Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

4,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.61/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $3,115/hd at 878 lb · 259 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.43/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,879/hd at 672 lb · 230 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $405.02/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,584/hd at 638 lb · 211 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,665	7,628	1,505
Feeder cattle	3,980	6,976	1,444
Slaughter cattle	530	652	61
Replacement cattle	155	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold firm to 10.00 higher, with 600-700 lbs trading firm to 15.00 higher, 0ver 700 lbs sold with firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower than last week's sharp advances and very active market, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and over 700 lbs traded steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–328	317	10	620.00–660.00	$647.17	$2,052	+22.54
380	380	1	620.00	$620.00	$2,356	-2.92
410	410	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,276	-28.11
477–492 value added	482	13	485.00–532.50	$517.57	$2,495	-27.43
492	492	6	472.50	$472.50	$2,325	-77.87
503–549	521	84	467.50–550.00	$517.67	$2,697	-7.44
500–533	523	16	435.00–450.00	$439.48	$2,298	-85.63
530 value added	530	6	465.00	$465.00	$2,464	-52.77
552–598	576	148	457.50–505.00	$493.38	$2,842	+18.85
580 value added	580	11	442.50	$442.50	$2,566	—
575–596	586	8	372.50–421.00	$397.18	$2,327	-46.66
604 thin fleshed	604	25	500.00	$500.00	$3,020	—
618 value added	618	8	449.00	$449.00	$2,775	-7.37
613–643	624	127	439.00–480.00	$466.24	$2,909	+20.43
618–646	633	25	378.00–425.00	$397.85	$2,518	-47.96
651 thin fleshed	651	16	466.50	$466.50	$3,037	—
652–678 value added	665	78	422.50–433.50	$430.16	$2,861	+0.34
661–683	672	11	380.00–397.50	$387.51	$2,604	-40.50
650–693	679	125	410.50–440.00	$426.07	$2,893	-1.94
700–735 value added	714	30	380.00–412.50	$400.80	$2,862	+15.66
700–736	716	150	380.00–418.50	$407.40	$2,917	+29.60
760–793 value added	769	45	350.00–386.00	$377.06	$2,900	+2.85
761–798	787	57	369.10–382.00	$373.80	$2,942	+12.64
815–833	820	93	354.00–373.25	$365.33	$2,996	-0.19
842 value added	842	8	352.00	$352.00	$2,964	+0.92
864 value added	864	12	356.00	$356.00	$3,076	—
860–892	879	247	337.00–356.00	$354.54	$3,116	+3.04
930	930	60	338.50	$338.50	$3,148	-2.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–335	323	8	620.00–625.00	$623.06	$2,012	+78.06
365–390	383	20	550.00–590.00	$578.18	$2,214	+24.77
409–441	429	21	492.50–555.00	$534.37	$2,292	+1.91
457–498	474	31	475.00–525.00	$507.41	$2,405	-1.12
506–548	526	82	438.00–497.50	$474.11	$2,494	-0.91
561–592	581	42	420.00–464.00	$441.10	$2,563	-0.07
612–648	635	48	405.00–430.00	$420.26	$2,669	+3.65
650–696	676	33	386.00–400.00	$393.01	$2,657	+2.08
676 value added	676	5	392.50	$392.50	$2,653	—
718–745	731	14	337.00–380.00	$370.17	$2,706	-1.88
756–758	757	7	373.00	$373.00	$2,824	+5.65
835	835	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,764	-18.00
893	893	5	342.75	$342.75	$3,061	+8.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–603	602	16	420.00–424.00	$422.25	$2,542	—
946	946	5	319.50	$319.50	$3,022	-12.85
1006–1034	1019	108	330.10–331.85	$331.00	$3,373	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	5	240.50	$240.50	$3,006	—
1325–1498	1404	31	235.00–237.50	$236.66	$3,323	—
1555–1619	1602	11	234.50–236.50	$235.03	$3,765	—
1690	1690	3	232.50	$232.50	$3,929	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–510	505	14	282.50–350.00	$315.92	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	4	485.00	$485.00	$1,557	—
408–420	415	7	420.00–430.00	$424.21	$1,760	—
748	748	3	376.00	$376.00	$2,812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,796	-34.52
348 unweaned	348	4	535.00	$535.00	$1,862	—
383	383	5	535.00	$535.00	$2,049	-3.86
415 value added	415	7	502.50	$502.50	$2,085	—
412–443	428	19	487.50–512.50	$497.09	$2,128	-17.01
457 value added	457	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,262	+45.48
470 unweaned	470	5	457.50	$457.50	$2,150	—
450–497	475	73	464.00–492.50	$482.33	$2,291	-15.04
501–535 value added	518	43	437.50–482.50	$464.15	$2,404	+26.91
506–545	518	88	445.00–478.00	$465.91	$2,413	-10.85
559 unweaned	559	10	400.00	$400.00	$2,236	—
554–588	567	174	407.50–459.00	$438.23	$2,485	-0.10
550–591 value added	575	21	421.00–460.00	$435.20	$2,502	-5.93
605–638 value added	628	19	404.50–416.00	$408.00	$2,562	+0.96
620–649	639	192	394.00–420.50	$404.72	$2,586	-3.03
654–690 value added	664	35	370.00–393.00	$386.19	$2,564	+4.99
650–689	667	71	362.00–383.00	$376.49	$2,511	+3.46
673	673	3	364.00	$364.00	$2,450	-9.03
715–728	725	109	360.00–370.75	$367.99	$2,668	-3.27
768	768	4	333.00	$333.00	$2,557	-8.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	531.00	$531.00	$1,779	+2.00
383–385	383	16	480.00–507.00	$501.92	$1,922	+48.20
408–444	429	7	470.00–502.50	$483.26	$2,073	+5.79
457–490	472	34	422.00–467.00	$446.98	$2,110	+5.18
500–534	516	75	407.50–447.00	$436.55	$2,253	+4.63
521–547	533	21	387.50–438.00	$412.35	$2,198	-19.57
557–592	578	43	360.00–426.00	$400.48	$2,315	+3.82
612–642	628	8	342.50–380.00	$365.04	$2,292	-10.89
652	652	3	337.50	$337.50	$2,200	-15.45
653–685	670	26	339.75–360.00	$349.78	$2,344	-3.17
720	720	6	347.00	$347.00	$2,498	-4.35
721–730	724	17	336.50–342.50	$338.28	$2,449	-13.07
808	808	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,485	—
843	843	8	321.00	$321.00	$2,706	—
886	886	7	298.50	$298.50	$2,645	-20.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312	1312	3	234.00	$234.00	$3,070	+0.82
1170–1611	1403	34	235.50–240.00	$238.04	$3,340	+7.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–431	427	10	435.00–450.00	$443.94	$1,896	—
467	467	3	383.00	$383.00	$1,789	+50.50
518	518	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,839	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332 unweaned	332	3	605.00	$605.00	$2,009	—
382	382	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,216	-10.00
412	412	3	525.00	$525.00	$2,163	—
458–482	470	6	495.00–500.00	$497.56	$2,339	+7.56
502	502	3	460.00	$460.00	$2,309	-5.00
527–528 unweaned	527	11	465.00–475.00	$473.18	$2,494	—
590	590	3	412.50	$412.50	$2,434	-15.00
681	681	6	377.00	$377.00	$2,567	-19.31
805–831	823	10	320.00–327.50	$322.20	$2,652	—
1022	1022	3	297.00	$297.00	$3,035	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–296	290	5	655.00–670.00	$664.20	$1,926	—
366	366	3	550.00	$550.00	$2,013	—
417	417	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,314	+4.23
502–533	514	8	442.00–480.00	$464.00	$2,385	+31.78
565–570	568	5	417.50–435.00	$424.46	$2,411	+36.45
625	625	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,375	-17.30
710–732	723	7	320.00–330.00	$325.79	$2,355	—
993	993	5	266.00	$266.00	$2,641	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	351.00	$351.00	$2,064	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1365	1236	80-85%	18	174.00–191.00	$179.73	$2,221	+23.45
1115–1410	1244	80-85%	30	160.00–175.00	$167.32	$2,081	+0.61
1085–1435	1267	80-85%	7	130.00–155.00	$147.99	$1,875	—
1135–1370	1273	80-85%	20	145.00–164.00	$156.85	$1,997	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1610	1485	75-80%	22	174.00–187.00	$178.77	$2,655	+11.40
1395–1675	1528	75-80%	15	152.00–165.00	$160.10	$2,446	—
1375–1785	1546	75-80%	24	162.00–174.00	$168.64	$2,607	—
1570–1575	1573	75-80%	2	145.00–156.00	$150.49	$2,367	-9.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1165	986	85-90%	7	100.00–121.00	$112.20	$1,106	—
840–1195	1040	85-90%	21	128.00–165.00	$141.11	$1,468	-11.65
900–1235	1046	85-90%	19	145.00–164.00	$153.48	$1,605	+0.72
945–1175	1056	85-90%	13	162.00–171.00	$167.80	$1,772	+30.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1820	1740	65-75%	9	176.00–194.50	$183.51	$3,193	—
1815	1815	65-75%	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,795	—
1690–1913	1830	65-75%	8	163.50–175.00	$170.47	$3,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–2185	1742	7	174.00–183.00	$179.79	$3,132	-16.38
1580–2525	1832	17	207.50–225.00	$216.48	$3,966	—
1415–2480	1835	24	185.00–205.00	$197.56	$3,625	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00
1212–1280	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	4,300.00–4,600.00	$4,416.09
1331–1333	1332	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	4,000.00–4,200.00	$4,085.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
958–1350	1158	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	4,000.00–4,450.00	$4,091.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	4,400.00–4,500.00	$4,466.67	—
1300–1400	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	4,500.00–4,900.00	$4,670.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,720.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1650	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1070	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	5,800.00–6,025.00	$5,947.50	—

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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.