Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

5,373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.23/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 576 lb · 192 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.58/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 527 lb · 146 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.72/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 473 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,373	3,644	5,040
Feeder cattle	3,940	2,792	3,760
Slaughter cattle	928	543	956
Replacement cattle	505	309	324

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady to 4.00 higher, except some calves early week spots steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–345	330	14	172.00–179.00	$173.41	$572	-2.95
355–398	380	24	167.50–174.00	$169.30	$643	-1.78
405–448	425	46	160.00–171.00	$164.10	$697	-2.34
450–498	473	101	150.00–171.00	$163.72	$774	+2.38
500–549	531	78	142.00–163.00	$153.81	$817	-4.69
550–598	576	192	138.00–157.50	$151.23	$871	-3.05
600–649	624	79	135.00–152.50	$144.49	$902	-3.56
650–697	673	64	133.00–150.00	$141.12	$950	-6.52
703–749	721	85	130.00–147.00	$136.68	$985	-0.64
750–772	761	20	130.00–146.00	$137.46	$1,046	-5.18
800–849	820	10	136.00–145.00	$139.73	$1,146	-4.27
869–884	875	16	130.00–143.00	$137.04	$1,199	+1.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	18	180.00–197.00	$186.02	$610	—
357–385	370	16	176.00–187.00	$181.42	$671	—
402–445	426	27	173.00–188.00	$178.60	$761	+0.06
450–484	476	50	172.00–176.00	$174.02	$828	-1.10
504–545	531	79	158.00–174.00	$169.81	$902	+0.55
554–580 unweaned	564	16	150.00–156.00	$152.55	$860	+2.55
550–595	573	77	159.00–177.00	$165.49	$948	-0.42
604 fancy	604	19	165.00	$165.00	$997	—
601–640	619	80	153.00–159.00	$156.40	$968	-6.14
659–673	668	17	153.00–159.00	$156.91	$1,048	-2.47
701–740	712	42	146.00–161.00	$156.94	$1,117	+3.40
755–794	776	12	154.00–164.00	$157.35	$1,221	+1.35
819–835	826	11	142.50–152.00	$147.24	$1,216	-5.02
911–940	926	24	136.50–138.00	$137.26	$1,271	-8.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	161.00	$161.00	$528	—
388–390	389	8	142.50–160.00	$155.61	$605	-7.76
417–445	426	9	137.00–155.00	$143.24	$610	-1.76
452–494	475	15	130.00–146.00	$143.49	$682	-6.38
505–530	511	16	120.00–145.00	$137.06	$700	-3.57
550–590	572	16	115.00–138.00	$131.69	$753	-1.99
652–675	661	7	130.00–134.00	$132.78	$878	+1.10
700–719	716	6	106.00–127.50	$124.00	$888	—
973	973	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,148	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–487	469	15	149.00–165.00	$158.18	$742	—
515–516	516	7	153.50–155.00	$154.14	$795	—
561–588	571	22	137.00–149.00	$141.74	$809	—
642	642	8	146.00	$146.00	$937	+11.00
657–672	667	9	135.00–157.50	$146.76	$979	+16.76
731	731	6	131.00	$131.00	$958	—
750	750	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—
903–942	919	5	120.00–121.00	$120.41	$1,107	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	5	154.00	$154.00	$521	—
420–428	424	6	140.00–159.00	$149.41	$633	—
518–525	520	13	130.00–147.50	$134.08	$697	—
575	575	5	140.00	$140.00	$805	—
610–622	614	6	130.00–144.00	$135.56	$832	-5.17

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	14	152.00	$152.00	$1,148	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	6	135.00	$135.00	$622	—
594	594	8	125.00	$125.00	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–346	340	18	135.00–150.00	$146.38	$498	+4.26
351–398	384	36	132.50–148.00	$142.71	$548	-2.52
400–449	431	53	130.00–145.00	$138.11	$595	-4.17
455–496	481	91	130.00–142.50	$136.58	$657	-1.24
500–547	527	146	125.00–138.00	$134.58	$709	-0.43
550–598	574	81	125.00–137.00	$132.03	$758	-1.66
605–633	619	56	120.00–135.00	$128.30	$794	-7.07
655–695	677	29	120.00–136.00	$130.47	$883	-4.69
703–746	722	18	120.00–140.00	$132.92	$960	+2.99
764–786	777	23	122.00–130.00	$125.08	$972	—
811	811	10	125.00	$125.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	323	13	154.00	$154.00	$497	+2.39
352–392	369	43	150.00–156.00	$154.03	$568	-0.92
408–443	429	56	145.00–154.00	$149.27	$640	-2.58
450–497	470	87	143.00–150.00	$146.86	$690	+0.65
500–548	530	93	137.50–146.00	$141.52	$750	-4.27
562–593	580	58	137.00–146.00	$141.04	$818	-4.26
580 unweaned	580	4	133.00	$133.00	$771	—
600–649	623	60	134.00–146.00	$140.35	$874	-4.53
661–669	664	20	145.00–148.00	$146.94	$976	+1.76
726	726	48	144.50	$144.50	$1,049	-2.74
758	758	8	141.00	$141.00	$1,069	+1.00
812–819	817	26	139.00–143.00	$140.38	$1,147	+20.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–395	379	12	110.00–120.00	$115.22	$437	—
425	425	5	130.00	$130.00	$552	+4.40
500–540	520	6	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$621	+9.48
605–640	626	14	115.00–120.00	$116.73	$731	-4.98
665–693	676	8	115.00–119.00	$117.46	$794	-1.87
785	785	4	100.00	$100.00	$785	—
806	806	7	102.00	$102.00	$822	+2.00
904	904	5	100.00	$100.00	$904	—
955	955	7	105.00	$105.00	$1,003	+5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	132.50	$132.50	$537	—
488–491	491	23	125.00–130.00	$125.65	$617	—
517	517	13	130.00	$130.00	$672	-5.00
668	668	5	128.00	$128.00	$855	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	136.00	$136.00	$547	—
510–547	523	17	125.00–136.00	$130.99	$685	—
666–682	676	11	130.00–140.00	$136.42	$922	—
706–710	707	8	120.00–130.00	$122.51	$866	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761	761	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,065	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	147.00	$147.00	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–390	376	—	—	8	147.00–147.50	$147.31	$554	—
444–445	444	—	—	7	138.00–139.00	$138.43	$615	—
455–493	484	—	—	22	135.00–165.00	$144.82	$701	+0.81
509–540	525	—	—	13	129.00–142.00	$135.75	$713	+3.07
552–596	576	—	—	26	125.00–132.50	$127.38	$734	-7.52
610–645	629	—	—	23	125.00–138.00	$132.82	$835	+3.85
652–692	670	—	—	24	115.00–129.00	$121.39	$813	+5.66
707–748	722	—	—	14	109.00–121.00	$115.45	$834	-3.20
1865–1930	1901	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	116.00–125.00	$119.25	$2,267	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–391	390	9	150.00–154.00	$152.67	$595	—
458–493	479	24	142.00–150.00	$146.67	$703	-9.15
508–528	518	6	144.00	$144.00	$746	+0.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	5	139.00–140.00	$139.40	$669	—
636	636	5	120.00	$120.00	$763	-0.81

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1115	889	85-90%	53	20.00–38.00	$30.75	$273	+2.01
660–1150	982	85-90%	128	35.00–47.00	$42.04	$413	-1.01
770–1250	1077	85-90%	186	47.00–57.00	$51.59	$556	-6.92
980–1180	1096	85-90%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.33	$639	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1800	1369	75-80%	39	48.00–57.00	$53.75	$736	-0.04
1300–1745	1421	75-80%	120	57.00–67.00	$60.97	$866	-0.90
1390–1765	1510	75-80%	27	67.00–76.00	$70.66	$1,067	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1320	1209	80-85%	54	46.00–56.00	$52.47	$634	—
1040–1320	1221	80-85%	110	54.00–65.00	$58.69	$717	—
1115–1375	1254	80-85%	14	66.00–84.00	$71.90	$902	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1910	1471	36	60.00–81.00	$73.44	$1,080	—
1190–1925	1531	36	80.00–90.00	$85.16	$1,304	—
1580–2070	1726	14	92.00–108.00	$98.77	$1,705	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–960	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	85.00–127.00	$99.86	$834
760–1315	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	65.00–94.00	$76.97	$871

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1180	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	50.00–63.00	$57.28	$579

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–995	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	67.50–93.00	$76.35	$650

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1060	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	47.00–65.00	$57.19	$547

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1210	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$693.11
950–1440	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	850.00–1,225.00	$1,092.43
1050–1345	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	700.00–875.00	$831.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1350	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	525.00–850.00	$727.90
820–1317	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	44	550.00–925.00	$779.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1115	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	500.00–900.00	$698.14
820–1090	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	450.00–775.00	$558.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1219	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,000.00	$918.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1224	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1342	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–930	746	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	200.00–550.00	$376.20

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1222–1445	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	850.00–900.00	$871.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1005	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–825.00	$735.96
875–925	918	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–755	751	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	700.00–775.00	$753.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1375	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	850.00–1,150.00	$934.60	—
1110–1268	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,222.22	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1350	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,445.83	+101.39
1160–1525	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,200.00	$1,112.50	—
1292–1392	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,300.00	—
1392	1392	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295–1411	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,425.00–1,510.00	$1,456.88	—

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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.