Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

3,552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $268.86/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 722 lb · 208 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.09/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 573 lb · 186 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.47/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 526 lb · 168 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,552	2,676	2,596
Feeder cattle	3,169	1,521	2,216
Slaughter cattle	383	270	380
Replacement cattle	—	885	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs firm to higher undertone on a light test, over 600 lbs firm to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–322	314	8	347.00–375.00	$363.30	$1,141	-6.70
364–395	382	26	335.00–374.00	$353.02	$1,349	-31.98
403–445	430	55	318.00–357.00	$342.67	$1,473	+4.60
453 value added	453	3	323.00	$323.00	$1,463	—
452–499	470	63	317.00–360.00	$336.08	$1,580	+9.52
500–547	525	139	299.00–321.00	$311.36	$1,635	-3.32
527 unweaned	527	11	296.00	$296.00	$1,560	+5.33
506–547 value added	534	18	299.00–305.00	$303.11	$1,619	—
550–585 value added	566	13	293.00–308.00	$300.85	$1,703	—
557–596	573	140	285.00–315.50	$298.50	$1,710	+1.97
568–582 unweaned	577	33	262.00–282.00	$267.10	$1,541	—
602 value added	602	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,764	—
600–647	622	102	271.00–290.00	$283.92	$1,766	+10.10
637	637	4	269.00	$269.00	$1,714	-4.82
652–655 value added	654	30	269.00–274.00	$273.00	$1,785	—
653–688	679	109	273.00–287.00	$284.48	$1,932	+14.48
701 value added	701	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,858	—
705–732	722	205	260.25–277.00	$268.92	$1,942	+4.61
753 value added	753	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,852	—
780–795	785	92	250.00–258.25	$256.39	$2,013	-5.54
807 value added	807	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,880	—
802–830	825	101	242.75–247.75	$245.92	$2,029	-6.59
875–892	888	17	237.50–243.00	$238.78	$2,120	-5.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,279	—
485	485	4	326.00	$326.00	$1,581	+15.29
502–532	509	13	280.00–298.00	$289.09	$1,471	-3.56
561–585	574	32	265.00–291.00	$277.62	$1,594	-0.43
605–618 value added	611	11	269.00–282.00	$274.98	$1,680	—
607–642	629	28	256.00–265.00	$259.68	$1,633	-3.17
651–698	667	11	245.00–259.00	$254.12	$1,695	-0.14
720–738	732	9	243.00–249.50	$247.37	$1,811	—
788	788	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,852	+2.47
910	910	3	225.50	$225.50	$2,052	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1292–1465	1400	24	185.50–188.00	$187.08	$2,619	—
1435–1503	1486	4	185.00–186.00	$185.24	$2,753	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	7	267.00	$267.00	$1,618	—
675	675	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,768	—
746	746	14	258.00	$258.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,341	-5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673–687	681	7	258.00–259.00	$258.42	$1,760	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–312	311	7	305.00–330.00	$322.94	$1,004	—
351–352	351	8	295.00–301.00	$296.50	$1,041	—
410–448	425	10	277.00–289.00	$282.06	$1,199	-7.73
453–494	472	87	267.00–290.00	$282.07	$1,331	-5.41
483–490 unweaned	485	12	277.00–279.00	$277.67	$1,347	-4.33
455–499 value added	487	20	266.00–271.00	$268.72	$1,309	—
513 unweaned	513	3	266.00	$266.00	$1,365	—
522 fancy	522	19	293.00	$293.00	$1,529	—
500–539	523	78	262.00–288.00	$273.74	$1,432	+2.49
505–533 value added	525	11	264.00–269.00	$267.69	$1,405	—
555–576	570	51	264.50–280.50	$269.94	$1,539	+5.83
581	581	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,429	-18.11
585 value added	585	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,527	—
596 unweaned	596	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,520	—
608–611 value added	609	25	250.00–251.00	$250.24	$1,524	—
607–649	640	128	264.00–276.50	$271.43	$1,737	—
652	652	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,597	-0.80
674 fancy	674	42	274.25	$274.25	$1,848	—
667–684	680	51	267.75–269.50	$268.12	$1,823	+22.32
740	740	77	240.00	$240.00	$1,776	—
860–898	895	71	224.00–232.50	$231.90	$2,076	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–390	371	9	275.00–289.00	$282.12	$1,047	-9.74
405–439	423	15	269.00–289.00	$278.75	$1,179	+18.75
465–493	481	7	264.00–274.00	$268.14	$1,290	+1.46
475–497 unweaned	487	9	250.00–260.00	$255.67	$1,245	—
500–543	528	39	252.00–267.00	$262.13	$1,384	+2.31
550–553 unweaned	552	8	254.00	$254.00	$1,402	—
550–593	571	16	255.00–257.00	$255.48	$1,459	±0.00
600–635	608	16	245.00–255.00	$249.23	$1,515	+0.46
650–682	660	17	242.00–249.00	$245.84	$1,623	+6.96
700–746	730	40	225.00–231.00	$229.55	$1,676	—
750–787	765	11	224.50–227.00	$225.89	$1,728	+0.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,014	—
406	406	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,047	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1288	1245	5	185.00–188.00	$186.86	$2,326	—
1530	1530	3	186.00	$186.00	$2,846	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,068	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	329.00	$329.00	$1,273	+48.00
465–488	480	21	299.00–325.00	$306.76	$1,472	+32.76
524	524	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,514	—
582–591	587	14	240.00–251.00	$245.72	$1,442	-8.28
592 unweaned	592	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,362	-28.00
927	927	9	204.50	$204.50	$1,896	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	7	341.00	$341.00	$1,347	—
462	462	3	329.00	$329.00	$1,520	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1390	1232	80-85%	36	116.00–126.00	$121.25	$1,494	+11.79
1080–1375	1234	80-85%	29	125.00–138.00	$130.84	$1,615	+21.38
1125–1350	1237	80-85%	25	102.00–116.00	$109.65	$1,356	+0.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1635	1442	75-80%	38	129.00–145.00	$134.46	$1,939	+24.52
1360–1580	1453	75-80%	7	104.00–115.00	$110.58	$1,607	-7.95
1350–1600	1456	75-80%	21	117.00–129.00	$123.76	$1,802	+5.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1145	992	85-90%	11	67.00–87.00	$78.30	$777	—
905–1125	1022	85-90%	8	120.00–129.00	$125.63	$1,284	+42.80
890–1200	1045	85-90%	13	92.00–105.00	$98.47	$1,029	+15.64
850–1190	1057	85-90%	15	107.00–118.00	$113.04	$1,195	+15.48

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1820	1716	65-75%	8	134.00–144.00	$136.85	$2,348	+17.51
1725	1725	65-75%	1	119.00	$119.00	$2,053	-0.34
1815–1840	1828	65-75%	2	137.00–139.00	$138.01	$2,523	+12.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1810	1570	9	133.00–147.00	$140.64	$2,208	—
1320–2155	1793	17	145.00–165.00	$153.33	$2,749	—
1550–2385	1911	7	160.00–165.00	$162.02	$3,096	—

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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.