Cattle Market Pulse

Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

5,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.41/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 628 lb · 218 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 521 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.63/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 573 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,040 2,599 7,286
Feeder cattle 3,760 1,606 5,876
Slaughter cattle 956 573 689
Replacement cattle 324 420 721

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows early week steady to firm, late week 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls early week 2.00 to 6.00 higher, late week 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 265 6 150.00–157.50 $154.93 $411 -20.68
280 fancy 280 4 197.50 $197.50 $553 —
305–340 fancy 314 4 180.00–190.00 $187.29 $588 —
305–347 332 25 155.00–180.00 $173.21 $575 -1.52
366 fancy 366 4 180.00 $180.00 $659 —
355–395 368 22 159.00–180.00 $164.74 $606 -1.08
400–445 423 65 150.00–172.50 $163.46 $691 +3.29
440 unweaned 440 3 154.00 $154.00 $678 +1.60
452–472 unweaned 460 13 153.00–157.00 $155.42 $715 —
450–498 479 85 145.00–165.00 $158.74 $760 +17.09
500–548 530 130 142.00–164.00 $155.86 $826 +12.12
550–592 573 137 140.00–161.00 $147.63 $846 +6.46
600–649 628 218 128.00–152.50 $140.41 $882 +6.71
657 unweaned 657 3 126.00 $126.00 $828 +6.50
650–696 672 89 124.00–140.00 $130.28 $875 -0.36
703–748 712 68 124.00–142.00 $133.46 $950 -0.28
757–786 774 76 122.00–144.00 $137.04 $1,061 —
818–848 834 13 119.00–134.00 $126.59 $1,056 —
859–885 866 16 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $1,124 —
905 905 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–297 282 11 130.00–180.00 $149.63 $422 —
310–335 324 9 137.50–165.00 $150.96 $489 -1.35
360–385 371 17 139.00–147.50 $143.23 $531 -1.08
377 unweaned 377 3 152.50 $152.50 $575 —
414 unweaned 414 5 148.00 $148.00 $613 —
410–445 427 30 129.00–154.00 $144.58 $617 +2.79
450–499 482 37 122.50–156.00 $134.22 $647 -4.36
523 unweaned 523 13 152.00 $152.00 $795 +32.00
502–549 529 49 125.00–156.00 $135.74 $718 +2.66
562–573 unweaned 568 6 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $733 —
568 568 4 125.00 $125.00 $710 -6.96
550–599 582 46 125.00–143.00 $134.58 $783 +2.62
602–648 630 23 120.00–141.00 $134.54 $848 +7.57
600–644 unweaned 634 9 127.00–130.00 $127.63 $809 —
688 688 3 115.00 $115.00 $791 -5.52
675–698 691 10 120.00–132.50 $126.03 $871 +5.51
700–725 unweaned 711 4 125.00 $125.00 $889 —
700–742 726 46 112.00–140.25 $135.48 $984 +20.39
772–795 781 11 120.00–127.50 $122.99 $961 +2.67
836–844 840 9 133.00 $133.00 $1,117 —
872–886 882 10 109.00–130.00 $115.23 $1,016 +2.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 140.00 $140.00 $529 —
426 426 4 136.00 $136.00 $579 +19.39
465–484 unweaned 481 11 132.50–136.00 $135.38 $651 —
527 527 6 118.00 $118.00 $622 —
568–598 589 13 123.00–132.00 $127.56 $751 +13.56
613–624 621 10 110.00–135.00 $117.41 $729 —
755–780 769 11 126.00–127.00 $126.45 $972 —
859 859 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,065 —
918 918 6 117.50 $117.50 $1,079 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159 1159 40 109.75 $109.75 $1,272 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 120.00 $120.00 $484 —
456 456 9 112.00 $112.00 $511 —
598 598 3 115.00 $115.00 $688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 130.00 $130.00 $589 —
653 653 5 114.00 $114.00 $744 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 125.00 $125.00 $634 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 152.50 $152.50 $384 —
310–348 323 31 132.50–155.00 $147.11 $475 —
369–370 unweaned 369 10 138.00–142.50 $141.60 $523 —
350–385 373 37 130.00–148.50 $142.81 $533 +10.25
400–446 416 81 121.00–145.00 $136.52 $568 +8.30
420–449 unweaned 437 12 125.00–135.00 $130.55 $571 +2.70
452–499 478 100 121.00–144.00 $133.82 $640 +10.12
453–497 unweaned 479 28 125.00–132.50 $128.03 $613 +11.76
502–547 520 128 119.00–138.50 $130.26 $677 +5.40
530–548 unweaned 541 9 124.00–129.00 $126.24 $683 +15.89
553–598 580 127 122.50–135.00 $127.97 $742 +7.75
600–639 618 70 115.00–130.50 $124.02 $766 +3.97
607–640 unweaned 618 9 113.00–118.00 $116.27 $719 +8.27
652–695 663 104 113.00–132.00 $124.75 $827 +6.75
705–734 730 59 110.00–134.25 $127.93 $934 +11.93
751–798 767 51 107.00–122.00 $116.77 $896 —
825–840 832 7 110.00–115.00 $112.56 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–292 284 6 122.50–132.50 $127.35 $362 -5.22
305–345 315 4 120.00–125.00 $123.63 $389 -7.56
362–395 382 8 120.00–140.00 $133.27 $509 +8.99
350–395 unweaned 384 5 130.00–135.00 $133.97 $514 —
415 thin fleshed 415 3 138.00 $138.00 $573 —
405–442 unweaned 425 24 122.50–130.00 $127.32 $541 —
405–447 426 25 118.00–136.00 $125.86 $536 +5.70
458–460 unweaned 459 3 125.00 $125.00 $574 +6.33
450–497 476 39 115.00–130.00 $123.01 $586 +8.64
500–530 unweaned 516 26 120.00–127.00 $125.39 $647 +9.62
500–546 519 44 110.00–132.50 $125.68 $652 +15.36
555–594 570 65 110.00–125.00 $118.63 $676 +6.11
550–592 unweaned 576 12 112.50–120.00 $117.03 $674 +3.03
605–638 622 40 105.00–126.00 $114.24 $711 +5.30
651–697 674 25 110.00–124.00 $118.41 $798 +8.10
704–749 715 44 100.00–129.50 $118.93 $850 +12.52
766–768 766 13 120.00–123.00 $122.31 $937 +10.31
872 872 3 107.00 $107.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–432 422 5 120.00 $120.00 $506 +20.00
455–495 473 7 114.00–125.00 $118.79 $562 —
517 thin fleshed 517 3 120.00 $120.00 $620 —
510–545 unweaned 533 3 114.00–115.00 $114.68 $611 —
649 649 4 106.00 $106.00 $688 —
652–688 668 8 112.00–115.00 $113.28 $757 +7.28
749 749 4 116.00 $116.00 $869 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 120.00 $120.00 $458 —
410–420 415 6 100.00–110.00 $104.94 $436 —
500 thin fleshed 500 3 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
550 thin fleshed 550 3 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
550 550 2 117.50 $117.50 $646 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 114.00 $114.00 $555 —
543 543 3 117.50 $117.50 $638 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 192.50 $192.50 $475 —
330 330 3 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
362–375 365 4 135.00–150.00 $146.15 $533 —
400–448 429 7 138.00–150.00 $144.93 $622 —
452–487 472 24 130.00–152.00 $141.88 $670 —
500–545 522 11 135.00–146.00 $141.08 $736 +14.08
550–595 566 20 125.00–147.00 $138.96 $787 —
605–635 620 20 120.00–128.00 $126.51 $784 +4.51
621 unweaned 621 19 134.00 $134.00 $832 —
668–687 676 12 118.00–123.00 $120.50 $815 —
740 740 3 113.00 $113.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 330 7 147.50–160.00 $155.86 $514 —
360–395 384 8 130.00–152.50 $139.56 $536 -15.01
400–440 422 10 122.00–145.00 $138.79 $586 —
455–495 477 26 121.00–138.00 $132.62 $633 +12.98
502–549 527 22 125.00–145.00 $135.22 $713 +22.72
550–599 576 22 119.00–135.00 $124.46 $717 +12.17
599 599 4 113.00 $113.00 $677 +0.71
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 +13.30
680–695 691 4 105.00–114.00 $107.21 $741 -5.79
742 742 4 105.00 $105.00 $779 +9.46
895 895 3 101.00 $101.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–381 372 8 102.50–130.00 $113.74 $423 —
465–468 467 3 127.50–130.00 $128.33 $599 —
507–531 527 21 110.00–130.00 $127.25 $671 —
552–590 571 4 112.50–120.00 $116.37 $664 —
655 unweaned 655 4 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 122.50 $122.50 $557 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1140 945 85-90% 12 15.00–30.00 $23.78 $225 -15.75
780–1410 988 85-90% 105 25.00–43.00 $37.51 $371 —
885–1350 1051 85-90% 43 48.00–55.00 $51.69 $543 +5.66
720–1475 1136 85-90% 124 37.50–51.00 $44.63 $507 -7.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
946–1555 1107 80-85% 39 58.00–68.00 $61.68 $683 —
1000–1615 1181 80-85% 91 38.00–57.00 $48.22 $569 -6.30
900–1610 1186 80-85% 140 45.00–59.00 $53.62 $636 -0.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1670 1384 75-80% 63 45.00–54.00 $50.16 $694 —
1125–1810 1419 75-80% 101 50.00–62.00 $56.46 $801 -0.97
1310–1895 1575 75-80% 20 61.00–72.00 $64.89 $1,022 +0.02

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1865 1286 7 60.00–72.00 $66.44 $854 —
1020–2205 1630 46 72.50–93.00 $83.15 $1,355 —
1405–2175 1831 7 94.00–105.00 $98.28 $1,800 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665 665 (<2 yrs)Open 4 92.50 $92.50 $615
758–1065 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 46 57.50–97.50 $75.09 $678
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1095 925 (<2 yrs)Open 14 72.00–105.00 $93.40 $864
978–1130 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 67.50–92.00 $75.80 $794

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1012–1260 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 700.00–850.00 $781.43
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1005–1195 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 625.00–800.00 $709.48
902–1325 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 41 675.00–1,250.00 $955.81
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1087 956 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 750.00–825.00 $799.42
892–1075 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 675.00–850.00 $759.22
885–1115 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 600.00–1,050.00 $793.16
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245–1695 1427 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 775.00–1,175.00 $966.13

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 925 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 675.00–900.00 $797.60

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–433 431 13 77.50–78.00 $77.77 $335 —
455–468 462 6 75.00–76.00 $75.49 $349 —
678 678 3 72.50 $72.50 $492 —
837 837 6 80.00 $80.00 $670 —

↑ Back to top

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.