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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

3,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.47/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 576 lb · 146 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.35/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 620 lb · 142 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.05/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 715 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,363 3,914 1,859
Feeder cattle 2,729 3,531 1,464
Slaughter cattle 288 333 245
Replacement cattle 346 50 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 1.00 to 2.00 lower over 550 lbs. 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
365–397 383 13 192.50–213.00 $200.65 $768 +9.78
400–438 428 24 187.00–197.00 $194.28 $832 -7.04
450–498 474 46 179.00–198.00 $191.33 $907 -2.63
478 value added 478 4 194.50 $194.50 $930 —
480 480 5 173.50 $173.50 $833 -20.46
510–542 527 48 174.00–191.00 $185.71 $979 +6.65
526–535 value added 532 52 187.00–191.50 $189.84 $1,010 —
554–599 575 80 160.00–182.00 $171.81 $988 +3.38
553–591 value added 577 66 166.25–180.00 $175.48 $1,013 —
602–624 value added 619 42 163.50–167.50 $165.96 $1,027 —
619 unweaned 619 4 150.00 $150.00 $928 —
600–645 620 96 157.50–169.00 $164.25 $1,018 +11.27
650–694 679 68 152.00–162.50 $160.43 $1,089 -5.12
677–696 value added 691 28 157.50–160.50 $159.49 $1,102 —
707–740 712 59 151.00–158.00 $156.95 $1,117 -8.36
710–728 value added 717 75 154.50–156.50 $155.35 $1,114 —
761 761 4 144.50 $144.50 $1,100 -12.38
761–765 763 9 149.50–150.00 $149.72 $1,142 -7.16
920 920 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 17 192.00–199.00 $195.01 $712 +6.50
400–445 423 26 181.00–197.00 $189.40 $801 +13.67
450–490 471 25 168.50–188.00 $177.59 $836 +4.68
500–540 514 18 164.00–175.00 $168.86 $868 +2.62
552–591 581 61 157.00–163.00 $159.61 $927 +1.99
560–595 value added 590 63 156.00–160.75 $160.09 $945 —
600–648 620 21 150.00–162.00 $156.92 $973 +5.47
645–649 value added 646 22 155.00–158.00 $157.45 $1,017 —
650–685 661 9 151.00–154.00 $151.69 $1,003 -1.13
700–747 723 23 145.00–152.50 $148.45 $1,073 -0.92
752 752 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 164.50 $164.50 $758 —
534 534 9 154.50 $154.50 $825 +5.32
594 value added 594 10 159.50 $159.50 $947 —
612 unweaned 612 13 145.50 $145.50 $890 —
668 unweaned 668 5 146.00 $146.00 $975 +11.00
671 value added 671 5 144.00 $144.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 481 12 150.00–164.00 $159.36 $767 +0.94
789 789 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,022 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 155.00 $155.00 $891 +10.00
622 622 4 145.00 $145.00 $902 —
685 685 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,007 +10.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 value added 552 5 166.00 $166.00 $916 —
632 value added 632 3 158.00 $158.00 $999 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 135.00 $135.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–394 383 15 174.00–177.00 $175.87 $674 +2.50
400–440 418 29 160.00–176.00 $167.47 $700 -5.38
455–487 473 61 154.50–169.00 $162.31 $768 +2.41
460–488 value added 474 18 164.00–171.00 $166.29 $788 —
500–545 526 125 147.00–162.00 $153.02 $805 +1.99
550–599 value added 569 68 145.00–152.00 $147.94 $842 —
580 580 5 141.00 $141.00 $818 +2.66
552–595 581 51 143.00–153.50 $150.94 $877 +12.60
609–635 623 60 140.00–146.50 $144.31 $899 -10.15
624 value added 624 14 145.00 $145.00 $905 —
652–684 660 44 141.00–146.00 $143.36 $946 -8.56
737–743 738 24 145.00 $145.00 $1,070 —
755 value added 755 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
945 945 10 127.50 $127.50 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 321 13 155.00–176.00 $159.34 $511 -2.66
365 thin fleshed 365 3 178.00 $178.00 $650 +3.00
360–395 378 17 160.00–173.00 $163.63 $619 +15.97
405–440 423 25 151.00–169.00 $161.98 $685 +8.46
472 value added 472 3 159.00 $159.00 $750 —
460–497 476 51 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $731 +15.60
500–545 523 56 140.00–152.50 $148.02 $774 +4.14
562–592 575 19 135.00–143.50 $139.61 $803 +12.17
603 unweaned 603 3 130.00 $130.00 $784 —
600–649 633 18 138.50–145.50 $140.95 $892 +0.87
650 value added 650 3 145.50 $145.50 $946 —
685–697 689 10 135.00–138.50 $136.00 $937 -0.78
813 813 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,041 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 12 159.00 $159.00 $727 —
548 548 15 142.50 $142.50 $781 —
630 unweaned 630 10 138.50 $138.50 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 7 151.00 $151.00 $619 —
485 value added 485 13 141.00 $141.00 $684 —
580 value added 580 4 134.00 $134.00 $777 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 115.00 $115.00 $478 —
578 578 5 114.50 $114.50 $662 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–488 475 6 130.00–145.00 $136.77 $650 -3.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 435 5 160.00–173.00 $165.02 $718 -5.26
485–495 491 13 164.00–172.00 $168.08 $825 +2.74
500–540 517 25 135.00–160.00 $152.67 $789 +10.70
563–597 573 11 135.00–150.00 $143.02 $820 +2.52
600–640 620 17 135.00–154.00 $140.85 $873 —
650–690 674 19 123.00–149.00 $134.86 $909 +6.84
760–795 778 4 128.00 $128.00 $996 +13.75
813–830 821 7 114.00–119.00 $115.65 $949 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1195 1013 85-90% 6 20.00–29.00 $26.18 $265 -14.71
960–1220 1084 85-90% 24 35.00–43.25 $39.56 $429 -10.97
1145 1145 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $647 —
1050–1220 1159 85-90% 47 48.00–55.00 $50.89 $590 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1220 1156 80-85% 4 49.50–55.00 $50.95 $589 —
1095–1545 1276 80-85% 45 55.00–61.00 $57.89 $739 +0.89
1280–1495 1357 80-85% 3 62.50–64.00 $63.21 $858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $796 -4.31
1310–1675 1447 75-80% 23 59.00–64.50 $61.55 $891 +1.74
1300–1650 1525 75-80% 10 64.75–69.00 $65.48 $999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2115 1682 9 52.00–84.00 $67.33 $1,132 —
1220–2110 1815 8 75.00–95.00 $82.99 $1,506 —
1630–2280 1920 4 92.25–104.00 $97.43 $1,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
957–1560 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 58 800.00–1,300.00 $1,063.92
1190–1535 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 800.00–1,000.00 $901.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1370 1264 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 44 1,485.00–1,900.00 $1,655.51

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1000–1280 1182 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 46 1,075.00–1,900.00 $1,403.26 —
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.