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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

2,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.98/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 620 lb · 183 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.80/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 526 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.62/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 572 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,667 1,368 1,171
Feeder cattle 2,263 1,136 974
Slaughter cattle 294 216 163
Replacement cattle 110 16 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers firm to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–322 thin fleshed 320 8 209.00–214.00 $212.11 $679 —
300–343 326 8 192.50–205.00 $198.24 $646 —
352–398 382 24 184.50–200.00 $190.93 $729 +4.89
405–445 433 58 175.50–193.00 $184.19 $798 +4.35
450–495 465 68 170.00–187.00 $176.21 $819 +3.85
500–545 526 141 164.00–178.00 $173.80 $914 +5.96
568 568 3 154.00 $154.00 $875 -12.21
553–590 575 60 160.00–179.00 $166.81 $959 +0.60
600–622 unweaned 609 38 154.00–159.00 $155.76 $949 +9.52
600–635 610 11 153.00–156.00 $153.95 $939 -5.88
605–645 624 134 151.00–168.50 $161.67 $1,009 +1.84
655–695 674 30 151.00–156.00 $153.60 $1,035 -7.73
695 unweaned 695 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,032 —
700–715 unweaned 710 11 140.00–146.00 $143.69 $1,020 —
720 720 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 ±0.00
706–749 728 33 152.00–155.00 $153.12 $1,115 +5.12
760–781 773 22 147.25–157.00 $153.52 $1,187 —
802 802 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 186.00 $186.00 $530 +16.00
350–395 367 17 175.00–195.00 $185.04 $679 —
414–442 429 13 173.50–179.00 $175.69 $754 +9.49
458–495 475 28 165.00–172.00 $169.30 $804 +2.81
500–540 513 29 156.00–175.00 $163.98 $841 -0.96
550 550 6 151.00 $151.00 $830 -6.15
560–596 579 32 152.00–160.00 $156.08 $904 -1.07
610–640 627 38 148.00–155.50 $152.65 $957 +1.40
650–681 664 31 147.50–154.75 $150.83 $1,002 +15.83
670 670 4 144.00 $144.00 $965 +9.00
710–748 723 15 146.00–149.50 $147.24 $1,065 +2.28
902 902 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,240 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 7 155.00 $155.00 $848 —
620 620 7 152.00 $152.00 $942 +2.00
684 684 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–580 578 14 134.00–145.00 $138.69 $802 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 130.00 $130.00 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 164.00 $164.00 $541 —
350–390 365 15 162.50–170.00 $165.47 $604 +1.22
405–440 420 39 162.00–172.50 $167.81 $705 +6.35
450–498 475 85 145.00–169.50 $156.70 $744 +13.70
505–547 523 59 139.00–156.50 $150.18 $785 +10.94
555–590 570 84 137.50–156.00 $147.25 $839 +9.42
580–595 583 14 142.00–144.50 $142.82 $833 +4.99
600–610 604 7 135.00–138.00 $136.70 $826 +3.82
617–645 633 31 135.00–154.00 $144.85 $917 +11.97
656 unweaned 656 4 127.00 $127.00 $833 —
660–695 670 10 133.50–139.00 $136.06 $912 +10.06
705 705 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,050 +10.12
715 unweaned 715 6 130.00–132.00 $131.33 $939 +12.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 164.00 $164.00 $471 —
300–320 314 9 150.00–161.00 $152.71 $480 —
347 thin fleshed 347 5 175.50 $175.50 $609 —
353–390 381 28 151.00–165.00 $158.85 $605 +10.42
400 400 13 159.00 $159.00 $636 —
452–490 465 37 137.50–155.00 $146.34 $680 +3.60
525 525 3 130.00 $130.00 $682 -12.23
500–540 529 28 140.00–149.00 $147.06 $778 +4.83
550–595 578 39 131.00–149.00 $136.87 $791 -0.29
605–644 619 17 134.00–138.00 $136.33 $844 —
715 unweaned 715 3 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
805 805 7 109.50 $109.50 $881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 5 128.00 $128.00 $662 —
632–648 637 6 120.00–128.00 $125.29 $798 +0.30
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 141.50 $141.50 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 181.00 $181.00 $697 —
405–446 434 18 170.00–177.00 $172.31 $748 —
450–495 476 32 153.00–170.00 $158.58 $755 —
502–542 520 15 146.00–154.00 $149.06 $775 +6.73
553–595 571 9 126.00–141.00 $135.68 $775 +0.31
604–645 626 25 129.00–137.00 $132.50 $829 -3.00
700–722 716 7 122.00–123.00 $122.72 $879 +16.72
755–765 761 5 124.00–126.50 $125.51 $955 —
842–845 844 12 114.50–118.00 $115.37 $974 +3.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1025 959 85-90% 12 26.00–35.00 $32.48 $311 —
925–1290 1097 85-90% 25 37.00–45.00 $42.69 $468 +3.11
975–1305 1127 85-90% 24 44.75–54.50 $50.34 $567 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $737 +9.24
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $641 —
1145–1635 1282 80-85% 31 55.00–62.00 $58.26 $747 —
1040–1495 1296 80-85% 10 63.00–70.50 $66.14 $857 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1585 1372 75-80% 14 66.00–72.00 $67.93 $932 —
1290–1505 1403 75-80% 9 58.00–66.00 $62.58 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1608 1608 2 95.50 $95.50 $1,536 —
1460–1780 1613 5 63.50–82.00 $75.06 $1,211 —
1310–2140 1768 10 82.00–92.50 $86.94 $1,537 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1415 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,030.00–1,425.00 $1,342.83
950–1240 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 41 810.00–1,220.00 $1,035.40
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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
900–1325 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,420.00 $1,260.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 64.00 $64.00 $292 —
592 592 3 77.00 $77.00 $456 —

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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.