Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 189 priced lines covering 7,807 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,733 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,653 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,078 head. Counted as USDA files them — 418 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,733Last week 4,369Year ago 4,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 987Year ago 1,432

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,078Last week 209Year ago 244

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher, yearlings mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	610	229.00–253.00	235.81
17	—	800	215.00	215.00
139	—	733	225.00–248.25	238.81
24	—	861	217.00	217.00
168	—	574	237.00–262.00	244.73
79	—	754	228.00–238.00	237.60
103	—	426	257.00–280.00	265.51
84	—	481	252.50–267.01	255.15
44	—	919	201.00–209.00	207.32
15	—	1,014	186.00–190.00	188.13
45	—	382	275.00–282.00	278.16
160	—	519	236.00–264.00	251.10
133	—	678	229.50–246.00	235.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	430	225.00–254.00	239.20
71	—	583	214.00–233.00	220.90
75	—	469	225.00–246.00	237.47
6	—	790	227.00	227.00
58	—	526	220.00–250.00	230.85
49	—	660	206.00–229.00	225.16
4	—	725	215.00–221.00	217.49
8	—	338	242.00	242.00
5	—	859	190.00	190.00
44	—	624	205.00–233.00	221.20
63	—	990	178.00–194.00	188.60
5	—	924	183.00–188.00	184.17
38	—	373	240.00–254.00	248.47
24	—	808	186.00–209.50	208.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	230.00	230.00
30	—	524	200.00–239.00	212.04
10	—	578	190.50–210.00	199.31
13	—	420	200.00–225.00	218.10
14	—	618	200.00–202.50	201.67
14	—	725	170.00–206.00	198.83
14	—	478	208.00–226.00	220.82
6	—	788	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	720	191.00	191.00
5	—	579	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	230.00–237.00	233.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	831	240.00	240.00
36	—	428	300.00–340.00	315.17
87	—	524	270.00–305.00	280.72
19	—	383	320.00–350.00	324.40
130	—	971	220.50–226.00	223.04
21	—	1,021	217.00	217.00
146	—	729	243.00–270.00	259.68
59	—	467	292.00–320.00	306.43
93	—	618	261.00–280.00	268.90
560	—	932	230.50–234.25	232.95
43	—	689	269.50–273.50	270.88
49	—	569	272.00–281.00	275.50
74	—	768	249.00–257.00	254.89
330	—	871	235.00–239.00	237.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	409	347.00–350.00	348.04
7	—	633	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	250.00–260.00	256.73
10	—	436	255.00–260.00	258.57
11	—	620	190.00–232.00	223.46
12	—	314	230.00–260.00	255.46
3	—	368	230.00–257.00	243.49
30	—	676	220.00–230.00	222.28
23	—	529	230.00–245.00	234.94
22	—	740	182.00	182.00
34	—	579	217.50–240.00	233.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	487	257.00–290.00	275.67
9	—	566	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	231.00	231.00
7	—	667	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	783	230.00–250.00	245.92
14	—	818	196.00–221.00	212.20
3	—	990	188.00	188.00
9	—	343	287.00–300.00	289.04
20	—	427	272.00–294.00	280.10
213	—	882	196.00–233.00	227.15
114	—	521	248.00–272.00	261.40
23	—	381	285.00–310.00	300.28
64	—	570	247.00–270.00	259.77
79	—	629	235.00–260.00	247.15
51	—	480	263.00–285.00	277.40
34	—	666	226.00–256.00	247.69
104	—	740	220.00–252.00	245.21
3	—	925	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	292.00	292.00
34	—	557	272.00	272.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,014	191.00–195.00	194.70
3	—	1,118	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	757	190.00	190.00
7	—	470	220.00–245.00	227.41
3	—	517	225.00–240.00	235.06
19	—	554	210.00–223.00	215.14
2	—	738	181.00–182.00	181.49
3	—	630	205.00–216.00	208.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	271.00	271.00
4	—	390	309.00	309.00
8	—	600	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	190.00–215.00	200.96
4	—	758	190.00–205.00	197.43
27	—	523	225.00–263.50	248.10
3	—	380	282.00–285.00	283.00
8	—	419	264.00–282.00	271.20
7	—	464	261.00–283.00	271.00
25	—	573	230.00–257.00	242.43
26	—	692	200.00–217.00	211.04
27	—	626	225.00–244.00	229.28
7	—	879	180.00–185.00	182.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	695	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,230	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,534.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,120	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,206	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,388.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,630	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,070	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	152	—	1,126	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,173.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,126	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,543	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,239	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,805.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,297	1,250.00–2,300.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,412	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,143	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,284.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,227	1,650.00–2,400.00	1,993.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,738	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,309	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,048	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	974	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,747.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,043	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,523	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	2,145	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,816	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,483	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,555	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,470	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,840	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,485	2,150.00–3,050.00	2,547.21
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,394	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,120	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	388	—	1,209	1,500.00–2,475.00	2,072.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,177	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,537.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,208	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,090	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	172	—	1,189	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,621.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,207	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,426.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,273	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,404.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,608	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,847.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,073	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,350.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,106	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,170.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,923	3,100.00–4,500.00	3,866.45
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,646	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,859.11
Bulls — Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,395	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,656.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,121	2,600.00–4,400.00	3,057.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	945	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,148.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,416	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,703.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,017	125.00–132.50	128.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,019	110.00–160.00	136.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	666	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	962	169.00–191.00	177.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	972	177.50–196.00	187.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	881	182.50–205.00	193.45
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	881	120.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,081	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,927.17
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,041	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	868	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,016	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,565.03
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,005	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,723.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,080	160.00–161.00	160.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	95.00–109.00	104.16
52	—	1,653	109.00–123.00	115.72
30	—	1,764	120.00–134.00	126.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
486	—	1,201	87.00–105.00	93.71
92	—	1,216	98.00–116.00	101.11
53	—	1,212	75.00–94.50	85.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,452	80.00–95.00	91.14
173	—	1,421	95.00–108.00	100.12
39	—	1,564	108.00–117.00	111.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	950	94.00–105.00	99.48
29	—	966	35.00–71.00	60.75
279	—	1,065	79.00–95.00	87.54
86	—	1,016	57.50–83.00	76.70

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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