Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

4,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.59/cwt ≈ $1,079/hd at 625 lb · 232 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.47/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 678 lb · 117 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.14/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 620 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,151	1,604	5,030
Feeder cattle	3,219	1,369	4,322
Slaughter cattle	727	235	708
Replacement cattle	205	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, with 600-800 lb steers selling steady to firm and two pot loads of 8 weight steers trading with a firm to higher undertone. Heifers over 600 lbs on a light test sold steady. Slaughter cows traded 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
378–390	382	7	203.00–209.00	$206.68	$790	+3.77
418 fancy	418	8	206.00	$206.00	$861	—
400–446	424	29	183.00–201.00	$192.41	$816	-1.59
458–488	466	35	180.50–191.00	$183.43	$855	-5.82
501–545	518	91	170.00–196.00	$185.76	$962	+8.00
554–589	569	47	171.50–180.00	$175.83	$1,000	+1.59
612 fancy	612	65	181.75	$181.75	$1,112	—
600–646	630	167	158.00–176.00	$169.03	$1,065	—
652–690	678	50	160.00–172.25	$167.94	$1,139	+6.31
700–738	722	93	155.50–168.00	$164.49	$1,188	-0.69
753–769	758	94	154.50–163.75	$161.11	$1,221	+1.86
844	844	60	162.75	$162.75	$1,374	+10.49
860	860	60	159.00	$159.00	$1,367	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–339	320	17	181.00–203.00	$187.86	$601	—
315–337 unweaned	330	9	186.00–193.00	$190.77	$630	—
392 unweaned	392	13	170.00	$170.00	$666	—
400–445	417	11	186.00–198.00	$191.61	$799	—
463–482 unweaned	476	13	168.00–175.50	$173.23	$825	+13.23
471–492	479	27	162.50–188.00	$177.88	$852	-1.24
508–510 unweaned	509	6	156.00–163.00	$159.51	$812	—
500–544	527	60	168.00–179.00	$174.58	$920	+4.03
570–593	582	44	163.00–169.50	$166.24	$968	+4.20
605–638	620	65	154.00–164.00	$159.54	$989	+4.27
632 unweaned	632	7	140.00	$140.00	$885	—
662–698	676	26	150.00–157.00	$153.77	$1,039	-0.70
685	685	7	137.00	$137.00	$938	-17.47
707–744	726	73	147.00–158.00	$155.07	$1,126	—
765–794	775	66	150.00–157.00	$151.70	$1,176	+1.59
800–848	811	25	146.00	$146.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–442	423	9	142.00–165.50	$154.57	$654	-16.43
455–476	464	9	145.00–165.00	$154.11	$715	—
529	529	7	155.00	$155.00	$820	—
566 thin fleshed	566	4	165.00	$165.00	$934	—
567–585	580	10	158.00–158.50	$158.35	$918	+2.35
622–642	639	21	148.00–152.00	$151.44	$968	—
783	783	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,018	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1133–1258	1196	4	121.00–121.50	$121.26	$1,450	—
1173–1325	1214	7	119.00–120.00	$119.84	$1,455	-1.01
1181–1505	1292	27	122.50–124.50	$123.71	$1,598	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	174.00	$174.00	$687	—
470	470	3	169.00	$169.00	$794	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
946	946	5	130.50	$130.50	$1,235	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	4	145.00	$145.00	$802	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	4	166.00	$166.00	$432	—
317 unweaned	317	3	162.00	$162.00	$514	—
319	319	9	173.00	$173.00	$552	—
372–376 unweaned	374	7	153.50–156.00	$154.56	$578	—
398	398	7	152.00	$152.00	$605	-8.02
408–435 unweaned	425	8	146.00–155.00	$149.95	$637	—
412–438	426	18	154.00–158.00	$155.98	$664	-6.60
471–479 unweaned	476	18	142.00–148.00	$144.43	$687	-2.81
470–498	481	29	157.00–160.25	$158.93	$764	+3.24
514–535 unweaned	522	13	137.00–141.00	$138.68	$724	—
505–537	525	18	149.00–158.00	$153.69	$807	+7.07
558 unweaned	558	3	137.00	$137.00	$764	-3.51
555–591	575	43	147.00–154.50	$149.80	$861	-1.31
606–637	626	14	147.00–155.00	$151.27	$947	+5.59
655–692	678	117	141.00–149.50	$148.47	$1,007	+4.97
702–748	739	81	131.00–144.50	$141.03	$1,042	-2.31
778	778	7	134.00	$134.00	$1,043	—
808	808	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,026	—
857–876	867	17	125.00–129.00	$126.84	$1,100	+3.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–389	386	31	171.00–185.00	$182.67	$705	—
414–441	427	22	163.00–170.50	$167.86	$717	-4.33
450–495	467	59	159.00–169.50	$165.94	$775	-6.19
524–532	528	15	160.00–169.00	$163.02	$861	-4.03
550–598	565	75	155.00–159.50	$156.92	$887	-4.83
601–646	620	107	148.50–164.75	$157.14	$974	-0.74
681	681	40	154.75	$154.75	$1,054	+4.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	135.00	$135.00	$637	—
519 thin fleshed	519	5	152.00	$152.00	$789	—
528–535	532	6	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$710	-8.00
571	571	4	126.00	$126.00	$719	—
750–783	768	9	125.00–132.50	$129.25	$993	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048–1115	1070	3	119.00–120.00	$119.65	$1,280	—
1133–1245	1165	18	123.00–124.50	$123.53	$1,439	—
1510	1510	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,661	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–460	457	6	145.00–156.00	$148.69	$680	—
569	569	4	144.00	$144.00	$819	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	4	120.00	$120.00	$523	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	177.00	$177.00	$595	—
455–497	479	24	153.50–167.00	$159.17	$762	-10.25
522–527	525	9	160.00–163.00	$160.99	$845	—
582	582	3	151.50	$151.50	$882	—
600–630	618	17	134.00–140.00	$137.61	$850	—
693	693	3	131.00	$131.00	$908	—
724	724	4	125.00	$125.00	$905	—
786	786	4	123.50	$123.50	$971	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–364	362	6	196.00–201.00	$196.81	$712	—
400–440	408	8	193.00–197.00	$195.34	$797	+3.84
518	518	4	187.00	$187.00	$969	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1370	1228	80-85%	22	54.00–64.50	$60.66	$745	—
1090–1480	1268	80-85%	22	70.50–80.00	$74.49	$945	-1.59
1125–1430	1280	80-85%	57	64.00–72.50	$67.85	$868	-0.68
1300–1360	1330	80-85%	2	55.00–56.00	$55.49	$738	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1270	1028	85-90%	8	31.00–48.50	$40.09	$412	-4.77
875–1310	1064	85-90%	42	58.00–68.50	$63.87	$680	-8.18
820–1320	1077	85-90%	29	46.00–60.00	$53.95	$581	-18.10
980–1215	1090	85-90%	20	68.00–75.00	$69.87	$762	-2.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1510	1440	75-80%	11	59.00–64.50	$62.61	$902	—
1200–1660	1489	75-80%	28	65.00–73.00	$68.97	$1,027	-7.20
1370–1970	1594	75-80%	20	72.50–80.50	$76.19	$1,214	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–2015	1726	65-75%	8	78.50–86.50	$81.38	$1,405	+1.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2325	1613	18	76.50–89.00	$83.64	$1,349	—
1395–2065	1742	5	101.00–105.00	$103.58	$1,804	—
1400–2110	1823	29	88.00–99.50	$93.40	$1,703	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
952–1200	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	950.00–1,150.00	$1,021.15
1089–1282	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,300.00	$1,300.00
980–1332	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	925.00–1,025.00	$971.44
1192–1302	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,349.43
1397	1397	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1167	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
1115–1209	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,334.79
1202	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	970.00	$970.00
1196–1395	1279	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	910.00–1,175.00	$1,066.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1337–1448	1386	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,748.21
1376–1428	1396	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,505.81
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
862	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1015	1004	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,534.46

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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
1100–1250	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,441.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,360.00	—

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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.