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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

3,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.01/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 663 lb · 170 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.22/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 765 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.96/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 528 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,588 3,488 4,067
Feeder cattle 2,821 2,807 3,402
Slaughter cattle 767 681 665

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher, most advance on 500 lbs, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 unweaned 401 4 172.50 $172.50 $692 —
433 433 14 180.00 $180.00 $779 +3.48
452–473 unweaned 464 8 158.00–159.50 $158.74 $737 —
453–491 471 28 173.00–182.50 $176.99 $834 +9.51
500–549 528 127 163.00–174.00 $168.67 $891 +7.11
539 unweaned 539 6 153.00 $153.00 $825 —
551–597 unweaned 570 23 142.25–150.50 $146.92 $837 +3.92
550–594 576 71 152.75–163.50 $156.96 $904 -0.57
588 588 4 143.00 $143.00 $841 -14.53
602–644 626 90 144.00–151.85 $146.35 $916 -1.51
616–636 unweaned 626 20 135.50–142.75 $139.07 $871 —
655 unweaned 655 8 135.50 $135.50 $888 —
673–688 681 33 142.00–145.00 $144.04 $981 -8.10
705 705 7 143.50 $143.50 $1,012 -7.57
728 728 13 132.25 $132.25 $963 -5.75
750–759 758 72 140.00–144.00 $140.55 $1,065 -7.31
769–772 772 75 129.50–134.35 $134.03 $1,035 -13.83
800–809 805 19 141.00 $141.00 $1,135 +1.00
823 823 20 133.75 $133.75 $1,101 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 321 6 188.00–189.00 $188.47 $605 +13.47
360–395 378 6 173.00–178.00 $175.38 $663 -0.94
400–447 424 17 168.00–174.00 $170.72 $724 +11.49
450–495 477 43 157.00–168.00 $162.81 $777 +1.56
505–547 530 31 148.00–160.00 $155.49 $824 +4.40
555–597 579 61 141.00–152.00 $148.56 $860 +2.01
608 thin fleshed 608 27 150.75 $150.75 $917 +6.75
600–646 628 73 136.50–143.50 $140.25 $881 +6.11
664–698 681 16 130.50–135.50 $134.04 $913 -9.56
681–690 687 21 125.50–130.00 $127.63 $877 -15.97
700–731 721 6 131.50–136.50 $133.12 $960 -5.46
780–787 785 10 122.75–135.25 $131.52 $1,032 -2.94
810 810 7 122.00 $122.00 $988 -6.00
815–828 822 7 127.00–130.00 $128.73 $1,058 +0.73
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1280 1148 2 91.00–92.00 $91.56 $1,051 —
1212–1620 1353 15 102.00–105.00 $103.11 $1,395 —
1130–1557 1407 29 100.00–104.25 $102.04 $1,436 —
1690 1690 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 356 8 164.00–168.00 $166.51 $593 —
684 684 4 130.00 $130.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–398 368 11 165.00–167.00 $166.41 $612 +9.79
408–443 436 16 152.00–157.00 $155.36 $677 -0.49
451–493 466 59 142.00–150.00 $146.18 $681 -4.56
480 480 8 140.50 $140.50 $674 -10.24
491 unweaned 491 4 141.00 $141.00 $692 +1.00
501–546 529 65 139.00–144.50 $141.18 $747 -2.60
539 unweaned 539 9 138.50 $138.50 $747 —
555–598 590 41 136.00–145.00 $141.72 $836 +12.72
607 unweaned 607 9 128.50 $128.50 $780 —
616 thin fleshed 616 14 146.00 $146.00 $899 -1.00
600–637 627 72 137.00–141.00 $137.56 $863 -1.71
659 659 4 128.00 $128.00 $844 -10.61
656–684 663 166 139.50–143.00 $141.32 $937 +2.71
706–707 707 88 139.00–141.50 $139.79 $988 +6.49
760–785 768 13 134.00–138.00 $136.74 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 370 16 153.00–160.00 $155.52 $575 +5.80
406–448 422 29 143.00–151.00 $147.40 $622 +4.13
451–497 476 45 139.00–143.00 $140.95 $671 +5.40
505–540 519 61 130.50–139.50 $136.36 $708 -1.25
535 535 6 128.00 $128.00 $685 -3.00
550–592 565 90 127.00–137.50 $133.42 $754 +1.41
569 569 5 117.50 $117.50 $669 -14.51
601–645 621 18 118.00–122.50 $119.71 $743 -10.19
600–644 625 39 128.50–139.00 $132.92 $831 +3.02
650–693 670 53 127.50–136.50 $133.96 $898 +1.84
773–786 780 7 118.50–127.50 $123.68 $965 -6.46
819 819 4 121.75 $121.75 $997 -1.17
933 933 9 110.50 $110.50 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–439 432 17 134.00–139.00 $137.10 $592 +3.10
455–469 462 8 132.00–133.00 $132.51 $612 +10.86
503 503 3 132.00 $132.00 $664 —
579 579 5 121.50 $121.50 $703 +3.68
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1165 1108 4 90.00–95.00 $92.27 $1,022 —
1206 1206 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,242 —
1125–1526 1368 16 102.00–105.00 $104.25 $1,426 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 132.00 $132.00 $858 —
743 743 4 131.00 $131.00 $973 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–436 426 7 155.00–165.50 $161.14 $686 —
460 460 3 155.00 $155.00 $713 +8.94
508–539 526 18 135.00–145.50 $140.10 $737 —
567–592 581 13 135.00–146.00 $137.75 $800 -0.27
582 unweaned 582 6 125.50 $125.50 $730 —
603–638 622 16 125.00–137.50 $127.82 $795 +0.32
662–673 668 6 117.00–120.50 $118.74 $793 +0.74
673–695 686 7 111.00–112.00 $111.42 $764 -6.58
720 720 3 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
816 816 4 107.00 $107.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1780 1512 75-80% 19 48.00–54.50 $52.42 $793 -5.62
1385–1880 1533 75-80% 30 55.00–60.50 $57.55 $882 -0.49
1435–1860 1578 75-80% 9 61.00–66.50 $64.20 $1,013 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1070 968 85-90% 6 35.00–41.50 $37.95 $367 —
935–1215 1074 85-90% 25 50.00–57.50 $53.24 $572 +7.41
855–1300 1088 85-90% 22 40.00–49.00 $45.72 $497 -0.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $778 —
1115–1395 1266 80-85% 15 47.50–53.50 $50.25 $636 +0.09
1155–1385 1277 80-85% 30 54.00–59.00 $56.18 $717 -0.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2115 1761 15 75.00–89.00 $80.37 $1,415 —
1335–2345 1808 14 68.50–78.00 $73.46 $1,328 —
1795–1835 1815 2 97.50–98.00 $97.75 $1,774 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1294 1294 7 65.00 $65.00 $841 —

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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.