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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

7,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.53/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 620 lb · 409 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $226.40/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 468 lb · 356 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.39/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 689 lb · 351 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,971 4,705 9,430
Feeder cattle 7,527 4,277 9,005
Slaughter cattle 404 428 250
Replacement cattle 40 — 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

No adequate comparisons with recent sales in this area, undertones were generally higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–443 426 29 200.00–232.00 $212.93 $907 +2.54
450–495 468 356 200.00–241.00 $226.40 $1,060 +13.97
500–549 526 213 193.00–230.25 $217.95 $1,146 +11.12
532–537 unweaned 534 24 199.50–212.00 $206.96 $1,105 +17.61
552–595 575 223 190.00–219.00 $204.01 $1,173 +11.59
579–596 unweaned 586 36 185.50–193.25 $191.53 $1,122 +3.53
600–645 619 393 176.00–202.00 $193.93 $1,200 +5.37
628–640 unweaned 636 16 183.50–184.50 $183.81 $1,169 —
650–696 675 275 175.50–195.00 $185.41 $1,252 -4.07
676–678 unweaned 677 12 172.50–174.00 $173.37 $1,174 +5.61
705 unweaned 705 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 —
701–749 724 219 176.00–189.25 $183.10 $1,326 -0.84
763–796 774 250 184.75–187.75 $185.92 $1,439 +19.92
792 792 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,204 -14.00
801–822 812 241 183.50–186.25 $184.93 $1,502 —
862–880 872 245 179.00–181.25 $180.37 $1,573 +1.37
911–948 929 184 180.00–182.50 $181.19 $1,683 —
982 982 41 176.50 $176.50 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–346 344 9 205.00–207.00 $205.89 $708 —
370 unweaned 370 5 197.00 $197.00 $729 —
374–397 388 62 193.00–204.50 $201.05 $780 -3.26
410–436 unweaned 422 11 170.00–182.00 $176.36 $744 —
424–429 427 14 210.00–215.50 $212.73 $908 +14.28
478–489 483 23 200.00–217.00 $208.77 $1,008 +15.35
506–513 511 56 187.00–207.00 $197.16 $1,007 +9.38
516 unweaned 516 12 190.00 $190.00 $980 +15.00
550–590 567 130 165.00–203.00 $192.81 $1,093 +17.81
612 unweaned 612 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,077 —
602–645 626 142 175.00–190.50 $185.79 $1,163 +12.14
628 value added 628 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,240 —
692–693 692 50 182.50–183.25 $182.92 $1,266 +9.68
703 value added 703 10 178.50 $178.50 $1,255 —
721–723 unweaned 721 22 163.50–170.00 $164.39 $1,185 —
700–738 726 103 168.00–186.35 $179.99 $1,307 +11.49
780–787 782 27 164.00–182.00 $177.30 $1,386 —
802 802 64 178.00 $178.00 $1,428 +12.79
860–894 891 71 153.00–178.50 $176.07 $1,569 —
960 960 19 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 25 209.00 $209.00 $897 —
514 514 40 209.00 $209.00 $1,074 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 29 212.00 $212.00 $1,206 —
835 835 6 181.50 $181.50 $1,516 —
987 987 19 158.25 $158.25 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–399 378 48 191.00–210.00 $203.71 $770 -4.00
400–442 424 67 186.00–209.00 $196.99 $835 -0.64
451–497 464 182 182.00–207.00 $195.13 $905 +13.58
507 fancy 507 11 193.00 $193.00 $979 —
503–538 522 138 177.00–201.50 $191.20 $998 +8.00
558–585 571 157 175.00–194.00 $182.97 $1,045 +6.23
588 588 7 154.50 $154.50 $908 -22.24
605 unweaned 605 13 169.50 $169.50 $1,025 —
601–647 625 252 166.00–186.50 $175.87 $1,099 -0.26
638 638 20 192.00 $192.00 $1,225 +38.25
663–698 689 351 171.25–185.25 $178.39 $1,229 -0.28
701–735 709 135 162.00–179.25 $175.24 $1,242 -4.49
757–765 760 177 168.00–171.75 $170.22 $1,294 —
800–839 822 54 140.00–163.75 $156.86 $1,289 —
862–898 881 15 144.00–148.00 $146.64 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–399 380 112 159.00–199.00 $183.04 $696 +3.73
409–442 433 41 174.50–192.00 $182.78 $791 +8.03
460–495 476 42 160.00–179.00 $168.26 $801 -3.79
485 unweaned 485 20 183.25 $183.25 $889 —
500–543 529 76 156.00–185.00 $175.91 $931 +7.11
536–543 value added 539 13 166.00–169.50 $167.87 $905 —
544 unweaned 544 10 178.00 $178.00 $968 +21.32
553–590 571 51 162.50–175.00 $169.33 $967 +0.43
572–590 unweaned 586 27 150.25–160.00 $156.90 $919 +6.40
600–619 609 86 157.00–179.75 $169.90 $1,035 +13.40
653–694 unweaned 673 24 144.00–149.00 $147.37 $992 —
660–690 684 56 149.00–165.50 $163.76 $1,120 —
717–742 734 26 155.50–170.00 $166.09 $1,219 +7.56
826 826 16 158.50 $158.50 $1,309 —
903 903 3 156.50 $156.50 $1,413 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 21 200.00 $200.00 $838 —
496 496 40 194.50 $194.50 $965 +34.25
659 659 5 160.50 $160.50 $1,058 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 23 176.00 $176.00 $945 —
915 915 7 168.50 $168.50 $1,542 —
952 952 8 161.75 $161.75 $1,540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 175.00 $175.00 $875 —
550–581 566 6 155.00–159.00 $156.95 $888 —
611 611 3 153.00 $153.00 $935 —
677 677 4 141.00 $141.00 $955 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1365 1238 80-85% 31 58.00–65.00 $62.44 $773 —
1020–1480 1262 80-85% 69 53.00–72.00 $60.84 $768 -9.73
1180–1400 1270 80-85% 7 61.00–62.50 $61.72 $784 -8.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1100 1017 85-90% 5 41.00–50.00 $45.57 $463 -26.93
820–1340 1063 85-90% 33 43.00–61.00 $54.46 $579 —
925–1450 1121 85-90% 39 49.00–68.00 $56.32 $631 -7.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1650 1498 75-80% 10 56.00–68.00 $64.23 $962 —
1450–1550 1499 75-80% 7 69.00–76.50 $71.93 $1,078 —
1460–1610 1542 75-80% 11 78.00–85.50 $80.34 $1,239 +4.71
1625 1625 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $926 -25.73
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 65-75% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,436 —
1650–1860 1748 65-75% 3 74.00–78.00 $75.97 $1,328 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1990 1480 2 91.00–92.25 $91.84 $1,359 —
1320–2120 1662 9 62.50–91.50 $79.70 $1,325 —
1440–2190 1825 7 83.00–99.00 $92.81 $1,694 —

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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
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1050–1250 1192 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 13 1,000.00–1,285.00 $1,175.38 —

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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.