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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.73/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 473 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $274.51/cwt +19.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 485 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.16/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 519 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 922 1,078 501
Feeder cattle 682 796 381
Slaughter cattle 213 250 106
Replacement cattle 27 32 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady up to 19.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 3 332.50 $332.50 $864 —
265 265 3 287.50 $287.50 $762 —
318–328 fancy 324 7 297.50–300.00 $298.95 $969 —
310–337 331 20 250.00–292.00 $268.53 $889 -1.77
380 fancy 380 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 —
360–399 384 12 250.00–294.00 $275.51 $1,058 +0.22
400–420 407 7 250.00–270.00 $260.63 $1,061 +0.88
410–430 fancy 420 10 286.00–300.00 $293.61 $1,233 +10.39
461–499 fancy 479 19 282.00–287.50 $285.70 $1,369 -0.30
460–499 489 31 265.00–277.00 $267.65 $1,309 +18.77
509–545 525 23 235.00–274.00 $267.14 $1,402 +17.72
550–588 576 9 235.00–272.00 $265.11 $1,527 +17.50
603 fancy 603 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,501 +7.00
605 unweaned 605 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 —
600–645 620 22 220.00–250.00 $237.71 $1,474 +16.79
653 fancy 653 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,587 —
665–698 682 16 220.00–233.00 $229.86 $1,568 +0.93
693 unweaned 693 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,559 —
705–743 725 9 215.00–229.00 $226.29 $1,641 +9.74
755–795 767 10 202.00–225.00 $220.23 $1,689 +14.08
935 935 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 252.50 $252.50 $707 —
305–335 320 7 185.00–260.00 $226.89 $726 +6.89
375 375 2 247.00 $247.00 $926 +20.33
400–430 416 5 232.50–245.00 $239.33 $996 -9.49
450–495 480 15 220.00–250.00 $234.23 $1,124 +24.03
505–540 517 3 197.00–225.00 $215.25 $1,113 -1.99
564–589 575 31 225.00–250.00 $244.05 $1,403 +31.28
638 638 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,410 +25.68
670–682 679 5 190.00–224.00 $215.89 $1,466 +12.32
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 237.50 $237.50 $689 —
313 fancy 313 3 255.00 $255.00 $798 —
310–345 325 5 225.00–250.00 $235.43 $765 +13.69
360–395 375 15 220.00–245.00 $236.40 $886 +5.39
405–445 427 19 225.00–245.00 $234.96 $1,003 +14.62
450–493 471 48 215.00–247.00 $238.96 $1,126 +10.18
484 fancy 484 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,186 +10.00
500–548 519 49 210.00–245.00 $226.16 $1,174 +4.37
568 fancy 568 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,272 —
550–595 575 11 200.00–215.00 $204.25 $1,174 -0.06
608–620 611 13 197.00–218.00 $207.85 $1,270 +15.56
655–698 687 4 195.00–200.00 $196.19 $1,348 -6.23
710–745 725 7 199.00–205.00 $203.11 $1,473 +6.11
760–765 763 6 175.00–194.00 $184.53 $1,408 —
812 812 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–482 468 23 180.00–217.00 $201.70 $944 +11.50
535–548 541 7 197.00–215.00 $204.82 $1,108 +16.24
558–595 580 10 170.00–210.00 $200.34 $1,162 +7.57
620–648 641 7 175.00–195.00 $185.08 $1,186 +4.05
650 650 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 10 235.00–287.00 $257.84 $962 +25.86
370–380 fancy 378 5 292.00–295.00 $292.59 $1,106 —
415–445 438 5 262.00–272.00 $267.54 $1,172 +15.54
463–498 477 7 230.00–250.00 $240.39 $1,147 -1.18
505–530 511 7 237.00–255.00 $247.61 $1,265 +7.61
580–585 584 8 210.00–230.00 $223.75 $1,307 -1.55
600–635 613 8 210.00–235.00 $216.22 $1,325 +5.70
740–745 743 2 150.00–185.00 $167.56 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 438 3 200.00–235.00 $211.31 $926 -11.19
565–570 567 7 200.00–217.00 $207.27 $1,175 +33.46
625–645 635 2 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $1,159 +12.54
660–690 684 5 150.00–200.00 $169.13 $1,157 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1705 1207 80-85% 43 79.00–88.00 $82.63 $997 —
1015–1520 1251 80-85% 21 87.50–100.50 $91.44 $1,144 +9.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1135 1051 85-90% 4 60.00–65.00 $61.17 $643 -9.38
835–1555 1124 85-90% 18 66.00–78.00 $72.42 $814 —
1070–1535 1240 85-90% 8 78.00–88.00 $82.49 $1,023 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1700 1392 75-80% 10 74.00–87.00 $83.63 $1,164 —
1190–1880 1497 75-80% 16 87.00–108.00 $92.48 $1,384 +8.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1785 1450 4 70.00–85.00 $80.39 $1,166 —
1230–1840 1456 14 85.00–105.50 $96.74 $1,409 —
1060–2175 1683 7 105.00–114.00 $110.16 $1,854 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
688–770 704 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 760.00–1,100.00 $845.27
808–925 849 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,300.00 $1,030.35
845–865 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,310.00 $1,288.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00
1105–1345 1204 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,360.83
1250–1310 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,351.17
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.