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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

4,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.00/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 721 lb · 667 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.62/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 625 lb · 188 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.52/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,062/hd at 833 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,066 3,700 4,393
Feeder cattle 3,634 3,264 3,614
Slaughter cattle 340 336 398
Replacement cattle 92 100 381

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,105 —
350–389 371 19 336.00–340.00 $337.70 $1,253 +7.32
425 unweaned 425 12 312.00 $312.00 $1,326 +4.00
404–447 426 30 299.00–342.00 $328.84 $1,401 +14.62
450–489 483 39 317.00–323.00 $321.51 $1,553 +10.40
501 thin fleshed 501 10 328.00 $328.00 $1,643 —
505–547 530 89 280.00–320.00 $307.98 $1,632 +4.56
556–597 569 35 279.00–301.00 $287.86 $1,638 +4.13
571–590 unweaned 576 18 265.00 $265.00 $1,526 -13.10
592 thin fleshed 592 12 299.00 $299.00 $1,770 —
603–638 unweaned 621 69 265.50–266.00 $265.74 $1,650 +6.32
604–640 627 108 267.00–292.00 $282.71 $1,773 +8.92
624–636 632 11 261.00–272.00 $268.05 $1,694 -5.74
650–695 680 56 260.00–278.00 $269.88 $1,835 +9.38
683 unweaned 683 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,694 —
705 unweaned 705 11 244.00 $244.00 $1,720 —
708–747 724 67 262.75–268.75 $265.37 $1,921 +5.52
756–796 767 119 250.00–265.00 $257.73 $1,977 +11.40
797 797 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,929 -4.33
803–848 833 164 237.50–253.50 $247.52 $2,062 +1.81
876 876 70 241.00 $241.00 $2,111 -0.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,007 +20.00
342 342 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,094 —
406 406 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,137 -14.85
458–498 481 13 285.00–305.00 $293.90 $1,414 +11.44
494 unweaned 494 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,438 —
520–547 533 20 264.00–295.00 $281.85 $1,502 +15.85
541 thin fleshed 541 5 299.50 $299.50 $1,620 —
558–599 578 42 260.00–286.00 $269.05 $1,555 +2.22
628 thin fleshed 628 6 273.50 $273.50 $1,718 —
627–639 635 16 248.00–258.00 $251.16 $1,595 -11.90
660–699 689 29 248.50–270.00 $257.12 $1,772 +2.44
690 unweaned 690 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,656 —
708–724 720 44 236.00–253.50 $250.17 $1,801 +1.79
740 unweaned 740 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,724 —
780–799 797 62 233.00–240.00 $239.34 $1,908 -2.59
828 828 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,029 +8.50
854–881 860 33 226.00–228.50 $227.96 $1,960 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,430 —
633 633 5 264.50 $264.50 $1,674 —
840 840 25 237.25 $237.25 $1,993 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 249.00 $249.00 $919 -21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 336 11 298.00–320.00 $307.34 $1,033 -4.66
350–383 377 12 298.00–309.00 $305.27 $1,151 -3.24
427–445 439 33 287.50–299.00 $291.73 $1,281 +0.10
456 fancy 456 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,318 —
457–492 473 55 277.00–289.00 $280.91 $1,329 -0.85
489 unweaned 489 9 272.00 $272.00 $1,330 +6.40
505–541 526 57 261.00–281.00 $270.90 $1,425 +0.42
551–598 563 63 258.00–275.00 $268.05 $1,509 +7.49
596 unweaned 596 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,478 —
612–616 unweaned 614 16 248.00–250.50 $249.09 $1,529 —
623–625 624 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,529 -16.26
619–646 632 76 258.00–268.75 $265.00 $1,675 +3.74
688 688 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,651 -9.05
656–699 691 138 237.00–260.50 $253.79 $1,754 +4.74
709–740 721 667 236.50–249.85 $244.00 $1,759 +2.68
756–798 762 41 218.50–236.00 $233.32 $1,778 -0.78
814–849 839 29 216.75–226.00 $219.22 $1,839 —
855 855 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,872 +5.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
365 unweaned 365 7 254.00 $254.00 $927 —
383 383 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,139 +17.66
402–431 unweaned 420 8 247.00–260.00 $251.66 $1,057 —
418–448 433 12 280.00–285.00 $281.78 $1,220 +3.92
453–496 478 11 271.00–277.00 $272.34 $1,302 +9.59
502–541 515 24 241.00–258.00 $255.16 $1,314 -0.80
556 thin fleshed 556 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,473 +5.00
553–598 565 35 241.00–267.50 $263.98 $1,491 +18.43
594 unweaned 594 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,390 —
601 thin fleshed 601 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,575 —
601–649 624 69 245.00–263.50 $257.29 $1,605 +12.63
641 unweaned 641 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,449 —
663–683 679 17 236.00–249.00 $243.01 $1,650 +7.13
739 739 12 232.50 $232.50 $1,718 +2.15
740 740 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,650 -7.35
800 800 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 +3.00
861 861 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,860 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,540 —
657 657 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,682 —
719 719 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,776 —
789 789 4 229.50 $229.50 $1,811 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 unweaned 402 6 231.00 $231.00 $929 —
530 unweaned 530 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,198 —
613 unweaned 613 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,434 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,313 -8.00
465–488 477 8 260.00–267.50 $263.84 $1,259 -8.00
666–678 671 8 214.00–226.00 $218.55 $1,466 —
724 724 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,600 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 unweaned 536 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,260 —
621 unweaned 621 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,509 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1475 1239 80-85% 80 106.00–127.00 $115.86 $1,436 -4.98
1015–1425 1242 80-85% 17 101.00–115.00 $107.23 $1,332 -13.61
1020–1475 1258 80-85% 11 118.00–134.00 $125.31 $1,576 -9.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1645 1492 75-80% 9 105.50–125.00 $116.34 $1,736 —
1225–2015 1494 75-80% 46 112.00–136.00 $125.92 $1,881 —
1360–1790 1607 75-80% 13 126.50–145.00 $134.93 $2,168 -2.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1090 989 85-90% 8 80.00–98.00 $90.51 $895 —
940–1290 1085 85-90% 21 95.00–114.00 $104.97 $1,139 +10.87
990–1340 1165 85-90% 2 111.00–115.00 $112.70 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,926 —
1505–2285 1886 6 149.00–160.00 $155.15 $2,926 -17.70
1810–1970 1918 6 163.00–168.00 $164.98 $3,164 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1168 1075 (<2 yrs)Open 5 160.00–184.00 $174.70 $1,878
1000–1290 1161 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 118.00–142.00 $129.26 $1,501

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1086 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,412

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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
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,010.00 $2,010.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.