Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

1,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.23/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 580 lb · 55 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.52/cwt +12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 612 lb · 40 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.22/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 623 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,171	483	2,672
Feeder cattle	974	402	2,397
Slaughter cattle	163	61	244
Replacement cattle	34	20	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons with two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher. 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
395	395	17	162.00	$162.00	$640	—
445–448	446	11	166.50–168.50	$167.32	$746	—
450–495	475	16	160.00–171.00	$164.30	$780	—
519–540	534	18	155.00–162.00	$159.19	$850	-0.40
570	570	3	140.00	$140.00	$798	-13.27
569–596	581	52	139.00–155.00	$148.71	$864	-4.56
610–638	623	30	138.00–145.00	$141.22	$880	-1.78
650–696	674	29	135.00–141.75	$138.33	$932	+9.34
718–748	733	4	134.50–135.00	$134.76	$988	+5.43
767	767	3	131.50	$131.50	$1,009	—
800–830	817	6	126.00–135.50	$129.51	$1,058	—
825	825	3	120.00	$120.00	$990	—
975	975	5	113.25	$113.25	$1,104	—
1000	1000	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	8	168.00	$168.00	$538	—
435–440	438	5	155.00	$155.00	$679	+11.50
460–495	483	17	141.00–156.00	$151.21	$730	+11.09
505–535	517	20	141.00–156.00	$147.02	$760	+12.02
555–595	572	19	137.50–149.00	$144.85	$829	+14.85
595	595	3	136.00	$136.00	$809	+0.39
612–625	614	14	139.00–143.00	$142.07	$872	+7.01
620	620	7	134.50	$134.50	$834	-0.56
620 unweaned	620	4	134.50	$134.50	$834	—
650	650	3	135.00	$135.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	153.00	$153.00	$405	—
495	495	5	137.00–137.50	$137.20	$679	—
525	525	6	131.00–138.00	$134.50	$706	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	3	125.25	$125.25	$883	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	336	9	151.00–157.00	$155.73	$523	—
350	350	9	156.00–169.00	$163.22	$571	—
400–445	415	19	141.00–160.00	$152.48	$633	+19.48
463–488	473	17	138.00–146.00	$142.67	$675	+6.35
500–545	528	21	131.00–145.00	$139.84	$738	+15.51
565–596	583	24	125.00–140.50	$132.73	$774	+8.72
600–629	612	40	123.00–133.00	$129.52	$793	+12.52
654–690	675	26	123.75–130.50	$126.32	$853	+18.32
700–706	704	6	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$838	—
710–730	720	7	116.50–122.75	$119.58	$861	—
865	865	3	114.00	$114.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	141.00	$141.00	$451	+20.00
392–395	394	4	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$569	—
415–418	417	4	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$594	+15.14
475–495	482	6	131.00–136.00	$134.29	$647	+12.35
500–545	523	29	126.00–139.00	$131.80	$689	+14.64
580–590	584	14	123.00–132.00	$127.76	$746	+11.76
657–685	670	9	111.00–124.25	$119.97	$804	—
795	795	3	118.50	$118.50	$942	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	6	154.00–155.00	$154.51	$515	—
357	357	3	149.00	$149.00	$532	—
452–465	459	11	125.00–156.50	$142.49	$654	—
550–570	563	15	121.00–135.00	$129.45	$729	+17.48
608	608	3	120.00	$120.00	$730	+6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$482	—
960	960	85-90%	1	18.00	$18.00	$173	-22.20
943–1500	1098	85-90%	26	42.00–48.50	$45.19	$496	-0.61
960–1255	1104	85-90%	4	20.00–40.00	$33.35	$368	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1610	1274	80-85%	27	48.00–55.50	$51.86	$661	—
1150–1515	1312	80-85%	3	44.00–46.50	$45.12	$592	—
1430	1430	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$801	-3.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1525	1432	75-80%	10	48.00–54.00	$52.33	$749	+0.31
1610	1610	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$950	+2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2040	1569	8	72.00–84.50	$78.67	$1,234	—
1505–1715	1630	3	65.00–72.00	$68.44	$1,116	-14.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	72.00	$72.00	$677

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,080.00	$1,080.00
1135–1600	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	870.00–1,175.00	$998.02

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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.