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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

3,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.63/cwt -8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 688 lb · 145 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.60/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 876 lb · 133 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.42/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 726 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,307 2,758 4,078
Feeder cattle 2,604 1,943 3,323
Slaughter cattle 351 342 488
Replacement cattle 352 473 267

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders uneven with early week sales steady to 5.00 higher and late week steer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, yearling steers and all heifers mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 10 383.00 $383.00 $1,026 —
300–334 326 27 327.00–360.00 $350.17 $1,142 +2.67
359–398 375 32 320.00–343.00 $330.47 $1,239 —
405–445 423 30 306.00–322.50 $309.63 $1,310 -4.91
450–480 466 29 300.00–314.00 $306.60 $1,429 +5.43
503–537 517 57 290.00–304.00 $299.39 $1,548 -3.79
541 unweaned 541 8 284.00 $284.00 $1,536 —
553–588 573 23 268.00–280.00 $275.65 $1,579 -5.39
554–597 unweaned 593 40 265.50–276.00 $266.48 $1,580 —
602–641 unweaned 609 39 262.50–271.00 $269.39 $1,641 —
605–646 624 54 260.00–285.00 $271.68 $1,695 -0.67
667 667 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 -18.03
703–740 716 42 239.00–255.00 $245.36 $1,757 +0.18
752–755 754 29 235.00–245.00 $240.02 $1,810 -11.64
800–820 810 27 230.00–243.00 $238.18 $1,929 -0.10
862–887 876 133 227.00–233.00 $231.60 $2,029 +2.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,062 —
403–448 424 34 272.00–302.50 $293.13 $1,243 +4.00
455–495 475 27 266.00–294.00 $280.21 $1,331 -6.35
510–544 529 34 263.00–287.00 $275.33 $1,456 +10.03
568–598 581 49 244.00–268.00 $256.04 $1,488 -8.94
600–649 617 31 245.00–260.00 $255.07 $1,574 +3.26
652–699 678 41 225.00–256.00 $244.77 $1,660 +2.47
740 740 38 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 -26.86
755–786 783 12 225.00–230.00 $226.53 $1,774 -4.27
823 823 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,852 —
858–894 874 32 204.00–223.50 $216.77 $1,895 —
913 913 13 206.50 $206.50 $1,885 -13.50
982 982 2 206.00 $206.00 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 3 250.00–270.00 $261.46 $986 -31.04
422 422 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,101 -2.07
492 492 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,353 +13.26
512–537 526 7 230.00–257.50 $242.50 $1,276 -10.38
605 605 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 —
670–695 678 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,492 —
760 760 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,528 —
932 932 2 185.50 $185.50 $1,729 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–498 477 20 282.50–286.00 $283.78 $1,354 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 8 345.00 $345.00 $907 —
310–332 326 35 290.00–312.00 $304.70 $993 +6.70
365–398 378 27 282.50–296.00 $291.80 $1,103 —
408–445 421 32 278.00–310.00 $287.12 $1,209 +7.12
450–475 464 28 275.00–297.50 $279.70 $1,298 +4.70
483 unweaned 483 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,275 —
502–539 520 60 255.00–272.00 $263.44 $1,370 +2.74
555–593 574 64 245.00–267.50 $252.90 $1,452 -0.52
606–646 614 51 239.00–251.00 $245.00 $1,504 -0.35
642 unweaned 642 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,515 —
652 unweaned 652 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,526 —
654–695 691 135 234.00–238.00 $236.83 $1,636 —
704–737 726 129 224.00–239.75 $235.42 $1,709 +5.42
751–757 756 75 235.00–238.50 $237.90 $1,799 —
817 817 7 221.50 $221.50 $1,810 —
867 867 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 272.50 $272.50 $845 -12.39
355–388 381 23 250.00–278.00 $258.89 $986 +1.06
410–446 424 36 250.00–276.00 $263.92 $1,119 +1.91
459–497 480 58 250.00–269.00 $258.96 $1,243 -1.54
508–548 526 26 240.00–265.00 $249.06 $1,310 +8.52
550–598 566 44 227.50–255.00 $239.78 $1,357 -1.42
605–649 622 35 220.00–239.00 $232.48 $1,446 +3.08
658–675 664 20 230.00–235.00 $232.01 $1,541 +6.41
712–744 720 26 220.00–229.00 $226.08 $1,628 +6.08
760–765 761 7 205.00–215.00 $212.13 $1,614 -0.87
838 838 5 209.50 $209.50 $1,756 -7.09
874 874 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,835 —
960–995 978 2 192.00–195.00 $193.47 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–370 368 9 227.50–230.00 $228.88 $842 -32.94
413–428 423 3 235.00–242.50 $237.44 $1,004 -6.72
464–498 477 27 230.00–235.00 $233.10 $1,112 -8.37
535 535 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,241 —
595 595 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,244 -11.00
680 680 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,411 —
763 763 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,396 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,335 —
513 513 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,308 —
590 590 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,493 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,382 —
644 644 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,533 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–397 371 10 300.00–305.00 $300.98 $1,117 +4.28
451–486 469 26 240.00–266.00 $252.05 $1,182 -6.12
513–545 529 8 240.00–254.00 $250.55 $1,325 +11.53
585 585 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,410 +1.55
625–648 631 19 215.00–232.50 $227.21 $1,434 -1.79
652–696 674 10 205.00–230.00 $217.74 $1,468 —
719 719 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–482 466 36 277.50–290.00 $281.10 $1,310 —
504–540 522 28 254.00–277.50 $262.59 $1,371 +5.09
570–579 574 10 250.00–255.00 $252.02 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 445 3 256.00–259.00 $258.01 $1,148 —
492 492 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,156 -24.00
524 524 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,153 -25.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475 1475 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1035 837 85-90% 17 71.00–96.00 $88.61 $742 —
755–1378 991 85-90% 58 88.50–114.00 $106.87 $1,059 -27.15
880–1125 1006 85-90% 11 131.00–145.00 $136.46 $1,373 +13.23
805–1420 1055 85-90% 57 107.50–129.00 $121.94 $1,286 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1290 1205 80-85% 14 114.00–125.00 $121.12 $1,459 —
1000–1410 1208 80-85% 16 139.00–149.00 $142.84 $1,726 —
1035–1400 1214 80-85% 61 124.00–139.00 $133.20 $1,617 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1675 1414 75-80% 7 119.00–126.00 $122.87 $1,737 +2.07
1300–1695 1448 75-80% 37 128.00–139.00 $133.86 $1,938 +13.06
1455–1695 1539 75-80% 4 139.00–148.00 $142.37 $2,191 +8.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292–1915 1453 10 120.00–153.00 $141.10 $2,050 —
1380–2230 1711 9 177.00–184.00 $179.90 $3,078 —
1390–2335 1732 34 153.50–173.00 $164.35 $2,847 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–1025 779 (<2 yrs)Open 6 162.50–212.50 $188.55 $1,469
727–1220 936 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 117.50–162.50 $138.63 $1,298
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1125 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 137.00–191.00 $164.89 $1,517
990–1145 1073 (<2 yrs)Open 6 175.00–194.00 $182.03 $1,953
850–1300 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 119.00–172.50 $138.69 $1,588
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
767 767 (<2 yrs)Open 22 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1108 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,975.00 $1,975.00
955–1780 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 58 1,800.00–2,600.00 $2,212.44
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1002 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,025.00 $1,923.51
935–1075 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 1,750.00–2,275.00 $2,003.88
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1053 992 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 26 950.00–1,750.00 $1,371.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1097–1205 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 22 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,689.28
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–850 758 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 625.00–925.00 $792.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
832–1000 938 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 1,675.00–2,150.00 $1,917.63
970–1285 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,978.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,250.00–2,200.00 $1,946.43 -87.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,650.00 $2,550.00 -268.18
1095–1275 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,475.00 -343.18
1368 1368 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
1665 1665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 450.00–1,075.00 $918.75 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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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.