Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

6,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.84/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 630 lb · 494 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.55/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 724 lb · 484 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 628 lb · 348 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,120	7,814	3,307
Feeder cattle	5,861	7,561	3,197
Slaughter cattle	259	253	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427 unweaned	427	4	175.00	$175.00	$747	—
408–443	434	20	182.50–185.50	$184.80	$802	-4.19
465–486 unweaned	469	17	168.00–170.00	$169.63	$796	—
463–492	479	79	173.00–184.50	$176.99	$848	-6.46
500–548	527	89	164.00–177.00	$169.54	$893	-3.26
550–598	566	262	151.00–167.50	$161.13	$912	-4.26
571 unweaned	571	23	146.50	$146.50	$837	-11.00
579	579	5	150.50	$150.50	$871	-14.89
605–649	630	494	139.25–156.25	$144.84	$912	+9.67
652–699	671	270	134.25–147.50	$143.94	$966	-2.65
652–685	672	18	132.25–134.00	$132.91	$893	-13.68
694 unweaned	694	12	127.00	$127.00	$881	—
703–746	723	407	131.50–145.75	$139.19	$1,006	-2.86
707–734	730	77	128.25–133.50	$128.91	$941	-13.14
754–756	755	41	131.50–132.00	$131.63	$994	-4.07
751–790	759	92	134.50–139.00	$137.89	$1,047	+2.19
809–844	822	81	122.50–136.00	$130.84	$1,076	+4.34
806–847	843	67	118.00–122.00	$121.71	$1,026	-4.79
871	871	60	124.75	$124.75	$1,087	-9.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	8	185.00	$185.00	$675	+3.97
441–444	443	10	163.50–174.00	$169.66	$752	+2.73
450–496	470	42	160.00–175.00	$163.49	$768	-11.33
500–544	526	52	148.00–165.50	$158.18	$832	-2.79
553–596	576	133	145.00–157.00	$151.99	$875	-4.23
566–596	586	32	139.00–148.50	$140.77	$825	-15.45
612–648	635	63	135.00–142.50	$139.18	$884	-5.10
651–694	668	45	131.00–137.75	$134.13	$896	-6.85
653–698	671	95	127.50–141.50	$136.65	$917	-4.33
703	703	7	132.50	$132.50	$931	+0.19
700–747	722	113	128.50–136.50	$131.97	$953	-0.34
754–784	770	161	126.00–131.50	$129.65	$998	-3.37
752–793	774	17	121.25–125.00	$123.43	$955	-9.59
838–848	841	12	120.00–122.50	$121.87	$1,025	-3.13
890	890	6	122.25	$122.25	$1,088	-2.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	12	140.50	$140.50	$850	—
691	691	6	126.00	$126.00	$871	—
715–735	723	18	126.00–127.50	$126.91	$918	-8.46
751–787	766	45	122.50–133.75	$128.76	$986	+3.26
808–833	813	18	118.50–122.50	$120.75	$982	±0.00
908–929	911	30	111.50–118.50	$115.26	$1,050	+0.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	19	130.00	$130.00	$884	—
818	818	4	118.50	$118.50	$969	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	7	137.50	$137.50	$901	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	4	130.00	$130.00	$818	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–446	424	39	143.50–153.50	$146.52	$621	-9.37
445 unweaned	445	10	140.00	$140.00	$623	-5.00
486–491	488	44	145.00–154.25	$148.60	$725	-4.82
506–549	528	75	134.00–145.50	$139.16	$735	-8.49
560	560	6	130.00	$130.00	$728	-3.35
555–598	576	169	133.00–142.00	$138.78	$799	-3.08
601 unweaned	601	19	117.00	$117.00	$703	—
601–644	630	319	124.00–136.25	$130.45	$822	-6.94
630	630	10	121.50	$121.50	$765	-15.89
669	669	63	122.75	$122.75	$821	-13.39
656–699	676	119	125.25–136.25	$130.42	$882	-5.72
713–726	718	79	129.00–138.00	$135.96	$976	+2.22
704–744	723	73	120.50–137.50	$127.69	$923	-6.05
786	786	66	119.25	$119.25	$937	-21.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–388	381	8	149.50–154.00	$151.13	$576	-13.87
453–491	477	35	130.00–143.25	$136.26	$650	-7.96
505–549	522	94	125.50–136.50	$132.40	$691	-6.88
558–598	574	90	123.50–137.00	$131.26	$753	-4.29
622–647	633	7	115.00–117.00	$115.88	$734	-12.07
600–649	634	49	120.00–130.75	$124.74	$791	-3.21
655	655	3	102.50	$102.50	$671	-22.84
655–697	676	60	120.00–129.00	$123.92	$838	-1.42
709–739	727	13	116.00–119.75	$118.34	$860	+6.69
737–747	742	11	106.00–114.00	$110.34	$819	-1.31
754–774	763	20	115.00–120.00	$117.28	$895	-13.72
803	803	8	114.50	$114.50	$919	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	12	123.00	$123.00	$708	—
674–699	684	15	120.25–122.50	$121.17	$829	—
710	710	11	120.25	$120.25	$854	-8.75
804	804	7	113.00	$113.00	$909	+8.00
876	876	9	111.00	$111.00	$972	+7.00
970	970	4	109.00	$109.00	$1,057	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	6	123.00	$123.00	$657	—
629	629	19	125.00	$125.00	$786	—
707	707	12	118.00	$118.00	$834	—
740	740	3	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	10	152.50	$152.50	$756	—
564	564	5	136.00	$136.00	$767	—
695	695	5	105.00	$105.00	$730	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1550	1291	80-85%	15	41.00–49.00	$45.15	$583	—
1123–1655	1315	80-85%	40	45.00–56.00	$50.22	$660	+3.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1730	1454	75-80%	5	44.00–50.00	$47.00	$683	—
1300–1835	1504	75-80%	23	45.00–59.00	$51.61	$776	—
1583–1811	1720	75-80%	12	62.00–67.00	$64.69	$1,113	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1070	1055	85-90%	2	53.50–56.50	$55.02	$580	—
1005–1210	1073	85-90%	6	35.00–43.00	$39.32	$422	—
950–1305	1101	85-90%	23	40.00–49.50	$44.44	$489	-3.78

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	65-75%	1	60.00	$60.00	$1,020	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2065	1688	6	68.00–76.00	$72.73	$1,228	—
1640–2285	1888	14	69.50–86.00	$81.20	$1,533	+1.12

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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.