Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.24/cwt ≈ $1,012/hd at 683 lb · 103 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.90/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 722 lb · 76 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.75/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 827 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,518	825	3,609
Feeder cattle	1,365	350	2,816
Slaughter cattle	121	200	190
Replacement cattle	32	275	603

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–460	460	14	190.50–194.00	$192.00	$883	—
523–543	534	32	172.00–181.50	$177.39	$947	—
563–588	573	20	169.50–172.75	$171.42	$982	—
613	613	39	171.00	$171.00	$1,048	—
665–669	668	43	163.00–170.50	$169.29	$1,131	—
720–737	722	76	158.75–160.00	$158.90	$1,147	—
798	798	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,213	—
827	827	65	160.75	$160.75	$1,329	-2.25
907	907	57	150.25	$150.25	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	194.00	$194.00	$728	—
431	431	5	178.00	$178.00	$767	—
464	464	11	174.00	$174.00	$807	-8.00
528–533	531	16	156.00–167.50	$161.81	$859	—
572–592	575	34	165.50–168.50	$167.07	$961	+7.07
637–641	638	19	159.00–166.00	$164.52	$1,050	—
650–683	669	48	147.00–160.00	$154.19	$1,032	+7.87
703–744	720	27	152.00–158.75	$157.04	$1,131	—
820–844	826	31	148.00–149.00	$148.74	$1,229	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	17	146.25	$146.25	$933	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–445	431	14	165.00–173.00	$168.87	$728	—
489–495	491	15	155.50–157.00	$156.50	$768	—
503–548	535	42	151.00–160.25	$156.52	$837	—
553–596	565	58	150.00–159.50	$155.00	$876	—
620–644	635	45	150.00–160.50	$157.02	$997	-5.23
655–692	683	103	145.60–152.00	$148.24	$1,012	—
728–742	733	12	140.00–144.25	$142.82	$1,047	—
755	755	19	147.00	$147.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–490	481	31	156.00–156.50	$156.10	$751	—
581–598	592	12	146.00–147.00	$146.67	$868	—
623–628	624	11	130.00–144.00	$140.16	$875	—
659–693	679	46	140.00–149.50	$145.60	$989	—
736–742	739	9	139.50–141.00	$140.17	$1,036	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902	902	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,231	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	153.00	$153.00	$734	—
603	603	3	140.00	$140.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1540	1243	80-85%	19	62.00–70.00	$65.15	$810	-2.41
1110–1535	1358	80-85%	5	72.00–81.00	$77.09	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1670	1403	75-80%	14	63.50–73.50	$66.11	$928	+3.36
1645–1840	1743	75-80%	2	75.50–76.50	$76.03	$1,325	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1255	1116	85-90%	12	54.00–62.00	$59.06	$659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2175	1771	14	76.00–94.00	$85.38	$1,512	-10.90

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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
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.