Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

2,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $252.51/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 809 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.11/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 585 lb · 67 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.53/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 568 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,676	3,920	4,911
Feeder cattle	1,521	3,422	2,847
Slaughter cattle	270	498	651
Replacement cattle	885	—	1,413

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 5.00 to 10.00 higher on light weight steers. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,202	—
385	385	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,482	+35.43
405–446	429	57	330.00–345.00	$338.07	$1,450	+7.46
467–498	474	28	320.00–331.00	$326.56	$1,548	+4.77
475–494 unweaned	481	30	304.00–323.00	$314.57	$1,513	—
500–525	513	30	309.00–326.00	$314.68	$1,614	+35.02
545–548 unweaned	545	27	288.00–291.00	$290.67	$1,584	+1.24
555–585	568	67	284.00–302.50	$296.53	$1,684	+7.19
608 unweaned	608	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,642	+1.17
609–647	626	46	271.00–284.00	$273.82	$1,714	-11.91
650–695	663	59	263.00–272.75	$270.00	$1,790	-3.77
718–745	736	35	261.25–272.00	$264.31	$1,945	+3.47
757–763	760	14	261.50–263.00	$261.93	$1,991	—
806–846	809	80	248.25–253.00	$252.51	$2,043	+8.59
880	880	12	244.50	$244.50	$2,152	+3.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–488	476	15	302.00–317.00	$310.71	$1,479	+2.82
508–545	526	15	287.00–298.00	$292.65	$1,539	+12.70
508–542 unweaned	531	9	287.00–288.00	$287.32	$1,526	+8.37
547	547	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,543	+2.05
563–598	578	39	265.00–287.00	$278.05	$1,607	+6.61
610–648	639	18	259.00–265.50	$262.85	$1,680	-1.45
647 unweaned	647	6	243.50	$243.50	$1,575	-12.50
658–692	674	14	250.00–259.00	$254.26	$1,714	-5.23
686	686	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,722	-8.49
755–772	761	8	228.50–235.00	$232.53	$1,770	-16.83
807	807	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,888	-1.00
878	878	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,993	-6.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	7	184.00	$184.00	$2,208	+2.71
1188–1423	1294	13	184.00–188.00	$185.75	$2,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,461	+19.00
592	592	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,373	—
605	605	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,458	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,016	+32.50
393–394	394	7	285.00–297.00	$291.86	$1,150	—
409 unweaned	409	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,067	—
415	415	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,079	-19.11
450–498	475	23	250.00–280.00	$266.68	$1,267	-5.29
503–542	527	31	254.00–265.00	$259.82	$1,369	-4.84
503–546 unweaned	530	21	244.50–255.00	$249.83	$1,324	+3.10
543	543	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,358	-14.66
550–592	569	27	253.00–259.00	$255.48	$1,454	+4.28
593 unweaned	593	7	238.00	$238.00	$1,411	+16.88
607 unweaned	607	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,414	-1.49
603–642	624	30	244.00–259.00	$248.77	$1,552	-0.72
668–682	678	8	233.00–244.00	$238.88	$1,620	+1.46
753	753	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,694	-4.77
870	870	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,818	-7.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 unweaned	285	6	340.00	$340.00	$969	—
376–382 unweaned	380	12	305.00–311.00	$308.52	$1,172	—
403–446	429	35	285.00–299.50	$289.79	$1,243	+38.79
453–463	458	8	286.00–289.00	$287.48	$1,317	+36.22
464 unweaned	464	13	282.00	$282.00	$1,308	—
547	547	13	271.25	$271.25	$1,484	-5.34
566–599	585	67	262.25–268.00	$264.11	$1,545	+2.71
675–681	679	10	245.50–246.00	$245.80	$1,669	-5.88
771	771	10	234.00	$234.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547 unweaned	547	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,264	—
553	553	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,360	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083	1083	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,738	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,156	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,905	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,116	—
427–428	428	6	313.00–318.00	$315.50	$1,350	—
474	474	8	274.00	$274.00	$1,299	—
558	558	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,417	—
571 unweaned	571	7	258.00	$258.00	$1,473	—
620–637	629	6	233.00–238.00	$235.47	$1,481	-14.53
695	695	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,557	—
702	702	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	3	341.00	$341.00	$1,371	—
470–472 unweaned	471	10	306.00–307.50	$306.60	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1175	1017	85-90%	19	75.00–90.00	$82.83	$842	+4.47
950–1070	1017	85-90%	3	119.00–129.00	$123.13	$1,252	+44.77
905–1215	1058	85-90%	22	91.00–103.00	$97.56	$1,032	-2.61
920–1135	1060	85-90%	21	105.00–116.00	$109.89	$1,165	+9.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1340	1236	80-85%	27	105.00–114.00	$109.46	$1,353	-0.89
1245–1260	1253	80-85%	3	99.00–101.00	$100.00	$1,253	-30.61
1100–1355	1254	80-85%	20	115.00–123.00	$118.17	$1,482	-12.44
1255	1255	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,556	+1.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1495	1421	75-80%	8	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$1,562	-1.74
1350–1600	1462	75-80%	19	115.00–123.00	$118.53	$1,733	-7.28
1370–1615	1495	75-80%	6	125.00–130.00	$126.63	$1,893	+0.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–1775	1733	65-75%	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$2,068	—
1805	1805	65-75%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,274	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–2185	1688	6	130.00–145.00	$138.25	$2,334	—
1350–2110	1746	20	143.00–160.00	$151.26	$2,641	+9.75
1760–2125	1878	4	158.00–170.00	$164.53	$3,090	+10.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1107	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,912.65
1088–1248	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,397.36
1107–1250	1165	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,879.15
1011–1450	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,308.88
1126–1315	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,450.00–2,550.00	$2,508.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1193–1450	1346	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	2,500.00–2,875.00	$2,692.84
1185–1450	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,905.93
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1303	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1144–1205	1177	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1113–1300	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	3,050.00–3,200.00	$3,138.68
1119–1294	1210	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,840.02
1258	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1052	1052	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1097	1097	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1129	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	2,075.00–2,300.00	$2,187.50	—
1200–1250	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,550.00	—
1000–1350	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,950.00–2,275.00	$2,153.13	—
900–1400	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,815.91	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1400	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	3,050.00–4,150.00	$3,476.79	—
1300–1400	1357	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,864.29	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,421.43	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,050.00–2,125.00	$2,096.88	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1150	1019	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	3,100.00–3,450.00	$3,243.75	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

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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.