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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

5,810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.25/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 730 lb · 416 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $263.81/cwt +13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 809 lb · 224 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.57/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 579 lb · 218 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,810 2,272 4,675
Feeder cattle 5,052 1,869 3,633
Slaughter cattle 673 348 937
Replacement cattle 85 55 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers calves uneven form 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher and yearlings steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 15 386.00 $386.00 $1,332 —
360–396 388 17 379.00–401.00 $384.44 $1,492 +27.33
403–449 431 94 345.00–378.00 $358.65 $1,546 +2.39
461–497 482 153 306.00–359.00 $332.26 $1,601 -5.25
502–549 526 113 288.00–336.00 $313.15 $1,647 -1.47
528 528 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,610 -9.62
532–547 unweaned 537 32 275.00–289.00 $285.40 $1,533 —
557 fancy 557 12 314.00 $314.00 $1,749 —
573 573 9 278.00 $278.00 $1,593 -8.99
564–587 unweaned 575 29 265.00–279.00 $270.87 $1,558 —
556–598 581 168 273.00–310.00 $287.78 $1,672 +17.78
604–632 unweaned 613 34 243.00–260.00 $249.72 $1,531 —
602–649 631 147 258.00–288.00 $270.63 $1,708 -12.70
650–686 672 21 248.00–254.50 $252.73 $1,698 +2.73
651–698 685 86 256.00–268.00 $262.25 $1,796 -6.11
696 thin fleshed 696 85 286.25 $286.25 $1,992 —
701–722 709 53 257.50–268.00 $261.70 $1,855 +4.64
715–744 730 16 240.00–242.50 $241.27 $1,761 -15.79
776–783 778 85 249.50–262.75 $258.67 $2,012 +7.91
786 786 7 237.50 $237.50 $1,867 -13.26
801–821 809 224 259.50–265.75 $263.81 $2,134 +13.81
937 937 6 228.00 $228.00 $2,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,347 —
393 393 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,444 +53.89
411–447 422 25 280.00–336.00 $308.52 $1,302 +4.65
455–491 477 17 299.00–312.50 $307.18 $1,465 +7.58
496 unweaned 496 6 282.00 $282.00 $1,399 —
521 unweaned 521 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,422 —
500–545 522 63 269.00–316.00 $294.85 $1,539 +12.62
558 unweaned 558 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,311 —
552–595 565 10 247.00–263.00 $257.94 $1,457 -12.38
557–596 575 117 248.50–292.50 $275.29 $1,583 +4.97
605–631 620 23 261.00–274.00 $270.50 $1,677 +5.50
626–644 636 12 247.00–258.00 $252.29 $1,605 -12.71
643–644 unweaned 644 14 221.00–225.00 $223.86 $1,442 —
656 656 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,588 -4.00
651–697 671 43 245.00–267.00 $259.11 $1,739 +13.11
650–696 unweaned 681 19 220.00–244.00 $231.36 $1,576 —
709 thin fleshed 709 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,879 —
721 unweaned 721 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,550 —
712–741 732 37 242.00–248.00 $243.99 $1,786 -7.44
757 unweaned 757 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,764 —
756–797 766 24 235.50–250.50 $245.46 $1,880 —
830–831 830 20 232.00–247.50 $238.20 $1,977 +3.02
897–898 897 67 235.50–242.00 $241.61 $2,167 —
918 918 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,974 —
1018 1018 54 228.25 $228.25 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,370 —
599 unweaned 599 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,246 —
722 722 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,697 —
944 944 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,982 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,370 —
603 603 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,556 —
631 631 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,477 -12.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,461 —
521 521 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,433 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,580 -29.00
705 unweaned 705 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 17 339.50 $339.50 $1,178 -3.36
372 372 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,321 +38.24
424 fancy 424 6 324.00 $324.00 $1,374 —
405–449 425 88 290.00–325.00 $317.29 $1,348 +9.01
457–496 473 91 264.00–314.00 $294.59 $1,393 +29.59
481–484 unweaned 483 29 266.50–267.50 $266.84 $1,289 —
502–526 512 65 259.50–290.00 $273.55 $1,401 +9.42
522–545 unweaned 536 37 245.00–260.00 $250.00 $1,340 —
541 541 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,380 +5.00
551–592 573 66 249.50–274.00 $263.92 $1,512 +7.92
552–583 unweaned 574 29 239.00–252.00 $243.70 $1,399 -4.30
554–588 578 29 231.50–250.00 $240.87 $1,392 -15.13
608–619 unweaned 616 14 231.00–234.50 $231.99 $1,429 —
600–642 620 28 231.00–246.00 $238.88 $1,481 -16.12
627–633 628 104 256.00–264.50 $262.93 $1,651 +23.93
661 thin fleshed 661 46 274.50 $274.50 $1,814 —
655–678 669 28 225.00–249.00 $235.58 $1,576 -16.47
669–691 689 85 264.75–265.00 $264.78 $1,824 +12.73
708 708 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,628 -23.04
710–746 730 412 234.00–259.75 $255.50 $1,865 +2.46
788 788 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,741 —
887–889 888 14 195.00–215.00 $206.44 $1,833 —
966–981 969 14 201.00–220.00 $215.88 $2,092 —
1081 1081 10 206.00 $206.00 $2,227 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–323 312 5 274.00–310.00 $288.90 $901 -17.52
362–390 380 16 300.00–340.00 $320.42 $1,218 —
391 thin fleshed 391 6 333.00 $333.00 $1,302 —
432 thin fleshed 432 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,352 —
415–449 434 47 270.00–286.00 $276.38 $1,199 -4.18
465 thin fleshed 465 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,367 —
450–498 471 26 240.00–284.00 $260.78 $1,228 -8.18
478 unweaned 478 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,200 -7.00
510–548 532 53 232.50–270.00 $256.18 $1,363 -3.67
532–537 unweaned 533 14 225.00–231.50 $230.10 $1,226 —
551–568 558 7 230.00–234.00 $231.74 $1,293 -3.75
567 thin fleshed 567 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,497 —
553–582 unweaned 572 20 215.00–230.00 $223.06 $1,276 -12.59
552–598 577 62 221.00–249.00 $240.43 $1,387 +4.94
620–637 unweaned 632 13 219.00–232.00 $222.93 $1,409 +5.93
631–640 635 12 235.00–249.00 $243.12 $1,544 +10.73
653–679 669 18 219.00–241.00 $234.26 $1,567 -4.74
691 691 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,493 -23.00
700–738 713 16 228.00–235.00 $232.34 $1,657 -11.29
723 723 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,634 -17.63
790 790 4 225.50 $225.50 $1,781 +0.87
807–839 828 6 205.00–219.00 $209.55 $1,735 —
863 863 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,778 —
1070 1070 5 190.00 $190.00 $2,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 8 245.00 $245.00 $867 —
449 449 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,122 —
462 462 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,229 —
653 653 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,476 —
757 757 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,597 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 unweaned 454 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,081 —
465 465 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,074 —
491 491 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,198 —
542 542 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,301 +2.00
643 unweaned 643 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,132 —
671 671 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,530 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 7 236.00 $236.00 $977 —
493 493 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,188 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,221 —
598 598 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 330 7 349.00–377.50 $361.57 $1,193 +46.57
410–415 412 7 260.00–312.00 $289.56 $1,193 —
458–498 482 13 249.00–294.00 $271.15 $1,307 —
558 unweaned 558 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,216 —
575–579 578 14 244.00–250.00 $245.28 $1,418 -11.22
700 700 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,498 -6.00
763 763 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,518 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 202.00 $202.00 $830 —
537 537 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,230 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,444 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1340 1200 80-85% 9 117.00–124.00 $119.10 $1,429 —
1025–1425 1203 80-85% 51 107.00–119.00 $113.04 $1,360 +9.52
1115–1405 1215 80-85% 10 95.00–108.00 $103.66 $1,259 +0.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1750 1446 75-80% 35 112.00–123.50 $117.68 $1,702 —
1270–1755 1547 75-80% 7 105.00–114.00 $109.56 $1,695 +1.77
1500–1845 1602 75-80% 11 124.00–135.00 $128.53 $2,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1255 938 85-90% 10 68.00–93.00 $80.73 $757 -4.73
945 945 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $576 -24.46
845–1170 1016 85-90% 27 93.50–109.00 $100.59 $1,022 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,232 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1570 1548 2 134.00–142.00 $137.94 $2,135 +3.49
1695–2010 1800 3 164.00–172.00 $166.88 $3,004 —
1675–2220 1891 11 145.00–162.00 $155.77 $2,946 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1055 919 (<2 yrs)Open 7 155.00–194.00 $168.00 $1,544
875–1235 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 132.00–150.00 $141.97 $1,489
1090–1190 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 116.00–135.00 $122.71 $1,378

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1470 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 112.00–136.00 $119.47 $1,510

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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.