Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

5,624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.49/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 724 lb · 250 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.03/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 666 lb · 247 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.35/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 630 lb · 222 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,624	7,147	3,110
Feeder cattle	4,618	6,289	2,523
Slaughter cattle	687	858	576
Replacement cattle	319	—	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. 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
318	318	5	202.00	$202.00	$642	+7.45
368	368	3	195.00	$195.00	$718	+5.00
412–419	417	23	177.00–190.00	$186.81	$779	+7.90
450–489	469	47	167.50–187.00	$174.03	$816	-0.91
500–548	528	115	157.25–172.00	$165.91	$876	-1.35
548	548	11	150.50	$150.50	$825	-16.76
550–598	572	121	150.00–165.75	$158.84	$909	+0.37
616 thin fleshed	616	6	159.50	$159.50	$983	-1.50
604–648	620	18	135.00–140.00	$136.69	$847	-12.78
605–647	631	198	144.00–155.50	$147.95	$934	-1.52
653–698	666	247	140.50–156.00	$150.03	$999	+12.33
700–748	724	230	137.25–150.50	$145.33	$1,052	+11.89
701–742	729	20	133.00–138.00	$134.83	$983	+1.39
750–778	759	126	132.00–149.50	$142.30	$1,080	+9.90
812–844	828	122	134.35–137.50	$135.92	$1,125	+2.55
850–889	861	62	128.75–134.00	$130.06	$1,120	+6.31
915	915	60	135.50	$135.50	$1,240	-1.00
953	953	54	133.50	$133.50	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	5	201.00	$201.00	$523	—
320–326	324	9	183.00–186.00	$183.99	$596	-1.66
357–378	369	7	176.00–192.00	$182.63	$674	-0.85
429–448	433	15	159.00–176.00	$169.51	$734	-4.03
451–495	471	37	157.00–171.00	$163.57	$770	+0.04
483	483	3	145.50	$145.50	$703	-18.03
500–548	529	88	147.00–160.50	$157.74	$834	+1.33
565–595	582	21	143.00–150.00	$146.42	$852	+1.18
586 unweaned	586	4	142.00	$142.00	$832	+1.00
600–635	622	29	133.50–144.00	$139.20	$866	+2.09
634–643	638	7	131.00–136.00	$133.16	$850	-9.38
669 unweaned	669	4	123.00	$123.00	$823	+3.00
650–691	674	34	132.00–139.00	$135.29	$912	-4.21
683	683	5	131.00	$131.00	$895	-8.50
703–748	723	94	127.00–134.50	$131.63	$952	-1.20
752–794	783	61	125.50–131.00	$128.50	$1,006	-2.59
814–840	835	29	127.50–128.25	$127.65	$1,066	+5.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	4	141.00	$141.00	$719	+4.80
566–588	576	9	134.50–141.00	$138.05	$795	+5.80
606–628	614	13	125.50–130.00	$127.47	$783	—
718–724	723	16	119.00–128.50	$126.14	$912	—
770	770	13	126.50	$126.50	$974	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1295	1215	5	91.00–93.00	$91.75	$1,115	—
1206–1242	1221	7	82.00–84.00	$82.87	$1,012	—
1168–1276	1249	8	96.00–100.00	$97.72	$1,221	—
1175–1440	1271	16	98.00–101.00	$99.61	$1,266	+8.60
1319–1378	1339	6	101.00–101.50	$101.17	$1,355	-1.01
1313–1590	1357	8	102.00–103.50	$102.67	$1,393	+1.95

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993	993	5	123.00	$123.00	$1,221	—
1021	1021	9	103.50	$103.50	$1,057	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	137.50	$137.50	$561	—
578–592	587	8	120.50–125.00	$123.34	$724	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	165.00	$165.00	$544	+11.14
415–446	442	30	140.00–156.00	$152.62	$675	-3.08
454–490	466	86	141.00–157.00	$149.74	$698	+3.14
492 fancy	492	13	159.00	$159.00	$782	—
500–545	526	107	138.00–156.00	$148.03	$779	+3.40
550–592	567	120	135.50–151.00	$144.49	$819	+2.96
582	582	6	133.50	$133.50	$777	-8.03
600–646	623	110	135.00–144.00	$138.96	$866	-0.78
622–638	631	40	127.00–135.00	$130.12	$821	-9.62
673	673	75	132.35	$132.35	$891	-5.17
658–687	674	58	127.00–142.00	$133.61	$901	-3.91
706	706	17	125.00	$125.00	$882	-1.75
717–720	719	58	130.50–134.75	$133.89	$963	+7.14
757	757	37	127.00	$127.00	$961	+1.50
762–778	769	7	126.00–127.00	$126.43	$972	+0.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	5	164.00	$164.00	$428	—
358	358	3	151.00	$151.00	$541	—
403–420	412	4	142.00–144.00	$142.98	$589	-2.79
461–498	487	42	135.00–143.00	$139.26	$678	-0.88
501–548	524	22	130.00–141.00	$136.98	$718	+0.48
542 unweaned	542	7	125.00	$125.00	$678	-2.00
555–595	575	39	125.00–134.25	$130.07	$748	-2.58
601–610 unweaned	606	9	120.00–123.00	$121.32	$735	—
604–647	629	55	126.00–133.25	$131.02	$824	+8.98
652–698	668	95	124.00–133.00	$128.85	$861	+3.67
675	675	5	122.50	$122.50	$827	-0.20
700–748	716	31	121.00–129.00	$124.52	$892	±0.00
751–756	755	20	117.50–124.00	$122.06	$922	—
828	828	4	116.50	$116.50	$965	-15.89

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1043	1043	107	115.25	$115.25	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396–399	397	7	135.00	$135.00	$536	—
415–440	425	10	128.00–135.00	$131.61	$559	—
454–498	473	30	120.00–131.00	$126.68	$599	—
578–590	583	8	116.00–122.00	$119.74	$698	+6.12
621	621	4	111.50	$111.50	$692	-2.50
680	680	3	117.50	$117.50	$799	+0.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1164	1146	12	98.50–100.00	$98.79	$1,132	—
1025–1222	1177	6	101.00–104.00	$101.81	$1,198	-2.12
1210–1405	1263	6	101.50–102.50	$102.23	$1,291	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	171.00	$171.00	$535	—
540–543	541	7	133.00–141.00	$136.44	$738	+2.71
555–590	577	8	132.50–134.00	$133.04	$768	+5.15
605–615	610	6	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$772	+2.42
661–698	685	27	118.00–121.50	$119.22	$817	-1.10
790	790	3	117.00	$117.00	$924	+5.50
832	832	6	113.50	$113.50	$944	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	4	143.00	$143.00	$548	—
510	510	3	115.00	$115.00	$586	—
583	583	3	100.00	$100.00	$583	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	7	177.00	$177.00	$768	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1590	1280	80-85%	63	48.00–56.00	$51.72	$662	-0.96
1175–1380	1287	80-85%	8	56.00–59.50	$57.14	$735	+4.46
1095–1530	1294	80-85%	36	40.00–50.00	$45.79	$593	-6.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1725	1487	75-80%	17	42.00–49.50	$47.32	$704	-7.09
1330–1765	1521	75-80%	44	49.50–57.50	$54.05	$822	—
1405–1800	1573	75-80%	26	59.00–67.00	$62.62	$985	±0.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1325	1060	85-90%	12	21.00–37.00	$32.07	$340	-7.99
850–1220	1079	85-90%	50	43.50–52.00	$46.76	$505	-1.06
1050–1205	1109	85-90%	7	53.00–56.00	$54.45	$604	—
810–1295	1115	85-90%	16	36.50–43.00	$40.62	$453	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1880	1711	65-75%	7	67.00–73.00	$69.45	$1,188	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–2565	1732	17	56.50–75.50	$71.50	$1,238	-0.11
1480–2275	1897	29	75.00–85.00	$79.30	$1,504	—
1610–2205	1951	4	88.00–95.00	$91.91	$1,793	+6.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1108	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
995–1430	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	900.00–1,425.00	$1,170.73
1078–1272	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	775.00–950.00	$911.45
1197–1432	1314	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–800.00	$785.22
1190–1422	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,273.95
1300–1554	1468	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	820.00–1,075.00	$990.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022–1040	1032	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,535.61
1023–1227	1068	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,700.29
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1050–1400	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.