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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

1,549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $299.90/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 629 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.80/cwt +9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 521 lb · 74 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.65/cwt +11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 730 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,549 1,557 278
Feeder cattle 1,377 1,342 245
Slaughter cattle 160 193 33
Replacement cattle 12 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent comparison available as the last sales were prior to the holidays and winter weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 285 6 400.00–420.00 $413.51 $1,179 +63.51
300–330 315 5 425.00–427.00 $425.38 $1,340 +63.26
355–395 fancy 363 9 425.00–452.00 $437.69 $1,589 +58.29
350–395 374 11 355.00–412.00 $384.27 $1,437 +36.66
405–415 fancy 412 7 405.00–432.00 $411.57 $1,696 +43.04
400–445 416 19 360.00–407.00 $390.68 $1,625 +48.40
450–486 fancy 469 8 375.00–397.00 $390.68 $1,832 +31.18
452–497 480 18 327.00–380.00 $349.20 $1,676 +17.28
505–533 fancy 519 26 325.00–352.00 $335.98 $1,744 +3.73
505–545 531 23 295.00–340.00 $323.76 $1,719 +20.72
550–590 572 61 290.00–330.00 $311.70 $1,783 +16.03
601–636 fancy 619 26 310.00–332.00 $319.80 $1,980 +8.80
605–646 632 78 277.00–315.00 $293.27 $1,853 +13.13
655–687 665 45 278.00–294.00 $284.77 $1,894 +19.24
701–746 729 58 255.00–280.00 $269.95 $1,968 +11.65
735 fancy 735 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,109 —
740 740 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,931 +2.70
755–758 fancy 757 14 280.00–281.00 $280.72 $2,125 —
777–793 782 19 255.00–264.00 $261.12 $2,042 +11.12
831–834 832 30 240.00–251.00 $248.06 $2,064 -1.42
861–875 866 12 242.00–248.00 $246.25 $2,133 +1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,063 —
352–390 374 8 327.00–365.00 $339.11 $1,268 +31.42
400–420 411 4 330.00–360.00 $338.53 $1,391 +37.23
438 thin fleshed 438 5 388.00 $388.00 $1,699 —
460–497 482 10 317.00–337.00 $324.08 $1,562 +21.52
505–540 525 12 254.00–320.00 $288.47 $1,514 +14.32
550–595 570 27 260.00–322.00 $289.64 $1,651 +17.78
600–643 621 21 245.00–302.00 $269.81 $1,676 +23.01
660–690 672 7 250.00–285.00 $268.18 $1,802 +19.11
701–730 711 7 225.00–260.00 $247.65 $1,761 —
750–787 776 18 239.00–258.00 $254.57 $1,975 +52.57
810–846 825 33 215.00–254.00 $244.63 $2,018 —
910–942 931 4 225.00–234.00 $231.26 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 517 3 262.00–275.00 $268.18 $1,386 —
650–658 655 3 225.00–266.00 $238.56 $1,563 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–325 fancy 320 8 342.00–347.00 $342.64 $1,096 -2.36
305–343 327 10 315.00–342.00 $330.29 $1,080 +5.58
368 fancy 368 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,288 +13.25
360–395 384 18 310.00–340.00 $329.89 $1,267 +10.19
413–445 fancy 420 15 322.00–332.00 $330.27 $1,387 +15.43
400–448 425 21 295.00–328.00 $314.39 $1,336 +13.80
455–480 fancy 468 2 325.00–340.00 $332.70 $1,557 +20.70
452–495 476 62 285.00–319.00 $308.17 $1,467 +10.00
509–529 fancy 516 17 300.00–315.00 $311.71 $1,608 +8.34
502–547 522 57 270.00–307.00 $291.05 $1,519 +20.48
550–595 572 55 260.00–296.00 $281.30 $1,609 +15.72
603–641 621 64 248.00–282.00 $271.88 $1,688 +22.39
665–696 684 34 250.00–260.00 $257.00 $1,758 +6.83
700–745 723 16 230.00–249.00 $246.11 $1,779 +16.91
755 755 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 -6.15
755 755 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,736 -1.15
805–841 822 11 222.00–236.00 $229.06 $1,883 —
830 830 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 —
906 906 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 thin fleshed 338 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,166 —
355–390 380 4 300.00–325.00 $313.34 $1,191 +30.47
410–445 439 7 270.00–295.00 $284.33 $1,248 +12.22
450–495 465 16 260.00–295.00 $276.10 $1,284 +1.65
500–540 524 18 240.00–282.00 $267.18 $1,400 +19.58
550–598 574 21 237.00–268.00 $260.51 $1,495 +17.52
605–640 621 11 235.00–243.00 $239.60 $1,488 +9.94
660–675 669 9 232.00–245.00 $239.75 $1,604 +13.90
703–745 714 19 200.00–247.00 $228.53 $1,632 +21.08
760–785 768 3 225.00–238.00 $229.43 $1,762 —
840 840 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $1,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 -33.36
515 515 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,700 +36.29
560–590 568 4 282.00–297.00 $293.10 $1,665 -6.84
645 645 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,625 +20.59
715 715 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 +28.21
768 768 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 482 5 260.00–302.00 $271.44 $1,308 +25.64
500–538 513 7 250.00–270.00 $261.17 $1,340 +2.32
575–597 588 5 247.00–270.00 $255.99 $1,505 -5.28
600–620 610 2 244.00–253.00 $248.43 $1,515 +38.33
680 680 2 231.00–237.00 $234.00 $1,591 +24.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1130 976 85-90% 8 51.00–91.00 $72.57 $708 —
895–1420 1071 85-90% 28 86.00–111.00 $99.13 $1,062 -8.20
835–1410 1101 85-90% 16 105.00–119.00 $110.33 $1,215 +20.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1550 1245 80-85% 4 101.00–109.50 $105.84 $1,318 -1.56
1105–1845 1331 80-85% 13 104.00–122.00 $113.12 $1,506 —
965–1895 1430 80-85% 16 114.00–127.50 $120.47 $1,723 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1670 1361 75-80% 8 110.00–126.50 $120.79 $1,644 —
1205–1650 1455 75-80% 3 111.00–115.00 $113.33 $1,649 —
1350–2150 1588 75-80% 9 115.00–132.50 $126.88 $2,015 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1740 1485 9 125.00–162.50 $150.42 $2,234 —
1295–2040 1631 5 130.50–146.00 $139.92 $2,282 —
1505–2210 1850 9 144.00–168.50 $158.37 $2,930 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1510 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,375.00–2,600.00 $2,462.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1265 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,959.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.