Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

2,944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.31/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 577 lb · 145 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.80/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 616 lb · 140 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.60/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 529 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,944	2,667	1,989
Feeder cattle	2,577	2,163	1,693
Slaughter cattle	362	463	258
Replacement cattle	5	41	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	6	175.00–192.00	$184.91	$496	+4.91
277–295 fancy	286	6	215.00–222.00	$218.61	$625	—
320–337 fancy	331	3	214.00–220.00	$215.93	$715	-7.02
325–340	333	11	181.00–212.00	$194.66	$648	+5.45
350–397 fancy	377	17	210.00–229.00	$220.92	$833	+5.02
350–390	377	27	186.00–215.00	$198.83	$750	+17.99
400–448 fancy	425	58	202.50–233.00	$217.52	$924	+0.11
405–440	428	16	185.00–203.00	$190.86	$817	+0.14
450–497	473	38	169.00–207.00	$194.53	$920	+9.41
456–490 fancy	475	62	202.00–227.00	$214.66	$1,020	+2.88
506–546 fancy	528	67	196.00–205.00	$200.29	$1,058	-1.75
500–548	530	44	161.00–194.00	$185.93	$985	-2.91
552–587 fancy	571	45	193.00–206.00	$200.83	$1,147	+0.83
550–598	579	100	168.00–192.00	$181.22	$1,049	+1.45
603–645	625	80	166.00–189.00	$177.31	$1,108	+2.94
642–647 value added	644	20	202.00–207.00	$204.99	$1,320	+21.21
656–680 fancy	658	11	190.00–205.00	$203.59	$1,340	—
663 value added	663	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,359	—
650–692	670	46	160.00–185.00	$169.94	$1,139	+0.30
700–748	714	58	160.00–185.00	$170.16	$1,215	+8.13
706–726 fancy	714	20	182.00–192.00	$185.50	$1,324	—
755–780	766	8	150.00–180.00	$166.61	$1,276	+14.58
780–787 fancy	784	8	166.50–170.00	$167.81	$1,316	—
801–810	804	9	164.00–168.50	$166.99	$1,343	+22.24
810–836 fancy	825	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,485	—
826 value added	826	22	166.25	$166.25	$1,373	—
855 fancy	855	3	179.00	$179.00	$1,530	—
852–875	864	11	150.00–160.00	$154.50	$1,335	+14.50
900–915	908	6	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$1,339	—
952–990	971	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	165.00	$165.00	$487	-0.45
300–345	325	15	150.00–177.00	$166.22	$540	+2.61
355–397	385	19	155.00–175.00	$169.60	$653	+0.43
420–425	421	5	162.00–180.00	$167.23	$704	+4.68
450–495	479	37	150.00–184.00	$161.44	$773	-7.45
501–545	525	34	155.00–177.00	$166.46	$874	-4.66
550–595	568	46	140.00–175.00	$161.07	$915	-1.39
605–645	623	17	130.00–165.00	$149.78	$933	-6.07
650–675	661	33	136.00–165.00	$153.39	$1,014	-3.03
717–721	719	6	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$1,042	+0.37
760–765	761	4	130.00–135.00	$131.26	$999	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	150.00	$150.00	$382	-17.76
315–345	328	9	161.00–182.00	$171.80	$564	+1.77
350–395	366	16	160.00–185.00	$166.85	$611	+1.47
400–448	421	49	155.00–174.00	$163.58	$689	+0.02
450–499	475	44	150.00–170.00	$163.61	$777	+0.65
489 fancy	489	11	177.00	$177.00	$866	+1.00
501 fancy	501	4	180.00	$180.00	$902	+10.00
500–548	527	100	155.00–180.00	$165.13	$870	+3.10
551–595	575	102	158.00–165.00	$162.81	$936	-0.05
609 value added	609	77	168.00	$168.00	$1,023	—
600–643	624	63	153.00–175.00	$160.89	$1,004	+2.37
650–690	666	19	145.00–165.00	$160.38	$1,068	-0.58
680 value added	680	73	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	—
702–738	730	35	145.00–162.50	$158.97	$1,160	+3.82
759–790	771	13	148.00–160.00	$154.15	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	6	135.00–150.00	$143.12	$391	—
318–340	328	7	140.00–150.00	$143.62	$471	-1.38
365–395	376	23	140.00–166.00	$154.12	$579	+4.19
405–445	424	49	133.00–160.00	$146.46	$621	+4.45
450–497	470	43	135.00–165.00	$149.68	$703	+8.81
500–545	521	59	135.00–160.00	$147.74	$770	+3.23
550–595	580	58	130.00–160.00	$146.96	$852	+2.34
610–642	626	26	130.00–151.00	$140.65	$880	-8.26
650–695	669	13	125.00–163.00	$144.04	$964	+9.14
730–745	738	6	125.00–142.00	$133.41	$985	—
765	765	4	130.00	$130.00	$994	+3.11
824	824	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,030	—
880	880	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,153	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	382	10	162.00–185.00	$173.08	$661	—
413–430	422	6	164.00–170.00	$167.06	$705	-10.09
475–497	483	12	160.00–180.00	$171.63	$829	-11.09
518–530	523	17	155.00–174.00	$166.29	$870	+3.52
555–578	562	9	150.00–160.00	$157.06	$883	+1.85
608–640	615	11	140.00–148.00	$141.80	$872	+0.30
660	660	3	135.00	$135.00	$891	-4.07
715–730	723	2	137.00	$137.00	$991	+2.00
753–796	775	13	115.00–135.00	$126.30	$979	-6.39
947	947	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	3	140.00	$140.00	$619	—
490	490	3	155.00	$155.00	$760	+5.21
505–535	523	11	138.00–152.00	$145.98	$763	+0.53
555–590	578	10	130.00–149.00	$142.16	$822	+10.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1650	1147	80-85%	85	50.00–62.00	$55.40	$635	—
925–1425	1180	80-85%	5	40.00–50.00	$47.45	$560	-11.32
810–1655	1224	80-85%	50	60.00–68.00	$63.99	$783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1580	1331	75-80%	7	55.00–62.00	$58.96	$785	-0.74
1060–1595	1398	75-80%	32	60.00–72.00	$65.46	$915	—
1405–1705	1553	75-80%	11	72.00–84.00	$76.31	$1,185	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1150	1019	85-90%	6	30.00–38.00	$34.65	$353	-12.42
760–1245	1021	85-90%	22	40.00–51.00	$46.32	$473	-0.75
915–1440	1128	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.12	$633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2255	1565	15	70.00–92.00	$81.81	$1,280	-1.90
1555–1760	1658	2	60.00	$60.00	$995	—
1705–2355	1993	11	92.00–103.50	$97.86	$1,950	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1210	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	665.00–1,025.00	$814.36

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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
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-170.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838	838	3	89.00	$89.00	$746	—

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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.