Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

2,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.51/cwt +19.48 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 514 lb · 176 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.44/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 761 lb · 107 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.75/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 569 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,247	1,023	1,779
Feeder cattle	2,028	864	1,596
Slaughter cattle	211	139	151
Replacement cattle	8	20	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 3.00 higher, several near 500 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, some near 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–280	277	4	202.50–205.00	$203.77	$564	—
350–398	370	29	186.00–194.00	$188.68	$698	—
408–445	422	23	170.00–199.00	$183.64	$775	—
452–495	470	51	161.00–193.50	$176.06	$827	+10.36
500–544	514	176	157.50–195.00	$180.51	$928	+19.48
550–583	570	55	151.50–180.75	$162.40	$926	+12.71
570–588	581	5	147.50–153.00	$149.66	$870	-0.03
605–640	622	71	149.00–158.00	$154.56	$961	-7.25
615–649 unweaned	645	21	142.00–151.50	$148.44	$957	+6.03
657–670 unweaned	662	8	145.00	$145.00	$960	—
660–695	667	42	148.00–153.50	$150.42	$1,003	-4.58
710–715	713	12	149.00	$149.00	$1,062	-4.35
715 unweaned	715	6	138.50	$138.50	$990	-9.00
750–792	761	107	144.50–155.50	$153.44	$1,168	+5.38
854–877	856	29	135.00–140.50	$139.92	$1,198	+2.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–348	335	7	180.00–192.50	$186.35	$624	+8.77
405–430	424	27	166.00–184.00	$179.80	$762	+6.39
455–490	475	35	155.00–173.00	$161.59	$768	-10.17
500–530	512	33	149.00–184.00	$158.43	$811	-3.22
555–595	577	25	146.00–157.50	$151.29	$873	-2.50
592–595	594	4	141.00–145.00	$143.01	$849	+3.01
605–610	606	14	144.00	$144.00	$873	-4.25
654	654	5	140.00	$140.00	$916	-10.83
660	660	6	143.50	$143.50	$947	-7.33
700–742	728	23	141.00–151.50	$144.42	$1,051	+7.92

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	11	154.00	$154.00	$793	—
692	692	5	146.50	$146.50	$1,014	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	4	165.00	$165.00	$653	—
440	440	4	131.00	$131.00	$576	—
488	488	3	150.00	$150.00	$732	—
550	550	3	130.00	$130.00	$715	-4.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–341	335	7	152.00–165.00	$157.44	$527	+1.44
390–395	393	19	153.50–161.00	$157.35	$618	—
401–443	412	14	159.00–164.00	$160.88	$663	+4.27
450–495	472	72	147.00–169.00	$154.41	$729	-6.04
500–546	519	64	142.00–152.75	$148.43	$770	-5.91
560–595	566	71	138.00–147.75	$145.01	$821	+9.01
566–598	579	21	125.00–135.00	$130.75	$757	-19.19
600–645	623	86	139.00–148.25	$145.87	$909	+0.23
628 unweaned	628	2	128.50	$128.50	$807	-3.00
650–680	657	43	141.50–149.00	$145.67	$957	+0.95
717–725	724	16	141.00–142.25	$142.02	$1,028	+1.29
770	770	9	131.00	$131.00	$1,009	-6.00
830	830	8	132.00	$132.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	374	7	150.00–156.00	$153.20	$573	+1.51
400–442	420	22	144.00–159.00	$150.05	$630	-1.55
450–455	452	5	137.00–142.00	$139.99	$633	-7.86
455–490	477	14	145.00–155.00	$148.87	$710	+1.02
500–535	524	19	134.00–145.00	$140.09	$734	-3.22
565–595	578	17	133.00–136.50	$135.19	$781	-4.81
608	608	3	130.00	$130.00	$790	-12.90
600–645	632	25	135.00–143.00	$138.48	$875	-4.42
694	694	4	126.50	$126.50	$878	-8.68
700–702	701	4	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$936	-3.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445–447	446	5	130.00–144.00	$138.42	$617	—
480–488	484	10	130.00–135.00	$131.31	$636	-9.69

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	4	112.00	$112.00	$700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	175.00	$175.00	$639	—
412–445	429	4	168.00–172.50	$170.16	$730	—
467–498	478	16	144.00–159.00	$153.80	$735	—
500–545	525	13	135.00–154.00	$140.40	$737	-0.78
550–582	571	6	137.00–140.00	$138.02	$788	-0.23
600–635	618	9	124.50–133.00	$129.47	$800	+3.43
658–676	670	6	124.00–131.00	$128.71	$862	+14.02
705–708	707	4	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$831	-6.50
810	810	6	124.50	$124.50	$1,008	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1170	1029	85-90%	17	34.00–48.00	$42.33	$436	—
1125–1275	1175	85-90%	3	56.50–58.50	$57.78	$679	+2.62
1060–1450	1184	85-90%	22	48.00–58.00	$52.29	$619	-2.87

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	80-85%	1	63.50	$63.50	$813	+6.73
1115–1610	1314	80-85%	4	50.00–56.00	$54.06	$710	-9.62
1130–1595	1358	80-85%	34	57.50–63.00	$60.54	$822	-6.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1850	1585	75-80%	8	60.00–66.00	$62.41	$989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2050	1609	7	60.00–77.00	$66.75	$1,074	—
1640–2085	1761	6	84.00–88.50	$85.56	$1,507	-3.97
2035	2035	1	96.50	$96.50	$1,964	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
1000–1050	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,220.00–1,275.00	$1,247.50	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	84.50	$84.50	$313	—

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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.