Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

5,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.18/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 721 lb · 268 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.07/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 526 lb · 201 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $203.51/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 628 lb · 198 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,361	5,516	5,075
Feeder cattle	4,625	4,751	4,170
Slaughter cattle	437	492	626
Replacement cattle	299	273	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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
300–335	323	9	242.50–250.00	$244.82	$791	-7.28
350–387	368	24	230.00–247.00	$240.38	$885	+1.02
412–448	435	93	225.00–242.50	$234.48	$1,020	-3.34
451–497	475	116	222.50–242.50	$229.55	$1,090	-4.02
502–549	526	195	209.00–235.00	$222.64	$1,171	+0.70
542 fancy	542	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,285	—
553–585	566	78	207.00–230.00	$217.25	$1,230	+2.10
608–647	627	186	197.00–218.00	$202.96	$1,273	-2.88
647 value added	647	12	212.00	$212.00	$1,372	—
670	670	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,240	-13.26
654–689	677	57	192.50–203.00	$195.65	$1,325	-2.61
715 value added	715	35	186.50	$186.50	$1,333	—
703–732	722	233	182.50–194.00	$183.83	$1,327	-4.77
752–768	765	16	179.00–186.00	$180.29	$1,379	-1.69
815–816	815	34	179.00–180.00	$179.15	$1,460	+5.67
827 value added	827	10	181.00	$181.00	$1,497	—
899	899	12	171.00	$171.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–391	375	23	202.00–235.00	$223.41	$838	+13.76
403–442	430	36	205.00–221.50	$214.43	$922	+3.48
450–497	477	43	196.00–215.00	$204.28	$974	-6.79
506–549	529	68	186.00–213.00	$206.38	$1,092	+2.83
560–599	589	81	187.00–205.50	$198.24	$1,168	+2.46
610–646	630	28	175.00–187.50	$182.25	$1,148	-6.13
650–697	681	103	170.00–188.00	$180.72	$1,231	-6.58
705–744	725	146	165.00–182.50	$177.05	$1,284	+5.07
765 value added	765	20	174.00	$174.00	$1,331	—
758–796	785	27	167.00–176.00	$172.19	$1,352	+0.78
804–836	818	17	165.00–171.00	$167.03	$1,366	+8.09
855–890	857	73	159.00–170.00	$165.47	$1,418	-4.18
905	905	7	172.00	$172.00	$1,557	+15.22

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–382	367	10	225.00–227.50	$225.78	$829	-1.22
411	411	9	237.50	$237.50	$976	—
450–495	470	9	220.00–230.00	$224.68	$1,056	—
531	531	14	216.00	$216.00	$1,147	—
598	598	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,286	—
613–622	616	31	209.00–212.00	$210.83	$1,299	—
692	692	19	196.00	$196.00	$1,356	—
791	791	5	178.50	$178.50	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–410	403	6	169.00–180.00	$174.52	$703	—
458–485	462	11	165.00–199.00	$185.34	$856	-6.66
513–547	528	19	174.00–176.00	$175.02	$924	-6.04
569	569	7	187.50	$187.50	$1,067	+12.18
602–632	626	34	168.00–176.00	$170.90	$1,070	-1.46
708–726	716	14	150.00–163.00	$157.30	$1,126	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,115	—
756–791	780	28	173.00–177.50	$174.40	$1,360	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	14	209.00	$209.00	$1,233	+22.51

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	199.00	$199.00	$933	-9.46
664	664	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	319	25	202.50–226.00	$216.07	$689	-0.33
350–395	385	41	196.00–210.00	$200.03	$770	+1.03
408–449	432	66	192.00–200.00	$195.49	$845	-0.82
453–495	486	90	185.00–202.00	$195.25	$949	-9.07
500–536	514	179	181.50–197.00	$187.65	$965	-0.64
552–588	571	99	177.00–183.25	$180.00	$1,028	-3.96
600–638	616	125	168.00–186.00	$178.51	$1,100	-1.28
653–681	664	68	169.00–180.00	$173.08	$1,149	-3.28
704–747	735	105	163.00–170.50	$169.30	$1,244	+0.29
884	884	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,370	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–343	329	24	175.00–202.50	$186.67	$614	-13.24
355–396	384	26	178.00–193.00	$186.29	$715	+5.41
403–449	425	44	170.00–190.00	$183.60	$780	+0.36
452–495	478	139	168.00–189.00	$181.99	$870	-0.80
505–548	532	103	174.00–181.00	$177.02	$942	+2.34
551–599	574	158	162.50–178.00	$172.94	$993	+0.09
600–646	621	120	160.00–176.00	$168.24	$1,045	+0.52
661–697	686	37	150.00–169.00	$161.49	$1,108	-5.64
700–738	712	36	151.00–163.00	$159.07	$1,133	+3.46
776–780	777	12	152.50–161.00	$154.63	$1,201	+6.66
804–843	808	60	133.00–157.00	$153.72	$1,242	—
1061–1091	1074	19	100.00	$100.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	175.00	$175.00	$600	+6.97
359–385	366	9	174.00–177.50	$176.25	$645	+2.32
419–445	430	22	156.00–169.00	$163.04	$701	—
461–478	468	26	155.00–165.00	$160.86	$753	-2.59
505	505	3	154.00	$154.00	$778	-7.57
555–595	574	26	140.00–158.00	$153.13	$879	—
620	620	6	155.00	$155.00	$961	+8.66
755–795	784	6	120.00–136.00	$130.27	$1,021	+0.27

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–742	705	70	166.00–171.75	$171.49	$1,209	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	204.00	$204.00	$728	—
420–446	441	15	192.50–196.00	$195.33	$861	—
457	457	13	193.00	$193.00	$882	—
528–529	529	14	178.00–187.00	$183.15	$969	—
579	579	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,036	—
654	654	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,112	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493–498	495	15	175.00–180.00	$177.35	$878	-2.65
582	582	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,036	+9.31
642	642	10	160.00	$160.00	$1,027	—
830	830	27	154.50	$154.50	$1,282	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–473	463	11	178.00–182.50	$180.51	$836	—
522–527	524	7	172.50–173.00	$172.78	$905	—
618	618	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,051	—
653	653	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,071	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–446	444	9	146.00–148.00	$146.21	$649	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	9	137.50	$137.50	$562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	410	7	185.00–189.00	$186.69	$765	—
454–457	455	19	181.00–186.00	$181.79	$827	—
508–548	522	16	175.00–187.00	$178.99	$934	+8.00
555–570	562	16	145.00–175.00	$156.97	$882	—
608–634	627	11	157.00–173.00	$164.82	$1,033	+4.23
655	655	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,068	—
763	763	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,175	+8.92
1025	1025	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,168	-11.00
1100	1100	5	102.50	$102.50	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	216.00	$216.00	$745	—
401	401	5	213.00	$213.00	$854	—
460–475	468	6	189.00–215.00	$202.21	$946	—
502–536	518	17	195.00–214.00	$205.83	$1,066	+12.07
551–585	561	13	185.50–192.00	$189.46	$1,063	+1.96
603–608	606	8	173.00–174.00	$173.63	$1,052	-5.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	174.50	$174.50	$869	-13.50
506–527	514	8	150.00	$150.00	$771	-6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–1000	748	85-90%	14	22.00–45.00	$35.32	$264	—
685–1260	1037	85-90%	39	45.00–66.00	$57.65	$598	-21.38
915–1282	1043	85-90%	21	77.00–90.00	$81.91	$854	+2.88
775–1365	1108	85-90%	81	63.00–79.00	$69.99	$775	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1049–1390	1138	80-85%	18	89.00–102.00	$92.71	$1,055	+22.64
975–1390	1150	80-85%	75	79.50–89.00	$83.56	$961	—
1105–1320	1219	80-85%	19	65.00–79.50	$73.90	$901	-6.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1500	1383	75-80%	14	70.00–79.00	$75.15	$1,039	—
1320–1720	1461	75-80%	16	90.00–100.00	$93.57	$1,367	+10.49
1285–1635	1503	75-80%	52	79.00–91.00	$84.59	$1,271	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1950	1506	22	76.00–98.00	$90.19	$1,358	—
1290–2195	1679	28	93.00–112.00	$104.99	$1,763	+0.92
1565–2410	1919	18	110.00–127.00	$118.12	$2,267	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
702–1500	897	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	105.00–136.00	$124.13	$1,113
788–1250	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	85.00–115.00	$98.16	$939
840–1275	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	85.00–117.50	$101.01	$1,089

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–765	727	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–130.00	$117.57	$855
735–845	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–107.50	$96.21	$750

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1055	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	64.00–77.00	$73.66	$641

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1130	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	950.00–1,100.00	$1,031.32
925–1445	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,271.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1207	1207	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1171–1560	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,693.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
897–1221	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,281.31

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1050	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	500.00–1,025.00	$764.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1020	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–960.00	$901.95
950–1130	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	675.00–1,075.00	$934.51

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1130–1250	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,950.00–1,975.00	$1,958.93	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1110	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1298	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,437.50	—

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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.