Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

2,596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.39/cwt -14.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 673 lb · 92 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.47/cwt ≈ $1,690/hd at 627 lb · 91 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $239.14/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 917 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,596	4,911	3,872
Feeder cattle	2,216	2,847	3,367
Slaughter cattle	380	651	505
Replacement cattle	—	1,413	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower, 550-750 lbs lower undertone, pot of 910 lbs 7.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs lower undertone. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–437	424	18	311.00–319.00	$317.70	$1,347	-13.40
453–490	478	37	299.00–313.00	$305.28	$1,459	+13.19
513–528	521	35	294.00–308.00	$301.74	$1,572	-9.80
547	547	17	285.00	$285.00	$1,559	+10.00
553	553	8	295.00	$295.00	$1,631	+6.72
557 thin fleshed	557	25	302.75	$302.75	$1,686	—
609–644	627	91	260.00–275.00	$269.47	$1,690	—
654	654	10	269.00	$269.00	$1,759	+5.39
746	746	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,902	-10.10
763	763	24	262.75	$262.75	$2,005	+4.62
861–868	862	65	240.00–247.75	$247.15	$2,130	-3.95
909–919	917	72	237.50–239.50	$239.14	$2,193	-7.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,061	—
397	397	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,239	—
409–445 unweaned	425	13	273.00–277.50	$275.18	$1,170	-14.82
438–447	443	6	291.00–300.00	$295.45	$1,309	+5.25
456–468	458	19	290.00–299.00	$295.37	$1,353	-1.33
455–473 unweaned	464	8	269.00–290.00	$279.30	$1,296	—
510–543	526	31	264.00–287.00	$275.70	$1,450	-5.80
528	528	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,294	-36.50
539 unweaned	539	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,369	—
551–554 unweaned	553	11	246.00–253.00	$249.83	$1,382	—
550–589	571	33	250.50–269.00	$257.13	$1,468	-15.38
600–640	615	22	244.00–261.50	$257.95	$1,586	-10.00
651	651	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,562	-16.12
656–687	678	36	249.00–259.75	$256.86	$1,742	+0.74
700–740	715	18	245.50–252.50	$248.40	$1,776	+11.40
766	766	8	249.50	$249.50	$1,911	—
821–827	824	7	232.50–233.00	$232.72	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	4	237.50	$237.50	$1,178	—
550–571	563	8	240.00–249.50	$246.02	$1,385	—
622	622	3	250.50	$250.50	$1,558	-6.50
650–656	653	8	230.00–241.00	$235.53	$1,538	—
715	715	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248–1474	1406	24	182.50–185.50	$184.38	$2,592	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,433	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	170.00	$170.00	$741	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
792	792	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	5	282.00	$282.00	$773	—
368–387	375	12	283.00–291.00	$286.75	$1,075	+12.20
398 unweaned	398	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,019	—
417 unweaned	417	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,038	—
406–446	428	17	260.00–276.00	$270.12	$1,156	-16.63
451–492 unweaned	464	20	221.00–240.00	$235.21	$1,091	—
475–496	487	26	256.00–261.00	$258.27	$1,258	-7.32
510–514 unweaned	511	17	235.00–241.00	$237.13	$1,212	-5.29
508–547	529	9	245.00–250.00	$247.29	$1,308	-3.98
561 unweaned	561	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,313	-2.29
552–572	565	18	230.00–240.00	$236.39	$1,336	-15.15
576–591	583	13	215.00–230.00	$224.81	$1,311	-26.73
608–630	623	25	233.00–247.00	$236.41	$1,473	-13.87
660–695	671	68	230.50–241.25	$239.50	$1,607	-5.81
711–728	719	30	225.50–239.00	$232.94	$1,675	-22.83
769	769	16	224.75	$224.75	$1,728	-14.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–444	425	28	279.00–286.00	$283.73	$1,206	-2.38
462–494	470	20	268.00–286.00	$281.27	$1,322	+25.27
500–536	524	54	251.00–261.00	$254.22	$1,332	+0.22
558 unweaned	558	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,339	-2.00
567	567	17	254.00	$254.00	$1,440	-24.83
659–676	673	92	252.50–254.75	$254.39	$1,712	-14.94
750	750	20	228.25	$228.25	$1,712	-27.25
842	842	30	225.75	$225.75	$1,901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	220.00	$220.00	$935	-17.00
429 unweaned	429	4	220.00	$220.00	$944	—
479 unweaned	479	4	218.50	$218.50	$1,047	—
495	495	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,148	-7.61
638–639	639	8	219.00–231.00	$225.00	$1,438	—
690	690	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,566	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–1560	1336	9	182.50–186.00	$183.47	$2,451	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,215	—
655	655	3	244.50	$244.50	$1,601	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,105	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	8	285.00	$285.00	$821	—
302	302	3	282.50	$282.50	$853	—
308 unweaned	308	3	300.00	$300.00	$924	—
365 unweaned	365	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,153	—
411	411	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,114	—
485 unweaned	485	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,067	—
510–538	524	6	242.00–244.00	$243.03	$1,273	-15.97
560–572	568	14	242.00–250.00	$246.34	$1,399	—
601–645	621	10	219.00–238.00	$231.12	$1,435	—
683	683	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,407	—
688	688	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,582	—
810	810	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	6	303.00	$303.00	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1370	1239	80-85%	32	91.00–102.00	$98.17	$1,216	-8.63
1150–1360	1263	80-85%	29	103.00–111.50	$106.29	$1,342	+8.03
1180–1350	1279	80-85%	9	113.00–117.00	$114.88	$1,469	-0.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1075	947	85-90%	3	70.00–79.00	$76.01	$720	+5.29
850–1200	1007	85-90%	23	80.00–90.00	$87.31	$879	+2.29
910–1175	1026	85-90%	33	91.00–99.50	$95.95	$984	-0.12
900–1150	1035	85-90%	10	99.00–102.50	$100.71	$1,042	+4.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1710	1475	75-80%	23	103.00–115.50	$109.28	$1,612	-0.86
1380–1645	1486	75-80%	6	95.00–103.00	$99.45	$1,478	-20.83
1370–1610	1487	75-80%	18	114.00–125.00	$118.35	$1,760	-1.93

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1675	1595	65-75%	4	123.50–137.00	$131.07	$2,091	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2245	1754	8	108.00–120.00	$114.83	$2,014	—
1455–2110	1849	21	115.00–135.00	$125.77	$2,325	-1.37

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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.