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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

3,634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.43/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 626 lb · 132 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.50/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 859 lb · 110 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.05/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 522 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,634 4,309 3,588
Feeder cattle 2,889 3,789 2,821
Slaughter cattle 745 520 767

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher, with yearling steers over 650 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited sales from last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with yearling heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 198.00 $198.00 $644 —
389 389 9 199.00 $199.00 $774 —
418–448 430 19 174.00–197.00 $186.07 $800 -5.07
453–469 458 27 174.00–187.00 $183.37 $840 -4.66
503 thin fleshed 503 5 182.00 $182.00 $915 —
505 505 5 165.00 $165.00 $833 -19.41
525–548 540 82 166.50–171.00 $169.04 $913 -15.37
550–594 568 83 159.50–166.50 $163.21 $927 -6.41
550–584 570 10 161.00–162.00 $161.61 $921 -8.01
600–647 626 126 148.00–160.00 $152.52 $955 -7.97
632 632 6 150.50 $150.50 $951 -4.75
667 thin fleshed 667 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,154 —
667–689 672 21 149.50–163.00 $152.79 $1,027 -9.80
678 unweaned 678 13 146.00 $146.00 $990 —
690–697 693 19 145.00–150.50 $148.46 $1,029 -14.13
734–736 736 70 155.00–161.75 $160.98 $1,185 -0.24
752–788 780 85 164.00–171.75 $169.86 $1,325 +11.90
807 807 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,158 -17.50
824 824 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,302 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 177.00 $177.00 $793 +4.71
463–480 469 10 172.00–177.00 $175.17 $822 +1.63
482 unweaned 482 4 155.00 $155.00 $747 -7.07
502–536 517 46 156.00–172.00 $165.37 $855 +1.31
542 542 5 153.00 $153.00 $829 +8.50
553–598 573 63 148.00–167.00 $155.08 $889 -1.67
597 597 3 147.00 $147.00 $878 -0.87
610–616 613 8 140.00–149.00 $144.52 $886 -6.67
623–638 635 18 145.50–152.50 $150.37 $955 -0.82
652–657 656 12 148.00–148.50 $148.12 $972 +2.03
658–680 669 6 141.25–146.00 $143.59 $961 -2.50
705 705 5 140.75 $140.75 $992 -4.73
733 733 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,136 +9.52
755–785 760 20 150.00–162.00 $154.38 $1,173 +7.38
823 823 14 152.00 $152.00 $1,251 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132 1132 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,370 —
1128–1422 1280 7 125.00–128.00 $125.76 $1,610 +4.76
1214–1535 1360 42 130.00–134.00 $132.27 $1,799 -0.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–532 522 9 143.00–152.00 $146.91 $767 -7.09
555–560 558 6 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $795 -16.49
619 619 4 140.00 $140.00 $867 -4.44
707 707 5 130.00 $130.00 $919 —
853 853 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,130 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 176.00 $176.00 $560 —
472–483 479 9 164.00–170.00 $168.03 $805 —
505–520 514 5 157.00–166.00 $160.54 $825 —
590 590 3 153.00 $153.00 $903 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 151.00 $151.00 $824 —
648 648 7 137.00 $137.00 $888 -11.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 5 140.00 $140.00 $795 —
793 793 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,134 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
927 927 6 134.25 $134.25 $1,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 169.00 $169.00 $477 —
351–381 368 11 165.00–169.00 $167.51 $616 +1.01
403–433 415 23 157.00–168.00 $160.01 $664 -0.89
454–494 478 57 145.00–154.00 $150.34 $719 -10.81
518–527 522 38 147.00–149.50 $148.66 $776 -2.27
567–591 577 93 143.50–154.00 $152.56 $880 -0.21
616–619 617 13 149.00–154.00 $151.31 $934 -4.19
679–689 683 18 148.00–154.00 $151.65 $1,036 -8.06
687 unweaned 687 8 130.50 $130.50 $897 —
716–747 721 86 152.00–157.75 $156.78 $1,130 +4.18
859 859 110 146.50 $146.50 $1,258 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 162.00 $162.00 $614 +9.17
444 unweaned 444 4 140.00 $140.00 $622 —
453–492 468 16 145.00–164.00 $149.13 $698 -0.57
487–492 unweaned 490 9 130.00–132.50 $130.83 $641 —
505–533 unweaned 515 11 133.50–135.00 $134.58 $693 —
500–541 520 56 138.00–151.50 $143.67 $747 -2.71
515–539 529 29 142.00–149.50 $145.06 $767 -1.32
550–584 561 18 144.00–154.00 $149.29 $838 +6.96
555–569 unweaned 563 10 135.00–140.00 $138.20 $778 +8.45
599 599 11 135.00 $135.00 $809 -7.33
600 unweaned 600 6 126.00 $126.00 $756 +0.28
607–644 627 34 133.00–153.75 $145.19 $910 +13.27
650–671 661 12 133.50–134.50 $133.99 $886 +10.99
664–686 671 16 135.25–147.00 $140.51 $943 +0.39
703 703 3 139.50 $139.50 $981 -2.29
712–726 723 30 133.00–148.50 $143.97 $1,041 +2.18
765 765 4 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
750–790 766 20 130.00–142.00 $135.10 $1,035 —
893 893 9 124.75 $124.75 $1,114 —
988 988 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,087 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 153.00 $153.00 $401 —
450–490 unweaned 460 8 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
525 525 3 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
531 531 10 145.50–148.00 $146.75 $779 —
554 554 6 143.00 $143.00 $792 —
650 650 5 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086–1455 1240 32 130.00–135.00 $131.80 $1,634 +0.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 120.00 $120.00 $617 -11.30
552–560 555 5 127.00–130.00 $128.21 $712 -2.19
617 617 9 141.50 $141.50 $873 +6.00
655–678 669 8 124.00–125.00 $124.63 $834 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
803 803 9 136.50 $136.50 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 126.50 $126.50 $708 —
752 752 3 122.00 $122.00 $917 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 6 133.00 $133.00 $694 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 121.00 $121.00 $597 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–415 407 9 167.00–173.00 $169.04 $688 -1.07
463–472 468 6 157.00–159.00 $157.99 $739 +1.74
500–548 518 21 143.00–155.00 $151.13 $783 +1.13
550–592 575 38 132.00–146.00 $139.72 $803 +1.62
602–623 608 11 135.00–136.00 $135.72 $825 +0.72
612–630 622 7 138.00–139.50 $138.63 $862 +3.63
662–672 668 7 120.00–130.50 $124.46 $831 —
716–740 723 7 125.00–130.00 $126.46 $914 —
758 758 3 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 3 130.00 $130.00 $738 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1540 1270 80-85% 55 45.50–53.00 $50.04 $636 -6.88
1105–1540 1298 80-85% 49 54.00–60.00 $56.32 $731 -0.60
1260–1395 1343 80-85% 14 61.50–68.50 $63.75 $856 -0.10
1235–1650 1434 80-85% 4 41.50–44.00 $42.81 $614 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1205 1031 85-90% 22 30.00–39.00 $36.65 $378 -7.83
915–1200 1092 85-90% 26 50.00–58.00 $53.40 $583 -0.96
850–1255 1103 85-90% 42 39.00–49.00 $43.70 $482 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1635 1491 75-80% 27 47.00–57.50 $54.50 $813 +0.40
1335–1815 1516 75-80% 43 58.00–67.50 $62.96 $954 +2.03
1445–1805 1590 75-80% 12 68.50–75.00 $71.43 $1,136 +0.30
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–1815 1778 65-75% 2 72.50–73.00 $72.76 $1,294 —
1550–1965 1819 65-75% 6 64.50–71.00 $68.19 $1,240 -6.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2135 1642 17 72.00–82.00 $77.82 $1,278 —
1350–2335 1859 30 81.00–88.00 $84.81 $1,577 —

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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.