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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

3,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.25/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 577 lb · 229 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.54/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 629 lb · 128 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.59/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 628 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,323 2,012 3,449
Feeder cattle 3,043 1,864 3,173
Slaughter cattle 255 118 226
Replacement cattle 25 30 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. 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
353–385 366 16 195.00–200.00 $199.09 $729 —
415–420 418 5 181.00–185.00 $182.59 $763 -9.46
452–484 470 24 168.50–184.00 $174.51 $820 -11.03
505–540 529 68 164.00–184.00 $177.29 $938 +0.94
550–595 577 229 159.00–180.00 $173.25 $1,000 +0.75
600–630 618 52 161.00–169.75 $165.18 $1,021 -10.38
630 630 4 158.00 $158.00 $995 -17.56
650–690 672 83 153.75–168.00 $163.29 $1,097 +3.04
655–695 unweaned 679 5 145.00–146.50 $145.92 $991 —
705–735 714 77 155.00–167.75 $163.22 $1,165 +0.91
765–795 783 15 146.50–152.00 $149.85 $1,173 -8.75
815 815 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,170 —
860 860 8 149.25 $149.25 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–372 367 5 180.00–187.50 $182.94 $671 +8.92
405–440 432 19 165.00–182.00 $169.55 $732 -13.10
465 thin fleshed 465 4 175.00 $175.00 $814 —
450–497 478 70 160.00–171.00 $166.07 $794 -9.66
505–535 517 46 155.00–174.50 $165.00 $853 -4.89
532–548 536 13 145.00–157.00 $154.17 $826 -15.72
550–599 577 98 154.00–164.00 $158.20 $913 -5.34
591 591 8 150.00 $150.00 $886 -13.54
605–641 626 106 150.00–164.00 $159.02 $995 -1.56
638–648 unweaned 645 11 141.00–151.25 $143.76 $927 —
655–691 678 22 149.00–158.00 $154.42 $1,047 -0.06
672–682 unweaned 678 10 141.50–146.50 $144.52 $980 —
708–745 717 109 141.00–157.10 $155.84 $1,117 +3.14
770 770 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 —
804 804 58 143.75 $143.75 $1,156 -8.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 9 170.00 $170.00 $648 —
475–485 481 5 155.00–157.00 $155.79 $749 —
505–536 526 12 150.00–151.50 $151.02 $794 —
555–590 577 20 142.00–154.00 $146.52 $845 —
672 672 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,001 -0.52
707 707 8 138.00 $138.00 $976 -7.00
850–878 860 25 115.00–137.25 $129.07 $1,110 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
402 402 10 155.00 $155.00 $623 —
867 867 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,188 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–499 491 17 155.00–159.00 $158.11 $776 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 144.50 $144.50 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 173.00 $173.00 $600 +1.06
350–380 368 5 162.50–165.00 $163.45 $601 -11.05
415–448 433 17 164.00–175.00 $170.47 $738 -4.95
462–485 474 6 157.00–161.00 $158.95 $753 -14.06
510–545 537 58 154.50–164.50 $158.46 $851 -10.66
550–575 556 94 153.00–164.50 $157.36 $875 -3.67
558–578 569 7 149.50–151.00 $150.13 $854 -10.90
600–645 628 120 146.00–158.00 $149.01 $936 -5.01
645 645 8 141.50 $141.50 $913 -12.52
655–670 661 51 144.25–148.25 $146.68 $970 -7.95
676 unweaned 676 10 136.00 $136.00 $919 —
719–745 732 35 134.00–148.50 $138.23 $1,012 -13.77
760–780 769 21 132.25–138.00 $135.50 $1,042 -12.00
800–830 817 7 127.50–133.00 $130.69 $1,068 -0.31
860 860 3 119.50 $119.50 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 159.00 $159.00 $461 —
308–345 322 11 148.00–169.00 $155.12 $499 —
355–397 384 14 150.00–162.00 $153.18 $588 -17.39
400–443 427 31 145.00–165.00 $155.08 $662 -9.18
448 448 5 145.00 $145.00 $650 -19.26
450–495 470 56 141.00–159.00 $149.85 $704 -17.50
473–492 484 7 147.50–149.00 $148.37 $718 -18.98
500–545 521 84 142.00–156.00 $151.26 $788 -8.40
560–595 576 57 141.00–153.00 $146.54 $844 -1.68
616 unweaned 616 4 130.00 $130.00 $801 —
600–648 633 41 138.00–146.25 $142.48 $902 -2.96
665–695 685 18 131.00–138.00 $135.07 $925 —
712–742 723 8 125.00–130.50 $127.73 $923 -16.54
790–795 793 8 125.00–132.00 $128.49 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 140.00 $140.00 $605 —
485 485 3 141.00 $141.00 $684 —
502–548 530 5 134.00–135.00 $134.62 $713 —
570 570 7 122.00 $122.00 $695 -20.08
605 605 3 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
374 374 5 142.00 $142.00 $531 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 5 127.50 $127.50 $784 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 145.00 $145.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 168.00 $168.00 $554 —
380 380 3 166.00 $166.00 $631 —
425 425 4 173.00 $173.00 $735 -1.39
470–480 474 5 155.00–158.00 $156.78 $743 —
500–545 519 14 137.00–142.00 $139.56 $724 -17.23
550–590 568 13 133.50–145.00 $138.94 $789 -1.06
605–635 619 15 130.50–139.00 $134.94 $835 -9.55
652–698 673 12 116.00–138.00 $127.73 $860 —
908 908 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $274 —
890–1220 1028 85-90% 16 40.00–51.50 $46.74 $480 —
1005–1345 1127 85-90% 37 52.00–63.00 $56.90 $641 -5.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1650 1330 80-85% 24 60.00–69.00 $65.59 $872 +3.23
1415 1415 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $884 -3.50
1365–1650 1517 80-85% 3 70.00–72.50 $71.26 $1,081 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1520 1343 75-80% 3 69.00–70.50 $69.79 $937 +5.41
1270–1585 1389 75-80% 4 63.50–66.00 $64.83 $900 -2.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1850 1539 10 65.00–89.50 $81.28 $1,251 —
1635 1635 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,668 —
1380–2115 1702 16 85.00–98.00 $92.91 $1,581 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1565 1565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,190.00 $1,190.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —

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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.