —
472 472 3 184.50 $184.50 $871 +3.50
489 unweaned 489 4 150.00 $150.00 $734 —
512 512 5 173.00 $173.00 $886 +2.00
581 581 5 153.00 $153.00 $889 —
648 648 6 166.50 $166.50 $1,079 —
728 728 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,041 -19.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 209.00 $209.00 $635 —
381 381 5 196.00 $196.00 $747 —
438 value added 438 8 180.00 $180.00 $788 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 unweaned 293 5 190.00 $190.00 $557 —
358 unweaned 358 3 180.00 $180.00 $644 —
367 value added 367 3 196.00 $196.00 $719 —
363–395 379 18 187.00–202.50 $196.62 $745 —
405–427 414 30 175.00–190.50 $184.49 $764 -1.77
413–441 value added 431 16 185.50–192.00 $187.24 $807 —
461 fancy 461 7 192.00 $192.00 $885 —
450–495 471 49 174.00–190.50 $182.32 $859 +7.34
475 unweaned 475 6 173.50 $173.50 $824 +23.20
474–489 value added 478 46 176.00–192.50 $187.77 $898 —
501 unweaned 501 8 160.00 $160.00 $802 —
519 519 7 174.00 $174.00 $903 +3.82
514–545 value added 524 45 172.00–182.00 $176.16 $923 —
515–541 fancy 526 15 184.00–188.00 $185.83 $977 —
513–540 532 39 171.00–182.00 $173.26 $922 +3.08
558 558 3 161.00 $161.00 $898 -4.77
550–590 562 30 167.00–173.00 $168.90 $949 +3.13
628–637 633 164 176.50–178.25 $177.38 $1,123 +13.97
633 value added 633 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,051 —
659 659 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,087 -7.96
716–732 730 79 164.00–170.75 $170.08 $1,242 —
778–779 778 19 158.50–158.75 $158.70 $1,235 -9.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 167.00 $167.00 $595 -10.55
434–440 437 7 163.00–175.00 $169.82 $742 -2.08
451–482 463 21 164.00–174.00 $170.14 $788 +3.50
467–495 unweaned 481 6 156.00–157.00 $156.49 $753 +6.49
503–543 unweaned 521 21 146.50–159.50 $152.40 $794 +17.51
500–548 536 93 158.00–169.50 $165.20 $885 +19.20
544 value added 544 6 182.50 $182.50 $993 —
551 value added 551 4 168.00 $168.00 $926 —
562 562 5 157.00 $157.00 $882 +5.00
596 unweaned 596 4 146.50 $146.50 $873 —
606–629 unweaned 615 17 147.50–153.50 $151.37 $931 —
615 615 5 153.00 $153.00 $941 +2.53
603–640 621 41 151.50–170.00 $160.37 $996 +9.90
673–683 682 74 150.00–170.00 $168.93 $1,152 +6.43
703–718 705 84 162.50–175.25 $172.57 $1,217 +22.15
705 705 17 149.00 $149.00 $1,050 -1.42
719 unweaned 719 6 146.75 $146.75 $1,055 —
736 value added 736 8 161.50 $161.50 $1,189 —
865–884 877 11 146.50–148.50 $147.22 $1,291 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 6 171.00 $171.00 $525 —
333 value added 333 3 187.00 $187.00 $623 —
378 378 3 176.00 $176.00 $665 —
396 value added 396 7 178.00 $178.00 $705 —
405–438 422 4 164.00–174.00 $168.80 $712 +8.80
450–471 462 7 171.00 $171.00 $790 —
573 573 6 161.50 $161.50 $925 —
628 628 4 131.00 $131.00 $823 +3.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1092 1092 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,365 —
1110 1110 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,498 -8.03
1050–1195 1167 9 144.50–147.00 $145.71 $1,700 -3.63
1265–1630 1364 20 146.50–152.50 $149.03 $2,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–437 431 6 131.00–159.00 $144.81 $624 —
665 665 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 4 177.00 $177.00 $469 —
462–491 480 21 177.00–191.00 $184.22 $884 —
516–525 520 11 179.00–181.00 $180.08 $936 +9.20
572–588 unweaned 582 10 151.00–163.00 $158.28 $921 —
583 583 5 160.00 $160.00 $933 -7.80
613–643 626 16 145.00–162.00 $152.07 $952 -5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 fancy 427 5 219.00 $219.00 $935 —
460 460 3 200.00 $200.00 $920 +2.50
515 515 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,025 +11.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1475 1247 80-85% 32 60.00–66.00 $63.18 $788 -0.29
1085–1445 1259 80-85% 91 66.00–76.00 $70.49 $887 -1.12
1120–1365 1280 80-85% 25 75.00–83.50 $77.94 $998 +6.33
1305 1305 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $744 -22.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1295 1027 85-90% 15 39.00–48.00 $44.50 $457 -14.23
850–1175 1031 85-90% 36 50.00–62.50 $57.18 $590 -1.55
850–1350 1061 85-90% 53 61.00–69.50 $65.55 $695 -7.69
1010–1150 1090 85-90% 7 70.00–76.00 $73.25 $798 +6.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1635 1462 75-80% 44 71.00–82.50 $75.27 $1,100 +9.34
1340–1585 1466 75-80% 29 62.00–74.50 $66.65 $977 -6.94
1365–1850 1501 75-80% 34 77.50–86.00 $80.48 $1,208 -1.90
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1925 1691 65-75% 7 85.50–93.00 $88.37 $1,494 -2.24
1635–1870 1735 65-75% 7 76.00–83.00 $80.37 $1,394 +8.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2345 1717 12 61.00–96.00 $88.02 $1,511 -15.11
1505–2030 1774 14 94.00–105.50 $100.13 $1,776 —
1975 1975 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1132–1248 1191 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 975.00–1,100.00 $1,033.22
1003–1452 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 91 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,422.55
1219–1302 1276 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,032.35
1036–1537 1296 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 61 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,578.31
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1029 1029 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1037–1525 1166 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 975.00–1,250.00 $1,122.46

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1073–1119 1096 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1117–1244 1172 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,834.82
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–885 862 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 800.00–1,000.00 $936.94
832–929 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,110.00–1,225.00 $1,164.26

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1000–1100 1054 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,903.57 —
1000–1250 1088 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 1,235.00–1,350.00 $1,284.69 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —
950–1350 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 51 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,623.53 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 fancy 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1100–1150 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,264.29 —
1050–1250 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,900.00–2,175.00 $2,090.63 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1250–1300 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,800.00–1,825.00 $1,816.67 —
1250–1350 1284 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 1,450.00–1,550.00 $1,506.25 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.