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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

5,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.66/cwt +12.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 576 lb · 276 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $245.43/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 677 lb · 273 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $260.31/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 626 lb · 266 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,389 3,546 3,870
Feeder cattle 4,801 3,231 3,088
Slaughter cattle 528 315 692
Replacement cattle 60 — 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher, with over 600 lbs trading mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–390 367 33 310.00–335.00 $320.51 $1,176 —
377 value added 377 9 319.00 $319.00 $1,203 —
404–449 430 59 303.00–338.00 $322.30 $1,386 —
452 unweaned 452 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,238 —
459 fancy 459 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,538 —
450–488 480 29 300.00–325.50 $312.46 $1,500 —
489 value added 489 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,516 —
508–546 528 135 270.00–315.50 $301.74 $1,593 +9.26
546 value added 546 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,572 —
550 thin fleshed 550 15 299.00 $299.00 $1,644 —
557–563 fancy 560 13 311.50–313.00 $312.30 $1,749 —
550–597 578 248 267.50–303.00 $286.80 $1,658 +10.46
601 thin fleshed 601 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,653 —
601 fancy 601 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,743 —
600–647 627 205 235.00–279.00 $261.88 $1,642 -0.46
617–649 value added 627 36 237.50–255.00 $245.94 $1,542 —
639 639 11 248.50 $248.50 $1,588 -13.84
664 value added 664 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,587 —
653–698 678 261 234.50–265.50 $245.73 $1,666 +0.29
700–748 717 177 227.50–247.00 $241.97 $1,735 +2.26
724–738 730 24 230.00–232.50 $230.83 $1,685 -8.88
729–732 value added 731 17 228.00–232.50 $231.44 $1,692 —
751–788 value added 775 63 218.50–226.50 $221.34 $1,715 -10.66
759–793 779 115 218.50–227.50 $224.68 $1,750 -6.59
806–835 823 59 218.00–225.50 $219.88 $1,810 -7.62
866–878 869 28 217.50–220.00 $218.72 $1,901 —
872–892 value added 878 19 198.50–206.50 $203.93 $1,791 —
937 937 5 196.50 $196.50 $1,841 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,121 +12.00
405–430 418 8 295.00–302.00 $298.32 $1,247 +14.32
461–495 478 23 269.00–288.00 $281.31 $1,345 +10.31
501–547 524 43 260.00–290.00 $275.50 $1,444 +8.92
573 unweaned 573 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,427 —
550–591 574 41 255.00–273.50 $264.92 $1,521 +24.79
601–643 624 71 230.00–255.00 $245.85 $1,534 +1.41
635 value added 635 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,562 —
672 value added 672 20 234.50 $234.50 $1,576 —
655–695 677 38 226.00–235.50 $231.42 $1,567 +1.90
713–737 726 44 218.00–235.00 $230.11 $1,671 +5.40
752–796 782 14 210.00–221.00 $214.18 $1,675 -2.82
792 792 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,624 -12.00
815–828 819 29 208.25–211.00 $210.39 $1,723 -4.70
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1330 1240 19 167.00–173.50 $170.89 $2,119 —
1315–1399 1389 8 173.50 $173.50 $2,410 -3.58
1325–1565 1433 36 174.00–176.50 $175.39 $2,513 —
1479 1479 4 180.00 $180.00 $2,662 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 251.00 $251.00 $753 —
492 492 11 234.50–261.00 $246.55 $1,213 —
567 567 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,355 +8.00
714 714 6 199.00 $199.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 11 228.00 $228.00 $1,117 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
997 997 5 174.50 $174.50 $1,740 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,135 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 230.00 $230.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 6 302.50 $302.50 $829 —
308 308 4 273.00 $273.00 $841 —
323 value added 323 6 280.00 $280.00 $904 —
379 value added 379 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,042 —
370–391 383 10 270.00–302.00 $282.38 $1,082 —
405–445 431 54 264.00–296.00 $283.17 $1,220 +24.17
451–489 471 45 258.00–290.00 $274.88 $1,295 +13.18
474 unweaned 474 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,071 —
489 fancy 489 29 303.00 $303.00 $1,482 —
500–532 fancy 515 26 285.00–291.00 $287.03 $1,478 —
502–549 526 159 241.00–270.00 $255.27 $1,343 +12.29
532 value added 532 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,325 —
564 thin fleshed 564 5 254.50 $254.50 $1,435 —
554–597 570 179 228.00–256.00 $247.85 $1,413 +10.18
578 578 14 233.00 $233.00 $1,347 -4.67
594 value added 594 13 233.00 $233.00 $1,384 —
600–628 611 131 225.00–246.50 $236.89 $1,447 -1.01
622 value added 622 5 225.50 $225.50 $1,403 —
663–690 value added 666 31 223.00–225.25 $225.02 $1,499 —
650–696 680 137 215.25–233.00 $225.93 $1,536 +0.39
700–719 715 44 220.00–224.00 $223.33 $1,597 +2.31
733–749 value added 741 17 216.00 $216.00 $1,601 —
753–769 760 35 197.50–210.50 $208.53 $1,585 -3.46
750–775 value added 761 26 210.50–212.00 $211.35 $1,608 —
791 791 8 202.50 $202.50 $1,602 -9.49
807 807 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,751 -15.50
850 850 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,674 —
897 value added 897 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–325 321 12 272.00–287.00 $279.94 $899 —
352–385 376 14 245.00–261.00 $256.77 $965 +6.76
402–425 413 30 248.00–269.00 $256.20 $1,058 +9.69
455–495 478 26 240.00–258.00 $247.49 $1,183 -2.51
500 unweaned 500 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —
501–547 529 52 234.00–244.00 $241.76 $1,279 +16.16
551 unweaned 551 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,091 —
552–598 577 120 220.00–241.00 $233.25 $1,346 +9.25
585 value added 585 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,328 —
625 value added 625 32 243.75 $243.75 $1,523 —
605–646 631 147 210.00–226.00 $219.80 $1,387 -6.09
642 unweaned 642 11 186.50 $186.50 $1,197 —
650–698 673 73 200.00–236.00 $216.00 $1,454 +2.96
696 696 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,455 -4.04
715–742 729 19 193.00–214.00 $206.02 $1,502 -0.55
770 770 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 -21.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1345 1189 5 167.00–173.50 $171.63 $2,041 +3.63
1165–1585 1300 33 175.50–179.00 $176.85 $2,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 210.00 $210.00 $804 —
456–495 473 9 226.00–240.00 $233.49 $1,104 +5.50
631–633 632 9 180.00–199.00 $188.43 $1,191 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,211 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,215 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 4 257.00 $257.00 $776 —
407 407 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,079 —
422 unweaned 422 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,025 —
512 512 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,167 —
572 572 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,236 +30.00
600 600 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,194 —
633 unweaned 633 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,203 —
662 662 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,298 +23.00
700 700 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,369 —
745 745 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,475 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,081 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1330 1227 80-85% 52 101.50–116.00 $107.85 $1,323 +11.19
1130–1435 1243 80-85% 41 90.00–102.00 $96.62 $1,201 -10.93
1195–1290 1253 80-85% 6 82.00–90.00 $87.01 $1,090 -0.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1840 1506 75-80% 39 106.00–120.50 $111.96 $1,686 +9.74
1380–1680 1537 75-80% 16 95.00–107.50 $102.08 $1,569 -0.14
1405–1780 1578 75-80% 8 87.00–97.00 $93.52 $1,476 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1030 983 85-90% 2 60.00–70.00 $64.76 $637 -26.26
850–1180 1003 85-90% 23 86.50–99.00 $92.30 $926 -8.65
850–1165 1036 85-90% 12 72.00–86.50 $79.68 $825 -21.27
935–1160 1049 85-90% 25 94.00–115.00 $103.66 $1,087 +2.71
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1955 1812 65-75% 3 110.50–120.50 $115.38 $2,091 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1980 1654 17 109.00–125.00 $118.03 $1,952 —
1405–2210 1807 10 124.00–137.00 $129.32 $2,337 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1515 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,511.86
1470–1475 1473 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1050 1036 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,175.00 $2,175.00

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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.