Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.25/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 518 lb · 80 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.03/cwt -9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 424 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.31/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 474 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,230	1,259	1,774
Feeder cattle	1,035	1,087	1,535
Slaughter cattle	139	120	200
Replacement cattle	56	52	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders very uneven from 8.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	11	145.00–163.00	$156.33	$435	—
305 fancy	305	3	170.00	$170.00	$518	—
305–347	328	11	133.00–166.00	$145.70	$478	-3.34
350–398	383	19	143.00–158.00	$150.07	$575	-1.89
401–448	423	32	136.00–151.00	$144.86	$613	-6.01
460 fancy	460	3	156.00	$156.00	$718	—
460–495	481	19	131.00–146.00	$139.95	$673	-11.38
500–540	518	80	124.00–157.50	$141.25	$732	-3.74
558–595	585	23	122.00–135.00	$125.63	$735	-14.06
598	598	4	128.00	$128.00	$765	-11.69
600–648	627	37	118.00–140.00	$130.08	$816	-2.86
662	662	5	118.00	$118.00	$781	-16.36
655–690	664	15	115.00–133.50	$124.36	$826	-10.00
700–743	729	27	113.00–126.50	$124.91	$911	-5.56
805–845	819	7	107.00–113.00	$109.15	$894	-20.85
905–930	922	11	108.00–115.50	$113.45	$1,046	-7.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	279	4	115.00–135.00	$120.20	$335	+0.33
305–325	318	3	121.00–135.00	$125.47	$399	-9.53
360–395	374	9	125.00–139.00	$131.98	$494	+9.96
405–435	428	11	120.00–138.00	$127.65	$546	-5.55
450–490	465	15	126.00–138.00	$134.16	$624	+16.16
500–543	516	13	113.00–135.00	$126.96	$655	+8.99
550–595	573	8	110.00–120.00	$116.24	$666	-3.87
600–625	610	11	103.00–118.00	$114.09	$696	-6.29
665–685	675	2	95.00–114.00	$104.64	$706	-15.39
705–720	713	6	107.50–113.00	$110.22	$786	+15.22

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	112.00	$112.00	$530	—
638	638	3	118.00	$118.00	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	16	119.00–138.00	$126.23	$413	—
364–390	371	24	116.00–130.00	$125.14	$464	+4.23
401–444	424	53	115.00–128.00	$124.03	$526	-9.96
469	469	4	119.00	$119.00	$558	+14.00
451–495	474	42	110.00–128.00	$121.53	$576	+16.53
500–545	512	37	109.00–126.00	$119.54	$612	-4.42
550–595	573	32	104.00–127.50	$115.68	$663	-6.79
597	597	5	108.00	$108.00	$645	-14.47
605–640	620	16	101.00–119.00	$112.51	$698	-3.86
650–692	676	13	106.50–114.00	$110.06	$744	-6.94
725	725	3	117.00	$117.00	$848	—
828	828	3	112.00	$112.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	308	3	109.00–119.00	$113.12	$348	-11.68
350–390	369	10	105.00–119.00	$113.14	$417	-0.39
403–445	425	20	100.00–125.00	$115.27	$490	+5.04
453–493	478	26	105.00–115.00	$110.26	$527	-1.53
500–540	515	15	100.00–119.00	$110.78	$571	+2.94
553–598	571	37	90.00–118.00	$105.63	$603	—
600–645	616	12	90.00–110.00	$102.77	$633	-4.39
655–680	668	3	95.00–108.00	$103.00	$688	+7.00
788	788	3	92.50	$92.50	$729	-8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	147.00	$147.00	$492	—
355–395	378	14	130.00–140.00	$134.75	$509	-5.38
415–433	426	7	130.00–144.00	$136.13	$580	-13.70
455–497	478	18	120.00–141.00	$129.58	$619	-4.10
500–540	525	11	116.00–127.00	$123.49	$648	-1.32
550–590	567	23	110.00–134.00	$115.75	$656	—
605–647	632	9	96.00–115.00	$103.86	$656	-8.13
665–690	674	6	101.00–105.00	$103.34	$697	—
795	795	3	80.00	$80.00	$636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	425	11	110.00–121.00	$116.25	$494	-13.89
453–495	472	12	107.00–121.00	$115.04	$543	-8.78
500–545	521	13	105.00–119.00	$110.35	$575	-4.92
550–595	570	15	95.00–118.00	$106.74	$608	-0.10
608–640	625	16	90.00–104.00	$95.60	$598	-7.32
735	735	3	100.00	$100.00	$735	+7.18
835	835	3	82.00	$82.00	$685	-3.78

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	6	105.00	$105.00	$592	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1185	1108	80-85%	4	38.00–45.00	$40.11	$444	—
845–1630	1191	80-85%	35	43.00–54.00	$49.01	$584	+0.01
940–1500	1273	80-85%	16	53.00–60.00	$56.33	$717	-0.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1090	893	85-90%	7	24.00–35.00	$30.40	$271	—
905–1085	998	85-90%	3	45.00–49.50	$46.86	$468	—
650–1390	1024	85-90%	25	31.50–48.00	$40.18	$411	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1440	1303	75-80%	2	47.50–50.00	$48.88	$637	-4.10
1240–1640	1397	75-80%	11	55.00–66.50	$58.23	$813	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	65-75%	1	57.50	$57.50	$650	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	55.00	$55.00	$676	—
1225–2165	1623	5	60.00–75.00	$68.59	$1,113	—
1515–2145	1814	10	77.00–92.00	$83.74	$1,519	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
1075–1430	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	470.00–825.00	$675.73
950–1650	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–1,010.00	$779.41

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–890	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00–750.00	$604.01
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	885.00	$885.00

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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	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—
1010–1150	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	760.00–800.00	$780.00	—
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1000–1300	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,520.00	$1,155.00	—
1050–1330	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	910.00–1,400.00	$1,153.33	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.