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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

5,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.58/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 713 lb · 354 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.51/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 580 lb · 236 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.19/cwt -11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 520 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,012 3,589 3,822
Feeder cattle 4,352 3,289 3,061
Slaughter cattle 565 260 661
Replacement cattle 95 40 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, bulk of cattle steady to 5.00 higher, spots where higher health risk calves up to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–340 338 14 345.00–363.00 $354.05 $1,197 -34.27
359–394 379 25 337.50–375.00 $354.33 $1,343 -11.22
420–447 434 33 300.00–344.00 $316.33 $1,373 -17.16
450–496 475 76 282.00–347.50 $328.14 $1,559 +8.79
500–548 519 147 277.00–331.00 $302.32 $1,569 -10.34
537 unweaned 537 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,439 -15.00
551–570 unweaned 560 16 246.00–264.00 $253.92 $1,422 —
567–568 568 6 264.00–273.00 $268.50 $1,525 -32.80
551–597 575 127 274.00–306.00 $289.86 $1,667 +23.86
600–644 619 128 265.00–284.00 $277.87 $1,720 -2.07
620 unweaned 620 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,606 —
655 unweaned 655 14 239.50 $239.50 $1,569 —
651–698 659 50 258.00–275.00 $265.55 $1,750 -2.57
696 696 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,712 -22.12
712 unweaned 712 11 229.50 $229.50 $1,634 -18.50
700–748 733 107 250.00–275.75 $267.18 $1,958 +5.26
750–777 757 30 250.50–254.75 $253.26 $1,917 +0.76
767 767 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,879 -7.50
805–806 806 70 255.50–261.00 $260.76 $2,102 +5.78
818 818 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,996 -10.98
844 unweaned 844 12 219.00 $219.00 $1,848 —
851–893 883 74 236.50–260.00 $254.77 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 4 356.00 $356.00 $894 —
325 325 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 —
353 353 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,094 —
408–433 427 47 310.00–327.50 $320.13 $1,367 -2.55
458–490 unweaned 474 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,242 -24.00
463–499 479 36 273.50–309.00 $288.84 $1,384 -11.37
505–540 520 91 258.00–307.50 $286.63 $1,490 +3.52
558–596 583 43 260.00–274.00 $268.14 $1,563 -8.27
590 590 11 251.00 $251.00 $1,481 -25.41
603–647 625 73 258.00–278.00 $267.76 $1,674 +1.22
632 unweaned 632 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,567 -2.00
658–688 675 18 237.00–269.00 $253.71 $1,713 -8.48
682 unweaned 682 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,637 -6.00
686 686 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,571 -33.19
716–728 unweaned 722 8 215.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,570 -12.48
715–745 729 12 247.00–258.00 $250.56 $1,827 +0.63
769 769 13 243.50 $243.50 $1,873 —
862 862 11 240.75 $240.75 $2,075 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,112 —
459–461 460 16 273.00–290.00 $284.70 $1,310 —
500–545 516 14 271.50–272.00 $271.69 $1,402 +16.69
552–595 574 22 250.00–260.00 $254.81 $1,463 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 8 313.00 $313.00 $1,628 —
587 587 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,644 -5.00
602–642 631 22 252.00–268.00 $263.84 $1,665 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 —
458 458 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,305 —
531 531 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,381 —
701 701 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,507 —
825 825 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,666 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 236.00 $236.00 $927 —
491 491 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,173 -20.96
524 524 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,229 —
804 804 10 208.00 $208.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 unweaned 326 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,011 —
324–349 335 9 314.00–335.00 $323.72 $1,084 -68.78
393 393 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,136 -27.60
405–449 426 62 278.00–319.00 $296.48 $1,263 -0.49
434 unweaned 434 19 276.00 $276.00 $1,198 —
450–499 482 99 275.00–304.00 $289.86 $1,397 +9.49
495 495 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,332 -11.37
500–532 513 124 269.00–292.50 $283.57 $1,455 +29.57
534–548 unweaned 539 27 229.00–238.00 $235.29 $1,268 —
551–599 572 149 255.00–274.00 $261.09 $1,493 -1.72
593–594 unweaned 594 10 226.00–240.50 $230.34 $1,368 —
595 thin fleshed 595 77 284.75 $284.75 $1,694 —
613 fancy 613 37 281.50 $281.50 $1,726 —
615–630 626 12 228.00–230.00 $228.49 $1,430 -44.58
622–633 unweaned 626 10 220.00–247.00 $236.09 $1,478 -7.91
611–645 627 88 255.00–273.00 $264.20 $1,657 -8.87
651–698 672 90 247.75–259.00 $252.52 $1,697 +12.44
665–685 676 11 220.00–240.00 $230.30 $1,557 -9.78
681 unweaned 681 11 220.50 $220.50 $1,502 —
701–746 713 337 234.00–254.75 $253.66 $1,809 +0.29
700–749 722 17 224.00–238.50 $231.16 $1,669 -22.21
755–775 757 86 244.50–251.50 $250.70 $1,898 +3.20
829 unweaned 829 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,708 —
832–840 837 38 230.00–236.00 $232.35 $1,945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
350–396 384 42 271.00–311.00 $291.25 $1,118 —
386 thin fleshed 386 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,226 —
400–443 424 44 269.00–294.00 $283.29 $1,201 +9.29
455–495 unweaned 468 9 244.00–246.00 $244.70 $1,145 -18.30
465–498 483 44 249.00–276.00 $263.08 $1,271 -9.56
507 507 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,268 -9.65
501–544 516 48 253.00–282.00 $266.41 $1,375 +6.76
555–593 570 36 237.00–263.00 $253.71 $1,446 -0.35
610 unweaned 610 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,427 +2.06
620 620 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,376 -28.46
618–648 629 8 251.50–256.00 $254.26 $1,599 +3.80
665–682 675 13 230.50–247.00 $237.89 $1,606 -0.96
711 711 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,671 -6.20
791 791 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,772 -17.54
816 816 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,714 —
873–878 875 8 207.00–210.50 $209.18 $1,830 +3.18
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 —
536 536 15 260.00 $260.00 $1,394 —
669 669 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,686 —
1003 1003 3 195.50 $195.50 $1,961 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–435 435 18 239.00–253.00 $245.21 $1,067 -21.79
559–560 559 10 216.00–238.00 $231.39 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 262.00 $262.00 $920 —
442 442 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,061 —
461 461 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,056 —
623 623 4 220.50 $220.50 $1,374 -12.50
756 756 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,701 +5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 225.00 $225.00 $792 —
448 448 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,039 —
558 558 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,278 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 315.00 $315.00 $923 —
383 383 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,107 -21.00
407–443 431 10 259.00–330.00 $297.58 $1,283 -22.42
517–548 533 27 245.00–284.00 $262.14 $1,397 -30.71
551–582 568 26 230.50–262.50 $248.87 $1,414 -10.13
617–618 617 12 248.00–252.00 $250.67 $1,547 -9.18
641 unweaned 641 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,365 —
690 690 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,525 -16.12
715–718 717 6 220.00–232.00 $226.01 $1,620 +6.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,211 —
406–412 409 9 333.00–337.50 $335.52 $1,372 —
503–530 513 11 300.00–309.00 $305.62 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,231 —
619 619 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 7 193.00 $193.00 $915 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1380 1218 80-85% 13 94.00–110.00 $104.15 $1,269 -10.49
1140–1285 1228 80-85% 4 120.00–124.00 $122.17 $1,500 +7.53
1020–1413 1244 80-85% 52 108.00–122.00 $114.91 $1,429 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1665 1477 75-80% 7 105.00–111.50 $108.36 $1,600 —
1230–2010 1502 75-80% 38 115.00–126.00 $120.94 $1,817 —
1660–1790 1725 75-80% 2 129.50–131.00 $130.28 $2,247 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 85-90% 3 63.00 $63.00 $503 —
860–1120 1038 85-90% 6 80.00–95.00 $87.70 $910 -1.34
900–1215 1056 85-90% 27 94.00–111.50 $102.99 $1,088 -10.67
1070–1240 1155 85-90% 2 109.00–111.50 $110.34 $1,274 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1570 1503 3 127.50–142.00 $136.92 $2,058 —
1335–2115 1760 13 143.00–158.00 $150.45 $2,648 —
1590–2170 1888 9 160.00–170.00 $165.27 $3,120 -0.67

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1170 1063 (<2 yrs)Open 13 175.00–190.00 $187.14 $1,989
955–1258 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 130.00–151.00 $145.52 $1,659
1100–1315 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 119.00–126.00 $123.31 $1,449

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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.