Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

1,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.82/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 672 lb · 98 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.09/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 572 lb · 93 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.61/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 622 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,933	5,596	776
Feeder cattle	1,594	3,604	426
Slaughter cattle	339	800	350
Replacement cattle	—	1,192	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Too few comparable sales for a market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 value added	290	2	217.00	$217.00	$629	—
400 value added	400	3	199.00	$199.00	$796	—
402–445	427	15	199.00–214.00	$206.92	$884	+6.88
457 fancy	457	3	215.00	$215.00	$983	—
475–480 value added	478	6	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$887	—
467–491	479	11	190.00–193.00	$191.92	$919	-4.19
496 unweaned	496	9	178.50	$178.50	$885	—
518–540	529	16	184.00–194.00	$188.73	$998	+0.65
557–579 value added	566	18	161.00–181.00	$172.82	$978	—
553–586	573	75	168.00–182.00	$175.63	$1,006	+2.79
610	610	6	161.50	$161.50	$985	-10.71
603–627 value added	617	23	166.00–172.50	$170.05	$1,049	—
601–638	625	51	164.50–174.00	$168.80	$1,055	-3.41
666–676 value added	671	26	152.00–166.00	$162.40	$1,090	—
658–696	673	72	158.00–166.50	$162.97	$1,097	-8.78
707–715 value added	709	26	157.00–164.00	$162.37	$1,151	—
753–759	755	27	159.00–162.00	$160.01	$1,208	-1.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 thin fleshed	330	6	206.00	$206.00	$680	—
393	393	3	182.00	$182.00	$715	-3.86
403–435	421	12	181.00–196.00	$188.58	$794	+3.50
470–488	477	11	173.00–184.00	$178.25	$850	+1.73
505–546	522	19	169.00–179.00	$173.88	$908	-2.57
565–598	581	11	165.50–170.00	$167.11	$971	+3.39
646 unweaned	646	4	147.00	$147.00	$950	—
657–684	663	33	158.00–161.00	$160.34	$1,063	+2.97
710	710	7	144.50	$144.50	$1,026	-12.73
716 unweaned	716	7	141.50	$141.50	$1,013	—
756–776	765	9	141.00–149.00	$144.61	$1,106	-7.14
759–795	781	10	146.50–148.25	$147.18	$1,149	-4.57

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–531	520	12	161.00–170.00	$165.60	$861	—
533 value added	533	2	165.00	$165.00	$879	—
685	685	11	157.00	$157.00	$1,075	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1223	1184	4	119.50–122.50	$121.05	$1,433	—
1300	1300	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,508	—
1178–1580	1322	10	134.50–136.00	$135.65	$1,793	—
1345	1345	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,668	—
1265–1525	1359	5	125.00–131.00	$129.56	$1,761	-0.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 value added	334	4	174.00	$174.00	$581	—
346	346	4	167.00	$167.00	$578	-10.00
363–390	381	19	171.00–180.00	$175.15	$667	-1.19
387 fancy	387	3	188.00	$188.00	$728	—
400–433	416	32	169.00–173.00	$170.40	$709	+2.84
445 value added	445	7	177.00	$177.00	$788	—
458–496	475	36	164.00–172.00	$167.72	$797	+0.08
495 value added	495	4	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
508–536	523	46	158.00–163.50	$160.39	$839	-3.08
531–539 value added	536	17	162.00–167.00	$164.04	$879	—
545	545	9	153.00	$153.00	$834	-10.47
553–584	570	33	156.00–161.50	$158.74	$905	+1.43
575 value added	575	11	154.00	$154.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	156.00	$156.00	$601	-10.00
467–484	478	13	154.50–159.00	$156.74	$749	+1.46
540–545	543	9	154.00–156.75	$155.84	$846	+3.91
550–594	566	17	145.50–149.00	$147.22	$833	-2.69
581	581	11	148.00	$148.00	$860	-1.91
610 value added	610	11	149.50	$149.50	$912	—
606–646	633	34	143.00–152.00	$150.57	$953	+2.76
623–648	641	21	137.50–146.50	$144.00	$923	-3.81
652–668	660	8	138.50–148.50	$144.04	$951	+7.54
664 value added	664	18	155.50	$155.50	$1,033	—
652–694	680	24	137.00–142.00	$139.14	$946	+2.64

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	135.00	$135.00	$540	—
418 value added	418	4	156.00	$156.00	$652	—
469–493	478	8	150.00–160.00	$156.13	$746	—
568	568	6	150.00	$150.00	$852	—
620	620	11	146.00	$146.00	$905	—
633	633	4	127.00	$127.00	$804	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–1458	1301	11	134.50–141.50	$137.84	$1,793	—
1355	1355	10	127.50	$127.50	$1,728	-9.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	9	137.25	$137.25	$863	+1.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	180.00	$180.00	$769	-14.00
479	479	9	176.00	$176.00	$843	—
538	538	3	163.00	$163.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	182.00	$182.00	$586	+11.00
551	551	4	159.00	$159.00	$876	+10.45
812	812	7	108.00	$108.00	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1405	1262	80-85%	32	54.50–62.00	$58.16	$734	+6.90
1150–1395	1283	80-85%	15	62.00–67.00	$63.98	$821	+6.37
1135–1455	1313	80-85%	19	44.00–56.50	$51.87	$681	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1685	1492	75-80%	41	59.50–67.00	$63.23	$943	+0.61
1150–1750	1499	75-80%	9	67.50–75.50	$71.41	$1,070	+8.79
1375–1655	1535	75-80%	16	51.00–60.00	$56.83	$872	-15.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1140	1074	85-90%	6	59.00–64.50	$61.29	$658	+2.98
850–1235	1083	85-90%	19	48.00–56.50	$52.98	$574	+0.67
885–1265	1086	85-90%	10	41.50–48.00	$45.54	$495	-6.77
1035–1200	1086	85-90%	6	30.00–38.00	$35.57	$386	-16.74

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1800	1700	65-75%	5	67.00–78.50	$73.44	$1,248	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1750	1625	4	86.00–97.00	$90.47	$1,470	+16.82
1525–2335	1853	8	68.00–83.00	$76.22	$1,412	-13.09
2210	2210	1	107.00	$107.00	$2,365	—

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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.