Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

3,513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $1,428/hd at 876 lb · 180 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.86/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 719 lb · 132 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.60/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 830 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,513	3,634	3,370
Feeder cattle	2,198	2,889	2,755
Slaughter cattle	342	745	615
Replacement cattle	973	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs firm undertone on light test. Heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	431	10	192.00–194.00	$192.97	$832	+6.90
489–498	493	13	180.00–189.75	$185.79	$916	+2.42
520–534	525	37	171.00–177.00	$173.88	$913	+4.84
560–597	586	43	160.00–171.25	$165.35	$969	+3.74
605–637	621	39	155.00–161.50	$157.43	$978	+4.91
627 unweaned	627	5	146.00	$146.00	$915	—
654	654	11	165.50	$165.50	$1,082	+12.71
695	695	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,091	+8.54
708–736	719	132	159.00–161.50	$159.86	$1,149	-1.12
763–783	777	60	161.50–163.50	$162.91	$1,266	-6.95
806–843	830	130	159.00–159.75	$159.60	$1,325	+1.60
875–877	876	180	160.00–164.50	$163.00	$1,428	—
950	950	58	151.00	$151.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–397	392	15	182.00–195.00	$191.25	$750	—
400–425	416	17	179.00–192.00	$187.71	$781	+10.71
459–496	472	48	168.50–179.00	$173.27	$818	-1.90
516–542	530	39	157.00–167.00	$161.26	$855	+8.26
554–593	572	30	155.00–160.00	$157.17	$899	+2.09
605–643	629	32	144.25–153.00	$148.20	$932	-2.17
693	693	3	148.50	$148.50	$1,029	+4.91
715–737	726	26	152.50–158.00	$156.00	$1,133	+1.00
726	726	7	144.25	$144.25	$1,047	-10.75
788	788	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,182	-4.38
814–835	819	17	153.50–156.00	$154.10	$1,262	+2.10
905–916	909	21	140.25–142.60	$141.70	$1,288	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,078	-26.00
1100–1291	1219	21	125.50–132.00	$129.32	$1,576	—
1289–1483	1376	18	132.50–137.00	$134.61	$1,852	+2.34

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	9	149.00	$149.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	6	134.75	$134.75	$1,179	+2.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–413	410	10	166.00–168.00	$167.40	$686	+7.39
451	451	16	150.25	$150.25	$678	-0.09
516–539	529	15	145.00–151.00	$148.17	$784	-0.49
553–597	577	81	145.00–152.00	$147.80	$853	-4.76
605	605	10	155.00	$155.00	$938	+3.69
666–674	667	74	152.75–156.25	$155.72	$1,039	+4.07
721–745	741	79	149.00–150.00	$149.84	$1,110	-6.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–385	374	16	154.00–160.00	$158.84	$594	-3.16
420–441	436	25	150.00–157.00	$151.72	$661	—
478–493	489	27	146.00–147.50	$147.08	$719	-2.05
508	508	5	134.00	$134.00	$681	-9.67
500–536	521	32	140.00–143.50	$141.85	$739	-1.82
550–587	565	22	139.00–145.00	$142.94	$808	-6.35
571 unweaned	571	8	126.00	$126.00	$719	-12.20
573–585	579	6	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$779	-14.80
615–633	625	9	143.50–144.00	$143.78	$899	-1.41
660–686	675	7	138.50–141.00	$139.95	$945	-0.56
708–713	710	28	139.50–142.00	$140.50	$998	+1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1273	1156	12	129.00–131.00	$129.60	$1,498	—
1053–1415	1197	9	132.00–137.00	$135.04	$1,616	—
1150–1210	1198	5	119.00–123.00	$122.23	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	148.00	$148.00	$589	—
504–518	510	16	120.00–131.00	$124.61	$636	+4.61
686	686	5	130.00	$130.00	$892	+5.37

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	5	135.00	$135.00	$672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	8	166.00–167.00	$166.63	$538	—
375–385	378	10	164.00–170.00	$165.83	$627	—
413	413	8	170.00	$170.00	$702	+0.96
488	488	4	151.00	$151.00	$737	-6.99
500–538	528	18	146.00–154.00	$148.79	$786	-2.34
584–593	589	6	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$836	+2.30
600–622	607	13	140.00–142.50	$140.88	$855	+5.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1270	1255	80-85%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.47	$784	+12.43
1200–1400	1270	80-85%	4	40.00–45.00	$43.29	$550	-6.75
1160–1390	1287	80-85%	34	53.50–58.00	$55.41	$713	-0.91
1185–1495	1295	80-85%	24	47.50–52.50	$50.36	$652	-5.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1120	972	85-90%	15	30.00–40.00	$35.66	$347	—
825–1220	1021	85-90%	17	42.00–49.00	$45.38	$463	+8.73
905–1175	1058	85-90%	16	50.00–55.00	$52.45	$555	-0.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1515	1450	75-80%	10	53.00–56.00	$54.45	$790	—
1435–1685	1515	75-80%	15	57.00–65.00	$59.08	$895	-3.88
1480–1700	1601	75-80%	7	67.00–74.50	$70.35	$1,126	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1735	1703	65-75%	2	73.00–75.00	$73.98	$1,260	—
1720–1825	1782	65-75%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.29	$1,199	-5.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1860	1612	6	72.00–79.00	$76.12	$1,227	-1.70
1350–2130	1788	13	83.00–93.00	$87.90	$1,572	—
1925	1925	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,829	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1141–1363	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,519.37
1343	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1328–1550	1438	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,725.00–1,950.00	$1,839.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1211–1320	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,191.27
1240–1372	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,575.00–1,600.00	$1,583.04
1251–1350	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–875.00	$825.87
1319	1319	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1330–1421	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,531.88

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1553–1615	1576	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,510.00–1,730.00	$1,668.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,175.00	$2,175.00
995–1334	1130	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	133	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,161.46
1140–1232 fancy	1189	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,496.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
946–987	967	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,581.90
1002–1122	1058	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,822.34

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
886	886	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1250–1350	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,259.38	—
1250–1450	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,875.00–2,025.00	$1,975.00	—
1250–1450 fancy	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,925.00–3,300.00	$3,064.47	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1200–1350	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,381.25	—
1300–1350	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,625.00–2,050.00	$1,858.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.