Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

3,619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.26/cwt +21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,488/hd at 569 lb · 225 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.89/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,614/hd at 669 lb · 220 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $350.06/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 779 lb · 207 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,619	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	29	520.00–585.00	$541.54	$1,787	+9.95
360–395	374	19	525.00–565.00	$539.36	$2,017	+16.57
400–431	417	49	510.00–540.00	$521.00	$2,173	-3.62
450–497	473	60	472.50–485.00	$477.07	$2,257	-6.71
510 unweaned	510	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,295	—
501–547	522	89	436.00–477.00	$453.16	$2,365	+1.20
533 fancy	533	16	478.00	$478.00	$2,548	—
552–594	569	225	402.50–460.00	$437.26	$2,488	+21.07
600–648	627	105	390.00–407.50	$398.18	$2,497	+0.85
663 unweaned	663	14	365.00	$365.00	$2,420	±0.00
655–683	669	206	375.00–402.50	$392.65	$2,627	+17.42
703–732	711	70	352.50–367.50	$357.55	$2,542	+3.21
755–794	779	207	347.50–351.50	$350.06	$2,727	+12.43
801–818	804	34	341.00–343.00	$341.30	$2,744	+4.02
865–891	882	172	323.50–328.50	$325.21	$2,868	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–344	340	9	505.00–510.00	$507.19	$1,724	+41.99
395–398	397	9	440.00–457.50	$451.70	$1,793	-28.86
400–447	425	38	440.00–485.00	$462.13	$1,964	+10.22
455–492	476	20	425.00–465.00	$443.27	$2,110	-1.31
500–548	533	36	402.50–437.50	$426.05	$2,271	+9.31
553–598	573	44	380.00–415.00	$400.46	$2,295	+14.10
605–645	624	79	355.00–392.50	$380.77	$2,376	+19.65
650–698	675	61	345.00–375.00	$366.13	$2,471	+18.85
700–745	725	38	314.00–345.00	$330.61	$2,397	-0.86
760–788	781	11	330.00–335.00	$333.20	$2,602	+1.91
832	832	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,662	+6.01
850–882	875	9	300.00–312.50	$302.70	$2,649	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
866	866	33	319.00	$319.00	$2,763	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	343	3	365.00–400.00	$376.73	$1,292	—
372–397	383	7	400.00–425.00	$411.11	$1,575	-39.93
400–442	430	4	340.00–375.00	$358.43	$1,541	-71.65
475	475	6	422.50	$422.50	$2,007	—
515	515	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,802	-26.23
590	590	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	-23.93

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	18	380.00	$380.00	$2,234	-5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	455.00	$455.00	$2,102	-5.00
598	598	6	405.00	$405.00	$2,422	+5.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,077	—
460	460	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	545.00	$545.00	$2,284	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,507	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	325	38	465.00–515.00	$483.24	$1,571	+12.90
350–396	380	30	440.00–480.00	$457.78	$1,740	+7.53
408–435	413	23	435.00–457.50	$443.72	$1,833	-17.78
450–498	469	46	412.50–444.00	$429.60	$2,015	+3.23
531 unweaned	531	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,124	—
500–542	533	114	377.50–415.00	$389.31	$2,075	-16.16
554–589	574	125	365.00–397.50	$391.65	$2,248	+32.22
602–647	622	119	332.50–398.00	$358.24	$2,228	+11.55
650–669	667	91	334.00–360.00	$336.78	$2,246	+3.56
705	705	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,362	+12.30
751	751	33	319.00	$319.00	$2,396	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,215	-26.52
355–385	375	15	385.00–440.00	$425.32	$1,595	+7.04
422–448	440	36	380.00–435.00	$410.31	$1,805	+5.77
450–498	477	57	375.00–410.00	$394.62	$1,882	+3.81
512–545	521	40	340.00–377.50	$363.52	$1,894	+6.06
550–597	573	87	330.00–365.00	$352.57	$2,020	+15.90
600–647	623	40	300.00–350.00	$327.58	$2,041	+11.76
660–683	675	11	280.00–321.00	$304.20	$2,053	-14.43
719–748	736	36	305.00–319.00	$313.70	$2,309	+0.78
752–764	759	9	300.00–312.50	$305.51	$2,319	-5.78
816	816	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,366	-13.00
870–882	879	24	279.00–287.50	$281.11	$2,471	-17.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	414	6	345.00–375.00	$354.65	$1,468	-10.69
475–488	481	12	325.00–347.50	$339.63	$1,634	-3.53
505–540	533	8	300.00–360.00	$347.84	$1,854	+22.81
560–595	580	4	310.00–317.50	$313.20	$1,817	+4.28
610–615	613	2	275.00–300.00	$287.55	$1,763	+2.55

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–309	308	9	340.00–385.00	$370.13	$1,140	—
387	387	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,335	—
400–448	424	4	320.00–322.50	$321.32	$1,362	—
463–482	473	6	315.00–317.50	$316.28	$1,496	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,128	—
460	460	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,265	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,640	—
460–490	470	21	370.00–405.00	$393.87	$1,851	+6.32
511 unweaned	511	7	372.50	$372.50	$1,903	—
515–518	517	5	375.00–402.50	$380.47	$1,967	+9.41
558–590	572	11	330.00–340.00	$336.84	$1,927	+14.27
650–668	663	5	325.00–340.00	$328.94	$2,181	—
816–847	835	15	272.50–296.00	$281.69	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,924	—
467–497	486	19	417.50–435.00	$425.63	$2,069	+0.63
538	538	10	405.00	$405.00	$2,179	-1.87
552	552	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,153	-8.66
633	633	6	345.00	$345.00	$2,184	-45.00
679	679	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,343	+15.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,299	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1185	959	85-90%	11	85.00–105.00	$94.81	$909	—
755–1345	1009	85-90%	68	104.00–125.00	$117.42	$1,185	-31.22
870–1185	1039	85-90%	17	145.00–161.00	$150.80	$1,567	+35.54
710–1357	1080	85-90%	69	125.00–144.00	$132.52	$1,431	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1430	1227	80-85%	21	163.00–172.00	$166.84	$2,047	+2.80
1035–1465	1231	80-85%	66	145.50–164.50	$155.48	$1,914	-8.56
1060–1433	1232	80-85%	32	131.00–148.00	$139.11	$1,714	-24.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1755	1426	75-80%	11	133.50–149.00	$140.60	$2,005	-23.97
1300–1900	1470	75-80%	44	150.00–165.50	$157.26	$2,312	+2.83
1295–1775	1480	75-80%	23	163.00–177.00	$168.02	$2,487	+13.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1810	1390	6	152.50–165.00	$161.00	$2,238	—
1420–1995	1670	6	190.00–198.00	$193.31	$3,228	—
1425–2005	1714	17	170.00–189.00	$181.23	$3,106	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1120	956	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	230.00–300.00	$286.03	$2,734
745–1125	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	155.00–207.50	$173.75	$1,710

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–845	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	270.00–305.00	$286.34	$2,271
710–1435	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	165.50–242.50	$203.72	$2,459
825–1475	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	157.00–207.50	$174.39	$2,164

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1120	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	120.00–152.50	$142.87	$1,432

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1365	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	131.00–151.00	$143.87	$1,795

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1380	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	1,975.00–3,650.00	$3,084.45
1218–1280	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,565.55
1020–1400	1244	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,250.00–2,850.00	$2,582.51

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1070	978	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,380.95
978–1130	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	27	1,550.00–2,400.00	$1,960.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1335	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,150.97
1200–1228	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,567.18

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1015	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,449.55
825–1145	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,080.81

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–980	766	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	735.00–1,300.00	$922.93

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1460–1525	1499	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,400.00–3,050.00	$2,676.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1445	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,150.00–3,200.00	$3,176.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–800	754	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,645.45

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–925	885	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,120.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
679	679	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1145	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,333.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,174	—

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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.