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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

6,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.00/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 619 lb · 467 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.77/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 627 lb · 339 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.17/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 525 lb · 326 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,741 8,561 8,093
Feeder cattle 6,289 7,666 7,640
Slaughter cattle 366 770 433
Replacement cattle 86 125 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 3 230.00 $230.00 $764 +10.00
371–393 379 12 241.00–252.00 $245.71 $931 +19.50
403–448 432 67 231.00–245.00 $241.92 $1,045 +13.26
440 440 9 220.00 $220.00 $968 -8.66
440 value added 440 12 242.50 $242.50 $1,067 —
452–495 473 95 223.00–247.00 $236.76 $1,120 -9.01
511 value added 511 8 228.50 $228.50 $1,168 —
506–547 525 166 219.00–245.00 $232.40 $1,220 -2.25
553–593 573 233 205.50–233.50 $222.45 $1,275 -0.40
589 value added 589 16 224.00 $224.00 $1,319 +6.15
600–646 627 339 203.00–217.75 $209.77 $1,315 +0.66
659–678 664 23 187.00–187.50 $187.37 $1,244 -3.95
652–694 667 214 186.00–202.00 $198.26 $1,322 +6.94
672–690 value added 682 28 194.75–199.25 $197.19 $1,345 —
700–749 732 275 187.00–198.00 $191.50 $1,402 +0.36
755 fancy 755 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,472 —
755–795 758 73 176.00–186.10 $185.38 $1,405 +0.39
802 802 13 175.25 $175.25 $1,406 -10.00
803 value added 803 15 186.35 $186.35 $1,496 —
803–836 820 116 176.60–184.00 $180.33 $1,479 -4.92
866–867 867 118 181.75–184.00 $182.89 $1,586 +8.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–340 339 11 223.00–229.50 $227.73 $772 -9.27
360–384 372 21 216.00–230.00 $223.31 $831 +5.31
406–449 433 42 209.00–239.00 $230.24 $997 +6.46
450–493 477 87 200.00–239.50 $225.62 $1,076 -1.18
512 value added 512 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,075 —
513–549 533 135 214.00–235.50 $224.09 $1,194 +7.46
560–599 581 151 202.00–222.00 $213.50 $1,240 +2.77
601 value added 601 16 203.75 $203.75 $1,225 —
609–648 633 107 190.00–210.50 $201.33 $1,274 +5.00
654–688 672 62 181.50–202.00 $191.56 $1,287 +7.68
702–743 723 80 179.00–186.50 $183.64 $1,328 +1.98
763–791 780 26 166.00–174.00 $169.57 $1,323 -11.79
803 803 6 174.25 $174.25 $1,399 -3.53
850–890 876 25 163.00–172.00 $167.03 $1,463 —
935–938 937 8 160.00–166.25 $163.12 $1,528 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 13 203.75 $203.75 $1,367 +14.25
829 829 5 179.75 $179.75 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 176.00 $176.00 $774 —
546 546 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,037 —
580 580 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,021 -0.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 9 173.50 $173.50 $1,350 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,047 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,072 +13.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–398 377 7 202.00–208.00 $206.19 $777 -13.63
380 thin fleshed 380 15 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
415 value added 415 15 220.25 $220.25 $914 —
409–445 421 61 200.00–216.00 $209.31 $881 +0.69
453 unweaned 453 3 176.00 $176.00 $797 +9.00
458 thin fleshed 458 21 214.75 $214.75 $984 —
452–493 473 140 194.00–215.50 $205.05 $970 +3.03
484 484 8 170.00 $170.00 $823 -12.00
496 fancy 496 29 230.00 $230.00 $1,141 —
500–549 524 312 184.00–217.00 $208.67 $1,093 +7.80
548 unweaned 548 8 169.00 $169.00 $926 —
549 549 6 180.00 $180.00 $988 +0.75
555 value added 555 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,066 —
552–598 579 116 185.00–195.50 $190.31 $1,102 -1.96
591 fancy 591 15 207.00 $207.00 $1,223 —
600–648 619 461 175.00–194.00 $188.04 $1,164 -0.20
624 value added 624 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,154 +9.55
662 662 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,125 +4.50
658–683 674 203 175.00–188.50 $182.53 $1,230 +17.03
681–694 684 119 184.00–185.75 $185.30 $1,267 +10.02
703–715 value added 710 24 179.25–180.00 $179.66 $1,276 —
701–741 712 154 163.00–184.00 $177.91 $1,267 +2.12
753–798 760 99 165.00–180.00 $173.29 $1,317 —
810–833 826 13 161.00–163.00 $162.40 $1,341 +2.70
828 value added 828 5 157.75 $157.75 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 12 201.00 $201.00 $446 -5.00
268–298 285 9 209.00–211.00 $210.16 $599 +13.16
323 unweaned 323 6 181.00 $181.00 $585 —
363–383 372 12 190.00–210.00 $202.45 $753 +3.21
380 380 3 170.00 $170.00 $646 -29.24
406–420 413 31 180.00–213.50 $205.44 $848 +16.14
421–444 thin fleshed 429 28 207.00–210.50 $209.09 $897 —
478–479 thin fleshed 479 10 203.50–206.00 $204.25 $978 -3.50
463–498 480 77 180.50–209.50 $197.62 $949 +13.51
482 482 7 170.00 $170.00 $819 -14.11
512–546 531 95 178.00–203.00 $197.39 $1,048 +15.56
534 534 7 171.50 $171.50 $916 -10.33
574 value added 574 15 177.00 $177.00 $1,016 —
550–593 578 82 164.00–190.50 $184.37 $1,066 +6.06
586 586 9 162.50 $162.50 $952 -15.81
595 thin fleshed 595 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 +3.57
611–648 623 93 162.00–184.75 $176.86 $1,102 -1.66
651–683 659 32 170.00–186.00 $177.23 $1,168 +5.12
698 698 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,037 -23.61
717–748 726 54 157.00–173.75 $167.87 $1,219 -0.23
765–781 777 8 158.00–160.00 $159.51 $1,239 +21.51
820 820 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 6 200.50 $200.50 $980 —
641 641 25 176.75 $176.75 $1,133 —
782 782 6 168.50 $168.50 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 164.00 $164.00 $571 —
477–483 480 20 161.00–175.00 $168.44 $809 +10.61
515–525 520 11 169.50–172.00 $170.85 $888 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 10 78.00 $78.00 $317 —
451 451 17 110.00 $110.00 $496 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 170.00 $170.00 $651 +20.00
532 value added 532 6 171.75 $171.75 $914 —
594 594 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,010 —
757–763 761 9 148.00 $148.00 $1,126 —
860 860 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 173.00 $173.00 $823 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 239.00 $239.00 $593 —
349 349 8 232.50 $232.50 $811 —
459–473 468 20 202.00–227.50 $211.62 $990 +12.62
506 506 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,037 +15.64
568–594 585 9 191.00–197.00 $195.06 $1,141 +31.06
611–637 623 21 186.00–198.00 $194.83 $1,214 +23.33
672 672 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,136 +12.25
733–749 744 21 163.50–166.25 $165.35 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 192.00 $192.00 $547 —
433 433 4 175.50 $175.50 $760 —
634 634 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1490 1146 80-85% 70 80.00–93.00 $84.82 $972 —
1045–1445 1155 80-85% 7 72.00–79.50 $75.42 $871 +2.19
1110–1400 1250 80-85% 16 90.50–96.00 $93.80 $1,172 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1125 889 85-90% 22 59.00–71.50 $66.85 $594 —
855–1150 1001 85-90% 67 70.00–83.50 $78.04 $781 +1.70
1070–1075 1073 85-90% 2 81.00–87.00 $84.01 $901 +4.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1610 1403 75-80% 9 93.50–97.50 $94.69 $1,329 —
1240–1703 1502 75-80% 20 82.00–92.00 $88.21 $1,325 +11.21
1600 1600 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1720 1412 16 86.00–104.00 $95.89 $1,354 —
1355–2305 1708 17 99.00–121.00 $109.66 $1,873 —
1790–2033 1918 9 112.00–126.00 $118.88 $2,280 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1280 952 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 30 76.00–105.00 $91.42 $870
1000–1270 1101 (<2 yrs)Open 8 98.00–124.00 $111.85 $1,231

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1009 1009 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 92.00 $92.00 $928
1163–1200 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 90.00–99.00 $95.94 $1,127
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1276 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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.