Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

3,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.46/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 636 lb · 141 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.80/cwt -12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 470 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.50/cwt -5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 530 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,576	5,356	4,809
Feeder cattle	2,886	4,287	3,654
Slaughter cattle	453	686	739
Replacement cattle	237	383	416

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders early week steady to 5.00 lower, late week steers uneven from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, heifers under 650 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	318	13	282.50–302.50	$290.71	$924	-14.29
355–395	371	32	280.00–306.00	$296.30	$1,099	+2.54
400–448	419	19	272.50–300.00	$281.20	$1,178	-4.58
455–497	475	36	260.00–277.50	$266.20	$1,264	-12.61
525 unweaned	525	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,270	—
500–549	534	51	258.00–278.00	$270.14	$1,443	+3.27
550–598	574	65	250.00–271.00	$257.34	$1,477	-5.27
582–592 unweaned	588	10	240.00–258.00	$247.13	$1,453	+11.16
603–640	623	75	239.00–264.00	$256.43	$1,598	+3.85
652–686	664	50	232.00–254.00	$245.30	$1,629	-2.06
702–735	719	74	225.00–240.00	$236.19	$1,698	-16.66
759–772	771	37	234.00–249.00	$235.60	$1,816	-5.42
818–820	819	4	224.00–235.00	$226.76	$1,857	+4.11
892–896	894	9	212.00–220.00	$216.44	$1,935	-6.33
981	981	18	188.00	$188.00	$1,844	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–348	342	12	310.00–329.00	$318.23	$1,088	-5.61
450–456	455	10	290.00–298.00	$291.39	$1,326	-10.01
505–532	525	17	285.00–296.00	$290.95	$1,527	+5.56
575–578	575	20	277.50–281.00	$278.22	$1,600	-6.94
601–648	628	71	260.00–279.50	$272.10	$1,709	-4.62
688	688	46	260.00	$260.00	$1,789	-2.71
723–747	742	14	248.00–257.00	$249.88	$1,854	-10.45
779	779	34	248.00	$248.00	$1,932	-1.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–388	387	3	252.50–261.00	$255.32	$988	-20.28
411–441	430	30	250.00–272.50	$259.72	$1,117	-1.14
459–495	479	23	235.00–255.00	$248.97	$1,193	-5.07
502–545	526	35	235.00–255.00	$251.14	$1,321	+3.86
557–588	569	33	220.00–245.00	$235.71	$1,341	-0.99
613–642	628	22	230.00–235.00	$232.16	$1,458	-11.85
703–707	706	8	215.00–219.00	$216.49	$1,528	+0.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–423	417	9	222.50–240.00	$230.14	$960	-1.86
451–471	462	9	180.00–202.50	$189.76	$877	—
507–548	527	16	225.00–230.00	$227.34	$1,198	+2.34
562–592	572	10	205.00–220.00	$209.09	$1,196	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	13	250.00	$250.00	$1,230	—
648	648	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,497	—
744	744	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,674	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–497	489	10	240.00	$240.00	$1,174	—
509 unweaned	509	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,222	—
676	676	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,595	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	13	200.00	$200.00	$1,208	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–384	381	26	245.00–247.00	$246.55	$939	-9.42
405–435	421	63	230.00–253.00	$238.00	$1,002	-4.47
450–490	470	80	225.00–245.00	$232.80	$1,094	-12.13
500–547	530	78	217.50–238.00	$224.50	$1,190	-5.17
550–595	579	42	220.00–240.00	$224.86	$1,302	+0.36
615–638	624	31	220.00–225.00	$221.94	$1,385	-4.30
665–698	692	65	217.00–226.50	$224.32	$1,552	+1.62
735	735	12	212.00	$212.00	$1,558	-10.15
782	782	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,486	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–331	327	6	265.00–272.00	$267.27	$874	-1.73
350–398	367	16	259.00–267.50	$263.28	$966	+2.34
400	400	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	-9.35
481–488	483	25	256.00–260.00	$258.88	$1,250	-10.96
514	514	11	254.00	$254.00	$1,306	-4.03
550–554	550	64	234.00–239.00	$234.55	$1,290	-29.78
625–648	635	124	228.50–255.00	$240.97	$1,530	-3.53
647 unweaned	647	17	245.00	$245.00	$1,585	—
740	740	13	224.00	$224.00	$1,658	-7.70
741	741	11	219.00	$219.00	$1,623	-12.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–331	327	9	222.50–235.00	$232.33	$760	—
380	380	3	217.50	$217.50	$826	-5.73
405–447	437	21	210.00–230.00	$222.53	$972	-6.54
456–490	478	70	200.00–227.50	$216.29	$1,034	-4.19
500–549	525	45	193.00–218.00	$200.24	$1,051	-15.55
550–596	579	22	185.00–215.00	$203.26	$1,177	-10.33
601–638	619	22	180.00–205.00	$193.04	$1,195	-14.48
651–690	676	45	185.00–205.00	$195.48	$1,321	-4.52
706	706	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,236	—
795	795	15	163.00	$163.00	$1,296	-12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–389	378	10	185.00–200.00	$194.27	$734	—
457–494	473	21	170.00–190.00	$180.20	$852	-19.80
600	600	11	160.00	$160.00	$960	—
789	789	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,302	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	6	210.00	$210.00	$773	—
552–560	555	9	195.00–202.00	$199.64	$1,108	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	10	160.00	$160.00	$731	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,056	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–389	389	9	240.00–287.50	$250.53	$975	-4.47
442	442	8	242.50	$242.50	$1,072	-4.97
486	486	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,300	+24.48
520–537	528	20	212.50–229.00	$220.57	$1,165	-14.59
563–598	579	19	190.00–215.00	$198.94	$1,152	-35.95
602–647	629	13	200.00–215.00	$204.41	$1,286	-4.72
655–668	665	8	182.50–246.00	$198.14	$1,318	—
754	754	7	198.00	$198.00	$1,493	—
879	879	12	140.00	$140.00	$1,231	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391–396	395	7	275.00–280.00	$276.42	$1,092	—
403–422	406	14	275.00–285.00	$283.51	$1,151	+15.61
472	472	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,204	+2.03
551–573	563	16	235.00–250.00	$239.30	$1,347	—
614	614	14	238.00	$238.00	$1,461	—
652–695	666	6	230.00–242.50	$238.15	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	230.00	$230.00	$991	-15.00
516	516	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,096	—
556–557	556	9	170.00–184.00	$179.33	$997	-20.67
683	683	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,281	—
1171	1171	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,405	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1240	875	85-90%	11	50.00–68.00	$61.08	$534	—
825–1075	984	85-90%	16	96.00–105.00	$100.69	$991	—
705–1190	1010	85-90%	39	70.00–83.00	$76.28	$770	-2.61
815–1275	1031	85-90%	82	75.00–95.00	$88.28	$910	-9.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1305	1192	80-85%	10	105.00–109.00	$107.55	$1,282	+0.61
1065–1460	1194	80-85%	36	78.00–95.00	$87.71	$1,047	-19.23
1020–1375	1229	80-85%	65	93.00–103.00	$97.47	$1,198	-2.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1720	1426	75-80%	27	83.00–95.00	$90.30	$1,288	-0.62
1200–1870	1439	75-80%	65	94.00–106.00	$100.15	$1,441	+9.23
1265–1690	1471	75-80%	11	106.00–110.00	$107.78	$1,585	+5.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2390	1526	22	95.00–116.00	$107.00	$1,633	-0.27
1255–2230	1757	43	105.00–129.00	$123.19	$2,164	—
1575–2085	1836	11	130.00–141.00	$133.91	$2,459	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–806	789	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	160.00–215.00	$203.63	$1,607
700–995	821	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	100.00–135.00	$116.82	$959

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1320	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	104.00–155.00	$115.10	$1,225

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1150	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	900.00–1,500.00	$1,240.87
1055–1335	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,210.22
1075–1450	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,125.00–1,750.00	$1,427.30

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–982	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,362.08
880–1090	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,725.00	$1,277.46

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1025	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	600.00–1,050.00	$923.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1150	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,100.00	$1,025.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1540	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,710.00	$1,676.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–815	769	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–900.00	$890.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–875	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,333.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.