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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

3,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.42/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 573 lb · 249 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.70/cwt -10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 630 lb · 212 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.84/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 731 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,920 2,925 3,008
Feeder cattle 3,422 1,988 2,341
Slaughter cattle 498 577 667
Replacement cattle — 360 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 500 lbs firm to higher undertone on a light offering, all other weights of feeders steady to firm, spots firm to 5.00 higher on 550-600 lb heifers. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 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
330 value added 330 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,172 —
365 value added 365 5 366.00 $366.00 $1,336 —
362–396 385 24 341.00–371.50 $349.57 $1,346 —
410–445 426 35 322.00–336.00 $330.61 $1,408 —
472–473 value added 472 33 322.00–328.00 $323.46 $1,527 —
468–498 488 100 300.00–330.00 $321.79 $1,570 -1.04
505–516 512 9 279.00–281.00 $279.66 $1,432 -24.56
521–522 unweaned 521 7 286.00–294.00 $289.43 $1,508 —
506–540 525 74 298.00–315.00 $307.13 $1,612 +2.91
507–542 value added 535 50 304.00–315.00 $307.97 $1,648 —
564 564 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,528 -24.83
550–592 570 95 284.50–297.00 $289.34 $1,649 -6.49
568–572 value added 571 26 292.00–294.00 $293.62 $1,677 —
566–575 thin fleshed 575 94 308.00–313.60 $313.37 $1,802 —
562–590 unweaned 580 29 270.00–279.50 $271.59 $1,575 -15.39
600–620 unweaned 615 37 264.00–277.00 $268.83 $1,653 —
608–648 632 165 259.00–294.50 $285.73 $1,806 -7.66
642 value added 642 10 284.00 $284.00 $1,823 —
672–691 value added 680 25 262.00–276.50 $270.60 $1,840 —
650–691 684 134 260.00–276.00 $273.77 $1,873 -6.45
705–746 731 194 251.50–269.75 $260.84 $1,907 -8.47
761 value added 761 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,948 —
822 thin fleshed 822 65 250.00 $250.00 $2,055 —
826–846 832 26 237.00–246.25 $243.92 $2,029 —
877–891 886 180 240.75–242.75 $241.41 $2,139 -1.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,309 +9.56
458–472 465 6 301.00–315.00 $307.89 $1,432 +6.48
500–546 unweaned 531 10 274.00–285.00 $278.95 $1,481 —
533–548 543 11 275.00–284.00 $279.95 $1,520 —
551–595 unweaned 573 10 250.00–270.00 $259.62 $1,488 +6.62
555–598 577 10 270.00–275.00 $271.44 $1,566 -4.31
600–645 612 30 253.00–270.00 $264.30 $1,618 -7.84
633 unweaned 633 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,620 —
653–698 682 67 246.00–267.00 $259.49 $1,770 —
712 unweaned 712 3 228.50 $228.50 $1,627 —
720–723 722 10 252.00–264.00 $255.59 $1,845 +7.15
751–772 757 32 246.00–252.00 $249.36 $1,888 —
820 820 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,927 —
854–872 868 24 228.50–235.00 $233.67 $2,028 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1375 1221 16 178.00–183.50 $181.29 $2,214 —
1235–1287 1254 3 190.00–194.00 $191.66 $2,403 —
1145–1505 1363 16 176.00–180.00 $178.71 $2,436 -4.10
1185–1540 1374 46 182.00–190.00 $185.67 $2,551 +2.86
1730–1838 1795 5 170.00–177.00 $172.70 $3,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–481 475 9 274.00–286.00 $282.11 $1,340 —
545 545 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,357 —
781 781 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,843 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 6 249.50 $249.50 $1,642 —
1007 1007 10 223.00 $223.00 $2,246 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,172 —
405–435 411 23 267.00–309.00 $280.92 $1,155 -8.91
410–445 value added 423 26 303.00–316.00 $311.49 $1,318 —
426 fancy 426 14 316.00 $316.00 $1,346 —
431 unweaned 431 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,241 ±0.00
442 442 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,109 -38.83
451–456 454 8 250.00–252.00 $251.26 $1,141 —
456–485 474 54 270.00–302.00 $287.03 $1,361 —
511 511 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,242 -34.27
502–537 unweaned 513 24 258.00–272.00 $267.35 $1,372 —
502–537 515 33 257.00–299.00 $276.59 $1,424 -0.68
514–517 value added 516 41 261.50–270.50 $265.96 $1,372 —
551 551 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,328 -17.24
561–577 unweaned 569 16 240.00–249.00 $244.56 $1,392 -1.22
553–592 575 41 254.00–265.00 $261.40 $1,503 +3.16
592 value added 592 12 254.00 $254.00 $1,504 —
602–610 value added 607 6 247.00–252.00 $248.65 $1,509 —
602–614 610 8 264.00–266.00 $264.74 $1,615 +1.97
656–687 664 84 241.00–254.75 $251.68 $1,671 -0.24
718–733 725 40 235.00–247.75 $241.12 $1,748 -1.29
959–976 966 21 205.50–211.00 $208.72 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 280.00 $280.00 $840 —
372–398 unweaned 393 16 284.00–288.00 $284.71 $1,119 —
406–444 432 19 277.00–283.00 $279.11 $1,206 -2.90
452–472 unweaned 469 19 269.00–272.00 $269.46 $1,264 -4.08
452–495 472 10 268.00–276.00 $271.97 $1,284 +7.79
511–548 516 15 264.00–265.00 $264.66 $1,366 +8.40
515–548 unweaned 535 10 236.00–254.00 $246.73 $1,320 —
558–594 580 18 247.00–257.00 $251.20 $1,457 +2.02
578–584 unweaned 581 9 220.00–222.00 $221.12 $1,285 -1.62
603–605 unweaned 604 6 228.00–241.00 $234.49 $1,416 +18.49
626–647 640 44 242.00–257.00 $249.49 $1,597 +19.49
658 unweaned 658 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,408 —
651–689 672 45 227.50–248.50 $237.42 $1,595 -5.60
706–748 715 90 225.50–241.00 $237.20 $1,696 —
756–794 768 59 216.50–234.50 $229.77 $1,765 +6.25
805–833 825 90 220.75–234.50 $231.32 $1,908 —
874 874 6 216.25 $216.25 $1,890 —
970 970 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,862 -17.00
1015 1015 10 201.50 $201.50 $2,045 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1120 1105 3 171.00–173.00 $172.35 $1,904 -5.65
993–1378 1197 9 177.50–179.50 $178.80 $2,140 —
1165–1487 1284 22 183.00–185.00 $183.90 $2,361 +4.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,132 —
594 unweaned 594 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,130 —
355–397 unweaned 385 18 297.00–307.00 $299.56 $1,153 —
438 unweaned 438 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,358 —
468–485 unweaned 480 11 281.00–284.00 $283.20 $1,359 —
524 unweaned 524 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,394 -7.17
614 614 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,535 —
625 unweaned 625 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,556 —
750–756 754 9 200.50–224.50 $216.54 $1,633 +7.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,381 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1505 1436 75-80% 8 105.00–116.00 $111.68 $1,604 -5.04
1355–1650 1467 75-80% 35 119.00–131.00 $125.81 $1,846 -1.88
1355–1735 1527 75-80% 33 129.00–140.00 $134.16 $2,049 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1375 1246 80-85% 19 102.00–119.00 $110.35 $1,375 -23.12
1135–1335 1254 80-85% 10 127.00–134.00 $130.61 $1,638 +3.52
1055–1475 1256 80-85% 41 116.00–130.00 $122.09 $1,533 -5.00
1255–1410 1333 80-85% 2 103.00–105.00 $104.06 $1,387 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1200 1018 85-90% 17 60.00–90.00 $78.36 $798 -55.12
950–1240 1072 85-90% 24 91.00–108.00 $100.17 $1,074 -19.79
950–1215 1082 85-90% 26 103.00–120.00 $112.11 $1,213 -7.85
1085 1085 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,335 +3.04
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1720 1698 65-75% 3 133.00–138.00 $135.31 $2,298 —
1600–1935 1754 65-75% 13 124.00–136.50 $130.63 $2,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1985 1711 7 135.00–147.00 $141.51 $2,421 -18.71
1485–2485 1886 27 149.00–160.00 $154.46 $2,913 —
1790–2245 2006 7 160.00–170.00 $164.44 $3,299 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,490 —

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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.