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Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 29

● As filed169 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1821

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 169 priced lines covering 25,647 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,139 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 178 head. replacement cattle receipts at 621 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27,139Last week 34,143Year ago 39,975

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 4,191Year ago 735

Replacement CattleReceipts 621Last week 3,701Year ago 1,177

No good price comparison available as the most recent sales were prior to the holidays two weeks ago, and the few sales held this week were all pre-vac sales not really allowing an apples-to-apples comparison. With that being said, prices were quite impressive and undoubtably higher than sales prior to Christmas. The supply was made up of mostly steers and most over 600 lbs. as this week's sales were mostly all special sales this wasn't really as out of line as it might seem on the surface. It is still a long time before grass arrives, but thus far winter has been fairly mild. Buyers have been aggressively buying cattle for wheat grazing even though many areas could use some moisture. Overall supplies are expected to remain tight for the foreseeable future and many grass interest will likely come to the market well before grass even starts to green. This has been the case for the last few years but each year it seems buyers come earlier and earlier fearing they have to beat the next guy to get the kind and quality they want. Prices for most weights of calves under 650 lbs. is back to record or very near record levels and most producers generally aren't any too eager to hold them for any extra amount of extended time either. Stick out sales this week included: several drafts from Ozarks Regional Stockyards including 21 head of 474 lb. steers that sold for 520.00; 24 head of 548 lb. steers at 492.50; a load of 619 lb. steers at 437.50; and 25 head of 668 lb. steers at 420.00. Four State Stockyards sold 25 head of 563 lb. steers for 470.00. Springfield Livestock Marketing Center sold 44 head of 717 lb. steers for 395.75. Joplin Regional Stockyards sold two loads of 774 lb. steers for 376.00 and 263 head of 853 lb. steers for 360.00. A couple of heifer drafts included 19 head of 544 lb. heifers at Ozark Regional Stockyards that sold for 440.00 and 22 head of 704 lb. heifers at Mo-Kan Livestock Market that brought 350.00. Boxed beef cutout values closed mixed for the week. Choice closed on Friday at 349.97, down 1.24 and select closed at 346.92, up 3.12 compared to last week. The choice/select spread has narrowed to only 3.05 per cwt. Negotiated feedlot sales as of the 2:00 cutoff time on Friday afternoons report came in just under 26K head. It is likely more volume was traded after the report cutoff time. Live prices were mostly in the 228.00-232.00 range once again this week prices gained strength as the week progressed. Dressed sales reported mostly at 360.00. The Missouri Stocker formula consists of 4401 head with a weighted average weight of 554.10 lbs. and a price value of 447.84, 4.99 higher than last week. The steer/heifer spread is 47.44.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	527	450.00–457.50	454.53
16	550–600	579	372.50–407.50	390.64
35	600–650	619	370.00–413.00	393.77
29	650–700	666	352.00–393.00	375.16
3	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
8	850–900	852	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	404	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	455	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
9	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
42	400–450	434	405.00–465.00	427.39
42	450–500	476	410.00–460.00	434.74
22	500–550	519	385.00–402.50	397.36
19	550–600	569	385.00–395.00	391.33
30	600–650	637	346.00–362.50	355.88
19	650–700	686	335.00–347.00	342.09
8	750–800	771	280.00–338.00	301.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	554	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	288	620.00–685.00	666.35
36	300–350	323	610.00–645.00	623.56
49	350–400	388	555.00–620.00	584.39
161	400–450	425	495.00–587.50	545.91
323	450–500	471	460.00–570.00	512.88
726	500–550	528	430.00–515.00	478.39
791	550–600	572	410.00–485.00	448.58
966	600–650	625	391.00–452.00	422.16
1,397	650–700	672	371.00–427.00	398.95
1,240	700–750	721	354.00–404.00	372.13
2,021	750–800	774	343.00–377.00	359.46
722	800–850	825	330.00–355.00	347.35
1,463	850–900	873	330.50–360.00	346.24
911	900–950	927	310.00–335.50	320.02
589	950–1000	971	312.25–335.50	322.32
124	1000–1050	1,026	308.00	308.00
16	1050–1100	1,071	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	482	370.00–390.00	377.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	555.00	555.00
6	500–550	501	480.00	480.00
4	650–700	650	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	450–500	474	412.50–505.00	464.15
15	500–550	506	442.50	442.50
40	550–600	584	400.00–437.50	418.44
5	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
23	650–700	667	370.00–373.00	372.04
9	700–750	717	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
10	550–600	579	290.00–305.00	296.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	300–350	336	480.00–575.00	531.43
77	350–400	382	490.00–550.00	528.07
188	400–450	425	425.00–530.00	488.58
207	450–500	481	425.00–507.50	468.13
317	500–550	529	395.00–472.50	441.40
422	550–600	581	375.00–440.00	418.08
281	600–650	626	340.00–412.00	388.68
635	650–700	676	335.00–390.00	369.48
540	700–750	730	332.00–375.50	349.87
413	750–800	784	312.50–358.00	336.30
1,004	800–850	839	321.00–345.00	334.41
939	850–900	881	318.00–328.10	326.36
256	900–950	933	292.00–313.00	311.74
171	950–1000	973	270.00–315.00	300.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	788	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	675	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
10	600–650	637	427.50	427.50
24	650–700	665	366.00–400.00	384.29
7	700–750	741	380.00	380.00
7	750–800	750	358.00	358.00
5	800–850	809	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	498	399.00	399.00
16	550–600	557	385.00–387.50	385.79
23	700–750	734	327.50–332.00	330.05
3	850–900	895	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	442.80
8	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	408.81
53	400–450	429	370.00–420.00	401.46
86	450–500	487	335.00–412.50	381.42
50	500–550	536	335.00–367.50	349.23
60	550–600	575	312.50–352.50	335.70
30	600–650	620	310.00–337.50	328.18
12	800–850	808	300.00–320.00	311.61
3	850–900	860	299.00	299.00
6	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
4	950–1000	954	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	504	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	324	520.00–580.00	549.86
143	350–400	378	451.00–555.00	502.69
172	400–450	430	426.00–525.00	484.28
370	450–500	475	415.00–510.00	453.14
464	500–550	529	375.00–455.00	417.08
769	550–600	576	361.00–422.50	392.05
785	600–650	621	340.00–405.50	371.92
619	650–700	675	333.00–386.00	349.44
403	700–750	720	332.50–350.00	341.01
156	750–800	775	321.00–355.00	328.92
424	800–850	820	307.00–356.25	320.05
32	850–900	869	302.00–319.00	312.11
7	900–950	902	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	251	414.00	414.00
34	300–350	332	480.00–515.00	498.42
49	350–400	376	400.00–505.00	452.17
124	400–450	432	395.00–475.00	446.33
310	450–500	478	375.00–455.00	422.09
261	500–550	529	357.00–422.00	396.85
353	550–600	576	347.50–400.00	373.89
160	600–650	627	320.00–381.00	354.11
434	650–700	681	305.00–360.00	334.93
472	700–750	737	311.00–340.00	317.72
244	750–800	772	295.00–316.00	313.58
15	800–850	812	301.00–319.00	315.08
3	850–900	877	291.00	291.00
5	900–950	916	270.00	270.00
18	950–1000	970	265.00–276.00	270.74
10	1150–1200	1,163	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
48	450–500	474	355.00–405.00	369.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	546	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	688	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	530.00	530.00
13	400–450	429	500.00	500.00
6	600–650	627	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	457	479.00–500.00	488.18
4	550–600	561	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	533	405.00–410.00	406.20
12	550–600	585	362.50–367.50	366.27
7	650–700	664	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	342.50–355.00	347.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
131	600–650	630	400.00–459.00	423.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	406.00	406.00
7	600–650	622	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	467.00	467.00
20	550–600	576	390.00–465.00	430.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
10	600–650	618	370.00–385.00	376.17
13	650–700	669	351.00–369.00	357.90
9	700–750	730	330.00–346.00	338.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	505.00	505.00
13	450–500	461	480.00	480.00
10	600–650	612	404.00	404.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	1,118	4,000.00–4,575.00	4,312.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,025	3,625.00	3,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,135	3,500.00–3,775.00	3,676.08
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,045	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,483	3,425.00–3,675.00	3,527.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,565	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,400	4,275.00	4,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,430	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,045	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,375	2,135.00	2,135.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,280	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,422.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,185	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,701.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,293	3,025.00–3,150.00	3,069.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	179.00–194.00	186.88
2	—	1,605	164.50–168.00	166.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	130.00–140.00	135.95
4	—	1,271	157.00–167.00	163.65
8	—	1,181	143.00–154.00	148.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	158.00–168.00	162.21
4	—	1,490	168.00–176.00	172.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	129.00–135.00	132.21

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.