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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

3,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.53/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 675 lb · 460 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.89/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 726 lb · 152 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.62/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 770 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,616 5,227 3,473
Feeder cattle 3,207 5,048 3,036
Slaughter cattle 354 168 367
Replacement cattle 55 11 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 340 10 222.50–227.50 $226.57 $770 -0.47
385–398 388 8 205.00–225.00 $219.87 $853 -14.94
420 420 2 196.00 $196.00 $823 -29.38
402–448 426 25 213.50–225.00 $222.06 $946 -3.32
415–440 unweaned 428 4 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $837 -20.51
455–490 470 45 210.00–216.00 $215.47 $1,013 +5.93
470–496 unweaned 481 10 192.00–194.50 $193.81 $932 -4.68
500 thin fleshed 500 7 206.50 $206.50 $1,032 —
515–523 unweaned 519 9 190.00–193.00 $191.66 $995 -4.34
512–547 533 53 189.00–214.00 $202.82 $1,081 -3.72
537 537 5 184.00 $184.00 $988 -22.54
550–598 569 33 188.00–210.00 $198.63 $1,130 -11.64
573 unweaned 573 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,060 -5.60
567–598 587 17 180.00–182.00 $181.20 $1,064 -29.07
606–628 616 52 192.50–204.00 $195.98 $1,207 -12.22
676 676 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,149 -25.59
650–698 680 23 177.00–190.50 $184.17 $1,252 -11.42
701–748 708 98 174.00–184.50 $179.39 $1,270 -11.56
757–776 770 118 171.50–179.25 $173.62 $1,337 +2.12
818 818 66 176.50 $176.50 $1,444 -5.72
889 889 67 171.50 $171.50 $1,525 -3.13
981 981 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,501 -4.00
1105 1105 11 150.75 $150.75 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 232.50 $232.50 $535 —
275 275 3 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
337 337 3 215.00 $215.00 $725 +5.00
353–372 363 6 192.50–217.50 $205.33 $745 —
401–429 413 33 185.00–214.50 $195.15 $806 -15.38
449 thin fleshed 449 7 210.50 $210.50 $945 —
452–490 474 25 189.00–211.00 $201.58 $955 -3.69
508–521 511 13 181.00–201.00 $193.39 $988 -3.61
524–532 527 7 161.00–172.00 $165.76 $874 -31.24
532 unweaned 532 3 185.00 $185.00 $984 —
534 value added 534 6 182.50 $182.50 $975 —
565 thin fleshed 565 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
565–598 590 18 174.00–186.50 $182.27 $1,075 -4.01
614–642 631 28 166.25–185.00 $175.91 $1,110 -13.65
666–688 674 20 160.00–188.00 $168.77 $1,138 -10.89
685 value added 685 7 181.25 $181.25 $1,242 —
716 thin fleshed 716 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,339 —
700–746 728 12 169.00–178.00 $172.20 $1,254 -0.60
739 value added 739 9 175.75 $175.75 $1,299 —
751–770 759 13 162.50–168.00 $166.95 $1,267 -0.27
802–814 810 8 157.50–160.50 $159.39 $1,291 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 9 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
450–483 unweaned 472 9 178.00–179.00 $178.68 $843 —
594 594 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 6 171.50 $171.50 $892 +2.50
646 646 5 158.50 $158.50 $1,024 —
715 715 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,115 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 unweaned 502 5 165.00 $165.00 $828 —
673 673 6 152.75 $152.75 $1,028 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 unweaned 518 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,005 —
918 918 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,432 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 206.00 $206.00 $698 -22.00
390 390 3 198.00 $198.00 $772 -5.94
384–398 unweaned 392 32 179.00–194.00 $188.93 $741 —
419–443 431 22 195.00–200.50 $197.93 $853 -7.57
452–459 unweaned 456 19 169.00–189.00 $180.28 $822 -3.28
473–493 483 4 185.00–191.00 $188.06 $908 -3.69
505–540 unweaned 515 12 156.00–169.00 $164.05 $845 —
502–535 520 58 185.00–194.00 $189.87 $987 +3.46
557 unweaned 557 9 158.00 $158.00 $880 —
576–599 589 51 160.00–187.25 $178.32 $1,050 +17.82
601–635 617 26 178.00–186.50 $181.65 $1,121 +17.15
651–694 675 460 167.00–184.00 $179.53 $1,212 -0.23
709–724 722 118 173.00–177.50 $173.52 $1,253 +0.78
739 739 34 161.75 $161.75 $1,195 -10.99
752 752 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,218 —
810 fancy 810 9 166.75 $166.75 $1,351 —
804–843 812 54 155.00–160.35 $158.25 $1,285 -4.60
885 885 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,292 -10.85
940 940 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,410 —
981 981 21 150.85 $150.85 $1,480 +16.18
1158 1158 9 136.50 $136.50 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 thin fleshed 267 3 217.00 $217.00 $579 —
253–277 274 25 180.00–205.00 $202.23 $554 —
311–323 315 9 179.00–180.00 $179.34 $565 -21.45
358 thin fleshed 358 4 192.00 $192.00 $687 —
368–378 372 11 169.00–183.00 $178.58 $664 -9.23
429–441 thin fleshed 434 12 189.50–196.00 $193.25 $839 -11.96
444 unweaned 444 5 164.00 $164.00 $728 -9.39
456–465 unweaned 459 6 161.00–175.00 $170.27 $782 +10.74
467 value added 467 7 184.00 $184.00 $859 —
453–495 471 45 160.00–187.50 $178.06 $839 -5.12
507–516 unweaned 510 12 162.00–167.50 $165.29 $843 +3.57
503–542 531 28 159.50–181.00 $169.23 $899 -2.60
560–594 573 12 155.00–159.50 $156.97 $899 -18.17
565–580 unweaned 574 8 157.00–164.00 $161.12 $925 -0.88
600–630 617 46 163.50–182.00 $177.32 $1,094 +12.34
635 unweaned 635 3 148.00 $148.00 $940 —
665 value added 665 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,124 —
659–692 672 14 156.00–163.25 $158.92 $1,068 -3.24
703 value added 703 7 165.75 $165.75 $1,165 —
730–748 743 14 145.50–163.50 $155.89 $1,158 -4.13
761 761 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,180 -1.63
803–840 828 14 145.00–150.50 $149.25 $1,236 —
908 908 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,298 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
397 397 3 162.00 $162.00 $643 -1.00
409 409 4 166.00 $166.00 $679 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 6 183.00 $183.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 5 145.00 $145.00 $916 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 unweaned 458 3 168.00 $168.00 $769 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 23 215.00 $215.00 $568 -34.00
362–370 364 12 189.00–199.50 $196.83 $716 -22.58
391 unweaned 391 4 181.00 $181.00 $708 +5.56
463 unweaned 463 6 156.00 $156.00 $722 -19.50
458–483 465 12 178.00–182.00 $178.99 $832 —
531 unweaned 531 9 166.50 $166.50 $884 —
540 540 4 177.00 $177.00 $956 -4.34
560–567 562 25 170.25–174.00 $171.31 $963 +2.92
603–612 608 7 152.00–156.00 $154.85 $941 -1.02
722 722 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,040 +6.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 220.50 $220.50 $765 —
442 442 10 195.00 $195.00 $862 —
495 unweaned 495 3 184.00 $184.00 $911 —
709 709 41 165.75 $165.75 $1,175 —
926 926 7 149.50 $149.50 $1,384 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1455 1209 80-85% 16 65.00–74.00 $68.94 $833 -11.05
975–1420 1236 80-85% 75 69.00–84.00 $77.31 $956 -9.76
1040–1445 1294 80-85% 6 78.50–85.00 $81.25 $1,051 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1160 1020 85-90% 15 50.00–63.00 $59.15 $603 -11.48
865–1315 1095 85-90% 29 64.50–76.00 $70.25 $769 —
1180 1180 85-90% 1 53.50 $53.50 $631 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1395 1335 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $995 —
1242–1810 1391 75-80% 38 76.00–86.50 $81.91 $1,139 —
1495–1680 1588 75-80% 5 85.50–92.50 $89.06 $1,414 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 65-75% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1905 1521 9 89.00–99.50 $95.04 $1,446 —
1135–2340 1669 19 100.00–115.00 $108.53 $1,811 -8.43
1825–2180 2043 6 114.00–123.50 $119.22 $2,436 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1125 959 (<2 yrs)Open 10 95.00–118.00 $108.77 $1,043
835–1150 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 74.00–102.00 $84.51 $865

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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.