Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

3,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.16/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 724 lb · 309 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $270.78/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 572 lb · 200 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.83/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 630 lb · 192 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,359	7,368	9,347
Feeder cattle	3,145	6,443	8,510
Slaughter cattle	204	860	757
Replacement cattle	10	65	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–399	386	29	287.00–300.00	$292.65	$1,130	-11.98
409–449	425	33	266.00–289.00	$276.64	$1,176	-23.36
470–493	476	27	263.00–279.00	$274.81	$1,308	-45.50
512 unweaned	512	2	270.50	$270.50	$1,385	—
501–544	525	102	262.00–310.00	$283.05	$1,486	-19.76
550–596	572	200	254.00–280.00	$270.78	$1,549	-9.79
600–649	625	157	258.00–275.50	$264.47	$1,653	+0.71
661–691	674	163	239.00–260.25	$249.44	$1,681	-1.62
650–697 unweaned	686	9	220.00–241.00	$225.55	$1,547	+5.55
706–738	724	71	229.50–246.50	$241.83	$1,751	+13.63
753–777	766	102	214.00–230.25	$225.03	$1,724	-9.70
782	782	12	211.00	$211.00	$1,650	-9.25
792 unweaned	792	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,727	—
805	805	20	217.00	$217.00	$1,747	-11.60
880	880	174	221.00	$221.00	$1,945	+5.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	259.00	$259.00	$963	—
437–445	441	41	249.00–271.00	$265.04	$1,169	-29.99
450–475	461	7	230.00–254.00	$240.60	$1,109	-45.13
482 unweaned	482	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,041	-45.00
518–541	523	41	237.00–269.00	$249.35	$1,304	-23.34
539	539	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,245	-41.69
552–584	568	72	224.00–251.00	$240.28	$1,365	-25.50
568–581 unweaned	577	10	207.00–219.00	$215.46	$1,243	-17.20
623	623	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,408	-26.45
618–632	626	17	240.00–245.00	$243.30	$1,523	-9.15
662–690	669	68	222.00–239.50	$233.56	$1,563	-8.08
673	673	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,454	-25.64
711–730	717	34	206.00–238.00	$221.54	$1,588	-0.80
750–784	774	33	203.00–215.00	$212.71	$1,646	-9.21
813–825	815	17	200.00–208.50	$206.98	$1,687	+6.98
887	887	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,676	-10.00
913	913	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,789	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,164	—
570	570	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–388	384	26	244.50–265.00	$246.99	$948	-3.22
459–488	470	76	238.00–255.00	$246.81	$1,160	-18.72
502–539	528	83	237.50–250.00	$245.78	$1,298	-10.79
525–546	534	34	221.00–229.50	$225.92	$1,206	-30.65
555–595	572	115	219.50–238.75	$229.76	$1,314	-12.10
586 unweaned	586	5	210.50	$210.50	$1,234	—
607–647	629	171	215.00–234.25	$229.59	$1,444	+1.12
634	634	21	213.50	$213.50	$1,354	-14.97
650–689	673	73	216.00–234.25	$222.02	$1,494	-8.42
706–730	724	309	214.00–224.25	$222.16	$1,608	+0.36
759 unweaned	759	5	189.50	$189.50	$1,438	—
789	789	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,420	-34.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–390	375	41	230.00–250.00	$243.21	$912	+10.53
430–446	443	35	227.00–250.00	$237.64	$1,053	-19.77
464–499	476	45	214.00–248.00	$233.37	$1,111	-17.41
523 unweaned	523	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,124	—
505–548	529	34	216.00–235.00	$224.91	$1,190	-15.92
553–580	567	52	208.00–228.00	$214.85	$1,218	-22.29
584–591 unweaned	588	13	184.00–187.00	$185.15	$1,089	-51.85
613–648	623	42	206.00–222.00	$213.58	$1,331	+18.58
615–630	625	11	197.00–199.00	$198.28	$1,239	+3.28
658 unweaned	658	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,224	—
686	686	6	197.00	$197.00	$1,351	-10.28
707–728	716	18	195.50–198.00	$196.87	$1,410	-7.87
784	784	10	188.00	$188.00	$1,474	-18.40
820	820	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,296	—
842	842	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,431	—
1020–1028	1024	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,536	-16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309	309	10	264.00	$264.00	$816	—
418	418	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,045	-20.00
451–473	464	7	222.50–256.00	$236.47	$1,097	-43.03
562–598	586	6	150.00–226.00	$174.30	$1,021	-62.76
615–642	629	6	190.00–231.00	$210.06	$1,321	+6.06
660	660	7	174.00	$174.00	$1,148	-40.03
712	712	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,424	+10.00
784	784	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,309	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1445	1179	80-85%	35	89.00–102.50	$95.56	$1,127	—
1045–1425	1193	80-85%	5	83.00–90.50	$88.06	$1,051	—
1095–1420	1272	80-85%	13	100.50–108.00	$105.04	$1,336	+4.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1480	1345	75-80%	9	106.00–113.00	$108.61	$1,461	—
1260–1650	1372	75-80%	17	97.00–105.00	$99.73	$1,368	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1130	1023	85-90%	3	69.00–76.50	$73.06	$747	-9.92
870–1205	1044	85-90%	7	76.00–90.00	$83.68	$874	-9.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1750	1534	5	93.50–102.50	$98.50	$1,511	—
1220–1975	1570	10	109.50–120.00	$115.03	$1,806	—
1500–1925	1734	6	125.00–134.00	$128.77	$2,233	+14.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,132
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	89.00	$89.00	$979

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1113	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,224

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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.