Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

4,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.80/cwt +7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 671 lb · 256 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.24/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 577 lb · 233 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.54/cwt +9.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 730 lb · 165 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,473	3,361	3,331
Feeder cattle	3,180	2,559	2,580
Slaughter cattle	277	577	751
Replacement cattle	1,016	225	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 450-650 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to firm. Heifers 450-600 lbs 5.00 to10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sharply higher undertone. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–347	333	17	387.50–420.00	$404.82	$1,348	+10.82
354 unweaned	354	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,345	—
355–391	387	33	386.00–400.00	$387.75	$1,501	+15.49
425–439	434	22	343.00–360.00	$352.25	$1,529	+3.53
450–496	466	108	322.00–347.50	$336.55	$1,568	+10.53
493	493	4	292.00	$292.00	$1,440	-34.02
513–544	535	68	297.00–335.00	$323.70	$1,732	+4.96
548	548	4	283.00	$283.00	$1,551	-35.74
565	565	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,554	-28.89
550–597	577	226	284.00–330.00	$314.42	$1,814	+10.53
615–633	619	118	283.00–295.50	$292.33	$1,810	+7.59
615–639	632	11	263.00–278.00	$266.98	$1,687	-17.76
654–675 fancy	661	51	295.00–298.00	$296.57	$1,960	—
661–695	672	12	256.00–264.50	$258.93	$1,740	-15.11
650–696	674	193	268.00–286.00	$279.32	$1,883	+5.28
718	718	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,867	-12.71
703–745	728	26	264.00–285.00	$275.44	$2,005	+2.73
750–789	768	133	252.00–255.00	$253.87	$1,950	+0.62
771	771	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,812	-18.25
802	802	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,925	-10.25
805–810	809	77	248.50–257.25	$255.55	$2,067	+5.30
912–939	924	146	246.00–253.00	$250.10	$2,311	-5.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462 unweaned	462	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,386	—
525	525	4	281.00	$281.00	$1,475	—
540 unweaned	540	13	269.00	$269.00	$1,453	—
565–586	573	13	276.00–282.00	$279.64	$1,602	-2.26
605–634	621	16	261.00–277.00	$270.08	$1,677	+9.08
633	633	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,614	-6.00
670–680	675	6	257.50–260.00	$258.74	$1,746	+0.74
706–739	734	74	249.00–267.00	$252.23	$1,851	—
843–844	844	24	232.00–247.50	$243.63	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	4	274.00	$274.00	$1,296	—
639	639	26	247.75	$247.75	$1,583	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,476	—
596	596	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,705	—
626	626	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,634	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1350	1341	9	183.50–189.00	$184.76	$2,478	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–537	525	7	270.00–283.00	$277.59	$1,457	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714	714	4	234.50	$234.50	$1,674	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,087	-64.34
354–387	367	15	345.00–382.00	$363.50	$1,334	+10.23
404–431	418	31	301.00–343.00	$322.23	$1,347	+19.74
455–491	471	77	281.00–307.00	$297.53	$1,401	+4.50
509–540	526	88	276.00–290.00	$282.72	$1,487	-1.41
534 unweaned	534	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,452	—
561–593	575	98	266.00–282.00	$274.09	$1,576	+9.89
603	603	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,501	-18.07
601–649	638	72	262.00–276.00	$267.66	$1,708	+0.59
651–666	662	62	254.00–260.00	$255.43	$1,691	+2.38
705–736	730	165	252.50–260.00	$256.54	$1,873	+9.19
772	772	37	246.00	$246.00	$1,899	+12.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,144	-11.00
460 unweaned	460	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,173	+5.00
524–547	538	56	258.50–270.00	$263.76	$1,419	-3.20
563–590	574	23	248.00–272.00	$258.28	$1,483	+5.99
604 unweaned	604	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,365	-5.00
609	609	7	241.00	$241.00	$1,468	-1.46
610–640	632	39	240.00–246.00	$242.68	$1,534	+0.22
659–672	664	30	229.00–235.00	$231.42	$1,537	+3.11
722	722	19	248.00	$248.00	$1,791	+14.50
763–792	781	16	229.50–235.00	$232.99	$1,820	+17.99

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	15	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	—
690	690	72	243.75	$243.75	$1,682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	5	231.50	$231.50	$1,326	—
657–698	677	11	222.50–230.00	$226.59	$1,534	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	332.00	$332.00	$1,345	-23.00
541	541	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,569	—
554	554	5	268.00	$268.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,517	-12.00
635	635	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,448	—
908	908	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,979	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1215	1036	85-90%	12	70.00–92.00	$82.73	$857	+0.35
905–1155	1044	85-90%	19	100.00–117.00	$109.88	$1,147	+27.50
920–1250	1081	85-90%	29	87.00–105.00	$98.92	$1,069	+0.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1555	1464	75-80%	7	106.00–112.00	$109.41	$1,602	-3.78
1370–1685	1489	75-80%	25	113.00–123.00	$119.85	$1,785	-2.42
1370–1720	1506	75-80%	21	123.00–132.50	$126.89	$1,911	—
1615	1615	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,534	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,169	—
1105–1350	1239	80-85%	20	109.00–122.00	$116.58	$1,444	+7.05
1100–1365	1262	80-85%	19	98.00–115.00	$108.53	$1,370	-11.98
1165–1365	1270	80-85%	6	119.00–124.00	$122.22	$1,552	+27.22

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1950	1754	65-75%	5	117.00–126.00	$122.84	$2,155	-11.16
1755	1755	65-75%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,930	-24.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1615	1583	2	136.00–146.00	$140.90	$2,230	—
1410–2245	1794	14	147.00–155.50	$152.07	$2,728	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1031–1400	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	2,800.00–3,125.00	$2,924.46
1059–1425	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	2,950.00–3,325.00	$3,067.65
1385–1450	1420	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,425.00–2,450.00	$2,441.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1092–1350	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,400.00–2,625.00	$2,519.27
1050–1450	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	2,125.00–2,750.00	$2,597.41

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1460	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1430–1536	1483	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,075.00–2,125.00	$2,099.11
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,275.00	$2,275.00
1547–1550	1549	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,575.00–2,675.00	$2,641.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1162	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1209	1209	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,950.00	$1,950.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1328	1222	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	3,000.00–3,325.00	$3,180.82
1022–1396	1241	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	239	3,100.00–3,700.00	$3,258.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932–1191	1016	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	2,975.00–3,200.00	$3,057.81

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1400	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	2,550.00–3,050.00	$2,810.56	+370.56
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,900.00	$1,900.00	-585.00
1350	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,700.00–3,750.00	$3,728.57	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1250–1500	1431	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	3,400.00–3,625.00	$3,591.18	—

↑ Back to top

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.