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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

4,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.55/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 531 lb · 189 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.22/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 480 lb · 163 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.80/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 573 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,355 5,810 911
Feeder cattle 3,707 5,052 638
Slaughter cattle 548 673 233
Replacement cattle 100 85 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher. 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
307–319 314 7 390.00–392.50 $391.45 $1,229 +5.45
384 unweaned 384 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,379 —
385–399 395 12 388.00–398.00 $392.12 $1,549 +7.68
422–448 431 54 340.00–392.00 $360.29 $1,553 +1.64
436 436 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,439 -28.65
450–498 475 54 320.00–370.50 $348.00 $1,653 +15.74
500–549 530 171 308.00–351.00 $321.74 $1,705 +16.74
510–549 unweaned 537 18 292.50–312.00 $298.70 $1,604 +13.30
551 fancy 551 20 322.50 $322.50 $1,777 +8.50
550–590 570 89 281.00–312.50 $302.23 $1,723 +24.23
600–649 630 87 264.50–296.00 $282.61 $1,780 +11.98
644 unweaned 644 22 262.50 $262.50 $1,690 +12.78
657 unweaned 657 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,669 —
651–684 668 122 255.00–292.50 $280.95 $1,877 +28.22
662–688 670 10 239.00–254.00 $249.38 $1,671 -3.35
704–748 721 34 257.50–277.00 $266.45 $1,921 +25.18
721 unweaned 721 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,687 —
723 723 7 241.50 $241.50 $1,746 +0.23
758–767 761 10 238.00–242.50 $241.14 $1,835 -17.53
773–792 777 28 254.00–267.00 $261.22 $2,030 +2.55
778 thin fleshed 778 41 284.25 $284.25 $2,211 —
866–885 873 11 245.50–247.50 $246.76 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 333 17 340.00–380.00 $357.08 $1,189 -37.92
394 394 7 352.50 $352.50 $1,389 -15.00
431–448 441 20 300.00–317.00 $308.23 $1,359 -0.29
450–497 470 36 287.00–318.00 $301.20 $1,416 -5.98
508 thin fleshed 508 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,615 —
524 524 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,368 -33.85
524–538 530 22 293.00–318.00 $300.98 $1,595 +6.13
550–585 564 45 264.00–307.00 $286.97 $1,619 +29.03
623–640 629 29 244.00–282.00 $263.80 $1,659 +11.51
650–693 675 67 243.00–280.00 $260.14 $1,756 +1.03
680 unweaned 680 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,537 -5.36
703 703 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,652 -8.99
741–746 743 10 254.00–254.50 $254.20 $1,889 +10.21
756–784 766 11 242.00 $242.00 $1,854 -3.46
937 937 8 218.00 $218.00 $2,043 +3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,255 —
545–547 546 31 281.00–301.00 $288.11 $1,573 +13.11
1053 1053 6 210.50 $210.50 $2,217 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,499 —
639 639 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,495 —
740 740 10 221.50 $221.50 $1,639 -13.50
866 866 11 214.50 $214.50 $1,858 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,124 —
474 474 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,166 —
574–598 586 16 224.00–248.00 $235.75 $1,381 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 10 298.00 $298.00 $1,567 —
560 560 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,742 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,459 —
701 701 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–338 327 9 332.00–370.00 $344.50 $1,127 +5.00
361–383 375 34 324.00–348.00 $339.75 $1,274 -15.25
414–426 fancy 421 17 324.00–337.00 $331.74 $1,397 +7.74
419–442 429 62 293.00–325.00 $317.07 $1,360 -0.22
426–446 unweaned 439 12 271.00–295.00 $278.76 $1,224 —
474 unweaned 474 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,280 +3.16
450–496 480 149 277.50–320.00 $299.51 $1,438 +4.92
493 493 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,380 -14.59
500–536 517 87 266.00–303.00 $288.78 $1,493 +15.23
522 522 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,357 -13.55
551–565 558 8 238.00–258.00 $247.87 $1,383 -16.05
550–592 574 113 253.00–280.00 $269.60 $1,548 +5.68
564–588 unweaned 575 36 253.00–259.50 $257.86 $1,483 +14.16
604–619 612 15 235.00–241.00 $238.24 $1,458 -0.64
603–638 617 79 244.00–270.00 $259.32 $1,600 +20.44
607–641 unweaned 627 10 231.00–240.00 $234.48 $1,470 +2.49
672–697 692 94 237.00–257.50 $255.78 $1,770 -9.00
715 thin fleshed 715 24 264.75 $264.75 $1,893 —
716 716 5 243.50 $243.50 $1,743 +13.50
723 723 73 259.75 $259.75 $1,878 +4.25
750–757 756 34 240.00–250.50 $249.58 $1,887 +28.58
823–827 825 9 213.00–219.00 $215.66 $1,779 —
870 870 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,905 +12.56
922 922 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–279 279 9 277.50–342.50 $313.67 $875 —
329 329 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,012 +18.60
359 thin fleshed 359 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,248 +14.50
385 385 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,217 -4.42
414 thin fleshed 414 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,366 +17.00
430–449 441 26 260.00–325.00 $293.99 $1,296 +17.61
453–495 465 57 262.50–293.00 $277.35 $1,290 +16.57
515 thin fleshed 515 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,421 —
512–540 525 30 235.00–265.00 $255.30 $1,340 -0.88
538 538 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 -26.18
557–591 571 25 240.00–247.50 $245.29 $1,401 +4.86
574 unweaned 574 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,309 +4.94
597 597 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,397 -6.43
601–602 unweaned 601 11 236.00–240.00 $237.09 $1,425 +14.16
625–638 628 14 235.00–240.00 $236.09 $1,483 -7.03
658 thin fleshed 658 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,632 —
658–689 676 10 236.00–238.00 $236.89 $1,601 +2.63
703–711 704 81 231.00–249.00 $247.65 $1,743 +15.31
731 731 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,696 +6.00
760–777 764 14 215.00–218.00 $215.65 $1,648 -9.85
900–918 thin fleshed 911 8 225.00–231.50 $227.41 $2,072 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–1119 1114 14 196.00–200.00 $198.85 $2,215 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 285.00 $285.00 $975 —
582 582 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,315 —
675 675 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,326 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,161 —
646 646 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 314.00 $314.00 $958 -47.57
415–445 428 10 266.00–312.50 $284.63 $1,218 -4.93
458–485 469 29 299.00–316.00 $305.86 $1,434 +34.71
538 538 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,641 —
560 560 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +14.72
612–627 621 26 241.00–253.00 $249.12 $1,547 —
662–698 684 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,573 —
703 703 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,504 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,498 —
571 571 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,479 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1425 1213 80-85% 9 90.00–106.00 $100.78 $1,222 -2.88
1005–1410 1232 80-85% 58 104.00–117.00 $111.06 $1,368 +7.40
1160–1385 1282 80-85% 8 116.50–125.00 $118.28 $1,516 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1650 1437 75-80% 9 101.00–111.00 $106.77 $1,534 -10.91
1325–1640 1467 75-80% 31 110.00–122.00 $116.31 $1,706 —
1338–1835 1567 75-80% 17 120.00–126.00 $123.49 $1,935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1340 1032 85-90% 7 68.00–87.00 $76.39 $788 -24.20
870–1255 1052 85-90% 24 86.00–107.00 $96.96 $1,020 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,346 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1675 1467 10 132.00–143.00 $138.70 $2,035 —
1455–2075 1678 18 143.00–162.50 $152.90 $2,566 —
1700–2565 1975 7 161.00–173.00 $167.46 $3,307 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1145 994 (<2 yrs)Open 12 160.00–200.00 $180.34 $1,793
760–1375 1074 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 119.00–152.00 $131.09 $1,408

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1270 1167 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 106.00–127.00 $115.43 $1,347
1295–1428 1396 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 115.00–120.00 $117.28 $1,637
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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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.