Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

5,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $264.72/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 730 lb · 333 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.64/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,950/hd at 769 lb · 285 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.28/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 572 lb · 275 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,815	7,198	2,196
Feeder cattle	4,975	5,820	1,531
Slaughter cattle	690	1,078	475
Replacement cattle	150	300	190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, 550-700 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher, 700-800 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and 2 pot loads of 865-885 lb steers traded 4.00 higher than last week's pot load. Feeder heifers weighing 450-650 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold 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
308–348	321	28	321.00–375.00	$352.94	$1,133	+2.96
381–394	386	13	310.00–353.00	$324.71	$1,253	-16.77
418–445	430	32	319.00–352.50	$338.62	$1,456	+13.95
463 value added	463	12	321.00–323.00	$322.50	$1,493	—
450–499	474	79	314.00–360.00	$337.23	$1,598	+19.73
486 thin fleshed	486	8	383.00	$383.00	$1,861	—
501–547	529	180	300.00–343.00	$327.55	$1,733	+14.75
529 value added	529	7	299.00	$299.00	$1,582	—
555 thin fleshed	555	33	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	+10.00
552–596 value added	574	67	284.00–306.00	$296.90	$1,704	—
555–595	575	175	285.00–304.00	$299.42	$1,722	+5.21
600–649	622	104	275.00–296.00	$287.30	$1,787	+9.90
631–638 value added	633	23	278.00–283.00	$281.68	$1,783	—
671 fancy	671	80	284.25	$284.25	$1,907	—
664–699	687	167	254.00–286.00	$265.10	$1,821	-3.86
700 thin fleshed	700	12	280.00	$280.00	$1,960	—
704–742 value added	724	59	253.50–265.50	$263.63	$1,909	—
700–749	733	262	255.00–270.00	$264.27	$1,937	+8.60
760–762 thin fleshed	761	120	261.00–263.00	$261.83	$1,993	—
772 value added	772	56	246.50	$246.50	$1,903	—
766–785	776	109	242.00–250.00	$248.28	$1,927	+3.65
823	823	2	252.50	$252.50	$2,078	+16.49
865–886	875	117	233.50–234.00	$233.75	$2,045	+4.50
894 value added	894	17	212.50	$212.50	$1,900	—
915	915	120	235.85	$235.85	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,183	-14.99
464	464	5	304.00	$304.00	$1,411	+7.49
528–547	542	43	281.00–307.50	$303.52	$1,645	+12.70
563–594	586	36	275.00–285.00	$279.76	$1,639	+0.18
632	632	6	241.50	$241.50	$1,526	-20.15
608–648	633	25	249.00–275.00	$265.43	$1,680	+3.78
666	666	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,672	-0.71
674 value added	674	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,719	—
691–695	694	20	240.00–244.50	$243.60	$1,691	-8.11
708	708	6	229.50	$229.50	$1,625	-9.83
721–749	731	17	228.50–246.00	$239.61	$1,752	+0.28
776 value added	776	18	232.00	$232.00	$1,800	—
791	791	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,685	-20.49
827	827	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,803	-4.30
855	855	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,855	—
919	919	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,930	—
989	989	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,929	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1393	1380	3	168.50–169.00	$168.66	$2,328	—
1190–1609	1450	43	173.50–183.00	$179.08	$2,597	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477–492	484	11	276.00–280.00	$278.15	$1,346	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,112	-8.00
363–398	382	26	273.00–322.50	$302.46	$1,155	-26.04
418 value added	418	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,170	—
406–448	420	34	297.50–310.00	$301.24	$1,265	+9.39
466 value added	466	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,328	—
455–481 fancy	470	18	311.00–320.00	$316.26	$1,486	—
459–498	478	60	275.00–303.00	$290.39	$1,388	-1.67
513–526 value added	517	24	274.00–280.00	$277.98	$1,437	—
511–522 fancy	518	14	310.00–316.00	$312.11	$1,617	+8.76
505–545	531	66	261.00–303.00	$284.99	$1,513	+7.62
555–597	575	141	250.00–279.00	$269.40	$1,549	-0.48
589 value added	589	4	258.00	$258.00	$1,520	—
600–643	610	187	249.00–270.00	$266.06	$1,623	+5.85
656–695	677	149	235.00–249.50	$242.09	$1,639	+2.46
706–735	728	48	226.00–239.00	$233.45	$1,700	-1.80
750–763	751	96	223.50–234.00	$228.64	$1,717	+7.47
820–845	841	17	208.00–213.00	$212.14	$1,784	-9.93
893	893	7	199.00	$199.00	$1,777	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,142	+9.35
402–442	428	19	270.00–277.00	$275.26	$1,178	+14.94
457–478 unweaned	468	6	235.00–246.00	$240.62	$1,126	—
453–494	480	48	259.00–277.50	$267.71	$1,285	+8.51
504–548	528	64	253.00–277.50	$268.30	$1,417	+13.19
560 unweaned	560	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,221	—
572	572	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,207	-38.45
554–596	576	52	237.00–271.00	$253.23	$1,459	+3.78
613 value added	613	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,477	—
613–624	619	12	230.50–235.25	$232.85	$1,441	-12.48
610–640	628	65	237.00–246.00	$241.58	$1,517	-3.75
653–686	674	90	222.50–235.50	$227.12	$1,531	+0.11
693	693	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,497	-11.01
722–729	725	9	210.00–219.00	$214.02	$1,552	-2.55
722–736	734	78	220.00–229.00	$228.24	$1,675	+11.67
760–763	762	6	217.50–219.00	$218.25	$1,663	+4.47
800	800	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	-11.40
819	819	6	177.00	$177.00	$1,450	-19.40
876	876	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,664	+4.97
916	916	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,557	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,159	+2.00
532	532	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,346	+8.52
563	563	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,357	+10.08
670	670	15	218.00	$218.00	$1,461	+1.66
807 value added	807	20	194.50	$194.50	$1,570	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	19	224.25	$224.25	$1,550	—
1019	1019	11	164.50	$164.50	$1,676	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1240	1132	5	170.50–171.00	$170.78	$1,933	—
1280	1280	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,150	-1.97
1288	1288	4	176.00	$176.00	$2,267	+6.03
1175–1460	1350	8	173.50–181.00	$176.26	$2,380	—
1390–1600	1524	5	170.00–173.00	$172.26	$2,625	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	247.00	$247.00	$798	—
498	498	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,175	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,119	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,026	+11.69
398	398	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,150	+9.00
481 unweaned	481	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,126	—
506–532	516	8	259.00–269.00	$262.87	$1,356	+1.87
552	552	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,363	—
586 unweaned	586	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,412	—
605–626	620	10	211.00–243.00	$233.63	$1,449	+3.63
646	646	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,273	-33.00
673	673	10	219.00	$219.00	$1,474	-7.40
741	741	12	202.50	$202.50	$1,501	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570 unweaned	570	11	247.00	$247.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–560 unweaned	558	8	250.00–251.00	$250.38	$1,397	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1350	1216	80-85%	50	93.00–104.50	$99.59	$1,211	-0.31
1090–1405	1223	80-85%	12	83.00–94.00	$89.93	$1,100	-9.97
1125–1365	1254	80-85%	64	103.00–120.00	$109.87	$1,378	+0.95
1390–1395	1393	80-85%	2	70.00–73.00	$71.50	$996	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1440	1413	75-80%	4	85.00–96.00	$90.03	$1,272	—
1350–1635	1465	75-80%	60	106.00–118.50	$111.68	$1,636	+19.37
1335–1800	1472	75-80%	29	97.50–105.00	$101.81	$1,499	-8.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1240	993	85-90%	8	54.00–70.00	$65.82	$654	-14.52
860–1150	1019	85-90%	25	87.00–99.00	$92.73	$945	-7.26
950–1225	1058	85-90%	18	97.00–108.00	$103.05	$1,090	—
975–1275	1089	85-90%	17	72.00–91.00	$82.33	$897	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–2000	1732	65-75%	13	111.00–125.00	$118.40	$2,051	+4.06
1650–1950	1759	65-75%	4	105.00–113.50	$108.08	$1,901	+1.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1800	1511	8	90.00–116.50	$104.92	$1,585	—
1405–2365	1835	26	115.00–130.00	$124.96	$2,293	+0.80
1600–2240	1932	17	130.00–140.00	$135.02	$2,609	+1.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1375	1196	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,574.13
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1470	1442	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,880.58
1400–1600	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,192.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1076	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1001–1246	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,675.00–1,800.00	$1,730.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1333–1400	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,225.00	$2,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1012	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1062	1062	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1178	1178	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1223	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
1250–1400	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,075.00–2,475.00	$2,280.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.