Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

3,883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $187.12/cwt +16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 718 lb · 261 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.81/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 822 lb · 159 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.18/cwt +12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 519 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,883	1,906	3,173
Feeder cattle	2,502	1,524	3,173
Slaughter cattle	212	241	0
Replacement cattle	1,169	141	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	329	14	220.00–245.00	$235.04	$773	+13.40
357–388	370	21	223.00–236.00	$233.45	$864	+15.91
420–438	428	54	224.00–234.00	$227.25	$973	+11.39
453–485	476	78	214.00–233.00	$221.38	$1,054	+10.42
509 fancy	509	18	236.50	$236.50	$1,204	—
504–549	520	118	202.00–234.00	$221.15	$1,150	+10.87
552–582	567	50	200.00–215.00	$209.36	$1,187	+10.59
608–630	619	110	198.50–205.00	$199.73	$1,236	+12.32
651–665	653	99	189.00–200.00	$194.72	$1,272	+18.16
710–721	718	261	184.00–188.25	$187.12	$1,344	+16.12
751	751	73	185.00	$185.00	$1,389	+9.00
814–849	822	159	173.75–174.00	$173.81	$1,429	+2.81
910–932	918	20	167.45–169.20	$168.58	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	314	4	211.00–218.00	$212.67	$668	+10.24
389–395	392	9	212.00–212.50	$212.28	$832	+7.27
400–445	432	27	190.00–217.00	$207.02	$894	+1.91
460–497	478	35	197.00–215.00	$201.98	$965	+1.71
500–545	522	42	183.00–213.00	$201.67	$1,053	+9.76
573–598	587	14	184.00–199.00	$189.36	$1,112	+10.78
605–648	630	47	173.00–195.00	$184.67	$1,163	+10.77
675–699	694	29	180.00–186.75	$185.36	$1,286	+19.90
710–740	714	13	165.00–179.00	$172.99	$1,235	+18.33
815–838	824	7	158.00–168.00	$162.89	$1,342	+12.89
855	855	21	160.50	$160.50	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–481	473	15	160.00–180.00	$175.27	$829	-9.73
505–540	518	5	170.00–185.00	$177.70	$920	-0.79
555–592	579	6	165.00–174.00	$168.56	$976	+10.58
615–622	620	3	170.00–172.00	$171.34	$1,062	+16.28
835	835	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,269	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	18	191.50	$191.50	$1,316	—
874	874	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,468	—
1040	1040	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,622	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	207.50	$207.50	$747	—
550–566	563	12	173.00–186.00	$175.12	$986	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	180.00	$180.00	$610	—
469	469	7	180.00	$180.00	$844	—
640	640	2	140.00	$140.00	$896	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	3	171.00	$171.00	$980	—
766	766	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,149	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–390	375	37	185.00–211.00	$197.71	$741	+14.69
405–448	435	96	181.00–213.00	$197.54	$859	—
453–496	483	83	182.00–204.50	$194.53	$940	+13.15
512–545	519	81	183.00–199.00	$190.83	$990	+15.18
582–589	584	29	180.00–188.50	$187.32	$1,094	+17.14
601–632	609	72	178.75–188.75	$185.95	$1,132	+21.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–343	327	19	181.00–197.00	$187.91	$614	—
383–395	386	4	187.00–189.00	$187.51	$724	—
405–446	438	16	160.00–186.00	$170.48	$747	-2.92
455–490	475	48	165.00–188.00	$172.57	$820	+3.21
500–548	544	56	160.00–183.00	$175.02	$952	+11.72
550–585	564	25	161.00–179.00	$170.68	$963	+8.18
602–642	631	43	165.00–168.00	$165.74	$1,046	+10.89
652–692	684	50	154.00–164.00	$159.26	$1,089	+6.06
720 unweaned	720	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,001	—
700–741	728	10	145.00–157.00	$150.41	$1,095	-7.09
863	863	25	148.75	$148.75	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	160.00	$160.00	$547	—
410–433	425	8	146.00–166.00	$155.01	$659	—
450–475	462	17	145.00–166.00	$158.42	$732	—
505–548	522	13	150.00–160.00	$153.43	$801	+8.43
552–582	560	10	145.00–156.00	$153.42	$859	—
673	673	3	142.00	$142.00	$956	—
706–743	718	11	133.00–145.00	$136.93	$983	+5.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
682	682	12	152.50	$152.50	$1,040	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	8	165.00	$165.00	$964	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	6	99.00	$99.00	$691	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–475	472	6	188.00–200.00	$195.87	$925	—
551–597	587	45	166.00–187.00	$182.01	$1,068	+28.28
620	620	3	160.00	$160.00	$992	±0.00
670–678	675	8	153.00–153.50	$153.31	$1,035	+9.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–448	446	10	203.00–220.00	$210.68	$940	+8.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1630	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,500.00–2,050.00	$1,776.72	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
877	877	3	113.00	$113.00	$991	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1260	1166	80-85%	12	77.00–79.00	$78.07	$910	-9.15
1000–1345	1198	80-85%	74	74.00–90.00	$84.43	$1,011	+5.43
1105–1380	1246	80-85%	14	85.00–95.00	$90.79	$1,131	+22.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–965	823	85-90%	6	27.00–41.00	$35.77	$294	—
790–1030	979	85-90%	10	54.00–67.00	$64.98	$636	+10.45
750–1270	1018	85-90%	38	63.00–79.00	$73.58	$749	+6.82
920–1250	1018	85-90%	6	74.00–83.00	$80.37	$818	+13.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1560	1439	75-80%	6	88.00–94.00	$91.90	$1,322	+10.99
1380–1630	1505	75-80%	2	80.00–82.00	$80.92	$1,218	—
1300–1810	1523	75-80%	16	83.00–90.00	$86.52	$1,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1640	1432	3	85.00–87.00	$85.95	$1,231	—
1675–1915	1795	2	110.00–120.50	$115.60	$2,075	—
1655–2305	1858	5	90.50–106.00	$100.45	$1,866	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
949–1128	982	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	130.00–137.00	$135.54	$1,331
1015–1250	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	81.00–98.00	$88.22	$987

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
701	701	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	111.00	$111.00	$778
800–1026	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	81.00–88.00	$86.38	$846

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–1085	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	69.00–77.50	$74.45	$631

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1058–1355	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	198	1,610.00–1,850.00	$1,720.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1360	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,324.44
1020–1520	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	110	1,025.00–1,610.00	$1,488.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
892–1310	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	1,100.00–1,525.00	$1,355.35

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1098	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,762.08

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
892–1060	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	700.00–950.00	$824.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1206	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	93.00	$93.00	$1,122
1241	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	93.00	$93.00	$1,154
1417	1417	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	91.00	$91.00	$1,289

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1150	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,000.00	$987.57
985–1145	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	675.00–975.00	$873.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1048	1048	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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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
1060–1175	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	1,625.00–2,000.00	$1,825.00	—
1100–1350	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,016.25	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325–1350	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	31	2,250.00–2,275.00	$2,262.90	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1150	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,354.35	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1090	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–1,050.00	$991.67	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	950.00	$950.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.