Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.00/cwt +14.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 770 lb · 262 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.09/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 483 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.56/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 526 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,031	5,932	2,968
Feeder cattle	1,485	4,961	2,245
Slaughter cattle	367	607	394
Replacement cattle	179	364	329

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher, with most weights not well tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	5	200.00	$200.00	$638	+17.50
365–379	368	5	183.00–190.00	$188.56	$694	+5.21
406–435	422	22	175.00–184.00	$177.73	$750	+2.04
450–482	473	19	175.00–182.00	$179.05	$847	+2.24
500–548	536	37	170.00–179.00	$174.37	$935	-2.64
550–585	553	14	164.50–166.00	$164.61	$910	-1.58
602–648	634	32	154.00–163.50	$158.50	$1,005	-3.46
657–687	671	24	152.00–165.00	$154.49	$1,037	-5.33
703–745	713	30	155.50–158.00	$156.09	$1,113	-0.32
770	770	262	169.00	$169.00	$1,301	+14.10
916	916	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	326	20	170.00–181.00	$178.54	$582	+8.94
360–392	379	8	163.00–179.00	$171.59	$650	-0.47
422–442	431	6	155.00–173.00	$164.83	$710	-0.92
450–499	483	67	158.00–170.00	$166.09	$802	+1.83
504–542	517	20	155.00–162.00	$156.79	$811	-0.97
553–590	575	46	147.00–161.00	$156.26	$898	+4.31
600–646	641	19	147.00–153.00	$148.98	$955	+5.63
650–696	679	18	135.00–147.00	$140.02	$951	-4.92
720–732	727	5	142.00–145.00	$143.59	$1,044	-2.81
815–845	827	9	143.00–146.00	$145.66	$1,205	+8.99
899	899	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,259	—
1018–1020	1019	5	135.00–137.00	$135.80	$1,384	—
1082	1082	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,407	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	469	6	152.50–157.00	$153.24	$719	-4.76
510–525	523	12	144.00–146.00	$145.67	$762	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	150.00	$150.00	$772	+11.07
605–645	629	10	131.00–145.00	$135.64	$853	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–315	310	5	160.00–175.00	$166.09	$515	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	12	138.00–154.00	$147.34	$486	+4.56
353–385	359	11	140.00–150.00	$147.63	$530	+3.58
405–443	424	35	130.00–146.00	$141.80	$601	+2.54
454–495	475	46	130.00–145.00	$138.93	$660	+2.39
502–544	526	50	127.00–140.00	$136.56	$718	+3.40
550–573	561	17	125.00–138.00	$130.23	$731	-2.07
600–646	635	28	124.00–137.50	$134.61	$855	+1.61
662–680	674	7	125.00–136.00	$132.40	$892	-0.83
715–741	737	7	125.00–138.00	$132.19	$974	+1.62
812–827	821	8	111.00–116.00	$114.15	$937	—
908	908	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,035	—
951	951	7	115.00	$115.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–446	439	21	148.00–160.00	$153.96	$676	+6.34
455–492	475	22	147.00–152.00	$148.43	$705	+2.76
503–528	515	25	142.00–153.00	$143.66	$740	+2.98
551–595	576	40	140.00–145.00	$142.28	$820	+4.00
602–639	613	33	140.00–146.00	$143.37	$879	+1.72
664	664	8	140.00	$140.00	$930	-5.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–395	384	5	125.00–132.50	$127.87	$491	-3.63
500–526	520	7	110.00–125.00	$122.18	$635	+1.08
560–595	584	7	100.00–120.00	$107.38	$627	-14.67
600–644	627	9	115.00–120.00	$116.17	$728	—
705–719	717	15	100.00–115.00	$108.66	$779	-6.34

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–447	422	15	135.00–136.00	$135.42	$571	+10.42
452–475	466	5	136.00–137.50	$136.58	$636	-0.92
505–542	520	5	133.00–139.00	$135.50	$705	—
580–585	582	5	128.00–132.50	$129.81	$755	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	5	135.00	$135.00	$560	-1.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–391	376	10	150.00	$150.00	$564	—
400–435	416	7	140.00–147.50	$143.95	$599	-13.55
470–478	475	7	133.00–150.00	$138.88	$660	+8.02
505–540	526	6	137.50–143.00	$139.67	$735	+7.06
560–598	589	6	128.00–138.00	$130.60	$769	+0.49
608–622	615	12	127.00–135.00	$133.40	$820	—
650–680	658	5	124.00–133.00	$128.31	$844	—
712	712	5	133.00	$133.00	$947	—
855	855	5	110.00	$110.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	336	8	175.00–177.50	$177.18	$595	—
450–490	471	11	157.00–171.00	$159.22	$750	+6.64
520–545	535	5	147.50–150.00	$148.39	$794	+6.22
560–590	572	5	143.00–147.00	$145.39	$832	—
610–636	630	7	139.00–144.00	$140.26	$884	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1920	1920	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–965	887	85-90%	13	25.00–33.00	$30.99	$275	—
830–1315	1051	85-90%	47	40.00–49.00	$45.32	$476	-3.17
1090–1250	1201	85-90%	9	51.00–56.00	$54.57	$655	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1285	1099	80-85%	4	43.00–47.00	$45.64	$502	—
930–1335	1173	80-85%	40	48.00–57.00	$52.89	$620	-24.99
1178–1225	1198	80-85%	3	56.00–61.00	$57.97	$694	+7.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1490	1289	75-80%	14	49.00–57.00	$53.66	$692	—
1250–1750	1474	75-80%	15	57.00–64.00	$60.26	$888	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	65-75%	1	70.00	$70.00	$973	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1410	1223	4	55.00–68.00	$60.91	$745	—
1235–1950	1522	19	72.50–88.00	$80.25	$1,221	—
1525–2000	1709	7	91.00–100.00	$93.81	$1,603	+8.66

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–920	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	82.50–88.00	$85.16	$748
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	$567

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	60.00	$60.00	$405

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1050	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	825.00–850.00	$835.12
990–1525	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	600.00–1,175.00	$844.66
1025–1240	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	725.00–875.00	$814.42
1100–1200	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	675.00	$675.00
1064–1590	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	800.00–1,100.00	$959.20
1010–1380	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$661.42
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1200–1225	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.37

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–865	854	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–625.00	$593.34
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00	$600.00
900–925	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$740.98
900–980	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–925.00	$800.24

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00	$650.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	750.00	$750.00

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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
1000–1025	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,350.00	$1,152.78	—
1000–1280	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,000.00	$983.33	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1000	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,025.00	$975.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.