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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

5,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.71/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 715 lb · 262 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.23/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 770 lb · 222 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.61/cwt ≈ $1,174/hd at 879 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,884 602 4,602
Feeder cattle 5,093 212 3,981
Slaughter cattle 791 190 621
Replacement cattle — 200 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 500-700 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 750 lbs higher undertone. Heifers 500-700 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, under 500 lbs higher undertone. Slaughter cows uneven 2.00 to 5.00 higher early week and 2.00 to 5.00 lower late week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 195.00 $195.00 $702 —
400–430 423 26 183.00–197.00 $185.09 $783 —
453–495 474 45 175.00–193.50 $181.09 $858 —
503–549 532 89 167.00–180.00 $174.15 $926 —
553–597 579 194 152.00–175.00 $160.30 $928 —
600–648 629 186 145.50–159.75 $153.16 $963 —
639 639 6 140.00 $140.00 $895 —
651–691 668 190 145.00–156.25 $152.43 $1,018 —
701–732 708 76 130.00–140.50 $135.94 $962 —
713 fancy 713 29 154.75 $154.75 $1,103 —
708–736 719 157 143.50–151.00 $148.77 $1,070 —
756–795 769 177 131.75–151.75 $142.81 $1,098 —
772–780 775 45 127.00–135.50 $130.09 $1,008 —
800–846 824 185 126.00–135.75 $129.58 $1,068 —
862–886 875 20 121.00–123.75 $122.34 $1,070 —
863–886 879 202 125.50–136.25 $134.73 $1,184 —
957 957 11 120.50 $120.50 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 189.00 $189.00 $658 —
378–392 389 15 178.00–183.00 $180.80 $703 —
405–448 424 20 170.00–180.00 $177.51 $753 —
456–498 476 38 159.00–173.00 $167.79 $799 —
515–541 524 31 155.00–165.00 $159.77 $837 —
558–598 573 105 140.00–159.00 $148.51 $851 +6.21
600–648 618 83 140.00–149.50 $144.98 $896 —
652–697 678 37 133.50–148.50 $141.12 $957 +11.12
715–746 740 103 135.25–138.00 $137.71 $1,019 +6.90
750–773 766 115 127.00–138.25 $137.31 $1,052 +17.31
811–833 824 16 125.00–128.75 $127.50 $1,051 +7.00
859 859 7 129.25 $129.25 $1,110 +11.75
906 906 15 124.35 $124.35 $1,127 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1284–1440 1310 6 111.00–112.00 $111.82 $1,465 -2.10
1075–1625 1319 21 111.00–113.50 $111.60 $1,472 -2.32
1323 1323 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,349 -11.92
1093–1523 1388 47 113.00–117.50 $115.32 $1,601 —
1518–1672 1617 7 108.00–110.00 $108.80 $1,759 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 14 130.00 $130.00 $874 —
1001–1034 1020 14 110.75–114.50 $112.33 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 7 150.00 $150.00 $807 —
577 577 7 135.00 $135.00 $779 —
621 621 5 135.50 $135.50 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–396 389 15 163.00–165.50 $164.48 $640 —
408 408 4 141.00 $141.00 $575 —
403–448 422 56 150.00–165.00 $156.99 $662 —
439 thin fleshed 439 5 167.00 $167.00 $733 —
453–497 475 124 140.00–160.00 $151.02 $717 —
502–544 526 96 140.50–153.00 $145.60 $766 +3.10
542–548 fancy 544 14 149.50–155.25 $153.59 $836 —
550–598 572 141 138.00–148.50 $143.90 $823 —
614 fancy 614 4 148.00 $148.00 $909 —
603–641 619 90 130.00–144.50 $138.34 $856 —
650–690 671 160 130.00–138.00 $134.24 $901 —
687 687 23 144.00 $144.00 $989 —
712–713 712 48 120.50–125.00 $124.44 $886 —
720–738 730 69 126.25–132.00 $130.27 $951 —
760–765 764 31 125.50–125.75 $125.72 $961 —
803–847 814 12 120.50–121.50 $120.76 $983 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 168.50 $168.50 $570 +20.50
383 thin fleshed 383 6 161.00 $161.00 $617 —
385–395 390 13 149.00–158.00 $153.90 $600 —
460–493 482 34 143.00–149.00 $145.22 $700 —
509–542 530 28 129.50–140.00 $137.56 $729 —
572 572 3 125.00 $125.00 $715 —
558–595 577 97 127.50–138.00 $132.78 $766 —
604–647 634 137 123.00–137.75 $132.04 $837 +4.04
647 647 3 110.00 $110.00 $712 —
650–691 668 59 122.75–130.00 $126.57 $845 —
720 720 3 110.00 $110.00 $792 -14.00
711–742 726 16 121.50–124.50 $122.86 $892 -1.14
753–766 760 13 115.50–116.50 $116.04 $882 —
792 792 8 118.75 $118.75 $940 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1265 1158 3 110.00–112.00 $111.12 $1,287 —
955–1393 1262 43 112.00–116.00 $114.27 $1,442 —
1295 1295 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
435 435 3 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
472 472 3 139.00 $139.00 $656 —
523 523 7 122.50–132.00 $126.57 $662 —
556 556 11 125.00 $125.00 $695 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 7 146.00 $146.00 $580 —
490–499 496 6 125.00–141.00 $130.27 $646 —
525 525 7 128.00 $128.00 $672 —
611 611 4 125.50 $125.50 $767 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 4 185.00 $185.00 $747 —
466 466 4 147.00 $147.00 $685 -3.00
539 539 7 134.00 $134.00 $722 —
588 588 9 141.00 $141.00 $829 —
621 621 4 134.00 $134.00 $832 —
687 687 3 121.50 $121.50 $835 —
712–746 725 21 116.50–122.25 $120.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 153.00 $153.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 871 5 100.00 $100.00 $871 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1515 1266 80-85% 39 62.00–70.50 $65.38 $828 —
1090–1500 1268 80-85% 62 54.00–68.00 $60.17 $763 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $538 —
1100–1370 1285 80-85% 22 45.00–60.50 $53.40 $686 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1180 975 85-90% 18 19.00–40.50 $32.27 $315 —
885–1230 1026 85-90% 33 40.00–57.00 $49.62 $509 —
940–1250 1084 85-90% 26 60.00–70.00 $63.73 $691 -1.36
865–1265 1088 85-90% 37 50.00–62.50 $55.47 $604 -9.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1930 1504 75-80% 49 54.00–67.50 $60.71 $913 -3.75
1305–1715 1513 75-80% 9 51.00–60.50 $58.04 $878 -6.42
1360–1780 1518 75-80% 39 63.00–73.00 $66.66 $1,012 +2.20
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1730 1590 65-75% 2 71.50–74.00 $72.86 $1,158 —
1473–1745 1635 65-75% 17 65.25–71.25 $67.95 $1,111 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2415 1775 11 71.00–85.50 $79.93 $1,419 —
1370–2360 1812 32 84.50–95.50 $90.32 $1,637 —
1360–2570 1938 10 95.50–105.00 $97.98 $1,899 —

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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.