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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

3,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.63/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 668 lb · 117 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.76/cwt ≈ $1,944/hd at 865 lb · 85 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.43/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 520 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,148 3,757 3,576
Feeder cattle 2,451 2,940 2,886
Slaughter cattle 408 422 453
Replacement cattle 289 395 237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, except heifers late week steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 325 10 317.50–320.00 $319.50 $1,038 -5.50
353–385 370 14 312.50–349.00 $336.95 $1,247 +27.33
402–449 437 41 306.00–343.00 $327.10 $1,429 +19.12
446 unweaned 446 17 292.00 $292.00 $1,302 —
450–484 unweaned 458 22 290.00–337.50 $326.08 $1,493 +41.08
455–480 466 13 300.00–330.00 $313.56 $1,461 +3.02
513–515 514 17 312.00–312.50 $312.32 $1,605 +9.70
502–536 unweaned 518 29 283.00–298.50 $290.68 $1,506 +9.30
553–589 563 54 277.50–293.50 $285.90 $1,610 +2.69
574 unweaned 574 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,630 +14.10
618–645 634 34 270.00–283.00 $276.43 $1,753 +7.42
600–642 unweaned 639 43 258.50–264.00 $258.86 $1,654 -2.14
650–694 673 12 250.00–273.50 $260.91 $1,756 +5.91
708–739 724 27 248.00–256.00 $252.27 $1,826 +2.37
751–767 760 33 243.00–248.00 $245.93 $1,869 -2.58
804–837 819 41 239.50–240.00 $239.85 $1,964 -1.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 8 310.00–320.00 $314.49 $1,016 +14.63
353–395 365 8 300.00–320.00 $304.58 $1,112 +17.08
400–413 406 11 277.50–309.00 $283.74 $1,152 +5.83
458–498 485 25 267.50–312.50 $280.40 $1,360 +7.47
504–545 518 29 265.00–285.00 $277.08 $1,435 +6.47
525 unweaned 525 11 267.50 $267.50 $1,404 —
568–582 578 36 250.00–283.00 $267.54 $1,546 +7.64
602–648 621 45 237.50–258.00 $250.42 $1,555 +0.60
650–688 674 11 245.00–263.00 $253.59 $1,709 +3.19
710–730 718 9 230.00–242.00 $239.13 $1,717 -1.35
752–798 774 21 220.00–242.00 $235.63 $1,824 +1.47
815–838 838 64 214.00–233.00 $232.48 $1,948 +2.11
858–897 865 85 220.00–225.00 $224.76 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 284.00 $284.00 $980 —
380–390 385 2 280.00–285.00 $282.47 $1,088 —
405 405 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,144 +45.31
462–485 470 3 250.00–256.00 $253.93 $1,193 —
500–530 509 12 235.00–265.00 $246.33 $1,254 —
555–570 563 2 230.00–242.00 $235.92 $1,328 +3.35
602–645 621 4 220.00–243.00 $235.04 $1,460 +5.04
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,439 —
660–679 671 7 240.00–242.00 $240.84 $1,616 —
774 774 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,842 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,382 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 7 160.00 $160.00 $1,058 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,245 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 329 12 290.00–295.00 $292.12 $961 —
372–385 376 7 285.00–295.00 $288.99 $1,087 +6.72
406–442 413 45 272.00–302.00 $284.92 $1,177 -1.12
457–488 unweaned 467 9 260.00–261.00 $260.65 $1,217 -8.26
452–492 473 51 267.00–287.00 $270.44 $1,279 -7.42
502–528 518 68 260.00–267.50 $262.51 $1,360 -6.01
511–536 unweaned 528 15 251.00 $251.00 $1,325 -3.53
583–598 596 38 252.50–255.00 $252.82 $1,507 -8.91
606–645 621 30 247.00–253.00 $251.66 $1,563 -2.37
651–681 668 117 234.00–245.75 $241.63 $1,614 +4.41
760–765 762 5 227.00–240.00 $234.78 $1,789 +4.78
820 820 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,829 —
886 886 10 209.50 $209.50 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–348 317 8 252.50–273.00 $263.19 $834 —
355–385 369 14 260.00–276.00 $265.59 $980 +1.66
414–434 424 18 250.00–265.00 $257.14 $1,090 -10.11
450–497 477 71 240.00–265.00 $257.86 $1,230 +6.74
505–547 532 71 230.00–256.00 $247.05 $1,314 +2.68
550–575 565 37 226.00–246.00 $235.80 $1,332 -0.54
601–645 616 16 220.00–239.00 $229.26 $1,412 -6.15
652–693 669 9 225.00–232.50 $229.09 $1,533 +0.73
706–720 713 10 215.00–230.00 $222.57 $1,587 +3.64
772–788 775 33 216.00–228.00 $220.13 $1,706 -0.68
802–839 819 33 204.00–215.00 $206.61 $1,692 —
981 981 6 192.50 $192.50 $1,888 +23.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 233.00–250.00 $241.11 $911 -13.89
425–436 431 9 235.00–237.50 $236.68 $1,020 -6.20
452–498 473 13 224.00–236.00 $228.77 $1,082 -0.63
508–535 523 24 217.50–230.00 $226.98 $1,187 +10.08
550–598 572 25 208.00–230.00 $219.70 $1,257 -15.46
608 608 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,259 —
688 688 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,472 —
754 754 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,206 ±0.00
982 982 9 155.00 $155.00 $1,522 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,194 -2.50
562 562 19 246.00 $246.00 $1,383 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–378 367 6 313.00–317.50 $315.96 $1,160 +44.51
440 440 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,331 —
455–482 476 13 255.00–279.00 $264.67 $1,260 +9.05
536–548 541 14 236.00–250.00 $244.49 $1,323 -13.18
558–598 572 41 225.00–245.00 $241.30 $1,380 -0.94
631–647 636 15 215.00–239.00 $227.83 $1,449 -5.97
650–678 658 9 224.00–234.00 $231.49 $1,523 +30.42
702 702 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,492 +10.05
805–840 820 5 190.00–199.00 $195.59 $1,604 —
865–877 873 9 165.00–199.00 $175.13 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–438 430 10 276.00–280.00 $278.37 $1,197 +4.86
458 458 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,454 +19.50
502–504 503 11 260.00–269.00 $263.28 $1,324 —
601 601 13 242.50 $242.50 $1,457 +0.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 252.50–265.00 $258.83 $984 —
495 495 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 ±0.00
540–547 545 7 220.00–231.00 $229.30 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1480 1371 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 8 1,825.00–2,550.00 $2,166.92 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 220.00 $220.00 $895 —
498 498 3 200.00 $200.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1125 866 85-90% 8 62.50–70.00 $67.26 $582 -1.93
700–1225 925 85-90% 61 75.00–102.00 $92.13 $852 —
700–1345 1038 85-90% 60 98.00–117.00 $109.97 $1,141 —
885–1240 1052 85-90% 20 113.50–127.00 $119.40 $1,256 +12.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1365 1190 80-85% 82 111.50–124.00 $117.84 $1,402 -7.44
1055–1370 1221 80-85% 7 105.50–111.50 $108.47 $1,324 -7.45
1095–1385 1225 80-85% 26 124.00–132.00 $126.94 $1,555 +11.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1780 1441 75-80% 51 113.00–126.00 $118.70 $1,710 +0.63
1340–1720 1460 75-80% 8 101.00–113.00 $108.55 $1,585 +1.07
1330–1835 1530 75-80% 17 124.50–131.00 $127.48 $1,950 +0.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1935 1523 11 121.00–148.00 $133.11 $2,027 —
1295–2030 1562 37 144.50–163.00 $154.60 $2,415 —
1245–2150 1722 9 161.50–175.00 $167.18 $2,879 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
783–835 803 (<2 yrs)Open 7 190.00–212.50 $207.21 $1,664
710–1225 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 115.00–165.00 $137.43 $1,262
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–1140 918 (<2 yrs)Open 4 150.00–197.50 $174.94 $1,606
925–1085 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 159.00–175.00 $166.36 $1,672
1080–1380 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 115.00–144.00 $130.85 $1,543

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1085 974 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 51 1,050.00–1,775.00 $1,550.45
1018 1018 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1225 1164 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,750.00 $1,647.29
940–1450 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 27 1,500.00–2,600.00 $2,127.97
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1075 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 1,775.00–2,075.00 $1,917.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1200 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 13 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,624.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1320 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,825.43
1110–1470 1351 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,075.00 $1,991.88
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1055 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 500.00–975.00 $713.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1200 1020 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,625.00–1,850.00 $1,750.49
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–980 903 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–2,150.00 $1,921.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 -530.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,068 —

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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.