Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

4,313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.90/cwt +20.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 569 lb · 240 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.17/cwt +8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 671 lb · 206 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.18/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 674 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,313	5,815	4,937
Feeder cattle	3,842	4,975	4,216
Slaughter cattle	471	690	721
Replacement cattle	—	150	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,278	+19.56
378	378	3	347.50	$347.50	$1,314	+22.79
404–438	416	27	320.00–337.50	$331.13	$1,378	-7.49
453–498	489	81	317.00–339.00	$329.50	$1,611	-7.73
502–549	523	138	311.00–335.50	$327.13	$1,711	-0.42
546	546	4	301.00	$301.00	$1,643	-26.55
560–586 thin fleshed	569	33	324.50–328.50	$327.13	$1,861	+7.13
554–599	575	101	291.00–318.00	$303.93	$1,748	+4.51
592	592	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,717	-9.42
600–644	616	114	279.00–296.00	$288.25	$1,776	+0.95
654–696	670	173	269.00–291.25	$278.60	$1,867	+13.50
660–688 thin fleshed	678	33	287.00–291.00	$288.42	$1,955	—
707 thin fleshed	707	10	279.00	$279.00	$1,973	-1.00
702–736	718	84	258.00–275.10	$269.96	$1,938	+5.69
750–795	772	178	240.50–255.50	$249.15	$1,923	+0.87
800–846	816	70	234.00–243.00	$237.92	$1,941	-14.58
854–867	865	23	229.50–235.00	$234.06	$2,025	+0.31
909	909	60	228.50	$228.50	$2,077	-7.35
944	944	11	211.50	$211.50	$1,997	-24.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–390	385	15	322.00–327.00	$323.29	$1,245	—
400	400	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	+20.00
434 thin fleshed	434	8	325.00	$325.00	$1,410	—
458–494	478	13	293.00–312.00	$300.54	$1,437	-3.46
500 thin fleshed	500	10	317.00	$317.00	$1,585	—
507–530	513	43	290.00–305.00	$293.36	$1,505	-10.16
580–594	585	37	272.00–281.00	$277.57	$1,624	-2.19
600–647	617	40	260.50–276.00	$269.27	$1,661	+27.77
655–698	684	22	248.00–267.00	$254.35	$1,740	+10.75
701–744	727	45	241.50–251.00	$246.30	$1,791	+6.69
769–784	781	21	223.75–239.00	$231.46	$1,808	+18.46
828	828	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,822	+2.00
853	853	15	227.50	$227.50	$1,941	+10.50
902	902	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,624	-30.00
916	916	7	209.50	$209.50	$1,919	-0.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1500	1340	21	172.00–178.00	$175.57	$2,353	—
1288–1650	1468	21	178.00–182.50	$180.97	$2,657	+1.89
1600	1600	3	186.00	$186.00	$2,976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	481	10	285.00–286.00	$285.59	$1,374	+7.44
584	584	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,343	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1063	1063	11	190.00	$190.00	$2,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–348	347	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,180	±0.00
362–395	384	16	307.00–345.00	$321.44	$1,234	+18.98
403–426 fancy	415	13	319.00–320.00	$319.55	$1,326	—
404–434	420	39	285.00–304.00	$299.13	$1,256	-2.11
459–495	479	28	275.00–300.00	$284.98	$1,365	-5.41
463–496 fancy	488	43	313.00–320.00	$316.67	$1,545	+0.41
500–536 thin fleshed	513	36	312.00–325.00	$319.44	$1,639	—
500–548	526	85	261.00–306.00	$282.42	$1,486	-2.57
552 fancy	552	99	301.25	$301.25	$1,663	—
552–584	574	55	267.00–280.00	$275.18	$1,580	+5.78
585 thin fleshed	585	86	286.25	$286.25	$1,675	—
604–633	615	50	259.00–277.50	$268.36	$1,650	+2.30
650–694	674	184	252.25–271.00	$258.18	$1,740	+16.09
704–743	725	72	230.50–244.00	$234.80	$1,702	+1.35
761–767	763	28	225.00–226.25	$225.76	$1,723	-2.88
800–826	820	29	216.00–224.00	$222.12	$1,821	+9.98
862–863	863	18	204.50–211.50	$209.95	$1,812	+10.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281 thin fleshed	281	4	340.00	$340.00	$955	—
360–395	376	11	284.00–295.00	$289.38	$1,088	-5.62
400–408 thin fleshed	406	13	291.00–293.00	$292.39	$1,187	—
413 unweaned	413	3	248.00	$248.00	$1,024	—
409–447	432	45	266.00–287.00	$279.41	$1,207	+4.15
450–498	471	49	250.00–276.00	$259.81	$1,224	-7.90
510–548	531	27	246.00–275.00	$260.26	$1,382	-8.04
561 unweaned	561	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,195	-5.00
556–598	584	52	240.00–260.00	$249.25	$1,456	-3.98
620 unweaned	620	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,420	—
612–639	628	27	239.00–261.00	$246.97	$1,551	+5.39
662–687	672	14	224.00–233.00	$229.55	$1,543	+2.43
700–703	701	8	208.00–220.00	$212.51	$1,490	-1.51
761	761	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,484	-23.25
792	792	6	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,683	-5.75
819	819	8	206.00	$206.00	$1,687	+29.00
861	861	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,636	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	260.00	$260.00	$861	—
511–548	538	26	239.50–245.00	$240.88	$1,296	-12.12
569–590	585	19	222.00–236.50	$230.52	$1,349	-10.48
605	605	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,422	—
741	741	4	208.50	$208.50	$1,545	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	11	250.00	$250.00	$1,430	—
669	669	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,672	+25.75
1108	1108	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,994	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102–1309	1241	13	179.50–183.50	$182.00	$2,259	—
1272	1272	4	186.50	$186.50	$2,372	+18.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,472	—
725	725	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481–486	484	11	271.00–272.00	$271.45	$1,314	—
535	535	6	269.00	$269.00	$1,439	+6.13
581–596	588	17	240.00–260.00	$251.09	$1,476	—
671	671	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,678	+31.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	6	308.00	$308.00	$1,383	—
607	607	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,511	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1325	1211	80-85%	22	96.00–109.50	$103.42	$1,252	+3.83
1125–1385	1241	80-85%	64	106.00–123.00	$111.83	$1,388	+21.90
1150–1385	1257	80-85%	6	90.00–95.00	$93.05	$1,170	-16.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1435	1412	75-80%	3	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$1,426	+10.97
1370–1590	1450	75-80%	13	105.50–114.00	$109.83	$1,593	-1.85
1255–1660	1496	75-80%	50	112.00–125.50	$119.78	$1,792	+17.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1100	948	85-90%	10	80.50–90.00	$85.45	$810	—
990	990	85-90%	1	70.50	$70.50	$698	+4.68
850–1240	1026	85-90%	11	92.00–100.50	$96.88	$994	+4.15
915–1110	1051	85-90%	30	100.00–115.00	$105.46	$1,108	+2.41

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	65-75%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,772	-15.40
1620–1895	1770	65-75%	13	113.00–127.50	$121.23	$2,146	+13.15
1690–1945	1816	65-75%	7	108.00–117.00	$112.65	$2,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,573	—
1350–1990	1672	15	117.00–137.00	$126.58	$2,116	—
1615–2640	2035	11	130.00–160.00	$147.31	$2,998	—

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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.