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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.27/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 572 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.59/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 514 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.11/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 1,493 2,588
Feeder cattle 402 1,328 2,189
Slaughter cattle 61 133 299
Replacement cattle 20 32 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Too few feeders for a market trend. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 160.00 $160.00 $566 -0.57
507–540 514 21 151.50–162.50 $159.59 $820 +5.53
565–593 572 39 142.00–157.50 $153.27 $877 +8.19
611 611 4 143.00 $143.00 $874 +7.03
657–688 679 11 128.50–130.00 $128.99 $876 -5.25
702 702 6 127.00–130.50 $129.33 $908 -1.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 141.00 $141.00 $517 —
439–440 439 6 140.50–145.00 $143.50 $630 -9.12
455–495 478 9 135.00–151.00 $140.12 $670 -3.04
525–540 533 4 135.00 $135.00 $720 -2.11
575 575 4 130.00 $130.00 $748 -5.21
552–592 578 11 135.00–138.50 $135.61 $784 +0.40
605–618 610 10 130.00–138.50 $135.06 $824 +5.06
732 unweaned 732 6 115.00 $115.00 $842 —
798 798 3 100.00 $100.00 $798 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 130.00 $130.00 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 5 138.00 $138.00 $551 -5.41
418 418 5 133.00 $133.00 $556 -10.58
461–487 470 14 136.00–136.50 $136.32 $641 -1.59
500–504 503 6 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $625 -3.67
550–575 564 10 121.00–125.50 $124.01 $699 +1.72
632 632 6 117.00 $117.00 $739 -4.31
670 670 3 108.00 $108.00 $724 -29.25
797 797 3 100.00 $100.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 121.00 $121.00 $422 —
402–437 423 8 125.00–130.00 $127.36 $539 -8.71
450–472 456 10 120.50–124.50 $121.94 $556 -5.94
500–540 528 14 115.00–118.00 $117.16 $619 -4.00
585–598 595 10 115.00–118.00 $116.00 $690 -0.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 105.00 $105.00 $465 -12.37
518–522 520 4 100.00–115.00 $107.53 $559 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 4 101.50 $101.50 $553 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 520 6 110.00–111.00 $110.34 $574 -9.18
560–575 568 4 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $636 +8.97
622 622 3 114.00 $114.00 $709 +10.00
687 687 3 104.00 $104.00 $714 +1.00
805 805 2 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 100.00 $100.00 $457 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1375 1232 80-85% 11 50.00–54.00 $51.97 $640 -2.53
1425 1425 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $841 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1482 1410 75-80% 5 50.00–54.00 $52.02 $733 —
1638–1645 1642 75-80% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.00 $936 +3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1002 985 85-90% 3 38.50–41.00 $40.20 $396 +18.66
1010 1010 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $530 +18.29
1045–1120 1095 85-90% 3 45.00–47.50 $45.80 $502 -0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,050 —
1490–1745 1610 5 80.50–87.00 $83.30 $1,341 —
1740 1740 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,618 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
898 898 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 82.00 $82.00 $736

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305–1485 1406 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 810.00–1,200.00 $995.83

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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.