Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

2,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.08/cwt +52.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 526 lb · 141 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.46/cwt +47.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,549/hd at 571 lb · 127 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.87/cwt +32.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,593/hd at 630 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,023	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	14	500.00–590.00	$568.22	$1,523	+107.83
300–303 fancy	303	6	555.00–574.00	$570.86	$1,730	+35.86
300–345	324	23	487.00–615.00	$565.59	$1,833	+96.92
350–395	378	24	453.00–560.00	$500.72	$1,893	+34.14
383–398 fancy	391	20	530.00–612.00	$589.11	$2,303	+84.11
400–448	420	43	440.00–580.00	$498.94	$2,096	+54.50
405–441 fancy	434	17	522.00–577.00	$553.39	$2,402	+61.20
455 fancy	455	5	545.00	$545.00	$2,480	+61.84
450–496	470	65	432.00–540.00	$494.36	$2,323	+54.18
507 value added	507	25	520.00	$520.00	$2,636	—
515–545 fancy	528	17	485.00–535.00	$516.89	$2,729	+69.89
502–547	530	99	392.00–517.00	$472.22	$2,503	+57.56
553–563 value added	559	18	495.00	$495.00	$2,767	—
550–595	573	109	400.00–485.00	$438.45	$2,512	+39.08
610–630 fancy	617	29	410.00–455.00	$425.80	$2,627	—
600–645	628	40	380.00–430.00	$403.56	$2,534	+23.72
641 value added	641	38	410.00	$410.00	$2,628	—
658–671 value added	664	51	402.00–409.00	$405.33	$2,691	—
652–692	670	50	362.00–422.00	$389.57	$2,610	—
700–747	724	41	335.00–395.00	$373.85	$2,707	+26.74
703–749 value added	737	48	377.00–390.00	$380.36	$2,803	—
750–760	752	5	350.00–355.00	$351.01	$2,640	+25.28
760–794 value added	779	36	356.00–407.00	$378.28	$2,947	—
800–830	818	3	302.00–332.00	$312.79	$2,559	-19.21
820 value added	820	50	352.00	$352.00	$2,886	—
860–866	864	5	320.00–330.00	$323.98	$2,799	-13.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	7	400.00–452.00	$433.85	$1,631	+21.03
455–495	473	15	362.00–445.00	$404.36	$1,913	+1.20
525–540	533	6	400.00–430.00	$415.12	$2,213	+39.11
550–595	579	20	350.00–412.00	$381.29	$2,208	-4.84
630–645	638	2	332.00–352.00	$342.12	$2,183	-12.92
665–695	681	20	345.00–410.00	$365.48	$2,489	+15.67
815	815	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,445	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	13	475.00–580.00	$511.48	$1,412	+43.34
323 fancy	323	5	492.00	$492.00	$1,589	+2.00
325–340	332	11	425.00–530.00	$488.91	$1,623	+42.84
350–390	379	34	420.00–475.00	$459.39	$1,741	+14.90
357–393 fancy	384	19	532.00–537.00	$533.22	$2,048	—
415 fancy	415	5	537.00	$537.00	$2,229	+112.00
400–448	425	55	412.00–465.00	$439.22	$1,867	+6.83
450–499	481	76	400.00–485.00	$428.23	$2,060	+21.57
500–545	524	97	361.00–455.00	$421.30	$2,208	+14.49
560–595	574	65	347.00–412.00	$388.39	$2,229	+32.97
608 fancy	608	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,523	—
607–640 value added	618	37	387.00–402.00	$396.96	$2,453	—
600–645	627	32	330.00–375.00	$361.89	$2,269	+27.18
655–697	676	26	325.00–347.00	$339.77	$2,297	+4.27
686 fancy	686	14	399.00	$399.00	$2,737	—
700–710	704	28	307.00–347.00	$332.73	$2,342	+14.50
752	752	4	322.00	$322.00	$2,421	+30.98
785 fancy	785	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,669	—
815	815	5	322.00	$322.00	$2,624	+35.00
895	895	3	267.00	$267.00	$2,390	—
910	910	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,639	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,326	—
362–395	379	13	375.00–417.00	$400.23	$1,517	—
400–445	428	21	332.00–407.00	$389.14	$1,666	+31.15
450–495	475	15	335.00–400.00	$372.84	$1,771	+11.65
502–547	529	36	325.00–405.00	$365.21	$1,932	+33.56
552–598	573	52	185.00–390.00	$347.15	$1,989	+14.28
612–645	629	6	310.00–335.00	$322.17	$2,026	—
775–790	786	12	292.00–302.00	$298.76	$2,348	+13.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	523.00	$523.00	$1,768	—
360–365	361	4	512.00	$512.00	$1,848	+58.04
365 fancy	365	4	525.00	$525.00	$1,916	—
400–444	427	22	400.00–497.00	$456.86	$1,951	+40.72
450–495	475	38	375.00–470.00	$426.39	$2,025	+5.70
500–544	530	19	380.00–435.00	$404.67	$2,145	+9.86
555–590	572	8	367.00–385.00	$377.05	$2,157	-19.46
600–645	621	14	335.00–397.00	$376.21	$2,336	+30.16
655–692	673	18	325.00–362.00	$343.01	$2,308	+0.04
700–734	724	7	300.00–365.00	$323.46	$2,342	+33.46
752–760	755	3	315.00–320.00	$318.32	$2,403	—
835	835	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,088	—
865–875	868	3	260.00–270.00	$263.36	$2,286	+8.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	430	4	365.00–385.00	$379.83	$1,633	—
480–490	486	5	350.00–395.00	$383.95	$1,866	+2.74
570–590	575	4	325.00–370.00	$336.54	$1,935	-8.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1325	1158	80-85%	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,563	—
980–1760	1249	80-85%	45	137.50–155.00	$146.20	$1,826	—
1055–1750	1313	80-85%	45	154.00–170.50	$159.74	$2,097	-1.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1775	1483	75-80%	18	138.00–153.00	$147.06	$2,181	—
1315–1875	1515	75-80%	24	154.00–169.50	$158.87	$2,407	-3.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1395	970	85-90%	19	80.00–125.00	$111.71	$1,084	—
770–1295	1029	85-90%	22	127.00–155.00	$138.46	$1,425	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1625	1399	4	145.00–173.00	$155.41	$2,174	—
1335–1845	1564	8	155.00–175.00	$166.53	$2,605	—
1475–2345	1819	17	152.00–199.00	$185.61	$3,376	-4.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1085–1380	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–3,200.00	$2,646.45

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.