Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

8,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.97/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 732 lb · 404 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.91/cwt ≈ $2,109/hd at 917 lb · 388 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.09/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 576 lb · 309 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,161	3,822	5,656
Feeder cattle	7,142	3,061	4,778
Slaughter cattle	894	661	753
Replacement cattle	125	100	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 1.00 lower and yearlings sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 thin fleshed	326	11	340.00	$340.00	$1,108	—
331–338	333	11	300.00–322.50	$306.23	$1,020	+6.23
369 thin fleshed	369	20	340.25	$340.25	$1,256	—
360–398	380	35	278.00–335.00	$304.67	$1,158	-13.33
353–398 unweaned	385	21	278.00–305.00	$287.29	$1,106	—
403–415 thin fleshed	414	34	315.00–321.00	$320.48	$1,327	—
407–449	429	99	281.00–314.00	$298.59	$1,281	-8.64
449 fancy	449	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,414	—
458 fancy	458	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,431	-11.50
461–487	470	16	275.00–284.00	$277.60	$1,305	-34.85
464–497 unweaned	475	68	250.00–304.00	$289.40	$1,375	+20.62
458–499	486	129	275.00–316.00	$299.12	$1,454	-13.33
508–521 fancy	513	18	291.50–296.00	$293.28	$1,505	—
517 unweaned	517	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,365	+12.08
500–547	520	230	261.00–314.50	$288.18	$1,499	-1.14
535 thin fleshed	535	7	307.00	$307.00	$1,642	—
559–575 fancy	570	46	282.50–285.00	$284.20	$1,620	—
551–598 unweaned	576	85	233.00–254.00	$243.55	$1,403	+2.41
550–598	578	174	246.00–274.00	$255.38	$1,476	+5.38
583	583	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,341	-20.00
601–646	622	88	238.00–269.00	$249.51	$1,552	-6.49
620–630	623	15	230.00–236.50	$233.99	$1,458	-22.01
653 unweaned	653	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,469	-2.14
663 fancy	663	31	266.50	$266.50	$1,767	—
650–693	667	94	235.00–251.00	$242.31	$1,616	-9.38
668–690	683	14	218.00–225.00	$220.33	$1,505	-31.36
707–720	715	15	221.00–229.00	$227.33	$1,625	-16.47
709–735	715	78	234.50–239.50	$235.34	$1,683	-8.46
753–778	767	181	224.00–241.75	$236.14	$1,811	-1.23
800–841	823	172	224.75–235.00	$229.64	$1,890	-2.74
911 thin fleshed	911	178	238.85	$238.85	$2,176	—
911–934	923	210	216.50–227.85	$222.34	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–333	315	14	273.00–300.00	$291.79	$919	+13.16
330 thin fleshed	330	3	295.00	$295.00	$974	—
385 unweaned	385	3	250.00	$250.00	$962	—
386–398	392	8	250.00–287.50	$269.04	$1,055	+4.69
401 thin fleshed	401	6	282.00	$282.00	$1,131	—
408–445 unweaned	427	6	258.00–259.00	$258.52	$1,104	—
430–442	440	19	260.00–287.00	$277.64	$1,222	+10.86
469–495	476	26	254.00–287.50	$261.76	$1,246	-1.77
504 thin fleshed	504	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,361	-10.00
504 unweaned	504	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,134	-22.26
505–547	527	80	235.00–262.00	$249.51	$1,315	-8.97
539	539	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,213	-33.48
553 thin fleshed	553	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,427	—
551–592	571	42	238.00–260.00	$247.39	$1,413	-4.34
573–598 unweaned	586	32	224.00–229.50	$226.44	$1,327	-5.01
605–624 unweaned	616	15	215.00–235.00	$221.05	$1,362	—
605–635	626	48	229.50–245.00	$237.08	$1,484	-10.37
650–687	674	56	227.00–245.50	$231.91	$1,563	-10.91
708 unweaned	708	11	214.00	$214.00	$1,515	—
715–736	732	25	207.00–235.00	$229.91	$1,683	-7.40
847	847	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,796	-22.50
865	865	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,661	—
1062	1062	18	197.50	$197.50	$2,097	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394 unweaned	394	13	260.00	$260.00	$1,024	—
431	431	14	296.00	$296.00	$1,276	—
471–486	479	8	269.00–283.00	$275.89	$1,322	+2.39
504 unweaned	504	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,235	—
558 unweaned	558	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,306	—
603–615	610	13	236.00–243.00	$240.34	$1,466	-21.66
648 unweaned	648	10	232.00	$232.00	$1,503	—
711	711	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,657	—
1176	1176	22	168.50	$168.50	$1,982	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–328	311	15	270.00–275.00	$273.24	$850	—
407–448	421	13	175.00–226.00	$208.01	$876	—
462–486	478	9	219.00–240.00	$225.77	$1,079	+22.77
503	503	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,056	—
608	608	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,277	—
657	657	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,485	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,173	—
707	707	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,402	—
664	664	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,414	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	7	231.00	$231.00	$855	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272 thin fleshed	272	4	279.00	$279.00	$759	—
325	325	2	259.00	$259.00	$842	-8.50
341–344 thin fleshed	341	39	285.00–288.00	$287.61	$981	—
358–398	387	33	224.00–264.00	$248.63	$962	-5.22
393 thin fleshed	393	11	296.00	$296.00	$1,163	—
404 thin fleshed	404	26	280.00	$280.00	$1,131	—
400–441	426	97	244.00–260.00	$252.17	$1,074	-8.21
442 unweaned	442	7	188.00	$188.00	$831	—
448	448	4	214.00	$214.00	$959	-46.38
453–496 unweaned	466	97	225.00–248.00	$237.78	$1,108	-7.64
451–497	469	91	239.00–260.00	$247.72	$1,162	+2.70
463–488	475	12	219.00–230.00	$222.07	$1,055	-22.95
520	520	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	-32.09
507–548	524	184	225.00–253.50	$238.46	$1,250	-13.63
515–543 unweaned	533	52	197.00–231.00	$223.77	$1,193	—
542 fancy	542	27	259.00	$259.00	$1,404	—
550–599	570	144	224.00–252.00	$235.79	$1,344	-7.56
563–581 unweaned	570	14	180.00–220.00	$203.26	$1,159	-17.28
573 fancy	573	33	257.50	$257.50	$1,475	—
590–592	591	7	209.00–216.00	$212.99	$1,259	-30.36
605–625 unweaned	618	30	219.50–231.00	$224.54	$1,388	+4.54
620–623	621	16	220.00–221.50	$221.22	$1,374	-33.02
603–643	625	99	219.00–247.50	$231.38	$1,446	+10.29
663–689	680	140	216.00–241.00	$239.24	$1,627	-11.01
698	698	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,466	-15.00
714	714	16	220.25	$220.25	$1,573	-4.75
710–736	733	388	216.00–237.00	$235.58	$1,727	-10.36
772–794	781	19	194.00–213.50	$206.07	$1,609	-35.93
812	812	67	209.00	$209.00	$1,697	-16.00
850	850	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,785	-22.25
859 thin fleshed	859	80	224.00	$224.00	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273 thin fleshed	273	3	240.00	$240.00	$655	—
263–287	280	14	247.00–250.00	$247.80	$694	-11.48
348	348	6	240.00	$240.00	$835	+10.00
369–393	381	47	232.00–249.00	$241.63	$921	+5.19
393 thin fleshed	393	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,061	—
407–443	424	29	230.00–245.00	$242.45	$1,028	+21.21
450–476 unweaned	463	16	192.00–224.50	$208.55	$966	-11.06
453–495	474	64	225.00–248.50	$236.17	$1,119	-3.07
505–520 unweaned	511	11	204.00–220.00	$210.02	$1,073	—
505–546	529	46	199.00–237.00	$225.37	$1,192	-9.71
533 thin fleshed	533	5	251.50	$251.50	$1,340	—
551–592 unweaned	578	33	205.00–222.00	$217.41	$1,257	+16.64
550–598	579	73	204.00–241.00	$223.49	$1,294	-7.00
610–623 unweaned	615	8	197.50–204.00	$201.53	$1,239	—
600–637	622	77	216.50–233.00	$226.13	$1,407	+4.82
675–698	690	38	210.00–216.00	$211.32	$1,458	-12.24
708 unweaned	708	21	200.50	$200.50	$1,420	—
717–744	736	10	207.00–220.50	$216.55	$1,594	+3.05
758	758	4	193.50	$193.50	$1,467	-30.82
788	788	189	203.75	$203.75	$1,606	-20.57
817	817	70	204.75	$204.75	$1,673	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–295	289	12	209.00–260.00	$246.99	$714	—
426 unweaned	426	6	196.00	$196.00	$835	—
457–495	478	16	200.00–221.00	$205.96	$984	—
534	534	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,095	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	3	180.00	$180.00	$884	-49.00
950	950	18	163.75	$163.75	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	6	185.50	$185.50	$885	—
571–582	576	7	198.00–205.00	$201.03	$1,158	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–697	696	9	210.00–223.00	$218.66	$1,522	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 unweaned	433	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,028	—
576	576	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,365	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	8	111.00	$111.00	$430	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	4	284.00	$284.00	$991	+21.92
362–366	364	7	240.00–255.00	$248.61	$905	-8.89
408–425	418	7	214.00–257.00	$239.00	$999	-10.47
467–469	468	15	220.00–246.00	$239.04	$1,119	-11.96
501–529	514	15	231.00–242.50	$236.52	$1,216	+7.47
550–585	572	21	210.00–230.00	$217.83	$1,246	-17.18
653–664	659	7	210.00–211.00	$210.58	$1,388	-3.42
958	958	17	153.00	$153.00	$1,466	—
1176	1176	13	141.50	$141.50	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	5	295.00	$295.00	$923	-27.50
463 unweaned	463	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,227	+4.00
609	609	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,352	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	9	120.00	$120.00	$476	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	4	181.00	$181.00	$929	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–920	885	85-90%	6	45.00–50.00	$49.23	$436	—
845–1305	1030	85-90%	17	50.00–72.00	$63.42	$653	-18.44
930–1175	1066	85-90%	47	64.00–83.00	$77.46	$826	+22.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983–1415	1210	80-85%	39	77.50–95.00	$88.31	$1,069	-9.82
920–1410	1222	80-85%	19	50.00–83.50	$76.71	$937	-21.42
1245–1375	1321	80-85%	6	93.50–99.00	$95.25	$1,258	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1665	1402	75-80%	32	88.00–102.00	$92.63	$1,299	-7.88
1425–1705	1538	75-80%	4	80.00–86.00	$83.80	$1,289	-6.68
1435–1915	1575	75-80%	8	98.00–114.00	$105.14	$1,656	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1630	1618	2	107.50–110.50	$108.99	$1,763	—
1480–2045	1656	10	123.00–129.00	$124.59	$2,063	—
1285–1930	1663	21	111.50–122.50	$118.51	$1,971	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1125	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	119.00–160.00	$143.28	$1,413
895–1215	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	94.00–132.50	$112.06	$1,158

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	96.00	$96.00	$1,306
1455	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,440

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1347	1347	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,935.00	$1,935.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.