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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.39/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 624 lb · 85 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.29/cwt -11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 733 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.02/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 609 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,723 3,323 2,362
Feeder cattle 1,471 3,043 2,142
Slaughter cattle 182 255 192
Replacement cattle 70 25 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–495 483 31 167.00–181.00 $176.47 $852 +1.96
502–541 527 40 163.50–173.50 $169.34 $892 -7.95
540 540 3 160.50 $160.50 $867 -16.79
550–585 564 31 162.00–173.50 $168.13 $948 -5.12
600 unweaned 600 6 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
600–625 613 15 159.75–164.00 $161.69 $991 -3.49
660–678 672 32 152.00–155.00 $153.82 $1,034 -9.47
720–735 733 68 147.00–152.00 $151.29 $1,109 -11.93
765–780 778 35 147.25–150.25 $149.70 $1,165 -0.15
801 801 15 143.25 $143.25 $1,147 -0.25
896 896 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 5 180.00–185.00 $182.02 $582 —
405–447 425 18 160.00–178.00 $169.66 $721 +0.11
500–548 523 16 155.00–165.00 $160.72 $841 -4.28
558–597 581 31 151.00–162.00 $155.96 $906 -2.24
600–628 614 19 151.00–160.00 $155.64 $956 -3.38
655–665 657 20 146.00–155.00 $153.18 $1,006 -1.24
686 unweaned 686 4 142.50 $142.50 $978 -2.02
735–742 738 5 146.50–147.50 $147.10 $1,086 -8.74
801 801 4 133.50 $133.50 $1,069 -10.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 180.00 $180.00 $504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 9 155.00–164.00 $158.28 $584 -5.17
400–444 434 12 150.00–166.50 $156.17 $678 -14.30
450–495 471 27 145.00–167.00 $155.12 $731 -3.83
502–545 523 61 147.00–158.00 $153.53 $803 -4.93
550–599 575 31 146.00–154.50 $150.34 $864 +0.21
579 579 4 135.00 $135.00 $782 -15.13
600–611 607 50 144.50–151.50 $148.82 $903 -0.19
602–615 unweaned 607 8 131.00–143.50 $138.75 $842 —
635 635 4 141.00 $141.00 $895 -8.01
660–690 669 24 141.00–146.50 $143.37 $959 -3.31
710–740 733 8 140.50–144.25 $143.34 $1,051 +5.11
780–786 783 9 130.00–142.25 $135.42 $1,060 -0.08
825 825 5 120.25 $120.25 $992 -10.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 169.00 $169.00 $515 +13.88
365–387 377 9 142.50–156.00 $148.45 $560 -4.73
410–429 424 7 144.00–146.00 $144.55 $613 -10.53
450–498 471 30 140.00–153.00 $145.70 $686 -4.15
500–548 517 30 140.00–152.50 $147.73 $764 -3.53
551–597 573 19 135.00–147.00 $138.02 $791 -8.52
610–648 624 85 135.50–146.00 $144.39 $901 +1.91
658 658 6 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $897 +1.26
717 717 3 134.00 $134.00 $961 +6.27
1094 1094 4 103.50 $103.50 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 147.00 $147.00 $572 —
473 473 3 143.00 $143.00 $676 +2.00
578 578 4 119.00 $119.00 $688 -3.00
620 620 4 120.00 $120.00 $744 -10.00
670 670 4 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
954 954 5 104.50 $104.50 $997 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617–638 628 6 125.00–135.50 $130.16 $817 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 142.50 $142.50 $646 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 3 125.00 $125.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–437 426 12 140.00–172.00 $154.98 $660 -18.02
463–498 490 18 135.00–150.00 $144.25 $707 -12.53
510–545 531 21 137.00–146.50 $143.62 $763 +4.06
550–585 570 23 131.00–139.00 $133.72 $762 -5.22
615–645 624 13 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $849 +1.05
651 651 4 125.00 $125.00 $814 -2.73
655–695 678 14 115.00–132.00 $122.62 $831 -5.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1855 1341 80-85% 31 61.00–69.00 $65.13 $873 -0.46
1245–1600 1450 80-85% 10 68.75–73.00 $69.95 $1,014 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1200 1048 85-90% 16 35.00–53.00 $47.04 $493 +0.30
1110 1110 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $666 +3.10
945–1315 1134 85-90% 17 50.00–60.00 $54.55 $619 -2.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1750 1417 75-80% 10 65.00–69.75 $67.42 $955 —
1245–1975 1607 75-80% 12 69.00–74.50 $72.65 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1865 1609 4 61.00–80.00 $72.54 $1,167 -29.46
1745–1925 1835 2 102.00–104.00 $103.05 $1,891 —
1700–2095 1889 8 83.25–99.50 $90.72 $1,714 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1410 1212 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,095.71
1220–1270 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 900.00–910.00 $904.54

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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
875–975 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,408.33 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.