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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

5,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.53/cwt +20.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 580 lb · 282 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.56/cwt +14.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 631 lb · 204 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.55/cwt +20.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 579 lb · 196 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,080 2,410 5,227
Feeder cattle 4,087 1,247 5,048
Slaughter cattle 773 1,078 168
Replacement cattle 220 85 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher with some mid-weights 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–342 336 16 304.00–358.00 $346.18 $1,163 +28.03
355–394 378 16 300.00–346.00 $336.46 $1,272 +23.73
410 unweaned 410 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,281 —
400–445 425 58 310.00–347.50 $329.40 $1,400 +15.56
458 fancy 458 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,603 —
463–498 473 66 303.00–334.00 $320.87 $1,518 +24.25
478–496 unweaned 484 39 282.00–317.50 $300.98 $1,457 +18.94
508–510 unweaned 509 11 274.00–284.00 $281.28 $1,432 +4.05
506–544 524 149 292.00–329.00 $311.27 $1,631 +0.48
534 thin fleshed 534 26 306.50 $306.50 $1,637 —
557–579 unweaned 571 41 277.00–297.00 $291.38 $1,664 +26.33
552–597 582 241 289.00–316.00 $303.26 $1,765 +15.54
630 value added 630 10 289.50 $289.50 $1,824 —
602–648 631 194 269.50–297.00 $285.36 $1,801 +27.36
650–697 660 128 260.00–292.00 $285.32 $1,883 +12.84
690 690 22 253.00 $253.00 $1,746 +23.00
703–737 713 106 259.00–278.00 $271.09 $1,933 +11.69
716–725 721 6 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $1,695 -24.37
774–783 780 31 252.00–263.00 $256.23 $1,999 +16.23
809 809 65 252.50 $252.50 $2,043 —
860 860 7 240.00 $240.00 $2,064 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 309.00–325.00 $318.89 $1,052 —
364–394 378 15 285.00–332.00 $311.62 $1,178 +18.62
412–445 433 51 270.00–327.00 $313.26 $1,356 +29.31
454–498 unweaned 466 30 255.00–260.00 $256.43 $1,195 —
457–487 471 48 270.00–310.00 $289.69 $1,364 -13.31
501–535 519 83 274.50–307.00 $292.13 $1,516 +15.63
547 value added 547 5 295.50 $295.50 $1,616 —
575 thin fleshed 575 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 —
555–595 unweaned 576 16 241.00–261.00 $253.82 $1,462 —
563–597 589 34 252.00–285.00 $263.17 $1,550 -3.92
608 thin fleshed 608 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,788 —
630–647 636 24 272.50–279.00 $276.42 $1,758 +18.45
656–692 661 27 240.00–268.00 $262.29 $1,734 +9.19
775 775 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,899 —
778 unweaned 778 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,836 —
800–802 802 8 238.00–245.00 $243.25 $1,951 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,295 —
520 520 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 +35.00
524 unweaned 524 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,436 —
568 unweaned 568 30 276.50 $276.50 $1,571 —
665 unweaned 665 7 257.00 $257.00 $1,709 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
379 379 5 260.00 $260.00 $985 —
495 495 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,208 +25.00
556 556 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,379 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,088 —
716 716 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–377 unweaned 367 11 268.00–281.00 $273.72 $1,005 +18.72
365–395 383 22 292.50–303.00 $297.29 $1,139 —
405–422 410 35 260.00–295.00 $290.19 $1,190 +9.76
440–442 unweaned 442 19 250.00–264.00 $251.47 $1,111 -12.09
456 456 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,240 +7.55
453–493 unweaned 483 38 258.00–288.00 $282.44 $1,364 +18.44
467–498 490 100 279.00–317.50 $290.49 $1,423 +26.04
509 509 7 284.00 $284.00 $1,446 +49.00
518–531 unweaned 524 32 256.00–266.00 $263.93 $1,383 +20.93
558–595 577 167 258.00–283.75 $274.93 $1,586 +15.99
578 578 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,410 -14.94
581–599 unweaned 590 23 237.00–259.00 $245.67 $1,449 +1.28
601 unweaned 601 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,352 —
611–625 613 95 241.00–280.00 $275.57 $1,689 +28.57
616 616 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,515 -1.00
661–678 670 9 245.00–252.00 $248.07 $1,662 -18.39
678 678 4 245.50 $245.50 $1,664 -20.96
702–745 732 86 240.00–254.00 $249.12 $1,824 -6.63
761 761 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,766 -7.00
802–849 836 34 209.50–233.00 $220.10 $1,840 —
884 884 6 228.00 $228.00 $2,016 —
1042 1042 6 209.00 $209.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–345 316 11 258.00–280.00 $272.02 $860 —
318 unweaned 318 7 255.00 $255.00 $811 —
355–380 unweaned 373 17 225.00–246.00 $240.12 $896 -5.88
380–383 382 5 269.00–285.00 $275.37 $1,052 +13.23
402–448 424 80 262.00–291.00 $281.54 $1,194 +26.08
422–434 unweaned 430 6 240.00–255.00 $250.09 $1,075 —
450–495 469 98 248.00–282.50 $271.66 $1,274 +17.72
498 498 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,250 -2.94
504–533 517 16 234.00–276.00 $254.44 $1,315 -7.40
557–593 578 41 243.00–264.00 $251.06 $1,451 +2.28
622–636 629 23 241.00–250.00 $245.65 $1,545 +6.42
694 unweaned 694 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,562 —
710–727 727 136 244.00–248.00 $247.89 $1,802 +19.63
755–771 765 8 220.00–221.50 $220.56 $1,687 -4.44
818 818 4 215.50 $215.50 $1,763 -4.50
890 890 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 +8.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 238.00 $238.00 $828 —
396 396 4 222.00 $222.00 $879 —
418 unweaned 418 4 238.00 $238.00 $995 —
438 438 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,007 —
551–554 552 10 220.00–229.00 $225.39 $1,244 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039 1039 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,766 —
1119 1119 13 179.75 $179.75 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 291 5 275.00–295.00 $287.16 $836 —
312 312 3 317.00 $317.00 $989 —
361–385 368 10 320.00–332.00 $328.24 $1,208 —
410–446 428 20 259.00–329.00 $294.33 $1,260 +23.73
456–484 469 16 251.00–283.00 $270.72 $1,270 +9.40
525–540 530 10 257.00–267.00 $263.41 $1,396 +11.43
565–580 575 14 258.00–267.50 $263.23 $1,514 —
605 605 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,416 +0.37
668 668 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,620 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,220 +26.57
521 521 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,485 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 291.00 $291.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,171 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1435 1160 80-85% 98 94.00–113.00 $103.08 $1,196 -7.10
1028–1543 1182 80-85% 36 87.00–101.00 $96.86 $1,145 -4.95
1095–1370 1258 80-85% 20 103.50–124.00 $115.09 $1,448 -5.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 102.50 $102.50 $887 —
775–1220 1026 85-90% 70 86.00–105.00 $95.60 $981 —
915–1275 1032 85-90% 8 84.00–93.00 $89.32 $922 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1740 1396 75-80% 24 110.00–124.00 $118.54 $1,655 —
1395–1735 1505 75-80% 20 124.00–134.00 $127.55 $1,920 -3.74
1340–1683 1577 75-80% 6 98.00–103.00 $100.49 $1,585 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1925 1487 8 108.00–116.00 $113.55 $1,688 —
1405–2110 1691 18 124.00–138.00 $129.20 $2,185 —
1745–2295 1981 7 137.00–143.50 $139.87 $2,771 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
878–1030 957 (<2 yrs)Open 7 171.00–202.50 $190.88 $1,827
835–1165 1011 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 105.00–145.00 $121.80 $1,231
1054 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 103.50 $103.50 $1,091
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,693

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1080 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,625.00 $1,502.73
1150–1490 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,200.00–1,800.00 $1,436.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,457
1173 1173 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,279

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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
985–1225 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,635.00–1,650.00 $1,645.91 —

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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.