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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

3,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.34/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 737 lb · 278 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.90/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 621 lb · 139 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.30/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 615 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,822 3,791 5,043
Feeder cattle 3,061 2,803 4,046
Slaughter cattle 661 798 867
Replacement cattle 100 190 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven, mostly 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. 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
345 345 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 -11.00
380 380 6 318.00 $318.00 $1,208 +4.02
410–446 428 24 297.00–317.00 $307.23 $1,315 -5.83
454–493 466 57 275.00–334.00 $312.45 $1,456 +25.28
483 fancy 483 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,565 —
468–492 unweaned 489 19 264.00–280.00 $268.78 $1,314 —
500–535 521 89 264.00–306.00 $289.32 $1,507 -1.17
500–540 unweaned 535 15 240.00–257.00 $251.92 $1,348 -15.60
575–587 unweaned 583 16 234.00–260.00 $241.14 $1,406 -8.86
588 588 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,470 -33.93
559–599 589 65 253.00–286.50 $264.88 $1,560 -19.05
600–628 615 117 255.00–279.75 $268.43 $1,651 +1.20
606–623 unweaned 615 17 235.00–240.00 $237.32 $1,460 -25.68
618 618 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,582 -11.23
657 657 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,577 -18.63
653–691 671 12 245.00–257.00 $251.69 $1,689 -6.94
651–696 unweaned 685 16 225.00–234.00 $227.14 $1,556 -7.86
715–736 724 24 239.00–245.00 $243.80 $1,765 -0.70
729–734 732 12 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,724 -9.00
768–799 791 23 236.00–240.00 $237.37 $1,878 -8.23
802 unweaned 802 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,780 —
812–817 814 8 232.00–233.00 $232.38 $1,892 +0.38
867 867 7 232.00 $232.00 $2,011 —
896 896 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,971 —
1058 1058 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,275 —
1152 1152 3 203.00 $203.00 $2,339 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 360.00 $360.00 $972 +45.00
327–345 338 7 242.00–310.00 $278.63 $942 -20.37
380–393 386 7 250.00–270.00 $264.35 $1,020 -22.85
404–448 416 11 247.00–278.00 $266.78 $1,110 -4.09
450–497 482 18 251.00–272.50 $263.53 $1,270 -12.86
505–508 unweaned 506 11 240.00–250.00 $247.26 $1,251 —
513 thin fleshed 513 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,436 —
500–545 524 51 245.00–279.00 $258.48 $1,354 -13.28
555–588 575 40 244.50–261.00 $251.73 $1,447 +0.30
586–588 unweaned 587 11 230.00–232.00 $231.45 $1,359 —
604–641 624 35 223.00–255.00 $247.45 $1,544 -7.00
657–670 unweaned 660 15 222.00–228.00 $226.78 $1,497 —
684–698 690 15 238.00–249.00 $242.82 $1,675 +7.82
705–738 721 15 223.00–240.00 $237.31 $1,711 -3.89
759–774 770 15 229.50–235.50 $231.08 $1,779 +16.08
813 813 2 234.50 $234.50 $1,906 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 9 273.50 $273.50 $1,332 —
566 566 13 269.00 $269.00 $1,523 —
638 638 18 262.00 $262.00 $1,672 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,169 —
535 535 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,172 —
557 557 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,359 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 unweaned 652 3 218.50 $218.50 $1,425 —
767 767 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 192.00 $192.00 $893 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 203.00 $203.00 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 267.50 $267.50 $910 -22.01
377–398 393 14 250.00–267.00 $253.85 $998 -13.05
406 unweaned 406 3 228.00 $228.00 $926 —
402–449 441 30 256.00–264.00 $260.38 $1,148 -2.59
458–479 465 16 235.00–251.00 $245.02 $1,139 -17.16
467–472 unweaned 471 13 230.00–250.00 $245.42 $1,156 +20.42
502–549 524 63 235.00–263.00 $252.09 $1,321 +2.45
552–585 567 16 230.50–236.00 $232.17 $1,316 +8.17
551–582 568 58 220.00–258.00 $243.35 $1,382 +19.35
555–582 unweaned 576 31 216.00–224.00 $220.54 $1,270 —
607 unweaned 607 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,335 -12.00
603–646 622 117 233.00–258.75 $254.24 $1,581 +5.65
600–638 626 10 218.50–223.00 $221.09 $1,384 -27.50
679 unweaned 679 8 225.50 $225.50 $1,531 —
687 687 30 250.25 $250.25 $1,719 +1.63
693 693 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,559 -23.62
721 721 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,622 -16.55
730–737 737 270 231.50–247.50 $245.94 $1,813 +4.39
755–767 765 85 240.75–249.00 $242.00 $1,851 —
824 824 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,854 —
861 861 31 232.25 $232.25 $2,000 +42.25
911–942 935 19 214.50–215.25 $215.10 $2,011 +10.10
995 995 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,881 -12.46
1013–1015 1014 6 198.00–200.00 $199.00 $2,018 +5.00
1107–1121 1115 7 173.00–175.00 $173.85 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–295 282 6 255.00–264.00 $259.28 $731 -7.72
298 unweaned 298 7 191.00 $191.00 $569 —
315 315 5 230.00 $230.00 $724 -11.87
323 unweaned 323 3 235.00 $235.00 $759 —
360–390 unweaned 377 15 190.00–245.00 $204.35 $770 —
370–384 378 17 227.00–242.00 $236.44 $894 -17.95
405–422 413 9 209.00–232.50 $221.24 $914 -27.71
428–438 unweaned 434 8 186.00 $186.00 $807 -16.97
438 438 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,003 -19.95
459–495 unweaned 470 28 204.00–239.00 $219.61 $1,032 -0.39
455–495 473 69 229.00–250.00 $239.24 $1,132 -3.60
498 thin fleshed 498 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,280 —
502–540 518 7 201.00–214.00 $208.43 $1,080 -24.29
510–540 524 11 225.00–244.00 $235.08 $1,232 +2.36
552–593 unweaned 567 34 180.00–217.00 $200.77 $1,138 —
554–590 571 78 214.00–238.00 $230.49 $1,316 -0.08
595 595 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 -50.57
604–631 616 16 210.00–230.50 $221.31 $1,363 -7.32
636 thin fleshed 636 19 254.50 $254.50 $1,619 —
665–692 674 17 174.00–230.50 $223.56 $1,507 +12.88
749 749 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,599 +2.68
773–790 785 12 219.00–227.00 $224.32 $1,761 +26.32
895 895 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,754 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–471 thin fleshed 464 12 211.00–222.00 $217.52 $1,009 —
515 515 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,118 —
611 611 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,283 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 221.00 $221.00 $736 -6.00
575 575 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 +8.00
678 678 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,437 -8.00
701 701 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,423 -11.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,124 —
499 unweaned 499 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,028 —
757 757 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,147 -28.00
489 unweaned 489 7 254.00 $254.00 $1,242 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,156 —
800 800 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 6 176.00 $176.00 $956 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 194.00 $194.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 5 246.00 $246.00 $630 —
302–319 315 9 255.00–264.00 $262.08 $826 -7.92
383 383 2 257.50 $257.50 $986 -29.50
400–416 407 15 212.00–280.00 $249.47 $1,015 -0.69
493 493 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,237 -8.00
535–548 545 8 215.00–249.00 $229.05 $1,248 -4.35
557–577 570 33 215.00–251.00 $235.01 $1,340 —
686 686 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,468 —
790 790 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 322.50 $322.50 $987 —
350 350 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,088 —
438 438 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,402 +30.00
457 457 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,325 —
469 unweaned 469 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,224 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1360 1176 80-85% 8 80.00–85.00 $82.06 $965 +2.03
995–1465 1201 80-85% 73 85.00–98.00 $91.71 $1,101 —
1095–1365 1213 80-85% 10 96.50–99.50 $98.13 $1,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 90.50 $90.50 $842 —
770–1330 974 85-90% 13 57.00–80.00 $67.67 $659 —
893–1205 1009 85-90% 36 75.00–89.00 $81.86 $826 +1.85
1080 1080 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $594 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1815 1427 75-80% 34 95.00–108.50 $100.51 $1,434 —
1475–1570 1523 75-80% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.48 $1,378 +4.74
1550–1960 1665 75-80% 11 103.00–112.50 $108.21 $1,802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1785 1259 8 91.00–106.50 $100.17 $1,261 —
1350–2180 1710 14 108.50–118.00 $113.92 $1,948 —
1580–2290 1922 7 122.50–133.50 $126.48 $2,431 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1190 1008 (<2 yrs)Open 11 115.00–203.00 $160.83 $1,621
870–1210 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 97.00–140.00 $111.94 $1,168

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1385 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,250.00–1,510.00 $1,357.72

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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.