Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

7,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.00/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 723 lb · 551 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.37/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 622 lb · 514 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.59/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 680 lb · 475 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,814	648	7,732
Feeder cattle	7,561	—	7,269
Slaughter cattle	253	—	463
Replacement cattle	—	648	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder calves unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Yearlings 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–446	431	46	182.50–194.00	$188.99	$815	—
450–496	477	81	175.00–190.00	$183.45	$875	—
527 unweaned	527	10	156.00	$156.00	$822	—
516–549	532	149	164.00–183.50	$172.80	$919	—
540 fancy	540	9	180.00	$180.00	$972	—
557 unweaned	557	23	157.50	$157.50	$877	—
559 fancy	559	10	172.50	$172.50	$964	—
550–598	564	344	153.25–174.50	$165.39	$933	—
604 fancy	604	15	160.00	$160.00	$966	—
600–646	622	478	145.00–160.00	$152.89	$951	—
632–639	634	21	132.00–143.00	$135.17	$857	—
652–699	680	475	142.50–150.00	$146.59	$997	—
700	700	3	133.00	$133.00	$931	—
700–748	723	548	135.00–147.50	$142.05	$1,027	—
752–788	773	186	131.50–144.00	$135.70	$1,049	—
808–841	816	138	124.50–135.50	$132.16	$1,078	—
822	822	3	126.50	$126.50	$1,040	—
851–874	867	190	123.50–135.00	$134.44	$1,166	—
874–888	876	30	116.25–123.75	$122.74	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–370	363	11	165.50–187.00	$181.03	$657	—
442–449	443	13	159.50–175.00	$166.93	$739	—
459–494	485	49	153.50–180.00	$174.82	$848	—
526–541	534	20	154.25–165.00	$160.97	$860	—
570–571 unweaned	571	20	144.00–149.00	$148.25	$847	—
551–597	581	82	150.75–159.50	$156.22	$908	—
602–646	636	118	138.00–149.50	$144.28	$918	—
660 unweaned	660	3	131.00	$131.00	$865	—
655–699	671	204	132.50–147.50	$140.98	$946	—
700–749	724	135	125.00–137.50	$132.31	$958	—
751–796	778	176	126.50–136.50	$133.02	$1,035	—
784–796	793	34	124.00–128.25	$125.51	$995	—
802–835	819	97	123.75–131.60	$129.33	$1,059	—
822	822	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,028	—
858	858	10	125.00	$125.00	$1,072	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721–740	736	36	135.00–136.50	$135.37	$996	—
762–776	767	24	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$963	—
844	844	18	120.75	$120.75	$1,019	—
909	909	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,045	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	3	155.50	$155.50	$642	—
473	473	9	141.50	$141.50	$669	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	6	142.50	$142.50	$549	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–376	373	18	155.50–172.00	$165.58	$618	—
420 unweaned	420	5	145.00	$145.00	$609	—
405–448	424	70	147.00–162.50	$155.89	$661	—
436 fancy	436	4	158.50	$158.50	$691	—
452 unweaned	452	16	146.50	$146.50	$662	—
455–499	477	47	143.00–161.75	$153.42	$732	—
501–549	527	212	140.00–156.25	$147.65	$778	—
555–576	559	25	127.00–135.00	$133.35	$745	—
550–598	575	202	133.00–149.50	$141.86	$816	—
612	612	5	120.50	$120.50	$737	—
610–649	630	251	132.00–142.25	$137.39	$866	—
660–670	665	68	144.50–151.00	$147.58	$981	—
651–692	668	213	127.50–140.25	$136.14	$909	—
700–726	713	163	125.00–135.75	$133.74	$954	—
745	745	15	124.75	$124.75	$929	—
751–757	754	76	138.00–144.50	$140.98	$1,063	—
836	836	7	128.00	$128.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	165.00	$165.00	$627	—
403–440	420	23	135.00–148.00	$143.55	$603	—
425 unweaned	425	7	131.00	$131.00	$557	—
459–483	478	19	142.50–151.00	$144.22	$689	—
515–540	532	86	123.00–147.50	$139.28	$741	—
544 unweaned	544	4	130.00	$130.00	$707	—
546	546	4	123.00	$123.00	$672	—
556–595	580	139	130.50–144.50	$135.55	$786	—
570–588 unweaned	581	45	120.50–133.00	$125.41	$729	—
623	623	11	136.00	$136.00	$847	—
604–647	627	152	122.50–132.00	$127.95	$802	—
650 unweaned	650	3	117.00	$117.00	$760	—
660–699	685	72	120.00–132.00	$125.34	$859	—
704–731	722	15	120.75–125.00	$123.62	$893	—
705–736	723	20	110.00–113.50	$111.65	$807	—
759	759	6	131.00	$131.00	$994	—
750–793	780	29	117.75–121.00	$118.72	$926	—
855–896	884	10	105.00–119.50	$109.21	$965	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	9	146.00	$146.00	$790	—
621	621	17	139.00	$139.00	$863	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	6	129.00	$129.00	$917	—
783	783	5	120.50	$120.50	$944	—
826	826	4	105.00	$105.00	$867	—
893	893	6	104.00	$104.00	$929	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	10	130.00	$130.00	$750	—
691	691	4	110.00	$110.00	$760	—
771	771	4	108.00	$108.00	$833	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	14	131.50	$131.50	$917	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	140.00	$140.00	$620	—
668	668	6	120.50	$120.50	$805	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	135.00	$135.00	$474	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	3	151.00	$151.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1870	1566	75-80%	46	51.00–60.50	$55.15	$864	—
1445–1935	1596	75-80%	8	48.00–50.50	$48.74	$778	—
1465–1810	1621	75-80%	16	59.00–64.00	$61.44	$996	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1675	1307	80-85%	50	46.00–59.50	$52.19	$682	—
1260–1375	1316	80-85%	10	44.50–51.50	$47.20	$621	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1485	1112	85-90%	25	43.50–55.00	$48.22	$536	—
970–1235	1114	85-90%	9	36.00–45.00	$40.93	$456	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–2110	1809	65-75%	5	60.00–65.00	$62.12	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1655	1590	2	63.00–70.00	$66.64	$1,060	—
1605–2435	1883	7	74.00–86.00	$80.08	$1,508	—

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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.