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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

6,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.63/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 623 lb · 412 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.52/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 580 lb · 351 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.66/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 680 lb · 293 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,302 5,656 5,663
Feeder cattle 5,395 4,778 4,708
Slaughter cattle 767 753 850
Replacement cattle 140 125 105

Compared to last week, feeder calves firm to 10.00 higher, yearlings sold steady to spots 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–392 374 38 209.00–239.00 $228.38 $854 +6.32
392 392 5 201.00 $201.00 $788 -21.06
414 thin fleshed 414 8 231.00 $231.00 $956
400–438 419 63 209.00–237.00 $220.79 $925 -0.46
456–493 466 83 210.00–231.00 $226.12 $1,054 +13.66
464–494 value added 475 19 220.00–229.00 $225.55 $1,071
502 fancy 502 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,140
520–548 unweaned 524 55 181.00–204.50 $199.59 $1,046 +13.62
500–549 529 144 192.00–213.50 $200.77 $1,062 +4.97
544–545 544 12 183.50–190.00 $185.13 $1,007 +20.63
553 value added 553 24 192.00 $192.00 $1,062 +0.89
573 573 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,049 -6.04
551–596 579 163 185.00–203.00 $192.30 $1,113 +3.26
576–584 581 11 182.50–186.00 $183.76 $1,068 -5.28
564–597 unweaned 588 33 167.00–180.00 $176.05 $1,035 +3.07
591 thin fleshed 591 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,170
608 fancy 608 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,240
600–634 unweaned 609 51 175.00–180.50 $178.87 $1,089 +5.12
601–648 620 271 184.00–197.50 $191.69 $1,188 +21.69
601–645 thin fleshed 641 81 198.00–199.00 $198.08 $1,270
653 value added 653 16 185.25 $185.25 $1,210
667 unweaned 667 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,127 +11.29
671 671 13 166.00 $166.00 $1,114 -21.36
674 thin fleshed 674 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,294 -6.00
652–699 675 148 178.00–192.75 $188.07 $1,269 +0.71
707 unweaned 707 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,223 +12.00
713 value added 713 5 169.50 $169.50 $1,209
703–742 732 244 174.00–187.50 $183.41 $1,343 +11.44
751 751 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,187 -23.63
760–798 776 90 164.00–178.00 $173.94 $1,350 -7.69
834 834 14 171.50 $171.50 $1,430 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–296 277 7 195.00–216.00 $207.82 $576 -2.18
340 340 4 202.50 $202.50 $688
350–393 378 10 190.00–212.00 $197.34 $746 -6.53
402–448 428 40 182.00–208.00 $192.93 $826 -6.84
453–498 476 65 187.00–213.00 $195.29 $930 +1.81
493 thin fleshed 493 8 214.00 $214.00 $1,055
500–536 519 54 185.00–200.50 $193.17 $1,003 +5.97
539 unweaned 539 20 179.00 $179.00 $965 +3.00
550 thin fleshed 550 3 200.50 $200.50 $1,103 +5.50
554–555 554 12 163.00–164.00 $163.25 $904 -18.91
552–595 579 59 164.00–182.00 $173.69 $1,006 -8.47
601 601 4 161.00 $161.00 $968 -13.78
618 value added 618 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,088
607–640 621 19 165.00–176.00 $172.35 $1,070 -2.43
665–699 675 18 172.00–178.50 $176.32 $1,190 +1.06
736–747 740 14 156.00–164.00 $161.12 $1,192 -13.58
806–824 814 21 158.50–177.00 $169.16 $1,377 +3.16
853 853 3 165.50 $165.50 $1,412 +2.00
949 949 18 158.00 $158.00 $1,499
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–546 536 8 191.00–197.00 $193.94 $1,040 +12.76
550 550 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,050 +6.00
639 639 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,125 +4.08
701 701 4 185.50 $185.50 $1,300
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 unweaned 515 4 156.00 $156.00 $803
588 588 3 155.00 $155.00 $911 -15.00
628 628 4 147.00 $147.00 $923 -13.00
674 674 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,045
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 177.00 $177.00 $775 -27.00
560 unweaned 560 4 170.00 $170.00 $952
595 595 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,047 +26.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,079
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
809 809 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,104

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 value added 333 3 180.00 $180.00 $599
376 unweaned 376 7 169.00 $169.00 $635
376–387 381 12 186.00–195.00 $191.19 $728 +6.19
415–423 unweaned 421 15 167.00–182.00 $170.94 $720 -0.42
403–443 425 45 171.00–199.00 $187.76 $798 -1.09
458–459 fancy 459 16 192.00–207.00 $201.38 $924
451–498 467 107 168.00–204.00 $190.51 $890 +18.51
478 478 3 171.00 $171.00 $817 -20.61
480 unweaned 480 16 169.00 $169.00 $811 -2.23
473–498 value added 491 23 170.50–180.00 $172.89 $849 -6.11
500 unweaned 500 3 161.00 $161.00 $805 -5.95
505–524 fancy 515 50 182.00–203.00 $192.91 $993
503–549 527 136 162.00–197.00 $177.12 $933 -3.63
550–595 570 151 161.50–187.00 $172.04 $981 -7.69
579 value added 579 24 165.25 $165.25 $957
586 unweaned 586 9 160.50 $160.50 $941 +4.52
589 thin fleshed 589 167 187.25 $187.25 $1,103
605 unweaned 605 17 150.00 $150.00 $908 -5.14
602–648 619 67 168.00–183.00 $178.78 $1,107 +0.68
613–640 631 18 153.50–157.00 $155.27 $980 -22.83
657–698 680 286 165.00–185.00 $179.41 $1,220 -1.88
686 thin fleshed 686 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,303
719 thin fleshed 719 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,359
720 720 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,166 -18.64
733 unweaned 733 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,026
801–825 811 15 159.50–160.25 $159.94 $1,297 -16.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 unweaned 313 14 160.00 $160.00 $501
307–341 324 6 170.00 $170.00 $551 -15.00
351 unweaned 351 7 170.00 $170.00 $597
366 thin fleshed 366 4 189.00 $189.00 $692 +9.00
363–398 377 24 164.00–175.00 $170.04 $641 -7.53
406 unweaned 406 4 164.50 $164.50 $668 +10.50
403–442 416 76 163.00–189.00 $179.78 $748 -3.71
412–432 thin fleshed 423 21 191.50–198.00 $195.68 $828
462–495 unweaned 477 15 150.00–159.00 $154.35 $736
461–493 480 101 151.00–180.00 $167.38 $803 -3.61
502–543 519 140 155.00–183.00 $165.89 $861 +2.96
533 533 9 152.00 $152.00 $810 -10.93
550–595 571 35 148.50–184.50 $156.45 $893 -1.57
585 thin fleshed 585 6 173.50 $173.50 $1,015
605–641 615 45 140.00–145.50 $143.54 $883 -14.72
602–640 627 26 142.00–160.00 $149.62 $938 -8.64
668–696 680 20 155.00–162.00 $158.39 $1,077 -3.01
717 717 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,140
737 737 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,061
752–795 781 18 144.50–147.50 $146.23 $1,142 -7.77
806 806 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,177
860 860 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 -13.94
864 864 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,236 +4.06
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 6 158.00 $158.00 $412
405–429 418 13 150.00–159.00 $156.20 $653
460 460 3 153.00 $153.00 $704
472 unweaned 472 4 146.00 $146.00 $689
657 657 5 139.00 $139.00 $913 -2.50
771 771 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,122
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 161.00 $161.00 $802
515–518 517 8 168.00–169.00 $168.50 $871
620 620 6 146.50 $146.50 $908
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 7 131.00 $131.00 $511
591 591 3 134.00 $134.00 $792
644 644 7 131.00 $131.00 $844
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 8 140.00 $140.00 $595
536 536 6 165.00 $165.00 $884
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 7 145.00 $145.00 $683
578 578 7 144.50 $144.50 $835 +1.50
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 8 95.00 $95.00 $320
493 493 5 120.00 $120.00 $592

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 7 185.00–189.00 $186.77 $614
418–449 432 15 162.50–182.00 $170.28 $736
473 unweaned 473 5 167.00 $167.00 $790
476–488 482 24 160.00–177.50 $172.11 $830 +0.11
505–537 525 12 171.00–176.00 $173.52 $911 +21.02
531 unweaned 531 8 146.00 $146.00 $775
554–582 564 18 157.00–175.00 $168.58 $951 +11.63
613–615 614 6 154.00–157.00 $155.50 $955 +1.93
666 666 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,039 +3.98
693 unweaned 693 6 140.00 $140.00 $970
702–716 707 8 144.00–147.50 $146.17 $1,033 +8.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 7 140.00 $140.00 $631 -8.00
632 632 6 140.00 $140.00 $885
728 728 8 137.00 $137.00 $997
753 753 5 126.00 $126.00 $949
860 860 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,079
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 129.00 $129.00 $508
533 533 8 136.50 $136.50 $728
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 180.00 $180.00 $922 +5.00
618 unweaned 618 6 145.00 $145.00 $896
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 7 150.00 $150.00 $836

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1405 1185 80-85% 78 57.00–73.00 $64.76 $767 -1.74
920–1605 1207 80-85% 12 53.00–63.00 $56.59 $683
1100–1425 1255 80-85% 33 68.00–76.50 $73.79 $926 +0.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1065 967 85-90% 14 40.00–53.00 $47.11 $456
845–1105 977 85-90% 5 41.00–42.00 $41.23 $403
870–1195 1029 85-90% 45 52.00–64.50 $60.73 $625 -0.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1680 1367 75-80% 31 65.00–78.00 $73.10 $999
1305–1625 1448 75-80% 4 56.00–62.50 $59.34 $859
1346–1690 1475 75-80% 16 74.00–82.00 $78.42 $1,157 +16.18

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1620 1518 6 84.00–92.50 $87.98 $1,336
1570–2115 1799 5 106.00–109.00 $107.59 $1,936
1420–2315 1857 13 92.50–105.00 $98.99 $1,838

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–1235 1009 (<2 yrs)Open 27 93.00–115.00 $98.81 $997
835–1240 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 26 60.00–95.00 $80.74 $836
1120–1160 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 68.00–73.00 $69.28 $783

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1545 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 900.00–1,275.00 $1,042.26

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1300 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,342.86

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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.