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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

3,518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.30/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 684 lb · 234 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.83/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 786 lb · 207 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.75/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 669 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,518 2,929 5,227
Feeder cattle 3,127 2,044 4,776
Slaughter cattle 348 570 438
Replacement cattle 43 315 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady 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
415–447 434 27 172.00–182.00 $175.64 $762 -0.54
455 thin fleshed 455 4 184.00 $184.00 $837 —
452–492 470 29 162.00–175.25 $167.93 $789 -5.57
456–493 unweaned 474 13 160.00–165.00 $162.09 $768 —
499 499 18 161.50 $161.50 $806 -12.00
500–548 unweaned 518 37 153.50–158.75 $155.78 $807 +6.28
500–546 528 40 163.00–167.00 $165.63 $875 +7.63
514–534 529 15 152.50–159.50 $154.31 $816 -3.69
550–595 572 104 148.50–160.00 $155.51 $890 -0.58
552–590 unweaned 574 42 140.00–147.50 $146.77 $842 -3.73
602–613 604 27 145.00–145.50 $145.41 $878 -7.50
600–626 unweaned 616 45 134.00–143.00 $138.01 $850 -5.35
601–640 618 65 137.75–154.00 $148.11 $915 -4.80
655–699 unweaned 677 69 133.00–143.00 $140.45 $951 -1.05
683 683 21 136.50 $136.50 $932 -13.05
652–698 688 144 143.50–152.00 $147.29 $1,013 -2.26
708 unweaned 708 8 120.00 $120.00 $850 -8.50
711–732 726 51 142.50–146.00 $143.98 $1,045 +1.85
769–790 771 76 139.00–148.00 $146.91 $1,133 +9.41
792–795 thin fleshed 794 131 143.00–144.25 $143.62 $1,140 —
811–836 830 85 137.00–140.00 $137.65 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 183.00 $183.00 $686 —
405 405 3 170.00 $170.00 $688 —
482 482 4 160.00 $160.00 $771 -3.59
488 unweaned 488 3 156.50 $156.50 $764 +10.50
507–538 524 63 148.00–165.00 $154.91 $812 -3.68
526 526 3 147.00 $147.00 $773 -11.59
551–592 586 94 146.50–154.00 $148.51 $870 +5.85
596 unweaned 596 5 138.00 $138.00 $822 —
622–632 628 12 136.50–137.50 $137.09 $861 -6.59
633–646 unweaned 637 12 135.50–138.50 $137.49 $876 -1.31
610–646 641 35 137.50–142.50 $138.27 $886 -5.41
650–675 668 33 138.00–144.00 $139.44 $931 +0.69
664–686 unweaned 671 9 127.00–136.00 $132.93 $892 —
695–698 696 12 125.50–135.00 $131.03 $912 -0.47
706–710 708 13 127.50–130.50 $129.12 $914 -8.07
706–747 729 28 126.00–141.00 $134.58 $981 -2.61
762–795 791 70 126.50–137.60 $136.77 $1,082 +4.70
807 807 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,049 -1.02
854 854 8 122.50 $122.50 $1,046 —
917 917 4 112.50 $112.50 $1,032 -2.50
923 923 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,117 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 12 150.25 $150.25 $888 +3.50
793 793 4 115.25 $115.25 $914 —
889 889 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,022 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 7 127.50 $127.50 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 171.00 $171.00 $556 —
381 381 4 166.00 $166.00 $632 —
412–445 432 10 148.00–150.00 $149.24 $645 —
436 unweaned 436 9 145.00 $145.00 $632 —
470–498 488 45 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $739 +1.17
511–520 unweaned 516 16 137.50–138.50 $138.07 $712 +2.57
501–544 520 102 140.00–151.00 $147.12 $765 +7.13
554–576 unweaned 565 46 132.50–136.00 $134.84 $762 +2.95
553–591 566 56 138.00–144.00 $140.96 $798 +8.96
563–568 566 12 121.00–134.50 $130.03 $736 -1.97
609 609 18 132.50 $132.50 $807 +6.80
614–646 629 117 135.00–141.00 $136.17 $857 +2.48
660 660 11 138.00 $138.00 $911 -4.75
664–688 669 135 138.50–139.75 $139.42 $933 -3.33
682 unweaned 682 6 125.00 $125.00 $852 —
762 762 32 130.50 $130.50 $994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 157.00 $157.00 $526 +6.00
360 360 3 143.00 $143.00 $515 —
411–446 427 11 140.00–143.00 $141.55 $604 -9.45
450–499 471 47 134.00–146.50 $142.43 $671 +3.82
502–548 524 47 133.00–152.50 $138.83 $727 +3.83
551–589 575 69 128.00–138.00 $134.13 $771 +3.76
578 unweaned 578 5 129.50 $129.50 $749 +2.50
562–593 583 12 123.00–126.00 $125.04 $729 -5.33
606–611 unweaned 608 8 116.50–120.00 $117.82 $716 +0.32
619–630 624 25 121.00–132.00 $126.32 $788 -3.75
658–662 660 12 123.50–125.00 $124.38 $821 -5.07
682–694 685 43 121.50–127.00 $125.08 $857 -4.37
719 719 7 106.00 $106.00 $762 -19.00
700–728 721 13 124.00–128.00 $126.09 $909 +1.09
813–833 822 7 119.50–122.50 $121.20 $996 —
865 865 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959 959 16 109.25 $109.25 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 10 123.00 $123.00 $840 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 unweaned 552 5 134.00 $134.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 3 147.00 $147.00 $686 —
593 593 3 113.00 $113.00 $670 —
678 678 5 108.50 $108.50 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1460 1228 80-85% 20 45.00–53.50 $50.69 $622 +0.68
1235–1325 1283 80-85% 3 61.00–63.00 $61.83 $793 —
995–1580 1295 80-85% 56 54.00–63.50 $57.52 $745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1735 1473 75-80% 49 54.50–63.75 $58.96 $868 —
1405–1645 1475 75-80% 7 62.00–64.00 $62.50 $922 —
1425–1630 1517 75-80% 3 50.50–54.00 $52.37 $794 -13.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1230 996 85-90% 9 42.50–49.00 $45.30 $451 —
810–1313 1054 85-90% 34 47.50–59.50 $52.55 $554 +8.04
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 65-75% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,140 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,284 +6.09
1400–2125 1773 10 72.50–87.50 $80.55 $1,428 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,285.00 $1,285.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,410.00–1,485.00 $1,450.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 146.00 $146.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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.