Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.81/cwt ≈ $865/hd at 623 lb · 75 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.63/cwt ≈ $682/hd at 427 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.80/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 522 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,600	1,257	2,049
Feeder cattle	1,347	—	1,739
Slaughter cattle	201	—	259
Replacement cattle	52	—	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260–290	275	10	161.00–195.00	$177.88	$489
303–345	327	20	158.00–182.00	$166.76	$545
363–395	383	19	144.00–180.00	$162.39	$622
408–445	427	66	125.00–169.00	$159.63	$682
453–495	479	55	133.00–171.00	$157.29	$753
488	488	4	161.00	$161.00	$786
500–549	528	53	124.00–165.00	$143.52	$758
550–590	569	45	122.00–161.00	$144.76	$824
600–646	623	75	120.00–150.50	$138.81	$865
650–693	664	6	123.00–132.00	$126.13	$838
655–685	671	36	110.00–141.00	$130.85	$878
700–723	710	13	115.00–137.50	$130.99	$930
751–795	770	24	125.00–135.50	$130.07	$1,002
803–838	819	9	120.00–126.00	$122.42	$1,003
855	855	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,035
910–935	916	4	109.00–117.00	$114.96	$1,053

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260–290	275	2	153.00–155.00	$153.95	$423
305–340	331	4	128.00–141.00	$135.82	$450
355–390	373	8	130.00–150.00	$138.83	$518
410–435	423	10	115.00–140.00	$124.72	$528
460–498	486	10	116.00–140.00	$128.19	$623
503–547	523	20	110.00–140.00	$126.90	$664
550–595	573	37	120.00–138.00	$128.71	$738
615–645	628	9	112.00–127.00	$118.19	$742
650–695	672	5	108.00–131.00	$115.97	$779
715–720	718	2	120.00	$120.00	$862
765	765	3	121.00	$121.00	$926
860	860	3	116.00	$116.00	$998

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310–345	326	18	125.00–140.00	$129.80	$423
355–398	384	9	125.00–141.00	$128.32	$493
405–449	434	34	120.00–142.00	$128.89	$559
450–490	469	41	117.00–140.00	$128.58	$603
506–546	522	62	120.00–144.00	$130.80	$683
550–583	570	36	120.00–133.00	$127.55	$727
600–637	625	15	117.50–129.50	$126.62	$791
650–680	669	12	112.00–132.00	$123.05	$823
720–742	732	19	103.00–118.00	$114.43	$838
758	758	3	115.00	$115.00	$872

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–349	337	9	112.50–137.00	$125.86	$424
360–395	378	21	110.00–128.00	$121.86	$461
405–448	431	30	109.00–122.00	$115.84	$499
453–496	476	28	101.00–126.00	$113.99	$543
500–543	522	34	105.00–120.00	$112.74	$589
550	550	4	123.00	$123.00	$676
550–598	575	38	100.00–119.50	$108.27	$623
600–643	624	24	100.00–111.00	$104.29	$651
653–688	676	13	100.00–112.00	$104.68	$708
739	739	4	100.00	$100.00	$739
770	770	4	110.00	$110.00	$847
800	800	3	100.00	$100.00	$800

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–396	384	10	135.00–155.00	$142.31	$546
415–448	433	16	125.00–154.00	$139.71	$605
464–486	473	23	124.00–140.00	$127.56	$603
500–548	532	36	120.00–134.00	$125.57	$668
550–585	561	14	120.00–136.00	$123.47	$693
600–640	626	10	107.00–115.00	$112.39	$704
660–695	679	16	94.00–116.00	$105.03	$713
700–730	715	6	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$768

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–395	389	7	125.00–137.00	$128.76	$501
405–448	438	10	117.00–135.00	$123.62	$541
450–481	464	11	116.00–125.00	$119.91	$556
513	513	5	121.00	$121.00	$621
555–595	569	8	100.00–117.00	$106.50	$606
638	638	3	105.00	$105.00	$670

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1590	1158	80-85%	27	49.50–60.00	$55.53	$643
900–1530	1176	80-85%	38	42.00–54.00	$49.07	$577
1180	1180	80-85%	1	46.00	$46.00	$543

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1260	1022	85-90%	9	25.00–33.50	$29.74	$304
870–1265	1061	85-90%	21	32.50–49.00	$40.05	$425
990–1245	1126	85-90%	5	39.50–52.50	$44.94	$506

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1685	1380	75-80%	21	52.00–64.00	$57.27	$790
1325–1795	1464	75-80%	6	50.00–54.00	$52.39	$767

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	1	65.00	$65.00	$637
1145–2015	1660	11	64.00–79.00	$74.63	$1,239
1445–2060	1709	8	79.50–88.00	$82.51	$1,410

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
1010–1405	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	490.00–960.00	$721.92
915–1325	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	485.00–900.00	$702.74
990–1670	1297	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	530.00–785.00	$671.94
1385–1565	1487	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	710.00–775.00	$739.77

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–800	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–760.00	$624.07
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00	$700.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000–1100	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00–970.00	$890.00
1000–1240	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,100.00	$937.50
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–900	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–830.00	$790.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00

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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.