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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

8,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.92/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 624 lb · 567 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.43/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 720 lb · 499 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.37/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 674 lb · 436 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,368 3,195 1,168
Feeder cattle 8,170 3,030 1,034
Slaughter cattle 188 135 99
Replacement cattle 10 30 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–337 332 24 419.00–444.00 $428.70 $1,423 —
354–390 372 18 377.50–417.50 $398.30 $1,482 +3.04
400–449 418 63 347.50–384.50 $376.75 $1,575 —
472 472 13 337.00 $337.00 $1,591 -33.18
452–499 478 123 350.00–399.00 $384.13 $1,836 +13.95
503–548 531 231 333.00–380.00 $359.27 $1,908 +12.82
571 fancy 571 41 366.50 $366.50 $2,093 —
550–598 573 221 312.00–364.00 $338.98 $1,942 -4.75
600–647 626 350 300.00–342.50 $320.79 $2,008 +0.11
652 fancy 652 9 325.50 $325.50 $2,122 —
650–699 674 427 280.00–316.00 $303.92 $2,048 -2.24
700–738 717 296 275.00–312.00 $296.23 $2,124 +0.94
746 746 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,932 -16.00
751 fancy 751 34 306.50 $306.50 $2,302 —
755–795 769 320 259.00–285.00 $278.17 $2,139 -5.00
814–846 827 96 252.00–287.00 $273.75 $2,264 -2.05
855–883 874 151 252.25–272.50 $260.76 $2,279 -3.49
910–911 911 12 240.00–245.00 $242.08 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 —
356–390 363 15 325.00–369.00 $334.46 $1,214 -78.04
401–431 414 38 317.00–387.00 $356.84 $1,477 -3.97
456–497 480 51 290.00–370.00 $327.77 $1,573 -20.66
505 thin fleshed 505 10 369.00 $369.00 $1,863 —
505–548 534 50 299.00–349.00 $325.15 $1,736 -6.01
554–599 576 46 270.00–321.00 $298.25 $1,718 -15.83
601–649 621 102 270.00–318.00 $299.15 $1,858 -7.14
665–696 686 38 257.00–281.00 $272.91 $1,872 -29.64
704–734 717 33 279.00–290.00 $283.90 $2,036 —
757–798 779 51 253.00–263.00 $258.64 $2,015 -10.84
781 unweaned 781 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,796 —
804 804 6 256.00 $256.00 $2,058 +14.00
936 936 9 237.50 $237.50 $2,223 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 26 316.50 $316.50 $1,507 —
534 534 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,442 —
591 591 27 296.50 $296.50 $1,752 —
628 628 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,765 —
694 694 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,971 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,462 —
529–537 533 20 250.00–303.00 $266.17 $1,419 —
676 676 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,656 —
718 718 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,759 —
830 830 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,992 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–565 563 17 308.00–348.00 $319.81 $1,801 —
681 681 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,907 —
943 943 5 237.00 $237.00 $2,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,598 —
665 665 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,702 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,993 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 thin fleshed 307 11 398.00 $398.00 $1,222 —
349 349 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,309 —
351–396 375 60 337.50–375.00 $358.42 $1,344 -24.08
402–448 438 41 325.00–360.00 $348.62 $1,527 -2.79
454–498 473 319 306.00–371.00 $348.80 $1,650 -0.26
503–548 528 284 284.00–351.25 $332.52 $1,756 +7.90
548 548 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,507 -49.62
558 fancy 558 43 339.00 $339.00 $1,892 —
563 563 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,548 -29.75
552–594 573 287 279.00–338.00 $310.09 $1,777 +5.34
606 fancy 606 15 304.00 $304.00 $1,842 —
608–648 624 540 266.00–300.00 $284.86 $1,778 -2.25
610–638 631 12 250.00–268.00 $263.65 $1,664 -23.46
650–696 661 396 260.00–294.50 $276.47 $1,827 +3.17
661–672 669 20 259.50–263.50 $260.49 $1,743 -12.81
703–744 720 496 246.00–269.00 $266.55 $1,919 -6.95
743 743 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,835 -14.81
761 761 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,743 -25.69
821–834 822 89 243.50–247.60 $247.41 $2,034 +0.70
852–864 855 17 235.00–245.50 $240.22 $2,054 +0.72
870–883 879 12 220.00–221.50 $220.50 $1,938 -19.00
931 931 5 230.50 $230.50 $2,146 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–376 362 21 307.00–332.50 $319.87 $1,158 -35.13
395 unweaned 395 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,181 —
411–442 426 23 311.00–345.00 $327.17 $1,394 -7.83
454–498 478 68 295.00–335.00 $314.04 $1,501 -7.23
503–547 522 47 265.00–309.00 $282.32 $1,474 -15.68
532 532 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,410 -33.00
558–598 574 77 264.00–287.50 $276.04 $1,584 -1.37
609–634 617 15 249.50–251.00 $250.01 $1,543 -33.53
601–647 624 77 230.00–274.50 $260.08 $1,623 -23.46
660–690 683 133 245.00–268.00 $263.94 $1,803 —
712–744 719 52 242.00–264.50 $253.37 $1,822 +1.87
757–780 763 18 237.50–254.00 $246.71 $1,882 —
829 829 10 239.50 $239.50 $1,985 —
877 877 9 240.50 $240.50 $2,109 —
935 935 3 234.50 $234.50 $2,193 —
1047 1047 3 205.50 $205.50 $2,152 —
1083 1083 5 201.00 $201.00 $2,177 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,117 —
502 502 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,295 —
567–583 569 21 247.00–256.00 $248.32 $1,413 —
719 719 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,546 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,730 —
670 670 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,688 —
839 839 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,980 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,370 —
540 540 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 —
732 732 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,771 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–492 478 15 316.00–334.00 $328.74 $1,571 —
514–532 521 35 319.00–322.00 $320.86 $1,672 -9.14
555–593 574 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,550 —
680–689 683 23 263.00–264.50 $264.04 $1,803 —
704 704 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,676 -2.00
757 757 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,559 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1250 1108 80-85% 2 95.00–116.00 $104.15 $1,154 —
1000–1355 1217 80-85% 19 116.00–128.00 $121.73 $1,481 -7.04
1130–1485 1286 80-85% 10 127.00–144.00 $133.59 $1,718 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1730 1462 75-80% 18 120.00–132.00 $126.56 $1,850 -4.19
1295–1725 1526 75-80% 12 130.00–146.00 $136.90 $2,089 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1010 886 85-90% 7 105.00–119.00 $111.85 $991 —
910–1075 992 85-90% 3 98.00–100.00 $98.97 $982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,916 —
1545–2040 1784 4 161.00–170.00 $165.89 $2,959 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,475
1080 1080 (<2 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,836

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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.