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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.66/cwt +14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 607 lb · 187 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.71/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 427 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.64/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 667 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,864 2,103 1,872
Feeder cattle 1,454 1,763 1,482
Slaughter cattle 338 318 351
Replacement cattle 72 22 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 lower, some spots of 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows were uneven from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady 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
270 fancy 270 3 215.00 $215.00 $580 —
250–293 278 12 170.00–205.00 $183.82 $511 —
310–345 329 14 179.00–205.00 $193.28 $636 -0.91
373–395 386 16 180.00–204.00 $191.85 $741 +12.34
400–432 fancy 414 7 199.00–218.00 $209.50 $867 -0.23
400–445 429 30 175.00–200.00 $184.90 $793 -2.53
452–495 478 17 174.00–197.50 $186.76 $893 -6.08
505–548 528 36 169.00–195.00 $178.49 $942 -1.15
575 fancy 575 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,104 -0.73
560–595 588 22 170.00–195.00 $180.44 $1,061 +8.39
606 fancy 606 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,109 -10.74
620–643 639 9 156.00–165.00 $163.90 $1,047 -9.41
653 value added 653 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,215 —
650–685 670 41 146.00–172.00 $166.45 $1,115 -3.72
700–725 708 17 161.00–175.00 $170.90 $1,210 +14.50
770–779 775 7 141.00–155.00 $146.96 $1,139 -18.58
800 800 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 +34.00
868–870 869 10 137.00–141.00 $139.80 $1,215 +4.80
965 965 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,235 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 261 7 150.00–166.00 $154.54 $403 —
310–340 333 4 160.00–172.00 $162.80 $542 +1.88
375–395 391 6 150.00–175.00 $164.27 $642 +9.13
400–445 430 6 149.00–164.00 $157.74 $678 -7.78
450–490 469 5 150.00–170.00 $159.26 $747 +3.80
510–538 524 24 145.00–167.00 $155.67 $816 -5.77
555–598 583 20 140.00–160.00 $152.95 $892 -4.91
618 618 3 140.00 $140.00 $865 -8.79
655–695 675 15 130.00–145.00 $141.13 $953 -5.36
718 718 6 137.00 $137.00 $984 +5.00
760–765 763 6 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $1,049 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 150.00 $150.00 $420 -4.00
305–342 327 13 145.00–175.00 $155.49 $508 -5.74
355–395 375 36 145.00–177.00 $162.19 $608 +6.83
400–449 427 55 144.00–169.00 $155.71 $665 -5.04
450–495 472 35 144.00–165.00 $155.57 $734 -1.10
505–547 532 38 137.00–158.00 $147.64 $785 -6.01
557 557 3 137.00 $137.00 $763 -15.48
550–595 575 22 142.00–152.00 $146.61 $843 -5.87
603–606 value added 604 167 172.50 $172.50 $1,042 +2.50
602–646 630 20 136.00–158.00 $145.94 $919 -4.13
660–695 674 30 139.00–163.00 $156.38 $1,054 +9.86
696 value added 696 10 166.50 $166.50 $1,159 +2.50
848 848 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,264 —
855 855 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,154 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 3 140.00–145.00 $141.60 $385 —
310–348 338 10 135.00–150.00 $140.63 $475 -3.32
360–390 374 14 120.00–170.00 $150.55 $563 +15.14
400–440 412 21 130.00–152.00 $139.78 $576 +4.08
465 465 3 120.00 $120.00 $558 -15.84
450–497 472 27 120.00–145.00 $132.37 $625 -3.47
500–548 527 32 120.00–152.00 $141.90 $748 +4.16
555–585 571 30 120.00–147.00 $133.84 $764 -2.69
600–635 609 9 123.00–135.00 $130.34 $794 +2.51
650–678 668 7 125.00–138.00 $130.77 $874 -4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $578 —
350–392 377 13 160.00–192.00 $179.01 $675 +9.68
415–440 427 17 150.00–183.00 $168.33 $719 -1.59
437 fancy 437 3 183.00 $183.00 $800 -17.00
460–495 473 24 150.00–187.00 $169.75 $803 ±0.00
485 fancy 485 3 184.00 $184.00 $892 —
520 fancy 520 3 182.00 $182.00 $946 —
500–549 528 28 150.00–174.00 $161.75 $854 -2.48
550–598 574 27 142.00–165.00 $152.64 $876 +1.29
600–635 608 28 138.00–154.00 $144.53 $879 +2.54
650–676 662 22 120.00–145.00 $134.69 $892 -1.33
705–720 711 7 127.00–138.00 $134.32 $955 +5.03
760–770 768 4 120.00–124.00 $123.01 $945 —
820 820 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 182.00 $182.00 $664 +27.00
453–483 464 10 132.00–150.00 $139.09 $645 +4.09
550 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 +5.05
560–595 569 4 135.00–136.00 $135.74 $772 +0.79
605–649 635 10 112.00–132.00 $117.73 $748 -7.27
650 650 3 115.00 $115.00 $748 -5.00
730 730 3 117.00 $117.00 $854 —
808 808 3 108.00 $108.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1495 1155 80-85% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.20 $591 -11.90
850–2040 1220 80-85% 79 50.00–67.00 $61.68 $752 -9.55
1000–1575 1242 80-85% 23 68.00–77.00 $70.65 $877 +18.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1690 1375 75-80% 19 57.00–67.00 $61.77 $849 -2.56
1200–1865 1419 75-80% 22 67.00–78.50 $72.18 $1,024 —
1440–1730 1581 75-80% 7 81.50–89.00 $85.33 $1,349 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1330 993 85-90% 10 30.00–41.00 $38.38 $381 —
855–1495 1056 85-90% 29 45.00–58.00 $49.98 $528 -0.37
1010–1570 1361 85-90% 4 59.00–68.00 $64.09 $872 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2085 1702 16 69.00–88.00 $79.87 $1,359 —
1580–2105 1850 3 89.00–101.00 $93.09 $1,722 -6.24
1995 1995 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,197 -25.70

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
995–1375 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 775.00–1,175.00 $977.41
1035–1548 1314 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 900.00–1,325.00 $1,059.29
1205–1505 1354 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 765.00–1,200.00 $947.12
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–905 842 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–875.00 $823.67
785–970 852 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–925.00 $739.63
725–990 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $689.43

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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 1 925.00 $925.00 -425.00
1000–1350 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,125.00–1,400.00 $1,171.43 —
1100–1365 1291 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,125.00 $1,050.00 —
1250–1425 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,000.00 $981.25 —
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -350.00
800–882 849 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 900.00–1,200.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.