Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.40/cwt +11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 678 lb · 90 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.25/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 760 lb · 72 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.29/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 580 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,493	1,345	2,068
Feeder cattle	1,328	1,094	1,827
Slaughter cattle	133	206	218
Replacement cattle	32	45	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	381	9	156.00–166.00	$160.57	$612	+5.53
405–440	422	11	156.00–167.00	$162.35	$685	-7.05
450–496	474	26	154.00–165.00	$159.00	$754	-2.01
510–548	525	53	147.00–162.00	$154.06	$809	+9.16
550–585	563	63	131.00–153.00	$145.08	$817	+1.41
600–640	620	57	131.00–140.00	$135.97	$843	-2.10
650–675	661	51	128.00–135.75	$134.24	$887	—
699	699	7	124.50	$124.50	$870	—
710–735	719	16	129.00–133.00	$131.01	$942	+3.01
752–784	766	12	122.50–129.25	$125.33	$960	-3.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	425	18	145.00–166.00	$152.62	$649	+8.48
450–488	471	15	136.00–156.00	$143.16	$674	+3.32
505–545	529	13	131.00–142.00	$137.11	$725	-1.67
560–568	566	10	130.00–136.50	$135.21	$765	-3.16
600 unweaned	600	5	130.00	$130.00	$780	+5.00
617	617	3	130.00	$130.00	$802	-7.26
650–690	669	6	123.00–125.50	$124.51	$833	-5.93
750–756	755	8	120.00	$120.00	$906	-3.45

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	9	150.00	$150.00	$750	—
600	600	4	126.00	$126.00	$756	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	7	108.00	$108.00	$524	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–588	572	4	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$700	—
625	625	3	110.00	$110.00	$688	-10.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	5	82.00	$82.00	$377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	389	12	143.00–144.00	$143.41	$558	—
410–445	426	16	139.00–155.00	$143.58	$612	+0.28
460–495	477	35	132.00–144.00	$137.91	$658	+12.91
520	520	3	128.00	$128.00	$666	+8.00
500–535	521	34	128.00–142.00	$133.73	$697	+13.73
555–597	580	66	115.00–133.00	$122.29	$709	+0.15
605–625	612	30	117.50–126.75	$121.31	$742	-4.13
659	659	7	113.50	$113.50	$748	-3.50
680	680	83	137.25	$137.25	$933	+12.51
700	700	6	121.50	$121.50	$850	-4.00
725	725	3	105.00	$105.00	$761	-20.50
760	760	72	141.25	$141.25	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–368	357	8	121.00–139.00	$131.88	$471	-5.75
400–430	418	8	125.00–141.00	$136.07	$569	+8.58
457–485	472	13	121.00–135.00	$127.88	$604	-0.16
500–535	507	15	115.50–133.00	$121.16	$614	-4.57
500–510	507	6	108.00–111.00	$108.99	$553	-16.74
558–598	577	22	110.00–119.00	$116.19	$670	-1.82
606	606	4	110.50	$110.50	$670	-9.50
612–645	631	9	110.00–120.00	$114.38	$722	-7.37
717	717	3	110.50	$110.50	$792	—
755–795	779	5	104.00–105.00	$104.61	$815	—
795	795	4	95.00	$95.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–432	417	9	110.50–121.00	$117.37	$489	+15.37
465–495	483	6	110.00–115.00	$111.71	$540	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	8	112.00	$112.00	$627	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	5	119.00	$119.00	$488	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	141.00	$141.00	$471	—
420–445	439	6	125.00–137.00	$134.92	$592	+1.61
470–492	479	5	128.00–134.00	$131.53	$630	+9.63
505–548	525	11	111.50–130.00	$119.52	$627	-2.22
573	573	3	103.00	$103.00	$590	-11.41
632–635	634	4	104.00	$104.00	$659	-4.93
660	660	3	103.00	$103.00	$680	-10.54
700–748	722	10	96.00–106.00	$100.21	$724	-1.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1330	1195	80-85%	30	50.00–55.50	$53.21	$636	—
1245	1245	80-85%	1	54.50	$54.50	$679	+2.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1090	988	85-90%	3	20.00–25.00	$21.54	$213	-14.40
935–1125	1044	85-90%	4	25.00–41.00	$34.21	$357	—
1077	1077	85-90%	3	53.00	$53.00	$571	+8.02
790–1250	1079	85-90%	10	42.00–50.00	$46.24	$499	+1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1600	1460	75-80%	16	50.00–55.00	$53.51	$781	+0.58
1605–1640	1623	75-80%	2	54.00	$54.00	$876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–2060	1664	5	60.00–72.00	$68.05	$1,132	—
1385–2335	1757	13	73.00–82.75	$79.52	$1,397	-1.10
1835–1860	1848	2	86.50	$86.50	$1,599	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1380	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,130.00	$916.18
1005–1597	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	700.00–1,050.00	$888.34

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.