Missouri cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 17 Missouri auctions and 1,352 head, the head-weighted average was $422.86/cwt (lot range $351.00–$461.94). That ranked 8th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Missouri had more auctions in the snapshot than any other state, but lots were small, about 80 head per auction in this weight band. Small lots can swing the average more from barn to barn.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	608	$468.80
500–600 lb	1,352	$422.86
601–700 lb	1,160	$375.58

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Missouri barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City	193	$421.10
Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle, Carthage	192	$406.69
South Central Regional Stockyards, Vienna	138	$449.49
Green City Livestock Auction, Green City	126	$449.57

Worked example from a real sale

From Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle (Carthage, MO) on 2026-11-02, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle",
  "state": "MO", "report_date": "2026-11-02",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 132,
  "weight_avg": 576, "price_avg": 406.33,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 132 steers, about 576 lb average, at $406.33 per cwt. That is about $2,300 a head (576 ÷ 100 × 406.33), or roughly $308,900 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Missouri lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=MO&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.