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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

3,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.73/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 623 lb · 240 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.28/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 632 lb · 170 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.11/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 713 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,411 3,483 0
Feeder cattle 3,137 2,149 0
Slaughter cattle 274 99 0
Replacement cattle — 1,235 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 1.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 15.00 to 20.00 higher early week. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–446 426 42 216.00–231.50 $226.32 $964 -15.18
451–498 value added 472 27 219.50–232.00 $226.14 $1,067 —
450–495 478 74 207.00–230.00 $221.39 $1,058 +7.55
515 fancy 515 4 226.50 $226.50 $1,166 —
505–544 536 90 205.00–216.00 $210.70 $1,129 -11.10
553–598 579 107 188.75–209.50 $196.68 $1,139 -6.36
597 value added 597 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,164 —
605 fancy 605 14 197.50 $197.50 $1,195 —
608 608 15 174.50 $174.50 $1,061 -8.52
601–637 625 211 181.00–197.00 $191.44 $1,196 +8.42
656–694 681 95 174.00–182.50 $177.28 $1,207 -0.22
695 695 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,133 -14.50
706–735 713 149 167.50–174.50 $170.11 $1,213 -0.39
760–771 764 94 165.00–172.50 $167.16 $1,277 +2.30
821–828 826 13 152.50–156.25 $153.36 $1,267 -6.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 205.00 $205.00 $738 +2.00
405–410 408 5 193.00–198.00 $194.99 $796 —
490 490 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,066 —
505–548 516 23 175.75–187.50 $182.14 $940 -1.86
523 value added 523 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,025 —
556–577 568 27 177.00–191.00 $186.33 $1,058 -3.52
614–648 636 57 170.00–185.00 $179.04 $1,139 +5.60
703–747 717 87 155.00–165.00 $159.62 $1,144 —
754 754 10 152.50 $152.50 $1,150 +0.70
760–786 773 95 147.25–155.50 $151.93 $1,174 +0.13
830–832 832 75 146.25–155.50 $154.02 $1,281 —
938 938 5 132.50 $132.50 $1,243 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614–634 630 33 156.00–162.25 $157.29 $991 —
906 906 6 137.50 $137.50 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 184.50 $184.50 $738 —
617 617 7 152.50 $152.50 $941 —
652 652 5 152.50 $152.50 $994 —
756 756 5 147.25 $147.25 $1,113 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 190.00 $190.00 $684 -4.01
412–446 427 60 173.00–190.50 $182.66 $780 +3.66
444 value added 444 11 180.25 $180.25 $800 —
470–499 489 82 176.00–188.60 $185.14 $905 +15.14
498 value added 498 38 180.00 $180.00 $896 —
527 thin fleshed 527 6 182.50 $182.50 $962 —
501–547 535 137 166.50–182.50 $173.60 $929 -1.40
553–598 585 87 158.00–178.75 $168.45 $985 +7.24
612 value added 612 27 168.50 $168.50 $1,031 —
600–646 636 143 158.00–165.50 $162.30 $1,032 +5.21
650–684 661 108 158.50–168.00 $163.31 $1,079 +8.04
733 733 89 155.50 $155.50 $1,140 -7.36
751 751 7 152.75 $152.75 $1,147 —
758 758 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–442 427 12 166.50–169.00 $167.15 $714 —
482 482 7 165.25 $165.25 $797 —
540 540 4 157.00 $157.00 $848 +12.00
563–569 565 19 154.25–155.00 $154.76 $874 —
601–646 624 30 142.75–156.00 $147.51 $920 -4.17
661–678 671 28 146.75–155.00 $150.90 $1,013 +7.49
671 unweaned 671 8 138.50 $138.50 $929 —
704–739 718 16 135.50–141.00 $138.65 $996 -7.70
780 780 10 136.75 $136.75 $1,067 -0.69
864 864 5 135.75 $135.75 $1,173 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 value added 544 5 155.50 $155.50 $846 —
705 value added 705 5 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
874 874 7 139.50 $139.50 $1,219 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 5 145.50 $145.50 $905 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1375 1183 80-85% 42 59.50–73.50 $67.69 $801 —
1125–1440 1286 80-85% 19 74.50–83.00 $76.58 $985 +5.23
1190–1355 1301 80-85% 7 60.00–65.00 $62.21 $809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1045 915 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $41.90 $383 —
870–1206 1094 85-90% 33 51.00–65.00 $58.46 $640 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $594 —
1050–1150 1113 85-90% 6 69.00–76.00 $72.98 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $916 —
1305–1630 1450 75-80% 12 62.00–74.50 $68.46 $993 -3.12
1335–1730 1476 75-80% 13 75.00–82.50 $77.74 $1,147 -0.77
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825–1925 1875 65-75% 2 76.50–79.00 $77.72 $1,457 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,056 —
1350–2185 1745 19 86.00–102.00 $93.95 $1,639 —
1575–2200 1967 13 99.00–113.00 $105.27 $2,071 —

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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.