Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.47/cwt +12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 570 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.56/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 520 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.97/cwt +15.83 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 474 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,105	1,230	1,828
Feeder cattle	924	1,035	1,560
Slaughter cattle	140	139	206
Replacement cattle	41	56	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 1.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	267	7	149.00–180.00	$166.55	$445	+10.22
315–340	333	10	145.00–175.00	$159.34	$531	+13.64
355–390	366	7	160.00–170.00	$165.71	$606	+15.64
400–445	424	18	145.00–171.00	$152.45	$646	+7.59
455–495	474	47	130.00–170.00	$157.97	$749	+18.02
500–545	526	42	133.00–159.00	$150.37	$791	+9.12
568 unweaned	568	7	141.50	$141.50	$804	—
550–595	570	67	125.00–147.00	$138.15	$787	+12.52
600–642	619	21	125.00–147.00	$135.13	$836	+5.05
650–675	660	36	115.00–140.75	$132.43	$874	+14.43
700–730	711	9	120.00–133.00	$124.66	$886	-0.25
708–740	724	6	116.00–118.00	$117.02	$847	-7.89
758–792	779	10	120.00–133.00	$127.15	$990	—
810–848	827	11	116.50–120.00	$118.44	$979	+9.29
865	865	3	122.50	$122.50	$1,060	—
915–925	918	4	111.00–113.00	$111.50	$1,024	-1.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	134.00	$134.00	$509	+2.02
405–425	410	4	120.00–135.00	$123.89	$508	-3.76
470–493	484	11	120.00–145.00	$134.21	$650	+0.05
510–545	531	12	120.00–132.50	$127.16	$675	+0.20
560–597	569	21	120.00–140.00	$134.39	$765	+18.15
605–635	616	10	100.00–120.00	$111.86	$689	-2.23
751–780	763	7	110.00–115.00	$112.81	$861	—
875	875	3	105.00	$105.00	$919	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	120.00	$120.00	$696	—
625–645	635	6	100.00–115.00	$107.62	$683	-10.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	262	5	125.00	$125.00	$328	—
300–347	329	8	120.00–137.00	$131.14	$431	+4.91
360–393	376	15	125.00–143.00	$136.54	$513	+11.40
400–448	428	25	120.00–134.00	$127.36	$545	+3.33
450–490	474	39	119.00–141.00	$131.00	$621	+9.47
501–545	520	51	117.50–137.00	$125.56	$653	+6.02
550–593	576	22	116.00–132.00	$119.77	$690	+4.09
600–648	611	27	108.00–123.00	$116.76	$713	+4.25
655–698	672	12	105.00–110.00	$109.58	$736	-0.48
715–727	725	8	105.00–110.00	$109.13	$791	-7.87
750–790	773	14	100.00–112.00	$106.54	$824	—
822	822	3	105.00	$105.00	$863	-7.00
810–830	823	9	107.00–110.00	$107.66	$886	-4.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–343	341	11	107.00–122.00	$116.97	$399	+3.85
367–395	380	12	109.00–120.00	$114.41	$435	+1.27
420–440	431	4	110.00–120.00	$114.48	$493	-0.79
450–498	474	23	105.00–120.00	$111.67	$529	+1.41
510–548	529	22	109.00–118.00	$114.68	$607	+3.90
555–595	573	31	100.00–118.50	$110.58	$634	+4.95
600–645	621	10	90.00–110.00	$103.42	$642	+0.65
655–680	671	8	94.00–105.50	$100.41	$674	-2.59
700–730	723	4	102.00–108.00	$103.45	$748	—
808	808	3	100.00	$100.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	151.00	$151.00	$498	+4.00
365–395	378	6	140.00–155.00	$150.65	$569	+15.90
400–435	419	15	126.00–155.00	$144.01	$603	+7.88
450–495	473	18	128.00–145.00	$134.64	$637	+5.06
500–545	524	16	111.00–136.00	$124.51	$652	+1.02
558–590	567	16	119.00–131.00	$124.07	$703	+8.32
605–637	626	16	107.00–127.50	$118.22	$740	+14.36
710–730	722	9	100.00–107.00	$103.98	$751	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–375	368	7	115.00–130.00	$122.43	$451	—
415–435	420	4	130.00	$130.00	$546	+13.75
493	493	3	115.00	$115.00	$567	-0.04
515	515	3	110.00	$110.00	$566	-0.35
550–598	575	12	102.00–120.00	$109.94	$632	+3.20
600–630	608	5	90.00–108.00	$95.74	$582	+0.14
655–685	670	2	105.00–108.00	$106.53	$714	—
778	778	3	95.00	$95.00	$739	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1565	1169	80-85%	46	40.00–54.00	$47.62	$557	-1.39
890–1525	1239	80-85%	24	49.00–62.00	$54.61	$677	—
1435	1435	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$430	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1065	1008	85-90%	4	46.00–48.00	$47.01	$474	+6.83
980–1075	1038	85-90%	4	23.00–43.00	$29.21	$303	-10.97
950–1195	1053	85-90%	16	35.00–45.00	$40.83	$430	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$646	—
1030–1760	1437	75-80%	21	50.50–63.00	$56.89	$818	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	1	63.00	$63.00	$1,021	-5.59
1130–2010	1649	7	74.00–85.00	$81.59	$1,345	+13.00
1495–2465	1849	9	72.50–77.50	$75.00	$1,387	-8.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
935–1360	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–1,025.00	$776.41
975–1325	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	600.00–1,175.00	$924.13
935–1610	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	600.00–1,150.00	$818.02
1225–1335	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–625.00	$601.07
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–785	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00–500.00	$487.74
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
815–895	859	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–735.00	$633.84

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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
1100–1250	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	885.00–1,170.00	$1,033.75	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.