Cattle AuctionPrices

Missouri cattle auction prices

20 sales at 21 USDA-reported barns from Oct 18 to October 24, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$404.91/cwt
4-week average
$404.19
13-week average
$408.31
4-week vs 13-week
−1.0%
52-wk low $379.69high $500.21

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$349.84/cwt
4-week average
$348.62
13-week average
$348.35
4-week vs 13-week
+0.1%
52-wk low $327.27high $395.23

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$361.24/cwt
4-week average
$361.83
13-week average
$368.79
4-week vs 13-week
−1.9%
52-wk low $342.06high $443.46

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Four State Stockyards, Exeter Sat Oct 24 306 ——— Steady (−0.1%)
Tina Livestock Market, Tinaspecial Fri Oct 23 585 ——— Easing (−1.2%)
Eastern MO Commission Company, Bowling Green Fri Oct 23 876 $431.16$367.71$397.71 Steady (−0.2%)
Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola Thu Oct 22 963 $415.13—$370.76 Steady (+0.4%)
Mid Missouri Stockyards, Thu Oct 22 1,077 $396.95$338.65$348.42 Easing (−1.4%)
MO-Kan Livestock Market, Butler Thu Oct 22 578 $397.84—$393.03 Steady (+0.4%)
Windsor Livestock Auction, Windsor Wed Oct 21 486 $411.88$365.25$373.29 Steady (+0.4%)
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield Wed Oct 21 1,105 $390.32$346.55$362.62 Easing (−2.2%)
Ozarks Regional Stockyards, West Plains Wed Oct 21 549 ——— Steady (0.0%)
Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage Wed Oct 21 652 ——— Easing (−1.0%)
Farmington Regional Stockyards, Farmington Wed Oct 21 504 $392.45$345.00†$368.95 Steady (+0.5%)
SEMO Livestock Sales, Jackson Tue Oct 20 411 $400.26$331.26†$336.67 Easing (−1.0%)
Ozarks Regional Stockyards, West Plains Tue Oct 20 2,280 $406.42$338.76$363.83 Steady (0.0%)
Kingsville Livestock Auction, Kingsville Tue Oct 20 972 $410.52$361.02$356.01 Falling (−3.1%)
Interstate Regional Stockyards, Cuba Tue Oct 20 340 $410.11—$349.48 Steady (−0.5%)
Four State Stockyards, Exeter Tue Oct 20 1,158 $382.39$335.02$346.38 Steady (−0.1%)
Tina Livestock Market, Tina Mon Oct 19 828 $420.93$361.18$387.47 Easing (−1.2%)
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield Mon Oct 19 257 ——— Easing (−2.2%)
Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage Mon Oct 19 8,057 $402.37$348.31$347.57 Easing (−1.0%)
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City Mon Oct 19 1,392 $416.61$347.13$376.13 Rising (+1.2%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
Missouri Oct 19364 ——$329.00
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Missouri barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 21 Missouri barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.