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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $254.11/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 631 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.40/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 581 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.49/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 523 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,168 3,359 7,772
Feeder cattle 1,034 3,145 7,408
Slaughter cattle 99 204 289
Replacement cattle 35 10 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers mostly steady, except some steers under 500 lbs up to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,068 —
445 445 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,402 +38.36
478 unweaned 478 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,276 —
472–495 481 38 286.00–331.00 $315.01 $1,515 +40.20
510–530 521 74 272.50–309.00 $297.02 $1,547 +13.97
545 unweaned 545 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 -20.50
561–585 581 81 274.00–285.00 $280.40 $1,629 +9.62
611 611 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,442 -28.47
612–644 632 86 251.00–263.00 $254.95 $1,611 -9.52
666 unweaned 666 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,525 +3.45
667 667 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 +0.56
717–725 721 60 231.50–233.00 $232.25 $1,675 -9.58
855 855 3 204.50 $204.50 $1,748 -16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 293.00 $293.00 $961 —
368 368 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,030 +21.00
433 433 8 295.50 $295.50 $1,280 +30.46
451–460 455 25 264.00–312.00 $288.72 $1,314 +48.12
530 530 21 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 +15.65
576 576 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,521 +23.72
618–643 632 62 241.00–249.00 $245.39 $1,551 +2.09
690–699 696 8 236.00–237.50 $236.94 $1,649 +20.94
720–728 727 21 206.00–207.50 $207.36 $1,508 -14.18
753–770 757 22 208.50–214.00 $209.83 $1,588 -2.88
817–848 830 27 192.00–204.00 $198.47 $1,647 -8.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 4 230.00 $230.00 $886 —
441 441 15 260.00–278.00 $269.60 $1,189 —
467 unweaned 467 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,079 —
451–496 486 21 250.00–265.00 $257.91 $1,253 +11.10
510 unweaned 510 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,160 —
511–535 518 38 247.50–262.00 $258.10 $1,337 +12.32
568 unweaned 568 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,170 -4.50
569 569 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,138 -29.76
571–582 578 17 225.00–235.00 $228.49 $1,321 -1.27
607–610 608 46 220.00–229.00 $227.98 $1,386 -1.61
631 unweaned 631 5 204.50 $204.50 $1,290 —
656–666 659 16 198.50–200.00 $199.62 $1,315 -22.40
676 unweaned 676 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,224 —
738 738 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,446 -26.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 246.00 $246.00 $903 +2.79
421–430 425 7 230.00–242.50 $235.42 $1,001 -2.22
473–495 490 18 215.00–220.00 $216.90 $1,063 -16.47
508 508 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,148 +1.09
575 575 21 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 +5.15
607 607 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,244 -8.58
611 unweaned 611 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,130 —
644 644 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,224 -8.28
655–695 671 10 189.00–198.00 $194.27 $1,304 -2.73
690 thin fleshed 690 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —
724 724 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,419 -0.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,009 —
514–530 524 14 183.00–200.00 $194.05 $1,017 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 232.00 $232.00 $863 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–397 396 4 261.00–265.00 $262.99 $1,041 —
446 446 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,151 +8.00
525–527 525 10 235.00–242.00 $240.60 $1,263 —
647 647 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,520 +24.94
760 760 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 +13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1195 1113 80-85% 2 93.00–96.50 $94.88 $1,056 —
1065–1385 1205 80-85% 26 96.00–106.00 $101.27 $1,220 —
1260–1265 1263 80-85% 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $1,345 +1.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1530 1412 75-80% 8 104.50–110.00 $108.12 $1,527 —
1240–1770 1457 75-80% 6 111.00–113.50 $111.87 $1,630 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1085 995 85-90% 5 81.00–90.00 $85.96 $855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,295 —
1720 1720 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,883 -19.27
1830–2090 1960 2 128.00–132.00 $130.13 $2,551 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1117 1032 (<2 yrs)Open 15 135.00–142.00 $138.80 $1,432
1085–1250 1181 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 98.00–111.00 $104.68 $1,236

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–1240 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 105.00–115.00 $109.36 $1,289

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.