Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

2,992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $331.05/cwt +12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,708/hd at 818 lb · 168 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $424.16/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 523 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.32/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,972/hd at 517 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,992	3,670	3,093
Feeder cattle	2,053	2,476	2,248
Slaughter cattle	338	527	432
Replacement cattle	601	667	413

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, spots of 20.00 higher on calves, heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

↕ Feeder heifers: heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steers sold steady to 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–342	333	7	520.00–555.00	$526.34	$1,753	-6.66
375	375	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,875	-12.01
402–448	425	21	460.00–515.00	$490.49	$2,085	+22.51
455–495	464	21	434.00–485.00	$458.79	$2,129	+19.20
465–480 unweaned	473	15	445.00–470.00	$454.41	$2,149	—
502–543	520	62	411.00–455.00	$431.72	$2,245	+18.80
526–535 unweaned	533	19	390.00–410.00	$399.50	$2,129	—
562 unweaned	562	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,220	—
551–572	567	55	391.00–430.00	$406.82	$2,307	-7.58
607–637	622	29	370.00–392.50	$380.64	$2,368	+3.11
650–669	664	39	360.00–382.50	$370.06	$2,457	+5.06
650–688 unweaned	670	21	340.00–352.50	$347.46	$2,328	+7.46
701–732	717	64	340.00–362.50	$344.59	$2,471	-13.24
753–790	767	38	330.00–340.00	$335.22	$2,571	+10.22
805–829	818	168	324.50–337.50	$331.05	$2,708	+12.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–348	337	10	500.00–505.00	$503.97	$1,698	-1.01
368–395	381	15	440.00–480.00	$466.48	$1,777	+7.93
392 unweaned	392	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,882	—
402–440	422	17	400.00–460.00	$445.07	$1,878	+2.31
465–475	469	6	400.00–425.00	$414.14	$1,942	-3.30
508–543	538	32	380.00–400.00	$391.42	$2,106	-0.82
555–595	577	42	360.00–390.00	$376.88	$2,175	+9.97
600–647	626	33	340.00–370.00	$347.31	$2,174	-9.06
655–690	676	40	330.00–350.00	$341.47	$2,308	-0.61
700–745	729	32	322.50–340.00	$331.85	$2,419	+4.87
758–785	766	8	314.00–330.00	$322.47	$2,470	-8.25
933	933	11	303.00	$303.00	$2,827	—
1157	1157	7	275.00	$275.00	$3,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–442	419	11	400.00–420.00	$405.76	$1,700	+27.53
455–477	473	6	360.00–375.00	$370.83	$1,754	-8.87
505–511	509	6	360.00–365.00	$363.35	$1,849	+21.02
557–598	581	20	325.00–352.00	$344.13	$1,999	+7.08
630	630	2	318.00	$318.00	$2,003	+18.00
721–725	722	9	300.00–307.50	$301.67	$2,178	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	10	407.50	$407.50	$2,070	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	7	382.50	$382.50	$1,928	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,084	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–358	356	5	425.00–430.00	$429.02	$1,527	-19.08
400–420	411	11	416.00–425.00	$420.47	$1,728	-7.09
446 unweaned	446	6	402.50	$402.50	$1,795	—
455 unweaned	455	2	377.50	$377.50	$1,718	—
450–490	467	33	380.00–412.50	$395.55	$1,847	-10.03
502–530	514	39	375.00–415.00	$392.85	$2,019	+14.71
506–531 unweaned	521	31	360.00–371.00	$366.82	$1,911	—
555–586	571	42	343.00–360.00	$354.03	$2,022	-3.45
573 unweaned	573	9	347.50	$347.50	$1,991	—
624 unweaned	624	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,059	-7.50
601–646	628	48	330.00–347.50	$342.79	$2,153	-21.25
670	670	8	325.00	$325.00	$2,178	-17.91
709–746	730	17	314.00–317.50	$315.50	$2,303	-4.50
868	868	10	285.00	$285.00	$2,474	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	326	11	412.50–420.00	$414.38	$1,351	-19.77
355–396	392	24	370.00–415.00	$390.63	$1,531	-21.74
402 unweaned	402	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,447	—
400–447	425	8	370.00–410.00	$387.91	$1,649	-1.81
453–488	468	40	352.00–380.00	$366.27	$1,714	+2.46
508–525 unweaned	517	4	312.50–315.00	$313.77	$1,622	—
505–545	537	14	320.00–360.00	$350.82	$1,884	-0.75
552–597	579	27	317.50–342.50	$330.44	$1,913	-8.13
600–645	632	68	300.00–332.50	$324.68	$2,052	+5.54
657–685	666	13	297.50–320.00	$307.31	$2,047	+0.55
715–725	723	12	300.00–305.00	$304.18	$2,199	+2.36
759–792	779	13	285.00–305.00	$293.71	$2,288	-1.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	15	320.00–380.00	$369.59	$1,416	-12.15
410–440	420	3	320.00–325.00	$323.25	$1,358	+8.25
460–490	475	2	320.00–330.00	$324.84	$1,543	-16.87
550–555	553	2	307.50–310.00	$308.74	$1,707	—
622–625	623	3	275.00–293.00	$286.98	$1,788	—
695	695	2	293.00	$293.00	$2,036	+18.00
727	727	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,963	—
1001	1001	6	248.00	$248.00	$2,482	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,512	—
426–443	433	7	375.00–380.00	$377.81	$1,636	—
455	455	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	—
514	514	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,696	—
551	551	7	335.00	$335.00	$1,846	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,070	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,227	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–380	366	6	400.00–435.00	$416.83	$1,526	—
495	495	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,906	+25.00
500–505	502	3	356.00–385.00	$365.73	$1,836	+13.24
526 unweaned	526	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,894	—
562–599	593	21	300.00–355.00	$321.97	$1,909	-16.28
601–625	607	13	315.00–340.00	$322.74	$1,959	-9.33
655–671	669	15	300.00–327.50	$306.27	$2,049	-8.76
715–735	726	10	290.00–302.50	$300.26	$2,180	+0.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,268	-68.05
475 unweaned	475	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,520	—
498	498	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,618	-24.28
668–695	682	14	275.00–299.00	$280.24	$1,911	-9.74
945	945	2	256.00	$256.00	$2,419	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	12	340.00	$340.00	$1,921	—
797	797	6	278.00	$278.00	$2,216	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	9	360.00	$360.00	$2,142	+6.95

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	8	400.00	$400.00	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1370	1243	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,516.34	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,465	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1165	924	85-90%	22	67.00–93.00	$82.98	$767	—
810–1455	1014	85-90%	38	81.00–110.00	$103.51	$1,050	+24.31
710–1215	1062	85-90%	11	125.00–133.00	$127.67	$1,356	+26.32
750–1465	1095	85-90%	72	105.00–125.00	$115.77	$1,268	+14.42

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1203	80-85%	48	122.50–135.00	$130.72	$1,573	-7.95
1025–1385	1210	80-85%	24	110.00–126.00	$120.13	$1,454	-18.54
1225–1330	1274	80-85%	7	135.00–141.00	$137.56	$1,753	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1595	1436	75-80%	13	113.00–125.00	$120.22	$1,726	—
1265–1685	1474	75-80%	44	121.00–136.00	$131.06	$1,932	+14.60
1355–1650	1555	75-80%	7	138.00–146.00	$141.12	$2,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1845	1411	14	151.00–170.00	$160.04	$2,258	—
1245–2220	1587	23	169.00–190.00	$183.12	$2,906	+15.35
1820–2025	1927	3	193.00–206.00	$200.44	$3,862	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1105	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	105.00–140.00	$131.49	$1,295

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1140	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	145.00–205.00	$167.40	$1,615

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–950	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	225.00–284.00	$258.86	$2,252
1000–1085	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	186.00–225.00	$208.27	$2,193
1140–1570	1276	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	152.50–195.00	$174.13	$2,222

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1480	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	122.50–135.00	$130.80	$1,644

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
993–1145	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	2,300.00–3,550.00	$2,773.05
1063–1120	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,819.26
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1170	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	50	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,858.73
970–1140	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,850.00	$1,491.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1165	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,935.51
1185–1415	1296	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,336.55
1140–1650	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	2,350.00–3,500.00	$3,026.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1157–1270	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,606.62
1175–1453	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,917.73

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–847	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	775.00–1,175.00	$1,020.19

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1489–1570	1516	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,250.00–2,700.00	$2,352.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1595	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,355.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–970	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,745.34
970–1015	987	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,959.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1212	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	3,200.00–3,925.00	$3,754.55	—
1111	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1111–1425	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,200.00–4,400.00	$4,005.56	+518.06
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1209	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	6,050.00	$6,050.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1100	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,337.50	—

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Open Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711–1075	798	(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	220.00–295.00	$272.67	$2,176	-20.23
705–1060	941	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	14	180.00–270.00	$222.80	$2,097	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1021	1021	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.