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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

8,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.57/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 629 lb · 440 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.29/cwt +7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 778 lb · 377 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.29/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 675 lb · 375 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,971 7,951 7,591
Feeder cattle 8,674 7,356 6,904
Slaughter cattle 277 555 537
Replacement cattle 20 40 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher on steer calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,081 —
386 386 11 343.00 $343.00 $1,324 +24.67
391 unweaned 391 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,150 —
410–439 423 38 315.00–357.50 $343.48 $1,453 +16.83
452–499 477 82 314.00–350.00 $327.55 $1,562 +5.64
493 unweaned 493 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,430 —
503 fancy 503 6 341.00 $341.00 $1,715 —
512 unweaned 512 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,464 +7.00
502–549 528 174 291.00–340.00 $321.81 $1,699 +15.74
557 fancy 557 16 321.50 $321.50 $1,791 —
555–582 unweaned 572 8 271.00–288.00 $277.19 $1,586 —
552–592 578 335 277.00–319.00 $299.76 $1,733 +13.05
611–627 fancy 621 50 289.50–307.00 $296.09 $1,839 —
605–648 627 300 263.00–299.00 $281.01 $1,762 +17.42
646 value added 646 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,680 —
652 fancy 652 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,891 —
651–697 671 347 243.00–273.25 $262.59 $1,762 +12.64
680 680 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,659 -5.95
691 unweaned 691 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,569 —
700–744 720 280 236.25–257.00 $249.85 $1,799 +5.91
766 766 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,808 -2.93
750–797 778 371 225.00–253.50 $246.46 $1,917 +28.46
802–835 809 27 225.00–230.00 $228.85 $1,851 +0.44
805–832 819 175 233.00–247.25 $243.57 $1,995 +15.16
854–873 862 57 218.00–232.00 $227.91 $1,965 +14.94
913 913 11 225.25 $225.25 $2,057 +9.20
964–998 977 29 200.00–222.00 $216.62 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 322.00 $322.00 $911 -18.00
362 unweaned 362 5 271.00 $271.00 $981 —
365–395 383 28 288.00–320.00 $309.83 $1,187 +8.21
404–430 413 17 270.00–330.00 $290.66 $1,200 +0.36
450–493 461 87 255.00–302.50 $292.80 $1,350 -0.15
501 thin fleshed 501 15 315.50 $315.50 $1,581 —
500–549 524 80 270.00–313.00 $285.99 $1,499 +6.63
562 562 44 252.50 $252.50 $1,419 -10.47
550–599 578 110 256.00–280.00 $267.81 $1,548 +4.84
618 thin fleshed 618 14 283.00 $283.00 $1,749 —
600–649 636 93 240.00–280.00 $260.17 $1,655 +6.67
643 unweaned 643 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,575 —
656 thin fleshed 656 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,771 —
654–698 677 150 229.00–268.00 $250.29 $1,694 +12.44
695 695 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 +4.00
703–744 721 133 224.00–246.00 $238.92 $1,723 +12.21
741 thin fleshed 741 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,852 —
756–797 782 90 222.50–234.50 $225.32 $1,762 -2.04
803–833 832 86 217.00–235.35 $231.69 $1,928 +10.38
865–892 885 23 208.50–212.00 $209.65 $1,855 -8.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 276.00 $276.00 $858 —
435–438 437 22 268.00–287.00 $277.47 $1,213 +44.97
663–673 667 7 225.00–233.00 $228.46 $1,524 —
780 780 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,583 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,494 —
663 663 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,674 +21.50
1135 1135 7 203.50 $203.50 $2,310 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 6 190.00 $190.00 $821 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 unweaned 481 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,198 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–383 374 32 265.00–300.00 $291.13 $1,089 +12.00
385 unweaned 385 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,030 —
431–447 438 53 273.00–297.00 $286.07 $1,253 +10.55
452–499 482 99 258.00–295.00 $281.08 $1,355 +6.77
485 fancy 485 35 296.00 $296.00 $1,436 —
500–543 524 141 251.00–284.00 $269.34 $1,411 +15.54
518–530 unweaned 525 10 230.00–257.00 $246.35 $1,293 —
556 fancy 556 29 269.00 $269.00 $1,496 —
551–599 576 277 221.00–259.00 $248.72 $1,433 +6.00
573–593 581 10 220.00–236.00 $229.47 $1,333 -13.25
595 unweaned 595 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,351 +12.00
621 value added 621 16 229.00 $229.00 $1,422 —
601–646 628 405 226.00–249.50 $240.79 $1,512 +9.73
649 649 19 222.50 $222.50 $1,444 -8.56
654–692 664 23 212.50–220.00 $217.96 $1,447 +7.38
650–693 676 352 221.50–242.50 $233.23 $1,577 +5.07
710–737 718 115 212.00–235.00 $228.85 $1,643 +28.85
734 734 7 208.50 $208.50 $1,530 -14.03
757–778 771 22 209.25–212.50 $209.89 $1,618 +1.31
795 795 7 205.50 $205.50 $1,634 +14.00
803–818 808 26 201.50–206.50 $204.94 $1,656 +9.94
875 875 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–395 376 67 249.00–300.00 $265.26 $997 +22.59
403–438 422 38 252.50–272.50 $264.68 $1,117 +17.80
467 thin fleshed 467 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,312 —
450–495 471 65 233.00–273.00 $258.27 $1,216 +6.63
483 value added 483 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,227 —
486 unweaned 486 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,118 —
502–548 520 145 220.00–259.00 $244.80 $1,273 +14.30
533 533 49 235.25 $235.25 $1,254 +4.75
561–580 unweaned 571 10 200.00–213.00 $206.61 $1,180 +16.61
550–593 574 199 220.00–245.00 $236.31 $1,356 +16.89
600–649 616 242 209.00–245.75 $235.63 $1,451 +21.90
627 627 5 204.50 $204.50 $1,282 -9.23
603–643 thin fleshed 629 22 235.25–252.00 $239.52 $1,507 —
660–663 unweaned 662 5 189.00–211.00 $197.78 $1,309 —
654–698 673 118 210.00–228.50 $218.99 $1,474 +1.36
710–746 717 263 208.00–228.00 $224.39 $1,609 +3.12
795 795 3 209.50 $209.50 $1,666 +15.23
820–837 829 6 191.00–201.50 $196.30 $1,627 +21.30
885–888 887 10 182.00–201.50 $193.72 $1,718 —
934 934 10 188.50 $188.50 $1,761 —
1033 1033 11 193.75 $193.75 $2,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–396 382 21 232.00–269.00 $251.96 $962 —
494 494 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,037 -4.48
508–534 517 17 190.00–222.00 $201.14 $1,040 —
551 551 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,152 +38.00
621 621 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,310 —
658–661 660 10 198.00–217.00 $207.48 $1,369 —
737 737 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,437 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,313 +52.00
591 591 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,389 —
683–698 688 12 195.50–220.00 $211.71 $1,457 —
847 847 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,609 —
879 879 10 169.50 $169.50 $1,490 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,362 +15.89
726 726 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,568 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 227.50 $227.50 $974 —
502 502 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,034 -0.43
601 601 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,208 +1.04
727 727 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,418 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,391 +9.00
850 850 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 188.00 $188.00 $797 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 260.00 $260.00 $941 —
410 410 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,082 —
461–498 477 10 255.00–280.00 $266.77 $1,272 +24.12
538–549 543 12 257.00–266.00 $260.79 $1,416 —
553–595 580 27 247.00–255.00 $251.02 $1,456 +27.81
607–637 619 5 226.00–230.00 $228.35 $1,413 —
675 675 17 232.00–234.00 $232.35 $1,568 -5.15
870 870 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,662 -9.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,430 -14.48
460 460 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,329 —
612 612 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,383 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1405 1186 80-85% 7 88.50–96.50 $94.04 $1,115 -1.17
930–1410 1231 80-85% 49 96.50–108.00 $103.10 $1,269 -1.98
1145–1350 1263 80-85% 11 106.00–113.00 $109.53 $1,383 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1110 998 85-90% 5 72.00–81.00 $78.43 $783 —
815–1265 1030 85-90% 24 87.00–98.00 $93.06 $959 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,178 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1485 1373 75-80% 12 102.00–116.00 $108.64 $1,492 —
1295–1670 1500 75-80% 9 113.50–125.00 $118.65 $1,780 -0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1560 1538 2 106.00–112.00 $108.96 $1,676 —
1560–2020 1761 5 118.50–126.00 $121.92 $2,147 —
1885–1955 1917 3 129.00–134.00 $132.30 $2,536 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,306
1040–1160 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 116.00–140.00 $122.16 $1,310

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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.