Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 142 priced lines covering 4,598 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,815 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 357 head. replacement cattle receipts at 283 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,815Last week 1,286Year ago 7,443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 164Year ago 534

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 303Year ago 1,876

Compared to last week, feeders sold 10.00-30.00 higher, with some calves seeing gains of 40.00-50.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	385.00–400.00	396.36
20	350–400	387	385.00–415.00	396.12
16	400–450	418	382.50–385.00	382.83
64	450–500	480	350.00–375.00	362.85
61	500–550	542	340.00–372.50	363.75
103	550–600	574	310.00–347.50	331.18
15	600–650	623	290.00–340.00	317.72
26	650–700	675	300.00–328.00	311.38
33	700–750	723	285.00–317.00	304.23
10	750–800	783	287.50–306.00	300.05
4	800–850	841	287.50	287.50
3	850–900	853	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	425.00–440.00	432.67
27	350–400	368	420.00–460.00	437.76
89	400–450	430	412.50–445.00	426.20
124	450–500	485	400.00–437.50	416.22
147	500–550	524	379.00–415.00	392.05
201	550–600	574	344.00–380.00	359.51
127	600–650	630	320.00–352.00	335.05
144	650–700	671	317.50–359.00	326.40
109	700–750	710	312.00–325.50	322.13
35	750–800	755	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	333.00–345.00	336.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	484	395.00–406.00	397.59
29	500–550	536	370.00–375.00	374.16
35	550–600	590	339.00–370.00	345.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	382	350.00–375.00	358.51
9	400–450	416	365.00	365.00
9	450–500	467	330.00–340.00	333.23
45	500–550	536	310.00–335.00	321.93
7	600–650	606	300.00–317.50	309.27
3	650–700	658	285.00–300.00	290.09
4	800–850	836	252.50–270.00	265.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	641	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	320.00–340.00	326.33
6	500–550	521	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	494	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	490.00	490.00
11	400–450	421	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	381	435.00–475.00	457.17
50	400–450	429	430.00–467.50	444.52
72	450–500	477	402.50–442.50	425.62
73	500–550	524	380.00–425.00	408.03
117	550–600	576	365.00–408.00	386.25
73	600–650	638	347.00–385.00	358.87
41	650–700	680	332.50–360.00	344.16
48	700–750	713	320.00–340.50	334.72
43	750–800	786	305.00–324.00	321.15
13	800–850	829	280.00–320.00	302.92
8	850–900	886	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	442.00	442.00
8	450–500	472	438.00	438.00
44	500–550	524	412.00–435.00	421.03
34	550–600	571	396.00–401.00	397.34
12	650–700	688	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	415.00–420.00	416.23
18	550–600	588	375.00–390.00	378.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	515.00–555.00	536.50
30	350–400	390	485.00–520.00	497.27
41	400–450	422	463.00–522.50	497.57
102	450–500	484	443.00–495.00	463.89
191	500–550	521	421.00–470.00	446.22
114	550–600	567	402.50–435.00	416.89
369	600–650	620	374.00–406.00	391.94
234	650–700	678	355.00–390.00	372.25
199	700–750	716	340.00–375.00	358.43
23	750–800	777	325.00–335.00	332.19
78	800–850	815	317.50–326.00	321.88
9	850–900	854	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	363	350.00–375.00	354.22
2	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	404.97
8	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
17	500–550	507	347.50–375.00	360.93
10	550–600	583	375.00	375.00
19	600–650	641	328.00–340.00	331.75
3	650–700	651	297.50–327.50	307.48
3	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	637	365.00	365.00
6	850–900	881	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	634	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	673	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	737	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
22	600–650	632	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	447	430.00–437.50	432.24
22	500–550	539	420.00	420.00
11	550–600	572	402.00	402.00
13	650–700	679	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	478	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	542	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	412.50	412.50
2	500–550	530	357.50	357.50
8	650–700	681	302.50–310.00	307.13
2	700–750	702	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	828	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	255.00–287.50	271.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	536	375.00–390.00	386.29
8	550–600	568	357.50–360.00	359.02
16	700–750	732	317.00	317.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	675	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	813	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,146.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	940	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,731.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,109.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,145	150.00–205.00	183.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	164.00–212.50	179.52
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	923	277.00–312.50	286.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	950	160.00–222.50	181.23
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	918	132.50–157.50	148.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,244	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,748.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,308	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,213.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,199.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	1,234	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,038.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	845	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,665.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	817	600.00–1,000.00	848.38
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,527	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,599.99
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,076	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,736.68
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,055	1,600.00–2,350.00	1,970.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	969	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,370.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,885	4,600.00	4,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,239	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,671.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,801	195.00–210.00	201.57
12	—	1,516	149.00–173.00	163.37
34	—	1,626	175.00–191.00	185.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,186	130.00–145.00	137.97
36	—	1,199	143.50–159.00	152.76
17	—	1,209	157.50–179.00	163.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,001	108.00–125.00	115.83
18	—	1,017	144.00–158.00	148.43
85	—	1,045	123.00–145.00	131.18
10	—	934	80.00–106.00	94.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,521	162.00–171.00	166.10
8	—	1,450	133.00–148.50	143.42
27	—	1,412	148.00–163.00	154.92

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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