Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

4,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.07/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 622 lb · 257 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.92/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 570 lb · 168 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.46/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 527 lb · 139 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,175	6,360	4,081
Feeder cattle	3,380	3,835	3,298
Slaughter cattle	613	966	478
Replacement cattle	182	1,559	305

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders early week unevenly steady and late week5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
411–449	436	26	279.00–312.00	$296.77	$1,294	+17.49
458–496	478	38	270.00–284.00	$275.14	$1,315	-5.66
512–521 unweaned	519	11	237.50–242.00	$241.19	$1,252	—
500–547	525	89	255.00–279.00	$270.87	$1,422	+12.60
567–590	578	64	245.00–261.00	$252.53	$1,460	-1.21
602–649	622	257	223.00–250.00	$239.07	$1,487	+4.67
651 unweaned	651	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,400	—
652–678	663	49	225.00–240.00	$228.21	$1,513	+7.23
700–732	721	49	207.50–227.00	$217.37	$1,567	+1.51
752–793	777	28	206.00–222.00	$213.10	$1,656	+4.49
803–828	815	11	200.00–218.00	$205.31	$1,673	—
915	915	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	332	12	265.00–300.00	$281.15	$933	+3.13
355–395	385	24	260.00–280.00	$271.94	$1,047	-6.81
403–440	424	58	252.00–275.00	$263.64	$1,118	+0.98
458–495	473	29	248.00–269.00	$255.47	$1,208	-2.56
494 unweaned	494	9	234.00	$234.00	$1,156	+10.78
502–542	511	25	226.00–250.00	$241.62	$1,235	+0.20
503–541 unweaned	523	13	225.00–235.00	$229.43	$1,200	+4.70
555–590	579	85	225.00–250.00	$234.45	$1,357	+1.28
578–590 unweaned	582	22	220.00–224.00	$221.29	$1,288	+20.87
607–611	610	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,220	-19.62
602–644	623	45	205.00–230.00	$219.37	$1,367	-0.25
659–698	679	41	211.00–220.00	$216.33	$1,469	+11.33
684 unweaned	684	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,368	—
712	712	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,282	-20.15
706–735	721	59	195.00–215.00	$203.09	$1,464	+2.94
757–768	762	25	190.00–212.00	$201.92	$1,539	+3.69
840–847	845	5	198.00–200.00	$199.00	$1,682	-5.16
897	897	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,704	+4.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–397	376	25	242.00–258.00	$246.13	$925	—
410–442	429	25	235.00–240.00	$238.28	$1,022	+14.85
452–498	482	29	225.00–238.00	$231.39	$1,115	+7.58
508–535	527	19	200.00–238.00	$219.87	$1,159	+17.53
552–594	570	33	197.00–220.00	$209.73	$1,195	+0.55
610–647	641	18	192.00–207.00	$205.04	$1,314	+9.03
678–690	682	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,364	-4.51
713–745	721	4	180.00–185.00	$181.29	$1,307	—
780–788	787	6	170.00–185.00	$177.49	$1,397	-10.01
815–819	818	5	181.00–183.50	$183.00	$1,497	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	191.00	$191.00	$770	—
450	450	3	185.00	$185.00	$832	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	330	12	230.00–242.50	$234.18	$773	+5.67
354–398	380	52	225.00–245.00	$234.00	$889	-0.51
401–448	422	57	210.00–230.00	$217.40	$917	-2.01
457 unweaned	457	6	200.00	$200.00	$914	-7.38
450–497	466	67	210.00–228.00	$219.19	$1,021	+3.63
502–545	527	139	187.50–218.00	$202.46	$1,067	-3.66
550–599	570	168	182.50–218.00	$203.92	$1,162	+10.60
610 unweaned	610	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,083	+6.02
600–649	630	107	175.00–206.00	$193.93	$1,222	+5.10
655 unweaned	655	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
661	661	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,157	-19.05
650–698	666	46	184.00–195.00	$188.76	$1,257	-5.29
713–747	739	12	181.00–194.00	$190.86	$1,410	+5.46
752	752	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,339	-4.00
760–774	769	6	184.00–185.00	$184.33	$1,417	+2.33
820	820	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,353	-3.00
858	858	10	185.00	$185.00	$1,587	—
908	908	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,308	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,004	-4.00
400–449	417	23	237.00–265.00	$252.64	$1,054	-1.24
450–482	463	27	227.50–257.00	$240.47	$1,113	-1.20
500–542	520	76	219.00–247.00	$231.75	$1,205	+6.01
554–582	564	27	218.00–227.00	$221.98	$1,252	-2.76
615–648	627	33	199.50–219.50	$216.34	$1,356	+12.06
650–659	657	34	207.00–211.00	$209.82	$1,379	+19.70
748	748	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,421	-5.00
761	761	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–388	380	11	185.00–210.00	$199.05	$756	-14.71
433	433	16	192.50	$192.50	$834	-11.10
450–490	464	35	180.00–209.00	$197.28	$915	+5.34
503–541	527	27	170.00–180.00	$175.56	$925	-6.58
552–568	557	25	170.00–187.50	$179.60	$1,000	-2.23
615	615	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,076	+20.00
650–683	672	20	163.00–176.00	$172.53	$1,159	—
722–738	728	13	165.00–174.00	$170.66	$1,242	+30.66
795	795	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	+12.00
865–873	872	10	140.00–145.00	$144.50	$1,260	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–447	430	9	172.50–175.00	$173.56	$746	+3.56
457–464	461	7	163.00–170.00	$165.97	$765	+6.07
648	648	5	150.00	$150.00	$972	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,051	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–491	474	17	217.50–236.00	$225.27	$1,068	-6.94
520–543	533	16	190.00–207.50	$200.73	$1,070	+8.99
560–594	573	40	190.00–214.00	$205.80	$1,179	+16.81
606–646	630	46	185.00–201.00	$197.41	$1,244	—
654–695	676	16	160.00–188.00	$183.93	$1,243	-5.39
702–704	703	7	160.00–165.00	$162.86	$1,145	-26.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–488	475	17	185.00–210.00	$202.60	$962	+7.19
532	532	4	185.00	$185.00	$984	—
550	550	10	179.00	$179.00	$984	—
654–680	664	10	140.00–189.00	$169.44	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,056	—
623–630	627	6	201.00–220.00	$210.45	$1,320	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	4	150.00	$150.00	$856	+9.00
612	612	3	140.00	$140.00	$857	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1375	1239	75-80%	6	74.00–80.00	$77.32	$958	—
1090–1780	1421	75-80%	89	82.50–95.00	$88.94	$1,264	-0.97
1115–1810	1431	75-80%	27	91.00–100.00	$96.00	$1,374	+6.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1140	885	85-90%	14	38.00–62.50	$53.15	$470	+1.04
730–1192	981	85-90%	38	57.00–73.00	$67.88	$666	-2.38
925–1175	1051	85-90%	16	85.00–93.00	$88.59	$931	+8.74
775–1245	1071	85-90%	49	72.00–85.00	$79.31	$849	-0.54

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1350	1191	80-85%	28	91.50–108.00	$96.19	$1,146	+8.62
1005–1540	1203	80-85%	75	81.00–93.00	$87.18	$1,049	-11.58
1055–1495	1218	80-85%	14	70.00–82.50	$76.44	$931	-22.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1610	1370	7	84.00–100.00	$94.64	$1,297	—
1250–2210	1664	37	100.00–114.00	$106.98	$1,780	—
1530–2460	1864	11	110.00–127.00	$119.14	$2,221	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1140	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	135.00–175.00	$151.04	$1,462

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1155	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–112.50	$106.08	$1,077

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1480	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,397.48
930–1710	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,275.00–1,800.00	$1,534.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1245	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,300.00	$1,101.05
1048	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,198.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1021	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1064	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,457.14	+40.79
900–1275	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,666.67	—

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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.