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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

3,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $326.77/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 575 lb · 177 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.43/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,894/hd at 622 lb · 155 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.26/cwt +8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 574 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,811 7,871 3,884
Feeder cattle 3,694 7,516 3,176
Slaughter cattle 92 330 598
Replacement cattle 25 25 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher some 650-750 in load lots 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,365 —
373 373 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,473 -16.73
410–437 428 42 367.50–403.00 $397.26 $1,700 +20.86
450–497 475 95 344.00–390.00 $372.96 $1,772 +5.29
511 unweaned 511 4 333.00 $333.00 $1,702 —
500–545 527 110 336.00–362.00 $347.87 $1,833 +32.87
557–591 575 177 312.00–342.50 $326.77 $1,879 +8.73
602–646 622 155 287.00–318.00 $304.43 $1,894 +3.77
650–693 668 122 268.00–298.00 $284.36 $1,900 +30.80
707–749 730 47 266.00–279.50 $275.99 $2,015 +3.29
782 782 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,994 -13.58
781–792 791 74 252.00–253.75 $253.59 $2,006 -14.99
863–893 891 69 246.00–247.50 $246.11 $2,193 +2.66
995 995 51 239.00 $239.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,050 —
303 thin fleshed 303 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,250 —
375 375 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 +10.48
410–448 417 31 337.00–372.50 $351.07 $1,464 -6.39
457–475 465 13 345.00–362.50 $356.43 $1,657 +13.04
522–548 535 18 297.50–332.50 $324.60 $1,737 +16.70
541 541 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,542 -22.90
551–597 576 23 260.00–307.00 $293.97 $1,693 -5.59
589 thin fleshed 589 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,885 —
600–644 629 29 275.00–291.00 $283.47 $1,783 +4.82
653–699 686 100 265.00–269.00 $265.73 $1,823 +1.76
705 705 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 -8.10
735–743 743 33 249.00–270.50 $269.21 $2,000 +11.11
772 772 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,930 -0.57
848 848 13 242.50 $242.50 $2,056 —
851 851 12 240.00 $240.00 $2,042 -3.23
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,537 —
542 542 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,653 —
598 598 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,591 +26.00
635 635 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–635 627 13 285.00–298.00 $291.92 $1,830 +7.42
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–330 315 9 347.50–372.50 $358.44 $1,129 +26.10
375–393 380 8 337.00–342.50 $341.08 $1,296 +1.05
415–447 435 20 312.50–336.00 $325.26 $1,415 -23.41
453–499 482 31 293.00–311.00 $301.88 $1,455 -15.77
509–548 529 96 276.00–304.00 $294.61 $1,558 -4.77
552–599 572 120 261.00–293.00 $283.04 $1,619 +6.90
593–595 594 12 263.00–264.00 $263.50 $1,565 +15.50
607–619 612 12 250.00–259.00 $255.21 $1,562 +11.71
600–634 622 24 273.00–285.00 $279.28 $1,737 +35.78
650–696 658 108 260.00–277.75 $275.15 $1,810 +23.30
654–685 663 15 245.00–255.00 $250.06 $1,658 -1.79
709–711 710 129 256.50–264.75 $260.28 $1,848 +3.41
770 770 12 244.50 $244.50 $1,883 -9.63
807 807 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,888 -4.00
858 858 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,008 +7.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 336 8 314.00–326.00 $322.56 $1,084 -7.44
350 350 9 322.00 $322.00 $1,127 +10.22
400–443 415 14 297.00–317.00 $300.78 $1,248 -6.44
425 unweaned 425 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,130 —
460–490 473 24 271.00–300.00 $291.48 $1,379 -1.94
486 thin fleshed 486 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,494 —
507–548 525 19 262.00–282.00 $277.43 $1,457 -1.67
543 unweaned 543 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,406 —
552–591 580 49 248.00–270.00 $262.44 $1,522 +22.45
614 614 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,535 +4.74
600–632 619 21 247.00–272.50 $261.86 $1,621 +16.60
657 unweaned 657 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,583 —
655–695 674 33 238.00–257.50 $249.14 $1,679 +9.79
707–745 725 17 228.00–246.00 $242.15 $1,756 +4.97
732–734 733 10 232.00–235.00 $232.90 $1,707 -4.28
771 771 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,827 +14.50
817 817 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,814 +4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 -33.00
541 541 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,244 -33.13
744 744 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,302 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,449 +8.20
577 577 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,633 +18.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 11 258.00 $258.00 $1,486 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,300 —
395 395 7 366.00 $366.00 $1,446 —
542 542 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,572 +1.04
565–586 574 9 250.00–279.00 $263.88 $1,515 -0.89
616–635 626 6 264.00–270.00 $266.95 $1,671 —
650–676 664 15 241.00–260.00 $245.44 $1,630 —
886 886 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1445 1166 80-85% 9 90.00–104.00 $97.32 $1,135 —
1170–1380 1244 80-85% 5 115.00–118.00 $116.37 $1,448 +3.03
1080–1380 1251 80-85% 23 105.00–114.50 $109.08 $1,365 +6.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
847–1285 1015 85-90% 10 70.00–89.00 $83.26 $845 —
1011–1245 1104 85-90% 14 90.00–107.00 $102.50 $1,132 +0.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 75-80% 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,500 —
1375–1605 1503 75-80% 6 112.00–122.50 $115.44 $1,735 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,443 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1955 1795 3 149.00–155.00 $152.50 $2,737 -12.04
1900 1900 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,641 —
1990–2265 2088 3 163.50–167.00 $164.78 $3,441 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1237 935 (<2 yrs)Open 10 190.00–210.00 $202.79 $1,896
980–1245 1076 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 138.00–170.00 $148.87 $1,602

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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.