Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.60/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 526 lb · 70 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.13/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 427 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.77/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 477 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,630	1,712	1,406
Feeder cattle	1,392	1,526	1,176
Slaughter cattle	217	166	189
Replacement cattle	21	20	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	6	172.00–185.00	$176.63	$495	-25.63
308 fancy	308	3	215.00	$215.00	$662	—
305–345	321	12	177.00–190.00	$181.33	$582	-14.05
360–393	383	9	170.00–190.00	$183.32	$702	-7.00
400–448	425	15	172.00–190.00	$182.70	$776	-3.18
423–445 fancy	439	17	198.00–212.50	$203.77	$895	-4.31
458–462 fancy	460	6	212.50–215.00	$213.74	$983	+1.73
450–495	466	34	167.00–197.50	$184.85	$861	-5.05
500–517 fancy	511	15	197.50–200.00	$198.69	$1,015	-4.47
505–544	529	44	167.00–192.50	$181.09	$958	+3.15
526–536 unweaned	532	11	156.00–168.00	$160.31	$853	—
550–599	576	46	170.00–193.00	$187.16	$1,078	+5.31
607 fancy	607	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,172	+1.00
610–643	631	40	153.00–189.00	$169.39	$1,069	-7.24
655 value added	655	13	178.00	$178.00	$1,166	-16.00
653–695	678	24	155.00–172.00	$161.62	$1,096	-9.15
722 value added	722	44	170.50	$170.50	$1,231	-6.50
708–748	736	13	144.00–168.00	$159.51	$1,174	-9.92
781	781	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,211	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	6	160.00	$160.00	$429	—
310–335	323	11	160.00–172.00	$166.56	$538	—
355–390	377	3	165.00–172.00	$168.96	$637	—
410–445	430	17	150.00–178.00	$162.29	$698	-14.73
451–491	475	26	140.00–165.00	$153.71	$730	-3.76
500–545	524	25	145.00–169.00	$160.23	$840	+7.81
550–599	580	45	140.00–169.00	$158.34	$918	+2.28
600–645	622	10	135.00–150.00	$141.36	$879	-10.48
650–660	653	5	135.00–145.00	$139.99	$914	-9.16
714	714	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,014	—
765–793	786	7	145.00–154.00	$147.97	$1,163	+2.97
800	800	3	123.00	$123.00	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	336	12	156.00–170.00	$165.29	$555	+1.27
350–395	376	20	148.50–170.00	$162.38	$611	-7.67
424 unweaned	424	7	148.00	$148.00	$628	—
400–448	427	60	149.00–174.00	$163.78	$699	+3.31
450–496	477	62	150.00–170.00	$159.77	$762	+4.04
500–548	526	56	147.00–160.00	$154.52	$813	-11.05
552–593	574	27	140.00–158.00	$148.93	$855	-13.78
610–640	625	20	135.00–162.50	$150.85	$943	-5.79
650–674	667	7	152.00–154.00	$153.44	$1,023	-3.54
708	708	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,090	+9.03
772	772	3	152.50	$152.50	$1,177	-1.93
833 fancy	833	9	148.50	$148.50	$1,237	—
900	900	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	6	150.00–162.00	$155.89	$444	-0.95
320–343	329	8	140.00–152.00	$147.49	$485	—
355–398	382	20	135.00–157.00	$147.22	$562	-1.76
406–445	426	22	140.00–155.00	$144.40	$615	-1.93
455–496	482	38	132.00–150.00	$141.67	$683	-5.41
500–545	525	21	130.00–150.00	$141.25	$742	-6.38
550–595	562	37	132.00–147.50	$139.65	$785	-6.17
600–625	613	15	125.00–140.00	$132.15	$810	-4.32
650–695	660	11	130.00–141.00	$136.62	$902	+3.49
715	715	3	130.00–134.00	$132.67	$949	+2.67
815	815	3	117.00	$117.00	$954	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	384	17	162.00–187.50	$175.46	$674	+7.09
402–445	421	28	150.00–185.00	$172.33	$726	—
450–496	472	26	140.00–180.00	$164.51	$776	+4.51
500–548	523	32	140.00–190.00	$158.60	$829	-0.15
570–595	581	7	145.00–162.50	$155.65	$904	+0.30
600–636	623	14	133.00–145.00	$139.14	$867	-7.84
650–672	663	11	136.00–149.00	$142.08	$942	-2.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–391	383	5	150.00–155.00	$151.93	$582	—
441	441	3	130.00	$130.00	$573	—
451–495	469	10	141.00–165.00	$148.16	$695	-7.31
505–545	530	20	140.00–152.00	$145.30	$770	+0.72
550–585	564	7	138.00–155.00	$148.38	$837	+8.39
672	672	5	133.00	$133.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1890	1239	80-85%	53	68.50–81.50	$75.15	$931	—
980–1440	1269	80-85%	5	81.00–84.50	$83.02	$1,054	-1.10
1235–1475	1355	80-85%	2	65.00–68.50	$66.90	$906	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1840	1400	75-80%	25	71.00–81.50	$76.74	$1,074	—
1195–1955	1465	75-80%	23	82.00–87.50	$83.26	$1,220	-1.63
1815–1845	1830	75-80%	2	89.50–92.50	$90.99	$1,665	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1530	1062	85-90%	26	51.00–68.00	$62.55	$664	—
1005–1125	1065	85-90%	2	69.00	$69.00	$735	—
885–1250	1068	85-90%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.59	$540	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	79.50	$79.50	$882	—
1050–1990	1571	13	85.00–105.00	$95.62	$1,502	—
1455–2315	1788	12	105.00–117.00	$109.44	$1,957	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1140	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,300.00	$1,080.59
1085–1240	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,150.00	$1,069.21

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–985	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,111.30
945–985	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,175.00	$1,085.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-25.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	-240.00
1000–1250	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,110.00–1,250.00	$1,203.33	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+165.00

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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.