Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

2,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 873 lb · 238 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.42/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 662 lb · 109 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.24/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 812 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,433	4,401	3,381
Feeder cattle	2,043	3,874	2,855
Slaughter cattle	390	527	526

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, most advance on 500 lbs, over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	469	19	177.00–187.00	$182.75	$857	-1.84
509–540	513	26	171.00–185.00	$181.58	$932	+22.58
550–595	567	27	162.00–169.00	$166.93	$946	+8.30
623–627	624	22	157.50–162.00	$158.53	$989	-4.31
665–687	681	47	156.50–164.00	$161.85	$1,102	-2.79
700–701	701	20	158.00–160.00	$159.10	$1,115	—
767	767	66	160.75	$160.75	$1,233	+11.81
808–832	812	73	151.00–161.00	$159.24	$1,293	+2.28
870–876	873	238	152.00–156.25	$154.27	$1,347	+5.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	6	210.00	$210.00	$624	+19.00
332–341	337	7	190.00–199.00	$193.80	$653	-3.20
360–393	378	16	171.00–178.00	$173.84	$657	+1.52
423–442	437	12	171.00–174.00	$173.02	$756	-7.26
455–493	475	25	165.00–177.00	$170.07	$808	-0.33
500–548	526	29	160.00–170.00	$165.20	$869	+1.36
556–594	578	22	155.00–157.50	$156.06	$902	+0.80
603–628	622	22	146.00–151.50	$147.78	$919	+0.29
652–668	660	22	152.00–157.00	$154.58	$1,020	+7.57
707–732	714	17	150.00–150.50	$150.35	$1,073	+2.35
794	794	36	148.25	$148.25	$1,177	-1.98
804–840	834	73	144.00–149.00	$148.67	$1,240	+0.58
862	862	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,271	+11.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	55	145.00	$145.00	$1,453	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1440	1260	15	115.00–118.00	$116.88	$1,473	-1.53
1290–1545	1381	21	123.00–127.00	$125.64	$1,735	+7.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	170.00	$170.00	$668	—
439	439	4	150.00	$150.00	$658	-11.69
692	692	5	137.50	$137.50	$952	—
743	743	15	144.00	$144.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	8	125.25	$125.25	$719	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–379	365	30	153.00–168.00	$158.20	$577	+2.00
402–435	413	23	149.00–161.00	$155.64	$643	+5.23
440	440	5	138.00	$138.00	$607	-12.41
453–498	479	28	140.00–151.00	$145.00	$695	-1.80
500 unweaned	500	6	135.00	$135.00	$675	-1.54
509–545	524	21	139.50–149.50	$143.67	$753	+0.67
532–537	535	6	134.50–135.50	$135.00	$722	-8.00
553–570	557	13	138.50–146.00	$141.72	$789	-4.55
562–581	574	14	130.00–135.00	$132.15	$759	-14.12
611–647	626	29	136.00–151.00	$142.96	$895	+1.09
652–682	669	27	135.00–147.00	$139.09	$931	-1.50
730	730	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,055	+7.50
750–781	761	16	135.00–135.50	$135.16	$1,029	-7.79
833	833	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,133	+1.50
870	870	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–445	436	15	155.00–160.00	$157.63	$687	-1.64
452–470	460	23	150.00–158.00	$153.86	$708	-2.82
533–535	534	7	147.00–148.00	$147.57	$788	-5.38
543	543	13	139.25	$139.25	$756	-13.70
583	583	3	151.00	$151.00	$880	-6.23
658–672	662	109	152.00–157.50	$156.42	$1,036	+2.18
700–711	702	38	150.00–153.50	$152.85	$1,073	+2.38
850–852	851	7	138.75–145.50	$141.65	$1,205	—
909	909	5	141.25	$141.25	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	5	125.00	$125.00	$601	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006	1006	4	137.50	$137.50	$1,383	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1192–1375	1284	4	123.50–125.50	$124.43	$1,598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465 unweaned	465	6	140.00	$140.00	$651	-6.03
483–495	488	7	153.00–157.00	$155.26	$758	—
550–557	555	9	140.00–146.00	$141.98	$788	-5.02
603–625	610	14	132.00–144.00	$140.49	$857	—
704–720	711	7	120.00–127.00	$123.04	$875	-2.56

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1195	1021	85-90%	10	33.00–40.00	$36.75	$375	—
815–1220	1033	85-90%	22	40.50–49.00	$45.38	$469	—
765–1240	1041	85-90%	41	47.50–58.00	$53.62	$558	—
1045–1130	1084	85-90%	4	60.00–61.00	$60.62	$657	+14.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1400	1252	80-85%	19	47.00–54.00	$51.68	$647	-9.06
1230–1290	1271	80-85%	4	62.50–65.00	$63.48	$807	+2.74
1110–1430	1272	80-85%	43	54.00–61.50	$57.26	$728	-3.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1710	1535	75-80%	16	57.00–66.50	$61.10	$938	—
1420–1745	1535	75-80%	7	49.50–56.50	$53.79	$826	—
1500–1695	1620	75-80%	8	67.00–73.00	$70.42	$1,141	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–1965	1877	65-75%	5	73.00–79.50	$75.99	$1,426	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–2000	1617	7	73.00–81.00	$77.92	$1,260	—
1645–1800	1723	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,654	—
1545–2105	1812	20	83.00–94.50	$88.72	$1,608	+1.07

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1412	1412	6	112.50	$112.50	$1,588	—

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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.