Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

2,488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.34/cwt -26.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,791/hd at 813 lb · 194 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.87/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,664/hd at 728 lb · 99 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $335.52/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,869/hd at 855 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,488	3,294	3,592
Feeder cattle	2,152	2,861	3,157
Slaughter cattle	336	398	435
Replacement cattle	—	35	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly firm to 5.00 higher, a light test of heifers sold with firm to higher undertones. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

→ Feeder heifers: a light test of heifers sold with firm to higher undertones
▲ Feeder steers: steers sold mostly firm to 5.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412 unweaned	412	3	502.50	$502.50	$2,070	—
400–432	418	19	513.00–526.00	$523.19	$2,187	+5.69
458–496	477	19	487.50–502.50	$493.88	$2,356	-7.89
461–498 unweaned	485	31	460.00–482.00	$472.82	$2,293	—
508–539	522	22	424.00–472.50	$446.85	$2,333	+4.65
565 fancy	565	10	455.00	$455.00	$2,571	—
552–595	574	71	413.00–436.00	$423.28	$2,430	+3.08
582–585 unweaned	583	9	380.00–390.00	$383.34	$2,235	—
606–634	619	26	405.00–430.00	$417.37	$2,584	+10.88
601–641 unweaned	630	49	362.50–382.50	$369.99	$2,331	—
650–691	669	41	372.50–397.00	$383.04	$2,563	+3.15
702–733	709	26	358.00–366.00	$361.24	$2,561	-2.21
718 unweaned	718	22	338.00	$338.00	$2,427	—
742 thin fleshed	742	51	380.25	$380.25	$2,821	—
771	771	17	343.00	$343.00	$2,645	-0.99
800–832	813	194	330.00–355.50	$343.34	$2,791	-11.91
851–869	855	91	329.50–337.75	$335.52	$2,869	+3.52
937	937	5	319.50	$319.50	$2,994	-7.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	501.00	$501.00	$1,673	—
350 thin fleshed	350	4	565.00	$565.00	$1,978	—
353–374	363	12	510.00–521.00	$515.93	$1,873	-34.07
430	430	9	459.00	$459.00	$1,974	-21.00
461–497	475	32	417.50–482.00	$464.16	$2,205	+18.16
495 unweaned	495	4	410.00	$410.00	$2,030	—
502–544	524	37	402.50–419.00	$412.61	$2,162	-29.89
558–572	566	7	385.00–387.50	$386.44	$2,187	+7.63
604–648	638	35	360.00–390.50	$376.44	$2,402	-3.01
641 unweaned	641	7	349.00	$349.00	$2,237	—
664 unweaned	664	7	340.00	$340.00	$2,258	—
650–696	670	43	342.50–370.00	$352.55	$2,362	-6.05
733–748	743	26	346.50–349.00	$347.26	$2,580	-12.50
768–783	776	12	337.50–351.00	$344.32	$2,672	-1.00
808	808	8	341.50	$341.50	$2,759	+9.28
907	907	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,812	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1063–1082	1070	14	230.00–240.00	$236.39	$2,529	—
1232–1260	1248	6	208.00–217.00	$212.36	$2,650	—
1252	1252	2	217.50	$217.50	$2,723	—
1252–1260	1256	4	208.00–212.00	$210.01	$2,638	—
1410–1475	1433	3	216.50–219.00	$218.18	$3,127	-2.63
1270–1608	1446	28	220.50–223.00	$221.71	$3,206	+0.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	9	418.00	$418.00	$1,994	—
900	900	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,655	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–448	424	32	430.00–460.00	$437.68	$1,856	-7.50
450 fancy	450	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,070	—
455–493	485	53	405.00–437.50	$418.76	$2,031	-5.19
504–517 unweaned	512	31	382.50–400.00	$391.57	$2,005	—
508–546	529	30	381.00–409.00	$391.24	$2,070	-16.18
556–598	566	20	360.00–397.00	$374.11	$2,117	-8.39
606–611	607	28	360.00–373.00	$362.73	$2,202	-9.11
630 unweaned	630	9	345.00	$345.00	$2,174	—
677	677	14	337.50	$337.50	$2,285	-14.26
717	717	14	332.00	$332.00	$2,380	—
757–777	765	34	323.00–360.00	$344.53	$2,636	+17.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	515.00	$515.00	$1,535	—
342	342	3	482.50	$482.50	$1,650	-3.89
362–398	380	13	440.00–455.00	$449.96	$1,710	-47.54
408–448	433	8	416.00–425.00	$419.18	$1,815	—
473–492 unweaned	488	13	370.00–397.50	$391.34	$1,910	—
483–497	491	13	391.00–392.00	$391.45	$1,922	-4.70
515–548	536	8	365.00–370.00	$366.80	$1,966	-6.60
550–590	574	42	336.00–359.00	$349.51	$2,006	-7.86
610–637	620	23	325.00–350.00	$341.42	$2,117	-2.36
638 unweaned	638	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,042	—
650–695	667	21	320.00–342.00	$327.37	$2,184	-7.57
733	733	5	348.50	$348.50	$2,555	+13.57
734	734	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,275	-24.93
760–786	778	10	309.00–315.00	$310.76	$2,418	-1.25
810–824	819	12	295.00–309.00	$304.39	$2,493	-6.61
970	970	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,474	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033	1033	109	269.25	$269.25	$2,781	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093–1540	1277	38	218.00–221.50	$220.07	$2,810	—
1250–1470	1376	4	215.00–216.50	$215.65	$2,967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	3	321.00	$321.00	$1,852	—
630	630	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–383	372	7	527.50–530.00	$528.90	$1,968	—
452–480	466	6	447.50–472.50	$459.62	$2,142	+2.12
568–585	574	9	383.00–385.00	$384.32	$2,206	-3.18
608–622	616	9	345.00–362.50	$352.10	$2,169	-12.90
732	732	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,251	-20.00
781	781	5	302.00	$302.00	$2,359	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408 unweaned	408	7	521.00	$521.00	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1375	1247	80-85%	16	127.00–139.00	$133.10	$1,660	—
1110–1370	1260	80-85%	30	137.00–148.00	$143.19	$1,804	-6.66
1195–1335	1268	80-85%	12	147.00–159.00	$151.17	$1,917	+13.39
1185–1340	1276	80-85%	4	120.00–122.00	$120.78	$1,541	-17.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1050	992	85-90%	3	147.00–148.00	$147.34	$1,462	—
800–1190	1030	85-90%	14	133.00–144.00	$137.81	$1,419	-3.16
770–1200	1052	85-90%	9	95.00–117.00	$111.55	$1,174	-16.77
870–1200	1074	85-90%	16	121.00–132.00	$125.74	$1,350	-24.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1565	1453	75-80%	8	148.00–152.50	$150.26	$2,183	-0.97
1365–1575	1462	75-80%	8	127.00–136.00	$132.61	$1,939	-18.62
1375–1655	1483	75-80%	23	137.00–146.00	$140.97	$2,091	-10.26

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1700	1643	65-75%	3	140.00–146.50	$143.51	$2,358	—
1655–1695	1675	65-75%	2	134.00–142.00	$138.05	$2,312	—
1890	1890	65-75%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,892	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1995	1781	4	187.00–191.00	$189.46	$3,374	—
1350–2300	1804	7	164.00–185.00	$175.42	$3,165	—

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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.