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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

6,998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.25/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 623 lb · 408 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.92/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 720 lb · 371 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $212.14/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 572 lb · 301 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,998 4,378 2,173
Feeder cattle 6,167 3,127 1,750
Slaughter cattle 831 477 423
Replacement cattle — 774 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs firm to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 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
326 value added 326 7 231.00 $231.00 $753 —
345 345 4 235.00 $235.00 $811 —
404 value added 404 5 235.00 $235.00 $949 —
405–447 427 43 228.00–251.00 $239.77 $1,024 +16.23
452–471 value added 459 30 225.00–241.00 $232.77 $1,068 +12.77
451–499 470 103 215.00–242.00 $231.17 $1,086 +9.97
516–526 value added 521 18 224.00–228.00 $225.32 $1,174 +9.32
506–549 527 89 210.00–239.00 $224.88 $1,185 +10.34
534 unweaned 534 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,153 —
550–596 571 268 200.00–225.00 $213.71 $1,220 +9.05
572–580 value added 575 17 200.00–211.00 $207.08 $1,191 +1.62
575–598 588 16 186.00–198.00 $191.13 $1,124 +0.13
600–647 622 391 192.00–210.00 $200.64 $1,248 +3.00
615–645 value added 636 17 189.00–197.00 $191.27 $1,216 -2.73
650–694 670 197 186.50–207.50 $194.12 $1,301 -0.71
659–687 value added 672 32 183.00–186.50 $185.12 $1,244 -6.35
668–682 674 10 177.00–180.00 $178.79 $1,205 -16.04
700–715 value added 705 33 178.00–181.50 $180.58 $1,273 -1.16
700–744 721 331 181.00–192.00 $186.62 $1,346 -2.68
728 728 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,296 -11.30
752–784 765 109 180.25–184.25 $182.81 $1,398 +0.90
792 value added 792 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,394 —
810 810 45 172.50 $172.50 $1,397 -7.38
810–836 827 53 174.75–176.75 $175.91 $1,455 -3.97
856–868 861 25 170.50–173.50 $172.17 $1,482 -5.78
962 962 54 172.50 $172.50 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 231.00 $231.00 $862 +17.14
406–435 423 14 200.00–216.00 $208.77 $883 —
450–499 488 58 200.00–221.00 $214.32 $1,046 +13.85
500–545 523 65 201.00–218.00 $208.40 $1,090 +11.03
564–583 value added 574 19 199.50–201.00 $200.20 $1,149 —
555–593 579 36 186.00–212.00 $195.83 $1,134 —
618–643 631 29 181.00–194.00 $188.92 $1,192 +7.45
652–699 678 73 173.00–190.50 $182.21 $1,235 +3.79
705 value added 705 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,234 —
715 unweaned 715 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,198 —
706–735 719 25 175.00–181.00 $177.82 $1,279 -2.18
750–782 768 24 155.00–177.75 $165.16 $1,268 -7.59
858 858 4 168.50 $168.50 $1,446 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–598 588 14 198.00–200.00 $199.60 $1,174 —
645 645 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,271 —
683–690 688 22 180.50–185.00 $183.78 $1,264 —
724 724 7 179.25 $179.25 $1,298 —
773 773 7 172.50 $172.50 $1,333 —
1004 1004 50 168.75 $168.75 $1,694 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1375 1293 3 153.50–154.50 $153.99 $1,991 —
1313–1502 1358 15 155.00–157.00 $155.95 $2,118 +1.61
1272–1573 1409 33 157.00–163.00 $160.83 $2,266 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 212.50 $212.50 $680 —
431–447 435 22 189.00–214.00 $202.34 $880 —
517 517 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 193.00 $193.00 $884 —
525–536 532 9 181.00–184.00 $183.01 $974 +3.01
582 582 3 183.50 $183.50 $1,068 +11.50
618–625 623 13 173.50–177.00 $174.57 $1,088 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
741 741 5 161.50 $161.50 $1,197 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 177.50 $177.50 $671 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 172.00 $172.00 $679 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 value added 321 10 209.00 $209.00 $671 —
320–345 333 11 209.00–216.00 $212.85 $709 -6.09
353–395 374 30 199.00–225.00 $209.01 $782 +6.59
414–435 value added 420 14 206.00–210.00 $208.82 $877 +12.82
400–438 421 77 197.00–215.00 $205.60 $866 +5.19
457–489 477 85 185.00–212.00 $201.50 $961 +5.03
451–496 value added 481 30 197.00–210.00 $203.06 $977 —
500–547 522 200 188.00–203.00 $196.11 $1,024 +4.53
516–537 fancy 523 32 206.00–218.00 $211.43 $1,106 —
528–549 value added 539 18 188.00–195.00 $190.73 $1,028 +6.64
572 value added 572 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,104 +14.91
551–597 580 240 180.00–194.50 $187.84 $1,089 +0.13
596 596 22 176.00 $176.00 $1,049 -11.71
615–619 value added 617 36 175.50–183.75 $180.09 $1,111 +5.59
602–641 620 173 177.00–187.00 $181.07 $1,123 -1.51
651–698 679 180 172.50–183.35 $180.42 $1,225 +4.70
675–685 681 51 182.00–189.00 $186.01 $1,267 +10.29
694 694 34 173.00 $173.00 $1,201 -2.72
700–721 708 128 169.00–180.00 $173.19 $1,226 —
710 710 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,306 —
772 772 29 215.00 $215.00 $1,660 —
783 783 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,347 —
863 863 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–338 326 9 186.00–189.00 $187.38 $611 -11.62
338 thin fleshed 338 4 212.50 $212.50 $718 —
419–435 425 10 192.00–195.00 $193.80 $824 +4.58
457–493 474 39 188.00–193.00 $191.38 $907 +12.79
476–478 unweaned 477 10 167.00–175.00 $170.19 $812 —
500–545 525 84 175.00–190.00 $181.64 $954 +7.14
565 value added 565 8 182.00 $182.00 $1,028 —
551–594 573 115 168.50–182.00 $177.87 $1,019 +5.19
615 value added 615 22 174.00 $174.00 $1,070 —
602–647 626 100 165.50–178.00 $174.57 $1,093 +4.34
652–684 666 59 165.00–175.00 $170.77 $1,137 +2.66
660–686 value added 679 15 171.00–174.25 $173.41 $1,177 +9.41
708 value added 708 43 171.00–174.00 $172.67 $1,223 —
700–732 709 44 163.50–168.00 $165.05 $1,170 +7.05
762–796 778 37 155.00–164.00 $160.82 $1,251 +1.08
782–785 783 19 151.00–151.50 $151.32 $1,185 -8.42
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128 1128 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,782 —
1150 1150 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,771 —
1250 1250 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,812 —
1175–1383 1283 59 157.00–163.00 $160.81 $2,063 —
1321 1321 6 164.00 $164.00 $2,166 —
1370–1403 1394 7 152.00–156.00 $154.88 $2,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 173.00 $173.00 $849 —
582–598 592 23 167.00–171.75 $169.28 $1,002 —
623–638 630 9 164.50–165.00 $164.77 $1,038 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 376 5 190.00–192.00 $190.75 $717 —
444 444 15 195.00 $195.00 $866 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 8 164.50 $164.50 $985 +4.50
753 753 5 153.75 $153.75 $1,158 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 152.00 $152.00 $654 —
522 522 5 153.00 $153.00 $799 —
593 593 4 155.00 $155.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 thin fleshed 313 3 239.00 $239.00 $748 —
337 337 3 223.00 $223.00 $752 +15.00
368 368 4 207.00 $207.00 $762 -6.00
408–421 414 9 187.00–207.00 $196.04 $812 +2.04
469–479 474 8 190.00–194.00 $191.98 $910 -1.02
476 unweaned 476 4 180.00 $180.00 $857 —
500–549 521 29 179.00–199.00 $190.69 $993 +18.39
653 653 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,051 —
704 704 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,119 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1725 1483 75-80% 30 70.00–87.00 $81.24 $1,205 -11.90
1325–1970 1520 75-80% 72 81.50–93.00 $88.38 $1,343 +8.06
1523–1525 1524 75-80% 3 73.00–76.00 $75.00 $1,143 -5.32
1405–1908 1605 75-80% 32 89.00–99.50 $94.19 $1,512 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1255 991 85-90% 17 43.00–64.50 $53.31 $528 —
870–1200 1040 85-90% 52 60.00–73.00 $68.27 $710 +19.82
875–1190 1048 85-90% 50 73.00–83.00 $77.47 $812 +29.02
1005–1165 1074 85-90% 15 80.50–96.00 $85.77 $921 -1.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1370 1239 80-85% 32 67.00–81.00 $74.40 $922 -16.12
1135–1375 1255 80-85% 63 78.00–87.00 $82.73 $1,038 +10.84
1150–1375 1266 80-85% 31 88.00–104.00 $92.37 $1,169 +10.95
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1935 1813 65-75% 4 93.50–96.00 $95.10 $1,724 +5.78
1675–1885 1819 65-75% 4 84.00–91.50 $89.13 $1,621 -0.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1610 1500 3 86.00–96.00 $89.18 $1,338 —
1525–2290 1755 11 90.00–121.50 $109.61 $1,924 —
1395–2325 1782 15 104.00–126.50 $109.45 $1,950 -1.96

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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.