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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

9,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.33/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 824 lb · 819 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.02/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 623 lb · 426 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.97/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 531 lb · 401 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,430 2,206 7,696
Feeder cattle 9,005 1,906 7,321
Slaughter cattle 250 300 324
Replacement cattle 175 — 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

No adequate comparison due to Thanksgiving special sales. Feeders traded with a sharply higher undertone. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 185.00 $185.00 $633 —
360–398 383 94 183.00–219.00 $207.94 $796 —
402–448 432 197 181.00–223.00 $207.67 $897 +19.37
454–498 475 185 185.50–213.25 $201.24 $956 +12.41
496 unweaned 496 3 174.00 $174.00 $863 —
500 500 5 167.00 $167.00 $835 -14.39
507–548 unweaned 529 17 166.00–166.50 $166.27 $880 —
500–547 531 379 178.00–206.00 $194.51 $1,033 +13.12
557–598 573 302 168.00–190.75 $182.30 $1,045 +9.47
573 573 5 155.00 $155.00 $888 -17.83
554–598 unweaned 579 47 155.00–178.50 $171.31 $992 —
613–644 unweaned 619 28 162.50–167.50 $163.43 $1,012 —
601–647 623 395 163.50–179.00 $171.70 $1,070 +7.72
625 625 3 152.00 $152.00 $950 -11.98
657 657 2 149.50 $149.50 $982 -17.71
655–694 681 180 164.50–173.00 $166.45 $1,134 -0.76
687 unweaned 687 13 152.50 $152.50 $1,048 —
701 unweaned 701 23 159.50 $159.50 $1,118 —
700–745 717 334 163.50–170.75 $167.31 $1,200 +1.80
755–799 782 221 163.50–167.50 $166.38 $1,301 —
798 798 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,197 —
800–847 824 819 160.50–169.75 $166.33 $1,371 -5.28
851–896 865 338 161.25–170.60 $166.75 $1,442 —
933–937 935 193 159.00–164.50 $162.28 $1,517 —
950 950 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 192.00 $192.00 $682 -1.34
426–432 429 11 185.00–195.50 $190.76 $818 +16.91
474 thin fleshed 474 16 207.00 $207.00 $981 —
469–497 479 59 169.00–189.00 $178.88 $857 +1.26
501–546 535 155 165.00–187.25 $178.96 $957 +16.13
552–591 574 90 150.00–179.00 $169.95 $976 +17.70
596 596 15 153.00 $153.00 $912 +0.75
601–630 616 26 153.50–165.00 $162.14 $999 +6.00
675 unweaned 675 3 144.00 $144.00 $972 —
684–691 687 30 161.50–162.50 $161.90 $1,112 +7.78
696 696 4 140.00 $140.00 $974 -14.12
706 706 11 161.75 $161.75 $1,142 +21.25
770 770 68 155.85 $155.85 $1,200 —
776–798 780 85 156.00–162.00 $160.69 $1,253 —
805–845 823 13 154.50–156.75 $155.57 $1,280 +10.57
834 834 65 154.50 $154.50 $1,289 +9.50
872 872 67 153.60 $153.60 $1,339 —
866–898 889 95 148.00–158.75 $155.87 $1,386 —
901 901 8 154.75 $154.75 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 10 174.00 $174.00 $781 —
510 unweaned 510 16 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
617 617 8 154.50 $154.50 $953 —
670 unweaned 670 5 158.50 $158.50 $1,062 —
1040 1040 32 149.25 $149.25 $1,552 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 166.00 $166.00 $793 —
519 519 58 180.00 $180.00 $934 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 160.50 $160.50 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 306 8 165.00–171.00 $169.41 $518 —
372–396 391 46 161.00–182.50 $171.99 $672 +6.25
400–447 423 151 161.00–184.50 $176.43 $746 +8.15
453–499 478 277 156.00–177.00 $165.42 $791 -0.08
493 493 3 147.50 $147.50 $727 -18.00
508–548 526 231 154.50–166.50 $161.52 $850 +5.05
539 unweaned 539 11 155.50 $155.50 $838 —
556 556 5 140.00 $140.00 $778 -19.32
554–599 577 77 145.00–165.00 $156.67 $904 -2.65
574–599 586 47 169.00–176.00 $171.80 $1,007 +12.48
607–614 unweaned 609 35 146.00–146.50 $146.37 $891 —
604–631 618 23 148.00–153.00 $150.34 $929 -6.66
600–629 619 19 135.00–144.00 $143.08 $886 -13.92
662 662 5 135.00 $135.00 $894 -23.17
650–680 666 276 149.00–157.50 $155.32 $1,034 -2.85
669 unweaned 669 7 137.50 $137.50 $920 —
686 686 22 162.00 $162.00 $1,111 +3.83
703–742 722 256 153.60–160.25 $156.00 $1,126 —
796 796 10 155.50 $155.50 $1,238 —
827 827 67 152.50 $152.50 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 8 151.00–164.00 $155.89 $536 -4.11
417 unweaned 417 3 144.00 $144.00 $600 —
467 unweaned 467 5 136.00 $136.00 $635 -9.00
475 475 4 153.00 $153.00 $727 +2.37
510–540 524 20 150.00–155.00 $151.78 $795 +21.78
513–535 unweaned 529 15 135.00–145.50 $142.79 $755 -2.21
547 547 8 147.75 $147.75 $808 +5.19
563–583 unweaned 573 16 143.50–148.00 $145.71 $835 —
563–590 579 88 142.50–159.50 $150.36 $871 +2.68
596 596 3 142.00 $142.00 $846 -5.68
604 unweaned 604 11 137.00 $137.00 $827 —
615–638 621 19 138.00–139.00 $138.47 $860 +2.47
606–642 623 32 147.75–155.50 $153.23 $955 +17.23
658–698 671 125 138.50–152.00 $147.00 $986 +6.95
711–727 719 40 142.75–145.00 $143.79 $1,034 —
754–758 754 71 154.00–154.50 $154.05 $1,162 +26.30
801–843 815 186 132.00–143.85 $140.69 $1,147 —
891 891 25 130.00 $130.00 $1,158 —
941 941 14 132.75 $132.75 $1,249 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 25 152.50 $152.50 $869 —
655 655 13 142.50 $142.50 $933 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 13 150.50 $150.50 $655 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 6 143.50 $143.50 $753 —
822 822 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 4 158.00 $158.00 $627 —
423–435 428 7 167.00–177.00 $171.35 $733 —
472 472 3 163.00 $163.00 $769 +4.00
565 unweaned 565 4 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
590–596 594 6 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $766 -14.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1375 1242 80-85% 17 38.50–52.50 $46.69 $580 -9.76
1175–1370 1268 80-85% 4 53.50–61.00 $55.65 $706 +6.95
1120–1480 1275 80-85% 39 45.00–57.00 $50.91 $649 +2.21
1210–1430 1291 80-85% 7 31.00–44.50 $38.92 $502 -9.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1520 1436 75-80% 11 45.00–55.50 $50.78 $729 —
1320–1750 1538 75-80% 25 49.00–66.00 $55.33 $851 —
1445–1655 1566 75-80% 9 67.00–70.00 $68.86 $1,078 +6.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1110 1054 85-90% 9 41.00–55.00 $49.62 $523 -1.23
850–1215 1058 85-90% 20 29.00–48.00 $41.20 $436 -9.65
940–1355 1069 85-90% 14 20.00–39.50 $29.96 $320 -20.89
1135 1135 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1910 1660 2 62.00–79.00 $69.22 $1,149 -14.77
1455–2285 1863 10 76.00–91.00 $83.82 $1,562 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1083–1350 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,127.52
1160–1421 1302 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 650.00–900.00 $808.89

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1150–1250 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 54 1,325.00–1,600.00 $1,514.81 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1250–1450 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.