Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

3,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.97/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 766 lb · 198 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.45/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 719 lb · 160 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.60/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 623 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,133	6,432	2,245
Feeder cattle	2,658	5,815	1,282
Slaughter cattle	455	617	356
Replacement cattle	20	—	607

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Heifers uneven 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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
365–397	390	14	211.00–212.00	$211.80	$826	—
390 value added	390	2	201.00	$201.00	$784	—
403–445	432	12	198.00–201.00	$200.30	$865	-10.26
457–499	477	47	195.00–207.00	$201.05	$959	+5.28
500–548	518	103	184.00–202.00	$195.44	$1,012	+4.31
530–534 fancy	532	28	206.00–217.25	$211.00	$1,123	—
555–586	573	35	183.50–189.50	$185.69	$1,064	+7.71
589 unweaned	589	7	165.00	$165.00	$972	—
617 value added	617	12	182.00	$182.00	$1,123	+13.18
601–648	623	122	169.00–180.00	$177.51	$1,106	+8.11
631 unweaned	631	12	162.00	$162.00	$1,022	—
655–694	680	87	165.00–175.00	$171.76	$1,168	+8.50
692 value added	692	34	174.25	$174.25	$1,206	+8.96
705–724	717	103	162.50–172.50	$169.32	$1,214	+7.67
705–728 fancy	722	57	171.00–173.00	$172.50	$1,245	—
751–782	766	198	152.00–157.00	$153.97	$1,179	+1.86
850–851	850	100	151.00–153.00	$152.18	$1,294	+5.34
869	869	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,247	-3.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–417	411	7	197.00–198.00	$197.56	$812	+10.11
471–490	477	10	178.00–193.00	$182.63	$871	-0.58
505–546	528	29	172.00–183.00	$175.24	$925	+0.22
548 value added	548	2	178.00	$178.00	$975	—
557–588	571	51	165.00–176.00	$171.76	$981	+5.82
593	593	8	163.00	$163.00	$967	-2.94
634 value added	634	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,046	+11.00
639	639	6	156.50	$156.50	$1,000	+0.48
673–699	685	16	152.00–160.00	$156.50	$1,072	+3.88
705–730	721	16	152.00–157.50	$155.82	$1,123	+4.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1400	1253	15	112.00–121.50	$113.56	$1,423	+8.21
1123–1403	1295	21	124.00–127.50	$125.72	$1,628	+3.64
1205–1490	1297	6	133.00–138.00	$135.40	$1,756	+13.32

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	8	157.50	$157.50	$1,095	—
888	888	12	142.50	$142.50	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	9	144.50	$144.50	$971	—
725–733	730	5	143.50–145.00	$144.10	$1,052	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	9	152.00	$152.00	$833	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	5	159.00	$159.00	$881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–397	376	22	170.00–180.00	$177.10	$666	+5.39
436–440	438	9	169.00–178.00	$173.98	$762	+3.06
465–475	470	11	160.00–167.00	$164.82	$775	-4.28
502 value added	502	3	155.00	$155.00	$778	+2.43
510–543	527	46	156.00–166.00	$159.67	$841	-3.47
559–567 value added	563	17	161.00–162.00	$161.53	$909	+7.81
556–585	573	72	149.00–163.50	$152.73	$875	-3.85
611–625	621	34	147.00–151.50	$150.33	$934	-1.17
635 value added	635	26	159.00	$159.00	$1,010	+12.60
663–698	685	132	144.00–157.00	$147.65	$1,011	-0.01
741	741	66	146.00	$146.00	$1,082	+2.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–499	491	32	148.00–158.00	$155.66	$764	-2.64
508–509 unweaned	508	9	141.00	$141.00	$716	+0.78
510–543	532	13	144.00–152.00	$146.31	$778	-4.43
563–590	571	16	142.00–149.00	$145.36	$830	+11.71
578	578	4	143.00	$143.00	$827	-5.68
583 value added	583	3	154.50	$154.50	$901	+10.50
611–633	618	14	139.00–143.00	$140.70	$870	-5.90
628 unweaned	628	15	125.00	$125.00	$785	—
654	654	5	139.00	$139.00	$909	-3.00
718–733	729	22	132.50–145.00	$141.64	$1,033	+2.35
819–830	825	8	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$1,077	-8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	143.00	$143.00	$629	+2.01
507	507	3	134.00	$134.00	$679	-0.45
577–591	584	10	135.00	$135.00	$788	+1.50
605–618	608	26	133.00–136.00	$133.47	$811	+1.10

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	4	125.00	$125.00	$618	—
666	666	5	130.50	$130.50	$869	—
725	725	7	111.00	$111.00	$805	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1100	1092	3	120.00–123.50	$121.15	$1,323	-0.63
1050–1280	1173	6	126.00–131.00	$128.26	$1,504	—
1100–1285	1223	3	133.00–137.50	$136.15	$1,665	+7.88

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	5	134.25	$134.25	$842	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	6	180.00	$180.00	$857	-1.00
478 unweaned	478	3	176.00	$176.00	$841	—
596	596	6	139.00	$139.00	$828	-6.78
640	640	8	145.50	$145.50	$931	+1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1415	1264	80-85%	36	64.00–72.50	$68.26	$863	+1.17
1120–1430	1289	80-85%	42	73.00–85.50	$76.37	$984	+16.95
1135–1465	1297	80-85%	22	55.00–64.50	$60.74	$788	+1.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1090	934	85-90%	7	37.00–46.00	$41.51	$388	—
865–1110	976	85-90%	13	42.00–56.00	$50.49	$493	—
890–1170	1037	85-90%	21	54.00–64.00	$60.75	$630	+2.55
1000–1175	1084	85-90%	21	64.50–77.00	$68.62	$744	+33.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1765	1511	75-80%	4	60.50–67.50	$64.12	$969	+1.73
1350–1895	1529	75-80%	19	64.00–74.00	$70.13	$1,072	-6.95
1370–1885	1554	75-80%	26	73.00–86.00	$77.74	$1,208	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1885	1738	65-75%	6	75.00–84.00	$79.25	$1,377	+4.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1495	1395	3	83.00–87.00	$85.24	$1,189	—
1275–2090	1687	18	88.50–100.00	$95.64	$1,613	—
1410–2515	1983	15	101.00–115.00	$109.15	$2,164	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1352–1377	1366	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,444.15

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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.