Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

2,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.35/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 629 lb · 233 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.89/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 616 lb · 149 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.94/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 737 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,480	4,506	4,401
Feeder cattle	1,942	4,071	3,596
Slaughter cattle	318	435	438
Replacement cattle	220	—	367

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	4	190.00	$190.00	$695	±0.00
435–445	440	8	174.00–185.00	$179.56	$790	-4.98
455–469	461	28	173.00–180.00	$176.69	$815	-2.79
504–532	521	89	167.00–176.25	$172.31	$898	+5.70
549 unweaned	549	9	154.00	$154.00	$845	—
552–561	558	65	158.50–166.50	$164.22	$916	+6.37
563 unweaned	563	6	155.00	$155.00	$873	+1.90
568–596	579	10	150.00–150.50	$150.29	$870	-7.56
601–628	615	138	146.50–153.00	$149.82	$921	-0.24
624–644 unweaned	631	11	137.00–137.50	$137.19	$866	-3.57
652	652	12	147.25	$147.25	$960	-0.98
663–698 unweaned	679	9	138.00–138.50	$138.23	$939	+0.11
679–692	686	14	136.00–137.50	$136.64	$937	-8.86
707–733	720	6	137.00–142.00	$139.45	$1,004	-5.20
727–733 unweaned	731	8	131.00–135.00	$132.49	$969	-5.99
708–745	739	87	147.25–149.50	$147.62	$1,091	+2.97
810	810	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,154	-3.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	170.00	$170.00	$722	-3.12
454 unweaned	454	6	165.00	$165.00	$749	—
465	465	5	170.00	$170.00	$790	-0.64
461–478	471	22	169.50–173.50	$171.13	$806	+0.49
539–545	542	22	153.00–161.00	$157.42	$853	-0.66
571–578 unweaned	575	13	140.00–147.00	$143.21	$823	-4.33
565–596	587	35	153.75–161.50	$155.20	$911	+4.24
601–623	612	33	140.00–151.00	$146.71	$898	+2.06
640	640	10	130.00	$130.00	$832	-14.65
651 unweaned	651	6	137.00	$137.00	$892	+7.63
653–662	659	19	143.00–144.50	$144.03	$949	+8.03
657–676	664	17	137.00–141.00	$139.24	$925	-5.04
729	729	17	142.25	$142.25	$1,037	+17.25
776–783	778	9	135.25–140.50	$137.01	$1,066	+1.01
862	862	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,159	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	4	147.00	$147.00	$817	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	6	175.00	$175.00	$676	+10.19
401–444	423	21	153.50–164.50	$160.15	$677	+6.45
453–479	473	46	146.50–155.50	$149.98	$709	-4.12
507–539	519	11	135.00–135.50	$135.19	$702	-12.57
503–544	527	65	140.00–150.50	$146.29	$771	-1.47
524–539 unweaned	531	18	132.00–137.00	$135.51	$720	-1.99
556–582	565	9	130.00–136.50	$134.27	$759	+1.27
561–570	566	14	139.00–143.50	$141.59	$801	+8.59
600–621 unweaned	615	7	130.00–131.00	$130.72	$804	+1.72
612–641	629	226	137.00–148.25	$143.74	$904	+21.74
655–699	685	80	133.00–143.50	$136.85	$937	-5.10
756–771	760	64	131.50–138.00	$136.35	$1,036	-0.40
782 unweaned	782	4	119.50	$119.50	$934	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	144.50	$144.50	$633	-4.00
475–496	489	54	141.25–147.50	$143.04	$699	-1.79
511–512	511	11	139.50–141.50	$140.41	$717	+1.77
512–528	517	13	131.50–137.50	$133.71	$691	-4.93
573–595	587	54	132.50–142.00	$137.76	$809	+4.62
603	603	3	130.00	$130.00	$784	-0.60
608–639	628	17	132.50–134.00	$133.01	$835	+4.12
658	658	4	130.00	$130.00	$855	+9.50
652–698	669	8	127.00–134.75	$131.72	$881	+11.22
712–727	720	6	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$896	-4.67
820	820	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,046	+1.75

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	8	135.50	$135.50	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	80-85%	1	63.50	$63.50	$778	—
1080–1385	1249	80-85%	57	51.00–59.00	$55.55	$694	—
1125–1470	1257	80-85%	15	45.50–53.50	$49.31	$620	-0.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1180	1039	85-90%	18	41.50–48.00	$45.29	$471	—
880–1265	1093	85-90%	51	44.00–54.50	$50.35	$550	+6.40
1135–1215	1175	85-90%	2	39.00–40.00	$39.48	$464	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1580	1413	75-80%	10	46.00–53.00	$49.38	$698	—
1245–1710	1474	75-80%	36	53.50–64.50	$58.05	$856	+0.15
1380–1905	1573	75-80%	17	61.50–69.00	$64.64	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1820	1626	4	69.00–75.00	$71.98	$1,170	—
1640–2200	1879	10	76.00–87.50	$80.11	$1,505	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1075	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	82.75–91.50	$86.18	$821
1023–1086	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	71.00–77.50	$74.27	$790

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1308	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00	$775.00
1280–1435	1353	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–985.00	$952.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–913	904	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,291.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
913	913	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1250–1450	1339	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1300–1400	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,380.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1350–1550	1470	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,525.00–1,600.00	$1,555.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,331.25	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1019	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1200	1133	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,833.33	—

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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.