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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

6,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $214.56/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 472 lb · 227 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.63/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 831 lb · 216 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.92/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 677 lb · 204 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,149 3,616 3,837
Feeder cattle 5,424 3,207 3,172
Slaughter cattle 580 354 595
Replacement cattle 145 55 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, bulk of steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, however calves sold with a weaker undertone late week. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
333–348 341 13 212.50–224.00 $218.79 $746 -7.78
369–377 unweaned 370 20 209.00–214.50 $213.66 $791 —
359–395 377 36 215.00–222.00 $219.13 $826 -0.74
384 value added 384 6 223.00 $223.00 $856 —
404–447 420 61 217.00–221.50 $218.88 $919 +22.88
422–435 unweaned 433 16 210.00–213.00 $212.45 $920 +16.96
450–495 467 167 200.50–231.25 $220.16 $1,028 +4.69
454–497 unweaned 485 60 189.00–209.00 $198.98 $965 +5.17
500–549 524 145 188.00–224.00 $208.21 $1,091 +5.39
522–530 unweaned 526 9 174.00–203.00 $187.00 $984 -4.66
556–584 unweaned 573 39 184.00–193.00 $189.55 $1,086 +4.55
550–598 574 114 179.00–223.00 $210.28 $1,207 +11.65
595 value added 595 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
603 603 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,049 -21.98
601–646 616 79 183.00–203.00 $192.34 $1,185 -3.64
616–637 unweaned 621 20 177.00–187.50 $180.02 $1,118 —
656 fancy 656 27 208.50 $208.50 $1,368 —
650–697 673 167 176.00–197.25 $186.53 $1,255 +16.53
706–747 726 136 177.00–192.50 $185.47 $1,347 +6.08
733 733 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,158 -21.39
750–778 767 62 170.50–186.75 $179.68 $1,378 +6.06
779 thin fleshed 779 17 188.25 $188.25 $1,466 —
827 fancy 827 10 184.25 $184.25 $1,524 —
803–845 831 206 165.75–185.75 $176.26 $1,465 -0.24
869–878 871 20 174.00–180.00 $178.79 $1,557 +7.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–295 281 8 202.00–209.00 $205.68 $578 -24.32
336–347 341 14 200.00–210.50 $204.83 $698 -10.17
385–388 386 7 200.00–210.50 $204.52 $789 -0.81
387 unweaned 387 5 207.00 $207.00 $801 —
400–446 424 34 196.00–212.00 $206.09 $874 +10.94
450–499 472 46 180.00–210.00 $195.58 $923 -6.00
510–548 521 86 178.00–206.00 $186.13 $970 +20.37
545 thin fleshed 545 8 208.50 $208.50 $1,136 —
550–583 unweaned 572 9 163.50–170.00 $165.58 $947 —
555–594 573 42 174.00–196.00 $187.18 $1,073 +4.91
625 unweaned 625 5 160.50 $160.50 $1,003 —
623–645 640 33 169.50–186.50 $175.91 $1,126 ±0.00
650–699 668 70 164.50–186.50 $175.20 $1,170 +6.43
663–676 unweaned 670 9 154.00–170.00 $161.03 $1,079 —
709–742 717 45 170.50–186.50 $175.66 $1,259 +3.46
729 729 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,196 -8.20
751 unweaned 751 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,202 —
796 796 21 182.50 $182.50 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 10 171.00 $171.00 $797 —
514–538 525 9 170.00–172.50 $171.14 $898 -0.36
558–570 567 20 155.00–165.00 $160.03 $907 —
603–642 629 9 140.00–171.00 $149.91 $943 -8.59
661–673 665 10 158.00–166.00 $160.43 $1,067 —
711 711 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,102 -1.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 5 185.00 $185.00 $771 —
433 thin fleshed 433 9 185.00 $185.00 $801 —
440 unweaned 440 4 167.00 $167.00 $735 —
460 460 4 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
509 509 6 164.00 $164.00 $835 —
528 528 11 176.00 $176.00 $929 —
631 631 4 165.50 $165.50 $1,044 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 166.00 $166.00 $689 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 4 174.00 $174.00 $560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 6 194.00 $194.00 $578 —
338 unweaned 338 3 150.00 $150.00 $507 —
337–349 346 34 180.00–202.00 $197.56 $684 -8.44
355–395 376 43 187.00–200.50 $194.10 $730 -3.90
408–444 425 95 177.50–203.25 $195.12 $829 -2.81
440–443 unweaned 440 44 160.00–168.00 $165.95 $730 —
450–493 463 82 174.50–199.00 $185.11 $857 -2.95
503–548 520 115 160.00–191.75 $178.77 $930 -11.10
508–545 unweaned 532 14 157.00–166.00 $160.07 $852 -3.98
546 546 4 173.50 $173.50 $947 -16.37
551–591 576 65 156.00–184.50 $173.50 $999 -4.82
591 591 7 164.00 $164.00 $969 -14.32
616 unweaned 616 6 157.50 $157.50 $970 —
600–644 628 165 165.50–187.50 $182.69 $1,147 +1.04
653–698 677 204 155.00–186.75 $178.92 $1,211 -0.61
704–726 715 101 170.00–179.75 $176.22 $1,260 +2.70
731 731 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,199 +2.25
750–760 752 17 160.00–161.50 $161.23 $1,212 -0.77
800–819 807 14 155.00–161.75 $159.30 $1,286 +1.05
857 857 5 153.50 $153.50 $1,315 +7.50
962 962 10 134.50 $134.50 $1,294 -16.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 337 25 166.00–191.00 $176.89 $596 -2.45
350–395 374 45 152.00–189.00 $176.37 $660 -2.21
403–449 424 75 163.00–191.00 $177.79 $754 —
453–499 483 75 154.00–181.00 $172.84 $835 -5.22
510 value added 510 3 168.00 $168.00 $857 —
502–548 530 66 157.50–176.50 $167.22 $886 -2.01
510–548 unweaned 533 13 151.00–165.00 $157.31 $838 -7.98
539 thin fleshed 539 17 180.50 $180.50 $973 —
552–593 566 74 154.50–171.50 $164.44 $931 +7.47
566 unweaned 566 4 151.00 $151.00 $855 -10.12
601–648 629 84 149.00–177.00 $163.64 $1,029 -13.68
650–681 666 48 150.00–165.75 $161.75 $1,077 +2.83
683 unweaned 683 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,001 —
700–743 719 137 147.00–177.25 $171.53 $1,233 +15.64
769–792 773 13 149.00–163.00 $160.79 $1,243 +5.79
813 813 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,195 -2.25
860–885 868 6 133.00–143.00 $139.60 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–472 462 12 150.00–171.00 $158.61 $733 —
503 503 6 150.00 $150.00 $754 —
600–641 619 20 140.00–148.50 $144.55 $895 -0.45
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 thin fleshed 353 3 160.00 $160.00 $565 —
392 392 5 156.00 $156.00 $612 -6.00
405 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 -26.00
440 440 5 157.00 $157.00 $691 -9.00
659–675 665 8 141.00–145.00 $142.52 $948 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 11 161.50 $161.50 $809 —
600 600 4 164.00 $164.00 $984 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
587 587 7 149.00 $149.00 $875 —
975 975 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,331 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 unweaned 643 6 155.00 $155.00 $997 —
781 781 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 4 206.00 $206.00 $501 —
317 317 3 210.00 $210.00 $666 —
358–395 378 14 181.00–204.00 $196.58 $743 -0.25
400–411 406 10 185.00–185.50 $185.25 $752 —
453–492 471 33 169.00–180.00 $175.39 $826 -3.60
483 unweaned 483 3 153.00 $153.00 $739 -3.00
505–525 518 13 155.00–172.00 $160.35 $831 -16.65
553–598 565 18 157.50–169.50 $162.92 $920 -8.39
605–644 621 15 150.00–156.00 $153.85 $955 -1.00
652–699 671 28 145.50–160.50 $154.04 $1,034 —
760 760 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
841 841 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 7 208.00 $208.00 $666 -12.50
352–384 368 17 194.00–201.00 $198.40 $730 —
405–435 416 20 187.00–209.00 $198.65 $826 +3.65
440 unweaned 440 6 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
464–476 468 24 180.00–192.00 $185.92 $870 —
549 549 10 179.00 $179.00 $983 —
640 640 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 149.50 $149.50 $736 —
587 587 5 146.50 $146.50 $860 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 4 155.00 $155.00 $721 —
588 588 4 145.00 $145.00 $853 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 132.50 $132.50 $766 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1330 1138 80-85% 5 74.50–83.00 $79.84 $909 —
940–1380 1161 80-85% 40 63.00–80.50 $72.62 $843 —
930–1345 1172 80-85% 6 54.00–72.00 $62.50 $732 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1290 990 85-90% 30 54.00–72.50 $64.10 $635 —
820–1205 1003 85-90% 11 43.00–63.00 $51.65 $518 -7.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1580 1369 75-80% 20 71.50–81.50 $77.12 $1,056 -4.79
1360–1505 1417 75-80% 3 65.00–73.50 $69.69 $988 —
1305–1745 1529 75-80% 5 82.50–86.00 $83.54 $1,277 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1750 1492 7 86.00–97.00 $92.01 $1,373 —
1370–2210 1746 14 99.00–111.50 $105.64 $1,844 —
1510–1900 1750 4 112.00–114.00 $112.65 $1,971 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1325 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 26 75.00–100.50 $88.48 $858
780–1245 991 (<2 yrs)Open 6 108.00–118.00 $112.19 $1,112
1038 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 75.00 $75.00 $778

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1087–1306 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,078.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1073–1191 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 72.00–85.00 $77.53 $868

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.