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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

9,918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.60/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 631 lb · 624 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.55/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 672 lb · 501 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.57/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 766 lb · 477 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,918 9,008 6,741
Feeder cattle 9,567 8,333 6,289
Slaughter cattle 329 555 366
Replacement cattle 22 120 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,202 —
353–355 thin fleshed 353 28 369.50–372.00 $369.95 $1,306 —
355–397 389 30 337.00–371.00 $350.37 $1,363 -0.01
400–446 423 74 295.00–385.50 $352.32 $1,490 +4.38
431 thin fleshed 431 29 374.00 $374.00 $1,612 -2.00
454–499 479 149 297.00–365.00 $335.39 $1,607 -6.38
500–549 523 310 285.00–350.00 $320.57 $1,677 +0.17
550–593 568 324 281.00–333.00 $306.31 $1,740 -0.41
619 fancy 619 36 310.00 $310.00 $1,919 —
604–649 632 588 264.00–300.50 $283.04 $1,789 +10.04
655–698 670 433 255.00–283.00 $275.77 $1,848 +2.54
683 683 68 266.75 $266.75 $1,822 +18.76
701–748 732 179 242.00–272.25 $255.98 $1,874 -5.29
750–795 763 433 226.00–260.00 $251.22 $1,917 -5.53
793 793 44 255.00 $255.00 $2,022 +18.00
800–845 824 437 209.00–250.00 $242.90 $2,001 +0.43
866–880 873 85 233.50–238.50 $235.05 $2,052 +1.55
930 930 67 228.00 $228.00 $2,120 +7.96
972–987 980 47 214.00–216.10 $214.93 $2,106 -0.07
1000 1000 60 215.75 $215.75 $2,158 +11.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 300.00 $300.00 $756 -9.00
317–348 329 16 305.00–327.50 $317.47 $1,044 +9.47
340 340 3 285.00 $285.00 $969 -23.00
368–398 383 20 295.00–328.00 $310.01 $1,187 —
403–435 420 30 290.00–304.00 $295.57 $1,241 +9.77
450–475 466 32 260.00–305.00 $278.14 $1,296 -23.72
550–599 584 104 244.00–288.50 $272.40 $1,591 +1.85
600–646 631 109 230.00–275.50 $261.69 $1,651 -7.88
652–699 684 349 238.00–270.00 $259.13 $1,772 +3.45
730 730 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,496 -40.83
765–795 792 42 220.00–242.00 $238.52 $1,889 +4.16
825–828 826 14 205.00–207.00 $205.86 $1,700 -33.42
855 855 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,830 —
884 884 70 229.00 $229.00 $2,024 +0.81
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–596 590 9 250.00–259.00 $256.06 $1,511 —
607–643 634 58 239.00–275.00 $250.51 $1,588 -0.02
651–695 678 89 220.00–268.00 $250.72 $1,700 +11.72
705–735 717 25 236.00–253.00 $247.62 $1,775 +22.62
760–793 779 9 196.00–213.00 $206.79 $1,611 —
850–880 862 3 205.00–211.00 $207.37 $1,788 —
1010 1010 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,929 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,210 —
741–749 744 12 197.00–214.00 $208.29 $1,550 —
803 803 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,526 —
1018 1018 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,070 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,102 —
359–399 376 70 285.00–340.00 $316.49 $1,190 +8.11
403 unweaned 403 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,072 -11.24
410–449 429 56 260.00–315.00 $304.14 $1,305 -0.45
476 thin fleshed 476 8 312.00 $312.00 $1,485 —
450–499 481 221 263.00–317.00 $288.87 $1,389 -5.83
500–546 523 232 247.00–300.00 $276.10 $1,444 -2.31
560 fancy 560 30 293.50 $293.50 $1,644 +2.69
550–597 576 285 248.00–290.00 $267.79 $1,542 +8.96
600–638 624 345 241.00–270.00 $257.43 $1,606 +7.22
651–699 687 300 236.75–254.25 $242.95 $1,669 -2.29
723 723 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,569 -13.38
703–746 733 212 218.00–250.00 $238.76 $1,750 +21.18
779–794 792 78 218.00–227.00 $219.92 $1,742 +2.76
804–816 813 79 220.00–224.00 $220.94 $1,796 +27.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 391 5 260.00–270.00 $268.01 $1,048 -9.11
410–443 434 33 225.00–262.50 $246.95 $1,072 -28.41
441 441 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,102 -25.36
461 unweaned 461 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,148 —
453–498 477 56 235.00–275.00 $257.30 $1,227 -11.20
500–532 525 13 237.00–254.50 $250.65 $1,316 -1.50
501–548 529 157 221.00–270.00 $247.64 $1,310 -4.51
551–563 558 13 238.00–270.00 $249.98 $1,395 +12.93
557–594 580 157 229.00–262.00 $245.59 $1,424 +23.59
600–649 631 286 220.00–242.50 $232.45 $1,467 +2.16
652–695 665 122 220.00–240.00 $229.37 $1,525 +1.38
672–690 682 29 216.00–240.50 $229.77 $1,567 +1.78
700–721 710 32 210.00–228.00 $227.32 $1,614 +7.19
770–794 781 14 185.00–200.00 $194.68 $1,520 -16.46
750–798 791 7 209.00–212.00 $209.41 $1,656 -1.73
808 808 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,584 —
805–813 811 21 195.00–216.50 $212.44 $1,723 —
850 850 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,640 —
1017 1017 6 188.50 $188.50 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 12 222.00 $222.00 $972 —
466 466 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,095 -9.00
509–528 524 30 224.00–234.00 $229.16 $1,201 —
590 590 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,457 —
678 678 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,492 +30.00
740 740 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,362 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,237 —
612–615 613 13 220.00–234.00 $230.85 $1,415 +3.05
669–697 683 35 201.00–234.00 $219.19 $1,497 -18.81
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,022 —
517 517 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,150 —
578 578 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,381 —
713 713 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,355 —
789 789 20 212.00 $212.00 $1,673 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 —
673 673 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,440 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 184.00 $184.00 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 300.00–301.00 $300.51 $1,082 +5.51
460–473 470 4 297.00–298.00 $297.24 $1,397 —
523–547 537 8 230.00–280.00 $256.35 $1,377 +0.32
573 unweaned 573 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 —
558–596 582 17 235.00–286.00 $246.67 $1,436 -6.76
608–640 619 31 218.00–266.50 $255.30 $1,580 +20.30
664–693 680 12 205.00–233.00 $219.11 $1,490 -2.20
685 unweaned 685 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 —
713–744 730 28 212.50–226.50 $220.58 $1,610 -0.43
791 791 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,542 +0.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 thin fleshed 338 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,217 —
408–443 427 6 310.00–339.00 $326.65 $1,395 -3.35
455 unweaned 455 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 —
450–494 474 29 297.00–319.00 $308.07 $1,460 +10.82
504–535 517 20 284.00–320.00 $302.97 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1520 1247 80-85% 58 81.50–110.00 $101.17 $1,262 +8.77
1060–1415 1256 80-85% 38 105.00–122.00 $112.59 $1,414 —
1375 1375 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1130 924 85-90% 16 52.00–80.00 $65.01 $601 -11.40
810–1160 1019 85-90% 47 76.00–108.00 $91.74 $935 +3.72
900–1140 1048 85-90% 11 102.50–113.00 $109.54 $1,148 +21.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1915 1451 75-80% 39 110.00–126.00 $117.04 $1,698 -5.08
1240–1760 1505 75-80% 14 105.00–115.00 $109.79 $1,652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2000 1580 23 109.00–131.00 $122.50 $1,936 —
1585–2120 1831 9 133.00–144.00 $136.68 $2,503 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1205 1017 (<2 yrs)Open 15 113.00–167.50 $143.63 $1,461
1100–1247 1198 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,438

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1155 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,925.00 $1,734.87
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 4 147.00 $147.00 $451 —

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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.