Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.42/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 637 lb · 46 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.60/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 618 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.31/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 529 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,023	1,723	1,597
Feeder cattle	864	1,471	1,341
Slaughter cattle	139	182	196
Replacement cattle	20	70	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady to firm. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady, except some unweaned 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–475	460	14	160.00–174.00	$165.70	$762	-10.77
522–544	533	22	155.50–165.00	$161.03	$858	-8.31
550–565	557	8	155.00–157.00	$155.49	$866	-12.64
555–562	560	6	145.00–152.00	$149.69	$838	-18.44
634–640 unweaned	637	27	136.00–145.50	$142.41	$907	—
612–645	638	19	160.25–163.50	$161.81	$1,032	+0.12
656–660	658	15	155.00	$155.00	$1,020	+1.18
724 unweaned	724	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,068	—
715–735	729	14	149.00–154.25	$153.35	$1,118	+2.06
755–770	761	23	146.50–149.75	$148.06	$1,127	-1.64
875	875	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,199	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	175.00–180.00	$177.58	$550	-4.44
360–390	377	8	177.00–183.00	$180.10	$679	—
400–442	435	11	169.00–176.00	$173.41	$754	+3.75
456–490	461	16	160.00–175.00	$171.76	$792	—
512–519	516	9	159.00–165.00	$161.65	$834	+0.93
505–536	527	7	149.00–150.00	$149.73	$789	-10.99
550–582	574	20	150.00–156.50	$153.79	$883	-2.17
587	587	3	140.00	$140.00	$822	-15.96
608–636	621	22	140.00–154.50	$148.25	$921	-7.39
666 unweaned	666	7	132.00	$132.00	$879	-10.50
663–680	670	21	144.00–152.75	$150.83	$1,011	-2.35
730	730	3	136.50	$136.50	$996	-10.60
755	755	4	142.00–145.50	$143.75	$1,085	—
803–815	807	9	137.00–140.00	$138.99	$1,122	+5.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562–569	566	7	127.00–140.00	$134.47	$761	—
679	679	5	136.00	$136.00	$923	—
728 unweaned	728	6	124.00	$124.00	$903	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	166.00	$166.00	$644	—
444	444	4	151.00	$151.00	$670	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,002	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–372	370	12	145.00–157.00	$151.69	$561	+3.24
400–437	419	9	146.00–154.00	$151.60	$635	+7.05
454–490	467	19	140.00–154.00	$147.85	$690	+2.15
500–548	529	28	137.00–149.50	$143.31	$758	-4.42
561–575	567	7	140.00	$140.00	$794	+1.98
605–640	617	32	140.00–144.75	$142.90	$882	-1.49
615–645 unweaned	627	5	120.00–130.00	$125.89	$789	—
658	658	3	131.00	$131.00	$862	-5.33
655–682	666	5	134.00–136.00	$135.18	$900	-1.15
700 unweaned	700	3	127.00	$127.00	$889	—
705–728	714	6	133.00–141.00	$136.96	$978	+2.96
863–872	867	5	110.00–110.50	$110.20	$955	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	3	156.00	$156.00	$541	—
405–440	425	11	150.00–158.00	$156.61	$666	+0.44
467–489	477	14	154.00–163.50	$160.45	$765	+5.33
513–522	517	10	145.00–150.50	$148.28	$767	-5.25
502–542	518	11	148.00–158.00	$154.34	$799	+0.81
560–562	561	5	135.00–137.50	$136.00	$763	-14.34
565–597	592	14	148.00–150.25	$149.94	$888	+14.94
604–638	615	6	144.00–146.50	$145.64	$896	-3.18
617 unweaned	617	6	128.00–135.00	$131.50	$811	-7.25
652–689	680	16	143.00–146.50	$144.72	$984	+1.35
715–747	733	9	139.00–143.00	$140.73	$1,032	-2.61
785	785	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,075	+1.58
933–942	939	9	110.00–123.00	$118.69	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	133.00	$133.00	$446	—
462	462	3	141.00	$141.00	$651	-2.00
592	592	5	132.00	$132.00	$781	+13.00
622	622	3	125.00	$125.00	$778	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	4	136.00–146.50	$141.18	$760	-2.44
555–585	568	9	132.00–142.50	$138.25	$785	+4.53
607–625	612	8	116.00–132.00	$126.04	$771	-9.95
650–675	660	6	110.00–118.00	$114.69	$757	-10.31
734	734	5	124.00	$124.00	$910	—
903	903	3	112.00	$112.00	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673	673	3	110.00	$110.00	$740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778	778	85-90%	2	35.00	$35.00	$272	—
825–1488	1088	85-90%	11	38.00–49.00	$43.65	$475	—
925–1405	1151	85-90%	24	50.00–58.50	$55.16	$635	—
1230	1230	85-90%	1	59.50	$59.50	$732	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1305	1268	80-85%	2	56.00–57.50	$56.77	$720	—
1195–1475	1336	80-85%	9	60.00–66.00	$63.68	$851	-1.45
1390	1390	80-85%	1	67.50	$67.50	$938	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1530	1490	75-80%	2	68.50–73.50	$71.07	$1,059	—
1380–1720	1501	75-80%	6	60.00–67.00	$62.81	$943	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1460	1403	3	67.50–85.00	$75.13	$1,054	—
1610–2215	1774	4	87.00–94.00	$89.53	$1,588	—
2065	2065	1	106.00	$106.00	$2,189	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1330	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,280.00	$1,115.58

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	7	76.00	$76.00	$251	—

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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.