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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

1,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $258.38/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 522 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $266.08/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 470 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $234.08/cwt -29.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 622 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,691 1,186 2,667
Feeder cattle 1,374 885 2,163
Slaughter cattle 302 266 463
Replacement cattle 15 35 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–295 272 13 240.00–290.00 $263.09 $716 -8.30
310–345 330 14 250.00–290.00 $272.85 $900 -3.59
325–332 fancy 330 9 310.00–340.00 $330.14 $1,089 —
355–390 373 13 247.50–285.00 $267.13 $996 +11.69
377–393 value added 387 20 306.00–318.00 $313.32 $1,213 —
402 fancy 402 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,154 —
406–442 425 25 240.00–262.00 $251.11 $1,067 -4.56
460 fancy 460 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,297 —
450–498 470 55 240.00–270.00 $254.04 $1,194 -1.25
472 value added 472 22 294.00 $294.00 $1,388 —
500 fancy 500 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,360 —
513 unweaned 513 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,267 —
502–542 516 51 235.00–268.00 $255.41 $1,318 +1.77
540 value added 540 25 263.00 $263.00 $1,420 -14.00
553–582 564 16 230.00–248.00 $242.10 $1,365 -19.79
565 565 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,266 -37.89
600–614 fancy 609 23 230.00–249.00 $237.33 $1,445 —
624 unweaned 624 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,310 —
605–647 632 31 210.00–250.00 $236.32 $1,494 -0.85
651–680 661 13 227.00–250.00 $234.49 $1,550 -4.52
676 676 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,359 -38.01
709–730 712 12 200.00–218.00 $215.13 $1,532 -9.37
750–795 764 4 206.00–220.00 $211.70 $1,617 -20.48
960–990 975 6 165.00–185.00 $175.15 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 235.00 $235.00 $916 -1.80
400–435 426 7 200.00–270.00 $249.66 $1,064 +18.09
456–498 479 16 200.00–247.00 $223.98 $1,073 -11.12
502–547 522 29 210.00–247.00 $231.52 $1,209 +4.67
554–590 565 31 210.00–245.00 $231.40 $1,307 -3.60
605–631 618 18 200.00–217.00 $210.22 $1,299 —
665–675 668 9 200.00–225.00 $209.37 $1,399 +5.88
747 747 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,494 —
767 767 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,534 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–589 577 11 200.00–235.00 $218.49 $1,261 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 9 225.00–252.50 $243.76 $695 -2.98
305–345 318 15 230.00–260.00 $243.39 $774 +3.83
352–396 374 34 227.00–247.50 $235.11 $879 +3.75
405–441 424 39 220.00–240.00 $227.45 $964 -0.77
453 453 4 216.00 $216.00 $978 -12.21
450–498 471 40 214.00–227.50 $220.62 $1,039 -7.59
478 unweaned 478 8 205.00 $205.00 $980 —
520 unweaned 520 7 203.00 $203.00 $1,056 —
506–545 527 32 215.00–225.00 $221.29 $1,166 -7.46
542 fancy 542 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,301 —
576 576 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,152 -25.63
570–595 578 3 212.00–215.00 $213.97 $1,237 -11.66
606–648 621 40 198.00–214.00 $206.54 $1,283 -14.59
655 655 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 -30.00
706–735 722 8 190.00–204.00 $196.85 $1,421 -13.80
775 775 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,410 -31.00
900–912 906 6 170.00–186.00 $178.05 $1,613 —
1020 1020 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,734 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
365–397 389 8 200.00–219.00 $214.30 $834 -0.70
405–433 415 14 190.00–219.00 $210.15 $872 +9.30
450–499 483 30 190.00–212.50 $201.84 $975 -10.71
505–545 521 40 175.00–215.00 $198.79 $1,036 +1.20
550–595 566 48 176.00–216.00 $195.23 $1,105 -4.53
600–641 614 28 179.00–200.00 $187.32 $1,150 -4.36
665–685 679 6 170.00–195.00 $178.68 $1,213 -8.32
703–747 718 12 160.00–180.00 $172.32 $1,237 -12.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,136 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 fancy 365 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,040 —
350–390 369 11 235.00–250.00 $241.18 $890 -2.16
425–438 433 9 235.00–242.50 $237.53 $1,029 -7.41
436 fancy 436 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,203 —
460–492 478 12 225.00–260.00 $235.86 $1,127 +3.82
518–535 525 9 217.00–237.50 $230.71 $1,211 -1.55
553–597 564 16 215.00–242.00 $224.93 $1,269 -0.86
605–610 609 4 200.00–210.00 $202.48 $1,233 -9.51
660–665 663 3 217.00–220.00 $217.99 $1,445 +5.63
675 675 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 -57.36
795 795 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 215.00 $215.00 $892 -10.42
471 471 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,083 —
542 542 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,165 +2.96
580–591 586 7 211.00–215.00 $212.70 $1,246 +1.63
620–625 624 4 185.00–206.00 $200.78 $1,253 -4.07
650–675 666 12 180.00–202.00 $186.73 $1,244 +11.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1835 1206 80-85% 69 75.00–88.00 $82.61 $996 —
1005–1720 1299 80-85% 28 88.00–104.00 $91.53 $1,189 +9.09
1320 1320 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,016 -15.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1815 1440 75-80% 22 80.00–87.00 $83.98 $1,209 —
965–1785 1471 75-80% 35 88.00–100.00 $92.75 $1,364 +0.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1150 948 85-90% 6 40.00–60.00 $49.42 $469 —
885–1440 1056 85-90% 6 79.00–88.00 $82.30 $869 —
810–1540 1067 85-90% 29 59.00–79.00 $72.06 $769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2265 1773 14 89.00–109.00 $98.46 $1,746 +10.46
1825–1975 1897 6 110.00–117.00 $112.53 $2,135 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1120 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.79
1010–1300 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,168.83
1005–1550 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 900.00–1,250.00 $1,095.63
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
975–980 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,200.00 $1,062.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -225.00

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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.