Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

6,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.91/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 622 lb · 252 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.71/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 524 lb · 216 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.48/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 719 lb · 210 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,240	1,683	9,526
Feeder cattle	5,167	1,290	8,366
Slaughter cattle	606	238	827
Replacement cattle	467	155	333

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, steer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher, spots up to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearlings steady to firm on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	370	14	202.50–208.00	$206.30	$763	—
410–446	431	40	187.50–206.00	$198.40	$855	—
434 unweaned	434	6	187.50	$187.50	$814	—
448 thin fleshed	448	4	203.50	$203.50	$912	—
450–498	475	105	190.00–215.00	$205.25	$975	+24.52
509–546 thin fleshed	521	17	194.00–217.00	$203.25	$1,059	—
500–549	530	136	183.00–207.00	$197.51	$1,047	+21.51
541 value added	541	27	204.00	$204.00	$1,104	—
552 thin fleshed	552	4	183.00	$183.00	$1,010	—
554–599	572	164	168.00–191.50	$182.18	$1,042	+12.18
602–648	621	233	162.50–187.00	$172.31	$1,070	+9.43
629 value added	629	19	167.00	$167.00	$1,050	—
651–671	661	114	155.00–169.50	$164.03	$1,084	+5.16
672 value added	672	15	164.00	$164.00	$1,102	—
704–748	719	210	140.00–166.00	$159.48	$1,147	—
754–792	765	96	158.25–163.00	$161.52	$1,236	—
790 value added	790	22	156.50	$156.50	$1,236	—
801–844	815	84	140.00–162.00	$155.73	$1,269	—
855–884	862	70	141.00–157.50	$155.86	$1,344	—
941–947	944	22	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	185.00	$185.00	$622	+0.59
360–398	387	30	179.00–192.50	$184.26	$713	-6.95
411–447	427	23	182.50–188.00	$184.89	$789	+10.35
454–497	472	56	162.00–188.00	$177.28	$837	+7.77
502–545	526	96	160.00–185.00	$176.45	$928	+14.99
542 unweaned	542	3	145.00	$145.00	$786	—
553–598	577	49	157.00–172.00	$164.15	$947	+6.97
584 unweaned	584	5	152.50	$152.50	$891	—
604–648	630	103	145.00–165.00	$160.32	$1,010	+5.08
653–695	674	129	142.50–162.00	$157.70	$1,063	+10.70
706–740	727	111	149.00–158.00	$155.24	$1,129	+9.56
756–798	788	90	150.00–156.50	$154.03	$1,214	+13.79
809–849	835	93	136.00–154.50	$151.78	$1,267	+10.43
851	851	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,234	+5.00
952	952	7	142.50	$142.50	$1,357	—
1030	1030	17	139.00	$139.00	$1,432	—
1060–1076	1075	45	130.00–134.00	$130.26	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	145.00	$145.00	$645	-11.53
452–489	474	35	150.00–167.50	$158.89	$753	-1.70
524–549	541	51	144.00–162.00	$154.42	$835	+5.86
577–589	583	21	150.00–154.00	$151.62	$884	+6.87
615–636	627	20	135.00–145.00	$140.60	$882	—
958	958	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,198	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	6	170.00–182.50	$176.32	$838	—
514–528	519	8	165.00–178.00	$173.04	$898	+18.04
651–695	662	12	153.00–160.00	$158.16	$1,047	+9.80
739–741	741	20	147.50–154.00	$150.97	$1,119	+10.97
763	763	13	150.00	$150.00	$1,144	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	19	187.00	$187.00	$1,057	—
644	644	14	167.50	$167.50	$1,079	—
650–693	681	11	160.00–164.00	$161.04	$1,097	—
823	823	14	154.00	$154.00	$1,267	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–540	529	7	165.00–175.00	$170.63	$903	+21.66
593–598	594	12	154.00–162.50	$156.14	$927	—
623 value added	623	5	153.00	$153.00	$953	—
680	680	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,003	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1352	1352	11	116.00	$116.00	$1,568	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	180.00	$180.00	$720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–341	331	8	165.00–166.00	$165.77	$549	—
400–448	427	62	156.00–176.00	$163.86	$700	+4.53
450–485	466	96	154.00–166.00	$160.21	$747	+7.05
500–537	524	216	146.00–157.50	$151.71	$795	+8.48
573 value added	573	19	151.00	$151.00	$865	—
550–593	575	89	142.50–156.00	$149.10	$857	+9.10
602–634	611	55	143.00–154.00	$149.41	$913	+9.41
620 value added	620	8	149.00	$149.00	$924	—
671 value added	671	13	148.00	$148.00	$993	—
650–696	689	114	140.00–148.00	$147.26	$1,015	+7.26
700–729	707	129	145.00–148.50	$147.07	$1,040	+7.57
754 value added	754	10	147.00	$147.00	$1,108	—
783	783	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,057	—
809–820	815	19	141.00–142.00	$141.47	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	308	20	140.00–155.00	$151.75	$467	-3.90
368–396	380	31	151.00–159.00	$153.15	$582	+4.80
406–446	434	67	130.00–158.00	$149.75	$650	+0.90
451–498	478	58	138.00–153.00	$147.04	$703	+6.05
502–548	529	131	132.50–149.00	$145.40	$769	+9.70
554–597	575	187	130.00–147.00	$143.34	$824	+6.77
600–648	623	121	126.00–147.00	$140.30	$874	+4.56
650–695	671	109	134.00–146.00	$141.96	$953	+8.45
702–732	712	27	134.00–140.00	$138.89	$989	+9.89
763–780	768	11	121.00–139.00	$130.04	$999	—
956–971	966	11	126.00–129.00	$127.92	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–391	379	34	138.00–147.00	$143.51	$544	+4.11
423–444	434	21	130.00–142.50	$135.49	$588	+5.55
487–498	491	17	131.00–145.00	$139.27	$684	—
500–525	513	13	125.00–132.50	$129.86	$666	+8.90
565–569	568	9	125.00–128.00	$126.00	$716	—
637–646	644	17	130.00	$130.00	$837	—
825–841	835	24	110.00–124.50	$117.73	$983	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–499	489	38	150.00–155.00	$153.18	$749	—
579	579	18	146.00	$146.00	$845	—
635	635	5	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
696	696	25	147.00	$147.00	$1,023	—
831	831	17	139.00	$139.00	$1,155	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504–547	522	14	130.00–149.00	$142.72	$745	+12.72
564–574	569	10	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$761	—
662–698	671	21	136.00–145.00	$142.77	$958	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	158.00	$158.00	$615	—
519	519	6	135.00	$135.00	$701	—
554–594	576	13	132.50–142.50	$137.98	$795	—
660–682	670	12	138.00–143.00	$139.64	$936	—
720	720	5	137.00	$137.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	11	80.00	$80.00	$304	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	175.00	$175.00	$525	—
398	398	3	170.00	$170.00	$677	—
453–491	478	10	130.00–172.00	$146.89	$702	—
568–588	578	9	140.00–144.00	$141.80	$820	+4.68
608–645	625	13	127.50–142.00	$137.03	$856	—
658–659	659	11	133.00–135.00	$133.36	$879	+8.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–344	343	10	183.00–197.50	$193.17	$663	—
494	494	10	172.00	$172.00	$850	—
503–506	505	12	155.00–158.00	$156.50	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1145	815	85-90%	19	20.00–35.00	$28.66	$234	—
645–1210	916	85-90%	63	35.00–49.00	$42.90	$393	—
715–1255	1026	85-90%	138	47.00–59.00	$52.37	$537	-1.43
1010–1185	1107	85-90%	21	59.00–65.00	$61.79	$684	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1500	1210	80-85%	17	45.00–57.00	$51.18	$619	—
1045–1465	1215	80-85%	91	56.50–66.00	$60.93	$740	—
1125–1495	1278	80-85%	34	65.00–76.00	$69.50	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1595	1409	75-80%	12	54.00–58.00	$56.76	$800	+1.19
1270–1720	1460	75-80%	34	67.00–74.00	$70.14	$1,024	+0.11
1120–1875	1555	75-80%	78	59.00–68.00	$64.15	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1295	1093	3	81.00–95.00	$86.67	$947	—
1090–1870	1383	30	51.00–83.00	$69.27	$958	—
1330–2075	1653	24	82.50–95.00	$89.27	$1,476	—
1615–2200	1877	18	94.50–109.00	$100.55	$1,887	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1185	996	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	80.00–122.00	$106.32	$1,059
805–1565	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	67.00–98.00	$73.52	$875

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1060	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	62.50–65.00	$63.92	$633
875–1275	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	113.00–130.00	$119.59	$1,284

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1300	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	56.00–67.00	$61.68	$738

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1055	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	50.00–60.00	$55.98	$490

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1445	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	900.00–1,375.00	$1,149.14
1194–1365	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	900.00–975.00	$942.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1140	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
990–1475	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	500.00–925.00	$755.78
1130–1231	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	750.00–850.00	$833.95

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1115	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	425.00–900.00	$634.39
930–1165	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	400.00–525.00	$447.36

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1337	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1281–1310	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	925.00–950.00	$946.36

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	210.00	$210.00
680–825	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	275.00–350.00	$312.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1050	1004	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	900.00–1,075.00	$970.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1091	1075	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,310.00	$1,289.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–975	896	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	500.00–775.00	$724.75

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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
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
815–1315	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,367.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1150	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,375.00	$1,283.33	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1070	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,075.00	$906.25	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	2	75.00	$75.00	$399	—
620	620	2	75.00	$75.00	$465	—

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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.