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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

3,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.10/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 698 lb · 527 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.58/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 784 lb · 193 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.43/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 617 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,262 4,066 4,779
Feeder cattle 2,901 3,634 4,113
Slaughter cattle 301 340 581
Replacement cattle 60 92 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–360 359 13 348.00–362.50 $354.80 $1,274 +17.10
405–438 415 24 318.00–344.00 $330.31 $1,371 +1.47
460–494 475 38 300.00–320.00 $310.65 $1,476 -10.86
505–537 524 22 289.00–305.00 $295.31 $1,547 -12.67
527 unweaned 527 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,370 —
569–588 574 31 289.00–294.00 $292.92 $1,681 +5.06
572–593 unweaned 586 23 259.00–266.00 $261.38 $1,532 -3.62
598 598 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,633 -14.86
607 thin fleshed 607 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,791 —
611–624 615 18 279.00–280.00 $279.28 $1,718 -3.43
664 664 7 277.00 $277.00 $1,839 +7.12
680 unweaned 680 9 230.50 $230.50 $1,567 -17.50
698 698 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,675 -29.88
705–736 722 78 259.00–267.00 $265.12 $1,914 -0.25
764–798 779 7 246.50–256.50 $252.11 $1,964 -5.62
806–815 814 56 243.00–251.35 $250.18 $2,036 +2.66
854–855 854 19 243.50–245.50 $244.76 $2,090 +3.76
965 965 47 237.00 $237.00 $2,287 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 3 266.00 $266.00 $931 —
395 395 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,254 —
435 thin fleshed 435 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,362 —
459–477 464 15 287.00–296.50 $291.58 $1,353 -2.32
471 unweaned 471 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,267 -22.00
470–490 thin fleshed 483 23 308.00–319.50 $316.73 $1,530 —
537–543 542 13 273.00–274.00 $273.15 $1,480 -8.70
551–589 566 17 257.00–282.00 $275.13 $1,557 +6.08
578 unweaned 578 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,445 —
605–645 623 16 259.00–281.00 $272.46 $1,697 +21.30
635 thin fleshed 635 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,759 +3.50
654–685 670 19 246.00–266.00 $256.38 $1,718 -0.74
742 unweaned 742 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,729 ±0.00
752–781 769 30 243.00–251.00 $248.59 $1,912 +9.25
774 unweaned 774 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,788 —
826 826 13 247.00 $247.00 $2,040 +2.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 38 285.00 $285.00 $952 —
390 390 46 278.00 $278.00 $1,084 —
477 477 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,192 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 11 289.00 $289.00 $1,566 —
588 588 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,582 —
619–634 627 8 266.00–277.00 $271.43 $1,702 +6.93
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–606 606 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,503 —

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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 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,047 —
428 unweaned 428 8 273.00 $273.00 $1,168 —
427–442 437 11 279.00–288.00 $284.33 $1,243 -7.40
462 unweaned 462 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,192 -14.00
473–476 475 13 248.00–258.00 $254.94 $1,211 -25.97
467–497 476 32 263.00–289.00 $277.06 $1,319 -3.85
509–549 532 50 255.00–284.00 $275.67 $1,467 +4.77
563 563 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,323 -33.05
550–590 582 33 259.00–270.00 $263.48 $1,533 -4.57
601–624 615 13 259.00–265.00 $261.25 $1,607 +16.25
617 thin fleshed 617 134 279.00 $279.00 $1,721 —
698 698 527 263.10 $263.10 $1,836 +9.31
703–714 708 13 248.50–259.75 $253.74 $1,796 +9.74
751–791 784 193 224.00–250.50 $245.58 $1,925 +12.26
816–820 817 20 221.00–229.00 $227.34 $1,857 +8.12
997 997 5 198.50 $198.50 $1,979 —
1078 1078 5 186.50 $186.50 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 290.00 $290.00 $942 —
365 thin fleshed 365 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,146 —
352–385 376 21 268.00–305.00 $281.33 $1,058 -16.17
413 thin fleshed 413 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,156 —
442 442 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,220 -5.78
451–493 475 40 250.00–270.00 $262.81 $1,248 -9.53
516 516 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,342 +4.84
533 unweaned 533 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,311 —
549 thin fleshed 549 26 275.50 $275.50 $1,512 —
565 565 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,350 -24.98
554–592 573 14 237.00–267.00 $262.13 $1,502 -1.85
603–608 606 9 255.00–256.00 $255.33 $1,547 -1.96
651 thin fleshed 651 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,614 —
660–690 674 19 231.00–245.00 $240.17 $1,619 -2.84
730–747 736 37 220.00–245.50 $235.04 $1,730 +2.54
752–789 773 7 216.00–237.50 $228.54 $1,767 —
841–843 842 8 206.00–214.50 $211.32 $1,779 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 17 267.00 $267.00 $862 —
362 362 49 256.00 $256.00 $927 —
424 424 61 252.00 $252.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,152 —
546 546 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,496 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 11 240.00–248.50 $244.64 $1,629 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,178 —
683 683 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,434 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,028 —
418 418 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,208 -4.00
468 thin fleshed 468 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,395 —
485–497 490 8 254.00–267.00 $258.95 $1,269 -4.89
555 555 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,310 —
603–605 605 17 233.00–245.00 $235.82 $1,427 —
779 779 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,480 —
908 908 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,309 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1470 1206 80-85% 38 109.00–123.00 $115.67 $1,395 -0.19
1135–1445 1250 80-85% 14 95.00–110.00 $104.80 $1,310 -20.51
1045–1385 1257 80-85% 12 120.50–128.00 $125.37 $1,576 +0.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1830 1514 75-80% 39 116.00–130.00 $123.33 $1,867 —
1395–1815 1574 75-80% 4 114.00–117.00 $115.55 $1,819 —
1330–1750 1576 75-80% 8 126.00–135.00 $130.97 $2,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1060 1055 85-90% 2 94.00 $94.00 $992 -10.97
930–1240 1065 85-90% 19 94.00–111.00 $105.11 $1,119 +0.14
1035–1195 1086 85-90% 4 110.00–114.00 $112.56 $1,222 +7.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1745 1510 5 124.00–137.00 $131.15 $1,980 —
1495–2205 1791 16 149.00–163.00 $155.78 $2,790 —
1700–2115 1888 9 168.50–175.00 $171.45 $3,237 +16.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1113 1066 (<2 yrs)Open 9 145.00–198.00 $164.32 $1,752
915–1282 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 130.00–165.00 $147.97 $1,736

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1064 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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.