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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

2,277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.80/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 621 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.75/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 633 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.34/cwt -7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 522 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,277 5,099 1,933
Feeder cattle 1,800 3,421 1,594
Slaughter cattle 477 1,078 339
Replacement cattle — 600 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, light holiday trade with few good comparisons, under 500 lbs lower undertone, steers over 500 lbs steady and heifers over 500 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 322 6 222.00–227.00 $224.36 $722 -3.14
433–445 439 22 213.00–222.00 $217.44 $955 +3.08
468–481 value added 475 18 206.00 $206.00 $978 —
460–495 482 30 207.00–211.00 $208.57 $1,005 -7.67
504–539 value added 515 13 198.00–200.00 $198.64 $1,023 —
505–544 524 45 197.00–211.00 $207.28 $1,086 -3.70
556–567 561 7 193.50–195.50 $194.63 $1,092 +2.95
565 unweaned 565 2 161.00 $161.00 $910 —
552–585 value added 569 20 183.50–197.50 $190.30 $1,083 —
600–639 619 36 184.50–187.50 $186.54 $1,155 -6.96
620–627 value added 624 28 179.50–181.50 $180.28 $1,125 —
657 unweaned 657 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,091 —
657–678 671 15 164.50–167.25 $166.35 $1,116 -19.72
674 value added 674 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,213 —
731–733 value added 733 50 174.50–185.00 $183.11 $1,342 —
751 value added 751 15 177.25 $177.25 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 329 6 210.00–215.00 $212.64 $700 +8.64
352–395 376 16 202.50–217.50 $209.59 $788 +11.48
403–448 419 22 194.00–209.00 $200.22 $839 -6.85
457–495 473 21 193.00–202.00 $195.41 $924 -1.56
515–547 531 6 176.00–195.00 $185.21 $983 -1.00
560–595 579 34 173.00–195.00 $186.50 $1,080 +16.50
602 unweaned 602 6 166.00 $166.00 $999 —
625 625 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 -15.74
619–638 629 32 169.00–184.00 $179.99 $1,132 -0.75
722 722 9 157.25 $157.25 $1,135 -2.75
786 786 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,179 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579–587 582 15 151.00–164.00 $155.37 $904 —
812 812 6 150.50 $150.50 $1,222 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 151.00 $151.00 $519 —
439 439 9 147.00 $147.00 $645 —
599 599 5 158.00 $158.00 $946 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1288 1288 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,790 —
1223–1475 1361 9 150.50–154.50 $153.29 $2,086 —
1545 value added 1545 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,441 —
1796 1796 4 141.00 $141.00 $2,532 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 183.50 $183.50 $802 —
465 465 4 182.00 $182.00 $846 —
606 606 7 157.00 $157.00 $951 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 value added 443 9 177.50 $177.50 $786 —
450–459 454 32 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $829 -3.53
477 unweaned 477 3 146.00 $146.00 $696 —
506–518 value added 513 9 168.00–171.00 $169.32 $869 —
528–531 529 29 175.00–178.00 $177.17 $937 -3.07
564–566 566 24 180.00 $180.00 $1,019 -4.01
568 value added 568 8 169.00 $169.00 $960 —
581 581 7 153.00 $153.00 $889 -31.01
613–644 633 61 175.00–180.00 $176.75 $1,119 -0.20
654 value added 654 40 174.00 $174.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 181.00–189.00 $185.00 $725 +9.37
407–415 unweaned 412 7 149.00–154.00 $151.88 $626 -12.74
418–440 425 14 167.00–175.00 $172.06 $731 -4.65
452 452 7 175.00 $175.00 $791 +2.48
458 458 4 160.00 $160.00 $733 -12.52
501 value added 501 8 171.00 $171.00 $857 —
515 unweaned 515 3 145.00 $145.00 $747 -10.00
510–544 532 30 159.00–171.00 $165.61 $881 -1.80
559–584 576 24 169.50–170.00 $169.58 $977 +3.84
573–580 577 11 148.00–153.00 $151.20 $872 -14.54
608–630 615 27 142.50–153.25 $151.59 $932 -11.41
616 616 8 163.25 $163.25 $1,006 +0.99
646 value added 646 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,017 —
744 value added 744 29 167.50 $167.50 $1,246 —
750 750 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 —
828 828 5 144.75 $144.75 $1,199 +4.75
898 898 8 141.25 $141.25 $1,268 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–616 614 29 132.00–146.50 $140.52 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 166.00 $166.00 $589 —
427 427 3 160.00 $160.00 $683 —
495 495 3 142.00 $142.00 $703 —
530 530 4 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
614 614 5 141.50 $141.50 $869 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 161.00 $161.00 $504 +3.00
445 445 3 161.00 $161.00 $716 -2.47
542 542 5 155.00 $155.00 $840 +7.54
621 621 4 140.00 $140.00 $869 -5.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 87.00 $87.00 $323 —
421–448 430 6 91.00–100.00 $96.87 $417 —
528 528 2 107.00 $107.00 $565 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1440 1178 6 149.00–155.00 $150.93 $1,778 —
1630 1630 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,364 —
1843 1843 3 135.00 $135.00 $2,488 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 120.00 $120.00 $566 -9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 187.00 $187.00 $791 —
461 461 4 175.00 $175.00 $807 +7.56
570 570 3 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
615 615 7 151.00 $151.00 $929 +8.94
663 663 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,041 +12.00
809 809 5 123.00 $123.00 $995 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1505 1249 80-85% 45 66.00–74.50 $69.40 $867 —
1050–1460 1251 80-85% 34 58.00–67.50 $63.62 $796 +0.72
1170–1370 1270 80-85% 9 73.50–86.50 $76.67 $974 +13.77
1370 1370 80-85% 1 55.50 $55.50 $760 +2.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 975 85-90% 15 36.00–49.00 $43.41 $423 -0.11
800–1200 1019 85-90% 31 49.00–60.00 $54.86 $559 —
945–1185 1064 85-90% 36 58.00–69.00 $64.32 $684 +8.58
990–1200 1103 85-90% 6 66.50–74.00 $71.79 $792 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1830 1510 75-80% 34 69.50–80.50 $74.36 $1,123 +14.84
1385–1900 1526 75-80% 14 61.00–71.50 $67.38 $1,028 +7.86
1375–1635 1541 75-80% 8 78.00–88.50 $81.61 $1,258 +22.09
1545 1545 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $927 +0.48
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1790 1750 65-75% 4 78.00–81.00 $78.98 $1,382 —
1745–1785 1765 65-75% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2065 1693 10 77.50–92.00 $85.78 $1,452 —
1510–2405 1827 21 91.50–101.50 $96.00 $1,754 -0.24
1750–2365 1989 4 102.00–106.00 $104.14 $2,071 —

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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.