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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

3,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.50/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 520 lb · 180 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.78/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 624 lb · 131 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.62/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 621 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,395 1,691 2,944
Feeder cattle 3,075 1,374 2,577
Slaughter cattle 298 302 362
Replacement cattle 22 15 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 12.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 272.00 $272.00 $740 +8.91
315–348 332 10 250.00–285.00 $267.36 $888 -5.49
346 fancy 346 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,055 -25.14
358–397 382 40 259.00–292.00 $280.49 $1,071 +13.36
402–418 fancy 406 32 275.00–300.00 $288.83 $1,173 +1.83
400–445 421 20 240.00–285.00 $266.20 $1,121 +15.09
450–467 fancy 462 28 273.00–280.00 $276.21 $1,276 -5.79
451–498 472 73 248.00–270.00 $257.99 $1,218 +3.95
502–542 fancy 521 15 262.00–266.00 $264.06 $1,376 -7.94
500–543 522 95 232.00–262.00 $250.99 $1,310 -4.42
526 value added 526 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,394 +2.00
550–593 573 69 225.00–254.00 $244.84 $1,403 +20.84
608 608 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,350 -14.32
602–645 625 127 215.00–235.00 $227.96 $1,425 -8.36
650–686 669 83 214.00–236.00 $227.31 $1,521 +26.31
707 fancy 707 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,562 —
702–726 value added 710 27 220.00–230.00 $226.59 $1,609 —
701–747 717 65 185.00–217.00 $206.04 $1,477 -9.09
751–792 767 18 192.00–208.00 $201.77 $1,548 -9.93
798 value added 798 36 218.50 $218.50 $1,744 —
800–840 811 14 183.00–210.00 $197.45 $1,601 —
850–880 855 7 183.00–203.00 $192.80 $1,648 —
905 905 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 235.00 $235.00 $717 —
350–385 367 8 225.00–257.00 $246.42 $904 +11.42
400–448 426 20 225.00–256.00 $241.57 $1,029 -8.09
452–495 476 37 225.00–259.00 $241.90 $1,151 +17.92
500–549 535 124 210.00–245.00 $234.29 $1,253 +2.77
550–597 571 106 195.00–240.00 $224.51 $1,282 -6.89
602–649 628 109 166.00–240.00 $210.37 $1,321 +0.15
650–698 672 73 180.00–220.00 $207.12 $1,392 -2.25
700–715 705 11 150.00–206.00 $180.91 $1,275 —
761–790 778 32 165.00–192.00 $172.85 $1,345 -27.15
845 845 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–334 330 5 215.00–225.00 $216.91 $716 -26.48
350–395 373 34 220.00–240.00 $234.13 $873 -0.98
400–445 419 67 210.00–247.00 $231.19 $969 +3.74
419–448 fancy 426 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,052 —
463 fancy 463 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,111 —
450–497 477 96 211.00–241.00 $227.27 $1,084 +6.65
508 508 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,087 -7.29
500–547 520 175 214.00–247.00 $225.83 $1,174 +4.54
550–589 575 92 211.00–228.00 $221.67 $1,275 +21.67
593 593 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,204 -10.97
600–643 621 117 180.00–210.00 $201.05 $1,249 -5.49
627 627 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,223 -11.54
661 fancy 661 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,527 —
655–682 666 66 171.00–210.00 $196.86 $1,311 +6.86
708–740 719 23 175.00–222.00 $198.85 $1,430 +2.00
750–755 751 6 171.00–181.00 $179.32 $1,347 -2.68
795 value added 795 54 192.00 $192.00 $1,526 —
807–815 813 8 175.00–180.00 $178.76 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 180.00 $180.00 $482 —
300–341 322 25 189.00–227.00 $213.31 $687 +13.31
357–393 374 24 197.00–228.00 $215.76 $807 +1.46
405–445 424 33 165.00–225.00 $205.27 $870 -4.88
450–497 477 47 177.50–220.00 $202.21 $965 +0.37
500–545 524 49 180.00–217.00 $197.26 $1,034 -1.53
550–595 572 99 170.00–210.00 $197.50 $1,130 +2.27
608–647 619 31 175.00–205.00 $187.65 $1,162 +0.33
652–687 672 15 170.00–200.00 $187.23 $1,258 +8.55
716–732 723 12 170.00–184.00 $177.29 $1,282 +4.97
808 808 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,293 —
850 850 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–392 371 17 230.00–270.00 $253.46 $940 +12.28
400–440 428 5 235.00–250.00 $247.06 $1,057 +9.53
460–480 465 4 225.00–235.00 $227.58 $1,058 -8.28
500–548 534 18 208.00–230.00 $224.89 $1,201 -5.82
570 570 7 200.00–210.00 $205.71 $1,173 -19.22
627–645 631 5 205.00–206.00 $205.60 $1,297 +3.12
661–690 666 12 150.00–217.00 $203.29 $1,354 -14.70
710–747 733 8 150.00–181.00 $168.90 $1,238 —
780 780 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,170 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 210.00 $210.00 $903 -5.00
505–545 521 10 179.00–212.00 $203.33 $1,059 -11.67
555–590 561 7 185.00–199.00 $195.20 $1,095 -17.50
605 605 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 -25.78
680 680 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 -25.73
720–731 728 4 150.00–160.00 $152.47 $1,110 —
838 838 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,173 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 165.00 $165.00 $706 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1565 1219 80-85% 51 75.00–88.00 $82.65 $1,008 +0.04
935–1490 1268 80-85% 12 87.00–92.00 $89.72 $1,138 -1.81
1170–1680 1369 80-85% 4 72.00–76.00 $74.55 $1,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1965 979 85-90% 12 40.00–58.00 $47.08 $461 —
785–1385 1034 85-90% 28 60.00–78.00 $67.91 $702 —
885–1625 1251 85-90% 5 78.00–92.00 $83.02 $1,039 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1625 1392 75-80% 14 80.00–88.00 $84.37 $1,174 —
1225–1765 1541 75-80% 12 87.25–100.00 $91.21 $1,406 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,399 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,058 —
1235–2175 1647 16 90.00–107.00 $98.07 $1,615 —
1425–1955 1674 4 106.00–110.50 $108.74 $1,820 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1545 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,025.00–1,700.00 $1,439.72
1110–1430 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,340.00–1,650.00 $1,454.97
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
677–740 709 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 760.00–825.00 $793.94
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.