Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

2,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.01/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 873 lb · 180 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.92/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 765 lb · 147 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.39/cwt +14.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 609 lb · 119 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,925	5,516	3,190
Feeder cattle	1,988	4,981	2,686
Slaughter cattle	577	535	504
Replacement cattle	360	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm on a light test, yearling steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher and yearling heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–494	474	17	319.00–326.00	$322.83	$1,530	+2.50
511–538	523	21	298.00–307.50	$304.22	$1,591	+34.22
552–560 unweaned	555	7	283.00–290.00	$286.98	$1,593	+15.98
550–587	567	66	287.00–302.00	$295.83	$1,677	+3.78
601–631	609	119	284.00–301.00	$293.39	$1,787	+14.79
657–693	673	104	270.00–283.50	$280.22	$1,886	+9.37
703–705	704	77	263.50–271.50	$269.31	$1,896	+11.26
750–788	765	147	249.50–265.50	$257.92	$1,973	+9.39
861–898	873	180	241.60–243.75	$243.01	$2,121	+8.88
909–938	923	116	235.75	$235.75	$2,176	+7.70
987	987	112	231.10	$231.10	$2,281	+5.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,297	+19.91
408–448	424	5	300.00–302.50	$301.44	$1,278	-14.56
455–494	479	12	291.00–311.00	$301.41	$1,444	-1.41
502–505	504	6	284.00–290.00	$286.99	$1,446	+0.03
563 unweaned	563	3	253.00	$253.00	$1,424	—
557–596	586	58	262.00–283.00	$275.75	$1,616	-0.64
628–643	632	9	268.00–276.50	$272.14	$1,720	+2.27
700–732	722	13	240.00–251.00	$248.44	$1,794	-1.84

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1158	1101	9	173.50–175.00	$174.26	$1,919	—
1115–1336	1292	5	179.00–180.00	$179.17	$2,315	+1.30
1185–1750	1382	33	180.00–184.50	$182.81	$2,526	-0.11
1392	1392	10	186.00	$186.00	$2,589	+3.08

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
929	929	18	224.25	$224.25	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,246	+9.00
505	505	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,318	—
595–598	597	6	234.00–260.00	$247.03	$1,475	—
698	698	4	241.50	$241.50	$1,686	+4.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014	1014	7	222.00	$222.00	$2,251	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380 unweaned	380	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,121	-22.00
418 unweaned	418	3	288.00	$288.00	$1,204	—
415–438	424	5	289.00–291.00	$289.83	$1,229	-14.29
456 unweaned	456	16	298.00	$298.00	$1,359	+21.00
517–522	520	20	270.00–283.00	$277.27	$1,442	+2.28
550–565 unweaned	559	7	240.00–250.00	$245.78	$1,374	—
558–583	569	30	256.00–260.00	$258.24	$1,469	-6.63
613–631	627	13	262.00–263.00	$262.77	$1,648	-0.41
651–692	664	12	247.00–255.00	$251.92	$1,673	-0.72
708–730	720	72	240.00–248.00	$242.41	$1,745	+0.47
827	827	7	222.50	$222.50	$1,840	-5.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,131	-9.00
410–443	429	17	278.00–287.00	$282.01	$1,210	+6.58
437–447 unweaned	442	6	261.00–274.00	$267.57	$1,183	—
455–495	481	18	254.00–274.00	$264.18	$1,271	-6.26
488–497 unweaned	494	7	271.00–280.00	$273.54	$1,351	—
507–543	527	17	250.00–262.00	$256.26	$1,350	-6.12
562–581	572	30	245.00–253.00	$249.18	$1,425	-4.47
557–598 unweaned	573	5	214.00–229.00	$222.74	$1,276	-17.63
600–644	620	15	248.00–259.50	$254.36	$1,577	+1.84
638 unweaned	638	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,378	-24.50
648	648	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,490	-22.52
663–670	667	6	240.00–246.00	$243.02	$1,621	-2.72
753–773	762	7	222.00–225.50	$223.52	$1,703	-7.85
925	925	3	207.75	$207.75	$1,922	-0.09
961	961	8	209.00	$209.00	$2,008	+11.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,967	—
1005–1390	1294	4	178.00–180.00	$179.61	$2,324	—
1090–1560	1394	34	181.00–185.00	$183.12	$2,553	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,238	—
568	568	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,295	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 unweaned	330	3	364.00	$364.00	$1,201	—
358	358	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,235	—
426 unweaned	426	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,342	-11.00
448	448	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,344	—
486 unweaned	486	25	299.00	$299.00	$1,453	+1.00
626	626	12	250.00	$250.00	$1,565	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	324.00	$324.00	$1,209	—
458	458	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,282	-1.00
518	518	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,476	—
526–537 unweaned	531	7	271.00–276.00	$273.17	$1,451	—
595–597	596	6	245.00–259.00	$251.99	$1,502	-18.01
661	661	8	247.00	$247.00	$1,633	+3.00
692	692	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,266	-61.00
715 unweaned	715	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,437	—
775	775	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,620	—
939	939	7	201.50	$201.50	$1,892	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1345	1234	80-85%	27	115.00–128.00	$117.92	$1,455	-3.64
1120–1360	1244	80-85%	17	129.00–141.00	$133.47	$1,660	+11.91
1110–1430	1254	80-85%	46	120.00–136.00	$127.09	$1,594	-10.89
1135–1525	1271	80-85%	14	98.00–111.00	$106.54	$1,354	-24.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1570	1449	75-80%	11	114.00–124.00	$116.72	$1,691	—
1445–1460	1453	75-80%	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$1,576	-23.96
1275–1695	1474	75-80%	45	120.00–137.00	$127.69	$1,882	+3.46
1330–1930	1555	75-80%	21	130.00–144.00	$136.33	$2,120	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732–1150	993	85-90%	25	96.00–114.00	$106.42	$1,057	—
990–1095	1037	85-90%	9	126.00–136.00	$133.48	$1,384	+1.31
950–1150	1051	85-90%	10	71.00–95.00	$85.47	$898	-37.92
945–1130	1059	85-90%	14	115.00–126.00	$119.96	$1,270	-3.43

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–2010	1795	65-75%	5	132.50–143.00	$136.97	$2,459	—
1740–1930	1817	65-75%	3	124.00–128.50	$125.44	$2,279	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2040	1606	19	139.00–155.00	$147.66	$2,371	—
1450–2010	1743	18	155.00–166.00	$160.22	$2,793	-6.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
973–1144	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	2,600.00–2,975.00	$2,830.91
1122	1122	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1102–1450	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,225.00–2,700.00	$2,426.31
1170–1392	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,822.92
1175–1622	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,075.00–2,350.00	$2,101.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
862 thin fleshed	862	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,150.00	$2,150.00
850–916 thin fleshed	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,300.00–2,475.00	$2,366.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
889	889	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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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
900–1000	941	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	3,025.00–3,050.00	$3,042.65	—
1000–1050	1033	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–3,225.00	$3,083.33	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
950–1200	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	3,365.00–3,510.00	$3,432.94	—
1000–1400	1154	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,575.00	$2,435.42	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1000 thin fleshed	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,550.00–2,750.00	$2,616.67	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	4,000.00–4,150.00	$4,075.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825 thin fleshed	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—

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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.