Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.15/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 632 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $290.19/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 480 lb · 37 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.49/cwt ≈ $1,737/hd at 624 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,123	341	1,284
Feeder cattle	904	272	1,022
Slaughter cattle	203	69	227
Replacement cattle	16	—	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers uneven from 7.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower to 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
260–290	278	8	287.00–320.00	$309.31	$860	+31.92
308–345	321	7	285.00–317.50	$300.75	$965	-15.25
330 fancy	330	3	327.00	$327.00	$1,079	—
350–388 fancy	368	16	320.00–347.50	$326.67	$1,202	+7.67
351–395	373	15	287.50–325.00	$305.18	$1,138	+13.88
405 fancy	405	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,418	+35.00
400–445	425	29	285.00–315.50	$303.05	$1,288	+30.92
455–497	480	37	280.00–300.00	$290.19	$1,393	+7.33
500–545	516	10	275.00–295.00	$282.49	$1,458	+7.26
540–547 fancy	546	18	299.00–303.00	$302.17	$1,650	+2.17
550–588	558	25	267.50–297.00	$288.79	$1,611	+34.79
605–631 fancy	623	27	279.00–289.00	$286.43	$1,784	—
600–635	626	8	243.00–269.00	$251.71	$1,576	—
673–683	678	14	250.00–261.00	$253.88	$1,721	+12.06
707–740	720	10	232.00–256.00	$244.82	$1,763	-2.18
976	976	12	213.00	$213.00	$2,079	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	4	265.00	$265.00	$774	+13.00
310–343	333	6	262.00–275.00	$272.98	$909	+10.50
370–395	384	5	240.00–287.50	$269.02	$1,033	+15.81
405–442	429	14	260.00–282.00	$267.25	$1,147	+22.11
465–490	482	9	240.00–270.00	$258.25	$1,245	+2.79
500–545	524	7	237.00–260.00	$252.35	$1,322	+8.53
550–595	567	13	235.00–262.00	$245.18	$1,390	-9.82
600–636	621	9	220.00–249.00	$238.75	$1,483	—
795	795	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,654	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	4	235.00	$235.00	$536	—
290	290	3	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
357–393 fancy	374	13	282.00–292.00	$287.40	$1,075	—
375–390	380	10	257.50–287.00	$269.41	$1,024	+29.86
402–445	419	13	250.00–276.00	$261.64	$1,096	+24.58
410–447 fancy	429	12	280.00–287.00	$285.33	$1,224	—
457 fancy	457	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,312	—
460–493	479	18	240.00–277.00	$255.93	$1,226	+21.21
514 fancy	514	6	283.00	$283.00	$1,455	—
505–535	520	20	231.00–274.00	$251.81	$1,309	+19.34
561–596 fancy	588	22	269.00–271.00	$269.43	$1,584	—
550–598	589	11	228.00–270.00	$259.44	$1,528	+28.73
631 fancy	631	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,653	—
600–646	632	50	225.00–247.00	$239.90	$1,516	+14.90
650–680	658	9	240.00–250.00	$248.53	$1,635	—
700–730	712	3	215.00–224.00	$219.66	$1,564	—
750–782	768	17	217.00–233.00	$221.99	$1,705	—
810–848	823	11	210.00–230.00	$223.02	$1,835	—
863	863	6	225.50	$225.50	$1,946	—
912–947	933	10	180.00–218.00	$194.86	$1,818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	377	14	200.00–255.00	$231.63	$873	+7.17
405–442	424	9	220.00–243.00	$228.03	$967	-0.25
455–497	484	12	222.00–247.00	$236.81	$1,146	+10.29
500–545	524	19	217.00–242.00	$225.12	$1,180	+24.69
560–593	588	10	215.00–244.00	$230.63	$1,356	+12.82
625–630	629	5	222.00–224.00	$222.40	$1,399	+10.40
670–685	678	2	212.00–222.00	$216.94	$1,471	+25.36
702	702	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,474	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	381	12	282.00–305.00	$297.64	$1,134	—
392 fancy	392	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,352	—
416–442	430	10	250.00–292.00	$270.22	$1,162	+14.24
450–480	465	10	244.00–275.00	$259.54	$1,207	+22.54
518–535	523	5	247.00–267.50	$261.85	$1,369	+23.98
550–588	565	12	233.00–255.00	$243.56	$1,376	—
615–645	630	10	220.00–232.00	$225.39	$1,420	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,078	—
470	470	3	200.00	$200.00	$940	-10.00
507–535	521	8	229.00–242.00	$236.92	$1,234	+9.64
557–597	582	10	210.00–230.00	$221.89	$1,291	+19.02
631	631	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,420	—
675–695	687	5	215.00–221.00	$218.64	$1,502	—
745	745	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1465	1110	80-85%	45	90.00–104.00	$96.78	$1,074	—
960–1495	1185	80-85%	39	102.00–115.00	$106.44	$1,261	+16.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–825	800	85-90%	2	56.00–60.00	$58.06	$464	—
760–1165	942	85-90%	15	70.00–89.00	$82.43	$776	—
920–1490	1074	85-90%	15	88.00–96.00	$92.42	$993	+13.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1610	1407	75-80%	5	95.00–107.00	$100.22	$1,410	—
1195–1915	1455	75-80%	14	103.00–111.00	$106.69	$1,552	-0.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1835	1341	10	95.00–114.00	$106.01	$1,422	—
1465–2070	1795	11	110.50–128.00	$121.96	$2,189	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1550	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,170.00–1,565.00	$1,331.41
1220–1245	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,875.00	$1,539.13

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.