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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

2,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.61/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 623 lb · 191 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.33/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 683 lb · 152 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.99/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 521 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,444 1,105 1,710
Feeder cattle 2,168 924 1,553
Slaughter cattle 236 140 136
Replacement cattle 40 41 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 271 13 160.00–187.00 $175.10 $475 +8.55
305–335 322 6 157.00–185.00 $169.26 $545 +9.92
350–394 373 15 166.00–180.00 $169.02 $630 +3.31
405–445 430 14 151.00–160.00 $154.62 $665 +2.17
458 fancy 458 3 174.00 $174.00 $797 —
450–498 477 73 140.00–169.00 $158.00 $754 +0.03
500–543 522 93 134.00–167.00 $160.94 $840 +10.57
550–588 571 115 125.00–160.00 $148.33 $847 +10.18
600–647 623 191 120.00–148.50 $140.61 $876 +5.48
653–693 682 11 131.00–132.50 $132.11 $901 -0.32
650–695 683 141 125.00–145.00 $136.66 $933 +4.23
705–748 730 29 126.00–136.00 $130.00 $949 +12.98
752–793 770 25 127.00–136.00 $130.08 $1,002 +2.93
805–835 815 3 120.00–132.00 $124.10 $1,011 +5.66
901 901 5 112.50 $112.50 $1,014 +1.00
995 995 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 8 125.00–150.00 $137.55 $455 —
367–375 369 4 130.00–147.00 $142.68 $526 +8.68
410–440 425 10 131.00–155.00 $145.94 $620 +22.05
450–495 479 14 127.00–147.00 $133.06 $637 -1.15
503–545 522 70 124.00–145.00 $139.34 $727 +12.18
550–595 568 23 125.00–144.00 $131.45 $747 -2.94
570 value added 570 3 128.00 $128.00 $730 —
603–630 617 20 116.00–132.00 $126.14 $778 +14.28
655–685 667 16 121.00–130.50 $126.43 $843 —
708 708 3 116.00 $116.00 $821 —
780 780 3 122.00 $122.00 $952 +9.19
805 805 3 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
920 920 3 108.00 $108.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 137.00–145.00 $142.25 $448 +11.11
352–398 378 27 122.50–139.00 $134.09 $507 -2.45
400–449 433 104 117.50–136.00 $130.43 $565 +3.07
450–496 477 73 125.00–141.00 $133.98 $639 +2.98
500–548 521 126 125.00–144.50 $134.99 $703 +9.43
551–598 573 83 120.00–140.00 $125.82 $721 +6.05
578 578 4 113.00 $113.00 $653 -6.77
612 unweaned 612 5 119.50 $119.50 $731 —
600–643 622 48 115.00–133.00 $120.65 $750 +3.89
650–695 667 9 118.00–129.00 $123.95 $827 +14.37
670 670 3 117.00 $117.00 $784 +7.42
700–740 711 36 108.00–120.00 $116.94 $831 +7.81
810–815 813 6 108.00–125.50 $116.72 $949 +11.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 9 117.00–140.00 $125.78 $347 —
305–345 330 4 125.00–130.00 $128.84 $425 +11.87
353–385 368 23 115.00–138.00 $125.44 $462 +11.03
405–448 430 20 113.00–134.00 $120.65 $519 +6.17
450–495 476 57 110.00–129.00 $121.47 $578 +9.80
500–545 524 36 108.00–123.00 $115.96 $608 +1.28
550–593 572 28 110.00–124.00 $116.35 $666 +5.77
600–648 621 15 101.00–115.00 $108.45 $673 +5.03
660–690 684 5 110.00–112.00 $110.39 $755 +9.98
715–735 725 6 100.00 $100.00 $725 -3.45
750 750 3 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 96.00 $96.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 143.00–154.00 $148.33 $489 -2.67
367–385 374 17 140.00–159.00 $148.14 $554 -2.51
400–435 417 37 131.00–161.00 $145.34 $606 +1.33
450–498 487 7 130.00–150.00 $138.99 $677 +4.35
500–540 512 72 115.00–142.00 $128.14 $656 +3.63
555–597 573 25 119.00–141.00 $129.86 $744 +5.79
606–645 626 25 116.00–124.00 $122.53 $767 +4.31
655–690 672 13 107.00–121.00 $114.50 $769 —
700–740 719 15 90.00–117.00 $105.18 $756 +1.20
770–790 785 4 96.50–107.00 $99.07 $778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 128.00 $128.00 $544 -2.00
460–480 475 4 125.00–135.00 $127.42 $605 +12.42
510–540 526 14 115.00–128.00 $120.53 $634 +10.53
560–595 568 26 110.00–125.00 $118.67 $674 +8.73
600–635 614 7 103.00–115.00 $110.62 $679 +14.88
653–680 667 13 101.00–115.00 $107.92 $720 +1.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1210 1046 80-85% 4 24.00–40.00 $33.76 $353 —
795–1555 1128 80-85% 49 39.00–50.00 $45.24 $510 —
965–1566 1232 80-85% 49 48.00–62.00 $53.25 $656 -1.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1035 878 85-90% 7 23.00–30.00 $26.87 $236 —
855–1035 947 85-90% 5 44.00–49.00 $46.93 $444 —
720–1310 982 85-90% 37 30.00–45.00 $37.92 $372 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1640 1477 75-80% 3 46.00–52.00 $48.92 $723 —
1145–2100 1544 75-80% 24 50.00–67.00 $55.67 $860 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1780 1288 9 54.00–64.00 $58.33 $751 —
1185–1900 1526 14 66.00–75.00 $72.19 $1,102 —
1395–2110 1846 9 75.50–86.00 $79.53 $1,468 +4.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 635.00 $635.00
1040–1480 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 550.00–1,150.00 $881.70
1015–1470 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 525.00–1,000.00 $755.15
1220–1575 1398 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–935.00 $832.42
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–815 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
900–965 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 460.00–850.00 $635.85
720–1765 966 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 535.00–885.00 $716.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1350 1102 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–860.00 $747.50 —
1140–1300 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,262.50 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 660.00 $660.00 —

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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.