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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

2,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.19/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 617 lb · 157 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.81/cwt +21.63 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 413 lb · 136 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.02/cwt -7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 522 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,544 7,772 7,579
Feeder cattle 2,196 7,408 6,872
Slaughter cattle 303 289 572
Replacement cattle 45 75 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a much lighter test of steers and heifers traded uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 245.00 $245.00 $933 +20.25
417–448 433 30 222.00–230.00 $227.31 $984 -5.57
457 unweaned 457 3 193.00 $193.00 $882 —
484 484 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,133 +25.00
502–547 521 124 200.00–227.50 $216.90 $1,130 +25.65
521–540 unweaned 532 9 188.50–190.00 $189.15 $1,006 -18.35
563–592 579 49 197.00–216.00 $205.88 $1,192 -7.82
579 579 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,042 -33.70
606–643 617 147 184.00–200.00 $196.70 $1,214 +1.00
618 unweaned 618 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,069 —
658–696 683 132 183.75–196.85 $191.52 $1,308 +4.13
718–735 728 89 186.75–187.75 $186.85 $1,360 +3.81
756–787 775 61 174.00–184.50 $176.88 $1,371 -4.05
783 783 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,339 -9.93
820–822 822 24 171.25–172.75 $172.56 $1,418 -4.95
886 886 60 176.50 $176.50 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–383 371 14 219.00–223.00 $221.23 $821 +0.66
401 unweaned 401 4 211.00 $211.00 $846 —
406–439 421 20 197.00–225.00 $211.60 $891 -3.62
461–477 474 17 215.00–222.00 $220.80 $1,047 +8.83
507–527 515 52 186.00–213.00 $199.58 $1,028 -7.12
554–583 570 37 186.00–211.00 $200.69 $1,144 +9.58
601–625 611 13 173.00–186.00 $180.10 $1,100 -8.59
650–682 673 23 175.50–178.00 $175.82 $1,183 -0.67
676 unweaned 676 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,075 —
706–725 712 14 170.00–176.50 $171.63 $1,222 -8.24
852 852 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 191.00 $191.00 $722 —
461–462 462 9 183.00 $183.00 $845 —
504 504 8 183.50 $183.50 $925 —
552–593 576 12 160.00–176.00 $169.61 $977 —
960 960 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,190 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,131 —
613 613 19 186.00 $186.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–324 321 30 180.00–191.00 $189.61 $609 -15.02
376 unweaned 376 5 178.00 $178.00 $669 —
363–389 380 17 174.00–188.00 $184.14 $700 +2.77
403–449 413 136 180.00–206.50 $202.81 $838 +18.08
453–490 474 33 169.00–186.00 $176.77 $838 -2.70
506–547 536 43 156.00–170.00 $163.78 $878 +5.78
540–543 unweaned 542 12 155.00–157.50 $156.25 $847 —
554–598 564 20 160.00–179.00 $171.01 $964 -0.52
564 564 5 149.00 $149.00 $840 -22.53
565–584 unweaned 577 13 157.00–158.00 $157.38 $908 -5.62
605–648 630 21 152.00–161.00 $156.15 $984 -11.75
653–666 660 22 156.00–167.00 $162.63 $1,073 -7.13
703–711 707 9 152.50–159.00 $156.09 $1,104 -12.53
765 765 3 153.50 $153.50 $1,174 -7.50
813 813 4 139.75 $139.75 $1,136 -0.25
937 937 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,167 —
955 955 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 6 184.00 $184.00 $651 -10.32
406–444 421 24 188.50–200.00 $192.15 $809 -1.63
459–477 471 61 182.00–202.50 $190.16 $896 +0.91
479 unweaned 479 7 171.00 $171.00 $819 —
505–549 526 73 175.50–186.00 $179.26 $943 -8.65
580 580 15 173.00 $173.00 $1,003 +9.55
599 unweaned 599 6 160.00 $160.00 $958 -7.30
605–642 627 117 170.00–177.50 $173.52 $1,088 -1.86
687 687 15 173.50 $173.50 $1,192 -0.74
892 892 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,374 +2.50
959 959 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 147.00 $147.00 $526 —
459–465 460 18 150.00–160.00 $151.12 $695 -13.22
533 533 6 155.00 $155.00 $826 -10.00
612 612 4 147.00 $147.00 $900 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 19 155.50 $155.50 $966 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
857 857 10 126.50 $126.50 $1,084 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 6 160.00 $160.00 $826 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 146.00 $146.00 $899 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 176.00 $176.00 $906 -6.00
557–592 579 8 170.00–172.50 $171.60 $994 +13.26
697 697 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,046 +7.81
700 700 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,068 —
755 755 7 132.00 $132.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 205.00 $205.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 169.00 $169.00 $879 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1470 1185 80-85% 105 74.00–86.00 $80.70 $956 +14.46
940–1435 1203 80-85% 12 64.00–76.00 $70.90 $853 —
1145–1390 1264 80-85% 27 84.00–95.50 $89.17 $1,127 +8.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1925 1463 75-80% 32 75.00–91.50 $83.72 $1,225 +18.72
1305–1740 1499 75-80% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.39 $1,085 —
1473–1705 1562 75-80% 8 91.50–99.00 $93.74 $1,464 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1220 1045 85-90% 6 50.00–60.00 $54.22 $567 —
1045–1060 1053 85-90% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.50 $806 —
935–1165 1063 85-90% 17 64.00–77.00 $72.26 $768 -0.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1695 1485 6 83.50–91.50 $88.84 $1,319 —
1420–1930 1676 9 92.00–104.00 $96.92 $1,624 -6.34
1640–1915 1778 2 108.00–110.00 $108.92 $1,937 -6.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1195 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 74.00–90.00 $85.67 $942
990–1210 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 2 99.00–105.00 $102.30 $1,125

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280–1320 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,121.03

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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
1000–1400 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,125.00–1,560.00 $1,342.00 —

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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.