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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

9,341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.17/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 678 lb · 557 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.63/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 671 lb · 445 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $204.41/cwt +16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 573 lb · 397 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,341 3,518 8,616
Feeder cattle 8,688 2,933 7,937
Slaughter cattle 573 575 559
Replacement cattle 80 10 120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers steady to 10.00 higher and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 215.00 $215.00 $710 —
383–398 388 73 207.00–229.50 $219.50 $852 +0.50
402–442 423 81 214.00–239.00 $225.52 $954 +16.16
470 value added 470 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,100 —
452–496 475 224 210.00–235.00 $223.48 $1,062 -1.49
500–548 527 375 202.00–232.00 $215.01 $1,133 +35.01
544 fancy 544 18 229.00 $229.00 $1,246 —
558 fancy 558 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,256 —
550–596 573 366 192.50–222.00 $204.28 $1,171 +15.79
578 unweaned 578 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,098 —
579 value added 579 21 203.50 $203.50 $1,178 —
610 unweaned 610 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 —
603–647 623 384 183.50–204.00 $192.31 $1,198 —
666 value added 666 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,199 —
650–693 671 437 175.50–189.00 $182.68 $1,226 +4.08
706 thin fleshed 706 83 188.00 $188.00 $1,327 —
701–749 722 302 171.75–184.75 $180.38 $1,302 +8.38
745 745 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,281 -3.92
759 759 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,230 —
752–774 764 200 171.00–181.00 $178.00 $1,360 —
803–847 821 226 165.50–179.50 $176.98 $1,453 —
836–846 837 56 164.00–164.35 $164.32 $1,375 —
863–893 889 122 165.75–177.00 $171.57 $1,525 —
966 966 19 165.75 $165.75 $1,601 —
971 971 56 161.00 $161.00 $1,563 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 5 210.00 $210.00 $542 —
338 338 4 206.00 $206.00 $696 —
350–391 364 14 210.00–220.00 $215.87 $786 +15.11
417 thin fleshed 417 29 194.00 $194.00 $809 —
414–448 440 32 183.00–221.50 $202.84 $892 +4.50
451 value added 451 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,037 —
450–493 472 89 186.00–218.00 $199.93 $944 +0.95
483 unweaned 483 3 171.00 $171.00 $826 —
501–549 529 140 185.50–218.00 $201.49 $1,066 +21.48
568–571 value added 569 13 192.00–196.00 $192.93 $1,098 —
552–595 575 129 179.00–205.00 $191.88 $1,103 +10.52
602–648 624 106 165.00–197.00 $180.24 $1,125 +2.29
644 644 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,075 -10.95
664 value added 664 7 168.50 $168.50 $1,119 —
650–698 668 100 165.00–182.00 $174.87 $1,168 +4.13
702–738 729 100 167.00–178.75 $175.98 $1,283 +8.98
750–799 774 48 170.00–174.50 $173.28 $1,341 +7.00
806–823 821 52 170.00–181.75 $179.30 $1,472 +13.67
845 845 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 -15.63
858–888 862 15 160.00–165.00 $164.31 $1,416 —
1054 1054 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,407 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 9 198.00 $198.00 $956 +40.00
535 535 26 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 —
668–678 673 12 166.00–169.00 $167.51 $1,127 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 17 191.00 $191.00 $1,133 —
636 636 12 188.00 $188.00 $1,196 —
813 813 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,260 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 194.50 $194.50 $722 —
500–545 533 11 157.00–170.00 $160.33 $855 +19.33
658 658 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,059 —
711–718 713 11 159.00–168.00 $161.47 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 10 182.00 $182.00 $972 +19.00
615 615 3 149.00 $149.00 $916 -11.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 209.00 $209.00 $997 —
965–994 980 8 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $1,299 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 7 206.00 $206.00 $680 —
342 342 6 191.00 $191.00 $653 —
352 thin fleshed 352 12 204.50 $204.50 $720 —
355–394 389 24 185.50–199.50 $191.87 $746 +11.87
400–449 432 106 175.00–203.00 $191.98 $829 +16.46
471 unweaned 471 14 176.00 $176.00 $829 —
452–497 481 240 177.00–199.50 $187.78 $903 +9.19
487 value added 487 16 190.25 $190.25 $927 —
514–548 530 300 168.00–191.00 $185.22 $982 +7.48
569–593 unweaned 575 12 159.00–159.50 $159.37 $916 —
553–598 577 311 168.50–189.50 $180.74 $1,043 +4.79
600–647 622 224 166.50–186.50 $178.14 $1,108 +2.05
624 unweaned 624 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,042 —
655 655 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 -3.93
675 value added 675 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,168 —
663–697 678 543 164.00–180.00 $178.26 $1,209 -1.67
701 701 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,192 +2.50
701–737 712 86 170.25–182.50 $177.03 $1,260 +9.53
779 779 22 150.50 $150.50 $1,172 -18.96
817–845 821 31 150.00–160.35 $158.84 $1,304 —
819–831 823 13 136.00–145.00 $138.80 $1,142 —
890 890 11 147.50–154.50 $153.23 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–379 thin fleshed 373 8 189.00–192.00 $190.53 $711 —
372–397 376 13 169.00–185.00 $174.09 $655 —
415 value added 415 14 198.00 $198.00 $822 —
401–448 432 101 168.00–205.00 $177.94 $769 +9.35
450–499 479 123 166.50–182.00 $176.24 $844 +10.34
480 480 13 169.50 $169.50 $814 +3.60
494 unweaned 494 6 169.00 $169.00 $835 —
500 thin fleshed 500 14 186.00 $186.00 $930 +7.50
518 value added 518 4 185.00 $185.00 $958 —
500–548 523 211 163.00–185.00 $172.79 $904 +12.37
553–592 568 96 155.50–182.00 $170.47 $968 +9.56
588 value added 588 3 165.50 $165.50 $973 —
602–643 625 95 157.75–171.00 $166.75 $1,042 +14.81
653–683 670 44 158.00–174.00 $167.03 $1,119 +14.98
721–746 733 28 148.50–153.75 $151.12 $1,108 —
750–753 753 84 163.00–169.50 $169.35 $1,275 +22.60
773 773 4 140.50 $140.50 $1,086 -6.25
870 870 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,296 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 29 175.00 $175.00 $793 —
560 560 20 169.00 $169.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–423 416 9 147.00–159.50 $152.64 $635 +1.34
493 493 10 159.00 $159.00 $784 +9.54
556–578 566 11 147.00–154.00 $150.75 $853 +3.64
609 609 4 144.50 $144.50 $880 +5.52
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 5 142.50 $142.50 $432 —
398 unweaned 398 6 140.00 $140.00 $557 —
597 597 10 160.00 $160.00 $955 —
753 753 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,167 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 177.00 $177.00 $717 —
526 526 6 158.00 $158.00 $831 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 9 133.00 $133.00 $602 +14.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 5 142.00 $142.00 $963 —
710 710 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,136 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 6 158.00 $158.00 $577 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–428 419 7 187.00–191.00 $189.41 $794 +1.41
501 501 6 189.00 $189.00 $947 +25.79
551 551 4 168.00 $168.00 $926 +2.00
600–645 632 19 148.50–156.00 $151.66 $958 —
658 658 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,046 —
805 805 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 unweaned 469 6 179.00 $179.00 $840 —
472–479 478 11 193.50–198.00 $194.31 $929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 154.00 $154.00 $648 —
624 624 10 135.00 $135.00 $842 -6.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 176.00 $176.00 $933 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1332 1162 80-85% 10 58.00–70.00 $65.27 $758 —
1005–1520 1211 80-85% 80 65.00–86.50 $75.61 $916 +8.88
1165–1460 1285 80-85% 21 76.00–92.00 $85.77 $1,102 +11.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1745 1449 75-80% 51 73.00–89.50 $82.26 $1,192 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,007 —
1350–1670 1562 75-80% 25 79.50–90.00 $87.28 $1,363 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1065 908 85-90% 3 47.00–55.00 $50.55 $459 -18.45
920 920 85-90% 1 83.50 $83.50 $768 +14.50
794–1160 980 85-90% 25 62.00–73.00 $69.13 $677 —
855–1055 983 85-90% 3 43.00–47.50 $45.02 $443 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1815 1451 8 78.00–92.00 $83.16 $1,207 -1.04
1290–2205 1733 17 88.00–107.00 $97.93 $1,697 —
1725–2195 1916 6 107.00–114.00 $110.51 $2,117 +4.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
912–1300 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 80.00–99.00 $90.49 $927
905–1200 1065 (<2 yrs)Open 14 109.50–132.00 $115.69 $1,232

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1515 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 975.00–1,300.00 $1,166.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1293–1367 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 80.00–88.00 $85.69 $1,153
1378 1378 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 71.00 $71.00 $978

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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.