Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

3,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.95/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,710/hd at 727 lb · 252 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.89/cwt +19.95 vs last sale · ≈ $3,084/hd at 889 lb · 240 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.98/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,537/hd at 662 lb · 239 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,573	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,372	—
255–290	285	12	500.00–580.00	$523.38	$1,492	—
350–380	363	20	502.50–527.50	$518.97	$1,884	-7.43
387 value added	387	9	495.00	$495.00	$1,916	—
400–449	425	76	482.50–527.50	$499.78	$2,124	+6.45
427 value added	427	2	530.00	$530.00	$2,263	—
456–493	480	82	465.00–491.00	$479.56	$2,302	+6.76
509 unweaned	509	6	422.50	$422.50	$2,151	—
517 value added	517	8	478.00	$478.00	$2,471	+75.50
506–546	525	53	425.00–468.00	$445.90	$2,341	-6.72
564 unweaned	564	7	386.00	$386.00	$2,177	—
555–588 value added	566	45	424.00–450.00	$440.27	$2,492	+14.27
550–599	574	100	395.00–437.50	$420.54	$2,414	-2.68
593	593	4	404.00	$404.00	$2,396	+26.50
604–640	618	64	370.00–418.00	$399.62	$2,470	-8.91
605–644 value added	633	91	393.00–428.00	$406.76	$2,575	—
652–695	660	194	360.00–392.50	$385.04	$2,541	+9.78
656–694 value added	673	45	363.00–390.00	$374.08	$2,518	+10.14
703–743 value added	716	28	354.00–377.50	$369.66	$2,647	+25.16
703–739	728	224	366.00–385.00	$373.36	$2,718	-9.84
768 value added	768	9	359.00	$359.00	$2,757	—
773–796	782	187	352.50–374.50	$365.58	$2,859	+43.58
802–829	804	149	358.00–368.00	$367.31	$2,953	+32.54
832 value added	832	4	327.50	$327.50	$2,725	+15.50
864–898	889	240	344.00–351.75	$346.89	$3,084	+19.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,544	-37.50
368–393	381	9	455.00–482.50	$467.42	$1,781	+20.79
425 unweaned	425	3	456.00	$456.00	$1,938	—
430	430	3	467.50	$467.50	$2,010	+33.17
450–491	469	36	445.00–462.00	$452.44	$2,122	+26.96
479–483 unweaned	481	19	442.00–443.00	$442.42	$2,128	+18.73
500–543	517	34	395.00–422.50	$412.91	$2,135	+12.52
580–599	592	17	379.00–400.00	$393.69	$2,331	+18.77
600–643	628	37	358.00–390.00	$376.10	$2,362	-1.94
650–681	668	23	344.00–363.00	$355.92	$2,378	+5.73
701–732	719	15	339.00–358.00	$353.38	$2,541	+16.57
795	795	12	339.00	$339.00	$2,695	+2.10
842	842	3	335.00	$335.00	$2,821	+21.63
892	892	3	298.00	$298.00	$2,658	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	7	425.00	$425.00	$1,666	—
508–517	512	11	355.00–377.00	$365.10	$1,869	—
602–616	611	12	330.00–354.50	$342.60	$2,093	—
679–685	681	10	317.00–330.00	$326.08	$2,221	—
966	966	4	284.50	$284.50	$2,748	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178–1367	1293	14	220.00–222.25	$221.44	$2,863	+6.93
1313–1621	1476	9	217.00–217.50	$217.16	$3,205	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–286	282	9	450.00–520.00	$463.79	$1,308	—
303–345	317	6	460.00–510.00	$491.86	$1,559	-17.14
358–398	379	49	440.00–479.00	$463.94	$1,758	+4.88
404–449	425	44	427.50–472.50	$456.68	$1,941	+3.65
450–498	472	33	415.00–432.00	$426.55	$2,013	+3.94
478 value added	478	3	426.00	$426.00	$2,036	+36.00
480 unweaned	480	12	413.00	$413.00	$1,982	—
500–536	511	47	380.00–413.00	$400.93	$2,049	-6.14
547 value added	547	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,133	—
550–572 value added	560	31	386.50–394.00	$388.51	$2,176	—
552–583	567	76	365.00–380.00	$369.60	$2,096	-12.24
600–648	625	156	335.00–382.00	$370.41	$2,315	+35.71
656–696	687	53	337.50–350.00	$347.33	$2,386	-26.67
727–748	737	23	322.50–363.00	$345.97	$2,550	-37.28
801–829	823	32	306.00–319.00	$311.89	$2,567	+0.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	407.50	$407.50	$1,377	-34.50
386	386	4	443.00	$443.00	$1,710	+50.50
425–448	436	12	369.00–407.50	$384.29	$1,676	-5.22
448 unweaned	448	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,747	—
463–496	473	24	390.00–409.00	$403.70	$1,910	+14.46
480 unweaned	480	6	385.00	$385.00	$1,848	—
518–544	534	22	360.00–389.00	$374.27	$1,999	+0.48
542	542	7	362.50	$362.50	$1,965	-11.29
548 unweaned	548	6	352.50	$352.50	$1,932	—
550–595	573	23	338.00–364.00	$352.82	$2,022	+12.13
603–642	622	20	319.00–359.00	$338.86	$2,108	-9.82
641 value added	641	17	339.50	$339.50	$2,176	—
644	644	18	318.50	$318.50	$2,051	-30.18
669–675	672	11	317.00–326.00	$322.38	$2,166	-4.85
704	704	6	313.00	$313.00	$2,204	-0.64
701–745	708	31	305.00–323.50	$317.68	$2,249	+4.04
763–781	779	43	319.00–326.00	$325.26	$2,534	+6.06
869	869	63	312.25	$312.25	$2,713	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1247–1525	1389	13	218.50–221.75	$219.47	$3,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	11	344.00	$344.00	$1,754	+15.48

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
939	939	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,723	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,787	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–395	371	7	410.00–420.00	$413.04	$1,532	-61.96
432–447	440	13	400.00–490.00	$442.67	$1,948	+32.67
475–490	482	28	365.00–418.00	$391.91	$1,889	-9.22
517	517	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,939	+2.64
551–567	558	7	345.00–360.00	$353.47	$1,972	-17.59
619–620	620	8	332.00–350.00	$340.99	$2,114	+2.35
694	694	10	329.00	$329.00	$2,283	—
714	714	10	318.00	$318.00	$2,271	+18.00
783	783	13	290.00	$290.00	$2,271	-15.40
954	954	4	230.00	$230.00	$2,194	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	9	500.00	$500.00	$2,055	—
528–547	539	37	395.00–420.00	$404.92	$2,183	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1232	80-85%	29	160.00–174.00	$165.52	$2,039	+10.78
1100–1375	1241	80-85%	61	146.00–160.00	$154.37	$1,916	-0.37
1110–1395	1249	80-85%	43	135.00–151.00	$142.14	$1,775	-12.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1645	1470	75-80%	47	149.00–164.00	$154.71	$2,274	+10.30
1360–1752	1474	75-80%	25	137.00–152.00	$143.80	$2,120	-21.70
1350–1735	1477	75-80%	40	160.00–181.00	$165.92	$2,451	+0.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1150	1005	85-90%	12	106.00–127.50	$116.10	$1,167	+2.14
930–1150	1039	85-90%	31	138.00–153.00	$145.89	$1,516	+0.27
800–1180	1046	85-90%	40	121.00–140.00	$130.55	$1,366	-15.07
990–1170	1066	85-90%	14	152.00–160.00	$155.24	$1,655	+25.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1675	1644	7	160.00–177.00	$169.87	$2,793	—
1740–1935	1821	4	167.00–170.00	$168.02	$3,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2275	1739	11	166.00–182.00	$176.51	$3,070	-15.36
1345–2135	1803	14	185.00–205.00	$195.32	$3,522	—
1615–2120	1838	6	202.00–215.00	$207.85	$3,820	-2.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1350	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	3,400.00–3,850.00	$3,741.44
1300–1388	1333	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,969.52
1355–1485	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	3,300.00–3,700.00	$3,629.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1115–1120	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,625.00	$2,512.75
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,250.00	$3,250.00
1168–1225	1201	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,537.46
1207	1207	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,325.00	$2,325.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,125.00	$2,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1772	1772	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
957–1209	1047	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	3,375.00–3,775.00	$3,529.29
982–1204	1141	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,250.00–3,500.00	$3,438.50
1219–1415	1284	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,775.00–3,825.00	$3,793.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1185	1154	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	4,100.00–4,500.00	$4,260.49

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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
1100–1300	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	3,600.00–3,750.00	$3,693.75	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,750.00–4,100.00	$3,925.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.