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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

6,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.92/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 620 lb · 390 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.13/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 686 lb · 386 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.41/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 571 lb · 248 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,753 4,982 3,298
Feeder cattle 6,142 3,592 2,922
Slaughter cattle 611 874 376
Replacement cattle — 516 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs unevenly steady. Heifers 400-500 lbs higher undertone, 500-700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 334 17 183.00–190.00 $184.18 $615 —
363–397 387 11 183.00–189.00 $187.04 $724 —
403–446 427 29 168.00–186.00 $177.54 $758 -11.57
467–494 480 42 164.00–178.00 $171.11 $821 -13.06
470–488 480 7 153.00–166.00 $158.45 $761 -25.72
515–546 530 116 154.50–174.00 $167.10 $886 -4.59
532 532 3 141.00 $141.00 $750 -30.69
537 thin fleshed 537 10 176.50 $176.50 $948 —
553–556 thin fleshed 554 17 164.00–166.50 $165.03 $914 —
550–599 572 231 144.50–163.50 $152.56 $873 -4.92
608–615 612 8 122.00–135.50 $128.71 $788 -16.61
600–649 620 382 139.00–153.25 $144.24 $894 -1.08
667–678 671 25 127.00–130.50 $129.49 $869 -10.02
678 thin fleshed 678 12 147.75 $147.75 $1,002 —
656–699 687 349 130.00–146.50 $138.42 $951 -1.09
700–705 702 9 127.00–130.00 $129.00 $906 -3.39
700–738 718 217 129.25–146.50 $139.25 $1,000 +6.86
752–757 755 8 120.00–122.00 $120.88 $913 +2.63
752–797 774 210 120.00–134.00 $129.74 $1,004 -1.50
800–846 823 160 121.75–133.00 $125.43 $1,032 +5.18
850–890 875 89 125.50–129.75 $126.86 $1,110 —
922 922 6 122.25 $122.25 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–348 320 21 179.00–199.00 $192.10 $615 +18.10
366–384 378 21 176.00–188.00 $180.01 $680 -10.41
405–447 430 31 154.50–173.00 $164.82 $709 —
457–498 480 73 155.00–171.00 $165.74 $796 -2.98
515 thin fleshed 515 8 168.00 $168.00 $865 —
507–546 526 25 145.00–163.00 $155.75 $819 -4.82
550–597 577 65 137.00–153.00 $146.59 $846 +0.36
580 580 4 136.00 $136.00 $789 -10.23
581 unweaned 581 6 135.00 $135.00 $784 —
601–646 625 98 132.50–144.50 $137.67 $860 -3.09
635–645 641 13 129.00–130.00 $129.31 $829 -11.45
663 663 8 132.50 $132.50 $878 -2.16
650–690 666 65 131.00–137.00 $134.76 $898 +0.10
670 unweaned 670 6 116.50 $116.50 $781 —
701–739 726 50 118.00–138.50 $132.08 $959 +3.57
760–766 764 12 124.00–129.00 $126.07 $963 +2.52
791 791 9 122.00 $122.00 $965 -1.55
800–824 815 10 116.75–120.00 $117.69 $959 -7.83
858 858 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,021 -2.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 3 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
772 772 14 130.00 $130.00 $1,004 +3.00
916–941 920 60 120.00–120.75 $120.11 $1,105 —
968 968 48 121.00 $121.00 $1,171 —
1055–1094 1074 100 120.10–123.35 $121.73 $1,307 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1243 1243 3 96.00 $96.00 $1,193 —
1246–1268 1252 8 103.00–104.50 $104.12 $1,304 +1.29
1225–1455 1362 11 103.00–108.00 $105.49 $1,437 +3.01
1160–1505 1370 11 98.00–102.50 $100.71 $1,380 -1.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 151.00 $151.00 $639 —
532 532 5 145.50 $145.50 $774 +15.92
640 640 3 121.00 $121.00 $774 —
706 706 7 119.00 $119.00 $840 —
770 770 5 114.50 $114.50 $882 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 175.00 $175.00 $506 —
399 399 7 170.00 $170.00 $678 —
511 511 4 148.00 $148.00 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–468 466 12 148.00–156.00 $152.65 $711 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 8 134.75 $134.75 $950 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 7 105.00 $105.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 155.00 $155.00 $437 —
341–345 342 6 160.00–162.00 $161.33 $552 —
351–395 376 28 152.00–167.00 $160.95 $605 —
410–428 thin fleshed 413 23 164.00–169.50 $168.57 $696 +6.57
400–447 423 51 149.50–160.00 $154.79 $655 -0.71
456–498 476 77 136.00–158.00 $149.44 $711 -0.69
503–545 528 195 134.00–148.00 $140.22 $740 +1.14
550–599 574 92 132.00–145.50 $137.14 $787 +5.05
586–593 591 28 118.00–126.00 $123.45 $730 -8.64
613 613 6 114.00 $114.00 $699 -17.08
601–642 615 205 123.50–136.50 $131.34 $808 +0.26
662 662 7 116.50 $116.50 $771 -7.57
652–698 678 168 114.50–136.50 $128.38 $870 +4.31
700–716 712 103 120.50–131.25 $125.06 $890 —
753–785 780 36 113.00–117.10 $116.44 $908 -6.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–341 326 16 142.00–159.00 $149.39 $487 -8.87
388 388 13 157.00 $157.00 $609 +13.41
415–445 435 10 141.00–149.00 $144.21 $627 +0.14
459–490 470 53 131.00–143.00 $137.74 $647 +4.23
501–548 529 99 127.00–140.00 $132.34 $700 -2.74
528–548 539 7 120.00 $120.00 $647 -15.08
545 unweaned 545 9 124.00–125.00 $124.56 $679 +4.56
574–594 580 13 113.00–117.00 $114.56 $664 -10.71
550–599 581 116 122.00–133.00 $125.67 $730 +0.40
600–638 620 62 120.00–130.50 $127.02 $788 +0.86
608–648 635 41 106.00–120.00 $115.37 $733 -4.63
670–673 672 19 111.00–114.00 $113.37 $762 -6.72
654–697 680 73 114.00–125.50 $119.44 $812 +0.84
702–730 714 11 109.00–117.00 $114.04 $814 -0.84
702–742 716 48 117.00–128.50 $123.73 $886 +8.85
750–772 760 28 114.25–119.00 $116.08 $882 -0.67
822–848 834 14 103.00–112.75 $107.80 $899 -1.95
880 880 4 112.50 $112.50 $990 —
958 958 6 100.00 $100.00 $958 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021–1148 1076 10 96.00–100.00 $98.52 $1,060 —
1090–1265 1130 15 101.00–106.75 $105.39 $1,191 —
1108–1345 1255 8 94.00–100.50 $95.37 $1,197 -6.56
1115–1365 1287 29 102.50–106.00 $105.30 $1,355 +3.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 6 148.00 $148.00 $420 —
346 346 4 140.00 $140.00 $484 +7.00
369 369 7 140.00 $140.00 $517 —
428 428 4 123.00 $123.00 $526 -2.00
526 526 5 126.00 $126.00 $663 +16.00
557–567 560 9 116.00–122.00 $118.02 $661 +3.02
798 798 6 104.50 $104.50 $834 —
911 911 7 111.00 $111.00 $1,011 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 16 127.00 $127.00 $921 —
880 880 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,021 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 134.00 $134.00 $643 —
544 544 10 128.50 $128.50 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 156.00 $156.00 $610 +1.00
434 434 9 166.00 $166.00 $720 —
513–547 525 26 133.00–146.00 $140.66 $738 +1.94
553 553 3 130.00 $130.00 $719 +6.35
650–682 667 8 120.50–125.00 $122.71 $818 +13.21
847 847 3 106.00 $106.00 $898 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1205 1026 85-90% 34 44.00–51.00 $46.89 $481 +24.88
805–1300 1033 85-90% 33 34.00–45.50 $39.51 $408 +17.50
795–1170 1041 85-90% 17 10.00–35.00 $24.76 $258 +2.75
1045–1220 1112 85-90% 8 52.50–57.50 $54.48 $606 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1455 1269 80-85% 45 49.00–56.50 $52.80 $670 -0.64
1130–1570 1287 80-85% 37 42.00–52.50 $46.14 $594 -11.37
1220–1395 1309 80-85% 7 56.50–60.00 $57.43 $752 —
1385–1445 1415 80-85% 2 21.00–42.00 $31.72 $449 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1655 1496 75-80% 14 46.00–53.00 $49.16 $735 -0.52
1385–1875 1569 75-80% 46 50.50–61.50 $56.19 $882 —
1355–1980 1634 75-80% 22 60.00–68.00 $63.80 $1,042 +1.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1980 1783 6 70.00–76.50 $72.84 $1,299 —
1560–2305 1884 27 76.50–87.00 $81.67 $1,539 +2.34
1895–2145 2020 2 89.00–94.50 $91.92 $1,857 —

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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.