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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

2,304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.95/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,452/hd at 624 lb · 328 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.20/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 731 lb · 226 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.16/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 678 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,304 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–338 328 6 495.00–510.00 $502.26 $1,647 —
391–399 394 15 460.00–487.50 $478.63 $1,886 -43.63
409–449 430 36 470.00–492.50 $478.63 $2,058 -11.61
450–493 472 32 450.00–502.00 $474.33 $2,239 -7.04
524–533 unweaned 529 10 408.00–440.00 $420.67 $2,225 —
508–546 532 72 443.00–480.00 $453.48 $2,413 +43.48
555–588 unweaned 568 14 390.00–435.00 $406.76 $2,310 +9.90
564–589 581 112 400.00–440.00 $427.95 $2,486 -15.70
605–627 unweaned 616 4 370.00–390.00 $379.82 $2,340 —
601–644 620 37 390.00–432.50 $417.66 $2,589 -9.49
672–692 676 42 392.50–430.00 $418.49 $2,829 +35.78
706–730 718 30 389.00–400.00 $394.38 $2,832 -1.93
772–794 774 146 350.00–380.00 $378.32 $2,928 +8.08
822–824 823 127 364.00–366.50 $365.14 $3,005 +2.25
886 886 62 353.00 $353.00 $3,128 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,799 —
464–488 483 28 425.00–440.00 $431.63 $2,085 -15.67
510 unweaned 510 14 384.00 $384.00 $1,958 —
508–519 513 11 417.50–440.00 $427.13 $2,191 +4.44
559–579 570 24 400.00–410.00 $407.30 $2,322 +13.00
597 unweaned 597 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,227 —
602–633 unweaned 621 5 337.00–340.00 $338.16 $2,100 —
610–644 628 15 390.00–402.50 $397.55 $2,497 +13.97
687 687 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,593 -8.08
715–737 726 8 372.00–373.50 $372.76 $2,706 +1.74
795 795 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,798 -5.42
802–847 826 37 332.00–347.00 $335.27 $2,769 -11.03
869–890 878 14 325.00–327.50 $326.41 $2,866 -1.59
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 8 404.00 $404.00 $1,790 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
779 779 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 +30.43
380–384 383 6 445.00–475.00 $465.07 $1,781 -14.93
422–447 439 53 416.00–470.00 $455.86 $2,001 +40.86
452–463 460 12 401.00–402.50 $401.37 $1,846 -37.18
458–498 unweaned 473 12 370.00–411.00 $386.40 $1,828 —
503–549 527 71 400.00–422.50 $411.49 $2,169 -11.74
525–541 unweaned 533 10 369.00–382.50 $375.65 $2,002 -4.35
564–583 575 17 390.00–392.50 $391.04 $2,248 -8.20
595 unweaned 595 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,975 —
608–639 624 328 375.00–400.00 $392.95 $2,452 +1.03
665–681 678 200 385.00–393.00 $392.16 $2,659 +1.16
712–733 717 18 371.00–380.00 $377.95 $2,710 +11.57
704–748 732 208 351.00–363.25 $360.84 $2,641 -5.54
842 842 5 328.00 $328.00 $2,762 -11.00
851 851 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,596 —
963–996 984 20 282.50–293.00 $289.41 $2,848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 437 14 407.50–433.00 $420.29 $1,837 -14.44
450–499 unweaned 472 24 350.00–365.00 $357.69 $1,688 —
487–488 487 5 387.50–400.00 $394.99 $1,924 -13.00
502–517 505 17 369.00–400.00 $383.94 $1,939 +2.23
525–526 unweaned 526 8 360.00–378.00 $369.01 $1,941 +18.01
552–561 556 16 362.00–387.50 $377.04 $2,096 +14.24
551–575 unweaned 565 12 346.00–360.00 $349.52 $1,975 —
603–632 626 24 355.00–378.00 $370.15 $2,317 +12.54
632 unweaned 632 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,079 —
663–667 665 7 350.00–362.50 $357.12 $2,375 -1.78
717–744 733 14 335.00–358.00 $340.24 $2,494 -10.69
753–773 768 11 300.00–339.00 $317.58 $2,439 -12.39
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,436 —
454 unweaned 454 5 346.00 $346.00 $1,571 —
517 unweaned 517 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,701 —
519 thin fleshed 519 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,180 —
605 unweaned 605 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,972 —
747 747 5 342.00 $342.00 $2,555 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 14 342.50 $342.50 $1,719 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,026 —
1128 1128 6 256.00 $256.00 $2,888 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,727 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 —
488 488 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,123 +29.00
530 530 3 394.00 $394.00 $2,088 +15.61
575–592 585 10 336.00–374.00 $350.94 $2,053 -27.90
650–670 660 6 355.00–367.00 $360.91 $2,382 +22.46
719 719 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,445 —
801 801 5 311.00 $311.00 $2,491 —
865 865 3 291.00 $291.00 $2,517 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–427 420 11 480.00–497.50 $484.57 $2,035 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1273 1130 80-85% 12 130.00–142.00 $138.97 $1,570 —
990–1360 1187 80-85% 38 144.00–159.00 $152.01 $1,804 —
1225–1470 1335 80-85% 8 160.00–167.00 $164.00 $2,189 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1490 1426 75-80% 6 165.00–169.00 $166.32 $2,372 —
1320–1745 1460 75-80% 21 154.00–165.00 $159.92 $2,335 —
1815 1815 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1043 1017 85-90% 6 114.00–118.00 $117.42 $1,194 -15.05
955–1195 1039 85-90% 9 121.00–138.00 $131.59 $1,367 -0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1895 1586 4 163.00–183.00 $172.59 $2,737 —
1615–2110 1851 7 204.00–212.00 $209.09 $3,870 —
1495–2340 1883 11 184.00–203.00 $192.90 $3,632 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
971–1190 1009 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 175.00–207.00 $202.28 $2,041
890–1235 1042 (<2 yrs)Open 9 216.00–270.00 $248.55 $2,590

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1285 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00–3,800.00 $3,666.67 —
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —

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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.