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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

3,914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.10/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 569 lb · 229 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.34/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 676 lb · 213 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.18/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 725 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,914 4,432 4,537
Feeder cattle 3,531 4,054 4,221
Slaughter cattle 333 348 286
Replacement cattle 50 30 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders under 700 lbs uneven from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher with the greatest advance in heifers near 400 lbs. Feeders over 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. 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
300 300 4 190.00 $190.00 $570 —
350–398 373 26 182.00–205.00 $190.87 $712 -9.05
414–440 424 20 195.00–209.00 $201.32 $854 +6.10
450–495 481 67 176.00–205.00 $193.96 $933 +9.02
500–548 528 113 164.50–189.50 $179.06 $945 -4.50
551–590 568 223 156.00–177.50 $168.43 $957 -6.07
587–590 589 6 152.50–159.00 $155.76 $917 -18.74
615–622 619 6 150.00–156.00 $152.98 $947 -14.35
600–644 628 190 158.00–171.50 $163.98 $1,030 -3.35
650 650 17 154.00 $154.00 $1,001 +4.00
663 unweaned 663 3 140.00 $140.00 $928 -6.21
658–695 678 180 151.00–171.50 $165.55 $1,122 +1.73
660–689 678 13 150.00–150.75 $150.28 $1,019 -13.54
700–730 725 193 150.00–170.00 $165.31 $1,198 +19.04
715–731 unweaned 727 8 135.00–137.50 $136.89 $995 -11.61
750–790 761 69 152.00–160.50 $156.88 $1,194 -7.48
808–845 830 17 149.50–152.00 $150.85 $1,252 +15.85
1026 1026 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,313 —
1186 1186 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 4 180.00 $180.00 $454 -20.00
315–346 332 14 184.00–200.00 $191.58 $636 +3.59
350–385 367 16 170.00–195.00 $188.51 $692 -4.39
408–448 428 37 170.00–186.00 $175.73 $752 -7.48
443 443 3 171.00 $171.00 $758 -12.21
455–495 477 37 167.00–183.00 $172.91 $825 +0.45
500–542 524 56 159.00–181.00 $166.24 $871 -4.64
550–597 574 57 150.00–164.00 $157.62 $905 -5.61
600–648 631 37 145.00–156.50 $151.45 $956 -4.36
650–685 658 24 145.00–157.00 $152.82 $1,006 +1.12
700–742 718 17 148.50–150.00 $149.37 $1,072 +0.41
796 796 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,130 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–528 517 8 146.50–153.50 $149.18 $771 —
631 631 6 135.00 $135.00 $852 —
675 unweaned 675 5 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
750 750 8 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 —
762 unweaned 762 8 137.50 $137.50 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–417 411 6 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $668 —
455–492 484 13 149.00–166.00 $158.42 $767 —
521 521 5 150.00 $150.00 $782 —
660 660 3 140.00 $140.00 $924 -5.50
688 unweaned 688 4 132.00 $132.00 $908 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 4 157.00–164.00 $160.54 $650 —
505–538 522 4 140.00–160.00 $150.32 $785 -7.62
568 568 4 145.00 $145.00 $824 —
680 680 5 137.00 $137.00 $932 -9.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 5 149.00 $149.00 $909 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 4 138.00 $138.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 4 171.00–173.00 $172.06 $551 —
360–397 380 18 160.00–179.00 $173.37 $659 +2.63
410–440 427 38 164.50–180.00 $172.85 $738 +9.54
464 464 7 151.00 $151.00 $701 -7.42
450–495 473 49 154.00–170.00 $159.90 $756 +1.48
500–547 530 103 143.50–157.00 $151.03 $800 -5.92
536–540 538 20 131.50–149.00 $140.56 $756 -16.39
550–598 567 94 140.00–156.00 $149.25 $846 -0.71
551–594 576 20 136.00–142.00 $138.34 $797 -11.62
600–618 unweaned 614 21 130.00–138.50 $133.79 $821 -2.09
605–645 624 98 148.75–160.00 $154.46 $964 +6.61
657–695 670 71 144.00–160.00 $151.92 $1,018 +2.44
670 670 5 149.50 $149.50 $1,002 +0.02
672–676 unweaned 673 16 129.50–130.00 $129.66 $873 -2.23
655–690 677 13 136.00–141.00 $139.38 $944 -10.10
709 unweaned 709 13 133.00 $133.00 $943 —
768 unweaned 768 8 128.50 $128.50 $987 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 162.00 $162.00 $564 +8.21
365 thin fleshed 365 4 175.00 $175.00 $639 —
352–389 378 7 145.00–155.00 $147.66 $558 -9.52
420 thin fleshed 420 3 174.00 $174.00 $731 +10.00
410–445 434 38 144.00–168.00 $153.52 $666 -0.16
476 476 10 138.00 $138.00 $657 -15.71
477 thin fleshed 477 9 159.50 $159.50 $761 —
450–497 478 67 138.50–157.00 $148.58 $710 -5.13
503 503 5 135.00 $135.00 $679 -11.42
500–548 525 80 135.00–154.00 $143.88 $755 -2.54
560–590 572 47 136.00–146.00 $141.27 $808 +1.07
562–588 575 6 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $733 -12.76
603–610 606 10 125.00–130.00 $127.99 $776 -11.26
607–623 611 11 132.50–143.00 $140.08 $856 +0.83
650–665 656 16 133.00–142.00 $136.78 $897 +6.78
798 798 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,053 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–414 410 10 136.00–139.00 $137.21 $563 -9.23
500–534 523 12 125.00–133.00 $127.74 $668 -11.63
568–582 577 9 125.00–130.00 $127.15 $734 -1.30
632–634 633 13 130.00 $130.00 $823 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–445 422 15 125.00–149.00 $133.48 $563 -14.52
455–470 463 4 135.00–145.00 $139.92 $648 —
550–555 553 6 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $738 —
626 626 7 135.00 $135.00 $845 —
718 718 4 125.00 $125.00 $898 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 9 125.00 $125.00 $630 —
660 660 3 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
750 750 8 143.50 $143.50 $1,076 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–385 376 10 170.00–184.00 $178.41 $671 —
425–445 434 22 150.00–180.00 $170.28 $739 —
454–490 466 13 153.00–172.00 $165.34 $770 +8.08
500–546 529 16 135.50–147.00 $141.97 $751 -12.41
585–595 590 4 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $829 -0.10
650–675 665 8 124.00–130.00 $128.02 $851 -7.12
750–795 774 8 114.00–115.00 $114.25 $884 -5.75

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1105 960 85-90% 15 15.00–35.00 $28.81 $277 —
960–1080 1018 85-90% 16 32.00–45.50 $40.89 $416 —
1000–1290 1091 85-90% 17 47.00–55.00 $50.53 $551 +10.65
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1610 1279 80-85% 38 54.50–60.00 $57.00 $729 +0.64
1265–1415 1306 80-85% 7 63.50–65.25 $64.62 $844 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 2 53.00 $53.00 $686 —
1275–1522 1445 75-80% 17 55.50–62.00 $59.81 $864 —
1395–1935 1557 75-80% 15 62.00–68.00 $64.85 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2000 1636 7 52.00–77.00 $67.15 $1,099 —
1775 1775 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,695 +7.48
1620–2050 1781 10 82.50–92.50 $86.51 $1,541 -1.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 69.00 $69.00 $714

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1002–1605 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 850.00–1,175.00 $996.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.