Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

4,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $321.77/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 525 lb · 223 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.13/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 572 lb · 180 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.43/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 526 lb · 156 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,066	5,050	1,510
Feeder cattle	3,240	4,137	1,011
Slaughter cattle	488	605	392
Replacement cattle	338	308	107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls uneven from 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 thin fleshed	321	6	407.50	$407.50	$1,308	—
325–330	328	4	342.50–352.50	$347.54	$1,140	+0.50
352–381	370	26	337.50–365.00	$355.98	$1,317	+18.63
408–446 unweaned	421	18	312.50–318.00	$316.03	$1,330	—
402–449	428	51	322.50–360.00	$339.79	$1,454	+2.34
452–483 unweaned	470	12	315.00–321.00	$317.06	$1,490	—
452–493	471	84	319.00–353.00	$340.81	$1,605	+12.75
501–540	522	184	305.50–338.00	$325.59	$1,700	+4.74
500–548 unweaned	538	39	300.00–310.00	$303.77	$1,634	+5.82
551–596	576	116	288.00–312.00	$301.17	$1,735	-3.72
602–643	612	75	272.50–290.00	$285.59	$1,748	+17.23
608–637 unweaned	620	60	259.00–265.00	$262.37	$1,627	+19.84
651–675	661	46	257.50–287.00	$271.12	$1,792	+6.50
705–746	719	60	257.00–269.50	$261.41	$1,880	+9.77
767–770	768	25	243.00–246.00	$244.20	$1,875	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–330	325	3	307.50–325.00	$313.43	$1,019	+12.46
375–397	390	33	297.50–330.00	$312.38	$1,218	+4.20
400–448	429	52	287.50–314.00	$301.82	$1,295	+5.41
450–499	480	83	285.00–318.00	$296.40	$1,423	+12.00
500–540	519	50	280.00–301.00	$291.94	$1,515	+24.53
550–598	582	59	260.00–283.00	$267.88	$1,559	+0.58
600–648	624	130	242.00–271.00	$260.51	$1,626	+18.49
651–690	679	48	225.00–260.00	$244.91	$1,663	+3.85
700–745	721	42	229.00–253.00	$241.61	$1,742	+2.27
750–790	764	25	227.50–245.00	$235.92	$1,802	+1.48
808–830	822	16	213.00–238.00	$229.51	$1,887	-0.49
842 unweaned	842	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,810	—
866–876	870	9	223.00–225.00	$223.89	$1,948	-1.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,009	+2.50
400–445	425	7	260.00–284.00	$270.82	$1,151	-6.68
468–495	479	10	250.00–283.00	$267.90	$1,283	+0.19
500–535	522	15	245.00–262.50	$260.02	$1,357	+13.11
565–590	579	33	240.00–253.00	$245.92	$1,424	+9.33
583	583	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,399	+3.41
665	665	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,523	—
710–740	719	10	207.50–225.00	$221.40	$1,592	-0.99
870	870	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,705	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	6	277.50	$277.50	$1,487	—
566	566	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,556	—
623	623	13	257.00	$257.00	$1,601	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	6	258.00	$258.00	$1,509	—
702	702	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,685	-6.00
777	777	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,849	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,282	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,234	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	14	300.00–332.50	$327.20	$1,044	+22.58
375–392	381	31	310.00–329.00	$327.47	$1,248	+25.51
403–438 unweaned	415	9	272.50–277.50	$274.26	$1,138	-2.38
405–440	418	22	287.50–305.00	$294.43	$1,231	+4.89
460–498	482	44	275.00–290.00	$282.53	$1,362	+3.85
496 unweaned	496	7	264.00	$264.00	$1,309	+4.00
502–544	522	97	260.00–289.00	$268.14	$1,400	+3.28
522	522	13	253.00	$253.00	$1,321	-11.86
502–545 unweaned	535	46	251.00–259.00	$256.43	$1,372	+12.58
552–599	571	174	246.00–275.50	$263.94	$1,507	+7.18
578–595 unweaned	589	6	238.00–243.00	$239.63	$1,411	-0.36
602–640	619	71	245.00–262.00	$254.84	$1,577	+3.60
651–674	657	72	239.00–253.25	$243.37	$1,599	+0.67
702–747	731	57	231.00–235.50	$232.58	$1,700	-2.66
751–788	776	16	226.00–231.00	$227.51	$1,765	-1.42
844	844	64	223.25	$223.25	$1,884	+15.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	280.00	$280.00	$938	+4.80
360–391	379	11	262.50–285.00	$274.11	$1,039	-1.22
406–445	423	49	267.50–287.50	$275.56	$1,166	+11.55
453–498	479	79	254.00–273.00	$263.27	$1,261	+4.34
500–548	536	31	222.50–270.00	$248.40	$1,331	+8.81
561–595	573	23	232.50–265.00	$247.38	$1,417	+10.04
600–618	608	24	228.00–244.00	$237.14	$1,442	+6.58
650–698	677	16	210.00–235.00	$226.54	$1,534	+1.37
700–714	712	14	224.00–231.00	$225.29	$1,604	+6.49
806	806	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,814	—
918	918	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,854	+23.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–322	320	3	230.00–245.00	$240.07	$768	+10.07
380–395	384	5	247.50–270.00	$253.50	$973	-1.45
403–435	422	22	230.00–263.00	$250.06	$1,055	+26.10
450–493	488	25	230.00–255.00	$245.90	$1,200	+13.15
500–538	527	8	230.00–245.00	$239.39	$1,262	—
580	580	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,375	+25.14
650–685	676	25	200.00–211.00	$204.31	$1,381	+3.07
969–984	982	36	145.00–166.00	$147.88	$1,452	+2.88
1191	1191	5	147.50	$147.50	$1,757	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	5	297.50	$297.50	$1,178	—
615	615	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,470	+6.00
684	684	6	207.50	$207.50	$1,419	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–504	504	8	220.00–231.00	$224.12	$1,130	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	5	247.50	$247.50	$1,374	-1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–464	463	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,354	+39.29
512–530	520	11	240.00–285.00	$252.34	$1,312	—
560	560	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	-9.22
614–648	633	20	225.00–240.00	$231.76	$1,467	-5.34
655–667	660	10	219.00–241.00	$225.39	$1,488	+3.39
710–745	724	14	211.00–215.00	$213.45	$1,545	+25.22
762–791	774	11	197.00–220.00	$206.69	$1,600	+1.47
860–866	865	10	184.00–207.00	$188.57	$1,631	—
1093	1093	10	150.00–154.00	$152.80	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–444	438	10	291.00–305.00	$295.07	$1,292	-22.02
450	450	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,404	+40.87
504–545	510	13	262.50–305.00	$272.95	$1,392	+5.24
587–598	590	13	248.00–267.50	$257.07	$1,517	+0.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,354	+12.82

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,887	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1228–1275	1252	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,254.69	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1065	866	85-90%	15	55.00–75.00	$66.49	$576	+2.24
720–1515	936	85-90%	56	75.00–95.00	$87.53	$819	—
801–1317	1133	85-90%	89	95.50–108.00	$102.65	$1,163	—
995–1390	1136	85-90%	5	111.00–118.00	$114.65	$1,302	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1425	1114	80-85%	91	106.00–118.50	$112.10	$1,249	—
1035–1385	1223	80-85%	19	90.00–108.00	$101.15	$1,237	-20.22
1060–1645	1241	80-85%	25	118.00–132.00	$121.66	$1,510	+0.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1835	1459	75-80%	17	91.00–108.00	$103.31	$1,507	-20.42
1310–1725	1487	75-80%	23	120.00–129.00	$121.52	$1,807	-2.21
1300–1700	1505	75-80%	79	106.50–120.00	$114.02	$1,716	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1815	1497	10	120.00–137.00	$129.00	$1,931	—
1205–2300	1656	30	140.00–158.00	$147.81	$2,448	—
1580–2310	1877	10	152.50–167.00	$160.17	$3,006	-6.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1080	987	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	160.00–200.00	$176.04	$1,738
835–1202	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	131.00–176.00	$158.77	$1,631
955–1250	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	111.00–162.50	$130.62	$1,443

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–850	794	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	179.00–188.00	$185.78	$1,475
760–1090	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	114.00–168.00	$131.15	$1,270

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1350	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,100.00–2,150.00	$1,710.72
1045–1680	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	1,325.00–2,550.00	$2,072.01
1250–1445	1363	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,675.00	$1,547.75

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–955	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,000.00	$858.35
870–945	908	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	575.00–760.00	$671.32
700–1095	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	35	775.00–1,750.00	$1,371.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–930	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–1,050.00	$911.74
910–1190	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	890.00–1,325.00	$1,185.92
1025–1160	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,108.64
1115–1320	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	1,250.00–1,775.00	$1,571.87

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1005–1080	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,825.00–2,050.00	$1,932.30

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–795	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	650.00–850.00	$745.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–920	900	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,654.67
1030–1090	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,286.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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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
1100–1485	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,916.67	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	7	200.00	$200.00	$612	—

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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.