Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

3,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $337.13/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 819 lb · 328 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.37/cwt +26.49 vs last sale · ≈ $3,050/hd at 926 lb · 174 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.02/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,864/hd at 860 lb · 169 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,133	3,668	2,347
Feeder cattle	2,608	2,618	1,959
Slaughter cattle	325	370	388
Replacement cattle	200	680	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with over 600 lbs (bulk over 800 lbs) trading with a firm to higher undertone on limited comparisons. Heifer calves and yearlings on a light test sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

→ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves and yearlings on a light test sold steady to firm
→ Feeder steers: steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with over 600 lbs (bulk over 800 lbs) trading with a firm to higher undertone on limited comparisons
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	464	16	488.00–499.00	$493.09	$2,288	+10.89
500–542	523	68	422.00–465.00	$440.66	$2,305	+0.06
558–567	565	29	422.00–439.50	$425.57	$2,404	-1.85
600–606	601	63	395.00–420.00	$416.40	$2,503	—
655–686	676	85	354.00–383.25	$376.89	$2,548	-11.91
702–747	727	122	346.00–378.50	$368.48	$2,679	+4.21
796	796	60	341.00	$341.00	$2,714	—
807–836	819	328	333.25–343.00	$337.13	$2,761	+4.63
850–897	860	169	325.00–335.00	$333.02	$2,864	+11.02
924–927	926	174	321.50–333.50	$329.37	$3,050	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	325	6	532.50–540.00	$535.98	$1,742	-3.12
374–393	380	16	495.00–529.00	$512.51	$1,948	-8.22
405–426	419	9	450.00–497.50	$465.30	$1,950	-29.49
450–492	476	17	440.00–460.00	$453.46	$2,158	-10.75
521–548	533	18	400.00–427.50	$415.54	$2,215	-13.72
577–596	590	25	375.00–410.00	$395.53	$2,334	-11.66
602–638	620	40	367.00–393.00	$379.79	$2,355	-0.23
625	625	11	360.00	$360.00	$2,250	-20.02
650	650	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,210	-35.00
651–691	671	28	352.50–369.00	$358.44	$2,405	-16.56
712–728	720	30	339.00–358.00	$343.36	$2,472	+14.34
765–770	769	16	320.00–338.50	$329.03	$2,530	+3.03
800–843	829	36	324.50–331.75	$326.95	$2,710	—
855	855	5	309.00	$309.00	$2,642	+14.00
959	959	6	286.00	$286.00	$2,743	-4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013	1013	52	301.00	$301.00	$3,049	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1435	1395	4	215.00	$215.00	$2,999	—
1386–1475	1395	10	219.00–219.50	$219.45	$3,061	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	4	356.00	$356.00	$1,766	-34.00
764	764	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,292	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
259	259	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,067	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	6	452.50	$452.50	$1,873	+45.00
450–482	457	18	403.00–425.00	$412.50	$1,885	+5.85
509–539	526	33	372.00–417.50	$389.24	$2,047	—
551–585	567	18	355.00–380.00	$373.25	$2,116	+5.54
607–645	620	126	353.00–380.75	$373.76	$2,317	+26.26
695	695	11	329.00	$329.00	$2,287	—
728	728	6	328.00	$328.00	$2,388	+7.00
777	777	34	328.50	$328.50	$2,552	—
800–834	827	88	310.00–321.00	$312.68	$2,586	—
918	918	15	301.00	$301.00	$2,763	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	427.50	$427.50	$1,415	-60.00
382 unweaned	382	3	388.00	$388.00	$1,482	—
393	393	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,631	-44.03
407–445	426	10	405.00–421.00	$412.64	$1,758	+14.64
469–492	475	16	370.00–390.00	$384.82	$1,828	+7.89
500–540	520	6	372.00–385.00	$378.25	$1,967	+16.89
554–598	579	41	344.00–352.50	$348.12	$2,016	+7.47
610–645	637	33	336.00–354.00	$351.12	$2,237	+15.17
686	686	6	308.00	$308.00	$2,113	-8.00
720	720	16	310.00–318.00	$316.00	$2,275	—
771–782	774	10	300.00–310.00	$306.97	$2,376	-2.92
836	836	6	292.00	$292.00	$2,441	—
939	939	6	269.00	$269.00	$2,526	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	9	327.00	$327.00	$1,524	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,711	—
632	632	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,022	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	2	219.00	$219.00	$2,409	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	4	455.00	$455.00	$2,025	-31.64
462–487	466	18	442.00–452.00	$450.26	$2,098	-27.24
552–576	567	8	387.50–392.00	$389.14	$2,206	+12.07
721–722	721	7	285.00–302.00	$294.71	$2,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,942	+13.94
504–505	504	12	340.00–351.00	$347.33	$1,751	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,702	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	994	85-90%	41	75.00–117.00	$107.43	$1,068	-2.00
835–1305	1045	85-90%	27	108.00–127.00	$120.96	$1,264	+1.41
930–1185	1046	85-90%	10	120.00–142.00	$130.72	$1,367	+11.17
1055	1055	85-90%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,466	+5.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1345	1243	80-85%	18	129.00–141.00	$135.34	$1,682	+7.19
1170–1325	1257	80-85%	6	115.00–120.00	$117.78	$1,480	-28.79
1100–1400	1268	80-85%	15	120.00–130.00	$126.33	$1,602	-20.24
1135–1340	1274	80-85%	13	138.00–147.00	$143.61	$1,830	-2.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1650	1459	75-80%	14	118.00–133.00	$126.16	$1,841	—
1320–1720	1495	75-80%	12	141.00–150.00	$144.71	$2,163	—
1360–1675	1496	75-80%	24	128.00–143.00	$137.15	$2,052	—
1385–1610	1498	75-80%	2	113.00–118.00	$115.69	$1,733	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690	1690	65-75%	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1885	1609	13	168.00–185.00	$177.02	$2,848	—
1350–2025	1710	5	185.00–210.00	$194.18	$3,320	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1161	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	4,000.00	$4,000.00
1205–1242	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,600.00–4,200.00	$3,922.48
1132–1352	1245	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,730.04
1255–1331	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	3,950.00–4,300.00	$4,219.74

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1023–1041	1035	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	4,500.00–4,550.00	$4,516.47
1108–1245	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	4,150.00–4,250.00	$4,169.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
728–912	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,800.00–3,350.00	$3,171.89

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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
1200–1300	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,600.00–4,200.00	$3,960.00	+549.29

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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.