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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.47/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 472 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.58/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 517 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.14/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 520 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,263 3,985 363
Feeder cattle 1,056 3,772 277
Slaughter cattle 193 192 77
Replacement cattle 14 21 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the 300-500 lbs steers and heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–286 285 5 300.00–340.00 $317.06 $904 +17.06
305–345 325 13 288.00–340.00 $319.30 $1,038 +24.18
357–390 fancy 372 6 327.50–347.50 $336.37 $1,251 +7.38
350–392 375 12 285.00–325.00 $305.54 $1,146 -2.51
400–447 fancy 430 36 312.00–400.00 $348.44 $1,498 +30.34
400–445 431 10 270.00–292.00 $282.85 $1,219 +10.80
450–490 fancy 465 26 310.00–337.00 $318.06 $1,479 +13.07
451–495 474 15 270.00–297.50 $285.83 $1,355 +5.17
500–530 fancy 514 16 290.00–316.00 $304.72 $1,566 +6.40
500–548 523 35 260.00–292.00 $277.65 $1,452 +5.37
552–590 566 32 255.00–287.00 $273.02 $1,545 +10.30
626–635 fancy 628 16 270.00–278.00 $271.52 $1,705 +10.46
615–642 632 28 236.00–267.00 $253.83 $1,604 -1.46
652–690 673 40 240.00–257.00 $251.04 $1,689 +1.54
700–745 721 14 217.00–240.00 $226.23 $1,631 -3.43
755–770 762 7 217.00–224.00 $222.14 $1,693 -0.99
800–845 817 23 205.00–224.00 $219.14 $1,790 +3.93
862 862 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,896 +11.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 328 4 262.00–275.00 $271.58 $891 +6.58
358–395 377 6 247.50–262.50 $254.63 $960 -3.02
435–445 441 5 226.00–275.00 $245.33 $1,082 —
465–495 473 4 250.00–270.00 $255.24 $1,207 +7.76
568–595 576 24 231.00–265.00 $248.64 $1,432 +2.99
605–645 629 4 210.00–237.00 $223.02 $1,403 -10.35
655–695 679 10 215.00–242.00 $233.31 $1,584 +5.19
740 740 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,532 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–292 290 7 275.00–292.00 $282.34 $819 -14.66
300–345 320 3 270.00–290.00 $281.64 $901 +25.42
355–391 369 22 250.00–287.00 $267.38 $987 -11.51
395 fancy 395 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,076 —
400–445 428 22 243.50–282.00 $260.70 $1,116 +8.92
405–438 fancy 429 23 275.00–291.00 $286.59 $1,229 +2.08
450–495 472 66 247.00–270.00 $261.15 $1,233 +4.42
478 fancy 478 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,324 +13.26
500–545 517 51 235.00–257.00 $250.58 $1,295 -1.32
552–588 570 39 230.00–251.00 $240.39 $1,370 +5.06
600–645 625 32 210.00–235.00 $223.01 $1,394 -10.83
650–695 672 39 218.00–242.00 $230.46 $1,549 +7.49
715 715 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,416 -12.68
757–770 764 6 217.00–220.00 $218.49 $1,669 +19.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 4 220.00–260.00 $247.77 $932 +38.28
400–445 426 4 202.00–250.00 $235.60 $1,004 +8.89
457–495 472 10 217.00–250.00 $240.12 $1,133 +19.06
550–593 577 27 200.00–232.00 $221.46 $1,278 +0.32
602–648 624 13 190.00–222.00 $211.01 $1,317 +6.60
657–690 676 11 194.00–212.50 $205.00 $1,386 +2.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 365 4 262.50–285.00 $278.91 $1,018 +1.41
410–413 fancy 412 4 317.00–337.00 $321.97 $1,327 —
410–448 436 10 247.00–285.00 $266.40 $1,162 +16.40
450–487 fancy 478 13 293.00–314.00 $298.17 $1,425 +23.17
465–493 484 11 250.00–285.00 $270.33 $1,308 —
507 fancy 507 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,389 —
500–545 525 19 252.00–262.00 $255.88 $1,343 +28.88
555–595 583 25 238.00–252.00 $245.08 $1,429 +9.28
600 600 2 239.00–245.00 $242.00 $1,452 +19.07
670–690 685 4 200.00–239.00 $209.54 $1,435 +7.10
735 735 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
765–780 771 6 179.00–202.00 $187.66 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 3 225.00–240.00 $231.19 $971 —
515–520 518 9 216.00–250.00 $230.27 $1,193 —
663 663 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,339 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1645 1211 80-85% 28 85.00–98.50 $91.86 $1,112 +2.12
910–1720 1274 80-85% 39 89.00–110.50 $101.81 $1,297 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–940 891 85-90% 4 46.00–55.00 $49.82 $444 —
750–1195 973 85-90% 13 50.00–87.00 $75.27 $732 —
835–1490 1092 85-90% 8 88.00–94.50 $91.16 $995 +1.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,626 —
1145–1770 1455 75-80% 8 88.00–96.00 $91.95 $1,338 -12.63
1175–1930 1468 75-80% 11 97.00–111.00 $104.34 $1,532 -0.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,024 —
1000–2205 1651 10 98.00–106.50 $102.06 $1,685 —
1370–2375 1875 13 110.00–129.00 $116.91 $2,192 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1140 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,173.36
1080–1355 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,750.00 $1,453.38
1185–1370 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,775.00 $1,544.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.