Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

3,134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.43/cwt ≈ $1,117/hd at 768 lb · 246 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.49/cwt ≈ $1,012/hd at 677 lb · 138 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.93/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 727 lb · 106 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,134	3,684	3,358
Feeder cattle	2,728	—	2,698
Slaughter cattle	406	—	660

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to firm, 650-800 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 800-900 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady, spots 2.00 lower on 650-700 lb. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–491	470	53	170.00–182.50	$177.17	$833
504 fancy	504	16	182.50	$182.50	$920
500–542	518	34	167.50–179.00	$172.13	$892
554–598	569	77	151.50–169.50	$157.88	$898
596	596	5	152.50	$152.50	$909
604–648	626	50	147.50–162.00	$156.89	$982
652–695	677	138	147.50–155.00	$149.49	$1,012
702–733	727	49	149.00–151.00	$150.55	$1,094
752–798	768	246	139.00–149.25	$145.43	$1,117
857–882	867	97	141.85–145.50	$144.08	$1,249

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
370–395	383	6	171.00–180.00	$175.35	$672
408–448	430	37	166.00–174.00	$171.04	$735
453–495	473	16	160.00–170.00	$164.48	$778
464–495	484	11	158.00	$158.00	$765
500–547	527	38	154.50–164.00	$158.24	$834
508–547	534	13	143.00–152.00	$147.91	$790
550–595	567	30	145.00–151.00	$148.14	$840
591 unweaned	591	6	141.00	$141.00	$833
620	620	4	137.00	$137.00	$849
602–646	623	24	138.50–149.00	$143.29	$893
644–647 unweaned	646	16	133.00–134.75	$133.87	$865
650–693	668	26	142.00–149.00	$144.97	$968
677	677	5	138.50	$138.50	$938
706	706	5	130.50	$130.50	$921
701–733	714	40	134.00–144.50	$136.66	$976
755–792	777	24	131.50–140.50	$134.81	$1,047
827	827	18	137.10	$137.10	$1,134
859	859	7	128.50	$128.50	$1,104

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1465	1259	15	100.00–105.00	$103.08	$1,298
1285–1350	1318	4	97.00–98.00	$97.49	$1,285
1203–1465	1385	13	102.00–107.00	$105.07	$1,455
1330–1550	1440	2	91.00–95.50	$93.08	$1,340

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
623–642	636	9	132.00–132.50	$132.34	$842
722	722	7	128.50	$128.50	$928
905	905	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,140

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
718	718	5	123.50	$123.50	$887

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
411 fancy	411	5	171.00	$171.00	$703
413–448	433	15	157.00–165.00	$159.96	$693
456–483	469	23	154.00–157.00	$155.77	$731
477 unweaned	477	5	151.50	$151.50	$723
509–530	520	25	145.00–156.00	$150.84	$784
572–589	577	16	144.00–145.00	$144.53	$834
609–633	627	34	142.50–145.00	$143.42	$899
698	698	32	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$970
712–736	727	106	134.50–142.50	$139.93	$1,017
795	795	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,026
855	855	4	121.00	$121.00	$1,035

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
331	331	6	152.50	$152.50	$505
472	472	3	136.00	$136.00	$642
462–495	483	57	140.00–153.00	$146.61	$708
500–540	522	34	134.00–145.00	$137.22	$716
553–591	569	23	130.00–131.00	$130.23	$741
554–593	570	18	127.50–136.50	$132.25	$754
612	612	5	120.25	$120.25	$736
602–638	617	49	129.50–142.00	$138.05	$852
652–678	665	21	130.00–138.00	$135.51	$901
654–695	670	11	116.00–126.50	$121.22	$812
720	720	5	132.00	$132.00	$950
792	792	12	123.00	$123.00	$974

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
435	435	3	135.00	$135.00	$587
582	582	3	124.00	$124.00	$722
626	626	10	125.00	$125.00	$782

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1062	1062	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,104
1155	1155	2	97.50	$97.50	$1,126
1215	1215	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,124
1130–1325	1261	5	103.00–104.50	$103.69	$1,308

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
343	343	5	179.00	$179.00	$614
359	359	5	168.00	$168.00	$603
408–445	422	14	151.00–163.50	$156.83	$662
470–488	482	6	151.00–154.50	$152.14	$733
500	500	3	157.00	$157.00	$785
602–626	616	7	120.50–124.00	$122.53	$755
658–682	670	13	120.00–132.00	$124.80	$836
773	773	4	110.00	$110.00	$850

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1040	965	85-90%	5	37.50–41.00	$38.44	$371
770–1245	1015	85-90%	31	40.00–50.00	$45.52	$462
900–1215	1064	85-90%	38	50.00–58.50	$54.42	$579
1050–1080	1065	85-90%	2	60.00–61.50	$60.76	$647

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1355	1255	80-85%	8	64.00–68.00	$65.72	$825
1085–1475	1280	80-85%	37	55.00–63.50	$58.84	$753
1155–1445	1282	80-85%	27	45.00–54.50	$50.66	$649

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350–1635	1480	75-80%	19	55.50–65.00	$59.79	$885
1355–1810	1548	75-80%	12	48.00–57.00	$53.86	$834
1405–1720	1613	75-80%	9	64.00–70.00	$65.69	$1,060

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1345–2070	1539	6	69.00–77.50	$73.33	$1,129
1345–2070	1771	19	78.00–91.50	$83.68	$1,482
2145	2145	1	93.50	$93.50	$2,006

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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.