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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

7,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.86/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 677 lb · 451 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.33/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 670 lb · 449 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.17/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 724 lb · 448 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,185 2,434 4,525
Feeder cattle 6,919 1,665 4,399
Slaughter cattle 266 49 126
Replacement cattle — 720 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 9 201.00 $201.00 $667 —
437–448 438 29 180.00–192.50 $191.18 $837 +9.18
468–472 470 12 177.00–182.00 $179.49 $844 +1.51
501–547 528 103 167.00–185.00 $172.56 $911 +3.73
561 thin fleshed 561 8 166.00 $166.00 $931 —
550–593 572 184 150.00–175.50 $164.04 $938 +5.02
608–648 632 441 143.50–161.00 $153.22 $968 +2.69
657 657 9 146.00 $146.00 $959 +0.32
650–695 677 442 145.25–156.50 $149.94 $1,015 +4.26
704–705 704 25 138.50–138.75 $138.55 $975 -5.05
704–749 725 423 138.50–149.00 $143.44 $1,040 -0.16
750–795 770 267 135.00–142.00 $139.32 $1,073 +1.07
789 789 66 135.00 $135.00 $1,065 —
810–840 834 88 126.50–134.25 $133.18 $1,111 +7.68
861 861 6 114.50 $114.50 $986 —
875–877 876 31 121.00–130.75 $124.15 $1,088 —
900–915 905 240 129.25–129.35 $129.28 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–441 422 33 163.00–183.00 $172.90 $730 +2.90
430–439 unweaned 435 10 155.00–158.00 $156.48 $681 —
453–499 476 59 162.00–180.50 $171.83 $818 +9.09
502–542 518 45 157.50–166.00 $163.37 $846 +7.37
552 unweaned 552 5 148.00 $148.00 $817 —
566–593 581 100 147.50–168.00 $156.43 $909 +4.56
600–649 623 113 140.00–154.50 $148.64 $926 +5.26
651–693 672 12 133.00–135.00 $133.97 $900 -4.53
651–697 672 96 134.50–149.00 $143.95 $967 +5.45
710–743 727 53 133.00–137.25 $135.32 $984 +4.77
751–787 765 82 131.75–137.00 $135.44 $1,036 +3.44
821–824 822 24 129.00–135.00 $134.00 $1,101 +6.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574–589 582 8 141.00–145.50 $143.22 $834 —
654–697 678 16 136.50–139.00 $137.55 $933 —
745 745 4 131.50 $131.50 $980 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
772–782 777 13 131.75–132.50 $132.09 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 6 132.50 $132.50 $849 —
972 972 7 100.50 $100.50 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 154.00 $154.00 $513 —
411–448 431 57 143.50–162.50 $156.76 $676 +1.76
456–491 470 30 144.00–151.00 $146.76 $690 -0.76
502–549 521 288 137.75–154.00 $148.99 $776 +9.74
552–597 589 360 131.00–146.00 $140.16 $826 +3.57
603–646 624 338 130.50–141.75 $136.41 $851 +1.44
654–696 669 352 133.50–138.75 $136.25 $912 -12.75
673 thin fleshed 673 85 141.00 $141.00 $949 —
696 696 12 143.00 $143.00 $995 +11.79
705 705 28 161.00 $161.00 $1,135 +33.89
708–730 720 92 127.50–136.50 $131.76 $949 +4.65
785 785 10 125.50 $125.50 $985 +3.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
362–393 382 23 143.25–150.50 $146.56 $560 —
417–448 437 30 137.50–148.00 $143.67 $628 +3.67
454–494 474 63 138.00–148.00 $143.45 $680 +3.39
500–549 528 92 132.75–148.75 $140.87 $744 +8.96
565 unweaned 565 4 128.00 $128.00 $723 —
553–597 582 215 126.00–144.50 $135.79 $790 +4.29
625 625 4 117.00 $117.00 $731 —
605–645 626 147 126.50–135.00 $132.71 $831 —
675–676 675 10 110.00–118.25 $114.95 $776 —
654–698 676 109 122.00–133.00 $128.24 $867 —
701–727 718 28 119.50–123.00 $121.10 $869 +5.97
779 779 18 123.00 $123.00 $958 +4.00
875 875 6 105.75 $105.75 $925 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 20 135.50 $135.50 $950 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 744 8 129.00 $129.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 133.00 $133.00 $473 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 3 130.00 $130.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 125.00 $125.00 $574 —
670 670 6 115.50 $115.50 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 151.00 $151.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1470 1274 80-85% 26 60.00–67.50 $63.69 $811 +15.76
980–1810 1282 80-85% 54 52.50–63.00 $56.80 $728 +8.87
1290 1290 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $529 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1575 1382 75-80% 28 54.00–63.00 $58.17 $804 —
1365–1812 1510 75-80% 21 61.00–69.00 $64.35 $972 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1115 1013 85-90% 4 41.00–47.50 $44.14 $447 —
890–1320 1051 85-90% 28 42.00–57.00 $52.99 $557 —
965–1195 1070 85-90% 6 61.00–70.00 $64.36 $689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2030 1873 2 89.00–92.50 $90.90 $1,703 —
1360–2185 1927 13 80.50–94.50 $87.88 $1,693 +0.63

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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.