Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.33/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 663 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.14/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 526 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.04/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 566 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	969	3,575	1,081
Feeder cattle	833	3,388	963
Slaughter cattle	103	152	68
Replacement cattle	33	35	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher on a very limited market test. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	176.00	$176.00	$767	-0.09
460	460	3	170.00	$170.00	$782	+3.06
509	509	5	143.00	$143.00	$728	-21.75
520–530	524	14	160.00–163.00	$161.08	$844	-3.67
550–590	567	20	141.25–152.50	$146.64	$831	+1.43
650–695	663	79	129.75–137.00	$134.33	$891	+0.24
727	727	5	126.00	$126.00	$916	-8.66
760–782	769	20	124.25–128.75	$127.08	$977	+3.02
804–822	817	26	123.00–125.00	$124.39	$1,016	+3.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	11	160.00–180.00	$168.12	$622	-1.70
425–445	442	17	160.00–168.25	$167.03	$738	+2.53
465–495	480	15	150.00–163.00	$156.97	$753	+2.98
500–545	519	22	141.00–155.00	$146.66	$761	+1.56
566–590	575	12	137.00–140.00	$138.77	$798	-4.04
605–630	618	17	135.00–142.50	$138.71	$857	+3.04
848	848	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	145.00	$145.00	$628	—
477	477	3	134.00	$134.00	$639	—
506	506	4	125.00	$125.00	$632	—
562	562	5	133.00	$133.00	$747	+10.50
695–698	696	5	123.00–124.00	$123.40	$859	+6.40
720	720	3	115.00	$115.00	$828	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	4	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$637	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–438	416	9	144.00–152.50	$149.52	$622	-1.31
468	468	3	130.00	$130.00	$608	-9.95
500–542	526	48	127.00–139.50	$135.14	$711	-0.29
560–578	575	14	128.00–137.50	$135.86	$781	+7.61
615	615	9	124.00	$124.00	$763	-0.97
602–648	632	16	124.50–134.00	$130.08	$822	+5.11
686–688	687	13	116.50–126.00	$123.08	$846	+0.64
860	860	4	107.00	$107.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	5	127.00	$127.00	$525	-9.60
420–445	437	14	136.00–146.00	$141.50	$618	+4.90
467–490	482	9	128.00–131.00	$130.03	$627	-1.84
520–525	523	9	128.00–130.00	$129.34	$676	+0.47
550–589	566	31	120.00–128.50	$124.04	$702	+1.52
602–622	614	26	120.00–130.00	$127.50	$783	+5.28
697	697	9	115.00	$115.00	$802	+0.45
788–790	789	7	106.00–108.00	$107.14	$845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–485	484	9	109.00–112.00	$110.33	$534	+2.33
572–580	574	8	100.00–116.50	$112.33	$645	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	105.00	$105.00	$500	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	167.00	$167.00	$740	+9.00
450–455	453	3	141.00–154.00	$145.30	$658	-0.02
550–575	567	3	125.75–137.50	$129.55	$735	+7.20
610–625	619	5	119.50–133.75	$128.13	$793	+15.62
662–690	674	7	106.00–114.00	$109.75	$740	+3.89
765–790	780	5	99.00–108.50	$102.73	$801	—
803	803	3	95.50	$95.50	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1075	924	85-90%	5	18.00–25.00	$21.27	$197	—
920–1150	1011	85-90%	8	32.00–40.00	$36.08	$365	—
990–1355	1082	85-90%	23	40.00–46.50	$42.37	$458	+16.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1400	1257	80-85%	6	42.50–47.00	$45.01	$566	—
1090–1400	1269	80-85%	13	47.00–52.00	$49.41	$627	—
1375–1470	1423	80-85%	2	55.50–58.00	$56.71	$807	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1600	1501	75-80%	9	50.00–53.00	$51.45	$772	—
1560–1830	1695	75-80%	2	56.50–58.00	$57.19	$969	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–2060	1680	5	48.00–71.00	$63.26	$1,063	—
1600–2050	1848	8	70.00–81.50	$73.98	$1,367	+0.36
1870–2165	2018	2	83.00–87.50	$85.41	$1,724	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1035	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$700.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1293	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,049.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,030.00	$938.00	—

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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.