Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

2,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.14/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 583 lb · 141 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.87/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 724 lb · 136 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.93/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 620 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,236	1,969	814
Feeder cattle	2,011	1,864	595
Slaughter cattle	180	97	113
Replacement cattle	45	8	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 higher, with the advance mostly under 650 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	6	189.00–194.50	$192.73	$719	+15.30
405–427	412	15	179.00–189.50	$185.81	$766	+11.30
430	430	3	174.00	$174.00	$748	-0.51
456–490	477	76	170.50–190.00	$179.15	$855	+10.18
500–545	520	51	170.00–179.00	$174.01	$905	+5.22
550–595	583	141	151.00–168.00	$161.14	$939	+6.65
600	600	5	150.00	$150.00	$900	+0.71
605–649	620	108	141.50–161.50	$152.74	$947	+3.45
630–635 unweaned	632	5	136.00–136.50	$136.30	$861	—
650–685	665	43	140.00–148.00	$144.37	$960	+4.79
705–745	724	136	133.50–144.00	$138.87	$1,005	+2.76
760–796	774	30	128.00–134.00	$130.26	$1,008	-1.87
805	805	3	119.00	$119.00	$958	-8.33
813–843	824	8	127.50–128.00	$127.81	$1,053	+0.48
850–865	858	24	125.00–126.75	$125.94	$1,081	—
911–925	914	14	116.00–127.50	$125.01	$1,143	+3.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–371	363	14	172.50–175.00	$173.40	$629	—
419 thin fleshed	419	10	182.00	$182.00	$763	—
400–438	422	15	165.00–180.00	$171.86	$725	+1.91
450–490	472	14	154.00–173.50	$164.94	$779	+6.52
515–548	528	36	151.00–168.00	$161.19	$851	+9.50
560–598	573	15	147.00–161.00	$155.81	$893	+6.32
611–648	630	29	137.50–149.00	$144.13	$908	+2.83
660–670	665	14	135.00–138.00	$136.65	$909	+1.86
711–730	720	23	128.00–131.00	$129.92	$935	-0.53
752–777	768	10	124.50–127.50	$126.46	$971	+4.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–572	563	5	135.00–152.00	$145.36	$818	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	369	23	144.00–166.00	$159.13	$587	—
401–435	413	39	145.00–155.00	$149.72	$618	+2.34
455–475	465	35	140.00–155.00	$147.78	$687	+8.18
508–545	535	48	130.00–143.75	$140.63	$752	+2.61
563–590	578	42	131.00–143.00	$139.82	$808	+4.22
602	602	6	126.00	$126.00	$759	-2.32
604–635	610	71	126.00–137.50	$132.83	$810	+4.51
655–695	663	106	126.00–131.00	$129.59	$859	+2.42
700–735	723	41	120.00–126.75	$125.36	$906	-2.53
750–798	775	14	115.00–126.00	$119.76	$928	—
825	825	5	119.50	$119.50	$986	+0.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–387	381	11	136.00–142.00	$140.99	$537	-2.87
400–435	420	27	136.00–151.00	$145.10	$609	+6.70
455–495	479	22	130.00–140.00	$135.30	$648	+1.50
502–545	530	44	129.00–142.00	$136.54	$724	+8.97
551–588	570	16	125.00–135.50	$127.98	$729	+2.51
600–630	613	26	120.00–130.00	$124.77	$765	+0.69
658–690	673	14	120.00–126.25	$121.75	$819	+1.58
700–705	704	8	114.50–116.00	$115.38	$812	-6.02
739	739	5	127.00	$127.00	$939	+5.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–495	474	8	115.00–125.00	$121.08	$574	—
500–542	525	5	121.00–125.00	$123.48	$648	+10.98
550–595	573	4	115.00–121.00	$118.12	$677	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	422	9	125.00–132.00	$128.09	$541	+7.38
569	569	6	110.00	$110.00	$626	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	5	119.00	$119.00	$829	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
514–545	526	8	148.00–155.00	$150.72	$793	—
555	555	3	145.00	$145.00	$805	—
655–685	670	4	116.00–125.50	$120.64	$808	—
727	727	3	112.00	$112.00	$814	—
785	785	3	102.00	$102.00	$801	-10.50
842	842	2	111.00	$111.00	$935	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1115	1018	85-90%	8	20.00–30.00	$25.45	$259	-25.05
945–1225	1108	85-90%	17	45.00–54.00	$48.04	$532	—
882–1342	1124	85-90%	20	34.50–46.50	$42.05	$473	+5.44
1125	1125	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$608	+17.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1415	1234	80-85%	4	61.50–65.50	$63.43	$783	+10.28
1080–1630	1299	80-85%	37	52.00–62.00	$57.30	$744	—
1210–1395	1320	80-85%	3	45.00–52.00	$48.92	$646	-2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1692	1488	75-80%	19	59.00–63.50	$61.21	$911	+0.09
1435–1810	1623	75-80%	2	61.00–64.50	$62.95	$1,022	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2110	1760	8	59.50–78.00	$72.46	$1,275	—
1555–2045	1777	8	77.00–85.00	$81.47	$1,448	—
1970–2015	1995	3	93.00–99.50	$96.14	$1,918	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1020	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	79.00–92.00	$82.25	$777

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1555	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	990.00–1,040.00	$1,010.26
1270–1350	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	785.00–1,050.00	$878.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,310.00	$1,310.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	11	86.00	$86.00	$221	—

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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.