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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

5,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $205.62/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 626 lb · 232 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.59/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 679 lb · 207 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.90/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 625 lb · 196 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,227 2,478 5,030
Feeder cattle 5,048 2,089 4,583
Slaughter cattle 168 335 372
Replacement cattle 11 54 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–338 329 10 214.00–234.00 $227.04 $747 -2.54
368–395 382 8 233.00–236.50 $234.81 $897 -0.19
411 thin fleshed 411 8 224.50 $224.50 $923 —
420 unweaned 420 4 216.00 $216.00 $907 —
400–449 429 110 210.00–236.00 $225.38 $967 +0.94
450–488 465 43 199.50–224.00 $209.54 $974 -6.55
470–498 unweaned 481 18 190.50–209.00 $198.49 $955 —
502 unweaned 502 22 196.00 $196.00 $984 -5.00
504–545 522 66 200.00–214.00 $206.54 $1,078 -6.48
537 thin fleshed 537 8 214.00 $214.00 $1,149 —
562–576 unweaned 565 44 179.00–195.00 $190.60 $1,077 -2.40
552–598 573 133 188.00–223.00 $210.27 $1,205 +3.14
614 unweaned 614 27 186.00 $186.00 $1,142 —
605–648 628 205 186.00–217.50 $208.20 $1,307 -0.21
663–699 679 207 181.50–207.00 $195.59 $1,328 +1.49
708 unweaned 708 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,097 —
713–734 726 158 182.00–195.50 $190.95 $1,386 -0.75
783 783 30 171.50 $171.50 $1,343 -9.05
763–798 795 137 177.00–182.35 $181.24 $1,441 —
802–823 821 83 168.00–183.50 $182.22 $1,496 —
825 825 14 171.50 $171.50 $1,415 —
853–868 862 7 167.00–180.25 $174.63 $1,505 -1.37
912 thin fleshed 912 31 177.85 $177.85 $1,622 —
967 967 13 157.00 $157.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 210.00 $210.00 $691 —
364 unweaned 364 7 191.00 $191.00 $695 —
400–427 416 12 205.00–219.00 $210.53 $876 -0.55
458 thin fleshed 458 2 217.00 $217.00 $994 —
451–488 463 52 189.50–210.00 $205.27 $950 +4.03
475 unweaned 475 13 202.00 $202.00 $960 —
500–546 520 52 185.00–207.00 $197.00 $1,024 -3.37
516–544 thin fleshed 536 28 200.00–210.00 $203.47 $1,091 —
550–598 578 120 173.50–202.00 $186.28 $1,077 -14.63
623 unweaned 623 3 155.00 $155.00 $966 —
617–646 631 39 180.00–196.50 $189.56 $1,196 -4.63
651–686 672 91 168.00–190.00 $179.66 $1,207 -1.56
679 679 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,154 -11.22
722–731 725 39 166.00–175.50 $172.80 $1,253 -0.48
753–781 776 39 158.00–175.25 $167.22 $1,298 +0.38
863 863 3 156.50 $156.50 $1,351 —
953 953 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,520 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 unweaned 576 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 169.00 $169.00 $853 -22.12
513 unweaned 513 6 157.00 $157.00 $805 —
757 757 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,166 -7.66
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 180.00 $180.00 $860 —
776 776 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,226 —
830 830 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 10 228.00 $228.00 $702 —
370–398 382 45 189.00–216.00 $203.94 $779 +7.94
400–445 425 74 188.00–210.00 $205.50 $873 -0.24
440–448 unweaned 442 26 172.00–194.00 $183.94 $813 —
446 446 8 180.00 $180.00 $803 -25.74
466–498 unweaned 482 18 180.00–188.00 $183.56 $885 —
451–499 485 79 181.00–203.00 $191.75 $930 -1.48
485 thin fleshed 485 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,009 -11.50
518 518 3 174.00 $174.00 $901 -12.94
501–541 519 66 178.00–196.00 $186.41 $967 -0.53
550–597 576 108 164.00–194.00 $183.19 $1,055 -0.25
580 fancy 580 33 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 —
592 592 5 160.50 $160.50 $950 -22.94
597 unweaned 597 3 167.00 $167.00 $997 —
620 620 5 164.50 $164.50 $1,020 -15.94
602–649 625 191 174.00–193.00 $185.43 $1,159 +4.99
652–692 662 114 168.50–185.00 $179.76 $1,190 +5.44
705–745 722 182 158.00–182.35 $172.74 $1,247 +4.24
824 824 22 162.85 $162.85 $1,342 +2.85
862 862 32 156.85 $156.85 $1,352 —
953–976 968 12 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 thin fleshed 317 5 219.00 $219.00 $694 +27.00
321–336 329 8 192.00–210.00 $200.79 $661 +0.80
363–397 384 12 176.00–200.00 $187.81 $721 -13.58
386 unweaned 386 7 173.00 $173.00 $668 —
419–447 unweaned 430 8 173.00–174.00 $173.39 $746 —
421–439 thin fleshed 433 16 204.00–208.00 $205.21 $889 —
434–447 443 26 175.00–187.50 $180.18 $798 -2.03
452–475 459 35 178.00–191.00 $183.18 $841 -4.18
461–464 unweaned 463 8 150.00–169.00 $159.53 $739 —
508–542 unweaned 527 9 152.00–169.00 $161.72 $852 -4.28
508–547 533 63 163.00–177.00 $171.83 $916 -7.68
543 thin fleshed 543 19 185.00 $185.00 $1,005 —
555 unweaned 555 21 162.00 $162.00 $899 —
563 563 3 156.00 $156.00 $878 -17.22
551–593 574 115 166.00–185.00 $175.14 $1,005 +1.92
629 thin fleshed 629 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,145 —
608–649 634 75 156.00–181.50 $164.98 $1,046 -13.79
654–697 679 41 150.00–170.25 $162.16 $1,101 +1.20
700–735 730 22 156.00–162.25 $160.02 $1,168 +0.41
752–761 757 22 155.00–159.00 $156.63 $1,186 +0.01
861 861 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 166.00 $166.00 $528 -21.50
464 unweaned 464 9 145.00 $145.00 $673 —
491 491 3 161.00 $161.00 $791 -4.42
501–543 532 11 142.00–146.00 $144.97 $771 —
594 594 4 156.50 $156.50 $930 —
678 678 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,003 —
706 706 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,059 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 unweaned 393 5 196.00 $196.00 $770 —
463 unweaned 463 3 178.00 $178.00 $824 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 thin fleshed 407 6 189.00 $189.00 $769 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 163.00 $163.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 11 249.00 $249.00 $695 —
357–366 unweaned 362 6 171.00–180.00 $175.44 $635 —
360–396 389 21 199.00–224.00 $219.41 $854 +14.65
437 unweaned 437 6 176.00 $176.00 $769 —
460 unweaned 460 3 175.50 $175.50 $807 —
498 thin fleshed 498 24 201.50 $201.50 $1,003 —
503–533 513 12 175.00–192.00 $181.34 $930 -0.83
557–586 580 13 152.00–178.00 $168.39 $977 -1.01
618–621 620 7 149.00–161.00 $155.87 $966 -7.80
681 681 14 163.50 $163.50 $1,113 +5.17
720–740 735 11 136.00–141.00 $137.34 $1,009 -12.66
760 760 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 -21.00
829 829 5 115.00 $115.00 $953 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 10 213.00 $213.00 $848 —
505 unweaned 505 11 174.00 $174.00 $879 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 166.00 $166.00 $729 —
539 539 7 178.00 $178.00 $959 —
675 675 7 142.00 $142.00 $958 -4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 unweaned 453 3 179.00 $179.00 $811 —
494 494 9 188.00 $188.00 $929 -11.67
546 unweaned 546 7 165.00 $165.00 $901 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1395 1166 80-85% 8 64.00–77.50 $72.28 $843 -10.26
980–1395 1209 80-85% 36 72.00–86.00 $79.99 $967 +3.98
945–1370 1226 80-85% 10 84.00–93.00 $87.07 $1,067 +11.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1015 980 85-90% 2 40.00–50.00 $45.18 $443 -19.43
785–1330 981 85-90% 7 51.00–68.50 $60.39 $592 -4.22
765–1150 1011 85-90% 21 64.00–78.00 $70.63 $714 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $958 —
1205–1675 1433 75-80% 13 79.50–90.00 $84.52 $1,211 -11.74
1375–1675 1499 75-80% 10 88.50–93.50 $91.36 $1,369 +2.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,652 -8.40
1355–2070 1646 16 103.00–119.00 $111.28 $1,832 —
1595–1740 1668 2 116.00–118.00 $116.96 $1,951 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1170 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 80.50–112.00 $94.90 $983

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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.