Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

3,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.54/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 629 lb · 231 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.71/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 780 lb · 205 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.32/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 572 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,166	3,552	3,795
Feeder cattle	2,696	3,169	2,690
Slaughter cattle	405	383	940
Replacement cattle	65	—	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to firm, spots 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 750 lbs firm to higher undertone. Heifers 400-500 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–363	356	9	383.00–397.00	$392.25	$1,396	+39.23
422–440	430	28	339.00–359.00	$351.07	$1,510	+8.40
455–486	469	31	328.00–362.00	$340.50	$1,597	+4.42
491 unweaned	491	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,547	—
510–548	524	83	306.00–322.00	$314.22	$1,647	+2.86
550–583	562	43	290.00–319.00	$306.68	$1,724	+8.18
600–648	629	231	274.50–288.25	$283.54	$1,783	-0.38
665–675	674	87	276.50–286.60	$285.34	$1,923	+0.86
764–792	780	205	250.25–255.50	$252.71	$1,971	-3.68
803	803	5	252.50	$252.50	$2,028	+6.58
863–889	876	120	240.00–244.00	$241.97	$2,120	+3.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	334	6	322.50–351.00	$336.15	$1,123	—
483 unweaned	483	5	302.00	$302.00	$1,459	—
467–490	484	18	288.00–324.00	$310.46	$1,503	-15.54
501–545	523	27	291.00–299.00	$292.90	$1,532	+3.81
548 unweaned	548	3	276.00	$276.00	$1,512	—
558–586	573	15	263.00–286.50	$278.19	$1,594	+0.57
607–631	621	20	250.00–274.00	$264.35	$1,642	+4.67
638–641 unweaned	639	10	245.00–254.00	$248.61	$1,589	—
653–692	670	41	250.00–270.00	$264.82	$1,774	+10.70
673 unweaned	673	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,608	—
700–744	731	27	249.50–261.00	$254.79	$1,863	+7.42
792	792	8	228.00	$228.00	$1,806	-7.00
919	919	13	238.00	$238.00	$2,187	+12.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1241	1241	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,862	—
1230–1380	1280	3	174.00–175.00	$174.64	$2,235	—
1260–1325	1296	9	184.50–185.00	$184.72	$2,394	—
1190–1515	1380	22	185.00–190.00	$187.49	$2,587	—
1160–1524	1406	18	182.00–183.00	$182.48	$2,566	-4.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	4	257.00	$257.00	$1,049	—
486	486	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,234	—
624	624	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,523	—
650	650	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,540	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,228	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	346.00–351.00	$348.50	$1,202	+25.56
350–395	371	12	319.00–347.00	$327.69	$1,216	+31.19
410 unweaned	410	6	304.00	$304.00	$1,246	—
405–439	426	40	308.00–322.00	$315.55	$1,344	+33.49
453–497	469	26	287.00–305.00	$299.83	$1,406	+17.76
478 unweaned	478	17	283.50	$283.50	$1,355	+5.83
504–516 unweaned	509	17	263.00–275.50	$270.28	$1,376	+4.28
500–541	518	65	278.00–286.00	$281.83	$1,460	+8.09
551–580	572	145	270.50–278.50	$275.32	$1,575	+5.38
606 unweaned	606	21	267.50	$267.50	$1,621	—
603–627	611	41	270.00–278.00	$272.97	$1,668	+1.54
636 thin fleshed	636	34	282.25	$282.25	$1,795	—
657	657	10	265.00	$265.00	$1,741	+20.00
741–749	745	130	245.00–246.00	$245.51	$1,829	+5.51
775–798	780	91	230.50–233.75	$233.27	$1,820	—
846	846	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,870	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	6	300.00–311.00	$305.25	$1,007	—
408–433	419	23	283.00–299.00	$288.80	$1,210	+10.05
453–481	474	26	262.00–284.00	$271.29	$1,286	+3.15
490	490	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,279	-7.14
506 unweaned	506	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,275	—
528–545	538	27	250.00–269.00	$261.51	$1,407	-0.62
550–588	566	20	254.00–266.00	$261.13	$1,478	+5.65
608–640	621	25	243.00–265.50	$258.11	$1,603	+8.88
641	641	6	245.50	$245.50	$1,574	-3.73
650–687	673	15	233.00–246.00	$242.13	$1,630	-3.71
701–703	702	15	232.00–241.00	$235.59	$1,654	+6.04
936	936	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,928	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	3	265.00	$265.00	$933	—
425	425	3	266.00	$266.00	$1,130	+8.00
462–477	471	12	251.00–261.00	$257.05	$1,211	—
538	538	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,243	—
565	565	8	202.00	$202.00	$1,141	—
618–647	640	13	235.00–241.00	$239.66	$1,534	—
733	733	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,657	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1339	1248	26	188.50–190.00	$189.43	$2,364	+2.57

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,203	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–301 unweaned	301	5	341.00–350.00	$342.80	$1,032	—
362 unweaned	362	4	341.00	$341.00	$1,234	—
415 unweaned	415	3	291.00	$291.00	$1,208	—
423–432	428	7	312.00–315.00	$313.27	$1,341	—
463–488	470	11	281.00–291.00	$288.17	$1,354	-18.59
480–487 unweaned	484	8	263.00–267.00	$264.49	$1,280	—
516	516	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,367	-24.00
520–538 unweaned	527	24	260.00–279.00	$267.55	$1,410	—
552	552	8	265.50	$265.50	$1,466	+19.78
573 unweaned	573	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,381	+11.00
600–642	615	10	236.00–245.00	$239.54	$1,473	—
615 unweaned	615	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,427	—
682 unweaned	682	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,330	—
805	805	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,076	—
683	683	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,257	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1350	1237	80-85%	31	117.00–129.00	$122.69	$1,518	+13.04
1130–1350	1239	80-85%	23	105.00–115.00	$111.10	$1,377	+1.45
1100–1350	1255	80-85%	30	129.00–143.00	$134.96	$1,694	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1155	1058	85-90%	26	108.00–120.00	$115.16	$1,218	+2.12
930–1140	1061	85-90%	15	94.00–106.00	$100.22	$1,063	-12.82
995–1100	1062	85-90%	5	122.00–135.00	$126.07	$1,339	+13.03
930–1200	1092	85-90%	9	82.00–91.00	$87.12	$951	-25.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1630	1442	75-80%	8	109.00–118.00	$113.37	$1,635	-21.09
1340–1680	1449	75-80%	32	129.00–144.00	$137.53	$1,993	+3.07
1395–1670	1498	75-80%	14	120.00–130.00	$124.45	$1,864	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1780	1709	65-75%	4	144.00–148.00	$145.72	$2,490	+8.87
1835	1835	65-75%	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,275	-14.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–2140	1649	19	125.00–159.00	$151.71	$2,502	—
1685–2005	1753	6	137.00–145.00	$141.61	$2,482	—
1900–2215	2091	5	160.00–166.00	$162.07	$3,389	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1032–1255	1088	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,746.63
1030–1450	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,167.14
1250–1450	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,525.00–2,675.00	$2,632.87
1265–1470	1399	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,925.00–2,025.00	$1,989.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1200	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,200.00–3,450.00	$3,342.86	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1450	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,585.00	—

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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.