Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

4,835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.57/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 633 lb · 131 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.57/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 680 lb · 103 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.49/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 623 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,835	3,370	6,071
Feeder cattle	3,092	2,755	3,618
Slaughter cattle	557	615	569
Replacement cattle	1,186	—	1,884

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to firm. Heifers steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–328	325	3	184.00–199.00	$188.92	$614	—
415–425	423	4	174.00–186.00	$176.95	$748	—
466–495	484	22	164.00–172.00	$167.45	$810	-0.55
500–542	517	34	157.50–169.00	$162.72	$841	-2.53
551–588	569	88	148.00–158.50	$153.75	$875	+1.05
602–640	623	97	143.00–158.00	$149.49	$931	+2.79
650–663	656	20	141.50–147.50	$144.20	$946	-3.40
657–681	667	30	137.00–138.00	$137.44	$917	-10.16
706–723	721	83	143.00–148.00	$146.01	$1,053	+7.84
756–778	765	94	140.75–148.50	$146.21	$1,119	+13.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–398	385	14	165.00–179.00	$170.17	$655	-4.28
402–403	402	9	167.00–173.00	$171.00	$687	+4.56
456–498	476	55	155.00–164.00	$160.26	$763	-1.03
503–543	521	41	142.00–157.00	$151.87	$791	+0.54
550–592	571	49	140.00–159.00	$145.13	$829	+2.14
590–597	595	16	130.00–138.00	$134.05	$798	-8.94
601–645	623	46	134.50–143.50	$139.65	$870	+5.55
630–640	635	6	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$873	+3.38
651	651	5	139.50	$139.50	$908	-2.25
652–681	673	22	131.00–140.50	$136.98	$922	-4.77
706–737	717	63	133.50–146.25	$142.61	$1,023	+12.49
730–735	733	7	130.00–139.50	$135.44	$993	+5.32
765–794	769	59	129.25–141.50	$137.82	$1,060	+2.82
785	785	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,044	-2.00
816	816	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,020	+20.00
920	920	9	122.50	$122.50	$1,127	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1500	1261	12	90.00–100.00	$94.45	$1,191	—
1220–1458	1362	15	99.00–103.00	$101.68	$1,385	-2.90
1264–1505	1389	33	104.00–107.75	$106.46	$1,479	+4.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	6	161.00	$161.00	$626	—
408	408	3	153.00	$153.00	$624	—
433 unweaned	433	5	140.00	$140.00	$606	—
489	489	7	138.00	$138.00	$675	—
525	525	4	138.00	$138.00	$724	-6.00
675–694	685	8	129.75–137.00	$133.32	$913	-0.68
708	708	3	128.50	$128.50	$910	—
767	767	6	128.00	$128.00	$982	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–690	682	10	130.00–134.00	$132.43	$903	+4.13
844	844	6	129.25	$129.25	$1,091	—
855–874	869	15	120.00–129.00	$126.64	$1,101	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
913	913	9	125.25	$125.25	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	4	136.00	$136.00	$632	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	4	122.00	$122.00	$642	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–394	388	7	154.50–159.00	$156.39	$607	+3.43
413–447	435	36	139.00–149.00	$142.25	$619	-3.46
453–498	476	19	139.00–140.00	$139.42	$664	-4.01
493	493	5	129.00	$129.00	$636	-14.43
500–526	509	35	134.00–142.50	$138.24	$704	+2.04
539	539	6	129.00	$129.00	$695	-7.20
575	575	3	124.00	$124.00	$713	-6.80
550–597	579	31	127.00–135.00	$131.72	$763	+0.92
619–635	627	14	115.00–127.50	$120.96	$758	-11.72
600–649	634	117	130.00–141.75	$137.32	$871	+4.64
667–674	671	11	119.00–120.00	$119.45	$802	-3.05
653–694	681	92	123.00–141.50	$135.26	$921	+12.76
704	704	32	140.25	$140.25	$987	+9.25
722	722	5	122.50	$122.50	$884	-8.50
764	764	9	123.00	$123.00	$940	+2.50
762–779	776	24	125.00–128.50	$126.06	$978	+5.56
893	893	60	122.00	$122.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	175.00	$175.00	$598	+12.30
361–393	371	10	161.00–162.00	$161.20	$598	—
405–445	420	23	152.00–159.50	$154.83	$650	+3.63
455–497	470	38	149.00–153.00	$150.44	$707	+4.56
500–542	520	71	135.00–144.50	$140.45	$730	-2.60
552–598	579	19	135.00–142.50	$137.98	$799	+12.48
602–620	612	57	140.00–142.50	$141.57	$866	+9.57
677	677	3	141.00	$141.00	$955	+9.60
711–745	734	51	132.00–140.50	$134.58	$988	-8.17
785	785	44	133.25	$133.25	$1,046	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102–1230	1123	6	98.00–99.00	$98.18	$1,103	+6.40
1105–1330	1218	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,267	—
1105–1458	1317	41	104.50–108.00	$105.49	$1,389	—
1240–1575	1408	2	100.00–101.00	$100.44	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	148.50	$148.50	$472	—
390	390	3	131.00	$131.00	$511	+5.00
468	468	3	125.00	$125.00	$585	-4.00
646	646	7	127.50	$127.50	$824	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	12	156.00	$156.00	$519	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–533	523	22	136.50–144.00	$139.87	$732	-8.13
525–527	526	7	120.00–126.00	$122.58	$645	-25.42
558–584	574	21	123.00–130.00	$128.15	$736	-6.36
625	625	3	119.50	$119.50	$747	-3.00
675–690	683	6	118.00–118.50	$118.25	$808	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465 unweaned	465	4	106.00	$106.00	$493	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724–1250	936	85-90%	20	10.00–36.00	$26.75	$250	—
875–1220	1074	85-90%	43	30.00–45.00	$40.27	$432	-19.73
825–1380	1099	85-90%	36	39.50–53.00	$46.40	$510	-13.60
1075–1150	1107	85-90%	3	50.00–51.50	$51.01	$565	+1.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1435	1271	80-85%	36	48.00–54.50	$51.03	$649	-8.94
1050–1460	1285	80-85%	32	43.00–49.00	$46.18	$593	-13.79
1245–1485	1365	80-85%	2	54.00–54.50	$54.27	$741	—
1320–1605	1450	80-85%	3	41.00–44.00	$42.83	$621	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1670	1496	75-80%	21	44.00–51.50	$47.96	$717	+0.07
1250–1715	1521	75-80%	35	50.00–58.00	$53.37	$812	-1.53
1405–1695	1544	75-80%	9	60.00–68.50	$64.45	$995	+9.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1855	1554	11	59.00–71.00	$65.16	$1,013	-4.67
1610–2105	1851	14	71.00–80.00	$75.86	$1,404	—
2010–2040	2025	2	82.50–83.00	$82.75	$1,676	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1219–1445	1251	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,850.00–1,975.00	$1,949.21
1105–1365	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	58	1,750.00–2,025.00	$1,914.25
1245–1415	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,555.94
1168–1519	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	60	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,746.05
1244–1410	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,794.40
1288–1387	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1034	1034	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1105–1428	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,128.70
1090–1700	1351	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	1,225.00–1,450.00	$1,314.31
1352–1377	1365	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,110.00–1,225.00	$1,168.03
1238–1519	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	860.00–1,000.00	$924.91
1138–1478	1395	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,010.00–1,225.00	$1,099.50
1268–1668	1411	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,475.65
1302–1550	1472	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,025.00–1,040.00	$1,032.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1437	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,080.00–1,210.00	$1,158.76
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1158	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	820.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1037	1037	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1062–1134	1095	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,767.04
1126–1178	1165	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	2,000.00–2,075.00	$2,053.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
901–956	929	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,313.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,230.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1100–1425	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,676.92	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,290.00	$1,290.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1150–1300	1233	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,466.67	—
1100–1550	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,875.00–2,225.00	$2,080.77	—
1500–1550	1535	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,422.50	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1165	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,314.13	—

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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.