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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

3,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.19/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 670 lb · 199 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.50/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 573 lb · 175 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.29/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 567 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,010 1,187 0
Feeder cattle 2,752 1,133 0
Slaughter cattle 208 54 0
Replacement cattle 50 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–382 378 17 216.00 $216.00 $816 —
424 424 5 195.00 $195.00 $827 —
425–440 433 4 205.00–210.00 $207.46 $898 —
450–480 463 23 204.00–213.00 $208.15 $964 -9.00
521–540 value added 522 78 206.00–211.75 $211.37 $1,103 —
504–545 529 48 193.50–210.00 $199.32 $1,054 +9.81
555–575 value added 560 89 192.00–206.50 $201.74 $1,130 +9.21
563 563 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,042 -6.31
555–595 579 55 184.50–200.50 $193.42 $1,120 +2.11
605–640 613 81 175.50–192.50 $187.87 $1,152 +8.94
650–695 666 68 165.00–178.50 $171.38 $1,141 +7.26
655–698 value added 672 131 170.00–174.75 $172.61 $1,160 +1.89
701–748 719 120 156.50–171.00 $165.40 $1,189 +7.63
800 value added 800 18 158.00 $158.00 $1,264 —
800–834 830 32 151.00–157.00 $156.51 $1,299 —
883 value added 883 5 155.50 $155.50 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 220.00 $220.00 $616 —
385 385 6 208.00 $208.00 $801 —
405–435 414 19 185.00–208.00 $199.62 $826 -4.84
450–480 thin fleshed 469 11 204.00–216.00 $208.19 $976 —
453–498 470 25 184.00–205.00 $196.90 $925 +4.99
505–546 528 50 174.00–196.00 $188.14 $993 -3.55
550–585 566 28 167.50–189.00 $178.87 $1,012 +4.58
600–640 617 47 166.00–188.50 $176.95 $1,092 —
655–690 682 92 157.00–168.00 $164.49 $1,122 -1.20
713–748 729 17 153.75–160.00 $157.92 $1,151 —
755–790 765 16 151.00–159.00 $156.82 $1,200 —
850 850 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 value added 624 18 163.50 $163.50 $1,020 —
740 value added 740 6 146.50 $146.50 $1,084 +5.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,047 —
674 674 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,011 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 187.00 $187.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 175.00 $175.00 $749 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 196.00 $196.00 $715 —
400–445 424 39 179.00–191.50 $187.58 $795 +7.28
454–495 483 51 176.00–185.00 $179.09 $865 +9.60
483 value added 483 57 182.60 $182.60 $882 +1.86
500–532 518 7 164.00–172.50 $167.51 $868 +1.11
500–545 523 23 170.00–185.00 $176.28 $922 +9.88
540–545 value added 544 42 173.00–179.00 $173.71 $945 +4.71
571–575 value added 571 80 170.00–173.00 $170.19 $972 +6.26
550–595 574 95 163.00–175.00 $167.07 $959 +2.37
604–641 619 66 153.00–161.50 $158.21 $979 +2.09
605–637 value added 630 33 157.50–163.50 $158.72 $1,000 —
650 value added 650 14 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
665–680 671 8 146.50–149.00 $147.99 $993 —
650–695 672 38 148.00–156.50 $154.65 $1,039 —
696 696 4 142.00 $142.00 $988 —
700–720 712 30 142.00–154.75 $149.92 $1,067 -5.08
749 value added 749 20 150.75 $150.75 $1,129 —
760–786 768 22 145.00–150.00 $148.89 $1,143 —
802–815 810 8 144.50–147.00 $146.07 $1,183 —
889 889 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 4 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
305–340 thin fleshed 325 14 189.00–193.00 $191.39 $622 —
420–440 423 17 170.00–174.00 $173.41 $734 +6.10
459–493 472 21 164.00–184.50 $175.51 $828 +11.51
505–545 524 26 159.00–179.00 $166.65 $873 +8.78
550–598 557 40 150.00–174.50 $162.27 $904 +12.37
579 579 4 141.00 $141.00 $816 -8.90
600–641 616 28 145.00–156.00 $149.17 $919 -1.93
660–695 679 31 143.00–151.00 $147.49 $1,001 +1.40
715 715 3 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
711–745 723 36 139.00–152.75 $145.96 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 7 140.00 $140.00 $648 —
555–572 560 7 135.00–140.00 $136.46 $764 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 8 146.00 $146.00 $948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
450–480 461 16 151.00–188.00 $173.33 $799 —
504–530 508 16 149.00–178.00 $169.54 $861 —
563 563 3 168.00 $168.00 $946 —
605–638 620 11 139.50–154.50 $144.15 $894 +2.19
700 unweaned 700 3 135.00 $135.00 $945 —
700–725 717 8 129.00–141.00 $135.25 $970 +2.25
785 785 3 118.00 $118.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1320 1048 85-90% 20 45.00–59.00 $52.02 $545 -14.98
960–1250 1071 85-90% 30 52.00–67.50 $62.27 $667 +9.56
1040–1135 1092 85-90% 3 30.00–42.00 $35.43 $387 -17.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1225 1188 80-85% 3 54.00–67.00 $58.65 $697 —
1235–1245 1240 80-85% 2 81.00–82.50 $81.75 $1,014 +9.77
1010–1735 1305 80-85% 29 68.50–80.00 $74.24 $969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1605 1527 75-80% 14 68.50–80.00 $74.51 $1,138 -4.49
1340–1860 1537 75-80% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.29 $1,219 +0.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2010 1673 7 85.00–91.00 $88.40 $1,479 —
1475–2015 1823 9 95.00–108.00 $101.71 $1,854 +3.27
1490–2125 1884 5 104.00–116.00 $110.36 $2,079 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
794 thin fleshed 794 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 760.00 $760.00
1075–1485 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 875.00–1,210.00 $990.01

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.