Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

5,957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.97/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 720 lb · 501 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.21/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 675 lb · 440 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.49/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 621 lb · 353 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,957	6,245	5,329
Feeder cattle	5,611	5,449	4,801
Slaughter cattle	346	671	528
Replacement cattle	—	125	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-650 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, except 500-550 lbs steady to firm, 650-950 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 450-600 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to firm. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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
291 unweaned	291	13	425.00	$425.00	$1,237	—
380–397	391	22	403.00–427.50	$409.52	$1,601	+33.02
402–448	425	42	372.00–402.50	$379.60	$1,613	-1.90
460–498	483	47	344.00–390.00	$370.85	$1,791	-8.79
504–547	525	187	339.00–380.00	$362.89	$1,905	+7.98
558 fancy	558	14	366.00	$366.00	$2,042	—
551–590	574	191	323.00–360.00	$334.50	$1,920	-7.51
584–589	588	25	315.00–316.50	$316.08	$1,859	-25.93
608 thin fleshed	608	13	342.00	$342.00	$2,079	—
600–648	621	340	303.50–332.00	$314.48	$1,953	-9.55
662–669 thin fleshed	666	12	315.00–316.00	$315.50	$2,101	—
651–690	669	215	291.50–310.00	$301.31	$2,016	-7.30
701–744	720	501	285.00–298.25	$292.97	$2,109	-4.93
754–792	775	217	270.50–284.00	$278.72	$2,160	-11.57
814	814	5	264.00	$264.00	$2,149	+16.00
800–836	816	204	262.50–274.00	$266.12	$2,172	+18.12
852–887	856	75	263.00–271.50	$270.92	$2,319	+6.92
897	897	8	258.00	$258.00	$2,314	-6.00
932–939	936	120	254.85–255.35	$255.10	$2,388	-3.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	379.00	$379.00	$1,417	+12.51
412–438	419	11	358.00–370.00	$366.58	$1,536	+24.08
426 unweaned	426	5	321.00	$321.00	$1,367	—
455–491	474	33	322.00–342.00	$331.03	$1,569	-5.84
518–545	532	46	291.00–335.00	$317.69	$1,690	-11.44
550–594	574	53	300.00–327.00	$314.22	$1,804	+3.27
603–645	622	102	277.00–306.00	$295.90	$1,840	-2.49
655–697	673	79	265.00–289.00	$280.65	$1,889	-1.63
702–727	717	13	254.00–265.00	$259.65	$1,862	-17.35
700–744	732	88	257.50–283.00	$274.60	$2,010	-2.44
752–793	769	49	249.00–269.00	$258.02	$1,984	-13.46
771–778	773	19	244.50–245.00	$244.58	$1,891	-26.90
859–888	868	20	248.50–258.00	$251.13	$2,180	—
950–989	977	22	216.50–217.75	$216.89	$2,119	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1430	1278	3	195.00–199.00	$196.77	$2,515	—
1300–1400	1350	6	199.00–200.00	$199.52	$2,694	+8.35
1150–1578	1402	69	200.00–211.00	$205.57	$2,882	+4.17
1642	1642	2	186.00	$186.00	$3,054	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	6	307.00	$307.00	$1,784	-14.29
602	602	13	297.00	$297.00	$1,788	—
671	671	11	291.50	$291.50	$1,956	—
1040	1040	5	207.25	$207.25	$2,155	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	4	327.00	$327.00	$1,256	—
495	495	5	316.00	$316.00	$1,564	+42.00
670	670	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—
733–746	739	9	244.00–254.50	$248.71	$1,838	—
806	806	8	236.00	$236.00	$1,902	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,422	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,286	—
407 fancy	407	5	371.00	$371.00	$1,510	—
400–448	420	46	322.50–355.00	$330.07	$1,386	-19.19
450–497	471	95	309.00–352.00	$326.04	$1,536	-11.49
500–549	524	144	296.00–329.00	$313.37	$1,642	-11.77
551–597	575	115	288.00–318.00	$299.27	$1,721	-28.96
600–638	624	244	280.00–300.00	$289.51	$1,807	-0.36
650–697	675	440	271.75–286.50	$278.21	$1,878	+4.87
705	705	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,847	+9.00
716	716	16	285.00	$285.00	$2,041	+32.00
700–745	720	190	258.25–269.00	$264.85	$1,907	-3.80
781–797	793	27	255.75–258.00	$256.32	$2,033	-15.39
800–823	812	25	234.00–255.00	$244.27	$1,983	-2.43
871	871	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,982	—
950	950	3	229.50	$229.50	$2,180	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303 unweaned	303	7	315.00	$315.00	$954	—
368	368	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,178	-13.65
389 unweaned	389	12	294.00	$294.00	$1,144	—
400–436	412	43	290.00–325.00	$310.02	$1,277	+12.38
481 unweaned	481	5	283.00	$283.00	$1,361	—
454–495	483	28	291.00–302.00	$299.28	$1,446	-6.76
518–545	535	30	275.00–295.00	$283.26	$1,515	+7.26
559	559	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,453	-21.00
550–598	578	83	264.00–288.00	$277.43	$1,604	-3.57
600–648	622	97	255.00–280.00	$271.31	$1,688	+3.71
656	656	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,607	-19.12
651–696	670	67	248.50–269.00	$262.13	$1,756	-1.99
732–745	735	16	261.00–268.00	$264.68	$1,945	+5.35
759–789	777	72	234.00–254.00	$247.64	$1,924	+0.46
831	831	7	246.00	$246.00	$2,044	-4.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	8	244.00–274.00	$255.25	$1,220	-10.75
533	533	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,482	—
574 unweaned	574	6	254.00	$254.00	$1,458	—
590	590	9	257.50	$257.50	$1,519	—
638	638	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,480	—
677–696	688	7	227.00–236.00	$232.20	$1,598	-2.30

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034–1230	1078	9	196.00–197.00	$196.25	$2,116	—
1090–1262	1218	13	201.00–209.00	$204.50	$2,491	+16.42

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	19	277.00	$277.00	$1,596	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,248	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,408	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	-22.50
460	460	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,622	—
511	511	4	309.00	$309.00	$1,579	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	5	278.00	$278.00	$1,621	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1330	1205	80-85%	14	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$1,507	—
1100–1355	1236	80-85%	32	130.00–148.00	$136.82	$1,691	+25.00
1210–1315	1246	80-85%	5	112.00–118.00	$114.63	$1,428	+2.81
1295	1295	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,321	-27.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1005	913	85-90%	6	81.00–91.00	$88.89	$812	—
775–1100	975	85-90%	13	95.00–107.00	$101.09	$986	—
815–1200	975	85-90%	13	107.00–125.00	$115.31	$1,124	—
925–1200	1050	85-90%	11	121.00–143.50	$131.08	$1,376	+11.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1460	1453	75-80%	2	114.00–117.00	$115.51	$1,678	-6.11
1350–1710	1472	75-80%	22	131.00–147.00	$138.75	$2,042	+17.13
1405–1630	1518	75-80%	7	125.00–130.50	$128.35	$1,948	+15.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1820	1724	65-75%	6	130.00–144.00	$135.49	$2,336	+0.92
1690–1925	1847	65-75%	3	123.00–130.00	$126.96	$2,345	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–2265	1739	7	160.00–165.00	$162.66	$2,829	-2.65
1475–2115	1825	9	166.00–181.00	$172.90	$3,155	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785–2160	1978	4	182.00–189.00	$186.87	$3,696	—

↑ 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.