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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

9,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.32/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 767 lb · 508 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.21/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 624 lb · 424 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.43/cwt +15.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 579 lb · 395 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,008 8,971 8,561
Feeder cattle 8,333 8,674 7,666
Slaughter cattle 555 277 770
Replacement cattle 120 20 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher on grazing type cattle. 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
350–389 372 24 337.00–362.00 $350.38 $1,303 +7.38
413 thin fleshed 413 3 376.00 $376.00 $1,553 —
410–444 431 61 320.00–371.00 $347.94 $1,500 +4.46
453–495 478 105 313.00–352.00 $341.77 $1,634 +14.22
504 fancy 504 16 354.00 $354.00 $1,784 +13.00
505–549 532 225 288.00–335.00 $320.40 $1,705 -1.41
550–575 fancy 558 92 323.50–358.00 $344.10 $1,920 +22.60
552–599 585 303 278.00–327.50 $306.72 $1,794 +6.96
600–643 624 420 264.00–305.00 $290.37 $1,812 +9.36
630 630 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,720 -8.01
653–657 fancy 654 65 296.00–297.50 $296.18 $1,937 +6.18
653–698 670 252 255.00–293.00 $273.23 $1,831 +10.64
671–687 682 23 245.00–255.00 $247.99 $1,691 +3.99
696 value added 696 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,775 —
700–748 723 278 246.00–274.00 $261.27 $1,889 +11.42
751–796 767 497 238.75–264.00 $256.75 $1,969 +20.75
775 775 11 237.00 $237.00 $1,837 -9.46
803–837 812 158 240.60–245.50 $242.47 $1,969 +13.62
846 value added 846 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,942 —
873 873 41 233.50 $233.50 $2,038 +5.59
860–883 876 153 236.00–246.25 $244.49 $2,142 +16.58
905–913 910 47 224.00–240.75 $228.65 $2,081 +3.40
911–930 924 50 213.00–223.00 $220.04 $2,033 -5.21
961 961 15 215.00 $215.00 $2,066 -1.62
1001 1001 4 204.00 $204.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 309.00 $309.00 $837 -13.00
306 306 5 308.00 $308.00 $942 —
418–446 437 43 268.00–315.00 $285.80 $1,249 -4.86
455–496 473 90 276.00–322.50 $301.86 $1,428 +9.06
514 thin fleshed 514 21 329.00 $329.00 $1,691 +13.50
510–547 529 88 275.00–312.50 $289.93 $1,534 +3.94
564 564 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,438 +2.50
552–598 570 96 260.00–290.00 $270.55 $1,542 +2.74
605–639 624 142 245.00–285.00 $269.57 $1,682 +9.40
644 644 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,662 -2.17
654 654 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,602 -5.29
659–692 677 107 244.00–263.00 $255.68 $1,731 +5.39
700–748 737 147 228.00–254.00 $245.83 $1,812 +6.91
753–785 759 23 234.00–236.00 $234.36 $1,779 +9.04
802–848 825 84 215.00–244.10 $239.28 $1,974 +7.59
891–898 891 100 210.00–229.85 $228.19 $2,033 +18.54
900 900 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,958 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 12 301.00 $301.00 $1,454 —
617–647 635 15 248.00–254.50 $250.53 $1,591 —
681 681 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,628 —
701 701 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,577 —
844 844 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,806 —
1047 1047 3 191.00 $191.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 221.50 $221.50 $1,329 —
808 808 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,778 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 +33.00
600 600 6 314.00 $314.00 $1,884 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 —
657 657 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,413 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,670 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 206.00 $206.00 $970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 7 290.00 $290.00 $803 —
351–399 375 58 290.00–318.00 $308.38 $1,156 +17.25
411–441 unweaned 423 13 267.50–285.00 $277.24 $1,173 —
401–445 429 108 290.00–321.00 $304.59 $1,307 +18.52
471 fancy 471 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,484 +19.00
450–497 477 150 273.00–316.00 $294.70 $1,406 +13.62
466–493 488 15 269.00–270.00 $269.19 $1,314 -11.89
508–527 fancy 519 52 298.00–309.50 $305.53 $1,586 —
500–545 528 216 258.00–295.00 $278.41 $1,470 +9.07
549 thin fleshed 549 19 295.00 $295.00 $1,620 —
550–564 fancy 559 106 279.50–297.50 $290.81 $1,626 +21.81
553–598 576 188 238.00–277.00 $258.83 $1,491 +10.11
598 598 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,331 -6.97
602–646 621 172 231.50–264.00 $250.21 $1,554 +9.42
640 640 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,459 +5.50
652 fancy 652 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,695 —
652–697 681 359 230.50–256.00 $245.24 $1,670 +12.01
707–721 717 70 220.00–239.50 $230.38 $1,652 +1.53
702–749 730 32 216.00–220.25 $217.58 $1,588 +9.08
775 value added 775 13 213.75 $213.75 $1,657 —
776–789 783 46 215.00–223.00 $217.16 $1,700 +7.27
807 807 18 193.00 $193.00 $1,558 -11.94
803–844 826 46 202.50–220.00 $209.49 $1,730 +4.55
875 875 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,838 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–343 342 8 266.00–270.00 $267.50 $915 —
372 thin fleshed 372 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,183 —
362–395 381 25 266.00–297.50 $277.12 $1,056 +11.86
403–443 427 31 251.00–292.50 $275.36 $1,176 +10.68
452–494 468 77 226.00–282.50 $268.50 $1,257 +10.23
519 unweaned 519 10 227.50 $227.50 $1,181 —
502–548 534 134 240.00–269.00 $252.15 $1,346 +16.90
550–596 578 126 225.50–250.00 $237.05 $1,370 +0.74
581 581 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,290 -14.31
608 unweaned 608 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,292 —
605–648 623 90 217.50–244.00 $230.29 $1,435 +25.79
651 unweaned 651 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,400 +17.22
655–698 678 52 217.50–246.00 $227.99 $1,546 +9.00
702–726 712 73 208.00–231.00 $220.13 $1,567 -4.26
753–793 765 27 195.00–221.00 $211.14 $1,615 +1.64
916 916 11 176.00 $176.00 $1,612 -12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,086 —
548 548 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,414 —
610 610 25 221.00–231.00 $227.80 $1,390 —
652 652 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,552 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 —
694–697 696 17 160.00–211.00 $187.05 $1,302 —
720 720 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,346 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,135 +34.00
699 699 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,328 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 6 129.00 $129.00 $566 -59.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,076 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 335.00 $335.00 $891 —
392 392 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,156 +35.00
419–444 429 21 291.00–325.00 $302.08 $1,296 +38.08
502–536 519 12 255.00–258.00 $256.03 $1,329 -4.76
551–574 568 38 247.50–274.00 $253.43 $1,439 +2.41
608 608 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,429 +6.65
657–692 679 13 212.00–237.00 $221.31 $1,503 -11.04
708–740 718 32 214.00–225.00 $221.01 $1,587 —
763–798 781 6 192.00–197.50 $194.81 $1,521 —
812–845 831 7 190.00–203.00 $197.56 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,088 —
371–374 372 14 335.00–337.50 $335.90 $1,250 —
412–430 419 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,383 +10.00
450–476 459 11 296.00–298.00 $297.25 $1,364 +8.25
571 571 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,485 —
605–629 618 9 247.50–259.00 $254.00 $1,570 +7.00
687 687 5 238.50 $238.50 $1,638 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 133.00 $133.00 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1075 929 85-90% 6 70.00–81.00 $76.41 $710 —
905–1015 969 85-90% 5 96.00–102.00 $98.44 $954 +20.01
780–1345 1033 85-90% 20 80.00–99.00 $88.02 $909 -5.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1375 1119 80-85% 17 95.00–110.00 $103.22 $1,155 —
940–1345 1131 80-85% 8 108.00–124.00 $116.19 $1,314 —
1075–1345 1232 80-85% 5 87.00–96.00 $92.40 $1,138 -10.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1590 1458 75-80% 6 118.00–129.00 $122.12 $1,781 —
1270–1825 1490 75-80% 11 99.00–118.00 $108.09 $1,611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,414 —
1240–1920 1549 6 113.00–126.00 $119.14 $1,845 +10.18
1610–1870 1713 3 128.00–137.00 $130.82 $2,241 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–942 898 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 106.00–116.00 $109.90 $987
968–1203 1086 (<2 yrs)Open 4 131.00–170.00 $148.39 $1,612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
983 983 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1150–1316 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,460.00–1,600.00 $1,497.22
1365–1375 1371 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,571.34

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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.