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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

5,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $278.09/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 777 lb · 349 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.22/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 619 lb · 317 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.91/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,076/hd at 672 lb · 287 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,877 8,368 7,951
Feeder cattle 5,717 8,170 7,356
Slaughter cattle 130 188 555
Replacement cattle 30 10 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders uneven from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 322 10 398.00–432.50 $415.87 $1,339 -12.83
365–395 376 20 382.50–442.50 $417.09 $1,568 +18.79
401–449 420 55 384.00–430.00 $411.11 $1,727 +34.36
456 456 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,607 +15.50
454–499 477 75 352.00–397.50 $381.58 $1,820 -2.55
513 unweaned 513 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,667 —
501–546 534 148 350.00–397.00 $369.63 $1,974 +10.36
551 fancy 551 20 369.00 $369.00 $2,033 +2.50
553–599 578 237 320.00–365.00 $341.17 $1,972 +2.19
604–646 630 165 311.00–333.00 $317.71 $2,002 -3.08
650–699 672 287 289.00–319.50 $308.91 $2,076 +4.99
704 thin fleshed 704 7 309.00 $309.00 $2,175 —
701–742 715 251 275.50–297.75 $288.62 $2,064 -7.61
756–778 771 22 256.00–265.00 $258.81 $1,995 -19.36
752–798 777 327 269.00–285.50 $279.39 $2,171 +1.22
825 thin fleshed 825 17 277.50 $277.50 $2,289 —
815–843 839 139 257.85–264.00 $258.88 $2,172 -14.87
854–867 858 77 255.75–265.25 $259.73 $2,228 -1.03
878 878 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,107 -20.76
905–915 913 70 241.50–250.85 $249.00 $2,273 +6.92
949 949 5 231.50 $231.50 $2,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,130 —
300–324 315 8 430.00–436.00 $433.86 $1,367 +78.86
350–382 366 8 374.00–445.00 $407.95 $1,493 +73.49
432–438 434 7 372.50–390.00 $384.95 $1,671 +28.11
460–482 467 22 340.00–371.00 $354.98 $1,658 +27.21
500–538 524 127 300.00–364.00 $343.42 $1,800 +18.27
552–598 578 85 297.00–335.00 $314.42 $1,817 +16.17
606–646 624 59 279.00–309.00 $297.83 $1,858 -1.32
645 thin fleshed 645 37 320.50 $320.50 $2,067 —
650–697 689 87 273.00–299.00 $287.47 $1,981 +14.56
711–744 729 65 272.00–285.00 $281.93 $2,055 -1.97
778 778 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,062 +6.36
840 840 10 260.00 $260.00 $2,184 —
847 thin fleshed 847 9 271.50 $271.50 $2,300 —
868 868 73 252.00 $252.00 $2,187 —
944 944 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,124 -12.50
977–997 995 32 232.75–233.50 $232.82 $2,317 —
1016 1016 4 221.00 $221.00 $2,245 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,858 +2.19
622–635 625 16 305.00–318.00 $314.70 $1,967 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 292.50 $292.50 $1,682 —
878 878 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 363.00 $363.00 $1,267 -12.00
361–393 373 36 339.00–395.00 $369.90 $1,380 +11.48
402–446 426 45 335.00–367.00 $345.93 $1,474 -2.69
453–499 478 188 308.00–357.00 $337.69 $1,614 -11.11
501 501 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,323 -68.52
504–547 528 194 293.50–340.00 $320.81 $1,694 -11.71
561 561 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,543 ±0.00
569 fancy 569 24 319.50 $319.50 $1,818 -19.50
556–599 581 168 276.50–310.00 $292.35 $1,699 -17.74
608–623 616 23 265.50–270.00 $267.59 $1,648 -17.27
609–647 619 263 273.00–294.75 $290.55 $1,799 +5.69
626 626 31 294.00 $294.00 $1,840 +9.14
658 fancy 658 40 296.25 $296.25 $1,949 —
654–696 670 211 250.00–279.00 $272.08 $1,823 +11.59
666–696 679 35 249.50–257.50 $253.98 $1,725 -6.51
700–738 720 50 251.00–264.00 $258.19 $1,859 -8.36
756–783 775 46 246.00–271.00 $252.63 $1,958 +23.63
811–831 818 71 235.00–244.75 $242.88 $1,987 -4.53
854 854 11 237.50 $237.50 $2,028 -2.72
959–996 967 27 210.00–224.00 $220.22 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–298 276 9 335.00–410.00 $374.05 $1,032 —
307–345 328 24 337.50–392.00 $361.05 $1,184 —
383 thin fleshed 383 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,436 —
367–399 389 35 326.00–340.00 $335.21 $1,304 +15.34
413–443 431 8 302.50–327.50 $320.82 $1,383 -6.35
466–499 474 28 300.00–315.00 $311.18 $1,475 -2.86
482 thin fleshed 482 12 328.00 $328.00 $1,581 —
506–543 521 44 268.00–310.00 $289.28 $1,507 +6.96
547 547 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,444 -1.00
561 561 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,431 -21.04
553–595 576 59 264.00–289.00 $277.59 $1,599 +1.55
617 617 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,530 -2.01
600–640 622 39 253.00–285.00 $273.37 $1,700 +13.29
650–692 671 64 250.00–271.00 $262.07 $1,758 -1.87
692 692 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,640 -26.94
723 unweaned 723 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,706 —
724–745 732 8 250.00–251.00 $250.62 $1,835 -2.75
755–762 758 26 245.00–249.50 $247.76 $1,878 +1.05
955–960 958 4 221.00–221.50 $221.25 $2,120 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 16 289.00 $289.00 $1,668 —
613 613 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,686 -5.00
660–663 661 13 275.00–277.00 $275.93 $1,824 +23.93
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484–486 485 11 265.00–269.00 $266.46 $1,292 —
640 640 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,277 —
522 522 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,373 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 6 335.00–354.00 $344.55 $1,578 +15.81
509–545 524 25 285.00–339.00 $312.24 $1,636 -8.62
583 583 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,560 -2.50
678 678 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,797 +0.96
735 735 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 +12.00
752 752 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,925 +12.00
825 825 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,490 —
713 713 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,861 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1385 1184 80-85% 4 115.00–118.50 $116.29 $1,377 —
905–1380 1190 80-85% 38 119.00–134.00 $125.56 $1,494 —
1110–1320 1212 80-85% 6 130.00–145.00 $135.22 $1,639 +13.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1535 1436 75-80% 6 138.50–148.00 $144.45 $2,074 —
1470–1570 1519 75-80% 4 115.00–123.50 $119.08 $1,809 -17.82
1260–1890 1520 75-80% 24 123.00–138.00 $130.73 $1,987 -6.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1178 1070 85-90% 3 91.00–100.00 $97.60 $1,044 —
970–1210 1072 85-90% 8 104.00–116.00 $110.05 $1,180 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1845 1660 3 138.50–149.00 $142.26 $2,362 —
1580–2025 1842 5 152.00–169.00 $163.40 $3,010 —
1870–2100 1983 4 173.00–178.00 $175.52 $3,481 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1298 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 172.50–188.50 $183.33 $1,927

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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.