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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

4,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.10/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 625 lb · 293 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.79/cwt ≈ $1,239/hd at 874 lb · 181 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.64/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 680 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,506 3,518 4,804
Feeder cattle 4,071 3,127 4,296
Slaughter cattle 435 348 508
Replacement cattle — 43 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. 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
370 370 6 190.00 $190.00 $703 —
400–442 434 51 180.00–187.50 $184.54 $801 +8.90
442 unweaned 442 7 168.50 $168.50 $745 —
457–492 481 85 174.00–188.00 $179.48 $863 +11.55
495 unweaned 495 10 171.00 $171.00 $846 +8.91
512 unweaned 512 12 168.50 $168.50 $863 +12.72
502–536 525 106 160.00–173.00 $166.61 $875 +0.98
540–545 541 25 155.00–155.75 $155.66 $842 +1.35
550–586 567 65 153.00–166.00 $157.85 $895 +2.34
554–587 unweaned 579 104 150.00–155.50 $153.10 $886 +6.33
602–645 621 224 147.50–154.50 $150.06 $932 +1.95
610–640 624 22 142.25–145.50 $143.77 $897 -4.34
630–646 unweaned 643 47 135.75–144.00 $140.76 $905 +2.75
652–697 679 100 145.50–150.00 $148.23 $1,006 +11.73
664–699 unweaned 680 57 132.50–141.25 $138.12 $939 -2.33
690 690 15 145.50 $145.50 $1,004 -1.79
701–741 718 78 142.00–151.50 $144.65 $1,039 +0.67
723–736 unweaned 729 77 136.50–140.00 $138.48 $1,010 +18.48
761–779 770 18 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $1,086 -5.92
797 unweaned 797 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,036 —
825–848 844 128 137.50–146.35 $145.71 $1,230 +8.06
874–875 874 181 137.50–144.10 $141.79 $1,239 —
907–914 909 88 141.10–143.75 $141.95 $1,290 —
967 967 61 135.50 $135.50 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 189.00 $189.00 $660 —
375–395 388 9 173.00–176.00 $175.03 $679 -7.97
436–449 441 16 170.00–175.00 $173.12 $763 —
457–492 467 26 168.00–176.00 $170.64 $797 +10.64
482 482 8 159.00 $159.00 $766 -1.00
511 unweaned 511 5 156.00 $156.00 $797 —
510–548 533 47 146.00–162.00 $158.08 $843 +11.08
550–597 581 61 140.00–158.00 $150.96 $877 +2.45
579–585 unweaned 581 11 145.00–149.00 $147.54 $857 +9.54
599 599 4 149.00 $149.00 $893 +0.49
620–623 unweaned 621 11 135.00–136.00 $135.54 $842 -1.95
600–635 622 50 141.00–149.50 $144.65 $900 +7.56
659 659 8 136.00 $136.00 $896 -3.44
660–673 unweaned 664 9 126.50–135.00 $129.37 $859 -3.56
653–696 668 36 142.00–147.50 $144.28 $964 +4.84
710 710 7 132.00 $132.00 $937 +2.88
700–738 712 30 135.50–140.50 $138.02 $983 +8.90
707–733 unweaned 712 15 128.00–132.00 $131.18 $934 —
742 742 3 125.00 $125.00 $928 -9.58
778 778 21 136.00 $136.00 $1,058 -0.77
826–843 831 13 135.00–136.50 $136.03 $1,130 +6.03
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 unweaned 457 9 169.00 $169.00 $772 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
799 unweaned 799 5 125.00 $125.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 5 140.00 $140.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 9 162.00–171.00 $164.81 $623 -1.19
401–448 425 19 148.00–159.00 $153.70 $653 +4.46
453–483 468 92 147.00–159.00 $154.10 $721 +2.58
475–499 unweaned 487 24 141.00–150.00 $146.29 $712 —
504 fancy 504 10 154.75 $154.75 $780 —
512 512 30 143.00 $143.00 $732 -4.12
505–538 523 70 141.00–151.25 $147.76 $773 +0.64
529 unweaned 529 41 137.50 $137.50 $727 -0.57
573 unweaned 573 25 135.25 $135.25 $775 +0.41
576 576 7 133.00 $133.00 $766 -7.96
552–590 580 56 141.00–151.25 $145.47 $844 +4.51
612 unweaned 612 16 129.00 $129.00 $789 —
623 623 25 122.00 $122.00 $760 -14.17
601–647 636 70 134.50–143.25 $140.89 $896 +4.72
654 654 15 131.00 $131.00 $857 -7.00
668–694 688 122 132.75–144.25 $141.95 $977 +2.53
751 751 24 136.75 $136.75 $1,027 +6.25
801 801 30 125.00 $125.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–388 382 5 147.00–157.50 $151.09 $577 +8.09
425 unweaned 425 6 136.00 $136.00 $578 —
448 448 8 148.50 $148.50 $665 +6.95
466–478 475 18 144.50–146.00 $144.83 $688 +2.40
502–548 531 91 132.00–145.00 $138.64 $736 -0.19
540–549 unweaned 545 9 131.50–135.00 $133.04 $725 —
553–594 566 68 130.00–136.50 $133.59 $756 -0.54
551–591 unweaned 573 36 130.00–132.50 $131.07 $751 +1.57
564–590 578 24 129.50–135.50 $133.14 $770 -0.99
606 unweaned 606 8 121.50 $121.50 $736 +3.68
604–642 622 63 125.00–133.50 $130.60 $812 +4.28
608–645 632 26 122.50–132.75 $128.89 $815 +2.57
670 670 8 120.50 $120.50 $807 -3.88
719–727 723 9 128.50–130.00 $129.16 $934 +3.07
756–782 772 34 122.00–128.50 $124.55 $962 —
802 802 6 125.75 $125.75 $1,009 +4.55
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931 931 4 109.50 $109.50 $1,019 —
988 988 16 110.50 $110.50 $1,092 +1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 739 11 112.75 $112.75 $833 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 4 133.00 $133.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–413 408 6 163.00–166.00 $164.52 $671 —
477–493 486 7 153.00–157.00 $154.68 $752 —
571–582 579 10 130.00–141.00 $133.26 $772 +20.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1688 1285 80-85% 35 44.00–53.00 $50.00 $642 -11.83
830–1475 1299 80-85% 55 47.00–62.50 $55.76 $724 -1.76
1315 1315 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $828 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1800 1375 75-80% 15 44.00–52.50 $48.50 $667 —
1110–1845 1464 75-80% 55 53.00–63.50 $57.90 $848 -1.06
1345–1880 1612 75-80% 14 62.00–68.00 $65.66 $1,058 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1275 1080 85-90% 22 41.00–48.50 $43.95 $475 -8.60
855–1385 1125 85-90% 52 44.50–55.00 $49.64 $558 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1915 1915 65-75% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,321 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1895 1660 2 66.00–68.50 $67.07 $1,113 -8.93
1450–2180 1762 15 71.00–91.00 $79.86 $1,407 -0.69

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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.