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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

8,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.68/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 678 lb · 467 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.86/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 774 lb · 383 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $204.35/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 532 lb · 355 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,733 8,622 9,362
Feeder cattle 8,222 7,155 8,059
Slaughter cattle 486 1,262 1,213
Replacement cattle 25 205 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady. 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
296 296 4 267.00 $267.00 $790 —
358 value added 358 3 226.00 $226.00 $809 —
353–397 381 56 215.00–248.00 $232.54 $886 +2.11
405 fancy 405 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,012 —
400–449 433 162 210.00–239.00 $227.53 $985 -0.21
467 467 7 203.00 $203.00 $948 -19.48
453–498 481 172 202.50–230.00 $219.67 $1,057 -2.81
499 unweaned 499 6 186.00 $186.00 $928 -20.68
500–548 531 323 190.50–221.00 $204.79 $1,087 +1.77
547 value added 547 32 199.50–203.00 $199.94 $1,094 -5.60
550–598 569 302 184.75–211.00 $197.52 $1,124 -3.12
556–598 571 11 174.00–183.00 $179.57 $1,025 -21.07
580 unweaned 580 10 175.50 $175.50 $1,018 -5.71
605 fancy 605 15 199.00 $199.00 $1,204 —
601–649 630 212 177.00–195.00 $188.37 $1,187 +10.16
627–646 638 21 175.00–182.00 $179.05 $1,142 +0.84
652–699 672 246 174.00–189.00 $181.34 $1,219 +16.34
674 unweaned 674 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,166 +6.00
678 678 43 172.50 $172.50 $1,170 +7.50
700–740 721 96 174.25–182.50 $177.54 $1,280 -0.33
767–773 768 160 170.00–173.85 $173.46 $1,332 -3.60
762–798 779 223 173.00–185.00 $181.01 $1,410 +3.95
812–840 831 17 164.50–169.50 $166.00 $1,379 -15.00
844 844 26 160.00 $160.00 $1,350 -21.00
863–891 890 63 165.50–173.75 $173.37 $1,543 -1.63
901–916 912 34 161.00–162.75 $161.46 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 thin fleshed 312 18 265.00 $265.00 $827 —
318–333 327 11 185.00–244.00 $212.34 $694 —
363–393 385 20 187.50–204.00 $201.38 $775 -7.62
400–449 433 39 190.00–228.00 $204.03 $883 -5.48
456 thin fleshed 456 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,065 +5.50
456–483 unweaned 472 10 180.00 $180.00 $850 -7.00
455–498 477 126 185.00–220.50 $206.19 $984 +5.95
530 unweaned 530 11 176.50 $176.50 $935 —
500–548 531 125 174.00–202.50 $192.41 $1,022 +1.87
536 value added 536 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,056 —
551 unweaned 551 5 170.00 $170.00 $937 -9.50
563 563 6 169.00 $169.00 $951 +7.00
550–596 576 108 170.50–207.00 $184.04 $1,060 -1.86
578 value added 578 16 184.00 $184.00 $1,064 —
600–635 615 105 170.00–187.00 $178.96 $1,101 +15.96
633 value added 633 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,139 —
635 unweaned 635 3 157.00 $157.00 $997 -13.97
651 651 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,055 +7.00
671 value added 671 26 174.25 $174.25 $1,169 —
650–690 674 125 159.75–179.75 $171.91 $1,159 +16.91
687 unweaned 687 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,051 -12.46
721–743 731 18 168.00–176.50 $173.17 $1,266 -1.83
782 782 32 173.60 $173.60 $1,358 +18.10
830 830 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,390 +6.83
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–444 unweaned 434 13 184.00–222.00 $210.92 $915 —
515 515 10 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
589 589 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,107 —
683 683 22 172.75 $172.75 $1,180 —
705 705 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–431 423 8 170.00–178.00 $172.91 $731 —
492 492 3 180.00 $180.00 $886 —
537 537 5 171.00 $171.00 $918 —
564 564 7 149.50 $149.50 $843 —
654–665 659 7 156.50–158.00 $157.15 $1,036 —
718 thin fleshed 718 3 139.00 $139.00 $998 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–485 481 13 167.00–175.00 $169.42 $815 -3.58
522 522 5 172.50 $172.50 $900 +1.14
556 556 5 161.00 $161.00 $895 -11.59
664 664 7 148.00 $148.00 $983 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 179.00 $179.00 $865 —
568 value added 568 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,074 —
617 617 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,003 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 176.00 $176.00 $748 —
530 unweaned 530 3 174.50 $174.50 $925 —
553 553 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 4 175.00 $175.00 $537 —
300–345 332 27 180.00–197.00 $189.62 $630 +2.62
356–398 385 115 174.00–210.00 $192.46 $741 +1.17
395 unweaned 395 12 182.50 $182.50 $721 +14.50
405–444 431 123 171.00–195.50 $185.09 $798 +24.09
436–438 value added 437 17 178.00–182.00 $180.58 $789 —
471 unweaned 471 8 170.00 $170.00 $801 -4.27
450–497 476 330 170.00–200.00 $185.73 $884 -1.13
495 value added 495 10 180.00 $180.00 $891 +0.75
516 value added 516 12 182.00 $182.00 $939 —
504–547 528 261 160.00–195.50 $183.95 $971 +1.93
554 fancy 554 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,019 —
550–571 unweaned 556 19 149.00–159.50 $153.53 $854 -6.69
553–594 571 311 164.00–191.00 $178.25 $1,018 +2.17
612 value added 612 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,053 +7.75
605–643 620 232 165.00–188.00 $174.02 $1,079 -4.11
632 unweaned 632 8 152.00 $152.00 $961 —
654 654 25 164.75 $164.75 $1,077 +8.53
650–695 679 442 169.75–182.00 $177.35 $1,204 +4.53
706–742 723 123 165.00–177.25 $173.41 $1,254 +12.41
762 762 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,219 -0.38
886 886 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,196 -18.50
1010 1010 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,338 —
1057 1057 3 124.50 $124.50 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–276 273 15 160.00–182.00 $177.38 $484 —
323 unweaned 323 3 155.00 $155.00 $501 -14.00
306–342 329 12 162.50–189.00 $177.53 $584 -0.80
355–389 365 46 155.00–200.00 $184.99 $675 +13.48
401–447 422 82 152.00–194.00 $173.63 $733 +1.18
408–442 unweaned 429 15 160.00–165.00 $163.28 $700 —
443 443 4 160.00 $160.00 $709 -12.45
443 thin fleshed 443 8 189.50 $189.50 $839 —
460–488 unweaned 468 15 148.00–160.00 $152.92 $716 —
450–498 471 116 155.00–178.00 $168.32 $793 -0.32
475 thin fleshed 475 7 175.00 $175.00 $831 —
507–508 508 6 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $815 -8.68
522 value added 522 17 179.00 $179.00 $934 +8.25
506–549 526 127 153.00–183.00 $168.96 $889 -0.22
521–543 unweaned 531 15 150.00–153.50 $150.96 $802 +1.02
553–595 571 118 152.00–185.00 $166.43 $950 +3.06
583 unweaned 583 3 150.00 $150.00 $874 +2.39
587 value added 587 12 168.50 $168.50 $989 —
602 602 6 159.00 $159.00 $957 -0.15
607 thin fleshed 607 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,093 —
604–645 619 52 156.00–180.00 $164.16 $1,016 +5.01
648 unweaned 648 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,001 —
652–692 674 39 152.50–174.00 $165.59 $1,116 +17.78
716 716 11 146.00 $146.00 $1,045 -17.05
700–737 723 128 159.00–173.00 $171.95 $1,243 +8.90
750–785 753 46 152.50–158.75 $158.12 $1,191 +0.82
807 807 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,166 -2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 unweaned 419 20 184.00–203.00 $196.95 $825 —
470 470 3 166.00 $166.00 $780 —
531 531 9 182.00 $182.00 $966 —
562 562 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,023 —
651 651 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,061 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 157.50 $157.50 $491 —
425 425 4 154.00 $154.00 $654 —
468 468 14 148.00 $148.00 $693 -10.84
614 614 9 130.00 $130.00 $798 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 4 165.00 $165.00 $749 —
549 549 5 175.00 $175.00 $961 —
563 563 3 157.00 $157.00 $884 —
610 610 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,074 —
705 705 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,043 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 5 158.00 $158.00 $863 —
678 678 6 143.00 $143.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 159.00 $159.00 $727 —
501–510 504 6 141.00–150.00 $144.04 $726 -5.96
701 701 3 131.00 $131.00 $918 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 189.00 $189.00 $501 —
330 330 3 179.00 $179.00 $591 -26.96
385–395 391 8 170.00–184.00 $176.85 $691 -32.90
396 unweaned 396 5 154.00 $154.00 $610 —
455–478 466 18 162.00–170.00 $164.94 $769 -16.13
502 unweaned 502 3 148.00 $148.00 $743 —
513–542 533 22 155.00–179.00 $165.80 $884 -3.92
573–592 579 14 153.00–166.00 $161.65 $936 -2.43
580 580 4 130.00 $130.00 $754 -34.08
606 unweaned 606 4 145.00 $145.00 $879 —
606–634 623 29 144.00–153.50 $149.70 $933 -11.30
661 661 7 130.00 $130.00 $859 -20.00
701 701 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,094 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–396 373 20 207.50–220.00 $214.11 $799 +1.61
402–449 427 41 191.00–226.25 $217.14 $927 +8.63
493–498 496 8 180.00–193.00 $184.84 $917 -6.66
558 558 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,055 +3.00
587 unweaned 587 6 148.00 $148.00 $869 —
608 608 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,021 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 149.00 $149.00 $779 —
702 702 3 130.00 $130.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1485 1212 80-85% 54 54.50–64.50 $58.78 $712 —
1085–1450 1234 80-85% 17 46.00–56.00 $52.64 $650 —
1255–1535 1346 80-85% 5 64.50–69.00 $66.30 $892 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1815 1406 75-80% 20 60.00–70.00 $63.70 $896 —
1460–1645 1558 75-80% 4 69.00–74.00 $71.32 $1,111 —
1210–1945 1568 75-80% 3 52.00–59.00 $55.55 $871 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $284 -4.45
950–1265 1038 85-90% 10 37.00–48.50 $42.50 $441 —
920–1235 1059 85-90% 9 47.00–57.50 $52.77 $559 -3.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1775 1409 4 78.00–84.00 $81.13 $1,143 —
1365–2130 1689 7 88.00–100.00 $93.07 $1,572 —
1815–1945 1880 2 103.00–104.00 $103.52 $1,946 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1235 976 (<2 yrs)Open 16 102.00–127.00 $114.53 $1,118
830–1090 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 70.00–100.00 $86.27 $857

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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.