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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

6,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.36/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 578 lb · 331 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.38/cwt +10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 565 lb · 290 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $203.08/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 681 lb · 264 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,433 6,741 4,720
Feeder cattle 5,705 6,289 4,359
Slaughter cattle 598 366 311
Replacement cattle 130 86 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, bulk of steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 15.00 higher on some fancy grazing type cattle under 600 lbs . Slaughter cows steady 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
343 343 3 238.00 $238.00 $816 —
383–395 390 13 249.00–250.00 $249.85 $974 +4.14
401 value added 401 7 241.00 $241.00 $966 —
400–446 431 70 228.00–265.00 $249.18 $1,074 +7.26
437 unweaned 437 3 209.00 $209.00 $913 —
453–499 483 126 219.00–259.00 $245.48 $1,186 +8.72
510–544 530 145 224.00–251.00 $238.97 $1,267 +6.57
562 fancy 562 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,388 —
555–598 578 317 218.00–240.00 $229.49 $1,326 +7.04
578–598 585 9 213.50–216.00 $215.15 $1,259 -7.30
600–646 618 195 201.00–226.50 $219.01 $1,353 +9.24
652–699 681 264 192.25–210.00 $203.08 $1,383 +4.82
700–740 720 223 191.00–198.00 $193.69 $1,395 +2.19
770 770 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,294 -17.38
762–793 777 206 178.00–192.00 $188.57 $1,465 +3.19
812–823 814 42 180.00–182.00 $181.71 $1,479 +1.38
850–875 861 101 173.00–187.00 $181.45 $1,562 -1.44
910 910 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,547 —
923 923 12 173.75 $173.75 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 7 260.50 $260.50 $782 —
324–333 329 14 210.00–232.50 $223.01 $734 -4.72
375–390 383 4 235.00 $235.00 $900 +11.69
404 thin fleshed 404 22 264.00 $264.00 $1,067 —
425–441 436 33 214.00–239.00 $223.34 $974 -6.90
470 value added 470 16 222.50 $222.50 $1,046 —
455–497 474 50 205.00–234.00 $221.13 $1,048 -4.49
480–490 unweaned 484 8 197.00–207.00 $200.80 $972 —
500–545 527 91 200.00–236.00 $225.90 $1,190 +1.81
539 value added 539 5 211.50 $211.50 $1,140 +1.50
555–599 580 52 208.00–228.50 $215.35 $1,249 +1.85
596 value added 596 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,192 —
616 thin fleshed 616 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,355 —
600–640 625 59 192.00–215.00 $204.43 $1,278 +3.10
649 unweaned 649 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,207 —
654–685 662 110 187.00–205.00 $199.39 $1,320 +7.83
703–719 712 10 187.00–191.25 $188.72 $1,344 +5.08
753–780 771 19 167.00–180.00 $176.65 $1,362 +7.08
830 830 63 182.00 $182.00 $1,511 +7.75
853–889 878 14 157.50–175.00 $166.14 $1,459 -0.89
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–491 484 12 194.00–217.00 $201.46 $975 —
516 516 20 192.00 $192.00 $991 -19.00
582 582 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,071 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 18 207.00 $207.00 $1,368 +3.25
764 764 11 190.50 $190.50 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–532 526 7 190.50–197.50 $192.52 $1,013 +2.52
550–578 570 12 162.00–197.50 $176.32 $1,005 +0.32
668 668 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,189 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 12 155.00 $155.00 $691 —
527 527 12 169.50 $169.50 $893 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 thin fleshed 470 4 206.00 $206.00 $968 —
638 638 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,193 —
710 710 3 169.50 $169.50 $1,203 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 7 214.00 $214.00 $636 —
313–348 331 4 212.00–217.00 $214.37 $710 —
353–389 382 10 218.00 $218.00 $833 +11.81
404–440 419 35 201.00–221.00 $214.27 $898 +4.96
472 unweaned 472 2 190.00 $190.00 $897 +14.00
451–495 476 137 196.00–225.00 $214.24 $1,020 +9.19
523 523 4 191.00 $191.00 $999 -17.67
501–549 525 180 189.00–215.00 $205.56 $1,079 -3.11
550 value added 550 11 195.00 $195.00 $1,072 +3.00
564 fancy 564 89 214.00–218.00 $217.37 $1,226 +10.37
551–586 565 169 181.50–209.50 $197.68 $1,117 +7.37
551–595 577 19 177.00–185.00 $180.33 $1,041 -9.98
577 unweaned 577 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,050 —
609–649 628 219 183.25–197.25 $191.89 $1,205 +3.85
650–696 683 220 179.50–190.00 $187.19 $1,279 +1.89
686 686 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,221 -7.30
701–730 714 148 175.00–185.75 $183.61 $1,311 +5.70
758 758 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,304 -1.29
830–837 835 19 158.50–164.00 $160.18 $1,338 -2.22
855 855 21 163.75 $163.75 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 222.00 $222.00 $539 +21.00
304 thin fleshed 304 14 244.50 $244.50 $743 —
313–345 336 20 206.00–216.00 $207.86 $698 —
355–383 369 13 183.00–219.00 $198.54 $733 -3.91
392 thin fleshed 392 27 245.25 $245.25 $961 —
431 value added 431 17 195.00 $195.00 $840 —
410–448 441 42 184.50–204.00 $194.64 $858 -10.80
452–493 475 59 183.00–210.00 $196.10 $931 -1.52
493 unweaned 493 3 173.00 $173.00 $853 —
503–548 529 27 179.00–202.00 $194.21 $1,027 -3.18
558 unweaned 558 4 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
551–596 577 75 169.50–195.00 $184.04 $1,062 -0.33
601 value added 601 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,106 —
600–646 639 36 170.25–185.00 $173.54 $1,109 -3.32
651–697 667 42 163.50–180.00 $172.27 $1,149 -4.96
687 687 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,099 +11.50
696 thin fleshed 696 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,239 —
710 710 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,172 -2.87
715–725 723 9 166.00–174.50 $172.63 $1,248 +4.76
762–785 775 15 160.00–165.00 $163.39 $1,266 +3.88
902 902 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,339 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 6 196.00 $196.00 $780 —
462 unweaned 462 8 190.00 $190.00 $878 —
638 638 15 188.00 $188.00 $1,199 +11.25
738 738 12 169.00 $169.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 19 172.50 $172.50 $937 +1.65
553 553 8 176.00 $176.00 $973 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 185.00 $185.00 $618 —
465 thin fleshed 465 3 185.50 $185.50 $863 —
572 572 3 160.00 $160.00 $915 -10.00
745 745 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,177 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 12 133.50 $133.50 $591 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 150.00 $150.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–348 344 7 214.00–225.00 $217.18 $747 -15.32
350–375 367 15 210.00–221.00 $219.46 $805 —
400–442 420 37 205.00–229.00 $218.23 $917 —
477–495 490 25 203.00–206.00 $203.47 $997 -8.15
506 thin fleshed 506 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,042 —
504–541 519 32 182.00–203.50 $196.55 $1,020 -8.45
550–589 573 31 189.50–204.00 $191.78 $1,099 -3.28
664–698 686 13 167.00–172.00 $168.88 $1,159 -0.12
843 843 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,349 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 186.00 $186.00 $833 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1380 1174 80-85% 10 76.00–84.00 $80.37 $944 +4.95
920–1600 1224 80-85% 109 83.00–96.00 $88.32 $1,081 —
1030–1485 1226 80-85% 33 95.00–101.50 $96.96 $1,189 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–953 927 85-90% 8 86.50–93.50 $89.69 $831 —
793–1180 992 85-90% 7 56.00–70.00 $62.01 $615 —
860–1155 1028 85-90% 73 72.00–86.00 $80.93 $832 +2.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1720 1503 75-80% 38 84.00–98.00 $92.67 $1,393 +4.46
1380–1900 1532 75-80% 27 94.00–100.00 $97.16 $1,488 +8.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1460 1311 4 82.50–102.50 $94.28 $1,236 —
1208–2215 1457 17 103.00–117.00 $108.82 $1,586 —
1580–2255 1929 10 119.00–128.00 $123.58 $2,384 +4.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1155 1065 (<2 yrs)Open 5 99.00–119.00 $109.90 $1,170
970–1315 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 85.00–103.50 $98.61 $1,073

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1119 1054 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 1,450.00–1,675.00 $1,633.41
1017–1253 1087 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,075.00–1,500.00 $1,213.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
812–820 816 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 985.00–1,050.00 $1,017.66

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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
1115–1338 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,512.50 —

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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.