Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

3,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.17/cwt +14.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 579 lb · 153 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.03/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 567 lb · 141 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.99/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 529 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,989	4,157	3,301
Feeder cattle	3,234	3,261	2,433
Slaughter cattle	569	680	594
Replacement cattle	186	216	274

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, late week spots 15.00 higher on steers less than 500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls early week mostly steady to 5.00 higher, late week 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–342	333	11	302.50–328.00	$310.53	$1,034	-16.97
350–382	366	24	302.50–330.00	$315.32	$1,154	+5.44
402 unweaned	402	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,126	—
402–447	423	18	290.00–310.00	$299.29	$1,266	+8.38
455–498	477	64	270.00–332.00	$302.26	$1,442	+19.32
482 unweaned	482	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,253	—
500–548	528	57	270.00–286.00	$279.21	$1,474	+3.13
552–572 unweaned	560	29	240.00–250.00	$245.11	$1,373	—
550–592	569	112	250.00–275.00	$262.64	$1,494	-4.49
601–642	616	62	237.00–255.00	$245.21	$1,510	-8.78
624–636 unweaned	633	30	240.00–245.00	$243.85	$1,544	-5.14
656 unweaned	656	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,568	—
660–699	687	59	235.00–254.00	$248.12	$1,705	+8.57
700–735	715	49	225.00–253.00	$239.96	$1,716	-4.64
744 unweaned	744	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,719	—
750–787	775	71	215.00–247.00	$241.02	$1,868	+0.26
800–846	842	57	230.00–242.00	$237.95	$2,004	+9.04
970–979	979	75	217.50–225.00	$224.80	$2,201	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	342.50	$342.50	$1,113	-8.50
355–390	376	32	330.00–376.00	$344.52	$1,295	+3.30
406 fancy	406	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,472	—
405–445	430	19	327.50–345.00	$340.42	$1,464	+29.60
460 thin fleshed	460	31	342.50	$342.50	$1,576	-2.50
450–496	474	55	300.00–360.00	$327.99	$1,555	+16.82
512–530 unweaned	516	23	280.00–292.50	$289.40	$1,493	—
506–548	527	42	284.00–308.50	$296.83	$1,564	-2.94
553–598	564	62	270.00–292.00	$287.11	$1,619	-3.36
619 unweaned	619	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,578	-5.50
606–648	633	76	261.00–280.00	$272.27	$1,723	-1.62
650–692	663	106	256.00–276.00	$266.05	$1,764	+8.62
726–732	730	32	245.00–271.00	$255.27	$1,863	-4.93
750	750	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,894	+1.92
807–833	811	56	242.00–247.50	$246.59	$2,000	—
902–925	916	5	225.00–233.00	$228.15	$2,090	—
951	951	59	231.25	$231.25	$2,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	262.50–270.00	$266.16	$860	—
402–435	421	11	260.00–287.50	$272.53	$1,147	-8.94
455–492	480	19	250.00–293.00	$271.18	$1,302	+15.70
500–548	530	20	245.00–260.00	$253.72	$1,345	+20.40
555–592	576	19	227.00–255.00	$242.79	$1,398	-2.05
620–645	636	21	220.00–228.00	$224.47	$1,428	-9.40
695–698	696	5	222.50–227.00	$225.20	$1,567	-0.22
718	718	14	225.00	$225.00	$1,616	+12.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	—
741	741	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,689	—
1016–1047	1021	18	180.00–210.00	$204.87	$2,092	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,212	—
675	675	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,539	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	479	4	235.00–242.50	$236.86	$1,135	+46.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–342	341	17	302.00–325.00	$308.74	$1,053	—
352–360	355	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,100	-2.50
424 unweaned	424	12	260.00	$260.00	$1,102	—
400–443	437	28	273.50–295.00	$276.68	$1,209	-1.62
458–492	476	47	275.00–290.00	$282.02	$1,342	+6.53
500–522	511	14	250.00–272.50	$262.79	$1,343	-2.52
561–584	579	153	255.00–270.50	$267.17	$1,547	+14.69
607 unweaned	607	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,396	±0.00
600–648	626	60	238.00–253.00	$247.61	$1,550	-3.31
682–693	689	61	234.75–250.00	$239.62	$1,651	-4.98
700–725	718	25	231.00–241.00	$237.41	$1,705	+1.87
816	816	10	221.00	$221.00	$1,803	-5.16
918	918	20	221.00	$221.00	$2,029	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–348	343	9	262.50–265.00	$263.62	$904	-12.82
365–395	381	17	271.00–297.50	$282.25	$1,075	-0.06
409–442	428	32	245.00–275.00	$262.86	$1,125	+1.18
455–497 unweaned	482	11	240.00–252.50	$243.22	$1,172	-11.78
478–498	487	31	250.00–273.00	$260.19	$1,267	+8.69
505–532 unweaned	520	26	239.00–247.50	$242.48	$1,261	—
500–548	532	94	225.00–265.00	$246.96	$1,314	+1.93
563–595 unweaned	571	8	222.50–223.00	$222.87	$1,273	-8.66
553–598	574	76	228.00–250.00	$238.13	$1,367	+0.65
608 unweaned	608	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,392	—
602–632	617	46	215.00–238.00	$229.71	$1,417	-0.19
650–672	657	28	220.00–237.00	$226.61	$1,489	+2.35
701–738	719	19	217.50–230.00	$225.48	$1,621	+1.50
752	752	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,654	-4.08
950	950	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	341	7	232.50–240.00	$238.95	$815	—
383	383	3	235.00	$235.00	$900	-4.02
415–428	424	23	230.00–250.00	$241.70	$1,025	+4.93
450–495	476	16	224.00–252.50	$239.33	$1,139	+9.12
525–549	536	13	210.00–232.50	$227.34	$1,219	—
552–598	580	29	205.00–237.50	$217.82	$1,263	-1.54
615–645	633	8	200.00–220.00	$206.89	$1,310	-2.37
680–685	683	4	200.00–207.50	$203.76	$1,392	-8.74
737	737	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,474	—
752–755	754	4	200.00–215.00	$207.49	$1,564	—
947	947	27	145.00	$145.00	$1,373	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,610	—
1075	1075	12	160.00	$160.00	$1,720	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,237	—
1012	1012	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,538	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	5	200.00	$200.00	$896	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,460	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,401	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,048	+20.00
361–389	375	8	290.00–325.00	$306.85	$1,151	—
460–485	470	4	250.00–272.50	$260.48	$1,224	-0.52
500–545	525	14	252.50–277.50	$261.70	$1,374	+6.86
570–585	578	4	250.00–273.00	$261.35	$1,511	+15.62
605–638	627	12	225.00–237.50	$232.22	$1,456	+3.94
654–687	668	12	212.50–233.00	$225.47	$1,506	-6.79
700–730	708	8	200.00–215.00	$209.97	$1,487	+1.45
815–840	821	4	185.00–195.00	$190.73	$1,566	-3.22
856	856	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,601	—
976–978	977	9	170.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	372	7	331.00–350.00	$341.28	$1,270	+16.28
418–434	427	14	335.00–373.00	$357.49	$1,526	+28.49
460	460	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,403	—
507	507	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,465	—
717	717	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504–542	524	20	227.50–240.00	$232.57	$1,219	+12.57
536 unweaned	536	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,260	—
557	557	5	247.50	$247.50	$1,379	+24.85

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	212.50	$212.50	$922	—
592	592	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,184	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1067	1067	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,761	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,168	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2145	2145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385	1385	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$960	—
1000–1405	1202	80-85%	18	95.00–110.00	$104.58	$1,257	—
1055–1385	1229	80-85%	24	123.50–138.00	$129.31	$1,589	+16.66
1080–1395	1233	80-85%	85	110.50–127.00	$120.13	$1,481	+7.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–890	767	85-90%	7	51.00–61.00	$58.63	$450	—
755–1190	960	85-90%	40	70.00–103.00	$93.44	$897	-2.08
875–1195	1001	85-90%	14	123.00–137.50	$126.46	$1,266	—
805–1195	1031	85-90%	65	104.00–120.00	$112.22	$1,157	+0.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1830	1476	75-80%	59	114.00–135.00	$125.49	$1,852	—
1210–1805	1488	75-80%	18	123.00–149.00	$133.02	$1,979	—
1420–1765	1532	75-80%	18	100.00–120.00	$113.72	$1,742	-19.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1880	1478	18	120.50–149.00	$136.03	$2,011	-6.74
1040–2175	1658	38	139.00–175.00	$158.86	$2,634	—
1145–2125	1736	5	156.50–200.00	$174.38	$3,027	+13.31

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1052	1052	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	192.00	$192.00	$2,020
1020–1320	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	136.00–183.00	$156.69	$1,711

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–980	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	145.00–187.50	$176.17	$1,693

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1015–1026	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,380.17
1025–1152	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,783.75
1025–1335	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,694.48
1098	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1085–1198	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,200.00	$2,059.74
1020–1310	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,650.00–2,050.00	$1,857.23
1125–1235	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,625.00–2,100.00	$1,935.49
1105–1285	1181	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,543.18
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,373.53
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
820–1000	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,075.00–1,500.00	$1,299.26
900–1000	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,663.56
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1580	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,939.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
850–900	883	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,735.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
850–1100	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–2,100.00	$1,637.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1300	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00–2,150.00	$2,031.25	-293.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.