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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

4,266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.01/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 718 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.64/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 527 lb · 214 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.34/cwt +16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 681 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,266 1,171 2,266
Feeder cattle 3,971 974 2,144
Slaughter cattle 275 163 115
Replacement cattle 20 34 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 183.00 $183.00 $646 —
400–442 423 20 168.00–176.00 $172.84 $731 +5.52
455–490 481 23 161.00–167.00 $162.91 $784 -1.39
500–545 527 214 151.00–165.00 $155.64 $820 -3.55
554–597 576 68 147.00–157.00 $150.50 $867 +1.79
603–645 628 107 139.00–150.00 $143.14 $899 +1.92
660–697 680 76 136.50–145.00 $140.96 $959 +2.63
710 710 44 136.00 $136.00 $966 +1.24
700–740 719 237 135.25–151.00 $146.68 $1,055 +11.92
750–785 768 117 136.50–144.50 $139.79 $1,074 +8.29
800–837 807 32 133.00–144.00 $141.04 $1,138 +11.53
860–899 873 32 129.50–133.50 $132.75 $1,159 —
910–923 915 39 130.25–130.75 $130.44 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 7 175.00–190.00 $179.09 $578 +11.09
355–390 366 6 168.00–174.00 $170.04 $622 —
405–445 427 34 154.00–167.00 $162.93 $696 +7.93
470 470 6 148.00 $148.00 $696 -3.21
450–495 479 36 150.00–163.00 $154.38 $739 +3.17
515–546 527 60 136.50–150.50 $142.42 $751 -4.60
550–597 577 132 137.50–147.00 $142.31 $821 -2.54
590 590 6 135.00 $135.00 $796 -1.00
602–640 615 38 134.50–142.25 $138.65 $853 -3.42
630–645 636 49 128.00–134.50 $131.75 $838 -2.75
650 unweaned 650 25 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
670 670 5 128.75 $128.75 $863 -6.25
650–695 675 135 132.00–138.50 $135.93 $918 +0.93
700–746 737 26 130.00–138.00 $133.84 $986 —
755–794 778 55 127.50–134.25 $132.55 $1,031 —
800–842 812 18 125.00–134.25 $131.84 $1,071 —
905–928 923 9 122.00–127.25 $125.10 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 323 8 140.00–145.00 $141.83 $458 —
425–448 436 8 140.00–152.00 $147.85 $645 —
478–487 483 6 137.00–146.50 $141.71 $684 +4.51
513–525 520 7 130.50–135.00 $132.40 $688 -2.10
552–561 558 17 135.00–140.00 $137.66 $768 —
648 648 2 132.50 $132.50 $859 —
667–690 673 4 125.00–126.00 $125.74 $846 —
725–745 740 13 127.75–131.00 $129.06 $955 —
860 860 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 132.00 $132.00 $643 —
520 520 5 129.50 $129.50 $673 —
556 556 9 130.00 $130.00 $723 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 523 3 125.50–127.00 $125.98 $659 —
798 798 2 115.50 $115.50 $922 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 4 130.00 $130.00 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 341 17 157.00–172.00 $162.65 $555 +6.92
370–390 381 7 154.50–163.00 $158.03 $602 -5.19
400–430 414 29 148.00–159.00 $152.18 $630 -0.30
450–493 471 74 142.00–154.50 $145.94 $687 +3.27
500–545 519 126 138.00–145.00 $142.07 $737 +2.23
554–588 570 56 137.00–148.50 $142.31 $811 +9.58
610 610 4 123.00 $123.00 $750 -6.52
601–640 616 115 130.50–144.50 $136.81 $843 +7.29
660 660 30 154.50 $154.50 $1,020 +28.18
660–695 685 164 130.00–142.00 $140.11 $960 +13.79
705–739 730 103 125.50–137.60 $135.91 $992 +16.33
768 768 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,002 —
804–814 809 8 123.00–126.00 $124.49 $1,007 —
878 878 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,054 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 145.00 $145.00 $500 +4.00
350–395 375 21 142.00–151.00 $146.72 $550 +2.22
400–448 431 49 135.00–147.00 $141.27 $609 -1.23
450–495 477 65 130.00–145.00 $137.59 $656 +3.30
505–545 525 24 132.00–136.00 $134.51 $706 +2.71
550–597 570 85 129.00–137.00 $132.82 $757 +5.06
575–590 586 11 127.00 $127.00 $744 -0.76
605 unweaned 605 8 119.00 $119.00 $720 —
600–640 620 57 125.50–133.00 $130.40 $808 —
650–665 653 17 115.00–123.00 $121.56 $794 +1.59
650–698 671 30 126.00–133.00 $129.37 $868 +9.40
700–749 723 26 124.50–127.25 $126.29 $913 —
760 760 10 116.75 $116.75 $887 -1.75
750–785 773 13 120.50–126.25 $125.09 $967 +6.59
880 880 3 113.00 $113.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–445 429 9 130.00–133.50 $132.69 $569 —
468–490 471 9 125.00–125.50 $125.39 $591 —
500–542 521 31 121.00–130.00 $126.38 $658 —
558–595 579 23 116.00–126.50 $122.22 $708 —
612–632 625 7 116.00–123.00 $120.47 $753 —
678 678 3 117.50 $117.50 $797 —
730–740 733 15 117.50–120.50 $118.51 $869 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 110.00 $110.00 $429 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 434 6 152.00–160.00 $153.37 $666 —
450–496 479 9 146.00–156.00 $147.36 $706 +4.87
505–544 525 21 132.00–139.00 $135.63 $712 —
564–595 577 9 123.00–137.00 $133.36 $769 +3.91
600–645 619 9 120.00–132.50 $126.04 $780 +6.04
655–680 674 4 115.00–119.50 $116.09 $782 —
755–795 782 4 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $821 —
863 863 3 102.00 $102.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 580 5 117.00–125.00 $118.64 $688 —
638 638 3 115.00 $115.00 $734 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 115.00 $115.00 $484 —
592 592 2 104.00 $104.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1330 1168 80-85% 4 54.00–55.50 $54.66 $638 —
1060–1455 1232 80-85% 48 47.50–53.50 $50.57 $623 —
1005–1400 1244 80-85% 13 40.00–46.00 $43.03 $535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1120 842 85-90% 7 20.00–30.00 $26.13 $220 —
750–1195 996 85-90% 13 32.00–40.00 $36.16 $360 —
945–1095 1034 85-90% 9 49.00–52.00 $50.02 $517 —
975–1355 1121 85-90% 21 40.00–51.00 $45.93 $515 +12.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1662 1305 75-80% 10 52.50–57.00 $54.33 $709 —
1020–1765 1425 75-80% 32 48.50–55.00 $51.91 $740 -0.42
1350–1515 1449 75-80% 4 42.00–48.00 $46.48 $673 -5.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2065 1523 10 60.00–73.00 $67.55 $1,029 —
1425–2315 1684 18 73.00–85.00 $77.46 $1,304 —
1750–1945 1848 2 85.50–87.50 $86.45 $1,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1355 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 825.00–1,060.00 $908.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1330 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 650.00–760.00 $723.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1300 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 860.00–920.00 $900.00 —

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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.