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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

4,959 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $179.02/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 726 lb · 251 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $202.66/cwt +12.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 626 lb · 194 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.61/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 713 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,959 7,978 2,906
Feeder cattle 3,823 7,071 2,065
Slaughter cattle 786 907 466
Replacement cattle 350 — 375

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 500-700 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 700-800 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 800 lbs not well tested. Heifers 400-750 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 223.00 $223.00 $551 —
312 fancy 312 7 261.00 $261.00 $814 —
317–343 331 8 222.50–235.00 $228.63 $757 +8.63
350–363 357 20 225.00–228.00 $226.53 $809 +4.92
400–436 423 47 213.00–235.00 $221.24 $936 +6.82
450–496 value added 473 11 218.00–226.00 $220.98 $1,045 +6.68
457–494 481 100 210.00–239.00 $234.49 $1,128 +16.44
518–526 value added 522 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,122 +9.94
527 527 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,012 -20.42
509–548 529 89 207.00–228.00 $220.44 $1,166 +8.02
529 fancy 529 28 232.50 $232.50 $1,230 —
561 fancy 561 27 229.00 $229.00 $1,285 —
553–598 586 104 197.00–211.00 $207.02 $1,213 +6.82
601 601 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,022 -18.55
605 value added 605 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,137 +0.06
606–629 fancy 616 43 207.00–210.50 $209.12 $1,288 +3.37
607–648 630 142 194.00–205.75 $202.14 $1,273 +13.59
660–691 680 76 184.50–197.00 $189.84 $1,291 +17.09
708–740 726 251 174.75–184.85 $179.02 $1,300 +2.51
824 824 5 163.50 $163.50 $1,347 -5.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 7 272.50 $272.50 $760 —
409–448 435 18 202.50–209.00 $206.96 $900 +7.70
464 unweaned 464 7 192.00 $192.00 $891 —
451–487 470 36 202.00–213.00 $207.61 $976 +10.81
483 483 5 189.00 $189.00 $913 -7.80
503–545 518 25 196.00–210.00 $202.05 $1,047 +8.79
562–593 584 27 175.00–195.00 $188.15 $1,099 +18.15
600–646 629 56 180.00–193.25 $187.29 $1,178 +5.46
655–698 694 99 173.00–183.00 $175.78 $1,220 +8.58
728–742 733 11 163.50–168.50 $165.06 $1,210 -3.35
778–792 785 17 162.00–164.50 $163.33 $1,282 -2.37
837–846 840 19 160.00–164.50 $161.67 $1,358 +1.67
910 910 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,292 —
971 971 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–598 583 16 158.00–167.50 $160.44 $935 -10.04
638 638 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,104 +5.11
725 725 55 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077–1611 1322 50 155.50–164.50 $158.96 $2,101 —
1175–1548 1377 14 152.00–155.50 $152.47 $2,100 -6.11
1215–1555 1385 4 151.50 $151.50 $2,098 -7.08
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 12 181.50 $181.50 $1,251 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,043 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 6 169.50 $169.50 $1,107 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 5 205.00 $205.00 $472 —
315 value added 315 2 196.00 $196.00 $617 —
330–340 337 19 197.50–200.00 $198.31 $668 —
355–384 fancy 368 24 214.00–222.00 $216.66 $797 —
372–397 380 20 192.50–212.00 $205.12 $779 +12.08
402–438 417 49 188.00–204.00 $196.82 $821 +4.90
433 value added 433 3 189.00 $189.00 $818 +2.00
453–472 fancy 470 44 208.00–213.00 $208.98 $982 -1.02
469–498 487 101 184.00–207.00 $194.63 $948 +2.47
502–548 525 111 183.00–195.25 $190.39 $1,000 +7.75
551–581 566 123 176.00–185.50 $182.03 $1,030 -0.76
569 value added 569 4 181.50 $181.50 $1,033 +4.00
611–644 625 35 175.00–181.50 $179.31 $1,121 +0.68
655 655 6 177.50 $177.50 $1,163 -1.97
706–729 713 158 165.25–174.25 $168.61 $1,202 -2.07
767 767 70 170.00 $170.00 $1,304 +5.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 417 6 186.00–187.00 $186.33 $777 +4.46
450–488 470 25 172.50–188.00 $182.03 $856 +2.24
478 unweaned 478 5 170.00 $170.00 $813 —
505–543 531 51 167.00–178.00 $172.86 $918 +0.49
541 value added 541 4 176.50 $176.50 $955 —
554–598 576 64 165.00–177.50 $171.24 $986 +13.35
594 value added 594 5 166.00 $166.00 $986 —
595 595 10 160.00 $160.00 $952 -9.49
601–643 614 23 165.00–173.00 $169.99 $1,044 +6.29
626 unweaned 626 7 159.00 $159.00 $995 —
659–699 685 120 154.00–172.25 $169.45 $1,161 +8.45
708–747 725 20 152.00–163.00 $154.89 $1,123 -3.60
739 739 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,027 -11.00
768 768 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,256 -0.51
890 890 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,317 -14.00
935 935 7 145.50 $145.50 $1,360 +3.64
1043 1043 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,439 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1221–1495 1285 12 163.00–170.00 $166.39 $2,138 —
1050–1407 1329 26 156.50–163.50 $160.23 $2,129 +7.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 7 169.00 $169.00 $673 —
439 439 4 166.00 $166.00 $729 —
655–661 659 8 145.00 $145.00 $956 -8.23
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 147.00 $147.00 $573 —
580 580 5 138.00 $138.00 $800 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 198.00 $198.00 $485 —
575 575 5 146.00 $146.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 190.00 $190.00 $836 -6.00
457–495 481 8 176.00–179.00 $177.07 $852 -6.93
502–535 521 7 174.00–181.00 $176.89 $922 +4.93
603 603 3 162.00 $162.00 $977 +3.49
695 695 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 -20.00
745 745 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,080 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 230.00 $230.00 $715 +19.00
390 390 9 210.00 $210.00 $819 +0.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 170.00 $170.00 $847 —
507 507 3 152.50 $152.50 $773 —
612 612 3 138.00 $138.00 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1390 1270 80-85% 66 70.00–79.00 $74.00 $940 -0.02
1125–1525 1272 80-85% 56 61.00–70.50 $66.76 $849 -7.26
1145–1370 1272 80-85% 22 78.00–87.00 $81.44 $1,036 +7.42
1180–1410 1302 80-85% 3 55.00–59.00 $57.35 $747 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1270 1037 85-90% 50 55.00–64.00 $60.24 $625 +0.84
905–1150 1044 85-90% 26 43.00–55.50 $50.42 $526 -8.98
955–1150 1072 85-90% 7 73.00–78.00 $75.40 $808 -0.56
900–1285 1089 85-90% 56 63.00–73.00 $68.26 $743 -7.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1610 1477 75-80% 14 80.00–87.00 $83.95 $1,240 +8.85
1350–1720 1491 75-80% 34 66.00–74.50 $70.32 $1,048 -4.78
1365–1725 1493 75-80% 44 71.50–83.00 $76.61 $1,144 +1.51
1555–1725 1640 75-80% 2 63.00–67.00 $64.90 $1,064 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1860 1688 65-75% 8 84.00–91.00 $87.14 $1,471 —
1630–1790 1698 65-75% 4 76.00–82.00 $79.80 $1,355 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2105 1721 15 82.50–95.50 $88.88 $1,530 —
1415–2120 1769 11 101.00–109.00 $104.94 $1,856 +7.00
1480–2295 1793 17 94.00–104.50 $98.80 $1,771 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1180 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,761.92
1020–1243 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,457.82
1110–1305 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 40 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,527.90
1305 1305 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1322–1390 1356 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,226.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1188 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1101–1253 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,865.48
1216 1216 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1151–1300 1231 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 2,050.00–2,150.00 $2,116.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1000–1257 1110 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1134 1079 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 40 2,050.00–2,100.00 $2,065.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1135 1045 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 30 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,801.17

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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
1050–1100 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,900.00–2,175.00 $2,048.08 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.