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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

4,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.03/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 580 lb · 177 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.02/cwt -22.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 528 lb · 162 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.18/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 523 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,675 8,161 6,302
Feeder cattle 3,633 7,142 5,395
Slaughter cattle 937 894 767
Replacement cattle 105 125 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–382 367 19 300.00–320.00 $307.39 $1,128 +2.72
406–439 425 57 275.00–310.00 $289.74 $1,231 -8.85
435 unweaned 435 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
450–496 478 90 260.00–305.00 $289.59 $1,384 -9.53
482–497 unweaned 490 6 241.00–257.00 $249.12 $1,221 -40.28
510–541 524 69 257.00–294.00 $277.54 $1,454 -10.64
503–547 unweaned 531 93 230.00–267.00 $257.48 $1,367 -6.52
559 559 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,297 -23.38
560 fancy 560 10 299.00 $299.00 $1,674 +14.80
572 572 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,447 -2.38
552–597 578 73 240.00–289.00 $269.43 $1,557 +14.05
561–597 unweaned 587 79 241.50–267.00 $249.88 $1,467 +6.33
603 603 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,477 -4.51
607 fancy 607 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,681 —
601–633 617 39 247.50–273.00 $263.64 $1,627 +14.13
628–649 unweaned 641 49 226.00–244.00 $234.32 $1,502 —
661–679 668 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,536 -12.31
658–679 669 24 242.00–252.00 $248.63 $1,663 +6.32
668–691 unweaned 680 12 225.00–227.00 $225.98 $1,537 +0.98
710 unweaned 710 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,456 —
714 714 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,649 +3.67
753–796 unweaned 772 9 223.00–224.50 $223.81 $1,728 —
828 828 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,929 +3.36
909 909 4 219.50 $219.50 $1,995 -2.84
1155 1155 4 180.50 $180.50 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–391 389 5 261.00–300.00 $276.46 $1,075 +7.42
403–446 417 38 250.00–287.50 $265.72 $1,108 -11.92
466 thin fleshed 466 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,300 —
467–487 475 43 227.50–278.00 $251.74 $1,196 -10.02
453–492 unweaned 477 24 237.00–255.00 $249.02 $1,188 —
504–547 523 49 220.00–264.00 $243.28 $1,272 -6.23
534 unweaned 534 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,175 -5.00
551–598 569 77 221.00–250.00 $236.52 $1,346 -10.87
567–598 unweaned 588 10 215.00–224.00 $220.39 $1,296 -6.05
603 unweaned 603 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,327 -1.05
605–648 629 65 215.00–245.00 $227.08 $1,428 -10.00
651–695 666 28 221.50–234.00 $225.68 $1,503 -6.23
700–726 714 9 228.00–237.50 $232.14 $1,657 +2.23
769 769 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,584 —
796 unweaned 796 11 202.00 $202.00 $1,608 —
853 853 62 224.75 $224.75 $1,917 +32.75
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 3 250.00 $250.00 $828 —
393 unweaned 393 6 230.00 $230.00 $904 —
492 unweaned 492 13 236.00 $236.00 $1,161 —
600 unweaned 600 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 —
712 712 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,460 —
787 787 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,566 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 4 234.00 $234.00 $721 -39.24
376 376 4 238.00 $238.00 $895 —
422 422 3 225.00 $225.00 $950 +16.99
476 476 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,142 +14.23
589 589 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,001 —
713 713 8 219.50 $219.50 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,111 —
504–546 525 24 196.00–204.00 $199.84 $1,049 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 7 210.00 $210.00 $991 -50.00
612 612 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,401 —
651 651 16 225.50 $225.50 $1,468 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–579 576 9 210.00–245.00 $217.63 $1,254 —
763 unweaned 763 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,450 —
790 790 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,738 —
810 810 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,822 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 10 175.00 $175.00 $2,275 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 170.00 $170.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–343 336 7 232.50–255.00 $248.43 $835 -10.57
358–395 379 33 230.00–267.50 $256.62 $973 +7.99
401–444 427 85 243.00–274.00 $261.96 $1,119 +9.79
451–483 unweaned 472 17 239.00–240.00 $239.66 $1,131 +1.88
478 478 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,109 +9.93
452–498 480 69 232.00–262.50 $248.44 $1,193 +26.37
481 481 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,053 -3.07
501–526 unweaned 521 24 201.00–235.00 $226.05 $1,178 +2.28
508–545 523 135 226.00–250.00 $240.34 $1,257 +1.88
557–599 573 55 215.00–236.00 $227.05 $1,301 -8.74
563–585 unweaned 573 44 180.00–218.50 $212.84 $1,220 +9.58
580 thin fleshed 580 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,340 —
583 583 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,154 -14.99
604–625 unweaned 611 30 200.00–219.00 $208.74 $1,275 -15.80
610–615 613 8 229.00–235.00 $232.01 $1,422 +10.79
628–645 634 9 190.00–210.00 $203.21 $1,288 -28.17
659 659 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,318 -39.24
650–691 unweaned 669 14 173.50–194.00 $184.49 $1,234 —
655–697 687 13 218.00–225.00 $219.54 $1,508 -19.70
706 unweaned 706 8 178.50 $178.50 $1,260 —
704–749 729 83 218.50–236.50 $234.18 $1,707 -1.40
754–761 756 16 218.00–235.50 $229.41 $1,734 +23.34
833 unweaned 833 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–342 326 12 216.00–247.50 $239.68 $781 -0.32
353 unweaned 353 4 228.00 $228.00 $805 —
363–394 385 13 229.00–263.00 $240.81 $927 -0.82
420 thin fleshed 420 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
423 unweaned 423 6 207.50 $207.50 $878 —
418–445 424 31 219.00–244.00 $233.67 $991 -8.78
450–498 474 73 210.00–244.00 $228.20 $1,082 -7.97
523–530 unweaned 525 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 -10.02
522–545 535 28 200.00–224.00 $211.11 $1,129 -14.26
547 547 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,006 -41.37
563–595 577 21 190.50–211.00 $195.63 $1,129 -27.86
606 606 6 201.50 $201.50 $1,221 -24.63
644 644 5 176.50 $176.50 $1,137 -49.63
652–676 662 12 167.00–179.50 $174.18 $1,153 -37.14
655–698 678 16 191.00–205.00 $196.55 $1,333 -14.77
769 thin fleshed 769 20 225.00 $225.00 $1,730 —
790 790 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,564 -5.75
806 806 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,580 -8.75
851 thin fleshed 851 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,766 —
860–867 863 5 180.00–191.00 $184.42 $1,592 —
960 960 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,680 —
980 thin fleshed 980 22 199.25 $199.25 $1,953 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–438 438 15 175.00–235.00 $219.03 $959 —
463–478 469 7 200.00–205.00 $202.18 $948 -3.78
500 500 3 175.00 $175.00 $875 -30.00
598 598 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,052 —
756 unweaned 756 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,361 —
826 826 7 163.50 $163.50 $1,351 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 3 212.00 $212.00 $700 —
418 unweaned 418 5 210.00 $210.00 $878 —
477 unweaned 477 17 227.00 $227.00 $1,083 —
560 unweaned 560 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,165 —
717 717 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,355 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 12 173.00 $173.00 $642 —
458–490 474 6 170.00–194.00 $181.59 $861 —
527 527 9 162.00 $162.00 $854 —
753 753 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–441 440 8 198.00–210.00 $205.49 $904 —
520–546 531 7 180.00–189.00 $183.97 $977 —
552 552 4 172.00 $172.00 $949 -29.03
778 778 4 191.50 $191.50 $1,490 —
889 889 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,511 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,178 —
508 508 5 183.50 $183.50 $932 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 unweaned 600 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 371 10 267.50–279.00 $272.74 $1,012 +24.13
467–496 478 13 233.00–246.00 $236.12 $1,129 -2.92
543 543 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,222 -11.52
555–560 558 5 205.00–211.00 $208.61 $1,164 -9.22
608–615 613 6 199.00–203.00 $200.32 $1,228 —
627 unweaned 627 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,129 —
678–683 680 5 191.00–210.00 $202.37 $1,376 -8.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–522 518 12 216.00–232.50 $221.42 $1,147 —
681 681 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,396 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928–1410 1182 80-85% 91 80.00–93.00 $87.36 $1,033 —
1240–1420 1306 80-85% 9 90.50–99.00 $93.96 $1,227 -1.29
1100–1460 1329 80-85% 14 77.00–84.00 $80.63 $1,072 -14.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1730 1422 75-80% 58 85.50–100.50 $94.37 $1,342 +1.74
1300–1725 1483 75-80% 11 95.00–103.00 $99.35 $1,473 —
1475–1830 1622 75-80% 3 82.00–85.00 $83.90 $1,361 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1066 1037 85-90% 8 59.00–69.00 $68.00 $705 +4.58
810–1260 1046 85-90% 42 71.00–84.00 $79.51 $832 +16.09
1125 1125 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1560 1439 4 92.50–100.00 $95.34 $1,372 —
1335–2190 1717 17 105.00–117.00 $110.36 $1,895 —
1505–2195 1841 4 112.50–120.00 $116.11 $2,138 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
771–1205 922 (<2 yrs)Open 12 126.00–146.00 $135.95 $1,253
972–1032 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 82.00–90.00 $85.55 $853
850–1415 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 32 90.00–116.00 $102.56 $1,057

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,475.00 $1,475.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335–1595 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,485.00 $1,475.03

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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.