Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

5,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $427.78/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 578 lb · 217 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.75/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 517 lb · 211 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.76/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,116/hd at 577 lb · 202 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,690	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	323	11	625.00–685.00	$659.57	$2,130	+33.18
355 fancy	355	5	700.00	$700.00	$2,485	—
353–388	365	37	552.50–625.00	$589.19	$2,151	+27.98
402–422 fancy	413	8	630.00–640.00	$635.65	$2,625	—
401–448	430	101	525.00–620.00	$579.24	$2,491	+14.66
466–498	484	95	500.00–522.50	$515.35	$2,494	-18.69
501–549	519	200	470.00–525.00	$495.57	$2,572	+8.13
550–599	574	184	440.00–495.00	$465.48	$2,672	+8.37
600–647	619	190	415.00–445.00	$427.70	$2,647	-1.81
651–686	661	188	390.00–422.50	$408.88	$2,703	+3.00
700–732	716	103	360.00–397.50	$380.89	$2,727	-0.17
750–788	764	126	352.50–372.50	$363.75	$2,779	+5.57
812–841	836	76	340.00	$340.00	$2,842	-6.64
916	916	69	319.00	$319.00	$2,922	+3.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	328	19	525.00–620.00	$601.63	$1,973	+30.29
365–394	386	19	495.00–565.00	$517.29	$1,997	+1.44
409 thin fleshed	409	5	575.00	$575.00	$2,352	—
402–446	432	58	445.00–560.00	$511.44	$2,209	+1.69
451–497	480	91	450.00–507.50	$484.30	$2,325	-4.64
500–549	527	121	430.00–480.00	$457.07	$2,409	+12.32
554–599	578	217	410.00–445.00	$427.78	$2,473	+0.19
616 unweaned	616	4	377.50	$377.50	$2,325	—
604–649	636	128	385.00–415.00	$400.84	$2,549	+6.19
652 unweaned	652	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,380	—
654–695	676	103	365.00–407.50	$381.51	$2,579	+9.24
700–746	726	75	345.00–378.00	$360.35	$2,616	+9.43
761–798	789	32	338.00–360.00	$343.37	$2,709	+12.35
808–846	826	53	305.00–335.00	$326.66	$2,698	-6.68
858–892	884	18	317.00–325.00	$318.72	$2,817	+0.55
922	922	6	312.50	$312.50	$2,881	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–338	325	4	505.00–515.00	$510.20	$1,658	—
355–390	372	12	425.00–505.00	$473.52	$1,761	—
400–430	415	2	375.00–450.00	$411.14	$1,706	-46.71
455–495	477	31	370.00–445.00	$407.27	$1,943	-34.90
507–523	519	17	385.00–415.00	$404.53	$2,100	+11.52
562–582	571	12	360.00–397.50	$378.39	$2,161	-12.94
620–633	632	11	382.50–396.00	$394.80	$2,495	+38.92
680–692	688	20	340.00–380.00	$360.95	$2,483	+19.98
700–747	738	8	340.00–347.50	$343.13	$2,532	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	9	447.50	$447.50	$2,376	-7.03
647	647	11	370.00–395.00	$383.64	$2,482	-0.13
662–669	664	18	382.50–386.00	$385.22	$2,558	+18.73
763–782	771	25	342.50–361.00	$353.49	$2,725	—
863	863	25	322.00	$322.00	$2,779	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	19	350.00	$350.00	$2,398	—
716	716	7	345.00	$345.00	$2,470	—
821	821	13	333.00	$333.00	$2,734	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–448	444	12	465.00–480.00	$474.95	$2,109	—
504–538	523	11	400.00–410.00	$404.38	$2,115	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,294	—
474	474	6	342.00	$342.00	$1,621	-35.68

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	9	475.00	$475.00	$1,743	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	590.00	$590.00	$2,348	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–348	334	10	555.00–600.00	$578.21	$1,931	+19.99
351–399	372	43	492.50–575.00	$531.71	$1,978	+24.83
401–447	419	114	460.00–520.00	$494.76	$2,073	-7.50
450–495	474	91	440.00–485.00	$461.74	$2,189	-17.05
478 fancy	478	7	500.00	$500.00	$2,390	—
500–542	517	211	405.00–447.50	$434.75	$2,248	-1.16
551–585	567	84	380.00–420.00	$395.01	$2,240	+1.13
601–627	616	136	350.00–384.00	$370.39	$2,282	+4.14
652–677	663	41	330.00–354.00	$348.87	$2,313	+8.10
700–730	716	41	340.00–354.00	$351.19	$2,515	+13.45
753	753	17	330.00	$330.00	$2,485	+3.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	320	3	455.00–460.00	$458.20	$1,466	-49.26
357–398	374	22	430.00–510.00	$484.72	$1,813	—
405–446	426	88	410.00–465.00	$448.30	$1,910	-18.86
472 thin fleshed	472	11	445.00	$445.00	$2,100	—
450–499	475	121	375.00–442.50	$417.25	$1,982	-25.80
500–547	528	72	360.00–400.00	$388.19	$2,050	-10.16
550–597	577	202	337.50–390.00	$366.76	$2,116	-1.41
600–649	625	112	327.50–377.50	$352.35	$2,202	+13.98
652–692	675	45	310.00–345.00	$325.40	$2,196	+1.61
712–723	714	29	315.00–348.00	$324.90	$2,320	+4.47
757–792	766	31	300.00–330.00	$318.09	$2,437	+3.36
811	811	8	310.00	$310.00	$2,514	—
869–890	872	20	300.00	$300.00	$2,616	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,474	-3.81
409–438	419	12	370.00–402.50	$388.30	$1,627	-12.40
450–499	483	60	355.00–390.00	$378.16	$1,827	-21.93
500–531	521	12	340.00–355.00	$344.46	$1,795	-4.77
575–595	582	7	335.00–365.00	$351.29	$2,045	+26.88
622	622	3	339.00	$339.00	$2,109	+26.93
730–748	736	6	270.00–290.00	$276.78	$2,037	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	12	445.00	$445.00	$1,664	—
458–486	480	10	400.00–435.00	$406.67	$1,952	-33.33
514	514	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,953	-26.20
584	584	5	377.50	$377.50	$2,205	+11.23
713–717	714	23	325.00–340.00	$328.28	$2,344	—
847	847	13	300.00	$300.00	$2,541	—
888	888	16	286.00	$286.00	$2,540	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	13	340.00	$340.00	$2,040	—
740	740	18	324.50	$324.50	$2,401	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	8	445.00	$445.00	$1,718	—
437	437	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,770	—
467	467	8	417.50	$417.50	$1,950	—
638–644	641	7	300.00–320.00	$308.53	$1,978	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	18	328.00	$328.00	$2,424	-2.05

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	8	455.00	$455.00	$2,207	—
503–505	503	10	410.00–430.00	$425.99	$2,143	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–397	390	11	500.00–520.00	$511.11	$1,993	—
442	442	10	487.50	$487.50	$2,155	—
454–495	480	17	443.00–502.50	$464.56	$2,230	—
500–548	532	24	385.00–445.00	$421.90	$2,245	—
570–572	571	5	415.00–420.00	$417.00	$2,381	—
620	620	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,232	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–490	473	25	370.00–450.00	$431.93	$2,043	—
545–548	547	8	360.00–367.50	$365.63	$2,000	—
568–575	570	3	340.00–352.50	$344.20	$1,962	—
628	628	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,884	—
725–740	730	3	277.50–290.00	$285.78	$2,086	—
755–767	765	7	285.00–310.00	$305.02	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,839	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1095	849	85-90%	37	87.50–110.00	$101.35	$860	—
825–1290	1020	85-90%	37	137.00–159.00	$148.37	$1,513	—
850–1355	1064	85-90%	125	127.00–146.00	$136.37	$1,451	—
812–1275	1144	85-90%	88	112.00–129.50	$120.03	$1,373	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1655	1364	75-80%	113	146.00–163.00	$158.17	$2,157	—
1315–1555	1412	75-80%	16	136.00–153.00	$147.57	$2,084	—
1300–1880	1463	75-80%	35	162.50–178.00	$166.13	$2,430	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1320	1135	80-85%	117	140.00–163.00	$153.77	$1,745	—
1045–1535	1201	80-85%	27	132.00–152.00	$144.24	$1,732	—
1055–1470	1214	80-85%	17	156.50–171.00	$165.10	$2,004	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1135	1081	4	204.00–235.00	$224.74	$2,429	—
1245–1835	1493	15	132.50–173.00	$158.53	$2,367	—
1215–2190	1695	67	170.00–195.00	$182.33	$3,090	—
1350–2255	1881	20	185.00–214.00	$200.57	$3,773	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1018	946	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	235.00–302.50	$273.62	$2,588
800–1138	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	155.00–227.50	$194.82	$1,903

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165–1250	1197	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	230.00–255.00	$245.08	$2,934
1150–1445	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	145.00–220.00	$184.88	$2,313

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1088–1425	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,950.00	$1,719.92
1148–1620	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	2,450.00–3,200.00	$2,874.91
1182–1397	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,823.91

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1095	949	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,700.00	$1,493.28
725–1158	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	40	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,130.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1165	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,750.00–1,875.00	$1,849.91
1170–1450	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,159.77

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1031–1100	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,431.38
820–1135	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	2,500.00–3,450.00	$3,043.25

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1020	814	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,350.00	$1,165.75

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1530–1605	1558	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,894.16

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510–1545	1523	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,366.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–980	842	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,485.59

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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
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
1200–1420	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,425.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1150–1270	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1010	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–2,850.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830–1110	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00–3,900.00	$3,800.00	—
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–800	781	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,225.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047	1047	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,780	—

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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.