Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

5,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.55/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 668 lb · 222 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.19/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 720 lb · 172 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.67/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 721 lb · 148 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,347	5,166	2,462
Feeder cattle	4,324	4,189	1,731
Slaughter cattle	623	595	400
Replacement cattle	400	382	331

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves early week 4.00 to 8.00 higher and yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 higher, late week feeders steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–318	315	4	325.00–350.00	$337.62	$1,064	+10.56
380–385	383	2	312.50–320.00	$316.23	$1,211	-12.86
410–445	422	54	294.00–317.50	$305.47	$1,289	-12.67
451–492	478	83	281.00–315.00	$298.21	$1,425	+2.33
503–538	527	114	285.00–313.00	$300.00	$1,581	+1.02
553–594	564	99	275.00–303.00	$290.55	$1,639	+1.54
558–597 unweaned	571	19	273.00–280.00	$276.45	$1,579	-9.34
614 thin fleshed	614	18	301.00	$301.00	$1,848	—
609–649	638	125	267.00–287.50	$276.41	$1,763	-13.60
653–692	676	123	267.00–275.00	$270.13	$1,826	+3.03
703–746	720	172	251.00–272.00	$267.19	$1,924	+4.09
752–798	777	122	251.00–261.00	$256.18	$1,991	+3.06
802–818	813	39	248.00–250.00	$249.44	$2,028	+15.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	341	16	270.00–312.50	$291.95	$996	-19.29
352–395	370	51	276.00–317.50	$300.11	$1,110	+11.48
408–445	422	39	265.00–290.00	$276.77	$1,168	-17.16
450–494	475	89	270.00–290.00	$280.57	$1,333	+6.85
502–546	531	59	260.00–289.00	$277.18	$1,472	+7.93
554–597	578	98	250.00–280.00	$268.43	$1,552	-2.82
605–638	614	42	249.00–265.00	$254.01	$1,560	-1.97
652–692	676	38	240.00–268.00	$251.01	$1,697	-0.97
711	711	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,536	-29.50
712–732	721	12	232.50–247.00	$242.99	$1,752	-2.51
784	784	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,913	+8.80
830–848	843	7	220.00–240.00	$235.39	$1,984	—
916–935	921	7	215.00–216.00	$215.71	$1,987	—
954	954	22	197.00	$197.00	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	386	18	240.00–292.50	$279.33	$1,078	+14.53
415–445	430	2	238.00–253.00	$245.76	$1,057	-25.80
467–490	481	17	250.00–251.00	$250.40	$1,204	-4.60
509–539	527	24	235.00–250.00	$242.59	$1,278	-10.18
568–584	580	13	243.00–251.00	$249.19	$1,445	+2.12
625–637	635	11	225.00–240.00	$227.69	$1,446	-9.36
658	658	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,480	—
738	738	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	8	222.50	$222.50	$966	-23.13
457	457	21	200.00	$200.00	$914	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	12	288.00	$288.00	$1,362	—
507	507	7	262.50	$262.50	$1,331	—
562	562	5	274.00	$274.00	$1,540	—
930	930	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,860	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,244	—
577	577	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,414	—
608	608	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,429	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	5	293.00	$293.00	$1,582	—
642	642	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,727	+14.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,118	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–378	373	6	232.50–250.00	$241.38	$900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	329	6	262.50–275.00	$264.80	$871	+5.80
362–394	373	28	260.00–295.00	$275.92	$1,029	+1.09
411 fancy	411	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,151	—
412–445	423	38	252.50–279.00	$272.52	$1,153	+10.30
433 unweaned	433	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,104	±0.00
454–492	481	51	254.00–265.00	$257.82	$1,240	-6.42
475–493 unweaned	482	8	248.00–251.00	$249.15	$1,201	+3.42
500–544	526	116	256.00–277.00	$266.96	$1,404	+3.38
502–547 unweaned	534	25	240.00–254.00	$249.98	$1,335	+1.27
568–598	589	53	250.00–261.00	$253.49	$1,493	+2.17
606–643	624	105	249.00–265.00	$258.40	$1,612	+6.09
662–690	668	222	236.00–258.00	$249.55	$1,667	+2.50
704–746	721	148	227.50–249.00	$239.67	$1,728	+5.79
756	756	31	240.50	$240.50	$1,818	+17.50
804–805	804	19	231.00–231.50	$231.24	$1,859	—
921	921	7	220.00	$220.00	$2,026	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–338	335	3	250.00	$250.00	$838	-6.46
350–399	379	35	235.00–265.00	$252.42	$957	+2.70
403–448	430	57	235.00–257.50	$243.73	$1,048	+0.99
452–498	479	96	232.50–256.00	$245.60	$1,176	+8.85
496 unweaned	496	21	227.50	$227.50	$1,128	—
510–549	534	79	230.00–248.00	$241.66	$1,290	+6.57
550–587	567	87	225.00–248.00	$239.38	$1,357	+6.17
605–648	626	56	222.50–245.00	$231.14	$1,447	+2.10
656–697	668	35	214.00–235.00	$227.38	$1,519	-1.05
699	699	6	203.00	$203.00	$1,419	-25.43
707–746	735	16	200.00–232.50	$227.51	$1,672	+12.51
755–788	780	4	210.00–217.00	$215.31	$1,679	+29.31
815	815	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,548	-16.00
900	900	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	377	21	202.50–233.00	$219.78	$829	-18.22
402–440	424	42	200.00–232.50	$221.10	$937	+1.76
460–498	485	30	200.00–231.00	$215.51	$1,045	-0.29
510–542	523	5	200.00–220.00	$207.93	$1,087	-10.70
555–595	588	8	185.00–210.00	$197.43	$1,161	—
665–685	677	5	195.00–200.00	$196.96	$1,333	-8.80
745	745	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,378	±0.00
882	882	14	163.00	$163.00	$1,438	+33.00
935	935	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,216	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–353	351	13	242.50–250.00	$244.24	$857	—
431	431	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,056	+2.46
500	500	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,200	+4.30

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	6	237.50	$237.50	$1,036	—
466–490	474	6	235.00–245.00	$238.45	$1,130	—
679	679	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,501	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537–547	543	8	185.00–187.50	$185.93	$1,010	+5.93

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,130	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	163.00	$163.00	$950	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	320	9	272.50–292.00	$281.77	$902	+4.27
370–385	382	9	277.50–290.00	$283.94	$1,085	+11.94
418–445	431	9	230.00–252.50	$244.37	$1,053	-8.01
458–495	482	16	225.00–250.00	$234.57	$1,131	-7.77
500–548	531	23	240.00–260.00	$244.51	$1,298	+8.51
564–597	581	37	224.00–251.00	$231.33	$1,344	-6.67
602–649	631	51	214.00–242.50	$229.48	$1,448	+3.59
658–675	664	11	229.00–240.00	$236.10	$1,568	+12.85
718–735	725	10	200.00–206.00	$202.43	$1,468	—
752	752	5	197.50	$197.50	$1,485	—
967	967	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–380	376	9	275.00–287.50	$279.08	$1,049	—
447	447	24	277.00	$277.00	$1,238	—
456–499	479	23	255.00–287.50	$265.24	$1,270	+10.82
560	560	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,512	+25.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–432	413	7	225.00–250.00	$228.54	$944	-22.96
490	490	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	+15.98
510–540	516	6	190.00–235.00	$225.98	$1,166	—
580–594	590	14	180.00–186.00	$182.05	$1,074	-62.95
684	684	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,368	—
738	738	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,328	—
924	924	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,155	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1015	829	85-90%	22	40.00–70.00	$56.73	$470	-1.19
725–1260	955	85-90%	94	65.00–87.00	$79.44	$759	-3.13
890–1255	1037	85-90%	15	99.00–108.00	$101.73	$1,055	+6.71
840–1340	1059	85-90%	130	84.00–99.00	$91.43	$968	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1380	1168	80-85%	62	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$1,226	-0.16
960–1320	1189	80-85%	56	80.00–99.00	$93.09	$1,107	-12.07
1040–1330	1216	80-85%	9	110.00–123.00	$113.41	$1,379	-1.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1655	1378	75-80%	67	102.00–111.00	$106.02	$1,461	—
1280–1930	1417	75-80%	32	85.00–101.00	$96.79	$1,372	-20.11
1285–1805	1528	75-80%	13	110.50–119.00	$114.12	$1,744	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1725	1425	24	91.00–120.00	$106.94	$1,524	—
1230–2078	1653	21	125.00–144.00	$136.66	$2,259	+13.05
1345–2045	1684	34	112.50–130.00	$123.82	$2,085	+0.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1205	914	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	123.00–163.00	$139.76	$1,277
790–1020	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	150.00–202.50	$173.93	$1,609
869–1375	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	101.00–135.00	$116.39	$1,216

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–935	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	140.00–197.50	$161.07	$1,305
735–1035	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	101.00–138.00	$121.26	$1,079

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1090	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–94.00	$91.72	$911

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040–1290	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	91.00–98.00	$94.41	$1,089

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1228	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,075.00–1,600.00	$1,408.81
965–1245	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,197.22
910–1420	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	1,100.00–1,850.00	$1,502.53

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–745	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$865.20
812	812	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
796–925	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$798.57
852	852	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00
700–1065	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	650.00–1,200.00	$1,052.28

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1085	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,200.00–1,725.00	$1,504.58
915–1220	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,380.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–995	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,035.00	$963.74
890–1100	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$964.24
1000–1148	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	800.00–1,200.00	$1,103.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–825	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	870.00–1,200.00	$1,029.84
775–985	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,275.00	$1,190.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1020	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,685.00	$1,629.46
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1100–1250	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,843.75	+62.98
1245–1275	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,335.00–1,400.00	$1,367.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,783.33	—

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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.