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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

3,518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.22/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 577 lb · 138 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.60/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 674 lb · 133 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.06/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 579 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,518 6,915 2,329
Feeder cattle 2,933 6,277 1,939
Slaughter cattle 575 568 320
Replacement cattle 10 70 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders mostly steady to 4.00 lower, spots 4.00 to 8.00 lower on yearlings, except some 600 lb heifers early week firm to sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, spots 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 16 219.00 $219.00 $839 -7.00
442–447 443 19 206.00–210.00 $209.36 $927 -18.66
462–465 463 30 200.00–230.00 $224.97 $1,042 +0.62
502–535 514 60 200.00–216.00 $208.50 $1,072 -0.32
523 523 3 180.00 $180.00 $941 -28.82
567 567 3 176.00 $176.00 $998 -21.09
554–596 577 135 178.00–194.00 $188.49 $1,088 -8.60
650–691 674 133 172.50–184.00 $178.60 $1,204 -2.82
723 723 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,244 -4.34
718–747 733 17 175.00–177.00 $175.92 $1,289 -0.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 190.00 $190.00 $559 —
358–395 378 23 180.00–212.00 $200.76 $759 -5.04
410–443 430 25 194.00–206.00 $198.34 $853 -17.06
481–493 487 25 191.00–207.00 $198.98 $969 -9.30
500–544 526 48 173.00–193.00 $180.01 $947 -16.12
552–597 580 71 173.00–186.75 $181.36 $1,052 +3.03
603–648 626 35 174.00–185.00 $177.95 $1,114 -1.26
667–688 675 28 168.00–173.50 $170.74 $1,152 +0.47
733 733 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,224 -7.48
750–783 757 10 162.50–167.50 $166.28 $1,259 -12.28
813–842 834 14 159.50–168.00 $165.63 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 192.00 $192.00 $657 —
350–395 371 14 170.00–187.50 $173.57 $644 —
403–431 421 16 151.00–178.00 $167.53 $705 -20.47
453–475 459 4 161.00–170.00 $167.67 $770 -18.98
546 546 4 163.00 $163.00 $890 +12.00
593–597 596 7 162.50–173.00 $170.01 $1,013 +9.47
611 611 3 160.00 $160.00 $978 —
718–730 722 3 150.50–153.00 $151.34 $1,093 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 150.00 $150.00 $634 —
491 491 4 182.00 $182.00 $894 —
541 541 5 141.00 $141.00 $763 -26.67
606 606 5 135.00 $135.00 $818 -31.33
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 5 158.00 $158.00 $757 -30.64
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 195.00 $195.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 9 180.00 $180.00 $657 +1.25
432–449 437 17 171.00–185.50 $175.52 $767 -8.77
454–488 474 107 173.00–189.50 $178.59 $847 -6.69
512–547 530 96 170.00–188.00 $177.74 $942 -8.35
554–597 578 118 168.00–187.25 $175.95 $1,017 -2.67
570–595 585 13 148.00–162.00 $156.90 $918 -21.72
600–639 613 123 168.00–186.75 $176.09 $1,079 +21.65
653–691 683 98 174.00–182.25 $179.93 $1,229 +1.45
720 720 9 167.50 $167.50 $1,206 +4.54
759–775 766 16 165.00–173.00 $169.46 $1,298 -0.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 unweaned 297 3 144.00 $144.00 $428 —
332–341 338 17 155.00–172.00 $167.09 $565 -2.98
403–446 422 52 160.00–175.00 $168.59 $711 -9.97
443 unweaned 443 3 160.00 $160.00 $709 —
458–490 477 40 161.00–175.00 $165.90 $791 -5.18
516 thin fleshed 516 8 178.50 $178.50 $921 —
530–548 539 4 156.00–165.00 $160.42 $865 -15.27
555–593 571 51 155.00–170.00 $160.91 $919 +14.91
590 590 4 150.50 $150.50 $888 -16.78
610–642 626 25 144.00–158.00 $151.94 $951 -16.71
660–673 669 12 145.50–159.00 $152.05 $1,017 -5.85
760 760 10 146.75 $146.75 $1,115 +1.25
801–840 821 8 140.50–145.00 $142.80 $1,172 -1.28
905 905 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 158.00 $158.00 $623 —
403–449 418 15 135.00–169.00 $151.30 $632 +8.41
460–470 463 14 149.00–149.50 $149.46 $692 —
520–535 530 5 144.00–149.00 $147.09 $780 +4.47
576–577 577 9 144.00–151.00 $147.11 $849 +3.91
600–628 614 6 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $853 —
715 715 8 136.50 $136.50 $976 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 136.50 $136.50 $541 —
516 516 10 135.00 $135.00 $697 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 137.00 $137.00 $433 —
456 456 8 119.00 $119.00 $543 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 9 131.00 $131.00 $706 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 155.00 $155.00 $735 +3.85
540 540 3 145.00 $145.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 unweaned 436 7 140.00 $140.00 $610 —
454–470 457 6 163.00–164.00 $163.83 $749 —
509–542 527 13 136.00–144.00 $139.57 $736 —
568–586 581 14 142.00–148.00 $144.01 $837 —
605–642 635 13 139.50–144.00 $141.29 $897 —
649 unweaned 649 8 118.00 $118.00 $766 —
755 755 3 130.50 $130.50 $985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 188.00 $188.00 $790 +7.00
455 thin fleshed 455 4 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
503–508 505 5 162.00–165.00 $163.21 $824 +6.21
567 567 10 166.00 $166.00 $941 +8.29
727 727 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,051 +0.67
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 131.00 $131.00 $683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1476 1203 80-85% 161 60.00–72.50 $66.73 $803 -4.35
1015–1540 1250 80-85% 21 50.00–61.50 $57.18 $715 —
1065–1435 1271 80-85% 32 70.00–78.50 $74.15 $942 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
787–1195 889 85-90% 13 47.00–61.50 $54.72 $486 —
920 920 85-90% 8 69.00 $69.00 $635 —
904–1370 1029 85-90% 57 53.00–66.50 $61.54 $633 +14.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1151–1645 1299 75-80% 66 63.00–75.50 $72.04 $936 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $761 -3.00
1315–1865 1548 75-80% 7 74.50–79.00 $77.11 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1695 1459 6 78.00–90.50 $84.20 $1,228 —
1250–2140 1627 20 85.00–103.50 $95.71 $1,557 —
1580–2295 1920 10 98.50–114.00 $105.55 $2,027 +2.55

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1060 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 64.00–87.50 $75.05 $750
900–1305 1099 (<2 yrs)Open 4 112.00–130.00 $119.84 $1,317

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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.