Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

2,906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $152.73/cwt ≈ $1,408/hd at 922 lb · 168 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 897 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.44/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 613 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,906	8,047	6,753
Feeder cattle	2,065	7,196	6,142
Slaughter cattle	466	851	611
Replacement cattle	375	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 450-750 lbs mostly steady, spots 3.00 higher on the 600-650 lbs steers, over 800 lbs not well tested, a weak to lower undertone noted. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady, 550-700 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	206.00	$206.00	$709	-7.00
414	414	14	200.00	$200.00	$828	-2.41
450–487	477	58	197.00–206.00	$202.28	$965	+1.57
504 thin fleshed	504	31	204.50	$204.50	$1,031	—
503–545	519	42	185.00–196.00	$189.82	$985	-3.60
556–584	571	73	175.00–185.00	$181.28	$1,035	-1.29
601–632	613	102	167.00–181.00	$174.44	$1,069	+16.44
658 fancy	658	17	181.00	$181.00	$1,191	—
651–693	674	33	169.50–178.00	$173.23	$1,168	+2.65
705–738	727	53	163.00	$163.00	$1,185	-5.58
759–771	764	56	157.00–163.00	$161.71	$1,235	+3.59
812	812	62	156.50	$156.50	$1,271	+7.74
897	897	116	156.00	$156.00	$1,399	+4.00
916–933	922	168	149.25–154.50	$152.73	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	6	198.00	$198.00	$533	—
368–374	372	14	181.00–191.00	$186.87	$695	-10.14
407–448	431	20	171.00–192.00	$182.39	$786	-1.41
463–495	484	30	157.00–191.00	$182.43	$883	-3.42
500–544	524	30	157.00–181.00	$173.98	$912	-2.84
562 unweaned	562	4	140.00	$140.00	$787	—
552–593	581	35	153.00–169.00	$163.42	$949	-1.62
602–643	628	14	151.00–157.00	$153.71	$965	-6.83
668 unweaned	668	5	134.00	$134.00	$895	—
684	684	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,115	+18.13
736	736	4	147.25	$147.25	$1,084	-8.37
743	743	11	154.00	$154.00	$1,144	-1.62
780	780	3	145.50	$145.50	$1,135	-0.04
846	846	8	141.50	$141.50	$1,197	-2.09
887	887	13	140.75	$140.75	$1,248	+10.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1445	1354	7	129.50–132.00	$130.43	$1,766	—
1368	1368	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,956	—
1326–1450	1381	9	135.50–138.50	$137.10	$1,893	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	7	168.00	$168.00	$907	—
576	576	13	173.00	$173.00	$996	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	4	153.00	$153.00	$897	-11.05

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	136.00	$136.00	$619	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	155.00	$155.00	$485	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–331	320	14	169.00–170.00	$169.67	$543	+5.67
368–390	376	41	158.50–170.00	$164.03	$617	—
441	441	10	157.00	$157.00	$692	-0.69
455–487	468	23	150.00–166.00	$158.26	$741	+2.12
512–544	531	40	142.00–149.00	$145.25	$771	-6.58
530–548	540	9	140.00	$140.00	$756	-11.83
550–596	573	52	140.00–146.00	$143.63	$823	-5.27
603–616	611	11	145.00–151.00	$147.15	$899	+0.03
664–667	665	12	138.00–150.00	$145.99	$971	+1.21
678	678	8	138.25	$138.25	$937	-6.53
775	775	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,046	-3.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–416	415	10	164.00–174.00	$165.98	$689	-4.36
464 fancy	464	18	177.00	$177.00	$821	-0.57
464–489	477	19	165.00–170.00	$167.70	$800	+2.41
500–519	503	22	160.00–164.00	$163.25	$821	+1.77
550–570	562	50	148.00–155.00	$150.52	$846	-6.33
655–690	682	85	151.50–152.50	$151.73	$1,035	+7.73
714	714	7	149.00	$149.00	$1,064	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	146.00	$146.00	$705	+2.86
570	570	5	135.00	$135.00	$770	+1.18
618–634	627	11	131.00–136.50	$133.47	$837	-7.53
670	670	3	132.00	$132.00	$884	-2.37

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	3	129.50	$129.50	$1,457	+1.15
1222	1222	4	142.50	$142.50	$1,741	+11.28
1298–1386	1333	10	132.00–133.50	$132.62	$1,768	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	7	134.50	$134.50	$553	—
613	613	4	110.00	$110.00	$674	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1345	1213	80-85%	10	47.00–55.00	$51.40	$623	—
1130–1600	1264	80-85%	53	57.00–66.00	$61.55	$778	+3.32
1130–1400	1297	80-85%	36	65.00–80.00	$71.77	$931	+5.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1080	968	85-90%	9	30.00–40.00	$37.02	$358	+5.61
850–1200	1010	85-90%	27	50.00–60.00	$55.40	$560	+2.74
820–1200	1044	85-90%	16	41.00–49.00	$45.25	$472	-16.55
930–1140	1065	85-90%	16	60.00–69.00	$63.64	$678	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1655	1486	75-80%	28	62.00–70.00	$66.63	$990	+2.47
1405–1625	1508	75-80%	7	59.00–61.00	$60.00	$905	+3.50
1400–1675	1518	75-80%	25	70.00–80.00	$74.50	$1,131	+1.38

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1890	1770	65-75%	11	71.50–82.00	$76.56	$1,355	+6.62
1745–1850	1783	65-75%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.28	$1,200	-2.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1690	1598	2	84.00–85.00	$84.53	$1,351	+7.76
1350–2195	1779	10	89.00–97.50	$93.96	$1,672	—
1490–2235	1907	13	99.00–111.00	$104.07	$1,985	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205–1372	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,344.84
1198–1480	1352	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	900.00–1,000.00	$973.10
1075–1550	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	1,425.00–1,675.00	$1,550.66
1240–1500	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	800.00–990.00	$890.29
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1234–1460	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,743.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013–1141	1086	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00	$850.00
1172	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082–1225	1161	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	1,625.00–1,775.00	$1,715.30

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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
1200–1300	1238	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,270.00–1,325.00	$1,290.63	—
1150–1500	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,675.00–1,825.00	$1,730.83	—
1100–1400	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,340.00–1,475.00	$1,430.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1500	1442	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,961.54	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1719	1719	7	101.00	$101.00	$1,736	—

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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.