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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

3,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.55/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 622 lb · 236 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 619 lb · 233 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.32/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 522 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,312 3,363 2,685
Feeder cattle 3,054 2,729 2,450
Slaughter cattle 243 288 170
Replacement cattle 15 346 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 4 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $720 —
350–392 373 9 197.00–207.00 $200.01 $746 -0.64
370–385 value added 379 8 204.00–209.00 $207.17 $785 —
410–445 430 13 185.00–200.00 $194.63 $837 +0.35
440 value added 440 4 194.50 $194.50 $856 —
470 value added 470 12 199.00 $199.00 $935 +4.50
450–490 473 49 181.50–203.75 $194.75 $921 +3.42
483 483 3 172.00 $172.00 $831 -1.50
505–540 518 74 178.00–204.00 $195.58 $1,013 +9.87
507–540 value added 526 67 195.00–199.00 $197.17 $1,037 +7.33
550–595 575 105 165.50–190.00 $175.09 $1,007 +3.28
580 580 5 160.00 $160.00 $928 -11.81
586–592 value added 591 18 175.50–183.50 $181.74 $1,074 +6.26
600–638 value added 606 56 166.00–170.50 $167.34 $1,014 +1.38
600–642 622 171 160.00–173.50 $165.95 $1,032 +1.70
645 645 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 -9.25
658–685 value added 677 62 155.00–168.00 $164.70 $1,115 +5.21
680 680 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,034 -8.43
650–695 682 118 155.00–166.00 $161.87 $1,104 +1.44
701–723 value added 708 26 158.00–167.50 $160.51 $1,136 +5.16
700–745 710 91 154.75–164.00 $160.60 $1,140 +3.65
760 value added 760 10 153.75–159.00 $155.85 $1,184 —
750–789 762 37 151.00–159.50 $156.31 $1,191 +6.59
815 value added 815 14 154.25 $154.25 $1,257 —
817–820 819 15 150.50–155.50 $151.50 $1,241 —
850–862 856 6 150.25–152.50 $151.38 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 197.00–207.00 $202.00 $626 —
359 value added 359 5 183.00 $183.00 $657 —
405–438 422 21 174.00–197.00 $184.37 $778 -5.03
480–481 481 7 176.00–185.00 $179.85 $865 +2.26
505–545 514 19 167.00–182.00 $175.02 $900 +6.16
555–595 584 29 159.00–178.00 $165.58 $967 +5.97
588 588 7 153.00 $153.00 $900 -6.61
630–636 634 11 150.00 $150.00 $951 -6.92
643 value added 643 9 162.00 $162.00 $1,042 +4.55
681–683 683 24 155.00–158.00 $157.50 $1,076 +5.81
703–735 721 10 150.00–152.00 $151.41 $1,092 +2.96
912 912 49 146.00 $146.00 $1,332 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 4 192.00 $192.00 $835 —
525 value added 525 3 171.00 $171.00 $898 —
525 525 4 172.00 $172.00 $903 —
558 value added 558 5 165.50 $165.50 $923 -0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 166.00 $166.00 $667 —
787 787 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 6 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 5 177.00–180.00 $178.12 $504 —
340 340 13 177.00 $177.00 $602 —
350 value added 350 6 183.00 $183.00 $640 —
352 352 4 150.00 $150.00 $528 -25.87
360–375 364 13 162.00–178.00 $171.56 $624 -4.31
400–437 417 55 160.50–177.00 $169.61 $707 +2.14
435 value added 435 3 178.00 $178.00 $774 —
450–495 475 96 156.00–175.00 $163.29 $776 +0.98
455–490 value added 481 15 159.00–169.00 $164.15 $790 -2.14
485 485 6 157.50 $157.50 $764 -4.81
500–549 522 149 152.50–164.25 $158.82 $829 +5.80
515–535 value added 522 52 157.50–161.50 $160.76 $839 —
555–595 568 108 147.00–160.00 $154.93 $880 +13.93
578–590 value added 587 38 153.25–156.00 $153.89 $903 +5.95
592 592 3 142.50 $142.50 $844 -8.44
615–632 value added 620 62 146.00–154.00 $147.05 $912 +2.05
600–648 622 171 145.00–156.00 $150.61 $937 +6.30
625 625 3 141.00 $141.00 $881 -3.31
650–692 664 71 141.00–152.00 $148.38 $985 +5.02
678–682 value added 680 14 144.00–154.00 $149.70 $1,018 —
705 value added 705 31 146.50 $146.50 $1,033 —
705–740 723 41 143.00–149.00 $146.04 $1,056 +1.04
756–799 790 58 133.00–146.50 $145.40 $1,149 —
870–880 875 11 140.00–143.00 $141.63 $1,239 —
971 971 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 374 10 150.00–161.50 $156.43 $585 -7.20
403–445 424 6 156.50–157.50 $156.98 $666 -5.00
427 value added 427 9 165.00 $165.00 $705 —
450–485 471 8 154.00–162.00 $156.17 $736 +2.57
455–489 value added 481 12 150.00–165.00 $153.55 $739 -5.45
510–548 527 28 145.00–160.00 $152.82 $805 +4.80
559 value added 559 4 145.00 $145.00 $811 —
555–595 583 26 143.00–151.00 $148.08 $863 +8.47
623 623 6 143.50 $143.50 $894 +2.55
650–697 670 23 136.00–141.00 $138.60 $929 +2.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 140.00 $140.00 $529 —
462 462 5 135.00 $135.00 $624 —
573 573 5 130.00 $130.00 $745 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 4 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 3 147.00 $147.00 $816 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 135.00 $135.00 $452 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 8 207.50 $207.50 $720 —
398 398 11 195.00 $195.00 $776 —
403–425 414 14 164.00–197.00 $186.94 $774 +21.92
488–490 489 19 166.00 $166.00 $812 -2.08
502–548 537 18 155.00–165.00 $157.32 $845 +4.65
625–637 632 5 131.00–137.00 $133.37 $843 -7.48
695 695 3 124.00 $124.00 $862 -10.86
710 710 3 118.00 $118.00 $838 —
835 835 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 +4.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 100.00 $100.00 $560 —
679 679 8 122.00 $122.00 $828 —
770 770 22 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
892 892 6 108.50 $108.50 $968 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1245 1039 85-90% 5 28.00–45.00 $33.25 $345 +7.07
895–1345 1117 85-90% 23 35.00–46.00 $40.81 $456 -15.69
1065–1360 1175 85-90% 29 46.50–52.50 $49.46 $581 -1.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $666 -5.89
1125–1560 1304 80-85% 26 52.00–60.00 $55.06 $718 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $805 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1900 1525 75-80% 16 54.50–60.00 $57.35 $875 -8.13
1315–1790 1568 75-80% 4 61.00–65.50 $62.68 $983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1935 1686 8 70.00–77.50 $72.41 $1,221 +5.08
1570–2460 1848 9 78.00–93.00 $86.83 $1,605 +3.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1370 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 960.00–1,100.00 $1,027.36
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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.