Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

5,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.29/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 623 lb · 390 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $302.10/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 662 lb · 247 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.02/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 523 lb · 230 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,570	5,796	3,396
Feeder cattle	5,080	5,031	2,853
Slaughter cattle	229	423	284
Replacement cattle	261	342	259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 6.00 higher early week, very uneven late week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	325	14	385.00–418.00	$411.66	$1,338	+10.94
350–396	377	26	390.00–402.50	$396.78	$1,496	-5.47
412–448	428	68	367.50–401.00	$389.65	$1,668	-4.86
450–492	469	82	347.50–377.50	$363.86	$1,707	+1.24
500–545	522	194	331.00–373.00	$353.55	$1,846	+3.37
542 value added	542	25	347.00	$347.00	$1,881	—
550–585	562	143	305.00–340.00	$327.44	$1,840	-0.24
579 value added	579	8	316.00	$316.00	$1,830	—
615 value added	615	19	315.00	$315.00	$1,937	—
602–646	623	371	297.00–331.00	$315.30	$1,964	+6.50
651–673	662	247	289.00–314.00	$302.10	$2,000	+5.05
704–743	724	136	267.50–276.00	$270.85	$1,961	-11.81
753–795	775	178	260.00–277.00	$268.34	$2,080	+4.61
800–848	814	188	253.00–279.00	$264.53	$2,153	+7.86
852–870	855	74	250.00–260.00	$258.35	$2,209	+8.35
971	971	146	234.75	$234.75	$2,279	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	321	13	350.00–395.00	$375.24	$1,205	—
368–398	390	22	342.50–390.00	$376.22	$1,467	+9.56
406–448	433	47	339.00–372.50	$355.47	$1,539	+8.43
443 value added	443	11	362.00	$362.00	$1,604	—
450–497	482	49	320.00–345.00	$337.28	$1,626	+2.62
512 unweaned	512	8	307.00	$307.00	$1,572	—
504–545	526	88	277.50–342.00	$325.11	$1,710	+3.50
550–598	572	117	285.00–315.00	$302.43	$1,730	-1.21
615 unweaned	615	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,630	—
600–642	631	106	281.00–295.00	$288.10	$1,818	+11.59
651–696	672	48	251.00–282.50	$271.83	$1,827	-2.44
705–740	732	55	245.00–270.00	$259.85	$1,902	-5.31
752–785	762	31	257.00–260.00	$257.82	$1,965	+4.75
808–848	838	15	224.00–255.00	$231.03	$1,936	-19.98
1001–1028	1007	14	220.00–225.00	$223.91	$2,255	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,280	—
430	430	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,354	—
495	495	3	302.50	$302.50	$1,497	+1.16
515–538	529	19	265.00–302.50	$293.32	$1,552	+11.07
614–648	623	8	265.00–267.50	$265.65	$1,655	+28.94
735	735	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	-52.87
1211	1211	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,998	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	9	315.00	$315.00	$1,830	+7.50
697	697	6	282.00	$282.00	$1,966	—
742	742	6	268.00	$268.00	$1,989	+3.00
788	788	13	247.50	$247.50	$1,950	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
773	773	12	260.00	$260.00	$2,010	—
908	908	21	246.00	$246.00	$2,234	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–524	519	12	332.50–337.50	$334.56	$1,736	+3.56
582	582	8	295.00	$295.00	$1,717	-5.00
664	664	10	279.00	$279.00	$1,853	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–348	341	7	357.50–390.00	$381.16	$1,300	+31.28
357–396	373	30	342.50–370.00	$353.58	$1,319	+2.10
403–440	423	62	316.00–360.00	$336.71	$1,424	+3.41
431 value added	431	14	335.00	$335.00	$1,444	—
452–486	467	160	316.00–347.50	$333.13	$1,556	+5.16
500–547	523	230	289.00–324.00	$305.02	$1,595	-10.31
550–591 value added	562	42	277.50–300.00	$293.24	$1,648	—
550–586	568	175	287.00–305.00	$297.25	$1,688	+7.27
600–644	616	212	270.00–290.00	$278.15	$1,713	+3.50
650–693	676	123	262.50–271.00	$267.67	$1,809	-0.68
700–746	712	32	241.50–261.00	$257.35	$1,832	—
757–787	766	107	245.00–257.50	$250.02	$1,915	+4.01
802–838	806	37	236.00–245.00	$243.99	$1,967	—
926	926	6	215.50	$215.50	$1,996	—
957	957	10	206.00	$206.00	$1,971	—
1103	1103	26	189.00	$189.00	$2,085	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–349	336	11	315.00–325.00	$317.07	$1,065	+17.07
350–390	376	31	302.50–337.50	$328.52	$1,235	+11.05
402–449	425	34	305.00–325.00	$316.01	$1,343	+14.72
452 unweaned	452	8	297.50	$297.50	$1,345	—
455–497	483	63	277.50–314.00	$296.87	$1,434	+2.25
518–548	540	54	275.00–293.00	$282.36	$1,525	-2.72
550–595	570	62	270.00–286.00	$279.95	$1,596	+5.15
597 value added	597	8	273.00	$273.00	$1,630	—
606–620	612	34	253.00–266.00	$258.44	$1,582	-1.16
658–698	687	72	246.00–256.50	$253.35	$1,741	-2.04
704–737	722	24	235.00–253.00	$244.95	$1,769	+4.00
767–782	773	12	225.00–230.00	$227.11	$1,756	-0.54
1002	1002	10	207.00	$207.00	$2,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,037	—
461	461	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,210	-13.49
535	535	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,404	+6.48
599	599	15	250.00	$250.00	$1,498	+1.58
642	642	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,477	-4.00
665	665	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	+1.88
996	996	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,853	+35.37
1006	1006	27	145.00	$145.00	$1,459	-3.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–349	342	14	292.50–315.00	$303.50	$1,038	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654–676	664	11	267.50–285.00	$275.60	$1,830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	8	355.00	$355.00	$1,342	—
425–434	431	8	335.00–339.00	$336.48	$1,450	—
464–472	469	13	332.50–342.50	$337.09	$1,581	—
556–595	579	37	286.50–312.50	$293.26	$1,698	-3.44
640	640	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,709	—
670–692	685	6	255.00–260.00	$258.37	$1,770	-12.53
728	728	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	367.50	$367.50	$1,128	—
439	439	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,361	—
455–498	474	12	300.00–331.00	$316.38	$1,500	+5.00
542	542	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,501	+15.00
562–596	580	13	267.50–283.00	$275.95	$1,601	+1.38
638–642	641	6	245.00–262.00	$256.36	$1,643	+3.38
882	882	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,874	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,318	—
662	662	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,562	—
791	791	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,685	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1580	1580	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1245	949	85-90%	5	50.00–73.00	$65.07	$618	-0.33
700–1525	965	85-90%	25	80.00–109.00	$97.52	$941	-10.83
755–1215	1031	85-90%	21	110.00–138.00	$121.90	$1,257	—
895–1255	1091	85-90%	19	100.00–121.00	$112.41	$1,226	-8.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1315	1175	80-85%	13	91.00–117.00	$111.39	$1,309	-9.26
1035–1335	1189	80-85%	27	129.00–145.00	$135.08	$1,606	+14.43
1020–1370	1213	80-85%	27	117.50–128.00	$122.39	$1,485	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1680	1442	75-80%	33	130.00–145.00	$136.31	$1,966	—
1432–1670	1502	75-80%	6	104.00–114.00	$109.28	$1,641	-0.19
1395–1680	1508	75-80%	15	121.00–129.00	$126.43	$1,907	+16.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1860	1474	8	125.00–147.00	$137.78	$2,031	—
1235–2635	1681	15	148.00–163.00	$156.66	$2,633	+21.27
1695–2175	1896	9	167.00–182.00	$173.34	$3,287	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1323	1058	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	135.00–185.00	$157.10	$1,662
1115–1395	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	128.00–167.50	$146.90	$1,829

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1060	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	115.00–165.00	$137.59	$1,211

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,834

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1120	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	1,150.00–1,850.00	$1,400.14
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1660	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,925.00–2,600.00	$2,236.94
1267	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1105	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,875.00–2,550.00	$2,298.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1365	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	1,575.00–1,900.00	$1,749.08

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–970	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	375.00–1,100.00	$842.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–975	949	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	2,225.00–2,525.00	$2,371.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00
920–975	929	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,754.85

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
728	728	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–1100	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00–2,350.00	$2,181.25	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1235–1385	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,750.00–3,200.00	$2,975.00	-625.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,350.00–3,525.00	$3,437.50	+743.06

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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.