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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.27/cwt +36.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,899/hd at 470 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $442.41/cwt +18.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 482 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $371.27/cwt +15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 521 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 720 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
320–340 330 8 440.00–485.00 $471.13 $1,555 +9.04
360–398 387 7 445.00–500.00 $461.22 $1,785 +14.34
400–435 423 8 420.00–470.00 $439.22 $1,858 -3.85
423 fancy 423 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,115 —
472 fancy 472 5 492.00 $492.00 $2,322 —
455–497 484 31 395.00–460.00 $434.41 $2,103 +10.84
500–532 fancy 513 16 425.00–445.00 $434.44 $2,229 +0.02
500–525 514 11 371.00–430.00 $402.08 $2,067 +2.91
550–595 576 22 350.00–420.00 $393.86 $2,269 +14.17
612–638 626 7 380.00–395.00 $390.66 $2,446 +26.64
628 fancy 628 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,512 +3.00
660–699 675 3 367.00–370.00 $369.01 $2,491 +10.85
725 725 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 +12.94
755–796 785 6 325.00–350.00 $345.17 $2,710 +5.29
815–840 837 9 325.00–340.00 $334.48 $2,800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 334 4 400.00–425.00 $419.20 $1,400 —
380–390 385 2 380.00–400.00 $390.13 $1,502 -9.87
425–440 436 6 350.00–405.00 $367.17 $1,601 +12.74
485–495 490 3 350.00–405.00 $376.85 $1,847 +2.69
510–530 526 8 342.00–375.00 $361.56 $1,902 +28.29
565–595 575 5 310.00–350.00 $338.71 $1,948 -2.67
600–640 609 5 317.00–365.00 $329.65 $2,008 —
660–697 688 4 285.00–327.00 $295.08 $2,030 -16.72
708–735 722 6 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $2,203 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 442.00 $442.00 $1,282 +17.00
310–340 328 3 400.00–415.00 $408.55 $1,340 +0.82
355–398 385 18 400.00–435.00 $424.78 $1,635 +10.86
405–435 422 7 385.00–410.00 $400.58 $1,690 +3.55
410–438 fancy 428 5 425.00–440.00 $435.90 $1,866 +10.90
450–490 468 27 360.00–425.00 $397.65 $1,861 +30.06
465–476 fancy 475 9 417.00–425.00 $424.13 $2,015 —
518 fancy 518 5 427.00 $427.00 $2,212 —
502–545 523 29 340.00–382.00 $362.26 $1,895 +11.75
560–570 fancy 563 12 371.00–372.00 $371.34 $2,091 —
555–595 570 16 325.00–372.00 $350.52 $1,998 +3.40
600–635 613 14 295.00–362.00 $345.24 $2,116 +16.86
670–682 679 4 300.00–334.00 $325.61 $2,211 -11.13
715–742 736 8 307.00–345.00 $337.33 $2,483 +17.13
805 805 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,423 -2.54
850 850 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 —
908 908 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 350.00–400.00 $373.62 $1,188 -6.35
350–385 373 4 350.00–385.00 $368.74 $1,375 +6.46
430 430 2 300.00–355.00 $327.50 $1,408 -7.42
450–496 486 10 310.00–350.00 $325.49 $1,582 +3.11
560–585 573 6 270.00–372.00 $303.59 $1,740 -11.73
605–645 630 5 250.00–275.00 $270.16 $1,702 -28.88
660–690 673 4 260.00–342.00 $296.31 $1,994 -7.04
715 715 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,074 -7.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 —
365–386 381 11 400.00–460.00 $439.88 $1,676 +38.49
400–445 425 19 360.00–440.00 $397.21 $1,688 -19.13
460–495 479 28 382.00–440.00 $409.85 $1,963 +20.44
500–546 519 28 340.00–395.00 $366.19 $1,901 +10.47
532 fancy 532 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,101 —
555–589 578 9 350.00–355.00 $353.40 $2,043 +9.04
610–630 622 5 300.00–330.00 $321.07 $1,997 +11.24
650–685 670 11 305.00–330.00 $317.72 $2,129 +13.34
750 750 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 -18.30
825 825 3 292.00 $292.00 $2,409 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,670 +28.36
450–490 468 8 335.00–392.00 $364.11 $1,704 +47.19
505–545 526 6 300.00–345.00 $324.45 $1,707 +18.22
570–595 588 8 300.00–340.00 $320.88 $1,887 +0.30
610–632 627 4 300.00–310.00 $302.43 $1,896 +22.43
792–795 793 4 225.00–250.00 $243.73 $1,933 —
958 958 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,242 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 —
704 704 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1520 1188 80-85% 42 137.00–155.00 $147.93 $1,757 —
1045–1505 1265 80-85% 26 156.00–172.00 $161.86 $2,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–740 710 85-90% 2 55.00–61.00 $58.13 $413 —
850–1325 1083 85-90% 7 101.00–122.00 $117.57 $1,273 —
930–1450 1133 85-90% 20 127.00–162.00 $139.20 $1,577 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1725 1501 75-80% 12 158.00–175.00 $163.95 $2,461 +12.12
1365–1845 1603 75-80% 6 141.00–156.00 $150.26 $2,409 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,698 —
1045–2050 1584 7 150.00–175.00 $163.38 $2,588 —
935–2145 1710 19 178.00–213.00 $190.82 $3,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1015–1250 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,349.21
1085–1350 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,150.00–3,400.00 $2,705.59
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 +175.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.