Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

2,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.54/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 522 lb · 73 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.66/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 476 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.58/cwt -11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 621 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,187	1,284	2,624
Feeder cattle	1,728	1,022	2,344
Slaughter cattle	410	227	248
Replacement cattle	49	35	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–295	265	6	180.00–202.50	$188.13	$499	-23.87
318–340	331	10	180.00–202.00	$192.57	$637	-16.54
350–395	376	14	180.00–220.00	$193.95	$729	-7.05
375–380 fancy	379	4	212.00–221.00	$218.77	$829	-3.23
400–448	425	23	170.00–208.00	$193.28	$821	-12.43
403–445 fancy	426	19	210.00–222.00	$215.05	$916	-0.63
450–498	485	34	180.00–206.00	$189.72	$920	-13.38
450–492 fancy	486	7	201.00–212.00	$202.46	$984	-6.20
515–539 fancy	527	9	203.00–205.00	$203.99	$1,075	-6.32
505–545	528	38	177.00–200.00	$184.70	$975	-6.91
558 thin fleshed	558	8	196.00	$196.00	$1,094	—
555–598	579	44	172.00–193.00	$177.35	$1,027	-13.39
608–645 fancy	617	23	196.00–209.00	$202.50	$1,249	-5.44
600–638	623	39	162.00–185.00	$172.42	$1,074	-19.24
655–687 fancy	668	29	176.00–199.00	$190.34	$1,271	-16.38
659–688	675	16	151.00–172.00	$160.00	$1,080	-23.57
700–748	726	44	148.00–172.50	$162.46	$1,179	-5.80
750–785	764	37	145.00–166.50	$163.82	$1,252	-1.01
801–828	817	14	132.50–160.00	$148.00	$1,209	-14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
338–340	339	6	171.00–173.00	$172.00	$583	-4.91
350–365	360	6	160.00–177.00	$168.61	$607	-8.82
405	405	4	182.00	$182.00	$737	+3.83
450–495	466	19	152.00–175.00	$169.64	$791	-12.50
500–545	524	12	166.00–177.00	$170.29	$892	-3.69
560–598	577	11	155.50–171.00	$166.83	$963	-6.49
615–623	620	5	150.00–152.00	$150.79	$935	-9.70
650–695	663	9	140.00–151.00	$148.06	$982	+8.08
845	845	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
933	933	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,166	-17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	280	14	151.00–170.00	$160.87	$450	-19.13
300–345	323	18	163.00–182.00	$170.07	$549	-5.50
350–393	376	21	155.00–170.00	$163.94	$616	-7.93
408–440	421	22	151.00–170.00	$158.83	$669	-16.52
450–498	473	57	145.00–170.00	$159.78	$756	-10.23
478–482 fancy	481	10	176.00–180.00	$178.81	$860	—
498 thin fleshed	498	4	181.00	$181.00	$901	—
500–545	520	55	147.00–175.00	$158.81	$826	-10.48
529 fancy	529	18	178.00	$178.00	$942	-1.00
555–595	580	55	140.50–172.00	$160.72	$932	-5.73
600–634	619	31	141.00–169.00	$150.47	$931	-12.59
635 fancy	635	7	166.00	$166.00	$1,054	—
655–690	680	13	145.00–163.00	$152.53	$1,037	+3.53
691 value added	691	9	163.00	$163.00	$1,126	—
708–738	722	13	130.00–161.00	$146.66	$1,059	-7.86
732 fancy	732	19	159.50	$159.50	$1,168	—
750–795	763	8	142.00–145.00	$143.11	$1,092	-9.04
775 fancy	775	37	162.50	$162.50	$1,259	—
930	930	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	137.00	$137.00	$374	—
310–348	331	15	140.00–167.00	$150.74	$499	-0.30
355–395	376	25	135.00–157.50	$147.71	$555	-8.86
400–445	424	35	134.00–154.00	$142.58	$605	-12.87
455–493	472	27	136.00–152.00	$142.69	$673	-16.07
505–545	523	24	125.00–149.00	$142.37	$745	-15.33
550–595	573	21	140.00–155.00	$147.73	$846	-6.11
605–640	618	6	139.50–147.00	$142.56	$881	-6.30
655–665	658	3	135.00–145.00	$138.37	$910	-9.29
700–708	707	6	120.00–137.00	$134.19	$949	-2.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	195.00	$195.00	$614	—
355–398	372	10	180.00–192.50	$186.49	$694	-2.18
400–443	432	26	162.00–192.00	$180.08	$778	-9.72
453–494	477	39	156.00–186.00	$169.96	$811	-17.84
500–534	517	27	150.00–187.00	$167.78	$867	-4.96
565–590	578	17	149.00–167.00	$155.86	$901	-4.67
603–637	627	22	140.00–157.00	$149.61	$938	-7.87
650–697	672	17	134.00–170.00	$154.78	$1,040	+11.78
705–724	710	11	135.50–145.00	$140.79	$1,000	—
750–770	760	2	130.00	$130.00	$988	—
810	810	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	4	145.00	$145.00	$570	-5.00
400–428	406	16	135.00–155.00	$148.26	$602	—
455–483	469	10	150.00–155.00	$153.07	$718	-10.15
500–530	510	9	144.00–152.00	$147.71	$753	-8.29
555–592	574	17	139.00–145.00	$142.39	$817	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1105	978	80-85%	3	60.00–65.00	$61.74	$604	—
785–1620	1125	80-85%	86	68.00–83.50	$75.78	$853	-10.40
970–1545	1187	80-85%	27	72.00–92.00	$85.10	$1,010	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1520	1238	75-80%	18	69.00–82.50	$77.08	$954	—
1010–1870	1457	75-80%	22	82.50–90.50	$86.74	$1,264	-0.34
2035–2205	2120	75-80%	2	89.50–93.00	$91.18	$1,933	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–945	819	85-90%	5	40.00–50.00	$47.17	$386	-0.56
695–1850	1006	85-90%	27	52.00–68.00	$62.93	$633	-8.31
935–1335	1070	85-90%	3	68.00–73.50	$70.87	$758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1210	1110	3	75.00–80.00	$78.18	$868	—
1120–1615	1379	14	84.00–105.00	$96.82	$1,335	—
1435–2380	1780	14	107.00–123.00	$112.50	$2,002	-0.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1015–1435	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	875.00–1,350.00	$1,147.40
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1135–1290	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–975.00	$957.88

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
805–890	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$802.51
720–965	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–1,200.00	$902.22
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	650.00	$650.00	-500.00
800–805	803	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–880.00	$840.00	-310.00
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,875.00	$1,496.43	—
1000–1200	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,475.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	-390.00

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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.