Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

4,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.55/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 589 lb · 177 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.31/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 668 lb · 127 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.70/cwt +9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 663 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,081	7,293	5,808
Feeder cattle	3,298	4,839	4,839
Slaughter cattle	478	784	560
Replacement cattle	305	1,670	409

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, spots up to 6.00 higher on feeder calves early week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–397	369	29	210.00–220.00	$217.23	$802	-4.42
405–438	416	47	205.00–222.00	$214.25	$891	+3.92
451–498	463	36	199.00–212.50	$206.34	$955	-6.83
529 unweaned	529	16	188.00	$188.00	$995	—
508–547	530	50	196.00–207.00	$200.55	$1,063	+5.29
552–598	580	84	185.00–204.50	$190.39	$1,104	+1.64
605–649	631	81	175.00–188.00	$182.85	$1,154	+4.03
650–673	663	127	170.00–190.50	$185.70	$1,231	+9.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–368	361	10	185.00–204.00	$197.34	$712	+13.74
425–447	434	27	187.00–206.00	$199.17	$864	+13.31
452–490	478	72	187.50–202.50	$192.39	$920	+9.54
506–523 unweaned	513	12	172.50–174.00	$173.14	$888	+14.14
503–548	526	38	175.00–190.00	$181.10	$953	+3.24
551–595	574	41	170.00–183.00	$178.14	$1,023	+1.87
579 unweaned	579	7	165.00	$165.00	$955	—
609–627	622	48	162.00–169.00	$165.22	$1,028	+0.52
663–695	687	51	154.00–174.00	$168.13	$1,155	+5.96
702–745	728	42	150.00–164.00	$158.30	$1,152	-3.92
750–790	778	19	150.00–160.50	$157.86	$1,228	+0.05
800–839	816	65	143.00–161.75	$160.39	$1,309	-1.83
833	833	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,125	-27.22
898	898	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,347	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	333	15	154.00–187.50	$174.26	$580	—
449	449	5	185.00	$185.00	$831	+15.03
457–495	470	19	170.00–182.50	$177.88	$836	+11.34
510–536	526	23	150.00–167.50	$157.99	$831	-1.73
553–599	575	22	156.00–163.00	$159.14	$915	-1.49
630	630	4	133.00	$133.00	$838	-20.52
672–692	685	16	143.00–154.00	$147.63	$1,011	-0.77
798	798	3	123.00	$123.00	$982	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	5	172.50	$172.50	$878	—
552–588	578	26	155.00–174.00	$163.39	$944	+3.39
608	608	6	150.00	$150.00	$912	-9.00
681	681	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,073	—
730	730	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	-16.00
1091	1091	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,407	—
1123	1123	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,291	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	202.50	$202.50	$952	—
603	603	21	189.00	$189.00	$1,140	+16.45

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	173.00	$173.00	$813	—
587	587	10	178.00	$178.00	$1,045	—
663	663	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,028	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	160.00	$160.00	$696	-2.50
479	479	4	144.00	$144.00	$690	+7.49
515	515	7	152.50	$152.50	$785	—
558	558	4	140.00	$140.00	$781	-4.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421 unweaned	421	7	160.00	$160.00	$674	+6.00
417–442	431	17	168.00–173.00	$170.50	$735	-6.28
467–494	487	61	166.00–171.00	$169.41	$825	-6.09
505–547	533	38	163.00–167.00	$165.77	$884	-2.76
549 unweaned	549	7	150.00	$150.00	$824	—
552 unweaned	552	10	150.00	$150.00	$828	-6.00
555–598	591	167	162.50–168.00	$164.36	$971	+1.55
602–636	615	62	160.00–170.00	$166.86	$1,026	+4.97
652–680	668	127	157.00–165.75	$165.31	$1,104	+3.07
713	713	87	166.75	$166.75	$1,189	+13.14
776	776	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,164	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–348	336	11	150.00–174.00	$162.49	$546	-7.58
355–395	380	19	162.00–171.00	$167.41	$636	-0.36
402–448	424	87	152.50–165.00	$161.04	$683	+1.70
451–498	478	63	150.00–169.00	$159.34	$762	+4.06
502–542	522	110	150.00–164.00	$156.48	$817	+0.23
552–599	576	80	140.00–162.00	$148.98	$858	-2.53
603–642	621	70	139.00–159.00	$150.53	$935	+1.72
650–682	669	26	140.00–150.00	$145.72	$975	-2.60
703–747	720	43	139.00–152.50	$148.12	$1,066	+0.98
788–798	791	8	135.00–140.00	$137.63	$1,089	-10.40
843	843	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,180	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–362	362	5	137.00–145.00	$138.59	$502	-8.71
405–448	442	7	127.00–148.00	$129.75	$573	-5.94
450–490	478	9	137.00–145.00	$139.62	$667	-6.20
525–544	537	30	136.00–141.00	$139.37	$748	+3.42
557–588	566	21	120.00–140.00	$135.28	$766	-0.95
600–605	601	6	119.00–126.00	$120.17	$722	—
672–699	681	20	114.00–130.00	$126.72	$863	-4.67
715–744	736	7	130.00–140.00	$137.22	$1,010	+10.03
750–781	775	5	110.00–130.00	$126.13	$978	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	10	156.50	$156.50	$848	+9.56
566–589	576	11	140.00–142.50	$141.34	$814	—
626–637	634	16	136.00–146.00	$142.60	$904	-9.62
925–930	928	2	120.00–130.00	$125.01	$1,160	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–478	474	10	155.00–162.00	$158.47	$751	—
550–584	565	9	140.00–142.00	$140.92	$796	—
600–619	607	11	140.00–150.00	$146.29	$888	—
697	697	3	137.50	$137.50	$958	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
801	801	11	85.00	$85.00	$681	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	338	6	175.00–189.00	$186.75	$631	—
365–370	368	4	165.00–175.00	$170.00	$626	—
414–430	419	7	140.00–168.00	$148.22	$621	-12.96
491–498	493	6	160.00–174.00	$169.29	$835	+14.32
502–536	519	25	140.00–163.00	$154.40	$801	+3.54
558–588	568	12	145.00–168.00	$156.05	$886	+8.00
600–645	619	19	138.00–156.00	$144.82	$896	-3.37
653–661	658	15	140.00–162.00	$147.28	$969	+1.71
709	709	9	142.00	$142.00	$1,007	+5.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	5	131.00	$131.00	$703	-25.15
655	655	4	134.00	$134.00	$878	—
874	874	8	110.00	$110.00	$961	—
951–998	977	11	110.00	$110.00	$1,075	—
1024	1024	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–392	386	12	192.00–212.00	$206.42	$797	+4.50
467	467	3	190.00	$190.00	$887	—
512–517	515	6	165.00–182.50	$173.71	$895	-4.54

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854	854	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1265	927	85-90%	30	20.00–41.00	$29.68	$275	-6.73
730–1245	988	85-90%	47	37.50–54.00	$46.65	$461	—
920–1205	1032	85-90%	19	65.00–75.00	$68.01	$702	+1.88
765–1280	1042	85-90%	75	47.50–64.00	$55.11	$574	-11.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1275	1137	80-85%	30	52.50–64.00	$59.26	$674	—
1005–1325	1201	80-85%	23	69.00–80.00	$74.62	$896	+16.17
1010–1402	1204	80-85%	71	60.00–73.00	$66.45	$800	+8.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1565	1402	75-80%	17	55.00–65.00	$60.89	$854	-7.82
1315–1550	1434	75-80%	22	71.00–80.00	$76.89	$1,103	+17.87
1295–1840	1496	75-80%	56	62.50–75.00	$69.15	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1710	1454	22	68.00–87.00	$79.77	$1,160	+0.49
1255–2225	1621	28	85.00–102.00	$92.60	$1,501	+1.86
1415–1940	1743	6	102.00–120.00	$110.90	$1,933	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1160	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	65.00–100.00	$74.50	$703
750–1255	944	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	100.00–124.00	$111.97	$1,057
730–1300	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	74.00–102.50	$86.09	$918

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
692–815	733	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–110.00	$103.71	$760
700–970	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	82.50–100.00	$90.80	$788

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1285	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	65.00–75.00	$68.46	$701

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
788–1030	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00–65.00	$61.09	$546

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722–1030	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	500.00–900.00	$677.19
810–955	887	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	350.00–425.00	$390.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1475	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	800.00–1,200.00	$1,037.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962–1168	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	775.00–950.00	$858.63
1050–1130	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–675.00	$629.11

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–735	692	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	200.00–350.00	$266.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
742–875	805	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	800.00–950.00	$876.56
865–1160	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,085.00	$966.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1018	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1020	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–925.00	$758.33	—

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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.