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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

3,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.97/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 714 lb · 156 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.59/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 770 lb · 122 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.23/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 701 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,381 4,354 3,657
Feeder cattle 2,855 3,558 3,227
Slaughter cattle 526 546 430
Replacement cattle — 250 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 750 lbs mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower, over 750 lbs firm undertone. Heifers under 600 lbs unevenly steady to 6.00 lower, over 650 lbs firm undertone. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 185.00 $185.00 $638 +6.66
405–435 416 20 168.00–177.00 $172.40 $717 +4.57
455–497 476 38 156.00–170.00 $164.63 $784 +4.39
510–545 530 50 145.00–163.25 $152.87 $810 -7.27
550–589 568 24 131.50–140.00 $134.79 $766 -11.59
551–599 580 95 140.00–153.25 $146.63 $850 +1.63
604–645 619 93 139.50–145.25 $141.43 $875 +0.36
640 640 4 131.00 $131.00 $838 -12.53
654–694 670 28 140.00–146.50 $143.82 $964 -4.11
682–686 683 11 134.50–138.50 $135.96 $929 -11.97
700–749 713 148 135.00–148.00 $144.31 $1,029 -2.06
728 728 8 137.75 $137.75 $1,003 -8.62
770 770 7 131.50 $131.50 $1,013 —
788–798 790 15 123.00–127.00 $123.81 $978 —
815 815 12 122.00 $122.00 $994 -9.01
817–838 823 33 128.00–130.00 $129.09 $1,062 -1.92
873 873 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,056 -14.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–446 428 19 152.00–161.00 $156.92 $672 -10.04
475–493 482 17 147.00–158.00 $152.56 $735 +2.02
501–545 520 48 137.00–154.50 $144.80 $753 +2.80
552–591 563 26 138.00–140.00 $139.07 $783 +4.94
605–636 620 36 134.00–140.50 $136.92 $849 +1.51
624 624 5 128.25 $128.25 $800 -7.16
652–685 662 21 133.00–139.00 $135.38 $896 +11.77
675–694 687 14 122.50–130.25 $127.12 $873 -8.50
712–736 726 25 125.00–135.25 $132.04 $959 -4.42
766 thin fleshed 766 66 144.00 $144.00 $1,103 —
750–775 774 56 130.00–131.00 $130.03 $1,006 -1.35
920 920 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,095 -8.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1177–1535 1303 35 99.75–104.75 $102.93 $1,341 -1.68
1090–1457 1308 17 91.00–94.50 $93.02 $1,217 -11.59
1270–1350 1310 2 98.25–99.25 $98.77 $1,294 -5.84
1210–1510 1328 8 97.50–100.00 $99.46 $1,321 -4.56
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
764 764 10 125.25 $125.25 $957 —
1005 1005 5 109.25 $109.25 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 148.00 $148.00 $733 —
575 575 4 130.50 $130.50 $750 —
795 795 5 111.75 $111.75 $888 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 5 126.50 $126.50 $806 +1.50
685 685 4 123.00 $123.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 150.00 $150.00 $327 -21.00
258 258 4 155.00 $155.00 $400 —
403–449 424 21 145.00–161.00 $151.54 $643 +7.01
452–498 464 14 147.00–149.00 $148.30 $688 +1.42
511–542 527 56 130.50–145.00 $137.92 $727 +11.92
548 thin fleshed 548 20 148.00 $148.00 $811 —
556–588 570 29 126.50–139.50 $134.35 $766 +1.73
605–607 thin fleshed 606 34 142.50–142.75 $142.67 $865 -6.33
602–610 607 15 135.00–140.00 $136.29 $827 -0.52
650–698 662 29 127.00–138.50 $132.38 $876 -8.72
700–709 701 88 128.00–137.25 $136.31 $956 -0.69
702 702 33 125.00 $125.00 $878 -12.00
758 758 67 131.25 $131.25 $995 —
762 762 21 118.75 $118.75 $905 —
827 827 14 117.75 $117.75 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–381 364 10 145.00–148.00 $146.45 $533 -5.06
352–392 unweaned 365 11 134.00–144.00 $139.32 $509 —
408–437 425 19 132.00–151.00 $140.94 $599 -0.93
450–490 unweaned 469 17 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $598 +2.28
453–493 475 50 128.00–142.50 $135.57 $644 -1.10
500–542 518 67 127.00–138.50 $132.48 $686 +0.58
553 unweaned 553 5 119.00 $119.00 $658 -1.21
555–593 573 38 122.50–134.00 $126.63 $726 +5.81
575 575 4 129.50 $129.50 $745 +8.68
602–640 624 62 124.50–133.75 $128.23 $800 -0.94
615–636 630 19 116.00–120.00 $119.07 $750 -10.10
670–699 685 24 113.00–130.00 $124.51 $853 +4.26
700–741 718 9 123.50–125.50 $124.58 $894 -3.05
739 739 5 101.00 $101.00 $746 -26.63
785 785 2 116.00 $116.00 $911 -8.49
819 819 7 117.00 $117.00 $958 -5.10
828 828 3 115.00 $115.00 $952 -7.10
934 934 9 110.50 $110.50 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 135.00 $135.00 $490 —
430 430 4 124.00 $124.00 $533 -9.00
484 484 4 125.00 $125.00 $605 -1.93
509 509 4 119.00 $119.00 $606 -0.03
558–593 579 11 110.50–121.50 $116.44 $674 —
667 667 3 122.00 $122.00 $814 -0.50
732–741 737 7 108.50–112.00 $110.51 $814 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1069–1395 1189 28 99.00–103.50 $102.04 $1,213 —
1250 1250 2 95.25 $95.25 $1,191 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 14 126.75 $126.75 $961 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 107.00 $107.00 $424 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 136.00 $136.00 $456 —
363 363 2 138.00 $138.00 $501 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 155.00 $155.00 $530 —
370 370 3 145.00 $145.00 $536 —
442 thin fleshed 442 3 165.00 $165.00 $729 —
457 thin fleshed 457 9 160.50 $160.50 $733 —
495 495 3 146.00 $146.00 $723 —
501–525 509 21 130.00–147.00 $140.06 $713 +3.56
577–592 583 23 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $730 -0.34
654–696 678 14 110.00–120.00 $115.27 $782 -1.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 157.00 $157.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1395 1274 80-85% 49 54.50–61.00 $57.29 $730 -0.29
1035–1455 1285 80-85% 24 47.00–54.00 $50.77 $652 -0.78
1192–1350 1299 80-85% 11 60.50–65.00 $62.64 $814 +11.09
1585 1585 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $713 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1800 1490 75-80% 38 54.00–63.00 $58.62 $873 -0.80
1225–1860 1514 75-80% 10 50.50–57.00 $53.30 $807 -12.47
1335–1770 1546 75-80% 28 61.50–72.25 $66.16 $1,023 +0.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1315 1068 85-90% 27 49.50–57.50 $53.23 $568 -0.60
1010–1155 1086 85-90% 8 55.50–61.50 $59.83 $650 -0.24
805–1355 1104 85-90% 17 36.00–49.50 $45.12 $498 -0.23
730–1980 1133 85-90% 10 21.00–40.00 $35.64 $404 -9.71
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1970 1820 65-75% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.92 $1,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1975 1632 8 56.00–78.00 $71.34 $1,164 —
1375–2015 1695 2 92.00–96.50 $94.67 $1,605 —
1280–2285 1707 25 75.00–89.00 $83.01 $1,417 —

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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.