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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.27/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 574 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.37/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 526 lb · 113 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.67/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 631 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,685 1,859 4,127
Feeder cattle 2,450 1,464 3,783
Slaughter cattle 170 245 312
Replacement cattle 65 150 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago steers under 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, over steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–399 392 7 179.00–183.00 $181.33 $711 +3.33
404–445 426 15 172.00–179.00 $175.33 $747 —
450–490 466 40 163.00–180.00 $173.14 $807 —
500–548 526 113 155.00–174.00 $165.37 $870 +12.12
550–595 570 81 145.00–167.50 $153.36 $874 +4.82
595 595 5 144.00 $144.00 $857 -4.54
616–649 631 107 142.00–152.75 $146.67 $925 +2.67
670 unweaned 670 3 131.00 $131.00 $878 —
650–696 677 61 133.00–146.25 $139.08 $942 -1.47
705–743 718 75 130.50–140.25 $136.49 $980 +2.60
730 unweaned 730 4 124.50 $124.50 $909 —
750–790 758 82 125.75–136.25 $133.70 $1,013 +4.28
775 775 9 123.00 $123.00 $953 -6.42
800–845 833 24 118.00–126.75 $124.62 $1,038 -2.45
857 857 65 130.20 $130.20 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 421 19 162.00–169.50 $165.16 $695 +7.97
450–495 478 43 144.00–168.00 $157.60 $753 +8.63
520–545 538 30 140.00–164.00 $151.45 $815 +8.45
557–595 575 53 136.00–145.50 $141.38 $813 -4.39
595 unweaned 595 5 131.00 $131.00 $779 —
605–640 616 30 136.50–142.50 $138.97 $856 +2.97
650–685 671 22 130.00–141.00 $134.98 $906 +2.88
700–744 731 15 125.50–131.00 $128.86 $942 —
751 751 25 128.75 $128.75 $967 —
785 785 5 124.00 $124.00 $973 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 145.00 $145.00 $628 —
462–495 477 17 138.00–152.00 $143.35 $684 +8.35
555 555 3 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
608 608 10 130.00 $130.00 $790 —
727 727 6 127.00 $127.00 $923 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 12 131.00 $131.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 120.00 $120.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–396 386 9 152.00–165.00 $156.12 $603 -2.88
400–432 415 21 143.50–154.00 $149.86 $622 -1.64
450–495 477 72 140.00–156.00 $145.11 $692 +4.76
500–545 520 65 130.50–140.00 $136.32 $709 +3.03
550–595 574 153 127.50–137.00 $132.27 $759 +5.02
605–649 629 56 125.00–133.50 $127.81 $804 +7.81
635 unweaned 635 3 110.00 $110.00 $698 -2.50
620–647 637 9 120.50–123.00 $121.99 $777 +1.99
655–695 666 33 121.00–126.50 $123.57 $823 +1.57
655–690 669 5 112.00–118.00 $115.52 $773 -6.48
700 700 20 127.00 $127.00 $889 +7.07
705–735 726 11 120.00–122.50 $120.80 $877 +0.87
730 unweaned 730 3 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
763 763 70 129.20 $129.20 $986 +8.62
755–775 770 14 112.00–120.00 $116.49 $897 -4.09
824 824 14 122.25 $122.25 $1,007 +11.38
983 983 3 99.00 $99.00 $973 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–388 375 4 148.00–155.00 $151.62 $569 +8.04
400–445 430 28 140.00–147.00 $145.20 $624 +7.23
450–495 473 32 130.00–142.50 $136.32 $645 +3.28
500–545 528 69 125.00–137.50 $130.90 $691 +4.75
555–590 568 20 121.00–130.00 $126.70 $720 +6.57
615 unweaned 615 2 118.00 $118.00 $726 —
603–645 630 27 121.00–126.00 $123.62 $779 +1.77
650–695 677 5 122.00 $122.00 $826 +1.62
700–705 703 5 113.00–114.00 $113.60 $799 +1.68
708 708 15 124.00 $124.00 $878 +12.08
708 708 7 111.50 $111.50 $789 -0.42
840 840 3 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 115.50 $115.50 $575 -3.73
541 541 4 104.00 $104.00 $563 -11.00
722 722 4 103.00 $103.00 $744 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 9 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 5 94.00 $94.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–447 439 25 152.50–164.00 $157.54 $692 +22.54
470–471 471 8 135.00–150.00 $146.26 $689 +2.03
616–640 625 8 115.00–116.00 $115.38 $721 -11.05
750 750 2 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 3 110.00 $110.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 25.50 $25.50 $219 —
965–1315 1102 85-90% 7 31.50–35.00 $33.60 $370 -0.08
975–1480 1218 85-90% 31 40.00–48.00 $43.76 $533 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1722 1336 80-85% 23 50.00–53.50 $52.12 $696 +3.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $826 —
1415–1675 1573 75-80% 8 51.50–53.00 $52.31 $823 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 47.50 $47.50 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2375 1856 12 73.00–80.00 $76.00 $1,411 —
1815–2055 1903 3 65.00–70.00 $68.39 $1,301 —
1945–2080 1995 3 81.50–84.50 $83.35 $1,663 -4.84

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1108 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 67.00–72.00 $69.35 $734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1360 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 760.00–1,100.00 $894.08
1285 1285 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1155–1490 1353 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 800.00–1,150.00 $961.26

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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
1150–1400 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,262.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 5 80.00 $80.00 $602 —

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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.