Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

2,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.57/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 622 lb · 169 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.97/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 522 lb · 111 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.55/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 576 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,667	1,745	3,627
Feeder cattle	2,163	1,465	3,262
Slaughter cattle	463	260	343
Replacement cattle	41	20	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	180.00	$180.00	$513	-7.50
333–345 fancy	340	5	212.00–230.00	$222.95	$758	—
330–347	344	23	180.00–205.00	$189.21	$651	+8.35
350–393 fancy	378	13	212.00–222.00	$215.90	$816	—
355–390	379	9	175.00–205.00	$180.84	$685	-17.46
405–448	419	17	179.00–202.00	$190.72	$799	-0.78
400–445 fancy	426	18	205.00–227.00	$217.41	$926	+16.41
455–495 fancy	480	55	200.00–222.00	$211.78	$1,017	+7.28
455–498	483	25	176.00–192.00	$185.12	$894	-4.05
500–537 fancy	515	16	191.00–208.00	$202.04	$1,041	+23.04
520 value added	520	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,014	—
508–545	527	59	169.00–199.00	$188.84	$995	+9.20
555 fancy	555	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,110	+8.10
562–575 value added	570	33	195.00–196.00	$195.36	$1,114	—
550–599	581	66	165.00–187.00	$179.77	$1,044	+1.15
605–607 fancy	607	10	190.00–192.00	$191.80	$1,164	+9.23
603–645	620	120	158.00–185.00	$174.37	$1,081	+11.85
620–639 value added	634	39	180.00–187.00	$183.78	$1,165	—
651–698	666	40	165.00–173.00	$169.64	$1,130	+8.15
714 value added	714	18	175.00	$175.00	$1,250	—
715–748	733	36	143.00–165.50	$162.03	$1,188	-5.47
765–798	783	23	147.00–161.00	$152.03	$1,190	+3.52
805–835	825	14	142.00–150.00	$144.75	$1,194	—
875	875	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,225	-0.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295–296	295	11	160.00–170.00	$165.45	$488	—
305–318	311	7	160.00–170.00	$163.61	$509	+3.29
355–393	382	5	150.00–175.00	$169.17	$646	-1.70
400–425	417	8	160.00–175.00	$162.55	$678	+4.14
450–490	472	39	155.00–175.00	$168.89	$797	+25.19
502–548	520	43	146.00–175.00	$171.12	$890	+12.31
557–598	578	40	145.00–175.00	$162.46	$939	-0.25
606–644	624	28	141.00–164.00	$155.85	$973	+13.00
653–693	682	27	140.00–167.00	$156.42	$1,067	+15.22
715–735	725	5	140.00–148.00	$144.62	$1,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	5	163.00–169.00	$167.76	$463	+7.76
300–348	328	16	160.00–178.00	$170.03	$558	+6.93
353–358 fancy	355	8	182.00	$182.00	$646	—
360–395	376	17	156.00–180.00	$165.38	$622	-0.10
409–428 fancy	419	12	180.00–184.00	$181.95	$762	—
400–447	429	63	148.00–177.00	$163.56	$702	+4.20
452–477 fancy	467	25	175.00–177.00	$176.00	$822	-1.00
455–499	481	77	146.00–178.00	$162.96	$784	+6.27
511–536 fancy	520	27	170.00	$170.00	$884	-2.26
500–547	522	84	146.00–173.00	$162.03	$846	+1.12
553 value added	553	7	172.00	$172.00	$951	—
550–596	571	70	145.00–170.00	$162.86	$930	+5.58
591	591	7	158.00	$158.00	$934	+0.72
600	600	3	132.00	$132.00	$792	-25.42
602–648	630	72	143.00–170.00	$158.52	$999	+1.10
661–687	674	20	155.00–165.00	$160.96	$1,085	+7.62
710–740	717	52	139.00–165.00	$155.15	$1,112	+7.52
830–833	832	6	151.00–155.00	$153.00	$1,273	+21.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	145.00	$145.00	$442	—
355–390	375	18	141.00–160.00	$149.93	$562	+4.93
400–445	417	19	130.00–153.00	$142.01	$592	+2.15
450–490	478	35	129.00–156.00	$140.87	$673	+0.32
520–548	533	27	130.00–157.00	$144.51	$770	+6.82
550–595	574	41	132.00–155.00	$144.62	$830	+2.33
621–647	632	21	130.00–155.00	$148.91	$941	+14.29
650–688	670	19	120.00–143.00	$134.90	$904	-1.56
781–788	784	8	125.00–130.00	$126.89	$995	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	436	21	166.00–195.00	$177.15	$772	-10.35
451–479	470	17	160.00–189.00	$182.72	$859	+14.86
520 fancy	520	3	185.00	$185.00	$962	—
530–541	537	12	150.00–169.00	$162.77	$874	-9.41
550–595	564	10	140.00–164.00	$155.21	$875	-7.87
604–643	626	11	130.00–147.00	$141.50	$886	+4.50
657–690	672	15	125.00–147.00	$139.07	$935	-0.22
722	722	3	135.00	$135.00	$975	+2.00
752–795	767	9	122.00–139.00	$132.69	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	150.00	$150.00	$548	—
460–492	476	6	141.00–158.00	$149.79	$713	—
508–548	525	7	145.00–146.00	$145.45	$764	+10.45
568–585	579	6	130.00–134.00	$132.02	$764	-15.98
730	730	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,007	+20.51
818	818	4	120.00	$120.00	$982	—
897	897	5	110.00	$110.00	$987	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1565	1173	80-85%	66	48.00–65.00	$58.77	$689	-1.97
1190	1190	80-85%	1	45.00	$45.00	$536	-15.74
945–1660	1315	80-85%	21	65.00–77.50	$67.77	$891	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1490	1330	75-80%	14	53.00–65.00	$59.70	$794	—
1245–1655	1413	75-80%	5	45.00–70.00	$55.22	$780	-16.60
1145–1955	1485	75-80%	43	66.00–78.00	$69.88	$1,038	—
1295–1855	1611	75-80%	12	73.00–88.00	$79.45	$1,280	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1440	920	85-90%	12	25.00–40.00	$32.91	$303	—
745–1300	1022	85-90%	19	40.00–55.00	$47.07	$481	+9.92
965–1215	1073	85-90%	4	54.00–58.00	$56.45	$606	+5.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1485	1338	3	50.00–58.00	$53.37	$714	—
995–2195	1558	19	75.00–94.00	$83.71	$1,304	—
1540–2220	1914	9	92.50–102.50	$97.14	$1,859	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1135	1049	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00	$650.00
995–1138	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–950.00	$835.62
1020–1220	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	725.00–985.00	$815.51
1183	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00	$975.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
677	677	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	500.00	$500.00
855–910	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–850.00	$833.67
850–960	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–900.00	$804.10

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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	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-317.50
1100–1200	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,110.00–1,350.00	$1,270.00	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	-250.00

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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.