Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

7,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.88/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 625 lb · 339 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.83/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 528 lb · 243 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.16/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 575 lb · 233 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,249	3,513	4,835
Feeder cattle	4,986	2,198	3,092
Slaughter cattle	854	342	557
Replacement cattle	1,409	973	1,186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs firm to higher undertone with limited comparisons. Heifers 450-700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–334	328	6	203.00–218.00	$207.81	$682	—
407 fancy	407	3	207.00	$207.00	$842	—
402–445	422	41	189.00–202.00	$195.35	$824	+2.38
460–495	483	105	178.00–206.50	$191.26	$924	+5.47
508–521 fancy	516	12	194.00–196.00	$195.18	$1,007	—
504–534	520	19	153.50–169.50	$160.85	$836	-13.03
523–528 unweaned	526	7	175.00–177.00	$176.15	$927	—
500–547	529	205	177.00–191.00	$186.74	$988	+12.86
554	554	11	159.00	$159.00	$881	-6.35
565 thin fleshed	565	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,028	—
550–594	576	216	163.00–184.00	$172.56	$994	+7.21
614 unweaned	614	5	158.00	$158.00	$970	+12.00
600–644	623	291	161.25–176.75	$168.49	$1,050	+11.06
621–647	640	43	155.00–159.50	$157.03	$1,005	-0.40
650–688	666	169	160.00–171.50	$166.45	$1,109	+0.95
703–735	714	39	159.00–164.50	$162.47	$1,160	+2.61
758–766	763	32	133.00–155.00	$147.86	$1,128	-15.05
804	804	5	157.25	$157.25	$1,264	-2.35
893	893	47	158.10	$158.10	$1,412	-4.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–397	386	13	184.00–199.00	$189.35	$731	-1.90
402–449	424	40	182.00–193.50	$190.03	$806	+2.32
454–498	478	61	173.00–186.00	$180.52	$863	+7.25
484 unweaned	484	5	166.00	$166.00	$803	—
510–547	527	56	167.00–179.00	$174.42	$919	+13.16
558–594	571	43	162.50–170.00	$167.25	$955	+10.08
565–575	571	7	154.00–154.50	$154.21	$881	-2.96
634–646	643	37	155.50–159.00	$158.07	$1,016	+9.87
656	656	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,010	—
650–692	668	32	147.00–156.00	$152.73	$1,020	+4.23
700–741	725	11	149.25–155.00	$152.06	$1,102	-3.94
754–780	768	40	141.75–163.25	$155.22	$1,192	+5.22
807–815	810	8	149.00–149.50	$149.31	$1,209	-4.79
916	916	6	145.50	$145.50	$1,333	+3.80

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
719	719	12	155.75	$155.75	$1,120	—
960–997	979	103	155.75–156.25	$156.01	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–448	433	11	160.00–170.00	$165.30	$716	—
515–536	522	15	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$809	—
545	545	4	140.00	$140.00	$763	—
575	575	5	154.00	$154.00	$886	—
626–629	628	13	145.00–150.00	$147.85	$928	—
668–693	688	18	135.50–149.50	$138.64	$954	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1292–1445	1353	5	136.00–136.50	$136.29	$1,844	+1.68
1280–1530	1403	14	130.00–136.00	$134.14	$1,882	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	7	148.25	$148.25	$1,044	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	5	135.50	$135.50	$935	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–325	315	10	181.00–199.00	$188.36	$593	—
353–383	366	29	170.00–185.00	$173.26	$634	—
408 fancy	408	3	182.00	$182.00	$743	—
410 thin fleshed	410	4	175.00	$175.00	$718	—
400–444	424	53	157.00–170.00	$162.20	$688	-5.20
466	466	6	149.00	$149.00	$694	-1.25
455–487 unweaned	467	13	149.00–151.00	$150.20	$701	—
450–498	475	129	153.00–171.00	$158.74	$754	+8.49
500–532	513	96	150.50–160.50	$156.83	$805	+8.66
563 thin fleshed	563	5	165.50	$165.50	$932	—
551–595	569	112	150.50–158.00	$154.93	$882	+7.13
600–635	607	45	153.00–164.00	$158.12	$960	+3.12
650–681	670	149	150.50–165.75	$159.92	$1,071	+4.20
706	706	12	142.25	$142.25	$1,004	-7.59
715–723	719	24	148.00–157.75	$155.05	$1,115	+5.21
771	771	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,141	—
816	816	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,167	—
860	860	63	154.00	$154.00	$1,324	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–398	388	12	159.00–162.00	$160.46	$623	+1.62
416–443	432	23	148.00–156.00	$152.27	$658	+0.55
451 thin fleshed	451	7	165.00	$165.00	$744	—
451–487	472	30	145.00–153.50	$149.02	$703	+1.94
505–545	522	58	146.50–152.00	$148.70	$776	+6.85
508–540	525	13	137.00–141.50	$139.31	$731	-2.54
529 unweaned	529	4	149.00	$149.00	$788	—
553–578	563	41	144.00–152.00	$148.06	$834	+5.12
573 unweaned	573	5	130.00	$130.00	$745	+4.00
607–626	618	7	142.00–144.00	$143.16	$885	-0.62
603–633	624	48	144.00–153.75	$149.12	$931	+5.34
659–693	677	88	140.75–157.25	$154.91	$1,049	+14.96
674–695	681	37	126.00–142.75	$139.93	$953	-0.02
729	729	17	148.25	$148.25	$1,081	+7.75
756–776	771	62	141.00–155.25	$151.45	$1,168	—
836	836	4	136.50	$136.50	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	134.00	$134.00	$422	—
458–498	473	11	140.00–141.00	$140.62	$665	—
502–529	517	14	135.00–140.00	$138.27	$715	+13.66
583	583	5	137.00	$137.00	$799	—
625	625	7	125.00–135.00	$129.29	$808	—
776	776	4	127.00	$127.00	$986	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	123.00	$123.00	$577	—
510–528	519	12	125.00	$125.00	$649	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,313	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	169.00	$169.00	$664	—
442	442	3	148.00	$148.00	$654	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1117	1117	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,307	—
1255	1255	1	135.50	$135.50	$1,701	—
1585	1585	2	135.00	$135.00	$2,140	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	179.00	$179.00	$700	+13.17
435 unweaned	435	3	193.00	$193.00	$840	—
485	485	5	174.00	$174.00	$844	+23.00
495	495	6	145.00	$145.00	$718	-6.00
525 unweaned	525	4	157.00	$157.00	$824	—
560–582	569	16	153.00–157.50	$155.71	$886	+13.69
560–598	583	10	140.00–142.50	$141.54	$825	-0.48
645	645	5	137.00	$137.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531 unweaned	531	5	110.00	$110.00	$584	—
538–544	541	11	135.00–136.00	$135.54	$733	—
578 unweaned	578	5	120.00	$120.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	6	184.00	$184.00	$845	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1355	1242	80-85%	34	46.00–53.50	$50.24	$624	—
1075–1400	1263	80-85%	77	53.50–61.00	$56.84	$718	+13.55
1135–1390	1294	80-85%	39	58.00–70.00	$64.38	$833	+14.02
1270–1400	1330	80-85%	3	43.00–44.00	$43.67	$581	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	1009	85-90%	27	29.00–40.00	$34.11	$344	-11.27
850–1255	1041	85-90%	46	36.50–48.50	$44.34	$462	-1.04
900–1280	1061	85-90%	51	45.50–56.00	$52.59	$558	+0.14
1015–1100	1081	85-90%	8	54.50–60.00	$57.78	$625	+5.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1740	1494	75-80%	20	50.00–59.00	$54.93	$821	—
1375–1770	1510	75-80%	46	57.00–68.50	$62.79	$948	+3.71
1380–1710	1563	75-80%	34	64.50–77.00	$71.21	$1,113	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1595	1550	65-75%	4	68.50–73.00	$70.53	$1,093	—
1720–1935	1789	65-75%	5	70.00–74.50	$72.49	$1,297	+5.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2015	1710	16	68.50–84.00	$77.74	$1,329	—
1355–2460	1759	33	85.00–95.00	$90.20	$1,587	+2.30
1680–2115	1956	5	96.00–101.00	$98.56	$1,928	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1213	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
1155–1290	1253	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	725.00–860.00	$826.07
1078–1395	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,474.50
1049–1514	1257	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	875.00–1,000.00	$954.69
1180–1440	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	925.00–975.00	$932.57
991–1463	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,422.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
994–1140	1074	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,685.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
992–1216	1127	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,920.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
937–1153	1016	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,513.30

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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
1097	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1050–1250	1119	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,825.00–2,175.00	$2,036.54	—
1000–1500	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,700.00–2,075.00	$1,845.83	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	+400.00
1250–1300	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.00	-6.25
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-558.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00	$975.00	—
1050–1150	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,545.83	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	959	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	1,900.00–2,075.00	$2,035.87	—
900–1100	989	(<2 yrs)	Open	53	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,182.55	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	43	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,480.23	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.