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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

4,779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.85/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 724 lb · 268 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.07/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 862 lb · 268 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $253.63/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 824 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,779 4,393 5,396
Feeder cattle 4,113 3,614 4,425
Slaughter cattle 581 398 826
Replacement cattle 85 381 145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves steady to 10.00 lower. Yearlings firm in few spots. Slaughter cows uneven from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–389 370 37 286.00–333.00 $322.44 $1,193 +8.05
404 404 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,151 -43.01
410–422 unweaned 415 8 290.00–318.00 $307.31 $1,275 —
408–448 430 51 315.00–343.00 $331.61 $1,426 +3.60
464 thin fleshed 464 19 339.00 $339.00 $1,573 —
475–498 482 14 304.00–325.00 $314.34 $1,515 -5.02
504–542 519 66 282.50–315.00 $302.10 $1,568 -4.35
510–546 unweaned 533 8 257.50–266.00 $262.95 $1,402 -6.05
554 thin fleshed 554 44 313.00 $313.00 $1,734 —
566 566 9 259.50 $259.50 $1,469 -22.42
575 unweaned 575 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,432 -31.00
552–598 582 64 277.00–300.00 $292.04 $1,700 -15.68
605–644 625 67 261.00–293.50 $281.15 $1,757 -4.38
650–699 678 137 264.00–279.50 $271.88 $1,843 -12.80
700 unweaned 700 11 240.50 $240.50 $1,684 —
718 718 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,867 -14.34
753–759 thin fleshed 754 51 270.00–280.00 $279.01 $2,104 —
755–791 767 65 250.00–263.00 $256.05 $1,964 -5.84
779 unweaned 779 11 234.00 $234.00 $1,823 —
816–830 824 232 250.00–256.10 $253.63 $2,090 +1.26
859–869 862 268 248.00–248.10 $248.07 $2,138 -0.93
941 941 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–399 393 6 289.00–310.00 $303.23 $1,192 +4.51
400–418 412 11 270.00–326.00 $304.58 $1,255 +16.51
455–470 463 4 270.00–285.00 $277.38 $1,284 -16.14
508 unweaned 508 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,168 -39.07
528 thin fleshed 528 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,610 +14.00
510–543 529 69 260.00–297.00 $274.35 $1,451 +1.29
556–595 566 16 252.00–285.00 $262.98 $1,488 -8.08
603–640 631 10 246.00–274.00 $255.92 $1,615 -15.24
650–687 680 60 261.00–269.00 $266.71 $1,814 +2.27
702 unweaned 702 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,580 —
700–745 737 44 234.00–268.00 $257.38 $1,897 +12.48
777–783 779 10 221.00–255.00 $239.82 $1,868 -8.18
814–845 835 122 239.00–242.00 $239.50 $2,000 —
851–870 855 19 230.00–242.00 $239.43 $2,047 +8.37
907 907 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,131 +5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 304.00 $304.00 $939 —
445 445 24 292.50 $292.50 $1,302 —
523 unweaned 523 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,156 —
535 535 14 254.00 $254.00 $1,359 —
625 unweaned 625 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,463 —
717 717 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,456 —
935 935 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,842 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,951 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,003 +11.66
355 unweaned 355 2 258.00 $258.00 $916 -18.49
383–391 387 15 276.50–289.00 $282.40 $1,093 -10.47
403–445 427 62 264.00–289.00 $276.47 $1,181 -7.42
457 457 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,101 -39.31
454–495 476 71 256.00–284.00 $272.62 $1,298 -7.69
458–485 fancy 478 27 305.00–313.00 $310.91 $1,486 +0.91
505–540 514 34 255.00–280.00 $262.59 $1,350 -5.49
546 546 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,283 -24.00
562 562 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,321 -34.95
558–598 576 61 238.00–264.50 $254.06 $1,463 -15.89
584 unweaned 584 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,267 -21.00
584 thin fleshed 584 38 280.50 $280.50 $1,638 —
614–630 617 135 255.00–269.50 $266.86 $1,647 +39.36
623 623 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,433 -39.81
631 unweaned 631 18 233.00 $233.00 $1,470 +5.00
659–693 665 92 258.00–269.50 $260.75 $1,734 -4.52
669 669 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,612 -24.27
711–731 723 261 250.75–261.00 $254.88 $1,843 +5.23
743 unweaned 743 7 215.50 $215.50 $1,601 —
793 793 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,903 +4.99
825 825 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,898 +11.50
956 956 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 11 241.00–268.00 $251.14 $834 -11.83
358 thin fleshed 358 3 274.00 $274.00 $981 —
360–386 380 17 250.00–277.00 $262.44 $997 -12.32
389 unweaned 389 4 240.00 $240.00 $934 -20.00
406–437 417 18 263.00–275.00 $267.71 $1,116 -1.15
460 unweaned 460 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 -10.00
468–483 477 8 264.00–269.00 $265.84 $1,268 +0.83
516–540 unweaned 523 14 233.00–236.00 $235.11 $1,230 +15.11
501–547 526 61 230.00–267.50 $253.52 $1,334 -5.35
550–583 566 20 228.00–250.00 $245.76 $1,391 -6.94
550–590 unweaned 578 18 227.00–236.00 $229.78 $1,328 -8.22
613 unweaned 613 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,428 +16.00
607–626 616 11 225.00–249.00 $235.91 $1,453 -22.06
665–680 677 74 230.00–252.50 $247.23 $1,674 +4.51
705–743 712 12 221.00–229.50 $226.37 $1,612 -10.84
753–788 768 7 216.50–220.50 $218.74 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 unweaned 387 7 221.00 $221.00 $855 —
405 405 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,000 —
428 unweaned 428 4 220.00 $220.00 $942 +20.00
532–541 533 19 210.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,231 +31.00
551 551 6 209.50 $209.50 $1,154 -9.50
610–628 625 11 200.00–225.00 $220.56 $1,378 —
761 761 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,522 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 239.00 $239.00 $872 +28.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 289.00 $289.00 $983 +6.69
353–380 363 18 250.00–320.00 $282.89 $1,027 -11.78
400–433 421 16 256.00–299.00 $273.94 $1,153 -8.02
452–498 473 20 246.00–271.00 $259.93 $1,229 -6.42
505–540 524 42 223.00–259.00 $247.50 $1,297 -14.80
567–585 573 16 228.00–243.00 $238.08 $1,364 -9.02
605–642 621 9 228.00–229.00 $228.23 $1,417 -3.15
653–695 675 13 216.00–231.00 $224.10 $1,513 -5.90
703–727 717 11 207.00–223.00 $213.82 $1,533 -5.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,399 —
462–498 472 7 295.00–296.00 $295.70 $1,396 -9.92
514 514 7 261.50 $261.50 $1,344 —
551 551 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,075 —
520 520 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,139 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1455 1201 80-85% 65 89.00–106.00 $96.92 $1,164 -2.73
1020–1400 1248 80-85% 11 87.00–94.50 $90.85 $1,134 —
1175–1380 1267 80-85% 19 102.50–116.00 $106.46 $1,349 -0.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–955 858 85-90% 3 58.00–74.00 $68.07 $584 —
779–1340 976 85-90% 14 68.00–83.00 $78.15 $763 +8.63
960–1050 1005 85-90% 2 98.00–102.00 $99.91 $1,004 +1.91
845–1248 1036 85-90% 75 81.50–95.00 $86.86 $900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,248 —
1170–1680 1377 75-80% 20 96.50–114.00 $107.83 $1,485 —
1330–1670 1497 75-80% 10 114.00–126.50 $120.52 $1,804 +26.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1520 1388 4 105.00–115.00 $108.85 $1,511 —
1294–2083 1574 25 113.00–131.00 $124.77 $1,964 —
1640–2260 1890 8 126.50–134.00 $129.46 $2,447 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1135 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 9 120.00–161.00 $140.91 $1,416
880–1095 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 102.00–146.00 $116.02 $1,167

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,285.00 $1,285.00
1090–1370 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,625.00 $1,485.50

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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.