Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

1,784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.27/cwt +16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 664 lb · 120 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.71/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 573 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.90/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 678 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,784	363	1,093
Feeder cattle	1,464	277	948
Slaughter cattle	273	77	137
Replacement cattle	47	9	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–295	271	10	200.00–227.00	$211.40	$573	-8.25
325 fancy	325	3	227.50	$227.50	$739	+0.50
310–342	328	14	200.00–215.00	$209.11	$686	-0.89
350–372 fancy	367	10	225.00–228.00	$227.51	$835	+1.10
357–395	381	17	191.00–211.00	$204.78	$780	-8.52
400–445	416	11	185.00–215.00	$201.32	$837	-16.46
406–445 fancy	426	16	212.00–238.00	$227.86	$971	-3.14
450–498 fancy	475	35	214.00–227.00	$220.50	$1,047	+8.79
460–492	475	14	190.00–209.00	$200.75	$954	+1.01
500–548 fancy	525	30	205.00–226.00	$213.05	$1,119	+3.17
510–545	526	11	184.00–208.00	$194.01	$1,020	-2.61
555–595	572	12	180.00–200.00	$193.99	$1,110	-0.12
552–597 fancy	580	56	204.00–220.00	$212.47	$1,232	+6.59
600–635	616	25	165.00–194.00	$181.17	$1,116	-7.19
605–625 fancy	617	25	200.00–217.00	$206.58	$1,275	+7.72
652–692 fancy	676	51	187.00–195.00	$189.10	$1,278	—
650–698	681	34	172.00–190.00	$183.61	$1,250	+12.53
715–745 fancy	719	16	178.00–189.00	$186.03	$1,338	—
705–735	722	39	160.00–176.00	$172.18	$1,243	—
757 fancy	757	20	179.00	$179.00	$1,355	—
760–775	764	4	165.00–177.00	$173.96	$1,329	+9.58
803–840	816	17	160.00–172.00	$162.91	$1,329	+3.91
875	875	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,418	—
920–922	921	6	150.00–157.00	$153.50	$1,414	—
1005	1005	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	185.00	$185.00	$524	—
312–335	325	11	170.00–205.00	$193.29	$628	—
350–380	364	8	178.00–192.00	$186.70	$680	—
400–445	437	9	166.00–190.00	$177.91	$777	+3.02
555–590	572	10	158.00–177.00	$168.74	$965	—
600–627	618	3	145.00–150.00	$146.62	$906	—
650–695	671	10	149.00–164.00	$155.17	$1,041	—
850	850	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	8	160.00–197.00	$180.75	$510	+0.23
300–348	323	16	182.00–192.00	$187.84	$607	+9.80
327–345 fancy	338	6	189.00–200.00	$194.43	$657	+7.43
350–398	372	38	166.00–192.00	$181.63	$676	+6.37
350–399 fancy	380	14	190.00–210.00	$202.37	$769	+4.80
410–433 fancy	420	12	196.00–206.00	$199.13	$836	—
405–448	434	32	170.00–195.00	$182.88	$794	+0.23
451 fancy	451	4	210.00	$210.00	$947	—
450–499	475	61	165.00–190.00	$181.75	$863	+1.18
500–548 fancy	515	9	179.00–191.00	$184.89	$952	—
500–545	520	29	161.00–184.00	$175.68	$914	+1.02
550–595	570	68	159.00–183.00	$176.64	$1,007	+6.02
564–598 fancy	587	17	178.00–186.00	$182.00	$1,068	—
600–644 fancy	627	34	178.00–181.00	$178.93	$1,122	—
600–642	627	25	151.00–175.00	$167.13	$1,048	+2.13
650–661 fancy	659	56	172.50–185.00	$181.98	$1,199	—
658–697	668	64	150.00–176.50	$171.28	$1,144	+11.79
702–720 fancy	711	6	165.00–172.00	$168.54	$1,198	—
700–747	723	11	143.00–172.00	$157.33	$1,137	—
762–797	786	74	150.00–170.00	$166.92	$1,312	+30.92
809 fancy	809	8	169.50	$169.50	$1,371	—
805–835	823	8	140.00–159.00	$148.38	$1,221	+6.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	160.00	$160.00	$456	—
315	315	3	164.00	$164.00	$517	—
375–380	377	7	152.00–172.00	$163.36	$616	—
400–440	425	12	160.00–177.00	$171.29	$728	+11.29
450–495	478	13	150.00–175.00	$161.79	$773	+15.11
520–545	531	6	157.00–173.00	$161.43	$857	—
560–595	575	4	147.00–159.00	$151.51	$871	+7.60
605–617	612	5	140.00–155.00	$145.93	$893	-1.07
665–690	673	7	140.00–155.00	$147.18	$991	—
890	890	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	15	180.00–209.00	$191.28	$710	-20.72
402–435	413	11	176.00–202.00	$189.76	$784	—
415–448 fancy	427	7	200.00–212.00	$207.52	$886	—
450–475	453	12	170.00–191.00	$188.74	$855	—
455–460 fancy	458	6	210.00–214.00	$211.99	$971	+8.84
500–545	533	14	170.00–197.00	$180.55	$962	—
530–549 fancy	539	12	199.00–214.00	$210.22	$1,133	—
550–580	560	19	160.00–188.00	$165.46	$927	-7.37
580 fancy	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	—
655–690	671	12	145.00–162.00	$151.95	$1,020	-4.27
702 fancy	702	4	182.50	$182.50	$1,281	—
700–710	703	4	135.00–153.00	$148.45	$1,044	-3.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	170.00	$170.00	$813	—
540	540	3	166.00	$166.00	$896	—
560–570	568	4	149.00–152.00	$149.74	$851	—
601	601	7	130.00	$130.00	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1765	1181	80-85%	60	68.00–82.00	$76.12	$899	—
1135–1340	1231	80-85%	5	62.00–72.00	$66.92	$824	-5.45
855–1745	1252	80-85%	41	77.00–90.00	$83.03	$1,040	+38.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1620	1360	75-80%	2	78.00–81.00	$79.21	$1,077	+3.91
1150–1680	1389	75-80%	23	81.00–89.50	$84.66	$1,176	+9.36
1280–1925	1577	75-80%	21	85.50–91.00	$88.05	$1,389	+3.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1110	990	85-90%	3	35.00–40.00	$38.19	$378	-14.70
845–1360	1008	85-90%	14	55.00–67.00	$61.31	$618	—
925–1285	1085	85-90%	9	66.00–78.00	$72.03	$782	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1835	1403	6	80.00–100.00	$89.54	$1,256	—
1450–2145	1793	6	101.00–113.00	$107.91	$1,935	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
987	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1080–1125	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–1,350.00	$994.57
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1105–1550	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,375.00	$1,176.89
1310–1417	1376	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	900.00–1,000.00	$963.38
1095–1520	1377	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,117.87

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
825–990	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	785.00–1,000.00	$882.60

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.