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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

1,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.63/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 578 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.64/cwt +18.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 631 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.22/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 423 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,186 1,621 1,745
Feeder cattle 885 1,312 1,465
Slaughter cattle 266 299 260
Replacement cattle 35 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 8.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 263 4 255.00–277.50 $271.39 $714 -14.27
300–345 317 10 265.00–285.00 $276.44 $876 +3.20
350–398 372 12 247.50–275.00 $255.44 $950 -10.04
405–435 423 15 250.00–277.00 $255.67 $1,081 -8.48
452–480 463 15 245.00–270.00 $255.29 $1,182 -10.59
500–537 525 16 235.00–265.00 $253.64 $1,332 -1.22
532 value added 532 10 277.00 $277.00 $1,474 —
550–575 558 17 249.00–268.00 $261.89 $1,461 +15.23
565 value added 565 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,509 —
619–637 value added 629 39 265.00–270.00 $268.39 $1,688 +9.39
605–647 639 7 232.00–242.00 $237.17 $1,516 -4.02
667 fancy 667 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,801 —
668 value added 668 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,717 —
680–690 688 16 227.00–245.00 $239.01 $1,644 +3.75
710–732 724 4 221.00–227.00 $224.50 $1,625 +0.81
758–795 769 30 216.00–236.00 $232.18 $1,785 +16.18
805 805 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,723 -4.00
911 911 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 247.50 $247.50 $792 -7.50
350–395 372 9 225.00–250.00 $236.80 $881 +10.71
407–440 423 9 220.00–245.00 $231.57 $980 -10.36
453–493 471 28 218.00–250.00 $235.10 $1,107 +2.59
515–547 531 6 222.00–237.00 $226.85 $1,205 -5.87
582 582 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,368 +7.25
660–695 678 9 185.00–217.00 $203.49 $1,380 -6.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 281 12 235.00–255.00 $246.74 $693 -1.83
315–340 329 13 225.00–247.00 $239.56 $788 -13.38
350–390 374 10 225.00–240.00 $231.36 $865 -1.45
400–445 423 32 220.00–239.00 $228.22 $965 -2.71
450–495 475 27 210.00–239.00 $228.21 $1,084 +0.92
506–545 524 25 215.00–234.00 $228.75 $1,199 +1.28
550–598 578 49 218.00–231.00 $225.63 $1,304 +11.55
600–629 616 16 210.00–227.00 $221.13 $1,362 +3.82
658 658 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 —
730–742 738 9 206.00–219.00 $210.65 $1,555 -16.85
757 757 20 213.00 $213.00 $1,612 —
947 947 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 215.00 $215.00 $849 +2.09
400–438 411 12 200.00–210.00 $200.85 $825 -6.91
463–481 472 6 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $1,003 +5.31
500–545 517 25 185.00–212.00 $197.59 $1,022 -4.33
557–595 573 12 190.00–220.00 $199.76 $1,145 +4.91
600–645 621 30 180.00–210.00 $191.68 $1,190 -0.14
655–680 661 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,236 -13.00
711 711 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,315 +1.33
765–797 781 7 170.00–200.00 $190.31 $1,486 —
805 805 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,505 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 388 10 227.00–267.00 $243.34 $944 +1.71
425–445 431 12 220.00–260.00 $244.94 $1,056 -5.43
456–495 474 16 220.00–252.50 $232.04 $1,100 -20.06
510–525 520 6 210.00–237.00 $232.26 $1,208 -7.45
505–544 fancy 529 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,333 —
555–580 566 16 210.00–239.00 $225.79 $1,278 -6.81
612–646 627 16 208.00–217.00 $211.99 $1,329 -0.35
651–665 654 10 197.00–215.00 $212.36 $1,389 +21.74
700–715 708 6 175.00–185.00 $179.95 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 411 7 225.00–226.00 $225.42 $926 —
505–547 528 13 204.00–220.00 $212.04 $1,120 -11.33
555–590 579 11 205.00–217.00 $211.07 $1,222 +15.69
605–628 616 8 180.00–218.00 $204.85 $1,262 +15.08
665–695 680 6 165.00–185.00 $174.78 $1,189 -12.04
725 725 6 192.00–195.00 $193.50 $1,403 +14.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1995 1275 80-85% 60 70.00–89.00 $82.44 $1,051 —
1115–1650 1343 80-85% 17 89.00–98.00 $92.67 $1,245 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1785 1472 75-80% 23 87.00–103.00 $92.12 $1,356 -1.91
1285–1735 1483 75-80% 13 80.00–88.00 $84.70 $1,256 -9.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1140 996 85-90% 5 40.00–50.00 $48.09 $479 —
830–1535 1141 85-90% 20 65.00–78.00 $72.24 $824 +0.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1925 1615 11 90.00–107.00 $95.75 $1,546 —
1425–2175 1738 6 105.50–119.00 $110.80 $1,926 —
1755 1755 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1150 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $961.67
1075–1450 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,184.65
1200–1260 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,108.54
1160–1305 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,850.00 $1,295.60
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–955 881 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–1,100.00 $905.87
865–960 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $873.70
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1000–1200 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–2,100.00 $1,791.67 +491.67
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1000–1500 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00–2,900.00 $2,287.50 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 3 91.00 $91.00 $801 —

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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.