Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

2,618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.62/cwt ≈ $1,407/hd at 887 lb · 240 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.22/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 708 lb · 140 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.55/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 627 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,618	3,074	3,475
Feeder cattle	2,505	2,255	3,127
Slaughter cattle	113	591	348
Replacement cattle	—	228	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm on comparable sales, except some heifers early week 1.00 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
415–444	427	19	192.00–204.50	$196.09	$837	+0.09
448 unweaned	448	9	184.50	$184.50	$827	—
456–495	468	38	180.00–198.00	$185.11	$866	-3.28
493 unweaned	493	6	183.50	$183.50	$905	—
532 unweaned	532	4	160.00	$160.00	$851	-6.50
504–545	537	66	174.50–184.50	$180.24	$968	+1.38
570 unweaned	570	10	167.50	$167.50	$955	—
550–597	571	99	168.75–178.50	$171.20	$978	-8.24
600–628	617	81	159.00–169.75	$162.82	$1,005	+0.14
625	625	3	155.00	$155.00	$969	-7.68
645 thin fleshed	645	47	176.50	$176.50	$1,138	—
655–685	664	97	152.00–165.00	$158.88	$1,055	+2.38
703–719	708	140	161.50–170.00	$168.22	$1,191	+8.97
770–783	772	98	152.75–169.75	$163.69	$1,264	+12.44
820–823	822	84	159.75–168.85	$166.69	$1,370	+11.94
883–893	887	240	157.00–160.00	$158.62	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–346	339	9	190.00–200.00	$194.34	$659	—
372–388	381	7	187.00–201.00	$192.86	$735	—
384 unweaned	384	6	182.00	$182.00	$699	—
438–449	445	12	175.00–185.00	$179.02	$797	+4.61
454–498	484	33	171.50–184.00	$177.06	$857	+5.89
521–528	525	20	163.50–172.50	$169.90	$892	+3.43
570–586	573	24	165.00–167.50	$166.97	$957	+1.18
576 unweaned	576	3	157.50	$157.50	$907	+2.99
640	640	15	152.00–153.75	$153.05	$980	-1.95
680	680	7	152.25	$152.25	$1,035	-0.75
790	790	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,177	-0.76
815	815	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602 unweaned	602	4	146.00	$146.00	$879	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–345	326	13	170.50–175.00	$171.97	$561	—
363–374	368	14	167.50–175.00	$171.07	$630	-2.47
430–447	440	20	163.00–175.00	$167.23	$736	-0.85
451–495	474	70	155.00–166.75	$161.73	$767	+1.59
483 unweaned	483	13	148.00	$148.00	$715	—
512 thin fleshed	512	9	164.50	$164.50	$842	—
500–537	523	71	152.00–165.50	$157.37	$823	-0.44
525–546 unweaned	537	26	140.00–160.00	$148.27	$796	+3.27
555–597	561	24	145.75–165.00	$154.87	$869	-9.15
565 unweaned	565	3	137.00	$137.00	$774	+1.50
581 fancy	581	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,017	—
625–645 unweaned	631	23	134.50–138.00	$136.91	$864	—
606–648	636	42	154.00–160.00	$158.85	$1,010	-0.15
650 unweaned	650	7	136.00	$136.00	$884	—
673–695	686	54	143.00–155.00	$153.28	$1,052	-7.37
704–717	707	20	137.00–155.00	$151.35	$1,070	-6.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	435	15	151.00–159.00	$155.20	$675	+0.07
459–495	471	11	154.50–159.00	$157.03	$740	+2.39
512 unweaned	512	4	139.00	$139.00	$712	+3.50
511–535	522	13	147.00–151.50	$149.33	$780	+2.65
551–580	564	9	137.00–140.00	$138.37	$780	-8.64
558–585	578	47	147.00–149.75	$148.32	$857	+1.31
640	640	15	139.00	$139.00	$890	—
647	647	3	143.00	$143.00	$925	—
656–668	662	8	139.00–142.50	$140.73	$932	-3.60
715	715	4	138.50	$138.50	$990	-6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	3	161.00	$161.00	$686	-23.00
460–489	478	8	161.00–170.00	$166.75	$797	—
555	555	4	152.00	$152.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1380	1214	80-85%	31	53.00–62.00	$57.70	$700	+4.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1270	1118	85-90%	17	49.50–57.00	$53.36	$597	+0.63
1170–1245	1198	85-90%	6	46.00–48.00	$46.98	$563	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1780	1516	75-80%	9	55.50–64.00	$58.86	$892	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1613	1597	65-75%	4	72.00–73.00	$72.49	$1,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–2025	1777	6	81.00–92.00	$85.50	$1,519	—

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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.