Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

2,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.21/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 528 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.77/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 480 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.88/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 528 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,182	1,630	1,640
Feeder cattle	1,888	1,392	1,461
Slaughter cattle	149	217	167
Replacement cattle	145	21	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 10.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	285	5	175.00–202.00	$187.44	$534	+10.81
310–341	328	13	173.00–197.00	$178.42	$585	-2.91
355–395	372	11	180.00–209.00	$193.91	$721	+10.59
386 value added	386	17	219.00	$219.00	$845	—
400–442	431	24	175.00–194.00	$183.27	$790	+0.57
422–449 fancy	441	10	198.00–207.00	$200.58	$885	-3.19
458–495	474	17	170.00–197.00	$180.17	$854	-4.68
455–491 fancy	481	30	192.00–210.00	$199.72	$961	-14.02
523 unweaned	523	10	165.00	$165.00	$863	+4.69
500–535 fancy	526	13	192.00–202.00	$198.16	$1,042	-0.53
500–548	529	59	170.00–192.00	$180.22	$953	-0.87
551–589 value added	563	42	187.00–207.00	$197.30	$1,111	—
550–598	576	30	160.00–189.00	$174.60	$1,006	-12.56
613–614 value added	614	16	168.00	$168.00	$1,032	—
600–648	618	33	148.00–181.00	$167.09	$1,033	-2.30
630 fancy	630	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,178	-6.00
650–695	672	35	152.00–180.00	$166.17	$1,117	+4.55
672	672	9	157.00	$157.00	$1,055	-4.62
658–693 value added	686	31	171.00–177.00	$171.56	$1,177	-6.44
718 value added	718	9	166.00–168.00	$167.33	$1,201	-3.17
700–746	723	21	151.00–173.00	$160.17	$1,158	+0.66
759 value added	759	37	169.00	$169.00	$1,283	—
750–783	765	13	148.00–165.00	$157.41	$1,204	+2.41
810 value added	810	12	162.00	$162.00	$1,312	—
808–830	821	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,273	—
858	858	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,287	—
879 value added	879	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,362	—
947	947	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,354	—
965	965	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–290	274	4	155.00–175.00	$160.30	$439	+0.30
302–320	314	16	147.00–169.00	$159.44	$501	-7.12
365–384	379	24	145.00–170.00	$154.35	$585	-14.61
405–445	423	20	145.00–170.00	$158.09	$669	-4.20
460–490	473	16	150.00–170.00	$164.04	$776	+10.33
505–549	528	78	140.00–170.00	$160.88	$849	+0.65
554–598	579	29	140.00–165.00	$157.92	$914	-0.42
600–645	623	20	137.00–155.00	$146.12	$910	+4.76
650–695	677	17	140.00–151.00	$145.12	$982	+5.13
705–743	724	6	125.00	$125.00	$905	-17.00
770	770	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,116	-2.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–280	271	10	150.00–155.00	$152.32	$413	—
325 fancy	325	4	177.00	$177.00	$575	—
300–349	328	14	147.00–155.00	$151.56	$497	-13.73
350–395	379	20	145.00–165.00	$154.83	$587	-7.55
392 fancy	392	22	187.00	$187.00	$733	—
405–435	420	36	146.00–174.00	$157.07	$660	-6.71
428 fancy	428	2	167.00	$167.00	$715	—
450–497	473	53	142.50–170.00	$156.23	$739	-3.54
495 value added	495	26	167.00	$167.00	$827	—
500–543	519	50	139.00–166.00	$153.41	$796	-1.11
502–539 value added	535	26	168.00–174.00	$173.35	$927	—
550	550	3	130.00	$130.00	$715	-18.93
550–595	570	45	142.00–162.00	$153.15	$873	+4.22
603–624 value added	617	33	158.00–168.00	$161.26	$995	—
608–649	629	27	145.00–164.00	$155.24	$976	+4.39
671 value added	671	27	161.00	$161.00	$1,080	—
680–688	687	18	145.00–152.00	$150.84	$1,036	-2.60
700–740	714	27	135.00–158.00	$146.59	$1,047	-7.41
760–795	786	4	145.00–148.00	$147.28	$1,158	-5.22
805	805	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	—
908–941	931	13	129.00–143.00	$133.20	$1,240	-6.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–290	285	3	137.00–145.00	$139.71	$398	-16.18
305–340	323	12	130.00–150.00	$143.41	$463	-4.08
355–395	385	33	130.00–150.00	$138.15	$532	-9.07
400–445	425	35	130.00–152.00	$140.05	$595	-4.35
450–495	471	48	129.00–148.00	$139.10	$655	-2.57
500–548	529	39	130.00–147.00	$137.36	$727	-3.89
550–598	573	23	128.00–157.00	$137.03	$785	-2.62
615–635	624	22	125.00–142.00	$135.11	$843	+2.96
655–690	672	12	129.00–140.00	$135.06	$908	-1.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	372	28	155.00–177.00	$166.97	$621	-8.49
405–435	415	12	160.00–179.00	$174.69	$725	+2.36
448	448	3	155.00	$155.00	$694	-17.33
450–472	458	12	152.00–170.00	$161.49	$740	-3.02
465 fancy	465	4	180.00	$180.00	$837	—
500–545	523	27	150.00–167.00	$158.49	$829	-0.11
556–595	565	16	150.00–155.00	$154.34	$872	-1.31
600–642	621	23	137.00–150.00	$145.79	$905	+6.65
650–672	664	5	129.00–135.00	$133.83	$889	-8.25
710–735	722	8	129.00–130.00	$129.87	$938	—
750	750	3	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	159.00	$159.00	$612	+7.07
408–440	426	11	135.00–150.00	$137.82	$587	+7.82
451–498	473	9	137.00–145.00	$141.89	$671	-6.27
508–542	523	7	125.00–145.00	$135.28	$708	-10.02
560–590	571	8	135.00–140.00	$136.84	$781	-11.54
690	690	3	131.00	$131.00	$904	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1575	1199	80-85%	78	62.50–80.00	$71.56	$858	—
920–1340	1203	80-85%	7	61.00–66.00	$63.60	$765	—
1155–1390	1258	80-85%	6	77.00–81.50	$79.75	$1,003	-3.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1260	990	85-90%	10	40.00–52.50	$43.26	$428	—
705–1355	1050	85-90%	42	46.00–65.50	$58.42	$613	-4.13
910–1395	1109	85-90%	4	59.50–71.50	$67.15	$745	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1570	1387	75-80%	3	61.50–65.00	$63.68	$883	—
1105–1810	1462	75-80%	21	68.00–79.50	$74.29	$1,086	-8.97
1090–1730	1467	75-80%	22	76.00–86.50	$81.92	$1,202	-1.34
1245–1770	1509	75-80%	8	88.00–91.50	$89.50	$1,351	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1625	1332	3	65.00–78.00	$72.71	$968	—
1465–1975	1646	6	104.00–109.50	$106.30	$1,750	—
1090–2400	1777	17	84.00–102.00	$96.21	$1,710	-13.23

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1170	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$802.47
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	-50.00

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	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+150.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	70.00	$70.00	$349	—
590	590	3	95.00	$95.00	$560	—
620	620	3	97.00	$97.00	$601	—
710	710	3	96.00	$96.00	$682	—

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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.