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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

7,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.18/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 628 lb · 508 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.10/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 671 lb · 466 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.47/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 717 lb · 384 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,444 7,185 3,088
Feeder cattle 6,791 6,919 2,241
Slaughter cattle 283 266 136
Replacement cattle 370 — 711

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, some grass steers sharply higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 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
374 374 5 199.00 $199.00 $744 —
411 411 4 186.00 $186.00 $764 -5.18
461–490 477 92 174.00–193.50 $184.95 $882 +5.46
502–549 524 204 163.50–190.00 $178.76 $937 +6.20
557 557 3 161.00 $161.00 $897 -3.04
555–560 thin fleshed 558 8 173.50–176.00 $174.74 $975 +8.74
550–599 575 163 160.00–182.00 $166.49 $957 +2.45
602–649 628 508 148.00–165.10 $157.18 $987 +3.96
650–699 674 327 146.00–158.00 $151.31 $1,020 +1.37
700–749 717 384 139.25–153.00 $146.47 $1,050 +3.03
760 760 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,011 -6.32
751–799 781 161 137.50–142.50 $140.36 $1,096 +5.36
804–849 829 161 127.50–138.50 $136.11 $1,128 +2.93
852–896 879 120 129.25–138.00 $132.17 $1,162 +8.02
912 912 16 118.25 $118.25 $1,078 -11.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 215.00 $215.00 $602 —
384–393 389 21 174.00–184.00 $180.42 $702 —
405–436 418 24 171.00–178.50 $175.06 $732 +2.16
446 unweaned 446 3 165.50 $165.50 $738 +9.02
455–499 480 25 166.50–180.00 $174.56 $838 +2.73
545 545 3 166.00 $166.00 $905 +2.63
552–598 573 98 154.50–168.00 $158.97 $911 +2.54
550–586 unweaned 574 9 148.50–150.00 $148.98 $855 +0.98
603–645 634 114 142.50–153.25 $145.19 $921 -3.45
657–675 664 71 138.00–147.00 $145.23 $964 +11.26
700–746 724 75 134.50–142.00 $137.56 $996 +2.24
763–798 782 199 131.00–137.25 $133.97 $1,048 -1.47
802 802 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 +1.00
813–817 815 10 120.00–126.00 $122.41 $998 -11.59
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 6 130.00 $130.00 $911 —
788 788 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,024 -2.09
821–822 821 12 125.00–134.50 $128.17 $1,052 —
938 938 10 122.75 $122.75 $1,151 —
984 984 8 117.50 $117.50 $1,156 —
1012 1012 6 118.75 $118.75 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816 816 50 124.85 $124.85 $1,019 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 155.00 $155.00 $870 +11.78
672 672 4 140.00 $140.00 $941 +2.45
800 800 19 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 24 137.00 $137.00 $1,017 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 146.00 $146.00 $785 —
595 595 6 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
608 608 6 135.50 $135.50 $824 —
694 694 7 130.50 $130.50 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–449 425 29 153.50–160.00 $156.30 $664 -0.46
450–498 469 38 144.00–150.50 $147.84 $693 +1.08
505–548 528 88 138.00–150.00 $143.24 $756 -5.75
552–599 574 207 135.50–155.00 $143.85 $826 +3.69
601–647 621 361 131.50–147.50 $142.33 $884 +5.92
656–694 670 457 131.75–139.25 $136.33 $913 +0.08
697 697 9 124.50 $124.50 $868 -18.50
701–732 721 163 124.75–137.50 $130.99 $944 -0.77
748 748 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,032 +6.24
751–771 761 55 124.00–130.00 $127.08 $967 +1.58
816 816 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,024 —
811–848 823 47 129.00–139.50 $135.46 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–398 390 23 144.50–158.00 $148.62 $580 +2.06
429–435 431 9 143.50–149.25 $147.32 $635 +3.65
460–493 477 70 143.25–146.50 $144.99 $692 +1.54
497 thin fleshed 497 12 147.25 $147.25 $732 —
501–545 523 99 131.00–144.25 $137.88 $721 -2.99
541 541 5 130.50 $130.50 $706 -10.37
558–596 577 104 130.00–143.00 $135.79 $784 ±0.00
608–610 thin fleshed 608 108 142.50–146.85 $146.24 $889 —
601–644 619 69 125.25–135.00 $130.68 $809 +13.68
651–699 679 88 120.25–147.00 $132.54 $900 +4.30
701–745 718 63 125.75–128.10 $127.25 $914 +6.15
757–790 779 75 110.25–127.50 $122.04 $951 -0.96
803 803 5 122.00 $122.00 $980 —
860–883 876 10 119.00–122.00 $121.12 $1,061 +15.37
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 15 130.00–137.75 $132.07 $857 —
707 707 22 122.50 $122.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 5 124.00 $124.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829 829 9 117.00 $117.00 $970 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1515 1272 80-85% 34 55.00–68.00 $60.55 $770 -3.14
1145–1645 1311 80-85% 17 63.50–70.00 $66.31 $869 —
1173–1568 1329 80-85% 14 47.00–71.00 $57.67 $766 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1985 1465 75-80% 28 57.00–67.50 $62.11 $910 —
1425–1690 1594 75-80% 4 53.00–55.50 $53.82 $858 —
1480–1840 1623 75-80% 16 63.00–73.25 $68.02 $1,104 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1115 961 85-90% 4 38.00–46.50 $43.03 $414 —
1030–1160 1093 85-90% 3 61.50–67.50 $63.72 $696 -0.64
925–1303 1143 85-90% 18 51.00–59.50 $56.07 $641 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2190 2190 65-75% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–2185 1838 3 81.00–81.50 $81.35 $1,495 —
1730–1995 1842 5 94.00–99.00 $95.86 $1,766 —
1345–2440 1860 23 79.50–94.00 $85.95 $1,599 -4.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1237 1237 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 775.00 $775.00
1185–1378 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 885.00–985.00 $929.36
1235–1320 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,420.32
1320–1393 1361 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
969–995 thin fleshed 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 925.00–1,000.00 $963.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 610.00 $610.00
1140–1296 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 560.00–650.00 $607.88
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1525 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1600 1600 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1183 1092 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 74 1,775.00–1,985.00 $1,862.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.