Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

2,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $231.26/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 474 lb · 111 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $190.75/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 732 lb · 72 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt +7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 851 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,196	6,998	4,295
Feeder cattle	1,531	6,167	3,137
Slaughter cattle	475	831	583
Replacement cattle	190	—	575

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 550-750 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs firm undertone. Heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–347	337	11	231.00–244.00	$235.48	$794	+0.48
424	424	16	230.00	$230.00	$975	-9.77
457–492	474	111	228.00–234.00	$231.26	$1,096	+0.09
502–538	518	40	218.00–228.00	$221.26	$1,146	-3.62
560–596	578	41	207.00–225.00	$215.51	$1,246	+1.80
600–646	615	53	198.00–212.00	$206.79	$1,272	+6.15
663–683	668	53	190.00–203.00	$199.74	$1,334	+5.62
732	732	72	190.75	$190.75	$1,396	+12.75
801	801	7	176.50	$176.50	$1,414	+4.00
851	851	62	180.00	$180.00	$1,532	+7.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393 unweaned	393	5	208.00	$208.00	$817	—
405–445	418	33	205.00–224.00	$218.33	$913	+9.56
478–495	483	13	205.00–214.00	$209.80	$1,013	-4.52
502–525	508	17	207.00–215.00	$213.50	$1,085	+5.10
551 unweaned	551	8	187.00	$187.00	$1,030	—
563–596	582	28	188.50–197.00	$192.63	$1,121	-3.20
705	705	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,269	+2.18

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1223–1415	1298	5	148.00–151.00	$149.91	$1,946	-4.08
1304–1390	1329	11	152.00–159.50	$156.85	$2,085	—
1235–1566	1404	51	161.50–165.00	$163.13	$2,290	+2.30
1528–1655	1576	8	168.00–169.00	$168.39	$2,654	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	3	190.00	$190.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	3	181.50	$181.50	$1,056	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	202.00	$202.00	$677	-10.85
375–393	385	7	203.00–212.00	$206.75	$796	-2.26
403–447	434	18	200.00–211.00	$203.87	$885	-1.73
444 thin fleshed	444	34	226.00	$226.00	$1,003	—
461 thin fleshed	461	18	224.00	$224.00	$1,033	—
450–479	468	19	197.00–215.00	$207.80	$973	+6.30
515	515	12	201.00	$201.00	$1,035	+4.89
512–525 fancy	517	43	208.50–215.00	$210.37	$1,088	-1.06
575 fancy	575	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,156	—
568–597	589	30	183.00–191.00	$184.74	$1,088	+8.74
623–647	633	26	178.00–180.00	$179.14	$1,134	-1.93
667	667	31	178.00	$178.00	$1,187	-2.42
714	714	9	172.00	$172.00	$1,228	-12.00
894	894	7	160.50	$160.50	$1,435	+5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–394	392	9	185.00–191.00	$188.35	$738	—
417 unweaned	417	3	180.00	$180.00	$751	—
428–438	433	14	193.00–199.00	$194.73	$843	+0.93
461 unweaned	461	4	175.00	$175.00	$807	+4.81
456–480	469	29	183.00–194.00	$186.52	$875	-4.86
517 unweaned	517	4	166.00	$166.00	$858	—
516–528	520	10	183.50–190.00	$185.48	$964	+3.84
532	532	3	154.00	$154.00	$819	-27.64
559–589	570	24	170.00–181.00	$175.59	$1,001	-2.28
577 unweaned	577	5	155.50	$155.50	$897	—
663–682	675	14	157.00–166.00	$162.16	$1,095	-8.61
743	743	7	165.50	$165.50	$1,230	+0.45
766	766	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,229	-0.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	5	180.00	$180.00	$790	—
565–593	584	9	160.00–162.50	$160.81	$939	-8.47
663–691	682	6	149.25–154.50	$150.95	$1,029	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,891	—
1145–1420	1271	11	158.00–163.50	$160.61	$2,041	-0.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	4	220.00	$220.00	$871	+13.00
439	439	7	192.50	$192.50	$845	-3.54
473	473	3	187.00	$187.00	$885	-4.98
501–531	510	36	171.00–186.00	$181.23	$924	-9.46
550	550	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,023	—
617	617	23	168.50	$168.50	$1,040	—
620 unweaned	620	3	149.00	$149.00	$924	—
732	732	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,171	+1.00
861	861	24	155.00	$155.00	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1335	1218	80-85%	17	67.00–78.00	$71.57	$872	-2.83
1100–1345	1227	80-85%	51	79.00–88.00	$84.27	$1,034	+9.87
1135–1380	1273	80-85%	29	88.00–100.00	$91.42	$1,164	-0.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1100	1019	85-90%	9	50.50–60.00	$55.37	$564	-12.90
880–1210	1037	85-90%	33	62.00–73.00	$67.47	$700	-0.80
935–1160	1047	85-90%	31	74.00–81.00	$77.16	$808	-0.31
1025–1135	1082	85-90%	18	81.00–89.00	$85.23	$922	-0.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1600	1444	75-80%	14	84.00–89.50	$86.89	$1,255	—
1405–1625	1485	75-80%	11	89.00–103.00	$92.94	$1,380	+11.70
1395–1645	1513	75-80%	4	78.00–81.00	$79.71	$1,206	-8.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1690	1620	65-75%	5	96.00–109.00	$101.64	$1,647	—
1665–1680	1673	65-75%	2	89.00–91.50	$90.26	$1,510	—
1670–1810	1740	65-75%	2	84.00–84.50	$84.24	$1,466	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1615	1455	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,470	—
1650–1765	1708	2	89.00–92.00	$90.45	$1,545	—
1475–2160	1944	13	104.00–114.00	$109.01	$2,119	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1505	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1505–1612	1548	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,591.66
1560	1560	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1505–1585	1567	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,750.00–1,950.00	$1,871.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1168	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1368	1368	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1272–1459	1382	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,558.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1278	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
984–1175	1064	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,810.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1227–1266	1255	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,125.00–2,250.00	$2,180.39

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1100–1300	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,818.18	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1450	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,480.00	—

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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.