Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 115 priced lines covering 2,789 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,694 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,113 head. replacement cattle receipts at 379 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 11, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,694Last week 5,846Year ago 3,421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 845Year ago 1,078

Replacement CattleReceipts 379Last week 1,372Year ago 600

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs lower undertone. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows early week 5.00 to 12.00 lower, late week steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	223.50	223.50
61	—	935	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	680	235.00–246.00	240.75
78	—	573	247.00–263.00	253.39
43	—	534	258.00–270.00	265.08
16	—	706	224.50–232.00	230.13
30	—	751	237.00	237.00
56	—	970	204.25	204.25
46	—	615	240.50–251.50	247.43
17	—	483	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	654	257.75	257.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	184.50	184.50
5	—	906	186.50	186.50
3	—	768	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	230.00–234.00	232.30
3	—	517	220.00	220.00
5	—	602	220.00	220.00
3	—	673	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	668	215.00–232.50	227.21
24	—	418	261.00–287.00	270.13
3	—	700	218.00	218.00
51	—	565	224.75–246.25	241.57
33	—	466	259.00–269.00	262.35
24	—	527	238.00–261.00	246.99
15	—	389	268.00–294.00	278.52
4	—	920	197.00	197.00
44	—	620	212.00–237.00	231.97
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	601	197.00	197.00
10	—	534	198.00–220.50	211.44
6	—	300	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	309.00	309.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	622	177.50–195.00	184.70
3	—	383	221.00	221.00
3	—	690	193.00	193.00
11	—	570	196.00–203.00	200.31
13	—	439	218.00–222.00	219.18
7	—	282	249.00	249.00
4	—	535	190.00	190.00
4	—	720	179.00	179.00
6	—	487	216.00–221.00	218.53
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	241.00–265.00	254.94
68	—	515	219.00–234.00	227.33
6	—	392	240.00–246.00	242.99
39	—	471	231.00–247.00	238.57
52	—	426	230.00–248.00	239.95
16	—	608	214.50–219.00	215.35
17	—	555	214.00–230.00	220.77
3	—	885	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	208.00	208.00
7	—	469	215.00–220.00	217.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	524	233.50–245.50	236.49
69	—	476	250.00–266.00	261.84
216	—	629	220.00–229.25	226.29
37	—	654	224.25–227.50	226.27
130	—	571	225.00–235.50	231.84
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	652	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	190.00	190.00
4	—	634	193.50	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	259.00–289.00	272.14
7	—	326	284.00–287.50	285.93
9	—	613	196.00–206.00	201.70
12	—	581	206.00–215.00	210.04
7	—	681	210.00	210.00
22	—	470	237.00–249.00	242.59
14	—	535	206.00–222.00	211.63
5	—	787	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	180.50–181.00	180.69
15	—	636	180.00–182.00	181.61
5	—	473	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	985	41.00–72.50	64.24
15	—	1,074	78.00–92.50	87.11
33	—	1,024	63.00–80.50	75.54
46	—	1,069	68.00–88.00	83.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	1,262	77.00–93.50	86.36
40	—	1,217	69.00–83.00	78.55
15	—	1,268	85.50–97.00	93.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	75.50–78.50	76.87
56	—	1,481	71.00–89.50	83.76
34	—	1,584	86.50–114.00	97.47
125	—	1,469	78.00–99.00	88.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	84.50	84.50
14	—	1,784	90.00–108.50	97.46
7	—	1,653	110.00–120.00	115.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	152.00–161.00	157.93
8	—	1,271	158.00–164.00	161.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	163.50–165.50	164.88
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	157.00	157.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,400	163.00–169.00	166.20
2	—	1,588	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,882	106.00–119.00	112.70
3	—	2,035	120.00–121.50	120.47
14	—	1,588	90.00–107.00	100.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,072	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,345.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,450	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,165	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,560.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,370	1,320.00	1,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,427	1,710.00	1,710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,171	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,075.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,565	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,079	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,211.80
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	939	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,161	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,804.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,190	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,243	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,814.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,153.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,411	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,146.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,425	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Missouri barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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