Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

5,946 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $440.81/cwt +37.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 622 lb · 459 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.59/cwt +24.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,443/hd at 619 lb · 317 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.28/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 671 lb · 310 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,946	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–342	337	11	535.00–565.00	$551.61	$1,859	—
362–386	375	13	515.00–560.00	$528.79	$1,983	+9.82
389 unweaned	389	6	525.00	$525.00	$2,042	—
410 fancy	410	22	587.50	$587.50	$2,409	—
406–445	431	64	490.00–550.00	$516.14	$2,225	+16.36
420–445 value added	439	4	530.00–560.00	$552.82	$2,427	+22.82
452–498	477	122	475.00–537.50	$508.33	$2,425	+28.77
470–484 value added	480	15	515.00–525.00	$518.28	$2,488	—
487	487	4	420.00	$420.00	$2,045	-59.56
500–546	515	207	468.00–540.00	$511.91	$2,636	+66.01
505–523 fancy	517	28	495.00–560.00	$520.09	$2,689	—
511–547 value added	523	12	460.00–500.00	$486.05	$2,542	+8.05
552–596 value added	567	13	447.50–470.00	$462.25	$2,621	+21.98
550–597	575	191	430.00–482.50	$455.04	$2,616	+34.50
605–635 value added	620	39	417.00–446.00	$434.32	$2,693	+27.56
604–647	622	420	413.00–459.00	$441.41	$2,746	+41.79
656 thin fleshed	656	21	435.00	$435.00	$2,854	—
657–696 value added	664	28	385.00–410.00	$406.98	$2,702	+32.90
650–698	672	239	379.00–414.00	$396.74	$2,666	+11.70
683–685	683	22	382.50–383.00	$382.91	$2,615	-2.13
700–733	714	174	373.00–407.00	$393.44	$2,809	+20.08
715–734	730	15	366.50–375.00	$368.16	$2,688	-5.20
749 value added	749	7	372.00	$372.00	$2,786	+2.34
750 value added	750	8	373.00	$373.00	$2,798	+14.00
750–794	766	86	352.00–372.50	$363.80	$2,787	-1.78
800–807	803	44	344.00–353.25	$349.19	$2,804	-18.12
807	807	6	341.00	$341.00	$2,752	-26.31
862–886	880	239	337.00–356.00	$350.29	$3,083	+3.40
915	915	120	351.50	$351.50	$3,216	—
938 value added	938	3	321.00	$321.00	$3,011	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	7	542.50	$542.50	$1,573	—
393	393	7	475.00–527.50	$497.50	$1,955	+30.08
416–447	433	19	470.00–497.50	$483.17	$2,092	+15.67
458–492	470	19	455.00–470.00	$463.46	$2,178	+11.02
475 unweaned	475	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	-2.42
502 unweaned	502	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,134	—
520 thin fleshed	520	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,392	—
505–542	527	53	402.00–483.00	$436.00	$2,298	+23.09
551–597	574	162	390.00–464.25	$418.92	$2,405	+25.23
590 unweaned	590	16	419.00	$419.00	$2,472	—
608–647	625	204	370.00–410.00	$397.49	$2,484	+21.39
653–696	681	94	357.50–388.00	$377.88	$2,573	+21.96
694 unweaned	694	10	370.00	$370.00	$2,568	—
702–748	729	109	345.00–390.00	$367.34	$2,678	+13.96
752–786	769	46	343.50–361.50	$352.33	$2,709	+13.33
801–847	821	29	333.00–349.00	$337.95	$2,775	+2.95
874	874	5	323.00	$323.00	$2,823	+25.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1380	1266	27	208.00–215.00	$211.91	$2,683	-9.53
1287–1511	1390	9	223.00–224.00	$223.21	$3,103	—
1376–1454	1402	12	220.00–222.00	$221.31	$3,103	—
1180–1703	1551	58	220.50–228.50	$224.28	$3,479	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	13	427.00	$427.00	$1,926	—
521	521	7	419.00	$419.00	$2,183	+53.90
578–594	590	13	382.50–390.00	$387.18	$2,284	—
659–677	669	9	354.00–360.00	$356.63	$2,386	+30.55

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	2	540.00	$540.00	$2,063	—
401	401	7	482.50	$482.50	$1,935	—
531	531	4	399.00	$399.00	$2,119	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,712	—
871	871	6	329.50	$329.50	$2,870	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	5	358.00	$358.00	$1,235	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–395	384	27	452.50–530.00	$488.80	$1,877	+24.86
413–449	433	86	407.50–495.00	$464.60	$2,012	+7.92
463 fancy	463	46	504.00	$504.00	$2,334	—
451–471 value added	466	18	437.50–467.50	$454.06	$2,116	+28.06
450–498	480	129	420.00–480.00	$443.47	$2,129	+16.92
502 value added	502	14	420.00	$420.00	$2,108	—
503–517	509	5	385.00–405.00	$396.87	$2,020	-4.06
500–546	530	243	395.00–440.00	$426.67	$2,261	+25.74
556	556	4	382.50	$382.50	$2,127	+12.90
555–587 value added	561	29	381.00–411.00	$404.08	$2,267	+15.57
555–597	574	206	388.00–437.00	$410.00	$2,353	+40.40
602–642	619	317	377.00–405.00	$394.59	$2,443	+24.18
654–682	665	167	360.00–383.50	$374.11	$2,488	+26.78
670	670	6	366.00	$366.00	$2,452	+18.67
700–740	715	125	340.00–366.50	$361.33	$2,584	+15.36
726	726	14	361.00	$361.00	$2,621	+15.03
761 value added	761	5	349.00	$349.00	$2,656	—
808	808	10	329.00	$329.00	$2,658	+17.11
817–820	820	65	323.00–328.00	$323.38	$2,652	+11.49
882	882	20	323.00	$323.00	$2,849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	6	407.50	$407.50	$1,214	—
327	327	7	440.00	$440.00	$1,439	+32.50
377–380	378	9	440.00–450.00	$445.54	$1,684	+2.54
401–441	421	21	410.00–435.00	$420.61	$1,771	+36.32
487–498	492	12	384.00–410.00	$393.96	$1,938	-9.74
502–548	530	57	355.00–398.00	$383.45	$2,032	+9.18
565 unweaned	565	11	360.00	$360.00	$2,034	—
550–598	566	81	355.00–392.00	$380.10	$2,151	+27.28
570	570	4	364.00	$364.00	$2,075	+11.18
600–641	620	68	350.00–379.00	$369.99	$2,294	+31.13
626 unweaned	626	14	361.00	$361.00	$2,260	—
643	643	4	361.00	$361.00	$2,321	+42.50
659–683	670	47	336.00–360.00	$353.54	$2,369	+31.16
667–687	675	35	342.00–364.00	$356.46	$2,406	+34.08
702–743	720	47	324.00–345.25	$336.95	$2,426	+19.27
736	736	9	322.00	$322.00	$2,370	+4.32
788	788	6	323.00	$323.00	$2,545	-2.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	—
394	394	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,458	—
416	416	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,498	—
477	477	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,813	—
562–583	575	15	345.00–365.00	$352.32	$2,026	—
601	601	6	318.00	$318.00	$1,911	—
681	681	8	322.50	$322.50	$2,196	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1159	1159	5	210.00	$210.00	$2,434	—
1125–1345	1225	3	220.00–224.50	$222.47	$2,725	—
1195–1415	1305	2	217.00–219.50	$218.14	$2,847	—
1230–1630	1503	8	222.50–225.00	$223.42	$3,358	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	15	465.00	$465.00	$1,841	+51.96
426 unweaned	426	5	465.00	$465.00	$1,981	—
468	468	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,966	+28.09
509–527 unweaned	520	19	380.00–435.00	$402.29	$2,092	—
540–548	543	8	380.00–420.00	$404.86	$2,198	+29.86
581–596	588	10	380.00–410.00	$391.88	$2,304	+38.41
653–690	664	26	340.00–400.00	$377.62	$2,507	+48.62
731	731	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,339	+2.00
767	767	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,550	+42.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,142	+15.00
519 unweaned	519	8	398.00	$398.00	$2,066	—
519	519	4	442.50	$442.50	$2,297	+37.58
598	598	7	392.00	$392.00	$2,344	—
628	628	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,449	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1360	1220	80-85%	31	135.00–153.00	$144.67	$1,765	-20.85
1105–1435	1251	80-85%	63	150.00–162.00	$156.33	$1,956	—
1100–1450	1273	80-85%	27	160.00–175.00	$164.68	$2,096	—
1295–1385	1350	80-85%	4	131.00–144.00	$140.38	$1,895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1550	1457	75-80%	14	143.00–152.00	$147.28	$2,146	-7.43
1270–1725	1474	75-80%	49	150.00–163.00	$156.77	$2,311	+12.97
1370–1675	1512	75-80%	34	160.00–174.00	$165.91	$2,509	—
1445–1705	1565	75-80%	3	138.00–139.00	$138.33	$2,165	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1280	1018	85-90%	13	106.00–128.00	$115.67	$1,178	-0.43
827–1180	1032	85-90%	33	138.00–151.00	$144.40	$1,490	-1.49
885–1200	1046	85-90%	33	123.00–137.00	$131.51	$1,376	+0.96
1000–1160	1064	85-90%	12	153.00–164.00	$157.95	$1,681	+2.71

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–1805	1753	3	168.00–175.00	$171.95	$3,014	—
1565–1995	1779	16	155.00–174.00	$164.44	$2,925	—
1855	1855	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,820	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2390	1749	17	163.00–185.00	$176.53	$3,088	+0.02
1555–2300	1889	17	184.00–202.00	$194.69	$3,678	—
1575–2510	2025	7	205.00–216.50	$209.69	$4,246	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1263	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,650.00	$3,650.00
1238–1393	1297	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	4,250.00–4,325.00	$4,293.27
1148–1451	1327	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	3,450.00–3,800.00	$3,637.22
1160–1435	1328	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,767.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1250	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,317.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1341	1134	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	3,925.00–4,775.00	$4,430.00
1111–1204	1154	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,874.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1036	947	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	3,150.00–3,900.00	$3,682.08
1044	1044	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–990	922	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	3,800.00–4,200.00	$3,902.30

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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
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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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.