Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.41/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,458/hd at 623 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.83/cwt -35.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 524 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.82/cwt -12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 484 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	719	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	477.00	$477.00	$1,192	-31.78
325–335 fancy	332	5	500.00–520.00	$503.98	$1,673	-16.02
310–345	333	10	370.00–485.00	$428.13	$1,426	+2.74
350–398	376	14	400.00–485.00	$437.98	$1,647	-13.30
400–437	426	15	425.00–450.00	$430.90	$1,836	-12.45
482–488	486	18	390.00–455.00	$435.96	$2,119	-13.48
500–547	529	26	385.00–425.00	$401.21	$2,122	-15.07
550–580	567	18	380.00–420.00	$411.68	$2,334	+5.84
600–647	623	30	357.00–405.00	$381.36	$2,376	-11.09
611–633 fancy	624	12	425.00–430.00	$427.04	$2,665	+6.05
662–685	669	8	370.00–390.00	$383.62	$2,566	-4.63
669 fancy	669	9	420.00	$420.00	$2,810	+0.11
715–748	729	13	330.00–367.00	$352.72	$2,571	-32.93
752–770	757	4	365.00–375.00	$367.54	$2,782	+28.38
830	830	3	347.00	$347.00	$2,880	+4.64
1010	1010	4	251.00	$251.00	$2,535	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	393	5	320.00–407.00	$383.24	$1,506	-42.31
405–440	427	12	350.00–425.00	$388.20	$1,658	-16.60
463–498	484	20	370.00–407.00	$389.70	$1,886	-10.30
502–535	516	10	340.00–410.00	$376.05	$1,940	-0.39
550–580	568	8	300.00–380.00	$362.63	$2,060	-8.17
620–645	630	16	335.00–365.00	$343.75	$2,166	-16.25
661–672	665	8	310.00–349.00	$334.76	$2,226	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,128	-20.00
315–345	324	6	410.00–430.00	$416.17	$1,348	+6.20
366–392	380	15	400.00–437.00	$419.46	$1,594	+12.95
380–387 fancy	384	6	425.00–440.00	$432.57	$1,661	—
400–435	416	13	360.00–410.00	$392.77	$1,634	-13.62
432 fancy	432	3	432.00	$432.00	$1,866	-5.42
455–498	484	29	362.00–400.00	$384.82	$1,863	-10.68
500–535	524	31	340.00–377.00	$358.83	$1,880	-16.11
551–580	562	11	322.00–365.00	$348.10	$1,956	-14.69
600–647	628	28	322.00–356.00	$341.31	$2,143	-14.59
660–695	676	6	315.00–357.00	$338.28	$2,287	-3.04
720–745	740	5	307.00–312.00	$310.02	$2,294	+10.02
1030	1030	4	246.00	$246.00	$2,534	+3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–387	376	4	330.00–350.00	$345.21	$1,298	-29.06
428	428	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,498	-11.08
465–495	485	4	340.00–350.00	$344.26	$1,670	-14.41
500–545	529	4	300.00–340.00	$326.05	$1,725	-24.26
550–595	564	7	300.00–330.00	$310.28	$1,750	-39.76
600–640	612	5	300.00–320.00	$311.06	$1,904	—
688	688	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,236	+4.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–447	437	18	377.00–437.00	$415.80	$1,817	-31.08
460–495	475	19	327.00–430.00	$390.64	$1,856	-31.28
502–505	503	3	405.00–410.00	$408.33	$2,054	+11.68
550–595	579	20	350.00–390.00	$363.91	$2,107	+17.94
600–605	601	4	315.00–350.00	$323.80	$1,946	-13.20
688–696	693	7	316.00–325.00	$319.83	$2,216	-20.43
710–745	736	7	295.00–300.00	$297.83	$2,192	-26.17
760–785	773	2	300.00–360.00	$330.49	$2,555	—
920	920	3	222.00	$222.00	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	463	4	345.00–375.00	$359.36	$1,664	-12.64
518–535	521	8	335.00–340.00	$338.13	$1,762	+3.37
565–590	570	8	285.00–347.00	$309.90	$1,766	-32.49
652	652	3	307.00	$307.00	$2,002	±0.00
710	710	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,952	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1930	1204	80-85%	34	140.00–156.00	$149.03	$1,794	-16.85
995–2120	1268	80-85%	24	157.00–174.00	$162.01	$2,054	—
1030–1950	1282	80-85%	6	132.00–137.00	$135.03	$1,731	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1050	911	85-90%	9	102.00–121.00	$116.26	$1,059	—
745–1420	1072	85-90%	19	129.50–157.00	$143.46	$1,538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1860	1496	75-80%	10	157.00–173.50	$163.58	$2,447	-5.93
1555	1555	75-80%	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,628	—
1210–1930	1565	75-80%	11	144.00–156.00	$152.18	$2,382	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1420	1288	3	145.00–150.00	$146.78	$1,891	—
1160–1740	1438	5	161.00–175.00	$170.00	$2,445	+3.00
1450–2010	1744	10	180.00–202.00	$190.27	$3,318	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1125–1300	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,850.00–2,750.00	$2,360.67
1025–1468	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,935.89
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
765	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Aged (>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.