Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

5,715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.68/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 772 lb · 234 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $223.96/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 876 lb · 184 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.06/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 628 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,715	8,198	5,361
Feeder cattle	4,763	7,276	4,625
Slaughter cattle	516	586	437
Replacement cattle	436	336	299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold mixed from 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–392	381	30	333.00–360.00	$342.98	$1,307	-2.56
400–448	427	64	322.50–350.00	$330.63	$1,412	-3.40
450–491	479	84	313.00–340.00	$321.29	$1,539	-6.20
516 thin fleshed	516	4	319.00	$319.00	$1,646	—
502–540	521	97	290.00–328.00	$311.39	$1,622	-0.07
550–590	572	83	284.50–300.00	$290.50	$1,662	-2.37
600–645	628	183	262.50–285.00	$272.06	$1,709	+2.28
651–699	679	117	254.00–269.50	$263.54	$1,789	+0.60
702–748	731	164	241.00–261.50	$251.94	$1,842	-5.28
752–788	772	234	239.50–265.00	$243.68	$1,881	-7.51
802–808	804	40	237.50–255.50	$246.09	$1,979	+14.81
861–894	876	184	220.00–226.50	$223.96	$1,962	-2.24
938	938	9	214.00	$214.00	$2,007	—
986	986	19	201.00	$201.00	$1,982	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	5	320.00–347.50	$336.40	$1,066	+34.01
355–396	377	27	302.50–347.50	$317.45	$1,197	+7.38
405–449	438	38	305.00–321.00	$315.49	$1,382	+13.99
455–496	477	72	287.50–312.50	$300.03	$1,431	-1.13
500–547	532	51	272.00–297.50	$290.38	$1,545	+4.49
552–595	583	83	260.00–284.00	$276.94	$1,615	+6.74
615–647	632	65	248.00–260.00	$253.98	$1,605	-0.14
650–686	672	123	230.00–251.00	$243.03	$1,633	-2.40
713–745	724	13	213.00–240.00	$234.68	$1,699	+7.92
750–799	785	36	217.00–234.00	$221.07	$1,735	-6.14
810–849	840	34	205.00–226.00	$221.10	$1,857	+11.10
853–899	868	32	200.00–211.00	$207.95	$1,805	-12.05
902–934	919	47	187.00–207.00	$193.87	$1,782	-21.13
1090	1090	45	160.00	$160.00	$1,744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–347	335	9	280.00–312.50	$301.28	$1,009	+26.28
370–395	381	8	282.50–307.50	$297.22	$1,132	—
420–448	439	10	265.00–280.00	$275.15	$1,208	-4.85
450–480	474	6	255.00–280.00	$263.57	$1,249	-4.68
560–577	567	10	249.00–256.00	$250.71	$1,422	+5.75
622	622	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,462	+25.00
670–685	675	20	195.00–220.00	$206.42	$1,393	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,700	-11.00
727	727	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,854	+15.00
771	771	18	236.00	$236.00	$1,820	—
858	858	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,896	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609–611	610	12	265.00–267.50	$265.83	$1,622	-17.17
687	687	14	255.00	$255.00	$1,752	-14.00
701	701	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,745	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,248	—
471–490	479	7	267.50–290.00	$280.14	$1,342	—
588–590	589	9	251.00–276.00	$267.65	$1,576	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,615	—
698	698	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,780	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
693	693	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,324	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–392	378	12	297.50–302.50	$301.20	$1,139	-1.32
417 fancy	417	10	320.00	$320.00	$1,334	±0.00
410–442	428	94	275.00–310.00	$292.97	$1,254	-0.70
450–485	463	24	264.00–292.50	$278.05	$1,287	-4.50
502 fancy	502	13	275.00	$275.00	$1,380	—
500–540	520	167	254.00–279.00	$267.08	$1,389	+2.73
550–597	571	178	245.50–272.00	$255.36	$1,458	+1.49
601–644	622	116	235.00–254.00	$241.69	$1,503	+2.53
664–692	679	88	239.00–250.00	$243.07	$1,650	+10.49
709–744	730	116	218.00–225.00	$222.56	$1,625	-6.30
750–783	768	83	211.00–228.50	$220.05	$1,690	—
809–831	826	62	211.00–216.00	$212.03	$1,751	+11.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–348	326	23	245.00–287.50	$266.01	$867	-6.84
350–397	369	22	262.50–285.00	$277.39	$1,024	+3.14
415 unweaned	415	5	238.00	$238.00	$988	—
401–445	419	121	250.00–282.00	$268.53	$1,125	-2.19
451–495	479	71	251.00–270.00	$256.83	$1,230	+0.29
523 unweaned	523	16	222.00	$222.00	$1,161	—
515–545	536	28	248.00–257.50	$251.94	$1,350	+8.12
568–595	578	24	215.00–245.00	$237.42	$1,372	+3.17
602–648	621	34	190.00–230.00	$224.41	$1,394	+1.21
652–699	680	88	207.50–229.00	$222.59	$1,514	+1.48
712–739	727	23	192.50–212.00	$207.06	$1,505	-1.07
821–825	823	13	185.00–192.00	$189.30	$1,558	-1.70
915–916	916	9	190.50–215.00	$193.22	$1,770	+13.22
1022	1022	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,748	+26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354 unweaned	354	5	227.50	$227.50	$805	—
400–445	413	26	205.00–250.00	$241.14	$996	-6.16
450–495	481	6	200.00–222.50	$209.30	$1,007	-20.88
510–512	512	8	202.50–210.00	$208.19	$1,066	-9.16
557–585	571	6	199.00–207.50	$203.15	$1,160	-8.85
655–675	659	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,318	+3.11
718	718	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,321	—
955–969	960	31	130.00–135.00	$133.37	$1,280	+2.14

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–511	507	18	252.50–257.50	$256.10	$1,298	—
615	615	25	240.00	$240.00	$1,476	+6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,268	-16.00
652	652	9	234.00	$234.00	$1,526	+9.00
744	744	8	227.00	$227.00	$1,689	—
799	799	7	214.00	$214.00	$1,710	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,352	—
748	748	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,496	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	6	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
462	462	2	162.50	$162.50	$751	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679	679	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,494	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	6	150.00	$150.00	$582	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	315	5	280.00–300.00	$284.38	$896	-34.62
418–430	427	12	265.00–295.00	$282.43	$1,206	-0.11
467–492	472	10	284.00–292.00	$290.33	$1,370	+8.74
528–548	543	21	247.00–259.00	$254.96	$1,384	+12.32
551–591	581	21	229.00–245.00	$237.87	$1,382	-21.15
625–635	634	12	232.00–249.00	$233.40	$1,480	+13.40
688	688	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,541	+18.05
738	738	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,565	—
1070	1070	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,391	—
1116	1116	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,395	—
1167	1167	11	125.00	$125.00	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–398	387	16	317.50–320.00	$318.87	$1,234	—
488 unweaned	488	14	290.00	$290.00	$1,415	—
489–492	490	14	287.50–302.50	$293.95	$1,440	-1.06
564–574	568	9	250.00–268.00	$258.08	$1,466	+5.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1315	1153	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,575.00–1,850.00	$1,730.60	—
1210–1890	1660	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,404.12	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,035	—
648	648	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,315	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1350	1292	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,250.00–2,550.00	$2,435.16	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1425	920	85-90%	17	50.00–74.00	$63.40	$583	—
720–1235	999	85-90%	80	70.00–88.00	$80.15	$801	—
880–1220	1059	85-90%	98	83.50–100.00	$93.48	$990	+0.57
855–1315	1061	85-90%	14	101.00–106.00	$102.86	$1,091	+9.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1310	1168	80-85%	15	85.00–99.50	$92.66	$1,082	-7.94
1010–1475	1186	80-85%	94	99.00–112.00	$103.77	$1,231	+3.17
1035–1445	1259	80-85%	35	107.50–120.00	$112.34	$1,414	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1920	1478	75-80%	55	100.00–113.00	$104.88	$1,550	-6.61
1350–1845	1526	75-80%	16	110.00–120.00	$114.97	$1,754	—
1285–2400	1549	75-80%	5	85.00–94.00	$89.48	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1580	1449	11	93.00–113.00	$105.17	$1,524	—
1300–2275	1683	23	115.00–133.50	$123.52	$2,079	—
1645–2290	2022	13	132.00–152.00	$138.33	$2,797	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1090	832	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	103.00–150.00	$127.92	$1,064
700–905	858	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	162.50–180.00	$171.76	$1,474

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–995	846	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	152.50–189.00	$175.86	$1,488
680–1240	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	107.00–150.50	$126.91	$1,184
1100–1405	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	108.00–125.00	$113.75	$1,409

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1225	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,403.30
820–1660	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	106	1,150.00–2,050.00	$1,726.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808–1085	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	1,250.00–1,775.00	$1,416.88
825–1095	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,350.00–2,075.00	$1,681.53

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1085	939	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	900.00–1,325.00	$1,179.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1302	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,675.00–2,300.00	$2,197.33
1370–1400	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,585.00–1,650.00	$1,617.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1180	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,215.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	650.00–750.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–850	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,700.00	$1,350.00	—
741–1075	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,300.00–2,000.00	$1,588.89	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1170	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,275.00–2,500.00	$2,356.25	-93.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1090	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.