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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

3,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $234.02/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 677 lb · 222 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.26/cwt -17.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 566 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.58/cwt -21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 625 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,331 3,540 6,399
Feeder cattle 2,580 2,120 5,311
Slaughter cattle 751 390 1,088
Replacement cattle — 1,030 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 750 lbs mostly 10.00 to 20.00 lower, steers 6500-750 lbs steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows early week steady to 3.00 higher, late week 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 331 8 305.00–319.00 $312.73 $1,035 —
380 380 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,188 -2.50
401–441 431 27 260.00–298.00 $278.42 $1,200 -13.03
432 unweaned 432 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,054 —
465–479 473 12 260.00–278.00 $269.01 $1,272 -8.99
503–526 unweaned 519 17 228.00–237.00 $231.10 $1,199 —
500–542 524 34 238.25–253.00 $245.45 $1,286 -3.55
550–588 566 144 238.00–241.00 $239.26 $1,354 -16.14
602–648 619 101 229.25–248.50 $236.79 $1,466 -3.23
620–622 621 8 225.00–226.50 $225.75 $1,402 -14.27
662–691 676 214 231.00–238.00 $235.37 $1,591 -9.75
692 unweaned 692 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,370 —
700–743 723 44 207.25–227.00 $215.84 $1,561 -31.39
750–775 759 8 210.50–211.00 $210.81 $1,600 -19.98
768 unweaned 768 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 7 345.00 $345.00 $928 —
416 416 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,007 -43.64
474–495 482 8 231.00–259.00 $241.79 $1,165 -18.21
507–533 524 67 227.00–238.00 $232.63 $1,219 -29.81
552–595 579 20 232.00–237.00 $234.99 $1,361 -14.70
603 unweaned 603 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,387 —
625–628 627 9 209.00–224.50 $219.35 $1,375 -22.81
659 659 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,476 -13.00
672–697 685 6 210.00–213.00 $211.53 $1,449 -25.47
769 769 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,461 —
811 811 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,525 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1319–1530 1403 36 170.50–175.00 $173.34 $2,432 —
1265–1515 1407 22 158.00–169.00 $167.15 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491–492 491 25 212.00–230.50 $216.45 $1,063 -21.55
696 696 24 200.00 $200.00 $1,392 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613–643 633 9 220.00–228.50 $222.74 $1,410 —
683 683 15 214.25 $214.25 $1,463 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 250.00 $250.00 $995 —
423–445 unweaned 436 7 244.00–250.00 $246.50 $1,075 —
476 unweaned 476 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,081 —
461–495 477 41 238.00–250.00 $243.05 $1,159 -18.33
500–546 527 62 220.00–229.00 $224.68 $1,184 -24.23
560–592 577 59 216.50–223.00 $218.26 $1,259 -21.06
583 583 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,248 -25.32
605–644 625 107 214.00–224.50 $217.85 $1,362 -14.15
627 unweaned 627 9 201.50 $201.50 $1,263 —
656–685 665 37 209.00–218.25 $215.42 $1,433 -0.08
712 712 15 215.00 $215.00 $1,531 -15.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 238.00 $238.00 $809 -3.26
378–383 381 10 230.00–240.00 $235.08 $896 -12.35
404–445 421 20 231.00–249.00 $246.00 $1,036 +4.00
430 unweaned 430 3 215.00 $215.00 $924 —
457–495 467 13 231.00–235.00 $232.75 $1,087 -11.62
483 unweaned 483 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,048 —
500–548 525 36 215.00–219.50 $216.97 $1,139 -19.97
516–545 527 8 205.00–214.00 $210.51 $1,109 -26.43
528 unweaned 528 14 205.00 $205.00 $1,082 —
550–575 567 30 213.50–221.00 $217.65 $1,234 -17.50
633–645 639 26 200.00–213.00 $208.66 $1,333 -6.84
650–680 661 8 197.50–213.00 $207.02 $1,368 -2.98
681–698 686 10 185.00–195.00 $191.95 $1,317 -18.05
710 unweaned 710 9 184.50 $184.50 $1,310 —
716 716 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,432 -25.87
790 790 4 180.50 $180.50 $1,426 -25.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1412 1346 11 170.00–175.50 $173.82 $2,340 —
1362–1391 1381 12 162.00–163.00 $162.33 $2,242 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,022 —
585 585 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 —
629 629 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 208.00 $208.00 $919 —
555 555 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,185 —
711 711 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,244 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–443 427 12 262.50–275.00 $269.70 $1,152 -8.30
425–440 unweaned 433 6 227.00–230.00 $228.47 $989 —
450–492 unweaned 476 8 217.00–233.00 $222.67 $1,060 -21.33
467–494 483 10 232.50–250.00 $240.42 $1,161 —
515 unweaned 515 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —
508–532 524 10 220.00–235.00 $227.60 $1,193 —
552 552 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,248 —
600–613 608 10 179.00–219.00 $205.40 $1,249 —
653 653 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,345 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1350 1230 80-85% 21 80.00–86.50 $83.48 $1,027 +2.60
1100–1380 1235 80-85% 95 87.50–96.00 $91.17 $1,126 +4.05
1180–1360 1282 80-85% 33 96.00–107.00 $99.56 $1,276 -0.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1650 1444 75-80% 51 93.00–102.50 $97.50 $1,408 +7.17
1360–1640 1454 75-80% 24 82.50–92.00 $88.93 $1,293 —
1350–1755 1508 75-80% 45 102.50–121.00 $108.22 $1,632 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1000 951 85-90% 4 68.00–72.00 $69.99 $666 —
875–1130 1020 85-90% 39 81.50–89.00 $85.82 $875 -2.79
940–1150 1053 85-90% 14 76.00–80.50 $78.92 $831 -6.01
970–1200 1054 85-90% 20 90.00–93.00 $90.69 $956 +5.76
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1820 1667 65-75% 11 111.00–120.00 $116.05 $1,935 —
1540–2155 1769 65-75% 7 100.00–106.50 $103.11 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2180 1840 15 100.00–111.50 $108.32 $1,993 —
1510–2275 1907 12 114.50–123.00 $117.68 $2,244 —

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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.