Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

2,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.40/cwt +24.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 670 lb · 211 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.78/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 574 lb · 153 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.42/cwt +18.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 629 lb · 148 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,473	1,583	1,881
Feeder cattle	2,111	1,045	1,651
Slaughter cattle	333	463	195
Replacement cattle	29	75	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. 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
315–345	336	27	170.00–200.00	$183.70	$617	+2.73
360–385	374	10	172.50–190.00	$182.78	$684	-6.81
355–396 fancy	384	10	217.00–222.00	$218.39	$839	—
404–449	427	25	177.00–199.00	$188.36	$804	+14.81
413–443 fancy	430	9	200.00–203.00	$201.28	$866	—
476 fancy	476	12	197.00	$197.00	$938	—
451–499	477	30	167.50–187.00	$177.92	$849	-8.98
503–535	520	15	160.00–189.00	$171.61	$892	-0.37
525–538 fancy	532	35	183.00–197.00	$193.45	$1,029	-2.65
557 value added	557	30	185.00	$185.00	$1,030	—
551–585 fancy	566	9	189.00–197.00	$192.67	$1,091	—
558–599	577	62	170.00–188.00	$178.87	$1,032	+28.87
600–635	612	41	150.00–175.00	$164.52	$1,007	+7.52
625–632 fancy	627	22	177.00–181.00	$178.10	$1,117	—
654 fancy	654	12	177.00	$177.00	$1,158	-5.50
650–699	680	45	148.00–176.00	$164.21	$1,117	-7.56
690 value added	690	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	—
709 value added	709	23	173.00	$173.00	$1,227	—
720–730	726	11	164.00–167.00	$165.82	$1,204	+12.82
777–786	781	17	170.00–174.00	$172.34	$1,346	—
786 value added	786	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,258	—
800–846	828	17	136.00–163.00	$154.89	$1,282	+16.89
825–842 value added	828	56	163.00–165.50	$164.19	$1,359	—
961 value added	961	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	259	7	152.00–165.00	$159.71	$414	—
300–340	328	17	140.00–165.00	$156.61	$514	-7.44
360–395	374	5	165.00	$165.00	$617	+18.83
400–430	410	5	155.00–165.00	$159.70	$655	-6.11
458–480	466	7	130.00–165.00	$147.49	$687	-8.95
505–548	528	19	138.00–165.00	$155.66	$822	+2.55
550–597	577	21	134.00–156.00	$144.39	$833	-12.11
615–640	630	27	140.00–150.00	$148.03	$933	+3.03
680–690	688	4	125.00–135.00	$127.47	$877	-7.87
748	748	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,010	—
750–795	775	6	142.00–147.00	$144.11	$1,117	+8.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	4	170.00–175.00	$171.28	$476	—
325 fancy	325	5	175.00	$175.00	$569	—
315–345	330	7	140.00–157.00	$147.55	$487	-10.47
363 unweaned	363	4	145.00	$145.00	$526	—
352–395	372	26	140.00–160.00	$150.64	$560	-1.99
405–442	426	31	135.00–162.00	$150.49	$641	-4.05
447 unweaned	447	3	130.00	$130.00	$581	—
453 fancy	453	4	170.00	$170.00	$770	+2.64
450–495	478	49	140.00–165.00	$151.43	$724	-1.01
500–546	523	78	140.00–165.00	$154.28	$807	+0.12
507–548 unweaned	533	8	130.00–143.00	$134.64	$718	—
550–598	573	116	130.00–160.50	$153.57	$880	+0.81
577–583 value added	577	37	165.00–167.00	$166.84	$963	—
624–645 value added	628	102	169.00–173.00	$172.27	$1,082	—
603–648	630	46	142.00–167.00	$156.67	$987	+10.76
657–675	662	35	134.50–165.00	$155.57	$1,030	+12.09
652–693 value added	672	176	160.00–168.50	$166.16	$1,117	—
712–721 value added	714	42	162.00–163.50	$163.18	$1,165	—
710–748	728	45	130.00–153.00	$147.31	$1,072	-0.01
761–783	769	10	135.00–141.00	$139.07	$1,069	—
822–838	830	6	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$1,166	+7.48
832 value added	832	24	140.00	$140.00	$1,165	—
925	925	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	-5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	6	135.00–150.00	$142.57	$382	+3.07
330–335	332	5	135.00–147.00	$143.98	$478	+1.98
353–395	372	10	130.00–140.00	$135.90	$506	-2.76
420–448	434	15	125.00–140.00	$131.30	$570	-4.88
455–494	481	31	128.00–150.00	$141.54	$681	+6.95
500–549	530	36	120.00–148.00	$135.47	$718	-4.19
550–583	572	27	120.00–140.00	$135.56	$775	+2.83
615–645	630	16	122.00–140.00	$131.72	$830	—
655–695	672	10	125.00–135.00	$128.53	$864	+4.38
710–715	713	6	110.00–127.00	$118.47	$845	-1.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	384	8	150.00–177.00	$169.70	$652	+3.18
385 fancy	385	4	180.00–185.00	$181.25	$698	—
400–445	415	17	150.00–177.00	$159.82	$663	-1.96
463–495	480	27	148.00–170.00	$159.80	$767	+8.73
510–548	531	20	140.00–167.50	$152.63	$810	+0.01
555–587	567	23	142.00–162.50	$150.93	$856	+0.65
600–640	611	18	130.00–144.00	$139.25	$851	-0.09
655–680	674	8	122.00–130.00	$125.36	$845	-4.55
812	812	3	110.00	$110.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	147.50	$147.50	$546	-15.37
415–448	429	9	140.00–145.00	$141.63	$608	+2.82
452–495	465	12	130.00–140.00	$135.79	$631	-1.68
503–540	523	13	130.00–145.00	$137.71	$720	+3.63
555–585	569	10	125.00–140.00	$132.11	$752	-7.93
613	613	4	118.00	$118.00	$723	+4.51
675–680	678	9	110.00–122.00	$117.35	$796	+7.35
725	725	3	114.00	$114.00	$826	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1565	1194	80-85%	65	55.00–70.00	$62.01	$740	—
1035–1860	1302	80-85%	13	70.00–77.00	$71.78	$935	—
1325	1325	80-85%	1	40.00	$40.00	$530	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$528	—
845–1115	977	85-90%	16	30.00–47.00	$39.76	$388	—
740–1475	1015	85-90%	38	43.00–59.00	$50.77	$515	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1805	1492	75-80%	15	60.00–69.00	$64.98	$970	—
910–1895	1501	75-80%	19	69.00–81.50	$74.35	$1,116	—
1495–1945	1728	75-80%	4	85.00–87.50	$85.66	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1580	1458	4	60.00–75.00	$66.30	$967	—
1105–2355	1689	20	80.00–97.00	$88.71	$1,498	—
1740	1740	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,305	—
1835–2240	2038	2	98.00–100.00	$98.90	$2,016	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
950–1080	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	635.00–875.00	$762.68
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1000–1090	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$623.92
955–1495	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–1,275.00	$930.79
1090–1560	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,029.45

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–840	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
800–845	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	685.00–975.00	$811.67
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+170.00
1100–1220	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,075.00	$1,041.67	-553.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

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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.