Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

6,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.24/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 621 lb · 342 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.20/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 571 lb · 247 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.56/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 522 lb · 245 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,282	7,612	6,336
Feeder cattle	5,386	5,311	5,508
Slaughter cattle	896	1,088	828
Replacement cattle	—	1,213	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-650 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady to firm. Heifers 400-600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs firm to higher undertone on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	387	22	224.00–240.00	$234.51	$908	+5.54
405–449	429	53	215.00–229.00	$223.81	$960	-0.56
479 fancy	479	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,130	—
454–496	480	61	206.00–224.00	$215.51	$1,034	+6.97
502–510 fancy	507	17	222.00–228.00	$225.31	$1,142	—
500–545	522	197	199.00–217.00	$208.38	$1,088	+8.66
511–548 value added	532	31	194.00–204.00	$200.53	$1,067	+8.40
565 fancy	565	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,220	—
551–599	571	224	188.00–206.00	$198.46	$1,133	+3.90
556–592 value added	572	16	183.00–194.00	$186.72	$1,068	-5.28
600–616 fancy	606	84	206.00–209.50	$207.14	$1,255	—
603–618	609	8	162.00–184.00	$175.62	$1,070	-13.53
602–646	625	200	187.00–200.00	$192.79	$1,205	+3.64
606–635 value added	629	50	175.00–191.00	$188.20	$1,184	—
654–663	657	9	168.00–175.50	$172.98	$1,136	-11.52
650–694	671	63	180.00–192.00	$185.34	$1,244	+0.84
673 unweaned	673	6	168.00	$168.00	$1,131	—
665–688 value added	685	25	176.00–178.00	$176.23	$1,207	-3.07
706 value added	706	8	169.00	$169.00	$1,193	-6.75
705–742	719	98	182.00–185.00	$183.51	$1,319	+14.51
729–736	730	22	172.00–176.00	$175.27	$1,279	-4.60
750 fancy	750	12	199.00	$199.00	$1,492	—
750–776	771	77	169.00–184.00	$176.88	$1,364	-0.52
849	849	5	150.50	$150.50	$1,278	-28.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–378	377	6	203.00–210.00	$206.49	$778	-1.92
401–434	417	25	202.00–210.00	$207.44	$865	+6.94
455–495	477	28	184.00–201.00	$192.58	$919	-5.38
478 thin fleshed	478	8	201.00	$201.00	$961	—
501 thin fleshed	501	11	198.00	$198.00	$992	—
500–546	513	42	186.00–195.00	$190.06	$975	-0.45
548	548	6	176.00	$176.00	$964	-14.51
554 unweaned	554	15	168.00–176.00	$171.20	$948	+16.20
556–573	564	19	163.00–180.00	$171.82	$969	-13.78
550–598	580	82	176.00–190.00	$184.39	$1,069	-1.21
610	610	21	171.50	$171.50	$1,046	-4.53
600–644	625	113	172.00–186.00	$181.57	$1,135	+5.54
631 thin fleshed	631	4	190.50	$190.50	$1,202	—
635 unweaned	635	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,067	—
659–691	677	59	166.00–181.00	$174.89	$1,184	+5.00
689–690	689	8	167.25–168.00	$167.53	$1,154	-2.36
700–748	715	60	167.50–178.00	$174.21	$1,246	+3.17
757	757	3	164.50	$164.50	$1,245	-9.33
813–839	818	24	165.50–166.00	$165.67	$1,355	+0.93
858	858	6	150.50	$150.50	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	4	185.00	$185.00	$827	—
478–480	479	21	181.00–186.00	$182.67	$875	+5.10
517–530	520	35	170.00–179.50	$177.06	$921	+12.06
632	632	55	167.25–169.00	$167.47	$1,058	+13.58
652	652	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,043	+3.01
842	842	24	159.75	$159.75	$1,345	-3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1425	1303	6	146.00–153.00	$150.41	$1,960	—
1209–1498	1305	12	156.50–163.50	$159.35	$2,080	—
1320	1320	2	159.00	$159.00	$2,099	—
1261–1620	1348	18	147.00–150.00	$148.55	$2,002	—
1442	1442	2	153.50	$153.50	$2,213	+3.71

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	10	183.00	$183.00	$1,116	—
656	656	10	173.50	$173.50	$1,138	—
713–734	721	16	169.50–172.00	$171.05	$1,233	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	5	175.00	$175.00	$942	-4.00
690	690	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,014	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
802	802	9	152.50	$152.50	$1,223	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–399	383	46	185.00–204.00	$197.71	$757	+11.12
432 thin fleshed	432	7	198.00	$198.00	$855	-8.11
400–444	433	66	180.00–203.50	$193.32	$837	+6.41
444 unweaned	444	7	189.00	$189.00	$839	—
471 thin fleshed	471	11	202.00	$202.00	$951	—
476 unweaned	476	4	168.00	$168.00	$800	—
454–497	480	70	168.00–195.00	$180.75	$868	+0.03
467–493 fancy	484	29	206.00–215.00	$208.99	$1,012	-0.01
516 fancy	516	23	210.00	$210.00	$1,084	+12.00
503–549	526	154	172.50–186.00	$180.37	$949	+4.48
500–548 value added	527	44	163.00–175.00	$171.47	$904	-1.74
552–597	580	147	169.00–184.00	$176.80	$1,025	+4.31
564–586 fancy	581	93	189.00–195.50	$193.22	$1,123	—
587 value added	587	3	165.00	$165.00	$969	-5.00
600–635	623	123	164.00–182.00	$175.14	$1,091	+3.62
646 value added	646	10	159.50	$159.50	$1,030	-10.00
651–691	671	39	166.50–174.00	$169.04	$1,134	+1.44
664–690	674	15	150.00–154.50	$152.66	$1,029	-14.94
705 thin fleshed	705	74	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	—
723	723	20	168.00	$168.00	$1,215	+7.50
818	818	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,170	-14.50
838–847	844	16	158.00–158.75	$158.47	$1,337	+0.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–347	344	18	183.00–193.50	$186.44	$641	—
381	381	4	175.00	$175.00	$667	—
403–442	431	53	165.00–184.00	$175.84	$758	-4.52
463–490	480	78	168.00–176.00	$172.25	$827	+6.05
508 value added	508	8	174.00	$174.00	$884	—
500–540	511	67	165.50–175.00	$170.34	$870	+13.34
555	555	3	149.50	$149.50	$830	-16.49
559 value added	559	19	174.00	$174.00	$973	—
555–598	574	58	158.00–167.50	$163.63	$939	-2.36
605	605	2	149.00	$149.00	$901	-11.03
601–641	619	116	158.00–173.00	$164.58	$1,019	+4.55
653–654	654	10	159.50–162.50	$160.40	$1,049	+15.13
713–743	719	24	151.50–167.75	$157.01	$1,129	+4.42
745	745	9	149.50	$149.50	$1,114	-3.09
756	756	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,247	+14.54
839	839	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,175	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–333	327	14	175.00–179.00	$177.20	$579	—
440	440	4	167.00	$167.00	$735	—
480	480	4	160.00	$160.00	$768	+4.21
511–542	527	8	156.00–163.50	$159.64	$841	+8.40
616–646	631	8	144.00–146.50	$145.28	$917	+2.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1200	1184	4	149.00–153.50	$151.62	$1,795	—
1145–1475	1339	13	155.00–160.00	$156.84	$2,100	—
1354	1354	8	156.00	$156.00	$2,112	-0.22

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	171.00	$171.00	$682	—
473	473	2	157.00	$157.00	$743	-5.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–438	417	17	175.00–190.00	$183.96	$767	—
494 unweaned	494	9	181.00	$181.00	$894	+29.00
506	506	5	152.00	$152.00	$769	-9.42
602–617	610	9	154.00–160.00	$157.37	$960	+4.80
695	695	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	+19.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–371	365	12	215.00–230.00	$223.90	$817	—
409	409	4	210.00	$210.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	6	166.00	$166.00	$775	—
550–595	575	9	131.00–140.00	$136.17	$783	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1490	1258	80-85%	104	62.00–73.00	$68.03	$856	-6.89
1110–1435	1262	80-85%	40	54.00–66.00	$61.64	$778	-0.86
1110–1340	1272	80-85%	19	72.00–83.00	$75.90	$965	+13.40
1335	1335	80-85%	1	51.00	$51.00	$681	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1200	1033	85-90%	24	31.00–50.00	$42.11	$435	-14.00
850–1190	1040	85-90%	38	48.00–61.00	$56.08	$583	-0.03
905–1200	1063	85-90%	51	55.00–69.00	$64.34	$684	+0.47
1055–1150	1082	85-90%	5	70.00–73.00	$71.09	$769	+7.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1525	1456	75-80%	5	57.00–61.00	$59.01	$859	-7.98
1285–1675	1478	75-80%	48	60.00–69.50	$65.75	$972	-1.24
1350–1740	1498	75-80%	36	69.00–82.00	$73.60	$1,103	-0.26
1370–1650	1506	75-80%	21	77.50–86.50	$81.59	$1,229	-0.78

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1825	1740	65-75%	12	73.00–84.00	$79.19	$1,378	-10.59
1610–1940	1774	65-75%	8	86.00–92.50	$88.82	$1,576	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2120	1641	15	81.00–92.00	$86.39	$1,418	—
1305–1995	1735	7	101.00–108.00	$104.51	$1,813	+18.77
1350–2175	1757	23	90.00–100.00	$96.02	$1,687	—

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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.