Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

4,934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.83/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 669 lb · 333 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.29/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 619 lb · 200 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.91/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 573 lb · 143 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,934	3,588	4,252
Feeder cattle	4,348	2,821	3,651
Slaughter cattle	586	767	601

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to firm, 650-750 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs higher undertone. Heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–397	379	18	174.00–187.00	$183.09	$694	—
401–446	426	46	172.00–185.00	$179.27	$764	-0.73
453–488	473	42	166.50–180.00	$171.88	$813	-5.11
491	491	5	160.00	$160.00	$786	-16.99
502–547	528	112	152.00–167.50	$160.64	$848	-8.03
509–538 fancy	529	13	175.75–178.00	$176.42	$933	—
558 unweaned	558	3	145.00	$145.00	$809	-1.92
565 fancy	565	5	169.00	$169.00	$955	—
556–598	574	135	146.00–164.00	$155.67	$894	-1.29
606–608 thin fleshed	607	18	155.50–157.00	$156.33	$949	—
600–648	620	182	141.00–155.50	$147.49	$914	+1.14
653 unweaned	653	5	139.50	$139.50	$911	+4.00
659–687	665	24	133.00–140.00	$136.44	$907	-7.60
650–694	670	304	138.00–150.00	$147.77	$990	+3.73
703–747	724	115	137.50–151.50	$144.26	$1,044	+12.01
709–748	726	14	130.00–135.50	$132.43	$961	+0.18
755	755	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,087	+3.45
805–808	806	15	135.00–138.00	$136.38	$1,099	-4.62
837	837	32	138.50	$138.50	$1,159	+4.75
850–871	869	66	137.00–143.10	$142.56	$1,239	—
871	871	5	130.50	$130.50	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–382	381	9	175.75–183.00	$180.59	$688	+5.21
415–440	426	23	163.00–171.00	$167.28	$713	-3.44
450–498	475	39	151.00–167.00	$160.10	$760	-2.71
500–543	526	43	145.50–157.00	$149.48	$786	-6.01
557	557	7	152.00	$152.00	$847	+3.44
552–598	572	66	137.00–156.50	$146.08	$836	-2.48
605–644	629	8	131.00–132.00	$131.64	$828	-8.61
620–638	630	29	133.50–142.50	$137.50	$866	-2.75
628–643 unweaned	636	11	132.00–133.00	$132.55	$843	—
665	665	4	135.50	$135.50	$901	+1.46
668–685	675	21	136.00–141.00	$138.10	$932	+4.06
713	713	2	128.00	$128.00	$913	-5.12
700–748	722	36	130.00–139.75	$135.43	$978	+2.31
753–793	776	11	135.00–136.00	$135.40	$1,051	+3.88

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1230	1181	4	90.00–94.00	$93.02	$1,099	—
1060–1625	1359	30	104.00–108.50	$106.38	$1,446	+3.27
1247–1585	1401	15	104.00–107.50	$106.06	$1,486	+4.02

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	160.00	$160.00	$597	—
493	493	3	160.00	$160.00	$789	—
641	641	15	130.50	$130.50	$837	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	17	149.75	$149.75	$870	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	5	145.00	$145.00	$697	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	5	130.00	$130.00	$555	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	157.00	$157.00	$424	—
332	332	3	160.00	$160.00	$531	—
355–398	369	30	155.00–171.00	$162.42	$599	-3.99
401–442	420	28	149.50–158.00	$152.95	$642	-2.41
438	438	5	138.00	$138.00	$604	-17.36
453–494	474	85	141.00–158.00	$148.34	$703	+7.84
474	474	7	142.00	$142.00	$673	+1.50
490 unweaned	490	4	131.00	$131.00	$642	-10.00
500–548	528	125	137.00–147.00	$141.86	$749	+0.68
554–598	573	38	135.00–147.00	$139.46	$799	-2.26
605	605	5	126.00	$126.00	$762	-11.56
600–611	606	23	140.00–146.00	$143.91	$872	+6.35
608 unweaned	608	8	129.50	$129.50	$787	+1.00
650–670	661	106	136.25–144.75	$142.25	$940	+0.93
713–745	743	77	132.25–137.50	$132.64	$986	—
752	752	135	134.50–137.00	$136.45	$1,026	-0.29
800–840	832	21	121.25–121.75	$121.66	$1,012	—
850–854	853	19	125.25–125.50	$125.30	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–385	366	14	143.00–155.00	$149.75	$548	-5.77
405–448	435	22	140.00–150.00	$144.18	$627	-3.22
444	444	4	133.00	$133.00	$591	-14.40
450–494	483	42	134.00–143.00	$139.75	$675	-1.20
505–548	532	45	130.00–141.00	$135.83	$723	+7.83
538–549	544	29	123.00–134.00	$129.39	$704	+1.39
550–595	574	44	129.50–137.00	$133.55	$767	+16.05
555–599	576	21	118.00–135.00	$129.53	$746	+12.03
629 unweaned	629	4	118.00	$118.00	$742	—
631	631	4	126.00	$126.00	$795	-6.92
609–644	632	51	127.00–138.00	$134.47	$850	+1.55
650–686	663	11	128.75–136.50	$130.92	$868	-3.04
652–685	665	16	122.00–129.00	$125.26	$833	-8.70
724–737	731	16	133.50–134.25	$133.82	$978	—
750–786	759	16	129.00–129.50	$129.37	$982	+5.69
757–793	771	21	120.50–123.00	$122.19	$942	-1.49

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1448	1277	34	104.00–108.00	$106.08	$1,355	—
1383	1383	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,328	-8.25
1621–1640	1625	10	90.00–91.00	$90.20	$1,466	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	2	128.00	$128.00	$567	—
452–498	470	13	134.50–140.00	$137.47	$646	—
506–529	520	10	129.00–134.00	$132.05	$687	—
552	552	3	126.00	$126.00	$696	—
653	653	9	124.50	$124.50	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	134.00	$134.00	$502	—
478	478	3	120.00	$120.00	$574	-12.51
572	572	3	125.00	$125.00	$715	+3.50
637	637	3	115.00	$115.00	$733	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	5	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	6	142.00	$142.00	$630	-19.14
511–535	520	25	135.00–149.50	$143.27	$745	+3.17
552–596	569	21	136.00–157.00	$143.00	$814	+5.25
603–633	611	15	128.75–135.00	$131.43	$803	+3.61
659–694	672	8	119.00–130.50	$126.05	$847	+7.31
714	714	8	114.00	$114.00	$814	-1.00
772	772	3	103.00	$103.00	$795	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
853	853	8	84.50	$84.50	$721	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	6	173.50	$173.50	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1395	1256	80-85%	28	45.00–53.50	$50.01	$628	-0.24
1155–1400	1265	80-85%	48	53.00–59.50	$55.70	$705	+5.45
1235–1370	1308	80-85%	11	60.00–65.00	$61.62	$806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1170	1020	85-90%	6	32.50–39.00	$34.87	$356	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	56.75	$56.75	$602	+3.51
780–1395	1090	85-90%	27	39.00–47.50	$43.76	$477	-1.96
700–1345	1101	85-90%	40	45.50–56.00	$51.65	$569	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1845	1518	75-80%	16	48.50–55.50	$51.94	$788	-0.48
1315–1800	1521	75-80%	40	53.00–63.00	$57.94	$881	+5.52
1375–1820	1588	75-80%	14	60.00–70.00	$64.47	$1,024	+0.27
1915	1915	75-80%	1	38.00	$38.00	$728	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1910	1718	65-75%	6	65.50–69.00	$67.78	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1970	1621	10	65.00–78.00	$72.33	$1,172	—
1345–2375	1853	21	76.50–89.50	$82.28	$1,525	—
1975	1975	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,926	—

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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.