Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

2,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.98/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 640 lb · 146 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $171.61/cwt +12.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 832 lb · 123 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.47/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 530 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,206	6,379	3,918
Feeder cattle	1,906	4,290	3,435
Slaughter cattle	300	759	483
Replacement cattle	—	1,330	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher, except some heavy weight steers late week steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows unevenly steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	423	17	184.50–193.00	$188.30	$797	+2.64
466–496	486	46	184.00–192.00	$188.83	$918	+2.47
500–545	517	79	177.50–189.50	$181.39	$938	+5.65
555 thin fleshed	555	4	182.75	$182.75	$1,014	—
551–577	571	59	168.00–178.00	$172.83	$987	+0.43
568–598	591	16	160.00–161.50	$161.14	$952	-4.36
608–644	640	146	161.00–172.50	$163.98	$1,049	-3.72
674–681	677	17	167.00–167.50	$167.21	$1,132	+0.16
692	692	10	157.75	$157.75	$1,092	-9.30
710–747	730	65	160.00–167.75	$165.51	$1,208	+9.73
824–839	832	123	171.25–172.00	$171.61	$1,428	+12.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	362	18	186.00–195.50	$193.34	$700	—
427–436	433	13	173.50–174.00	$173.85	$753	-2.30
452–465	458	16	171.00–180.50	$177.62	$813	+0.73
510–548	523	30	159.75–168.00	$162.83	$852	-4.10
543 unweaned	543	6	160.00	$160.00	$869	+2.86
586	586	13	152.25	$152.25	$892	-17.02
614–620	617	12	154.00–158.25	$156.14	$963	-0.30
677	677	5	142.00	$142.00	$961	-9.07
656–691	680	18	147.75–157.00	$154.12	$1,048	+3.05
712	712	5	140.50	$140.50	$1,000	-5.00
840	840	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,218	+1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
701	701	33	150.00	$150.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–437	429	14	163.75–168.00	$164.91	$707	—
485	485	4	152.00	$152.00	$737	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721	721	6	136.00	$136.00	$981	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	385	23	164.75–169.00	$165.74	$638	-4.26
418–435	432	42	158.00–174.00	$168.28	$727	+0.16
468	468	8	165.50	$165.50	$775	+9.95
518–546	530	83	149.00–159.50	$156.47	$829	+7.56
572–594	586	19	151.00–164.00	$159.32	$934	+9.69
604	604	36	157.00	$157.00	$948	-12.50
650–676	659	69	157.25–159.75	$158.17	$1,042	+11.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	160.00	$160.00	$517	—
357	357	3	155.00	$155.00	$553	—
408–440	427	22	144.00–160.00	$154.14	$658	-4.61
465–476	471	27	145.00–156.50	$150.63	$709	-0.13
481	481	3	136.00	$136.00	$654	-14.76
497 unweaned	497	7	145.00	$145.00	$721	-3.44
523	523	4	130.00	$130.00	$680	-11.60
506–546	533	27	139.00–145.00	$142.56	$760	+0.96
535 unweaned	535	3	145.00	$145.00	$776	-1.00
583–593	589	7	142.50–151.50	$147.68	$870	+4.68
622	622	4	136.00	$136.00	$846	+5.00
655–668	662	8	135.00–145.00	$140.05	$927	—
773	773	3	127.75	$127.75	$988	-6.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	145.00	$145.00	$435	—
450–463	457	13	130.00–140.00	$134.54	$615	—
526	526	15	132.75	$132.75	$698	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928	928	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,299	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	3	122.50	$122.50	$1,023	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	9	159.00	$159.00	$750	—
577	577	5	143.50	$143.50	$828	+2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1420	1241	80-85%	50	54.00–59.00	$56.45	$701	—
1100–1445	1271	80-85%	17	45.50–53.00	$48.70	$619	-7.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1185	973	85-90%	17	39.50–49.00	$44.23	$430	—
900–1100	988	85-90%	4	34.00–39.00	$37.22	$368	—
915–1240	1087	85-90%	42	44.00–57.50	$50.85	$553	+7.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1303–1710	1461	75-80%	24	55.00–68.00	$58.45	$854	+5.17
1542–1650	1557	75-80%	7	62.50–64.00	$62.73	$977	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1533–1555	1537	65-75%	5	70.00	$70.00	$1,076	—
1625–1705	1653	65-75%	3	73.50–78.00	$76.18	$1,259	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,123	—
1485–1750	1671	4	77.00–89.00	$83.99	$1,403	—

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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.