Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

3,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.54/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 570 lb · 286 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.47/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 623 lb · 247 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.36/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 518 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,659	4,266	3,686
Feeder cattle	3,312	3,971	3,358
Slaughter cattle	293	275	314
Replacement cattle	54	20	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	182.50–184.00	$183.70	$599	—
352–390	377	25	174.50–183.00	$176.16	$664	-6.84
402–430	423	17	166.00–172.00	$170.21	$720	-2.63
450–495	471	40	160.00–177.50	$168.20	$792	+5.29
505–548	518	184	152.00–170.00	$162.36	$841	+6.72
560 thin fleshed	560	11	168.50	$168.50	$944	—
550–595	570	275	149.00–158.75	$155.02	$884	+4.52
600–645	623	240	141.00–153.50	$146.72	$914	+3.58
635 unweaned	635	7	138.00	$138.00	$876	—
652–697	672	87	135.00–144.00	$138.58	$931	-2.38
700–730	712	86	134.00–139.50	$136.77	$974	+0.77
750–769	752	52	135.00–135.60	$135.53	$1,019	-4.26
888	888	20	129.25	$129.25	$1,148	-3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	10	169.00	$169.00	$517	-10.09
380–387	383	11	160.00–165.00	$162.70	$623	-7.34
414–448	429	41	150.00–164.00	$157.50	$676	-5.43
451–498	478	30	147.00–162.00	$156.38	$747	+2.00
500–549	526	62	130.00–155.00	$144.46	$760	+2.04
554–595	575	46	135.00–147.00	$143.98	$828	+1.67
600–624	617	16	132.50–137.50	$134.02	$827	-4.63
652–699	679	64	130.00–138.50	$134.91	$916	-1.02
700–745	723	32	130.00–137.00	$135.35	$979	+1.51
758–797	776	21	125.00–134.00	$132.39	$1,027	-0.16
842–845	843	10	127.50–132.25	$128.45	$1,083	-3.39

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
535	535	8	127.00	$127.00	$679	—
620	620	10	133.00	$133.00	$825	—
669	669	9	133.00	$133.00	$890	—
690 unweaned	690	3	125.00	$125.00	$862	—
759	759	5	127.50	$127.50	$968	—
925	925	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–499	474	18	137.50–140.00	$138.50	$656	-3.21
531–545	539	11	130.00	$130.00	$701	-2.40
587	587	6	130.00	$130.00	$763	-7.66
648	648	2	126.00	$126.00	$816	-6.50
698	698	2	120.00	$120.00	$838	-5.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–344	333	14	134.00–145.00	$142.13	$473	-2.87
365–397	379	9	139.00–144.00	$141.59	$537	-5.13
415–443	436	25	134.00–140.00	$136.51	$595	-4.76
480	480	15	131.00	$131.00	$629	-6.59
464–496	483	47	130.00–140.00	$134.70	$651	-2.89
510–540	526	58	125.00–139.00	$130.98	$689	-3.53
550–598	578	150	124.00–138.00	$130.13	$752	-2.69
595	595	6	119.75	$119.75	$713	-7.25
605–638	623	63	125.00–134.00	$127.95	$797	-2.45
640	640	6	121.00	$121.00	$774	-9.40
650–688	664	34	126.00–129.00	$127.15	$844	-2.22
713–715	715	12	122.00–126.25	$125.19	$895	-1.10
880	880	4	110.50	$110.50	$972	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	150.00	$150.00	$585	-8.03
410–431	422	20	145.00–148.00	$146.37	$618	-5.81
450–495	472	51	136.00–148.00	$144.97	$684	-0.97
505–543	523	70	130.50–148.00	$142.18	$744	+0.11
550–585	571	56	134.00–145.00	$139.06	$794	-3.25
605–625	611	40	130.00–137.00	$133.41	$815	+10.41
650–695	670	81	127.25–132.75	$130.89	$877	-23.61
727–744	732	18	126.00–128.00	$127.27	$932	-8.64
770	770	8	116.50	$116.50	$897	-14.00
801	801	5	123.00	$123.00	$985	-1.49
909	909	8	107.50	$107.50	$977	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–415	413	7	125.00–130.00	$126.41	$522	-6.28
469–498	480	19	122.50–130.00	$126.39	$607	+1.00
520	520	3	110.00	$110.00	$572	-16.38
559–592	567	23	118.00–126.00	$123.35	$699	+1.13
605–645	620	18	114.00–124.50	$117.84	$731	-2.63

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	4	120.00	$120.00	$721	—
730	730	5	121.50	$121.50	$887	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	377	5	152.00–154.00	$153.25	$578	—
488	488	6	137.00	$137.00	$669	-10.36
522–548	529	7	126.00–129.00	$128.11	$678	-7.52
570	570	7	124.50–125.00	$124.79	$711	-8.57
609–641	624	15	117.00–123.00	$119.36	$745	-6.68
652	652	4	125.00	$125.00	$815	+8.91
715	715	4	102.00	$102.00	$729	—
798	798	2	105.00	$105.00	$838	+0.01
810	810	2	122.50	$122.50	$992	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1325	1178	80-85%	3	55.00–57.00	$56.01	$660	+1.35
920–1730	1219	80-85%	45	40.00–47.00	$43.50	$530	-7.07
970–1665	1220	80-85%	81	47.50–53.50	$50.01	$610	-0.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
892–954	936	85-90%	7	52.50	$52.50	$491	—
850–1060	958	85-90%	4	17.00–27.00	$22.47	$215	—
850–1280	1056	85-90%	23	30.00–40.00	$35.77	$378	—
715–1360	1069	85-90%	23	40.00–47.50	$43.77	$468	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1740	1458	75-80%	8	44.00–48.00	$47.04	$686	—
1070–1750	1467	75-80%	29	49.00–55.00	$52.41	$769	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1425	1272	3	52.00	$52.00	$661	—
1560–2160	1919	12	72.00–85.00	$79.56	$1,527	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1368	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	710.00–900.00	$756.73
980–1700	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	680.00–1,075.00	$862.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1310	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	675.00–880.00	$796.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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.