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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

1,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $209.80/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 583 lb · 126 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $196.79/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 682 lb · 111 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.13/cwt +7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 478 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,815 1,784 2,754
Feeder cattle 1,525 1,464 2,526
Slaughter cattle 254 273 215
Replacement cattle 36 47 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 286 7 225.00–230.00 $227.23 $650 +15.83
265–295 fancy 288 4 220.00–270.00 $258.48 $744 —
300–330 322 7 197.00–227.00 $208.88 $673 -0.23
303–348 fancy 325 21 236.00–255.00 $246.73 $802 +19.23
355 355 3 210.00 $210.00 $746 +5.22
355–398 fancy 384 45 225.00–255.00 $241.37 $927 +13.86
405–445 421 13 195.00–217.50 $208.69 $879 +7.37
400–437 fancy 423 23 219.00–245.00 $228.95 $968 +1.09
458–493 475 26 190.00–218.00 $207.40 $985 +6.65
460–499 fancy 486 34 216.00–227.00 $221.81 $1,078 +1.31
491 value added 491 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,115 —
505 value added 505 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,207 —
500–527 514 25 192.00–212.00 $206.11 $1,059 +12.10
504–547 fancy 523 60 211.00–229.00 $221.01 $1,156 +7.96
550–589 fancy 569 46 210.00–225.00 $217.42 $1,237 +4.95
572–576 value added 575 12 210.00–219.00 $216.01 $1,242 —
550–599 593 68 179.00–215.00 $203.55 $1,207 +9.56
605–615 value added 609 24 212.00–217.00 $215.11 $1,310 —
601–645 614 22 170.00–195.00 $183.70 $1,128 +2.53
604–645 fancy 614 28 197.00–213.00 $207.62 $1,275 +1.04
650–698 680 62 182.00–195.00 $188.55 $1,282 +4.94
672–697 value added 685 49 200.00–212.00 $207.22 $1,419 —
710–735 723 38 170.00–181.00 $179.22 $1,296 +7.04
747 value added 747 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,457 —
776–788 784 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,364 +0.04
755–799 value added 794 19 192.00–202.00 $198.34 $1,575 —
800–805 803 6 160.00–168.00 $165.67 $1,330 +2.76
825 value added 825 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,609 —
928 value added 928 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 186.00 $186.00 $549 +1.00
508–530 518 14 163.00–195.00 $177.47 $919 —
550–595 567 14 166.00–185.00 $178.19 $1,010 +9.45
630 630 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,040 +18.38
667–697 678 11 160.00–177.00 $168.50 $1,142 +13.33
715–741 733 10 150.00–168.00 $159.39 $1,168 —
805 805 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —
870–895 884 7 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $1,276 +19.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 14 170.00–207.00 $182.49 $489 +1.74
277–293 fancy 285 6 210.00–225.00 $217.29 $619 —
300–340 318 15 185.00–200.00 $193.33 $615 +5.49
305–349 fancy 336 13 200.00–215.00 $204.69 $688 +10.26
371–396 fancy 377 13 207.00–220.00 $216.85 $818 +14.48
350–398 387 20 175.00–200.00 $190.94 $739 +9.31
413–438 fancy 420 11 190.00–205.00 $199.88 $839 +0.75
405–445 421 24 172.00–195.00 $185.41 $781 +2.53
455–495 fancy 473 29 195.00–228.00 $207.44 $981 -2.56
450–497 480 80 172.00–192.00 $185.22 $889 +3.47
503–505 value added 504 12 205.00–212.00 $209.66 $1,057 —
517–540 fancy 521 12 195.00–202.00 $200.46 $1,044 +15.57
500–546 522 75 170.00–192.00 $181.30 $946 +5.62
560 560 3 160.00 $160.00 $896 -16.64
555–598 588 93 170.00–184.00 $178.22 $1,048 +1.58
620 value added 620 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 —
600–648 629 29 160.00–182.00 $172.89 $1,087 +5.76
659 value added 659 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,186 —
660–695 680 19 162.00–172.50 $170.48 $1,159 -0.80
700–735 714 24 160.00–168.00 $164.91 $1,177 +7.58
750–755 754 4 159.00–160.00 $159.25 $1,201 -7.67
820 820 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,279 +7.62
945 945 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 185.00 $185.00 $527 +25.00
375–381 378 6 172.50–175.00 $173.74 $657 +10.38
414–435 417 11 157.00–175.00 $163.56 $682 -7.73
451–485 468 15 150.00–170.00 $161.29 $755 -0.50
502–540 517 12 162.00–170.00 $165.82 $857 +4.39
550–590 570 20 155.00–175.00 $166.00 $946 +14.49
630 630 3 157.00 $157.00 $989 +11.07
690–692 691 6 130.00–155.00 $142.48 $985 -4.70
850 850 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–417 fancy 411 8 220.00–233.00 $226.01 $929 +18.49
470–485 475 5 165.00–200.00 $177.59 $844 -11.15
482–486 fancy 484 6 222.00–224.00 $223.00 $1,079 +11.01
500 fancy 500 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —
506 506 4 175.00 $175.00 $886 -5.55
575 575 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 +9.54
613 613 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,030 —
748 748 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 175.00 $175.00 $546 —
395 395 3 175.00 $175.00 $691 —
427 427 3 162.00 $162.00 $692 —
450 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1590 1113 80-85% 60 69.00–80.00 $75.98 $846 —
910–1660 1255 80-85% 35 79.00–90.50 $83.97 $1,054 +0.94
1125–1430 1278 80-85% 2 65.00–69.00 $66.76 $853 -16.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 927 85-90% 5 35.00–50.00 $42.86 $397 —
810–1130 944 85-90% 20 53.00–69.00 $60.55 $572 —
1050–1290 1147 85-90% 3 78.00–80.00 $79.06 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1625 1423 75-80% 3 77.00–80.00 $78.01 $1,110 —
1210–1785 1470 75-80% 21 80.00–93.50 $86.00 $1,264 —
1395–1800 1618 75-80% 3 91.00–93.00 $92.17 $1,491 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1975 1616 8 93.00–105.00 $97.67 $1,578 —
1395–2015 1778 13 107.00–124.00 $113.48 $2,018 +5.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1185 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,038.40
1080–1250 1156 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–1,010.00 $910.64
1010–1285 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–1,075.00 $978.85
1000–1300 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 760.00–1,250.00 $1,033.33
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–940 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 575.00–1,000.00 $789.02
935–990 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,150.00 $1,028.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
770 770 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
820 820 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1000–1400 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,408.33 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -25.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.