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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

4,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.19/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 716 lb · 310 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.65/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 666 lb · 276 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.22/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 579 lb · 212 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,537 4,437 4,698
Feeder cattle 4,221 4,088 4,381
Slaughter cattle 286 311 284
Replacement cattle 30 38 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher, with the greatest advance in light calves under 500 lbs and decline on big, fleshy calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 327 6 188.00–202.00 $194.35 $636 +0.98
350–395 383 45 172.00–195.00 $181.46 $695 +7.48
410–440 434 26 165.00–178.00 $173.88 $755 +5.45
450–495 467 91 160.00–172.00 $167.54 $782 +4.45
500–549 530 132 144.50–166.00 $154.74 $820 -2.22
560 unweaned 560 6 142.00 $142.00 $795 +1.58
550–595 578 177 143.00–162.00 $151.22 $874 -0.32
575–595 590 29 132.50–141.00 $138.52 $817 -13.02
605–614 607 17 134.00–142.50 $136.02 $826 -11.38
600–637 618 123 140.50–152.80 $147.16 $909 -0.24
605–645 unweaned 631 11 130.00–138.00 $135.54 $855 -0.37
650–687 665 221 136.50–150.50 $144.19 $959 +6.10
650–688 unweaned 668 38 122.00–137.00 $130.02 $869 -1.98
655–685 677 17 128.50–136.00 $134.56 $911 +5.25
700–745 706 14 126.00–131.00 $130.25 $920 -5.35
700–745 unweaned 716 38 121.00–124.25 $123.99 $888 —
700–740 717 258 129.00–150.10 $146.72 $1,052 +11.12
760–765 765 36 119.50–129.25 $127.21 $973 -2.58
752–796 781 38 130.00–141.00 $133.47 $1,042 +3.68
801 unweaned 801 5 124.50 $124.50 $997 —
812–845 826 81 126.75–133.75 $131.55 $1,087 +10.55
915–923 918 8 115.00–121.00 $117.26 $1,076 —
960 960 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 323 11 170.00–195.00 $182.23 $589 +12.79
375–390 386 9 171.00–179.00 $174.13 $672 +14.83
405–445 423 11 154.00–171.00 $161.44 $683 -0.66
450–488 467 23 149.00–172.00 $156.39 $730 -3.53
505–545 525 27 144.00–156.00 $149.99 $787 +6.85
570 570 7 134.00 $134.00 $764 -5.50
550–599 573 92 136.00–154.50 $142.34 $816 +2.84
605–615 unweaned 610 6 126.00–131.00 $128.48 $784 —
605–640 628 51 134.00–145.00 $138.20 $868 +0.20
666 666 4 126.50 $126.50 $842 -3.98
650–695 689 92 130.00–142.00 $140.30 $967 +9.82
700 unweaned 700 4 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
700–740 710 36 125.00–132.50 $128.96 $916 -8.36
765–778 769 22 123.00–125.00 $123.87 $953 -3.70
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 9 131.00 $131.00 $703 —
586–595 591 8 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $730 -25.01
635 635 6 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
677 677 7 130.00 $130.00 $880 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
500–515 509 5 131.00–141.50 $137.37 $699 —
605–647 626 6 121.00–130.00 $125.65 $787 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–625 623 8 120.00 $120.00 $748 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 5 133.00 $133.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–340 331 4 162.00–164.00 $162.97 $539 +17.97
362–392 378 45 144.00–166.00 $160.14 $605 +11.14
400–442 420 46 144.00–155.00 $152.49 $640 +6.35
450–475 467 71 140.00–148.00 $145.85 $681 +4.79
490 490 5 130.00 $130.00 $637 -11.06
500–545 527 162 131.00–151.50 $144.53 $762 +3.19
530 530 3 134.00 $134.00 $710 -7.34
552–590 579 108 129.50–143.50 $139.91 $810 +4.49
564–596 583 36 118.00–126.00 $122.07 $712 -5.93
608–649 625 25 120.50–124.00 $122.50 $766 -8.39
605–645 627 111 124.00–142.00 $132.21 $829 +1.32
605–642 unweaned 632 47 112.00–123.00 $119.55 $756 -5.95
650–690 664 59 125.50–140.00 $132.59 $880 +4.95
664–685 670 14 115.00–118.00 $117.15 $785 -10.49
670–686 unweaned 676 12 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $767 -9.49
705–722 711 99 122.00–140.25 $133.96 $952 +4.95
755 755 4 112.00 $112.00 $846 -10.06
750–790 774 17 112.50–118.00 $114.27 $884 -7.79
884 884 7 110.50 $110.50 $977 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 5 167.50 $167.50 $544 —
305–345 329 9 130.00–151.00 $144.25 $475 —
358–380 367 10 130.00–154.50 $144.06 $529 +2.67
400–435 419 21 133.00–149.00 $144.04 $604 +9.29
452–495 484 51 128.00–141.00 $130.45 $631 -1.13
493 493 5 120.00 $120.00 $592 -11.58
500–545 529 75 123.00–140.50 $129.60 $686 +0.27
522–538 530 4 120.00 $120.00 $636 -9.33
555–570 564 9 115.00–122.50 $119.17 $672 -8.30
550–595 573 63 120.00–141.00 $129.22 $740 +1.75
609 609 7 120.00 $120.00 $731 -6.14
602–635 621 23 121.00–128.00 $124.59 $774 -1.55
631 631 4 112.50 $112.50 $710 -7.50
655–660 unweaned 657 7 106.00–112.00 $108.58 $713 —
665–670 666 16 120.50–122.00 $121.81 $811 +4.82
732–742 736 5 110.00–115.50 $113.28 $834 —
910 910 3 99.00 $99.00 $901 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 6 126.00 $126.00 $604 —
504–520 509 9 120.00–124.00 $122.64 $624 —
565–570 566 12 120.00–126.00 $124.49 $705 —
606 606 4 110.00 $110.00 $667 -16.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 15 134.00 $134.00 $563 —
654 654 4 105.00 $105.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
500–517 510 5 114.50–120.00 $116.66 $595 —
570 570 3 116.00 $116.00 $661 —
615 615 3 125.00 $125.00 $769 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–390 378 9 160.00–167.00 $164.59 $622 —
477–492 483 5 136.00–143.00 $138.85 $671 —
505–545 522 28 124.50–141.00 $132.90 $694 +3.93
550–575 565 20 122.00–128.00 $126.02 $712 +5.98
605–630 617 19 110.00–132.50 $124.98 $771 —
655–695 678 13 111.00–124.00 $115.90 $786 -2.64
712 712 5 117.50 $117.50 $837 —
858–891 871 10 100.50–106.25 $103.90 $905 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 5 120.00 $120.00 $593 —
824 824 5 102.00 $102.00 $840 —
877 877 3 90.00 $90.00 $789 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1606 1337 80-85% 51 42.00–52.50 $47.03 $629 -0.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958–1078 1000 85-90% 10 12.00–29.50 $26.48 $265 -7.63
1012–1385 1130 85-90% 16 28.00–37.00 $32.26 $365 +7.26
1050–1460 1204 85-90% 24 35.00–45.00 $41.00 $494 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1700 1471 75-80% 21 45.00–53.50 $51.11 $752 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2030 1588 8 50.00–67.50 $61.63 $979 -1.54
1405–2495 1786 11 65.00–80.00 $72.79 $1,300 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00 $75.00 $712

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1225 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 730.00–960.00 $883.82

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 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.