Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

1,949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.71/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 616 lb · 135 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.09/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 527 lb · 129 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.12/cwt +7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 523 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,949	501	2,026
Feeder cattle	1,726	381	1,781
Slaughter cattle	213	106	231
Replacement cattle	10	14	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	7	185.00–225.00	$203.82	$556	+16.22
300–340	316	7	190.00–215.00	$199.74	$631	+14.07
305–340 fancy	323	7	220.00–232.00	$227.14	$734	—
350–377 fancy	366	16	212.50–227.00	$220.49	$807	—
360–385	379	14	179.00–202.50	$186.09	$705	-8.92
400–445 fancy	424	43	202.00–229.00	$218.24	$925	—
405–445	434	9	181.00–197.00	$187.80	$815	-4.16
452–482 fancy	471	21	205.00–225.00	$215.84	$1,017	—
450–493	478	48	172.00–207.00	$195.69	$935	+2.59
501–545 fancy	522	67	199.00–216.00	$206.52	$1,078	+6.52
508–545	533	62	179.00–198.00	$188.97	$1,007	+3.38
558 value added	558	15	209.00	$209.00	$1,166	—
556–565 fancy	560	23	197.00–199.00	$198.22	$1,110	—
550–599	576	75	164.00–195.00	$182.38	$1,051	+5.98
604–621 value added	610	45	187.00–192.00	$189.36	$1,155	—
601–625 fancy	612	19	185.00–198.00	$189.79	$1,162	—
602–647	620	71	160.00–182.50	$174.70	$1,083	-0.30
650–695	671	54	160.00–185.00	$174.90	$1,174	+8.90
700 fancy	700	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,232	—
704–720 value added	716	34	173.00–174.00	$173.23	$1,240	—
700–748	728	65	158.00–174.00	$167.30	$1,218	+7.25
750–791	771	30	160.00–169.50	$166.95	$1,287	-0.05
830–845	837	7	152.50–162.00	$156.21	$1,307	—
850–876	858	18	155.00–165.50	$163.46	$1,402	—
900	900	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,350	+20.00
908–930 value added	914	4	150.00–154.00	$152.98	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	6	153.00–171.00	$164.93	$681	—
450–482	466	8	165.00–176.00	$173.24	$807	—
501–545	521	11	155.00–162.00	$158.37	$825	—
560–584	576	6	164.00–165.00	$164.32	$946	-4.42
612–632	624	12	150.00–166.00	$159.28	$994	—
670	670	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	294	4	154.00–175.00	$169.82	$499	—
310–340	324	8	160.00–177.00	$167.84	$544	+4.61
360–395	372	28	160.00–178.00	$172.14	$640	+10.20
380 fancy	380	3	180.00	$180.00	$684	—
415 thin fleshed	415	3	179.00	$179.00	$743	—
417–435 fancy	426	23	175.00–207.00	$183.19	$780	—
420–447	437	27	160.00–178.00	$172.95	$756	+13.62
453–498	473	51	156.00–176.00	$169.10	$800	+13.34
507–536 fancy	522	40	170.00–204.00	$174.47	$911	—
501–545	524	88	150.00–173.00	$163.78	$858	+4.30
557–598	578	126	145.00–165.00	$161.07	$931	+7.67
610–645	630	56	145.00–165.00	$156.95	$989	+10.95
635	635	3	130.00	$130.00	$826	-16.00
635–640 fancy	637	15	162.00–162.50	$162.20	$1,033	—
667	667	19	168.00	$168.00	$1,121	+20.42
655–695	675	13	140.00–153.00	$147.63	$997	+0.05
699 fancy	699	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,125	—
700–703	701	11	164.00–168.00	$165.82	$1,162	+21.31
700–748	726	24	142.00–167.00	$159.13	$1,155	+14.62
725–727 fancy	727	4	160.00–165.00	$161.25	$1,172	—
838	838	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,131	—
905	905	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,285	+12.00
916	916	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,301	+12.00
943	943	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,358	+14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	150.00	$150.00	$578	+9.38
420–440	431	4	125.00–150.00	$142.11	$612	-12.89
462–495	477	16	140.00–152.00	$148.65	$709	+7.82
500–545	526	14	130.00–155.00	$144.69	$761	+8.59
550–590	573	20	125.00–155.00	$140.19	$803	+2.55
605–640	618	6	140.00–155.00	$145.06	$896	—
758	758	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,061	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380 fancy	365	8	212.00–227.00	$223.10	$814	—
437 fancy	437	4	215.00	$215.00	$940	—
440–442	441	6	170.00–188.00	$179.02	$789	+1.47
451 fancy	451	4	206.00	$206.00	$929	+15.00
450–470	456	4	155.00–175.00	$166.14	$758	+0.48
505–548	525	26	150.00–175.00	$162.66	$854	-6.33
553–585	569	11	154.00–165.00	$158.53	$902	+5.37
604–625	614	12	140.00–155.00	$148.72	$913	+11.97
695	695	3	140.00	$140.00	$973	—
705–726	716	15	130.00–146.00	$140.58	$1,007	+20.58
760–785	773	6	123.00–130.00	$126.44	$977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	414	4	150.00	$150.00	$621	+20.00
550–572	563	9	140.00–145.00	$141.69	$798	+4.69
650	650	2	131.00	$131.00	$852	+14.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$348	—
850–1515	1174	80-85%	28	58.00–67.00	$62.13	$729	—
880–1710	1276	80-85%	41	66.00–78.00	$71.79	$916	+5.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$834	—
1135–1930	1489	75-80%	21	70.00–80.00	$74.21	$1,105	+7.98
1370–1885	1548	75-80%	12	80.00–90.00	$85.53	$1,324	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–975	843	85-90%	2	41.00–43.00	$42.16	$355	—
815–1470	1074	85-90%	18	44.00–63.00	$50.91	$547	+5.73
970–1375	1173	85-90%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.41	$697	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–2270	1573	11	75.00–95.00	$85.60	$1,346	—
1585	1585	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,141	—
1755–2090	1896	7	95.00–101.00	$97.85	$1,855	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1455	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,075.00	$943.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

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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
1050–1150	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,287.50	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	7	95.50	$95.50	$944	—

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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.