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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

7,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.57/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 677 lb · 297 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.33/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 626 lb · 261 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.16/cwt -6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 716 lb · 253 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,147 4,835 4,960
Feeder cattle 6,289 3,092 4,270
Slaughter cattle 858 557 690
Replacement cattle — 1,186 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 700-800 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 800 lbs not well tested, weak to lower undertone. Heifers mostly steady with 500-600 lbs firm to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347–348 347 10 190.00–196.50 $194.55 $675 +5.63
394 394 6 190.00 $190.00 $749 —
400–448 433 26 167.00–189.00 $178.91 $775 +1.96
440 unweaned 440 3 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
451–476 thin fleshed 468 29 188.00–190.00 $189.27 $886 —
450–496 477 115 165.00–186.00 $174.94 $834 +7.49
503–548 531 146 160.50–175.00 $167.26 $888 +4.54
558 fancy 558 8 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
558 thin fleshed 558 6 162.50 $162.50 $907 —
555–597 576 217 149.00–169.00 $158.47 $913 +4.72
595 595 4 138.00 $138.00 $821 -15.75
608 thin fleshed 608 3 161.00 $161.00 $979 —
600–645 626 253 142.50–154.50 $149.47 $936 -0.02
646 646 5 135.00 $135.00 $872 -14.49
668–690 675 37 126.50–140.50 $137.70 $929 +0.26
656–689 677 260 138.50–156.50 $147.83 $1,001 +10.39
700–741 715 205 134.50–150.00 $140.87 $1,007 -5.14
717 unweaned 717 9 125.00 $125.00 $896 —
701–732 718 39 130.50–138.50 $133.44 $958 -12.57
755–770 768 28 130.25–132.75 $132.40 $1,017 -13.81
751–783 776 76 134.50–143.00 $141.67 $1,099 -4.54
806–840 827 131 128.50–138.00 $133.37 $1,103 —
873 873 35 123.75 $123.75 $1,080 —
931 931 60 136.50 $136.50 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 345 17 184.00–186.00 $185.65 $640 —
355–395 384 25 181.00–189.00 $183.48 $705 +13.31
421–445 430 16 171.00–175.00 $173.54 $746 +2.54
478 unweaned 478 4 140.00 $140.00 $669 —
478–498 486 23 157.00–169.00 $163.53 $795 +3.27
506–543 519 23 155.00–160.00 $156.41 $812 +4.54
519 unweaned 519 5 140.00 $140.00 $727 —
545 545 2 141.00 $141.00 $768 -10.87
557 unweaned 557 8 141.00 $141.00 $785 —
560–594 577 105 138.00–153.00 $145.24 $838 +0.11
616 unweaned 616 14 133.00 $133.00 $819 —
620–642 629 12 130.50–142.00 $137.11 $862 -2.54
615–647 641 45 141.00–144.50 $142.54 $914 +5.06
657–697 667 121 131.00–152.75 $147.45 $983 +10.47
668 668 4 139.50 $139.50 $932 +2.52
678 unweaned 678 5 120.00 $120.00 $814 —
702–746 737 34 130.50–137.50 $132.83 $979 -2.61
741 741 4 127.50 $127.50 $945 -7.94
753–771 763 37 126.75–133.00 $131.09 $1,000 -6.73
803 803 4 122.00 $122.00 $980 -3.00
854 854 5 118.50 $118.50 $1,012 —
864–886 870 43 126.00–128.25 $127.77 $1,112 —
900–942 938 62 122.50–128.50 $127.94 $1,200 +5.44
961 961 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,211 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 47 124.10 $124.10 $1,294 —
1077 1077 53 124.60 $124.60 $1,342 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 2 100.50 $100.50 $1,095 —
1095–1515 1283 22 82.00–95.00 $91.01 $1,168 -3.44
1162–1552 1331 45 101.50–106.75 $105.18 $1,400 —
1265–1357 1337 9 101.00–102.50 $102.18 $1,366 —
1330–1520 1354 18 100.50–102.00 $100.72 $1,364 -0.96
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1087 1087 51 120.00 $120.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 159.00 $159.00 $693 +6.00
528–544 536 8 133.00–139.50 $136.20 $730 -1.80
562–583 570 10 130.00–135.50 $132.25 $754 —
992 992 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,081 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 153.00 $153.00 $640 —
598 598 3 141.00 $141.00 $843 —
657–665 662 7 118.00–130.00 $123.11 $815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 341 6 152.00–163.00 $153.86 $525 -21.14
402–438 423 62 148.00–163.00 $155.70 $659 +0.87
450–493 472 96 142.00–152.00 $146.60 $692 -3.84
478 478 4 132.00 $132.00 $631 -18.44
502–532 unweaned 512 9 134.00–137.00 $135.04 $691 —
500–548 520 223 140.00–149.00 $144.63 $752 +4.18
551 thin fleshed 551 21 145.50–146.00 $145.71 $803 —
552–597 570 154 131.50–145.50 $141.53 $807 +3.55
572–588 unweaned 580 22 126.50–128.50 $127.96 $742 —
607–646 632 187 133.50–143.50 $139.74 $883 -1.83
651–675 668 142 124.50–140.00 $137.52 $919 -3.48
707–724 718 25 126.75 $126.75 $910 -7.83
737 737 5 118.00 $118.00 $870 -16.58
762 762 19 125.50 $125.50 $956 -7.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 163.00 $163.00 $525 —
326 thin fleshed 326 8 174.00 $174.00 $567 —
396 396 9 151.00 $151.00 $598 -5.39
400 unweaned 400 3 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
403–448 432 27 141.00–151.00 $145.77 $630 +3.52
466–494 477 49 137.00–143.00 $140.14 $668 +0.72
485 unweaned 485 5 130.50 $130.50 $633 —
501–542 525 67 129.00–139.50 $136.50 $717 +7.50
530 530 2 129.00 $129.00 $684 ±0.00
539 unweaned 539 5 127.00 $127.00 $685 —
571 unweaned 571 7 130.00 $130.00 $742 —
558–597 572 45 124.00–137.00 $132.65 $759 +8.65
581–593 587 13 121.00–124.50 $122.86 $721 -8.86
625–641 631 17 119.50–124.00 $122.04 $770 -15.28
602–648 632 79 122.50–132.50 $127.98 $809 -9.34
652–687 669 83 122.00–130.00 $125.18 $837 +5.73
652–691 670 32 120.00–126.00 $122.70 $822 +3.25
700–734 727 48 120.00–126.25 $124.52 $905 +2.02
741 741 5 119.00 $119.00 $882 -3.50
760–798 791 38 120.00–123.25 $121.22 $959 -4.84
801–837 818 137 115.00–136.50 $132.39 $1,083 —
904–927 919 20 120.00–121.75 $121.15 $1,113 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
989 989 58 117.00 $117.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 140.00 $140.00 $476 -8.50
508–528 516 10 115.00–126.00 $122.09 $630 —
560–592 573 15 110.00–117.00 $113.62 $651 —
614 614 3 114.00 $114.00 $700 -13.50
683 683 7 117.00 $117.00 $799 —
854 854 10 110.00 $110.00 $939 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1133–1173 1152 11 102.00–107.00 $103.93 $1,197 —
1180–1270 1225 2 99.00–100.00 $99.52 $1,219 -4.48
1042–1470 1241 21 94.50–103.00 $97.95 $1,216 -6.05
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 unweaned 404 5 130.00 $130.00 $525 —
412–438 429 9 140.00–143.00 $141.30 $606 —
468–499 486 7 135.00 $135.00 $656 —
528 528 5 128.00 $128.00 $676 —
578 578 3 113.00 $113.00 $653 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 116.00 $116.00 $487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–446 425 17 151.00–170.00 $161.86 $688 —
530–543 537 6 132.00–135.50 $133.73 $718 +11.15
563–589 580 18 125.50–130.00 $127.89 $742 -0.26
610–648 630 19 120.00–133.50 $124.09 $782 +4.59
630 unweaned 630 5 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
690–698 693 22 120.00–120.50 $120.32 $834 +2.07
700–721 713 16 118.00–121.00 $120.01 $856 —
758 758 3 111.50 $111.50 $845 —
813 813 5 117.50 $117.50 $955 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 120.00 $120.00 $590 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1385 1249 80-85% 6 57.00–67.00 $59.50 $743 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $529 -9.03
1145–1555 1272 80-85% 42 41.00–50.00 $46.29 $589 -4.74
1130–1525 1275 80-85% 83 48.00–56.50 $52.68 $672 +1.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1175 976 85-90% 11 10.00–36.00 $27.12 $265 —
815–1415 1070 85-90% 37 30.50–43.00 $40.06 $429 -0.21
1050–1085 1070 85-90% 3 53.50–55.00 $54.16 $580 +13.89
900–1300 1085 85-90% 59 44.00–52.50 $47.82 $519 +7.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1575 1439 75-80% 21 43.00–50.50 $47.54 $684 —
1265–1660 1490 75-80% 54 50.50–59.00 $54.41 $811 +6.45
1355–1830 1591 75-80% 29 58.00–66.00 $62.62 $996 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2000 1783 65-75% 8 64.50–72.50 $68.32 $1,218 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1925 1742 12 68.50–74.00 $71.61 $1,247 —
1305–2360 1777 30 74.50–84.00 $78.54 $1,396 —
1625–2360 1951 6 84.00–87.00 $85.56 $1,669 —

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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.