Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

3,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.36/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 532 lb · 132 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.43/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 623 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.27/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 583 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,544	3,576	5,551
Feeder cattle	2,533	2,886	4,074
Slaughter cattle	718	453	923
Replacement cattle	293	237	554

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, yearlings mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls uneven from 4.00 lower 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
315–346	338	43	317.50–337.50	$333.25	$1,126	+15.02
350–398	381	21	307.50–330.00	$318.04	$1,212	—
403–448	440	39	300.00–340.00	$318.07	$1,400	—
459 fancy	459	5	326.00	$326.00	$1,496	—
457–495	475	72	290.00–317.50	$303.11	$1,440	+11.72
523–543	534	37	288.00–297.00	$292.04	$1,559	+1.09
559 unweaned	559	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,532	—
558–583	582	56	278.00–295.00	$292.00	$1,699	+13.78
601–635	617	42	263.00–277.00	$268.44	$1,656	-3.66
650–694	671	76	253.00–274.00	$262.10	$1,759	+2.10
712–740	716	30	242.00–259.00	$255.64	$1,830	+5.76
831–832	831	13	230.00–238.00	$233.08	$1,937	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	300.00	$300.00	$996	+9.29
380–395	382	7	287.50–292.50	$291.76	$1,115	-4.54
412–448	442	17	282.50–295.00	$292.94	$1,295	+11.74
475–492	487	9	282.50–289.00	$286.53	$1,395	+20.33
476–497 unweaned	489	17	250.00–252.50	$251.19	$1,228	—
515–548	534	37	250.00–283.00	$264.69	$1,413	-5.45
532–542 unweaned	539	20	245.00–246.00	$245.30	$1,322	+3.30
552–598	570	57	240.00–276.50	$255.65	$1,457	-1.69
572–580 unweaned	575	16	227.00–235.00	$232.63	$1,338	-14.50
600–649	622	79	235.00–258.00	$246.28	$1,532	-10.15
612–636 unweaned	630	8	217.50–229.00	$226.21	$1,425	—
653–691	666	70	233.00–264.00	$248.99	$1,658	+3.69
700–744	736	12	226.00–240.00	$236.91	$1,744	+0.72
775–796	788	10	230.00–236.00	$233.64	$1,841	-1.96
832–836	834	10	220.00–232.00	$227.21	$1,895	+0.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–439	435	11	252.00–267.50	$256.11	$1,114	-3.61
450–459	457	5	202.50–220.00	$205.94	$941	-43.03
512–536	531	10	216.00–241.00	$227.04	$1,206	-24.10
585	585	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,375	-0.71
729	729	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,545	-4.49
792	792	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,465	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	200.00	$200.00	$696	—
436	436	9	220.00	$220.00	$959	-10.14
502	502	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,069	-14.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274–277	275	10	235.00–242.50	$240.23	$661	—
305–342	333	9	240.00–260.00	$248.39	$827	—
350–394	381	26	229.00–257.50	$242.57	$924	-3.98
392–398 unweaned	397	14	230.00–232.50	$230.35	$914	—
400–445	430	26	232.50–251.00	$241.61	$1,039	+3.61
450–497	482	68	220.00–244.00	$231.57	$1,116	-1.23
492 unweaned	492	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,122	—
521–542 unweaned	530	40	210.00–218.00	$213.65	$1,132	—
512–545	533	92	215.00–240.00	$226.15	$1,205	+1.65
550–599	573	53	210.00–231.00	$220.35	$1,263	-4.51
579 unweaned	579	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,204	—
601–649	630	29	219.00–229.00	$223.63	$1,409	+1.69
663 unweaned	663	16	200.00	$200.00	$1,326	—
661–686	672	27	210.00–220.00	$214.70	$1,443	-9.62
839	839	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,552	—
858	858	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,622	—
912	912	9	189.00	$189.00	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–368	364	18	264.00–287.50	$271.85	$990	+8.57
421	421	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,052	-5.00
460–485 unweaned	474	16	240.00–250.00	$243.93	$1,156	—
471–478	474	39	249.00–263.00	$256.83	$1,217	-2.05
522–547	539	24	230.00–255.00	$247.23	$1,333	-6.77
551–598	582	63	239.00–247.00	$240.95	$1,402	+6.40
588–589 unweaned	589	17	214.00–221.00	$218.94	$1,290	—
601–648	612	71	226.00–244.00	$240.85	$1,474	-0.12
655–675	673	27	230.00–238.00	$237.13	$1,596	—
707–738	714	17	229.00–235.00	$230.46	$1,645	+6.46
756–780	763	10	228.00–231.00	$230.08	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–337	335	10	202.50–222.50	$208.41	$698	-23.92
367–390	378	23	200.00–222.50	$214.21	$810	-3.29
412–422	419	11	200.00–210.00	$207.32	$869	-15.21
452–499	476	13	200.00–217.50	$205.43	$978	-10.86
500–545	538	37	200.00–210.00	$204.34	$1,099	+4.10
578	578	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,202	+4.74
600–637	617	13	190.00–197.00	$193.34	$1,193	+0.30
670	670	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	+4.52
800	800	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,090	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,021	-15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	200.00	$200.00	$774	+5.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–394	377	9	260.00–272.50	$265.24	$1,000	+14.71
405	405	8	235.00–257.50	$243.44	$986	—
468–499	486	18	220.00–238.00	$228.01	$1,108	-39.49
508–549	528	18	230.00–240.00	$233.73	$1,234	+13.16
552–595	565	19	207.50–225.00	$215.58	$1,218	+16.64
600–644	628	24	200.00–215.00	$210.61	$1,323	+6.20
707–710	708	9	204.00–205.00	$204.22	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	260.00	$260.00	$863	—
453–493	473	11	230.00–242.00	$235.93	$1,116	—
540–545	544	16	210.00–215.00	$213.44	$1,161	+0.94
555–578	570	16	200.00–210.50	$206.47	$1,177	+27.14
660	660	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,360	+18.50
787	787	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	302.50	$302.50	$1,053	—
350–366	362	11	305.00–309.00	$306.06	$1,108	+29.64
441	441	5	266.00	$266.00	$1,173	-17.51
469	469	9	277.50	$277.50	$1,301	+22.50
534	534	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,399	—
627	627	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,411	-13.00
672	672	11	230.00	$230.00	$1,546	-8.15

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490 unweaned	490	3	192.50	$192.50	$943	—
625	625	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,125	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1483–1810	1647	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,342.38	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1522	1522	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1035	929	85-90%	7	52.00–66.00	$56.30	$523	—
805–1110	947	85-90%	44	60.00–82.00	$74.83	$709	—
819–1240	970	85-90%	155	75.00–95.00	$88.11	$855	-12.58
810–1305	1102	85-90%	49	88.50–107.00	$93.64	$1,032	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1315	1164	80-85%	118	90.00–104.00	$97.95	$1,140	-9.60
1020–1375	1180	80-85%	34	82.50–93.00	$89.16	$1,052	-18.39
1045–1315	1196	80-85%	33	100.00–114.00	$106.17	$1,270	+18.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1585	1402	75-80%	27	82.50–95.00	$90.72	$1,272	+0.42
1250–1645	1482	75-80%	83	95.00–106.00	$102.35	$1,517	-5.43
1280–1835	1490	75-80%	25	106.00–120.00	$110.93	$1,653	+3.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1175	1083	6	111.00–121.00	$119.19	$1,291	—
1120–2030	1485	30	90.00–118.00	$106.85	$1,587	—
1305–2285	1738	42	105.00–130.00	$121.59	$2,113	—
1600–2665	1886	17	120.00–146.00	$133.46	$2,517	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–945	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	132.50–180.00	$154.30	$1,278
710–1090	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	100.00–127.50	$112.65	$1,067

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1027–1140	1055	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	160.00–172.50	$163.48	$1,725
1065–1370	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	106.00–111.00	$107.94	$1,337

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1060	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	88.00–96.00	$91.16	$885

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1230	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	85.00–96.00	$91.69	$1,024

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1090	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,431.24
940–1045	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,294.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1225	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,305.27
1100–1495	1276	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,300.00–1,975.00	$1,773.15

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1010	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	725.00–1,150.00	$988.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1049–1395	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,050.00–2,375.00	$2,225.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1209	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,155.61

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–815	747	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	275.00–675.00	$556.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1075	1050	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.40

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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
1175–1335	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,950.00–2,275.00	$2,234.38	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1185	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00–1,750.00	$1,481.25	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–978	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,333.33	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,128	—

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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.