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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

3,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.98/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 825 lb · 285 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.37/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 715 lb · 133 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $245.75/cwt ≈ $1,951/hd at 794 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,589 3,550 3,791
Feeder cattle 3,289 2,906 2,803
Slaughter cattle 260 549 798
Replacement cattle 40 95 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–347 323 8 385.50–392.50 $388.32 $1,254 +20.32
351–393 375 18 342.00–399.00 $365.55 $1,371 +17.43
400–438 421 33 323.00–347.00 $333.49 $1,404 -4.87
468–495 488 56 299.00–328.00 $319.35 $1,558 -9.08
508 unweaned 508 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,438 —
505–543 519 50 302.00–323.00 $312.66 $1,623 -0.21
546 fancy 546 14 320.50 $320.50 $1,750 —
550–592 570 89 287.50–314.00 $301.30 $1,717 -3.07
578 578 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,537 -38.37
601 thin fleshed 601 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,785 -1.00
600–644 633 89 259.00–292.00 $279.94 $1,772 -2.66
655–696 672 42 260.50–273.50 $268.12 $1,802 -25.05
710 unweaned 710 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,761 +0.89
702–743 714 21 257.00–264.00 $261.92 $1,870 +1.07
767 767 10 252.50 $252.50 $1,937 +0.50
812–844 825 285 245.50–260.85 $254.98 $2,104 +9.57
952–966 965 58 228.75–230.50 $228.93 $2,209 —
1076 1076 10 211.00 $211.00 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–447 437 5 319.00–325.00 $322.68 $1,410 +5.68
466–492 481 36 280.00–316.00 $300.21 $1,444 -6.89
494 unweaned 494 12 286.00 $286.00 $1,413 —
518–540 533 54 270.00–302.50 $283.11 $1,509 -10.87
550–590 572 96 263.00–288.00 $276.41 $1,581 -20.21
584 unweaned 584 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,472 —
610 unweaned 610 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 —
600–643 621 42 258.00–286.00 $266.54 $1,655 -1.20
658 unweaned 658 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,619 —
653–688 674 46 253.00–266.00 $262.19 $1,767 +2.09
703–746 719 23 243.00–266.00 $249.93 $1,797 -1.07
740 unweaned 740 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
745 745 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 -31.00
763 unweaned 763 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,831 —
938 938 16 214.00 $214.00 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 10 279.50 $279.50 $1,330 —
548 548 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,458 —
594 594 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,426 —
610–620 614 9 243.00–249.00 $245.69 $1,509 —
794 794 128 245.75 $245.75 $1,951 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 3 250.00 $250.00 $930 —
460–481 471 18 254.00–275.00 $259.96 $1,224 —
556–572 568 21 236.00–250.00 $245.01 $1,392 —
648 648 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,665 —
825 825 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 unweaned 452 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,379 —
544 unweaned 544 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,523 —
555 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —
812 unweaned 812 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,665 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 392.50 $392.50 $1,248 —
360–370 364 7 307.00–324.00 $316.60 $1,152 +11.60
402–446 429 52 272.00–315.00 $296.97 $1,274 +0.23
452–498 471 46 269.00–300.00 $280.37 $1,321 -4.34
530 530 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,346 -25.47
525–547 537 63 270.00–286.00 $280.17 $1,505 +0.70
557 557 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,437 -15.88
554–594 572 63 251.00–272.00 $262.81 $1,503 -11.07
600 unweaned 600 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,464 +2.00
608–618 609 50 262.00–276.75 $273.07 $1,663 +32.57
660–690 681 14 239.00–243.50 $240.08 $1,635 +19.58
677–695 690 8 229.00–235.00 $232.36 $1,603 +11.86
713–717 715 133 251.50–255.00 $253.37 $1,812 -2.96
758 758 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,876 -0.30
853–854 854 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,836 -18.00
1017 1017 8 212.50 $212.50 $2,161 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,107 -1.00
466–476 472 17 260.00–281.00 $272.64 $1,287 +3.30
475 unweaned 475 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,249 —
500–535 518 34 251.00–274.00 $259.65 $1,345 -4.15
536–542 unweaned 537 13 245.50–246.00 $245.62 $1,319 -12.38
568–596 582 54 246.00–263.00 $254.06 $1,479 -1.17
585 585 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,422 -12.23
600–645 616 23 241.00–255.00 $250.46 $1,543 -5.45
605–637 unweaned 624 5 230.00–235.00 $231.94 $1,447 —
655 655 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 -19.32
650–672 661 18 235.50–243.50 $238.85 $1,579 -9.47
710–730 712 79 227.00–242.85 $241.20 $1,717 +2.54
785–796 786 75 225.00–243.00 $241.54 $1,899 +7.65
791 unweaned 791 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,582 —
891 891 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,835 -12.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,311 —
576 576 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,342 —
613 613 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,428 —
759 759 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,670 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 unweaned 493 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,306 —
607 607 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,420 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,129 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 -16.00
412 412 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,318 +1.00
503–523 514 9 279.00–298.00 $292.85 $1,505 +27.83
564 564 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,461 —
611–615 613 14 259.00–260.50 $259.85 $1,593 +19.85
650–685 676 8 228.00–240.00 $237.12 $1,603 -3.40
708 708 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,558 —
773 773 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,701 +5.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1225 1137 80-85% 15 96.00–111.00 $103.93 $1,182 —
995–1420 1202 80-85% 46 107.00–122.50 $114.64 $1,378 -6.24
1175–1410 1284 80-85% 9 123.00–126.00 $124.20 $1,595 -4.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1485 1373 75-80% 3 101.50–109.00 $104.93 $1,441 —
1170–1700 1445 75-80% 31 112.00–126.50 $120.20 $1,737 —
1415–1845 1603 75-80% 9 124.00–137.00 $129.77 $2,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1080 1005 85-90% 3 85.00–92.00 $89.04 $895 -8.11
955–1155 1073 85-90% 3 113.00–114.00 $113.66 $1,220 +4.27
940–1220 1081 85-90% 22 95.00–109.00 $101.83 $1,101 -7.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1380 1285 3 130.00–138.00 $133.17 $1,711 —
1173–2190 1357 9 144.00–160.00 $151.23 $2,052 —
1790–1950 1890 3 164.00–168.00 $165.94 $3,136 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1245 1064 (<2 yrs)Open 16 161.00–205.00 $185.92 $1,978
935–1270 1081 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 126.00–161.00 $146.56 $1,584

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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.