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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

1,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.70/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 617 lb · 150 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.73/cwt -7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 472 lb · 93 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.90/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 670 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,712 2,187 1,689
Feeder cattle 1,526 1,728 1,449
Slaughter cattle 166 410 222
Replacement cattle 20 49 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers very uneven from 10.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 269 4 195.00–205.00 $202.26 $544 +14.13
305–343 329 19 182.00–217.00 $195.38 $643 +2.81
350–392 377 17 170.00–207.00 $190.32 $718 -3.63
390 fancy 390 3 217.00 $217.00 $846 -1.77
407–435 418 15 175.00–192.00 $185.88 $777 -7.40
400–446 fancy 428 15 202.00–220.00 $208.08 $891 -6.97
448 value added 448 3 221.00 $221.00 $990 —
460–485 fancy 474 7 205.00–217.00 $212.01 $1,005 +9.55
475 value added 475 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,026 —
450–498 476 28 175.00–200.00 $189.90 $904 +0.18
505–535 fancy 521 12 195.00–208.00 $203.16 $1,058 -0.83
522–525 value added 523 7 199.00–207.00 $202.44 $1,059 —
505–540 525 28 170.00–195.00 $177.94 $934 -6.76
558–584 value added 568 13 204.00–206.00 $205.21 $1,166 —
550–597 583 38 172.00–197.00 $181.85 $1,060 +4.50
602 fancy 602 33 192.00 $192.00 $1,156 -10.50
600–645 619 26 163.00–191.00 $176.63 $1,093 +4.21
624 value added 624 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,161 —
653 value added 653 13 194.00 $194.00 $1,267 —
650–666 fancy 662 23 192.00–196.00 $193.74 $1,283 +3.40
650–696 679 46 162.00–180.00 $170.77 $1,160 +10.77
705–735 714 30 155.00–182.00 $169.43 $1,210 +6.97
716 value added 716 12 177.00 $177.00 $1,267 —
758 fancy 758 36 178.50 $178.50 $1,353 —
780–785 782 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,251 -3.82
810 810 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,272 +9.00
821 fancy 821 10 170.50 $170.50 $1,400 —
860 860 2 149.00–155.00 $152.00 $1,307 —
960 960 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,421 —
974 value added 974 15 152.00 $152.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–430 418 13 172.00–180.00 $177.02 $740 -4.98
455–498 479 22 142.00–165.00 $157.47 $754 -12.17
510–549 534 25 144.00–169.00 $152.42 $814 -17.87
550–598 576 24 150.00–168.00 $156.06 $899 -10.77
603–635 620 24 140.00–159.00 $151.84 $941 +1.05
655–695 684 18 140.00–155.00 $149.15 $1,020 +1.09
750–780 769 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,115 —
870 870 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 160.00 $160.00 $432 -0.87
325–340 335 11 157.00–170.00 $164.02 $549 -6.05
355–375 363 15 155.00–177.00 $170.05 $617 +6.11
400–445 421 40 150.00–179.00 $160.47 $676 +1.64
421 fancy 421 7 181.00 $181.00 $762 —
450–490 472 93 150.00–170.00 $155.73 $735 -4.05
507–529 value added 528 49 178.00–182.00 $181.76 $960 —
505–545 536 29 150.00–180.00 $165.57 $887 +6.76
552–577 fancy 565 6 171.00–172.00 $171.49 $969 —
565 value added 565 3 172.00 $172.00 $972 —
550–595 576 60 145.00–175.00 $162.71 $937 +1.99
616–623 value added 617 93 172.00–178.25 $177.71 $1,096 —
600–640 618 57 140.00–167.00 $156.64 $968 +6.17
650–698 675 11 150.00–163.00 $156.98 $1,060 +4.45
678 value added 678 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,071 -5.00
689 fancy 689 9 168.00 $168.00 $1,158 —
720–735 725 10 140.00–150.00 $144.97 $1,051 -1.69
763–774 772 28 148.00–159.00 $154.43 $1,192 +11.32
882–891 887 18 145.00–146.00 $145.56 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–292 291 7 150.00–162.00 $156.84 $456 +19.84
350–395 384 19 135.00–155.00 $148.98 $572 +1.27
400–445 419 24 135.00–157.00 $146.33 $613 +3.75
460–495 470 33 137.00–155.00 $147.08 $691 +4.39
505–545 529 34 140.00–155.00 $147.63 $781 +5.26
553–595 572 25 138.00–155.00 $145.82 $834 -1.91
600–642 632 5 130.00–140.00 $136.47 $862 -6.09
655–695 669 9 130.00–136.00 $133.13 $891 -5.24
708 708 2 130.00 $130.00 $920 -4.19
758 758 3 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
830 830 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,046 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 130.00 $130.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 6 162.00–175.00 $168.37 $611 -18.12
450 450 3 160.00 $160.00 $720 -9.96
515–544 532 7 157.00–160.00 $158.75 $845 -9.03
565–595 577 11 154.00–162.00 $155.35 $896 -0.51
620–632 627 5 145.00–155.00 $146.98 $922 -2.63
665 665 3 145.00 $145.00 $964 -9.78
743 743 3 131.00 $131.00 $973 -9.79
772 772 3 120.00 $120.00 $926 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 479 7 152.00–160.00 $155.47 $745 +2.40
508–525 515 7 135.00–152.00 $144.58 $745 -3.13
570–598 583 8 135.00–142.00 $139.99 $816 -2.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $722 -10.78
780–1395 1140 80-85% 39 68.00–82.00 $76.19 $869 +0.41
1025–1735 1263 80-85% 20 82.00–89.00 $84.12 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1305 969 85-90% 14 54.50–65.00 $60.35 $585 —
785–1375 1026 85-90% 11 40.00–53.00 $48.07 $493 -14.86
835–1430 1137 85-90% 6 68.00–72.00 $70.12 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1890 1374 75-80% 11 75.00–82.00 $79.17 $1,088 —
1190–1685 1457 75-80% 11 83.00–87.50 $84.89 $1,237 -1.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1890 1509 8 85.00–105.00 $95.86 $1,447 —
1495–2100 1809 10 107.00–122.00 $112.03 $2,027 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1615 1615 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1125 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,048.39
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1120–1332 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,250.00 $1,067.29
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–860 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–850.00 $797.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1000–1100 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,133.33 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +115.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 +185.00
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +375.00

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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.