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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

1,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.62/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 625 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.83/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 523 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.70/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 570 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,368 2,644 1,078
Feeder cattle 1,137 2,276 796
Slaughter cattle 214 346 250
Replacement cattle 17 22 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 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
275–295 280 4 360.00–385.00 $366.58 $1,026 +31.76
325 fancy 325 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 +13.11
300–345 332 7 340.00–375.00 $354.49 $1,177 +25.28
355–385 377 16 340.00–370.00 $356.48 $1,344 +22.31
412–423 fancy 418 11 340.00–369.00 $363.30 $1,519 -14.69
401–448 427 31 317.00–360.00 $344.40 $1,471 +22.73
450–495 474 31 319.00–345.00 $332.18 $1,575 +17.30
505–545 fancy 524 9 325.00–332.00 $328.55 $1,722 +4.96
505–540 524 35 287.00–328.00 $305.32 $1,600 +6.72
555–569 fancy 564 14 305.00–316.00 $309.59 $1,746 -13.63
550–598 572 35 287.00–305.00 $294.35 $1,684 -3.66
600–648 625 72 252.00–299.00 $281.63 $1,760 +2.68
610–630 fancy 625 4 300.00–302.00 $300.49 $1,878 +0.34
652–687 666 33 263.00–283.00 $274.64 $1,829 -4.07
700–743 720 20 240.00–277.00 $264.68 $1,906 -0.57
750–792 767 21 242.00–260.00 $252.95 $1,940 -2.35
805–815 808 6 226.00–250.00 $244.62 $1,977 +2.56
853–860 856 8 240.00–250.00 $246.23 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–388 387 6 300.00–337.50 $318.82 $1,234 +17.82
400–425 417 5 295.00–315.00 $310.18 $1,293 +22.72
455–485 475 10 265.00–302.00 $285.16 $1,355 -3.86
505–542 529 9 264.00–278.00 $270.54 $1,431 +3.31
559–595 583 24 207.00–288.00 $268.20 $1,564 -4.33
600–642 619 8 262.00–272.00 $265.83 $1,645 +14.87
665–682 678 4 241.00–245.00 $244.02 $1,654 +5.20
722–745 735 6 225.00–250.00 $241.81 $1,777 +4.37
765–773 769 6 231.00–247.00 $238.96 $1,838 +3.96
845 845 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 6 315.00–335.00 $330.88 $903 +13.88
286 fancy 286 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,015 +21.88
305–330 fancy 320 5 342.00–350.00 $346.95 $1,110 +20.12
320–347 336 13 312.00–335.00 $321.39 $1,080 +25.80
355–398 383 26 300.00–345.00 $319.30 $1,223 +19.61
403–428 fancy 417 9 322.00–336.00 $327.64 $1,366 +6.67
400–445 426 36 287.00–320.00 $301.64 $1,285 +17.39
453 fancy 453 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,422 -0.86
450–492 477 39 272.00–313.00 $297.03 $1,417 +10.52
503–522 fancy 515 16 292.00–303.00 $300.99 $1,550 -2.56
501–548 526 48 264.00–296.00 $279.44 $1,470 +13.51
568 568 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,494 -5.48
565–593 580 19 250.00–277.00 $268.59 $1,558 +0.11
600–642 626 46 237.00–267.00 $253.84 $1,589 -0.48
655–680 665 23 230.00–262.00 $247.99 $1,649 +5.85
705–741 724 15 220.00–234.00 $228.18 $1,652 -2.46
760 760 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,748 —
840 840 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,865 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 380 5 255.00–272.00 $262.07 $996 +0.92
431–440 433 4 277.00–285.00 $282.97 $1,225 +30.46
450–497 477 16 235.00–278.00 $263.06 $1,255 +12.02
500–548 529 22 235.00–267.00 $254.82 $1,348 +8.48
550–595 566 23 235.00–280.00 $250.60 $1,418 +4.76
600–645 628 11 225.00–253.00 $234.56 $1,473 +10.25
650–680 659 8 220.00–231.00 $227.07 $1,496 +4.25
748 748 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,661 —
845 845 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–448 432 15 302.00–337.00 $320.52 $1,385 +22.82
465–470 466 5 310.00–320.00 $317.98 $1,482 +41.62
475 fancy 475 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 +34.40
500–540 526 11 265.00–290.00 $271.86 $1,430 +7.55
547 fancy 547 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,652 —
555–595 570 20 265.00–294.00 $277.81 $1,584 +17.81
612–647 635 16 230.00–290.00 $251.07 $1,594 +10.67
660–695 676 12 220.00–234.00 $227.10 $1,535 +0.46
700–745 718 5 220.00–232.00 $227.92 $1,636 +6.92
755–795 775 2 210.00–211.00 $210.51 $1,631 -19.49
805–822 818 4 210.00–211.00 $210.25 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,126 —
460–490 475 6 260.00–275.00 $267.74 $1,272 —
550–590 575 9 236.00–260.00 $247.02 $1,420 +12.80
618 618 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,329 —
770–775 773 2 187.00–195.00 $190.99 $1,476 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1725 1215 80-85% 26 101.00–112.00 $108.48 $1,318 +0.86
1305 1305 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,266 —
1055–1935 1314 80-85% 32 112.00–122.00 $115.74 $1,521 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1290 1047 85-90% 10 59.00–80.00 $73.13 $766 —
800–1760 1133 85-90% 24 84.00–101.00 $90.99 $1,031 -16.89
985–1755 1249 85-90% 7 103.50–110.00 $105.80 $1,321 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1865 1518 75-80% 9 100.00–111.00 $105.28 $1,598 —
1215–1765 1520 75-80% 15 113.00–122.00 $117.41 $1,785 —
2135 2135 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,129 —
1360–1990 1650 10 120.00–137.00 $128.29 $2,117 —
1740–2165 1956 10 140.00–155.00 $145.54 $2,847 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1075–1400 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,525.00–1,875.00 $1,708.85
1210–1340 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,775.00 $1,680.10
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
743–950 791 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,210.00–1,450.00 $1,308.06
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 —
975 975 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,365 —

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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.