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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

1,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.68/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 523 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.61/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 622 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.44/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 477 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,557 1,368 922
Feeder cattle 1,342 1,137 682
Slaughter cattle 193 214 213
Replacement cattle 22 17 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 600-700 lb steers steady to 6.00 lower, rest of the offering steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 4 350.00 $350.00 $892 -16.58
290 fancy 290 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
300–345 324 14 336.00–390.00 $362.12 $1,173 +7.63
352–395 fancy 377 16 370.00–392.00 $379.40 $1,430 —
352–395 380 12 322.00–367.00 $347.61 $1,321 -8.87
410–445 426 27 320.00–357.00 $342.28 $1,458 -2.12
427–430 fancy 429 8 360.00–377.00 $368.53 $1,581 +5.23
453–455 fancy 453 12 357.00–360.00 $359.50 $1,629 —
450–498 473 33 322.00–355.00 $331.92 $1,570 -0.26
500–532 fancy 518 33 320.00–336.00 $332.25 $1,721 +3.70
500–547 526 53 292.00–315.00 $303.04 $1,594 -2.28
528 thin fleshed 528 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,727 —
557 fancy 557 5 318.00 $318.00 $1,771 +8.41
550–592 572 46 287.00–320.00 $295.67 $1,691 +1.32
602 fancy 602 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,872 +10.51
600–647 624 69 262.00–295.00 $280.14 $1,748 -1.49
650–694 680 21 250.00–275.00 $265.53 $1,806 -9.11
700–745 718 31 240.00–265.00 $258.30 $1,855 -6.38
750 750 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 -2.95
812–835 820 8 243.00–253.00 $249.48 $2,046 +4.86
871 871 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,134 -1.23
920 920 3 222.00 $222.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 15 274.00–340.00 $307.69 $1,169 -11.13
412–443 434 10 280.00–315.00 $301.30 $1,308 -8.88
460–495 479 26 280.00–315.00 $302.56 $1,449 +17.40
500–545 519 10 260.00–285.00 $274.15 $1,423 +3.61
565–595 575 19 245.00–287.00 $271.86 $1,563 +3.66
600–635 616 11 240.00–255.00 $246.80 $1,520 -19.03
650–680 666 12 230.00–260.00 $249.07 $1,659 +5.05
782 782 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,580 -36.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 fancy 263 9 335.00–355.00 $341.33 $898 -13.67
275–295 280 4 312.00–332.00 $326.73 $915 -4.15
315 fancy 315 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,087 -1.95
320–345 336 12 315.00–345.00 $324.71 $1,091 +3.32
350–398 373 25 300.00–326.00 $319.70 $1,192 +0.40
375 fancy 375 12 335.00–342.00 $336.75 $1,263 —
400–448 424 44 287.00–312.00 $300.59 $1,275 -1.05
400–440 fancy 428 27 307.00–320.00 $314.84 $1,348 -12.80
450–495 475 61 282.00–307.00 $298.17 $1,416 +1.14
458–499 fancy 489 12 312.00 $312.00 $1,526 —
500–523 fancy 508 29 295.00–323.00 $303.37 $1,541 +2.38
510–545 530 19 260.00–287.00 $270.57 $1,434 -8.87
548 548 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,370 -29.44
556 556 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,390 -13.00
553–590 565 53 242.00–275.00 $265.58 $1,501 +2.58
600–648 622 49 240.00–262.00 $249.49 $1,552 -4.35
623 fancy 623 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,645 —
650–665 656 14 240.00–257.00 $250.17 $1,641 +2.18
718 fancy 718 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,874 —
730–741 738 4 225.00–242.00 $229.20 $1,691 +1.02
762–790 771 3 216.00–239.00 $231.15 $1,782 +1.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 14 260.00–310.00 $282.87 $1,047 +20.80
400–445 430 20 250.00–290.00 $272.11 $1,170 -10.86
455–492 477 42 250.00–290.00 $274.45 $1,309 +11.39
500–547 529 12 230.00–255.00 $247.60 $1,310 -7.22
550–590 570 22 230.00–265.00 $242.99 $1,385 -7.61
600–635 615 17 220.00–240.00 $229.66 $1,412 -4.90
650–675 667 6 220.00–240.00 $225.85 $1,506 -1.22
715–735 720 4 200.00–210.00 $207.45 $1,494 -14.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 380 5 315.00–352.00 $328.94 $1,250 —
415–432 428 4 322.00–337.00 $333.36 $1,427 +12.84
455–482 466 9 280.00–313.00 $294.67 $1,373 -23.31
500 fancy 500 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,660 —
500–532 513 19 282.00–310.00 $293.71 $1,507 +21.85
550–588 576 9 265.00–311.00 $299.94 $1,728 +22.13
610–632 624 5 230.00–232.00 $231.41 $1,444 -19.66
650–690 661 7 229.00–239.00 $231.57 $1,531 +4.47
700–740 716 11 190.00–230.00 $216.79 $1,552 -11.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–492 476 6 240.00–252.00 $245.80 $1,170 -21.94
525–545 533 4 250.00–271.00 $258.85 $1,380 —
550–560 553 3 250.00–267.00 $261.27 $1,445 +14.25
620–645 633 2 205.00–215.00 $210.10 $1,330 -4.90
680 680 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1795 1212 80-85% 40 100.00–111.50 $107.40 $1,302 -1.08
965–1615 1275 80-85% 25 112.00–121.50 $115.72 $1,475 —
1370–1595 1453 80-85% 3 97.00–100.00 $98.90 $1,437 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1895 1539 75-80% 20 113.00–123.50 $116.24 $1,789 -1.17
1195–1818 1611 75-80% 6 102.00–111.00 $106.30 $1,712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1000 923 85-90% 3 65.00–73.00 $68.56 $633 —
910–1240 1080 85-90% 5 104.00–110.00 $107.33 $1,159 —
725–1420 1108 85-90% 17 75.00–100.00 $90.13 $999 -0.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1565 1146 4 97.00–119.50 $107.14 $1,228 —
1060–2060 1523 8 123.00–139.00 $130.08 $1,981 —
1315–2120 1721 12 138.00–155.00 $145.31 $2,501 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1185 1132 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,602.65
1015–1380 1212 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,900.00 $1,594.58
1045–1485 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,750.00–2,275.00 $2,021.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
737 737 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
885–965 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,625.00 $1,589.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
843 843 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,307 —

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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.