Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

6,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.20/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 665 lb · 213 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.47/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 574 lb · 210 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.45/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 626 lb · 201 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,172	5,715	5,770
Feeder cattle	4,999	4,763	4,994
Slaughter cattle	610	516	528
Replacement cattle	563	436	248

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, with some late week sales as much as 20.00 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
326–349	340	35	345.00–372.50	$353.68	$1,203	—
351–398	377	82	327.50–367.50	$348.24	$1,313	+5.26
401–448	426	99	330.00–357.50	$336.13	$1,432	+5.50
456–498	469	108	320.00–351.00	$330.68	$1,551	+9.39
500–546	522	148	304.00–337.00	$319.09	$1,666	+7.70
551–589	574	73	292.00–309.00	$297.26	$1,706	+6.76
600–648	626	201	270.00–296.00	$281.45	$1,762	+9.39
651–686	665	213	259.00–293.00	$270.20	$1,797	+6.66
704–748	734	52	246.00–254.00	$252.23	$1,851	+0.29
762–777	770	126	244.50–260.00	$246.86	$1,901	+3.18
800–832	811	29	238.00–244.00	$239.73	$1,944	-6.36
882	882	12	232.50	$232.50	$2,051	+8.54
1001	1001	11	207.00	$207.00	$2,072	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–345	326	7	332.50–337.50	$335.23	$1,093	-1.17
355–390	381	19	307.50–335.00	$320.66	$1,222	+3.21
400–435	424	34	290.00–325.00	$313.64	$1,330	-1.85
450–499	473	128	287.50–317.50	$306.20	$1,448	+6.17
501–549	530	106	275.00–307.50	$293.53	$1,556	+3.15
550–595	577	132	262.00–286.00	$275.90	$1,592	-1.04
606–648	630	66	230.00–269.00	$259.53	$1,635	+5.55
656–689	674	66	236.00–266.00	$249.52	$1,682	+6.49
722–748	736	16	229.00–242.50	$236.32	$1,739	+1.64
750–792	774	103	225.00–240.00	$232.82	$1,802	+11.75
815–825	822	6	219.00–227.00	$221.65	$1,822	+0.55
861–874	868	28	221.00–222.00	$221.50	$1,923	+13.55
957–988	963	20	200.00–214.50	$209.85	$2,021	—
1111	1111	4	185.00	$185.00	$2,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–347	340	6	300.00–302.50	$301.28	$1,024	±0.00
380	380	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,102	-7.22
444	444	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,288	+14.85
489	489	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,394	+21.43
510–535	520	20	252.50–279.00	$263.41	$1,370	—
551–596	578	19	260.00–262.00	$260.52	$1,506	+9.81
617–641	627	18	230.00–247.00	$236.33	$1,482	+1.33
760–772	762	17	200.00–207.00	$201.25	$1,534	—
825–842	839	15	175.00	$175.00	$1,468	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,383	+19.86
518	518	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,554	—
552–594	575	13	259.00–264.00	$261.78	$1,505	-5.87
604	604	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,570	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	18	300.00	$300.00	$1,377	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	6	225.00	$225.00	$914	—
503–513	507	8	207.50–220.00	$212.25	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	8	247.50	$247.50	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	15	352.50	$352.50	$976	—
332–348	345	47	280.00–306.00	$302.07	$1,042	—
350–395	380	49	292.50–322.50	$304.90	$1,159	+3.70
405 fancy	405	11	317.50	$317.50	$1,286	-2.50
400–447	425	44	287.50–319.00	$294.23	$1,250	+1.26
451–499	472	142	275.00–303.00	$283.83	$1,340	+5.78
513 fancy	513	21	292.50	$292.50	$1,501	+17.50
500–546	519	76	245.00–285.00	$271.41	$1,409	+4.33
550–598	574	210	252.00–280.00	$262.47	$1,507	+7.11
602 fancy	602	18	271.00	$271.00	$1,631	—
603–638	622	124	237.00–256.50	$250.86	$1,560	+9.17
663	663	7	232.50	$232.50	$1,541	-10.57
711–734	720	58	221.00–230.00	$226.32	$1,630	+3.76
783	783	13	219.00	$219.00	$1,715	-1.05
804	804	7	214.00	$214.00	$1,721	+1.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–335	320	20	272.00–295.00	$286.08	$915	+20.07
358–396	378	56	269.00–295.00	$284.24	$1,074	+6.85
402–445	428	71	250.00–285.00	$275.50	$1,179	+6.97
450–498	471	118	238.00–274.00	$259.95	$1,224	+3.12
500–549	523	53	232.00–260.00	$246.44	$1,289	-5.50
572 unweaned	572	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,258	—
557–595	576	63	225.00–247.50	$236.97	$1,365	-0.45
607–648	628	60	217.50–238.00	$232.31	$1,459	+7.90
650–695	674	61	205.00–235.00	$219.24	$1,478	-3.35
703–747	725	64	200.00–219.00	$211.73	$1,535	+4.67
761–796	779	60	204.00–214.00	$211.13	$1,645	—
889	889	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–384	379	11	250.00–262.50	$254.44	$964	—
404–443	426	24	225.00–257.50	$247.39	$1,054	+6.25
456–486	468	20	225.00–242.50	$235.04	$1,100	+25.74
530–545	541	10	225.00–238.00	$234.18	$1,267	+25.99
551–589	574	10	210.00–215.00	$213.08	$1,223	+9.93
612–639	634	25	185.00–207.50	$189.22	$1,200	—
698	698	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,396	—
824	824	36	141.00	$141.00	$1,162	—
970–994	990	33	134.00–135.00	$134.15	$1,328	+0.78

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494–496	495	14	230.00–239.00	$233.85	$1,158	—
639	639	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,502	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	8	277.00	$277.00	$1,335	—
748	748	13	223.00	$223.00	$1,668	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	—
472	472	11	270.00	$270.00	$1,274	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044	1044	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	337.50	$337.50	$1,141	—
386	386	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,235	+1.13
412	412	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,174	—
452–468	457	19	277.50–311.00	$301.67	$1,379	+7.72
510–548	521	35	267.50–285.00	$278.08	$1,449	—
550–573	558	21	254.00–270.00	$263.38	$1,470	+5.30
612	612	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,545	—
652–667	659	11	239.00–248.00	$243.86	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	5	327.50	$327.50	$1,238	—
443	443	9	260.00	$260.00	$1,152	-22.43
529–540	534	19	240.00–274.00	$255.38	$1,364	+0.42
552–598	579	36	220.00–268.00	$238.35	$1,380	+0.48
609–635	623	9	232.00–244.00	$238.79	$1,488	+5.39
668–674	672	13	223.00–230.00	$227.86	$1,531	+3.86

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
781	781	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,562	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,229	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,198	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–970	865	85-90%	25	43.00–75.00	$61.65	$533	—
750–1230	944	85-90%	115	90.00–103.00	$97.68	$922	+34.28
785–1130	975	85-90%	87	70.00–91.00	$84.92	$828	+4.77
920–1225	1045	85-90%	29	101.50–113.00	$106.73	$1,115	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1355	1182	80-85%	49	110.00–128.00	$114.54	$1,354	+10.77
1035–1300	1201	80-85%	100	100.00–110.00	$105.26	$1,264	—
1135–1320	1230	80-85%	10	87.00–99.00	$93.51	$1,150	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1545	1389	75-80%	14	90.00–100.00	$95.50	$1,326	—
1300–1770	1457	75-80%	40	112.00–130.00	$116.36	$1,695	+11.48
1295–1695	1485	75-80%	52	101.00–114.00	$107.29	$1,593	+2.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2285	1624	16	108.00–117.00	$114.17	$1,854	—
1300–2160	1679	24	119.00–134.00	$127.26	$2,137	+3.74
1410–2370	1877	27	133.00–151.00	$138.96	$2,608	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–955	861	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	150.00–167.50	$159.88	$1,377
700–1060	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	100.00–145.00	$115.24	$1,067

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1065	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	157.50–172.50	$161.90	$1,430
795–1185	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	106.00–134.00	$123.05	$1,201

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1090	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	71	725.00–1,400.00	$1,181.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1131–1350	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,569.62
1104–1400	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,760.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1086	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	1,425.00–1,850.00	$1,574.56
885–1084	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,540.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1495	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,073.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1115–1225	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,316.65

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–775	722	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	375.00–700.00	$537.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–900	740	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$1,006.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1050	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,000.00–1,925.00	$1,687.96	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1250	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,000.00–2,575.00	$2,252.63	-103.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1080	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,035.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1210	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,828.57	—

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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.