Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

2,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.52/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 689 lb · 86 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.30/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 707 lb · 83 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.52/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 871 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,245	3,715	4,180
Feeder cattle	1,282	3,202	3,601
Slaughter cattle	356	513	579
Replacement cattle	607	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm, with 650 and 750 lbs steers and 600 lbs heifers spots 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534–549	538	14	165.00	$165.00	$888	-0.39
553–580	568	53	154.00–164.50	$160.12	$909	+10.81
600–625	613	31	145.00–153.00	$149.73	$918	+6.30
670–693	679	33	140.00–141.50	$140.31	$953	-0.82
729	729	8	134.50	$134.50	$981	+3.20
779–797	789	18	127.75–132.00	$129.61	$1,023	+5.86
806–838	829	72	123.00–128.00	$127.51	$1,057	+1.01
851–891	871	78	121.00–129.25	$127.52	$1,111	+0.81
915	915	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,135	-3.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	6	177.00	$177.00	$515	—
342	342	3	175.00	$175.00	$598	—
372–398	388	13	157.00–179.00	$167.01	$648	-10.60
467–479	473	13	155.00–164.00	$161.55	$764	+8.89
506–540	525	19	145.00–158.00	$152.35	$800	-2.28
667–692	677	16	131.00–137.00	$134.03	$907	+1.90
680 thin fleshed	680	18	140.50	$140.50	$955	—
715–744	734	13	124.25–131.75	$128.60	$944	-5.95
779	779	6	127.00	$127.00	$989	—
845	845	4	121.25	$121.25	$1,025	-4.40

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1335	1155	12	104.00–108.50	$105.74	$1,221	—
1135–1460	1206	18	87.50–93.00	$88.82	$1,071	-15.31
1278–1338	1320	7	106.50–108.00	$107.44	$1,418	+7.08
1125–1492	1427	24	106.50–112.75	$110.94	$1,583	—
1478	1478	4	114.75	$114.75	$1,696	—
1490	1490	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	7	147.00	$147.00	$711	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	166.00	$166.00	$540	+6.00
378	378	4	157.00	$157.00	$593	—
495	495	3	144.00	$144.00	$713	-6.08
503–526	515	8	140.00–143.00	$141.47	$729	+4.68
553–583	571	30	130.00–136.00	$133.15	$760	+1.76
608–620	612	19	130.00–131.50	$130.94	$801	-1.33
662–693	689	86	130.00–131.75	$131.52	$906	-4.55
704–729	706	80	122.00–128.25	$127.69	$901	+6.19
742	742	3	117.00	$117.00	$868	-13.00
750	750	69	122.85	$122.85	$921	+4.35
820	820	6	115.25	$115.25	$945	-2.27
880	880	4	115.50	$115.50	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–425	421	7	142.50–148.00	$144.88	$610	-0.65
452–497	475	9	138.00–145.00	$140.89	$669	+6.16
500–548	515	29	128.00–137.50	$134.77	$694	-0.59
550–586	577	16	124.00–132.50	$128.86	$744	-3.64
614–638	622	12	121.00–125.50	$124.22	$773	-1.91
648	648	3	115.00	$115.00	$745	-11.13
658–681	670	10	120.00–123.00	$121.78	$816	-4.41
710	710	3	110.00	$110.00	$781	-12.02
710–748	725	11	116.50–119.00	$117.53	$852	-4.49
780	780	3	116.75	$116.75	$911	-8.99

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1186–1275	1218	8	105.00–107.50	$106.52	$1,297	—
1223–1250	1232	5	89.00–95.00	$91.79	$1,131	—
1085–1440	1281	11	106.50–111.50	$108.87	$1,395	+15.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	135.00	$135.00	$520	—
410	410	11	140.00	$140.00	$574	+2.00
613–623	617	8	115.00–116.00	$115.38	$712	-0.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	3	145.00	$145.00	$692	±0.00
523	523	3	141.00	$141.00	$737	—
577	577	3	135.50	$135.50	$782	—
666	666	4	103.00	$103.00	$686	—
747	747	3	120.00	$120.00	$896	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1370	1270	80-85%	4	47.00–49.00	$48.26	$613	+1.80
1100–1465	1271	80-85%	40	51.00–58.50	$55.60	$707	+9.14
1115–1380	1283	80-85%	31	59.00–67.00	$62.80	$806	+2.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1680	1485	75-80%	15	52.50–61.50	$57.21	$850	—
1380–1820	1556	75-80%	26	60.00–74.00	$65.14	$1,014	—
1525–1620	1573	75-80%	2	45.00–46.00	$45.52	$716	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1190	1078	85-90%	8	36.00–46.00	$40.73	$439	-1.14
930–1320	1083	85-90%	15	47.00–56.00	$52.24	$566	-2.76
910–1230	1102	85-90%	17	56.00–65.00	$60.32	$665	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	68.00	$68.00	$932	—
1330–2320	1733	9	89.00–103.00	$94.59	$1,639	+28.15
1545–2170	1789	6	76.00–90.00	$81.73	$1,462	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1228	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1159–1384	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,008.54
1075–1530	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,468.87
1187–1331	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,204.32
1255–1393	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,187.90
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	835.00	$835.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280–1446	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,575.00–1,750.00	$1,613.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1128	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	735.00	$735.00
1120–1450	1309	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–875.00	$859.17
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1052–1280	1129	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,712.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
963–975	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,480.52

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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
1150–1400	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	1,175.00–1,410.00	$1,288.26	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1600	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,750.00–1,875.00	$1,787.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	3	90.00	$90.00	$1,292	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1350	1060	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	1,950.00–2,100.00	$2,030.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,752.78	—

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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.