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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

2,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.75/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 732 lb · 225 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.07/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 663 lb · 207 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.17/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 535 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,410 4,063 2,478
Feeder cattle 1,247 3,281 2,089
Slaughter cattle 1,078 612 335
Replacement cattle 85 170 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of calves and feeders sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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
302–339 318 10 315.00–321.00 $318.15 $1,012 -19.30
355–391 381 7 311.00–317.50 $312.73 $1,192 -14.80
383 thin fleshed 383 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,264 —
415–443 425 26 300.00–325.00 $313.84 $1,334 +2.60
455–491 477 27 278.00–314.00 $296.62 $1,415 -26.70
455–497 unweaned 482 12 262.00–290.00 $282.04 $1,359 +3.33
518–542 unweaned 531 9 271.00–282.00 $277.23 $1,472 —
519–548 533 17 300.00–318.00 $310.79 $1,657 +6.09
576–583 unweaned 582 14 245.00–271.00 $265.05 $1,543 —
563–595 584 37 280.00–310.00 $287.72 $1,680 -11.38
609–615 unweaned 610 17 250.00–254.00 $253.53 $1,547 —
607–646 626 28 280.00–288.00 $283.05 $1,772 +4.00
630 630 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,625 -21.05
654–698 671 37 257.50–277.50 $272.48 $1,828 +8.50
683 683 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,571 -33.98
700–724 712 23 258.00–261.00 $259.40 $1,847 -6.56
781 781 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,874 -21.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,040 —
402–442 423 12 270.00–295.00 $283.95 $1,201 +6.25
455 455 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,379 +16.51
515–546 527 13 265.00–295.00 $276.50 $1,457 +14.90
575–585 580 8 257.00–277.00 $267.09 $1,549 -8.28
610–633 623 10 250.00–265.00 $257.97 $1,607 -5.94
664–696 686 47 239.00–262.50 $253.10 $1,736 -1.01
855 855 3 215.50 $215.50 $1,843 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,313 -35.05
552 552 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,380 -23.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 287.50 $287.50 $704 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,042 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 313.00 $313.00 $926 +18.00
383 unweaned 383 5 255.00 $255.00 $977 —
400–441 420 11 257.00–295.00 $280.43 $1,178 -1.19
423–448 unweaned 441 10 260.00–265.00 $263.56 $1,162 -7.44
462 unweaned 462 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,220 +4.00
465–491 479 23 246.00–280.00 $264.45 $1,267 -7.90
511 511 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,201 -29.03
510–547 536 52 265.00–277.00 $269.95 $1,447 +5.92
541 unweaned 541 14 243.00 $243.00 $1,315 -7.00
550–586 569 17 255.00–263.00 $258.94 $1,473 -12.29
561–586 unweaned 582 27 220.00–248.50 $244.39 $1,422 —
612 612 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,512 -17.07
623–645 630 23 242.00–245.00 $243.42 $1,534 -3.26
651–698 663 205 239.00–269.75 $266.46 $1,767 +8.20
677 unweaned 677 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,530 —
732 732 225 255.75 $255.75 $1,872 +15.75
751 751 16 239.00 $239.00 $1,795 +4.50
910 910 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,752 +9.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282–285 unweaned 284 6 220.00–285.00 $252.33 $717 —
298 298 3 248.00 $248.00 $739 -31.16
368 unweaned 368 4 246.00 $246.00 $905 -2.00
350–397 374 22 245.00–310.00 $262.14 $980 -6.86
407–445 420 13 241.00–275.00 $255.46 $1,073 -9.45
465–474 469 8 248.00–263.00 $253.94 $1,191 +4.26
459–488 unweaned 474 11 220.00–230.00 $222.79 $1,056 —
495 thin fleshed 495 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,396 —
513–544 530 38 242.00–275.00 $261.84 $1,388 +7.91
560–592 577 23 235.00–256.00 $248.78 $1,435 +0.39
602–643 619 20 233.00–254.00 $239.23 $1,481 -2.53
655 unweaned 655 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
669 669 7 224.50 $224.50 $1,502 -8.33
666–695 683 7 243.00–249.00 $246.49 $1,684 +13.66
714–723 719 11 226.00–231.00 $228.26 $1,641 +35.26
753 753 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,694 +13.54
794 794 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,628 -6.46
823 823 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,811 +12.25
890 890 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,842 +12.27
920 920 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,466 —
875 875 62 172.50 $172.50 $1,509 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 4 251.00 $251.00 $550 —
671 671 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,208 —
689 689 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,619 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 unweaned 499 6 170.00 $170.00 $848 —
533 533 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,119 -9.00
691 691 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,451 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–420 411 6 266.00–275.00 $270.60 $1,112 -13.53
456–497 485 14 249.00–269.00 $261.32 $1,267 -8.68
500–544 525 20 248.00–260.00 $251.98 $1,323 -0.35
627–645 634 5 232.00–236.00 $233.63 $1,481 -14.55
677 677 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,554 +2.00
802–805 804 4 191.00–200.50 $195.74 $1,574 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,146 —
563 563 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–416 411 5 276.00–280.00 $278.43 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1480 1154 80-85% 76 103.00–118.00 $110.18 $1,271 —
975–1385 1170 80-85% 12 96.50–105.00 $101.81 $1,191 —
980–1420 1261 80-85% 31 115.00–129.00 $120.77 $1,523 +2.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1755 1413 75-80% 40 115.00–128.00 $122.34 $1,729 —
1390–1725 1534 75-80% 17 124.00–145.00 $131.29 $2,014 +26.28
1290–1873 1608 75-80% 8 107.00–111.00 $108.24 $1,740 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1080 979 85-90% 4 77.50–92.00 $87.50 $857 -12.86
775–1245 996 85-90% 48 90.00–109.00 $101.27 $1,009 +0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1600 1420 4 112.00–119.00 $116.25 $1,651 +1.58
1285–1945 1574 21 119.00–140.00 $131.22 $2,065 —
1570–2040 1717 6 136.00–145.00 $141.85 $2,436 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1020 930 (<2 yrs)Open 8 141.00–185.00 $169.02 $1,572
865–1215 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 114.00–124.00 $119.99 $1,223

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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
1185–1325 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 2,325.00–2,650.00 $2,491.67 —

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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.