Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

3,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.71/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 522 lb · 103 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.78/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 523 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $201.73/cwt +15.25 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 472 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,560	3,173	2,074
Feeder cattle	1,966	3,173	1,854
Slaughter cattle	529	—	142
Replacement cattle	1,065	—	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher, spots up to 12.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested, undertones steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	14	200.00–214.00	$204.33	$660	—
350–395	374	24	197.50–212.50	$206.82	$774	—
400–449	418	27	192.50–217.00	$202.20	$845	+5.72
450–498	472	90	187.50–211.00	$201.73	$952	+15.25
516 value added	516	18	206.00	$206.00	$1,063	—
500–548	523	71	179.00–200.00	$193.58	$1,012	-0.34
548 thin fleshed	548	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,145	—
553–598	582	81	175.00–195.50	$181.31	$1,055	-0.25
600–635	617	52	162.50–178.00	$171.83	$1,060	+3.85
650 value added	650	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	—
650–684	673	37	159.00–170.00	$161.26	$1,085	+0.73
701–743	706	39	154.00–160.00	$159.06	$1,123	+1.56
756–774	765	12	154.00	$154.00	$1,178	—
829–837	832	7	152.00–154.00	$153.14	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	4	176.00–188.00	$180.13	$600	-4.77
375–382	380	3	187.50–192.50	$190.85	$725	+13.09
410–449	433	21	168.00–185.00	$175.89	$762	-1.08
452–495	479	62	170.00–190.00	$179.47	$860	+7.83
502–548	525	30	155.00–184.00	$173.52	$911	+4.74
550–596	584	55	158.00–173.00	$164.80	$962	+6.93
605–648	629	36	150.00–163.00	$158.01	$994	+7.57
653–695	681	44	148.00–160.00	$153.02	$1,042	+6.73
700–740	730	31	140.00–154.00	$149.03	$1,088	+0.10
774–785	776	5	140.00–147.00	$145.58	$1,130	+0.83
800–835	809	15	128.50–149.50	$145.01	$1,173	+4.44
854–895	862	5	135.00–148.00	$145.30	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	167.50	$167.50	$633	—
489	489	7	173.00	$173.00	$846	+13.60
500–535	519	6	153.00–160.00	$156.45	$812	-1.31
572–590	584	6	140.00–151.00	$147.41	$861	-0.87
622	622	4	145.00	$145.00	$902	—
662	662	3	145.00	$145.00	$960	+8.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	195.00	$195.00	$852	—
468	468	9	190.00	$190.00	$889	—
605	605	6	167.50	$167.50	$1,013	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	427	3	178.00–190.00	$182.13	$778	+21.40
532	532	3	165.00	$165.00	$878	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	14	165.00–174.00	$169.51	$558	+0.98
360–394	381	19	166.00–179.00	$172.54	$657	—
400–446	429	85	159.00–173.00	$166.17	$713	+6.78
450–490	470	50	155.00–172.00	$166.99	$785	+11.18
488–491 thin fleshed	489	25	176.00–177.00	$176.20	$862	—
503–518 thin fleshed	511	20	173.00–177.00	$175.09	$895	—
500–546	524	76	150.00–169.00	$159.77	$837	+9.29
534 value added	534	7	174.00	$174.00	$929	+25.22
559–597	576	47	151.00–166.00	$155.89	$898	+11.78
600–640	623	39	145.00–154.00	$151.13	$942	+8.53
652–686	660	63	146.50–151.00	$149.88	$989	+5.88
701–742	724	71	140.50–150.50	$149.09	$1,079	+11.09
770	770	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	324	9	152.00–165.00	$161.13	$522	+18.74
362–390	378	16	147.50–163.00	$158.40	$599	+8.35
410–445	422	20	135.00–161.00	$151.62	$640	+5.35
450–495	484	27	135.00–152.00	$147.82	$715	+3.58
505–548	526	43	136.00–150.00	$145.36	$765	+6.29
550–595	581	59	130.00–148.00	$142.27	$827	+5.32
600–638	616	28	130.00–142.00	$137.28	$846	+1.54
655–685	667	3	136.00–140.00	$138.68	$925	+7.62
708–740	718	4	121.00–132.00	$129.26	$928	-3.85
750–790	767	11	135.00–136.00	$135.73	$1,041	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–498	480	8	147.00–158.00	$150.87	$724	—
519	519	10	145.00	$145.00	$753	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–431	423	7	148.00–150.00	$149.16	$631	—
613	613	3	131.00	$131.00	$803	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	138.00	$138.00	$664	-11.00
595	595	4	126.00	$126.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	130.00–135.00	$133.19	$424	—
408–435	417	3	115.00–135.00	$121.95	$509	-13.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	3	187.50	$187.50	$829	—
450–490	465	21	157.50–184.00	$171.35	$797	+11.77
515–549	534	19	164.00–175.50	$169.75	$906	+13.75
553–580	559	9	145.00–173.00	$159.96	$894	+10.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	4	165.00	$165.00	$695	—
483	483	11	153.00	$153.00	$739	+7.20
514	514	5	150.00	$150.00	$771	+5.00
630–643	638	5	134.00–135.00	$134.60	$859	-7.24
650–685	662	3	128.00–134.00	$131.93	$873	-0.57
914	914	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	10	115.00	$115.00	$545	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1520	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	1,325.00–1,800.00	$1,676.09	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1245	877	85-90%	6	30.00–40.00	$37.72	$331	—
730–1200	974	85-90%	40	44.00–60.00	$54.80	$534	—
885–1195	1058	85-90%	51	70.00–83.00	$75.50	$799	—
825–1260	1070	85-90%	75	61.00–72.00	$66.71	$714	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1360	1193	80-85%	29	57.00–69.00	$64.35	$768	—
1075–1395	1216	80-85%	27	76.00–92.00	$82.75	$1,006	—
1030–1395	1230	80-85%	101	67.50–81.00	$73.78	$907	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1595	1412	75-80%	11	61.00–71.00	$68.02	$960	—
1240–1780	1446	75-80%	59	70.00–82.00	$77.74	$1,124	—
1350–1970	1492	75-80%	14	78.00–92.00	$82.85	$1,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1755	1464	26	77.00–94.00	$87.12	$1,275	—
1120–1970	1480	35	93.00–107.00	$100.45	$1,487	—
1340–2235	1903	26	103.50–128.00	$113.16	$2,153	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1240	897	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	88.00–122.00	$114.49	$1,027
720–1385	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	71.00–120.00	$86.15	$831

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1020	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–110.00	$87.33	$800
770–1017	926	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	100.00–127.00	$114.53	$1,061

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1060	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	50.00–66.00	$59.79	$535

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1091–1390	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,210.18
1160–1265	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	950.00–1,050.00	$1,029.26
1042–1396	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	171	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,322.29

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
951–1350	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	950.00–1,425.00	$1,240.16

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1095	933	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	400.00–800.00	$533.43
790–1190	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	41	520.00–1,025.00	$859.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1295	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	42	625.00–1,050.00	$928.57
1050–1130	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	700.00–925.00	$843.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1268–1498	1361	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	1,650.00–1,925.00	$1,808.32

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280–1535	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,299.04

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	250.00–450.00	$316.67
715–785	738	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	360.00–400.00	$385.82

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1188	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1010	958	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	36	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,308.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–915	795	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	700.00–1,000.00	$804.48

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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
1075–1375	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,508.33	—
1146–1191	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,363.24	—
1150–1264	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,285.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	2,260.00	$2,260.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–990	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,167.86	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–905	821	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–950.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
978–1215	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,200.00	$1,080.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1152	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	111.00	$111.00	$444	—
550	550	3	100.00	$100.00	$550	—
870	870	12	105.50	$105.50	$918	—

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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.