Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.98/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 502 lb · 150 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt ≈ $1,331/hd at 915 lb · 53 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.46/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 718 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,023	3,010	2,191
Feeder cattle	928	2,752	2,011
Slaughter cattle	95	208	180
Replacement cattle	—	50	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to firm, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–328	322	4	220.00–229.00	$224.41	$723	—
362	362	4	218.00	$218.00	$789	+2.00
385	385	5	205.00	$205.00	$789	-11.00
420–448	434	4	206.00–216.00	$210.84	$915	+3.38
522–548	529	12	199.50–213.00	$205.43	$1,087	+6.11
528–541	533	10	169.00	$169.00	$901	-30.32
576	576	10	160.00	$160.00	$922	-33.42
605–620	609	27	184.50–192.00	$187.88	$1,144	+0.01
662–678	670	16	166.00–169.00	$167.42	$1,122	-3.96
685	685	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,123	-7.38
702–739	715	22	157.50–161.00	$158.69	$1,135	-6.71
768	768	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,183	—
820	820	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,230	-6.51
915	915	53	145.50	$145.50	$1,331	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	5	207.50–216.00	$212.31	$675	—
370	370	5	219.00	$219.00	$810	+11.00
400–440	421	6	200.00–208.00	$202.54	$853	+2.92
450–462	460	22	185.00–199.00	$194.07	$893	-2.83
506–542	518	13	169.00–203.00	$186.14	$964	-2.00
556	556	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,084	+16.13
565	565	3	165.00	$165.00	$932	-13.87
605–636	627	7	170.00–171.00	$170.72	$1,070	-6.23

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	6	185.00	$185.00	$588	—
388	388	4	160.00	$160.00	$621	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	3	140.00	$140.00	$899	-30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–345	331	12	172.50–187.00	$184.48	$611	—
400–440	423	16	169.00–192.00	$177.73	$752	-9.85
463	463	5	179.00	$179.00	$829	-0.09
501–518	501	145	163.00–182.00	$180.84	$906	+13.33
534	534	5	155.00	$155.00	$828	-21.28
617	617	3	145.00	$145.00	$895	-13.21
644	644	9	152.50	$152.50	$982	-5.71
702–719	718	36	146.00–146.50	$146.46	$1,052	-3.46
808–840	835	35	137.00–141.75	$140.99	$1,177	-5.08
938	938	3	118.50	$118.50	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	375	29	167.00–183.00	$173.31	$650	—
405–439	426	35	162.00–174.00	$166.65	$710	-6.76
462–489	475	30	160.00–169.00	$165.34	$785	-10.17
503–528	515	29	140.50–165.00	$152.32	$784	-14.33
612	612	5	140.00	$140.00	$857	-9.17

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	160.00	$160.00	$547	—
354	354	4	150.00	$150.00	$531	—
652	652	4	135.00	$135.00	$880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–387	369	6	190.00–197.50	$193.94	$716	-1.06
412–442	434	14	185.00–206.00	$194.37	$844	—
450–482	467	9	174.00–195.00	$185.68	$867	+12.35
522–542	528	10	156.00–160.00	$158.77	$838	-10.77
580–592	586	4	146.00–147.50	$146.76	$860	-21.24
600–635	623	7	135.00–147.00	$142.82	$890	-1.33

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1210	994	85-90%	5	50.00–60.00	$56.55	$562	—
1030–1195	1113	85-90%	2	76.50–81.50	$79.19	$881	—
1008–1350	1119	85-90%	23	66.00–74.00	$69.95	$783	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1370	1308	80-85%	3	86.00–90.00	$87.40	$1,143	+13.16
1135–1593	1332	80-85%	15	75.00–80.50	$76.69	$1,022	+2.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1572–1652	1612	75-80%	4	76.00–80.50	$78.19	$1,260	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1810	1553	3	80.00–100.00	$94.11	$1,462	—
1405–1805	1605	2	116.50–118.00	$117.34	$1,883	—
1545–2190	1891	6	106.00–115.00	$110.11	$2,082	-0.25

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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.