Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

4,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.31/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 662 lb · 516 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.46/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 676 lb · 363 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.11/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 625 lb · 321 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,837	4,728	7,185
Feeder cattle	4,629	4,027	6,919
Slaughter cattle	208	176	266
Replacement cattle	—	525	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders traded firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–385	383	4	188.00–189.00	$188.25	$721	—
400–446	430	11	196.00–210.00	$199.23	$857	-20.66
471–496	481	22	196.00–212.00	$205.55	$989	+1.75
514 thin fleshed	514	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,105	—
504–548	526	126	180.00–210.00	$199.04	$1,047	-0.36
550–596	579	166	171.00–200.00	$193.86	$1,122	+21.86
581–593 value added	586	67	181.00–191.00	$189.79	$1,112	+2.29
604–648	624	301	169.50–189.00	$182.24	$1,137	+8.61
630–645 value added	644	20	169.50–181.25	$180.10	$1,160	+5.60
651	651	4	153.50	$153.50	$999	-14.44
650–687	662	393	168.50–191.00	$183.12	$1,212	+15.18
657–676 value added	663	119	170.00–178.00	$176.26	$1,169	+7.44
701–745	710	105	162.00–183.00	$172.05	$1,222	+7.60
706–740 value added	716	116	167.50–175.00	$171.10	$1,225	—
757–764	760	9	152.50–163.00	$158.31	$1,203	+5.31
779 value added	779	77	153.75	$153.75	$1,198	—
806 value added	806	10	155.00	$155.00	$1,249	—
818	818	67	164.50	$164.50	$1,346	—
854	854	68	154.00	$154.00	$1,315	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–449	422	22	195.00–207.50	$203.86	$860	+12.16
472–499	485	42	180.00–196.00	$190.28	$923	+6.44
505–531 value added	511	23	176.50–186.00	$178.65	$913	—
509–546	530	61	184.00–191.00	$188.08	$997	+13.00
558–598	579	41	147.00–187.00	$179.29	$1,038	+1.12
599 value added	599	5	183.00	$183.00	$1,096	—
610 unweaned	610	4	134.00	$134.00	$817	—
618–644	629	14	153.00–185.00	$174.37	$1,097	+8.87
657–666	660	31	176.00–179.00	$177.83	$1,174	+19.10
707–728	718	8	151.00–157.00	$154.04	$1,106	+3.92
776–780	779	26	155.50	$155.50	$1,211	+1.39

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
791	791	8	149.50	$149.50	$1,183	—
840	840	10	145.50	$145.50	$1,222	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	174.50	$174.50	$703	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–425	415	30	166.00–178.50	$171.62	$712	+7.62
445 value added	445	14	170.00	$170.00	$756	—
477 value added	477	5	177.00	$177.00	$844	—
451–497	481	109	153.00–179.00	$164.13	$789	+3.89
501–549	531	234	159.75–179.00	$171.64	$911	+9.66
536 value added	536	27	167.50	$167.50	$898	—
580–588 value added	587	23	163.00–166.00	$163.52	$960	-2.92
554–599	590	275	153.00–175.50	$165.01	$974	+1.48
603–648	625	149	155.50–163.50	$159.48	$997	+3.14
624–634 value added	631	124	160.00–166.00	$164.85	$1,040	—
661 value added	661	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,025	—
656–694	677	345	148.00–165.00	$156.54	$1,060	+0.54
701–719	711	14	150.50–153.75	$152.38	$1,083	+10.28
703–741	733	68	157.00–173.75	$164.23	$1,204	+22.13
754–777	771	58	144.25–151.00	$149.41	$1,152	+6.41
775	775	24	169.50	$169.50	$1,314	+26.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–317	315	5	159.50–160.00	$159.80	$503	+7.80
380–390	383	3	152.00–161.50	$158.28	$606	-1.86
407–446	429	20	149.50–162.50	$155.57	$667	+0.67
470–496	486	8	157.00–158.00	$157.36	$765	+1.87
514–540	521	24	155.00–162.50	$157.04	$818	+0.99
553–595	578	80	148.00–167.00	$157.33	$909	+7.20
611–637	622	75	148.75–157.50	$151.20	$940	+4.89
622–631 value added	622	90	145.00–147.75	$147.63	$918	—
652–686	675	96	140.00–157.00	$145.00	$979	-1.97
732 value added	732	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,050	—
788	788	10	132.50	$132.50	$1,044	-6.40

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	183.50	$183.50	$740	—
598	598	33	162.50	$162.50	$972	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712	712	19	138.75	$138.75	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	4	154.50	$154.50	$521	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1395	1195	80-85%	7	53.50–64.00	$59.00	$705	—
905–1430	1220	80-85%	45	60.50–74.75	$69.33	$846	+7.65
1235–1315	1277	80-85%	5	72.50–79.00	$75.50	$964	+8.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1145	979	85-90%	11	62.00–70.50	$65.59	$642	—
775–1175	981	85-90%	8	41.00–49.00	$45.70	$448	—
875–1195	1015	85-90%	34	52.00–65.00	$59.18	$601	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1625	1411	75-80%	11	72.00–77.00	$74.13	$1,046	—
1380–1580	1473	75-80%	6	71.00–80.00	$74.05	$1,091	+11.58
1515–1540	1528	75-80%	2	63.00	$63.00	$963	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1955	1955	65-75%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,584	—
2100	2100	65-75%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–2005	1628	14	86.00–100.00	$94.15	$1,533	—
1905–2125	2015	2	99.00–103.50	$101.37	$2,043	—

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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.