Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

5,744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $415.77/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,415/hd at 581 lb · 287 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.69/cwt +11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 615 lb · 182 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.20/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 471 lb · 172 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,744	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	332	15	510.00–560.00	$531.59	$1,765	-4.91
357–398	376	44	515.00–560.00	$522.79	$1,966	+25.52
420 fancy	420	15	565.00	$565.00	$2,373	—
402–444	428	63	475.00–552.50	$524.62	$2,245	+27.05
453 fancy	453	14	535.00	$535.00	$2,424	+20.00
455–498	475	152	442.50–520.00	$483.78	$2,298	+19.89
500–540	526	131	420.00–480.00	$451.96	$2,377	+5.74
551 unweaned	551	10	404.00	$404.00	$2,226	+6.66
550–596	582	277	405.00–442.50	$416.19	$2,422	-0.70
600–645	623	159	382.50–412.00	$397.33	$2,475	+5.39
654 unweaned	654	7	365.00	$365.00	$2,387	+22.00
650–699	676	140	362.50–387.00	$375.23	$2,537	+2.98
702–723	713	62	347.50–374.00	$354.34	$2,526	-4.09
788	788	82	332.00–339.00	$337.63	$2,661	+5.44
800–830	825	134	322.50–342.00	$337.28	$2,783	+15.40
901–925	913	118	305.50–325.50	$315.20	$2,878	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–278	276	7	465.00–480.00	$473.53	$1,307	—
303–337	326	23	445.00–490.00	$465.20	$1,517	—
355–382	373	14	435.00–495.00	$480.56	$1,792	+23.39
407–440	422	25	410.00–485.00	$451.91	$1,907	+7.39
450–498	483	76	407.50–460.00	$444.58	$2,147	+18.96
504–545	524	81	395.00–435.00	$416.74	$2,184	+8.71
560–597	579	70	370.00–405.00	$386.36	$2,237	+0.11
600–648	633	96	332.50–375.00	$361.12	$2,286	+2.25
650–693	671	58	312.50–362.50	$347.28	$2,330	+3.12
707–747	731	81	320.00–344.00	$331.47	$2,423	-3.25
760–794	790	45	322.50–332.00	$331.29	$2,617	+10.14
807–838	821	15	307.50–319.00	$313.99	$2,578	+11.07
939–944	942	11	270.00–280.00	$273.62	$2,578	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–362	360	10	445.00–455.00	$451.04	$1,624	+96.82
409–435	422	15	415.00–445.00	$430.08	$1,815	+25.11
518–549	534	21	365.00–390.00	$376.23	$2,009	+15.30
555–585	568	11	320.00–360.00	$343.93	$1,954	-31.07
765	765	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—
845	845	15	270.00	$270.00	$2,282	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,465	—
609–614	611	16	385.00–395.00	$389.23	$2,378	—
708	708	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,478	+4.00
766	766	5	327.50	$327.50	$2,509	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	10	460.00	$460.00	$2,259	—
592	592	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,368	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,384	—
517	517	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,810	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,272	-17.00
616	616	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,218	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	339	19	450.00–475.00	$470.34	$1,594	+37.67
365 fancy	365	14	505.00	$505.00	$1,843	+15.00
352–390	366	50	435.00–460.00	$450.25	$1,648	+12.49
403–443	423	84	410.00–485.00	$461.50	$1,952	+35.30
470 fancy	470	10	475.00	$475.00	$2,232	—
450–480	471	162	401.00–460.00	$426.37	$2,008	+10.15
500–545	516	115	380.00–420.00	$405.47	$2,092	+13.42
550–596	572	106	335.00–380.00	$359.43	$2,056	-0.08
600–638	615	182	330.00–355.00	$346.69	$2,132	+11.64
650–689	676	108	323.00–350.00	$333.22	$2,253	+6.82
715–725	723	13	320.00–325.00	$322.70	$2,333	+0.57
1059	1059	7	250.00	$250.00	$2,648	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–325	311	6	425.00–435.00	$431.52	$1,342	+35.16
350–395	370	56	395.00–440.00	$418.28	$1,548	+22.16
401–447	427	51	370.00–435.00	$404.54	$1,727	+21.71
452–498	483	55	360.00–410.00	$390.81	$1,888	+27.96
500–545	528	37	330.00–375.00	$357.46	$1,887	-6.29
550–598	575	65	317.50–352.50	$336.67	$1,936	+5.49
589 unweaned	589	14	317.50	$317.50	$1,870	-19.46
608–642	631	37	305.00–325.00	$315.82	$1,993	-1.90
671–691	682	16	305.00–324.00	$318.63	$2,173	+7.25
727–730	729	12	310.00–315.00	$312.92	$2,281	+8.69
765–794	786	13	310.00–315.00	$311.29	$2,447	+11.24
806–810	806	9	295.00–304.00	$303.00	$2,442	+15.50
850–854	853	5	298.00–302.50	$298.90	$2,550	+8.90
943	943	13	280.00	$280.00	$2,640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,258	+20.00
355	355	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	+16.49
425–438	430	10	325.00–380.00	$365.34	$1,571	+0.34
460–495	470	25	330.00–370.00	$343.16	$1,613	+9.93
497 unweaned	497	8	323.00	$323.00	$1,605	-14.50
515–544	525	32	310.00–335.00	$325.03	$1,706	+3.10
562–592	578	18	300.00–315.00	$308.92	$1,786	—
608	608	9	285.00	$285.00	$1,733	-24.27
699	699	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,957	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–424	423	7	380.00–390.00	$387.16	$1,638	—
480–498	492	6	365.00–400.00	$376.38	$1,852	+18.88
549	549	9	355.00	$355.00	$1,949	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,965	—
638	638	6	327.50	$327.50	$2,089	—
653	653	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,171	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,385	—
455–489	471	18	375.00–405.00	$387.55	$1,825	—
501–543	524	18	352.50–390.00	$371.06	$1,944	+13.56
550–598	582	8	320.00–330.00	$322.57	$1,877	—
616	616	10	351.00	$351.00	$2,162	—
723	723	3	308.00	$308.00	$2,227	+13.00
756	756	5	299.00	$299.00	$2,260	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	4	457.50	$457.50	$1,926	—
453	453	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,925	—
515–528	522	12	390.00–430.00	$406.87	$2,124	+20.58
554–598	564	9	370.00–407.50	$398.66	$2,248	+39.64
615	615	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,398	—
675	675	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,228	—
748	748	5	322.50	$322.50	$2,412	+5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1465	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,223.85	-176.15
1200–1825	1407	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	11	3,100.00–3,900.00	$3,519.66	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
1640	1640	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,042	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1060	942	85-90%	17	86.00–102.50	$97.47	$918	+2.78
890–1190	1008	85-90%	14	138.00–160.00	$148.64	$1,498	+32.81
740–1395	1040	85-90%	64	104.00–121.00	$115.26	$1,199	-15.92
730–1365	1160	85-90%	78	120.00–143.00	$129.71	$1,505	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1345	1174	80-85%	60	141.00–160.00	$152.52	$1,791	+14.55
1075–1290	1204	80-85%	19	121.00–145.00	$136.84	$1,648	-26.21
995–1375	1232	80-85%	27	157.50–178.00	$164.04	$2,021	+0.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1500	1397	75-80%	8	135.00–149.00	$142.15	$1,986	—
1310–1745	1439	75-80%	18	161.00–171.50	$164.57	$2,368	+9.65
1315–1750	1467	75-80%	61	146.00–160.00	$154.43	$2,265	+11.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1715	1503	5	150.00–169.00	$161.90	$2,433	-1.47
1190–1975	1525	28	171.00–188.00	$180.60	$2,754	+17.23
1395–2115	1839	18	187.00–210.00	$195.25	$3,591	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1080	932	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	235.00–285.00	$261.00	$2,433
715–1120	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	162.50–202.50	$175.62	$1,772

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
919–1015	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	39	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,777.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1130	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	127.50–164.00	$153.11	$1,500

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160–1465	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	126.00–157.50	$150.44	$1,887

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1148–1315	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	165.00–225.00	$181.13	$2,174

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1148–1435	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,341.13
1120–1660	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	233	1,975.00–3,425.00	$2,933.35
1272	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00
930–1135	1041	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	70	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,555.61
820–1135	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	149	1,200.00–2,400.00	$2,080.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1149	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	61	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,534.36
970–1145	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	123	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,943.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1154–1590	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	3,025.00–4,100.00	$3,607.99
1459	1459	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1530	1530	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1355	1228	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	30	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,867.50
1162–1435	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,089.41

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1076	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
718–1010	799	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,350.00	$1,095.44

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1570–1860	1667	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,400.00–4,400.00	$3,991.80

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1525–1835	1658	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,928.84

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	3,400.00	$3,400.00
959–1071	1026	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	313	3,500.00–4,150.00	$3,705.30
1012–1076	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	3,900.00–4,300.00	$4,054.15

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1075	936	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	61	1,900.00–2,900.00	$2,408.87
875–1090	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,350.00–3,000.00	$2,575.75

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	784	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,829.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1169	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
820–1075	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,725.00–4,100.00	$3,930.00	—
900–1075	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,956.00	—
950–1135	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,352.94	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1275	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	3,775.00–4,800.00	$4,714.58	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1240–1450	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	3,300.00–4,900.00	$4,566.67	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	5,500.00	$5,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1189	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1040–1350	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	2,725.00–4,100.00	$3,687.50	+16.07
1200–1230	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,150.00–3,600.00	$3,491.67	-179.76

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1145	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	4,400.00–5,200.00	$5,069.35	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
800–1140	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,730.77	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160–1217	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.