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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.07/cwt +18.43 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 527 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.54/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 626 lb · 122 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.99/cwt +18.54 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 572 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,745 1,864 2,312
Feeder cattle 1,465 1,454 1,901
Slaughter cattle 260 338 342
Replacement cattle 20 72 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 187.50 $187.50 $516 +3.68
310–343 335 14 170.00–187.00 $180.86 $606 -12.42
360–393 381 9 181.00–210.00 $198.30 $756 +6.45
400–445 430 21 177.00–202.00 $191.50 $823 +6.60
445 fancy 445 3 201.00 $201.00 $894 -8.50
458 fancy 458 3 204.50 $204.50 $937 —
450–499 480 23 177.00–197.50 $189.17 $908 +2.41
500–530 520 12 170.00–191.00 $179.64 $934 +1.15
545 fancy 545 3 179.00 $179.00 $976 —
554–578 fancy 558 30 185.00–193.00 $191.90 $1,071 -0.10
550–590 573 24 173.00–192.00 $178.62 $1,023 -1.82
610–644 fancy 620 23 172.00–186.00 $182.57 $1,132 -0.43
600–645 628 25 149.00–179.00 $162.52 $1,021 -1.38
655–698 672 27 150.00–172.00 $161.49 $1,085 -4.96
684 fancy 684 27 184.00 $184.00 $1,259 —
702–730 fancy 711 18 164.50–172.00 $167.61 $1,192 —
742 742 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,243 -3.40
765 value added 765 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,262 —
750–785 773 6 141.00–155.00 $148.51 $1,148 +1.55
795 fancy 795 25 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 —
841 value added 841 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,371 —
850–880 868 6 137.00–145.00 $140.29 $1,218 +0.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 7 140.00–175.00 $160.32 $523 -2.48
365–395 380 7 159.00–175.00 $170.87 $649 +6.60
418–445 435 16 142.00–173.00 $158.41 $689 +0.67
475–485 478 7 133.00–151.00 $143.70 $687 -15.56
500–530 514 12 151.00–163.00 $158.81 $816 +3.14
550–590 579 55 135.00–176.00 $162.71 $942 +9.76
600–640 616 23 130.00–155.00 $142.85 $880 +2.85
655–697 674 23 130.00–155.00 $141.20 $952 +0.07
814 814 8 117.00 $117.00 $952 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
410 410 3 145.00 $145.00 $594 —
495 495 4 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 145.00 $145.00 $771 —
702 702 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,018 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 160.00 $160.00 $467 +10.00
307–330 312 7 157.00–175.00 $163.10 $509 +7.61
360–390 375 20 160.00–172.00 $165.48 $621 +3.29
400–440 423 33 150.00–170.00 $159.36 $674 +3.65
450–498 478 32 145.00–164.00 $156.69 $749 +1.12
489 fancy 489 4 177.00 $177.00 $866 —
505–543 fancy 522 31 168.00–175.00 $172.26 $899 —
502–548 527 58 150.00–167.00 $160.91 $848 +13.27
501–548 value added 533 34 168.00–172.00 $169.22 $902 —
550–552 fancy 552 21 164.50–183.00 $179.49 $991 —
552–592 574 49 140.00–165.00 $157.28 $903 +10.67
578–597 value added 592 18 162.00–165.00 $164.19 $972 —
600–643 620 43 140.00–164.00 $157.42 $976 +11.48
625 value added 625 37 167.00 $167.00 $1,044 -5.50
623–646 fancy 634 42 163.50–168.00 $166.77 $1,057 —
650–695 667 47 141.00–167.00 $153.34 $1,023 -3.04
694 value added 694 12 153.00 $153.00 $1,062 -13.50
697 fancy 697 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,199 —
712 value added 712 39 164.00 $164.00 $1,168 —
700–745 716 22 132.00–161.00 $147.63 $1,057 —
737 fancy 737 10 176.00 $176.00 $1,297 —
810–820 815 6 126.00–136.00 $131.03 $1,068 -17.97
821 value added 821 7 159.00 $159.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 130.00 $130.00 $348 -11.60
372 372 2 145.00 $145.00 $539 -5.55
420–445 431 7 130.00–151.00 $139.86 $603 +0.08
455–495 480 9 131.00–150.00 $140.55 $675 +8.18
505–545 530 13 120.00–150.00 $137.69 $730 -4.21
565–598 584 34 135.00–145.00 $142.29 $831 +8.45
605–640 622 26 125.00–144.00 $134.62 $837 +4.28
659–690 677 26 127.00–144.00 $136.46 $924 +5.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–373 370 6 175.00–187.50 $183.29 $678 +4.28
400–420 408 5 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $765 +19.17
452–495 478 14 155.00–181.00 $167.86 $802 -1.89
515–540 529 10 160.00–180.00 $172.18 $911 +10.43
565–593 583 29 157.00–168.00 $163.08 $951 +10.44
605 605 3 137.00 $137.00 $829 -7.53
650–675 658 25 130.00–151.00 $139.29 $917 +4.60
705 705 3 133.00 $133.00 $938 -1.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 147.00–152.00 $149.50 $665 —
510–545 522 3 135.00 $135.00 $705 —
598 598 3 148.00 $148.00 $885 +12.26
605 605 3 135.00 $135.00 $817 +17.27
702–705 703 4 110.00–120.00 $117.49 $826 +0.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1690 1174 80-85% 65 52.00–67.00 $60.74 $713 +9.54
850–1785 1237 80-85% 23 67.00–72.00 $69.06 $854 -1.59
1125–1345 1239 80-85% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.18 $634 -19.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1570 1364 75-80% 15 58.00–67.00 $63.80 $870 +2.03
1265–1635 1445 75-80% 17 67.00–79.00 $71.82 $1,038 -0.36
1770–1805 1788 75-80% 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,502 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1240 1018 85-90% 9 30.00–40.00 $37.15 $378 —
870–1260 1087 85-90% 15 44.00–57.00 $50.98 $554 +1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1805 1622 5 67.00–85.00 $74.08 $1,202 —
1340–2260 1740 6 90.00–105.00 $96.81 $1,684 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–925 854 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–800.00 $739.39
835–960 917 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $854.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1190 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $949.04
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 2 1,235.00–1,400.00 $1,317.50 +392.50
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 +150.00
1000–1400 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 985.00–1,425.00 $1,221.25 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 -325.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.