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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

5,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.74/cwt -11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 727 lb · 608 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.64/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 817 lb · 510 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.22/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 729 lb · 313 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,085 2,615 5,080
Feeder cattle 4,742 2,344 4,087
Slaughter cattle 288 231 773
Replacement cattle 55 40 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 10 327.50 $327.50 $1,159 -16.50
403–414 411 13 329.00–330.00 $329.30 $1,353 -5.34
450 unweaned 450 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,429 —
464–488 476 10 293.50–306.00 $299.59 $1,426 -17.66
509–542 521 46 294.50–299.00 $295.63 $1,540 -12.73
565–595 588 58 250.00–289.00 $278.85 $1,640 -15.62
618–624 unweaned 623 12 241.00–250.00 $247.77 $1,544 —
614–649 643 84 266.50–285.00 $271.00 $1,743 -21.79
652–688 665 55 260.00–277.25 $269.99 $1,795 -0.01
701–749 729 313 253.25–266.50 $260.22 $1,897 -3.20
750–797 776 116 239.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,901 -0.66
801–833 817 510 234.50–246.25 $243.64 $1,991 -1.71
890 890 11 232.25 $232.25 $2,067 —
953 953 114 226.60–226.75 $226.68 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 7 312.00 $312.00 $1,320 +1.63
461–489 481 17 278.00–299.00 $287.76 $1,384 -13.74
498 thin fleshed 498 17 302.00 $302.00 $1,504 -18.00
521 unweaned 521 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,308 —
511–535 523 24 270.00–299.00 $287.13 $1,502 -6.19
554 554 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,396 -19.16
571–584 579 20 272.50–277.00 $275.22 $1,594 +4.06
595 unweaned 595 7 257.00 $257.00 $1,529 +1.00
615 615 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,519 -21.35
605–643 621 78 249.00–269.00 $263.82 $1,638 -4.53
652–684 672 50 261.00–269.75 $263.43 $1,770 -10.30
707–717 711 7 233.00–255.00 $242.50 $1,724 -10.54
779 779 12 236.50–244.00 $239.63 $1,867 -6.04
811–818 811 103 233.50–235.10 $235.01 $1,906 -5.08
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 unweaned 567 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,304 —
578–589 586 10 259.00–261.00 $259.59 $1,521 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,560 —
693 693 5 248.50 $248.50 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,402 —
565–577 573 8 236.00–250.00 $244.82 $1,403 —

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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 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
408–445 423 12 270.00–305.00 $289.67 $1,225 -14.76
410–449 unweaned 432 7 277.00–304.00 $287.97 $1,244 —
456–471 466 11 279.00–282.50 $280.25 $1,306 -8.09
511 511 14 287.00 $287.00 $1,467 +9.81
558–593 586 31 249.00–260.00 $251.98 $1,477 -21.31
611–645 629 213 245.00–270.00 $260.91 $1,641 -13.95
640 unweaned 640 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 —
661 661 7 238.50 $238.50 $1,576 -21.48
652–694 667 283 243.00–254.75 $248.09 $1,655 -11.89
719–748 727 608 235.00–243.35 $238.74 $1,736 -10.91
750–788 766 124 219.00–243.85 $234.83 $1,799 +4.83
800–802 802 72 219.00–227.35 $227.00 $1,821 +6.00
864–878 867 15 214.50–220.50 $218.11 $1,891 —
973–996 979 11 180.00–200.00 $194.45 $1,904 -3.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–349 338 12 270.00–300.00 $286.29 $968 —
368–391 unweaned 381 9 257.00–278.00 $268.98 $1,025 —
377–387 381 5 270.00–291.00 $278.53 $1,061 -29.55
407–448 425 37 274.00–292.00 $282.05 $1,199 -0.57
473 unweaned 473 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,159 —
458–496 484 31 255.00–273.00 $260.33 $1,260 +10.33
511–533 unweaned 517 17 241.00–245.00 $243.79 $1,260 —
505–549 526 85 249.00–265.00 $256.10 $1,347 -11.27
559–596 585 103 238.00–253.50 $247.18 $1,446 -11.77
600–646 617 97 232.00–252.50 $247.46 $1,527 +5.86
655–698 685 161 233.00–244.75 $242.81 $1,663 -4.46
699 699 5 225.50 $225.50 $1,576 -21.77
740 740 4 231.50 $231.50 $1,713 -7.88
760–786 773 6 200.00–223.50 $211.55 $1,635 -17.95
767–791 785 12 215.00–216.00 $215.76 $1,694 -13.74
896 896 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,859 -7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 51 239.50 $239.50 $1,667 —
827 827 37 226.35 $226.35 $1,872 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,252 —
630 630 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,487 —
650 650 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,534 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 7 266.00 $266.00 $875 —
456 456 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,053 —
537 537 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,262 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,225 —
550 550 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,292 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 unweaned 415 7 220.00 $220.00 $913 —
490 490 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,122 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,012 -62.00
401–437 412 10 268.00–270.00 $268.64 $1,107 -57.36
479–490 486 12 259.00–287.00 $281.33 $1,367 —
508–547 525 22 241.00–260.00 $251.38 $1,320 -25.25
534 unweaned 534 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,212 —
571 571 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,308 -35.55
693 693 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,483 -19.00
710 710 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,448 —
763 763 3 193.50 $193.50 $1,476 —
828 828 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,532 -22.01
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 5 245.00 $245.00 $691 —
459 459 5 216.00 $216.00 $991 —
561 561 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,150 —
683 683 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,264 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1475 1200 80-85% 48 116.00–138.00 $128.33 $1,540 -11.51
1110–1390 1246 80-85% 10 132.00–144.00 $135.54 $1,689 -4.30
1100–1405 1255 80-85% 10 111.00–127.00 $118.67 $1,489 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1900 1521 75-80% 31 125.00–139.00 $132.73 $2,019 -7.99
1325–1780 1560 75-80% 12 133.50–145.00 $138.58 $2,162 —
1570–1630 1610 75-80% 3 117.00–125.00 $119.94 $1,931 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1150 997 85-90% 21 105.00–125.00 $113.76 $1,134 —
835–1220 1049 85-90% 9 70.00–110.00 $97.43 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1995 1532 10 130.00–158.00 $144.32 $2,211 +4.27
1400–2370 1755 26 158.00–179.00 $166.63 $2,924 +0.01
1520–2040 1855 5 172.00–185.00 $177.92 $3,300 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1295 1087 (<2 yrs)Open 7 160.00–182.50 $170.15 $1,850
1150–1375 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 134.00–140.00 $136.29 $1,715

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1450 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,875.00–2,050.00 $1,960.11

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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.