Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

4,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $231.17/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 917 lb · 360 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $264.58/cwt +9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 704 lb · 218 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.58/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 638 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,078	5,054	2,450
Feeder cattle	3,323	4,315	1,748
Slaughter cattle	488	493	383
Replacement cattle	267	246	319

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week feeder sales 2.00 to 4.00 lower and late week feeders unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle steady 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
335–340	338	2	315.00–329.00	$321.95	$1,088	-3.53
350–385	364	8	317.50–332.50	$326.37	$1,188	+9.30
441	441	6	314.00	$314.00	$1,385	+4.03
465–482	475	9	297.50–300.00	$298.04	$1,416	-4.97
506–548	519	34	286.00–305.00	$298.79	$1,551	+1.34
555–598	576	41	285.00–295.00	$289.30	$1,666	-2.27
604–620	611	20	267.00–288.00	$281.39	$1,719	+1.63
652–689	682	99	255.50–272.00	$262.24	$1,788	-3.90
701–721	704	218	252.50–265.25	$264.58	$1,863	+9.63
751–769	765	20	253.00–256.00	$253.74	$1,941	+2.74
910–919	917	360	230.00–234.00	$231.17	$2,120	-4.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–343	342	4	280.00–304.00	$298.04	$1,019	+2.78
350–398	379	27	270.00–305.00	$295.68	$1,121	-5.02
401–432	419	21	273.00–289.00	$283.00	$1,186	-1.27
450–498	481	76	265.00–293.50	$281.04	$1,352	-5.65
503–545	526	68	263.00–287.50	$274.51	$1,444	-3.79
561–595	579	101	255.00–278.00	$266.61	$1,544	-4.89
600–648	625	42	240.00–259.00	$251.57	$1,572	-5.83
651–695	677	71	242.50–263.50	$253.18	$1,714	+12.61
706–738	724	21	227.50–245.00	$238.44	$1,726	-5.91
771–796	785	35	238.00–239.00	$238.45	$1,872	-6.34
825–835	834	71	231.00–235.50	$235.35	$1,963	+2.45
891	891	17	212.50	$212.50	$1,893	-22.06
956	956	58	209.50	$209.50	$2,003	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	384	11	250.00–267.50	$258.26	$992	-0.13
420–445	437	11	242.50–275.00	$259.94	$1,136	—
450–496	480	29	225.00–270.00	$258.98	$1,243	+11.44
505–537	525	25	235.00–256.00	$248.26	$1,303	-15.20
550–584	571	33	232.50–252.50	$244.42	$1,396	-4.38
635–645	639	7	220.00–225.00	$222.84	$1,424	—
745	745	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,620	—
758	758	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,516	—
897	897	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,570	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	11	282.50	$282.50	$1,229	—
522	522	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,237	-25.17
569	569	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,252	—
607–647	636	11	230.00–233.00	$232.22	$1,477	-13.86

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	23	205.00	$205.00	$808	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–640	628	3	204.00–207.50	$205.12	$1,288	—
746	746	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,380	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661	661	6	252.50	$252.50	$1,669	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–398	381	30	265.00–280.00	$276.07	$1,052	+6.08
402–413	407	22	263.00–287.50	$274.25	$1,116	+11.14
469–497	478	44	253.00–264.00	$259.96	$1,243	-3.79
504–540	519	39	252.50–268.00	$258.72	$1,343	-1.29
553–589	579	41	250.00–265.50	$260.72	$1,510	+3.07
614–649	638	124	240.00–257.50	$254.58	$1,624	+6.71
656–674	665	32	236.00–252.00	$246.07	$1,636	-4.67
723–748	737	34	236.00–240.00	$236.61	$1,744	—
772	772	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,737	-12.50
939	939	19	205.00	$205.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–348	334	11	247.00–275.00	$260.27	$869	+10.79
366–385	374	15	241.00–257.50	$245.09	$917	-5.92
400–445	432	64	229.00–255.00	$241.71	$1,044	-3.63
450–498	475	96	227.00–251.00	$242.76	$1,153	-6.13
500–545	519	56	225.00–250.00	$238.65	$1,239	-4.52
550–599	574	44	220.00–246.00	$235.44	$1,351	-5.14
605–638	622	31	218.00–239.00	$231.64	$1,441	-2.85
650–690	667	42	213.00–235.50	$230.37	$1,537	-5.01
702–735	722	13	195.00–230.00	$219.70	$1,586	-15.74
822	822	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,784	—
866	866	10	212.00	$212.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	306	13	222.50–240.00	$226.79	$694	-6.26
355–382	371	5	222.50–230.00	$225.37	$836	-3.29
408–447	423	27	217.00–232.50	$222.98	$943	-1.48
453–495	466	12	207.50–225.00	$215.77	$1,005	-2.56
515–529	526	8	200.00–220.00	$211.27	$1,111	-6.57
606	606	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,291	+5.00
685	685	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,456	+19.08
705	705	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	-5.05
868–884	881	26	145.00–187.00	$154.52	$1,361	-30.48
915–924	919	14	130.00–179.00	$156.19	$1,435	—
964	964	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,350	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–447	431	20	238.00–252.50	$241.06	$1,039	—
456–495	469	6	230.00–238.00	$232.81	$1,092	—
507–514	511	8	220.00–245.00	$235.71	$1,204	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	5	233.00	$233.00	$1,160	—
526	526	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,236	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	10	254.00	$254.00	$1,306	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	5	253.00	$253.00	$1,257	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–349	323	12	240.00–267.50	$254.74	$823	—
365–380	371	7	260.00–274.00	$264.58	$982	—
402–435	414	13	250.00–277.00	$257.62	$1,067	—
458–485	466	38	243.00–277.00	$258.82	$1,206	+16.93
520–548	532	28	231.00–266.00	$246.13	$1,309	+0.04
553–598	579	24	226.00–260.00	$240.60	$1,393	+5.20
602–635	608	15	225.00–242.50	$229.35	$1,394	-5.56
695	695	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	+18.05
701–710	704	10	210.00–220.00	$213.03	$1,500	-16.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–397	393	5	272.50–292.50	$284.61	$1,119	+2.29
419–438	425	6	250.00–270.00	$256.87	$1,092	-15.95
450–496	487	10	262.50–267.50	$263.73	$1,284	+0.22
502–537	526	19	250.00–280.00	$262.24	$1,379	+2.84
555–575	567	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,418	-1.00
620	620	12	246.00	$246.00	$1,525	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	7	217.50	$217.50	$1,014	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1408	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	242.00–249.00	$245.31	$1,038	—
517–528	521	5	220.00–243.00	$233.68	$1,217	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1160	901	85-90%	12	30.00–65.00	$58.10	$523	-25.11
715–1165	914	85-90%	32	71.00–88.00	$83.60	$764	+0.39
760–1375	975	85-90%	118	90.00–105.00	$96.93	$945	—
920–1175	1053	85-90%	20	100.00–114.00	$104.35	$1,099	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1136	80-85%	44	91.00–104.00	$100.88	$1,146	+0.61
1015–1475	1190	80-85%	101	102.00–115.00	$107.41	$1,278	-8.89
1015–1395	1241	80-85%	21	111.50–128.00	$117.53	$1,459	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1485	1357	75-80%	15	96.00–106.00	$102.00	$1,384	-10.14
1295–1935	1435	75-80%	44	105.00–116.00	$111.56	$1,601	—
1324–1785	1480	75-80%	14	110.00–131.00	$119.52	$1,769	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1495	1370	6	101.00–119.00	$109.16	$1,495	+3.18
1185–1905	1504	31	110.00–130.00	$123.30	$1,854	—
1325–2100	1799	18	130.00–150.00	$140.61	$2,530	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–835	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–170.00	$163.44	$1,353
725–1070	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	102.00–132.50	$115.67	$1,031

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1230	1079	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	127.50–148.00	$141.11	$1,523
1000–1315	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	101.00–125.00	$112.08	$1,315

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–955	847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–91.00	$90.66	$768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1330	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,250.00–1,775.00	$1,550.56
1125–1195	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,376.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00
700–995	832	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	600.00–1,200.00	$914.96

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1329	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1055	1012	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,078.05
900–1125	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,091.97

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1055	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,465.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
868	868	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1242	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–985	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,250.00	$1,933.33	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–980	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,416.67	—

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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.