Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.48/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 523 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.03/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 576 lb · 46 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.03/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 678 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,217	2,444	1,619
Feeder cattle	1,029	2,168	1,390
Slaughter cattle	163	236	146
Replacement cattle	25	40	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	268	5	157.00–166.00	$162.24	$435	-12.86
300–343	331	16	162.00–173.00	$166.18	$550	-3.08
355–390	372	14	160.00–175.00	$164.49	$612	-4.53
400–445	418	18	145.00–164.00	$155.07	$648	+0.45
450–498	473	21	149.00–162.00	$156.98	$743	-1.02
505–549	534	22	130.00–163.00	$148.51	$793	-12.43
550–595	573	35	132.00–153.50	$143.95	$825	-4.38
605–645	623	29	119.00–148.00	$137.33	$856	-3.28
650–698	678	42	125.00–141.00	$136.03	$922	+3.92
721–737	730	30	122.50–138.50	$132.94	$970	+2.94
755–789	786	13	122.50–134.00	$130.82	$1,028	+0.74
805–823	819	4	122.50–127.50	$123.73	$1,013	-0.37
855–860	859	4	125.00–129.00	$128.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–290	275	9	135.00–145.00	$141.49	$389	—
305–338	320	10	125.00–148.00	$135.84	$435	-1.71
350–395	371	7	125.00–152.00	$139.41	$517	-3.27
410–445	425	7	121.00–149.00	$127.98	$544	-17.96
475–492	488	8	125.00–133.00	$126.85	$619	-6.21
525–535	528	3	125.00–129.00	$127.65	$674	-11.69
580–598	585	23	117.00–137.00	$125.18	$732	-6.27
605	605	4	123.00–125.00	$124.50	$753	-1.64
660–688	682	6	106.00–125.00	$117.29	$800	-9.14
743	743	3	105.00	$105.00	$780	-11.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	148.00	$148.00	$784	—
605	605	3	123.00	$123.00	$744	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–268	263	6	135.00–137.00	$136.02	$358	—
305–340	317	8	128.00–137.00	$131.76	$418	-10.49
350–380	369	15	125.00–137.00	$129.82	$479	-4.27
400–445	419	24	120.00–135.00	$127.76	$535	-2.67
471–485	478	19	125.00–130.00	$126.01	$602	-7.97
514	514	4	118.00	$118.00	$607	-16.99
500–545	524	48	120.00–140.00	$129.35	$678	-5.64
556–597	576	46	118.00–130.00	$125.03	$720	+12.03
600–645	620	29	110.00–124.00	$116.24	$721	-4.41
655–675	663	21	115.00–125.00	$117.86	$781	-6.09
705–730	715	14	108.00–126.50	$119.88	$857	+2.94
803	803	3	105.00	$105.00	$843	-11.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–278	276	7	130.00–134.00	$131.70	$363	+5.92
320–335	331	4	118.00–122.00	$118.97	$394	-9.87
350–396	377	16	110.00–127.00	$119.78	$452	-5.66
400–440	415	22	105.00–125.00	$116.89	$485	-3.76
456–499	480	32	105.00–121.00	$116.85	$561	-4.62
503–548	524	29	106.00–130.00	$117.17	$614	+1.21
550–585	565	20	100.00–120.00	$110.98	$627	-5.37
603–640	615	17	90.00–115.00	$104.10	$640	-4.35
660–690	684	5	100.00–112.00	$108.23	$740	-2.16
724–735	729	7	100.00–105.00	$102.84	$750	+2.84
820–835	828	6	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$786	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	102.00	$102.00	$592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–398	384	12	140.00–157.00	$150.43	$578	+2.29
401–435	422	15	138.00–156.00	$145.61	$614	+0.27
455–498	479	23	126.00–154.00	$137.05	$656	-1.94
500–547	523	17	125.00–140.00	$129.38	$677	+1.24
550–598	576	19	111.00–135.00	$123.01	$709	-6.85
605–643	620	17	112.00–123.75	$120.06	$744	-2.47
650–696	683	13	110.00–121.00	$111.17	$759	-3.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	3	125.00	$125.00	$441	—
400–440	421	6	120.00–136.00	$127.92	$539	-0.08
450–490	470	11	120.00–131.00	$124.16	$584	-3.26
502–545	522	9	117.00–128.00	$120.91	$631	+0.38
570–585	578	11	107.00–119.00	$110.73	$640	-7.94
600–635	615	9	106.00–117.00	$111.88	$688	+1.26
660–695	679	8	105.00–114.00	$106.35	$722	-1.57
735–740	736	4	100.00–105.00	$101.26	$745	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	110.00	$110.00	$468	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1495	1133	80-85%	42	40.00–51.00	$45.39	$514	+0.15
705–1470	1211	80-85%	18	44.00–57.50	$53.66	$650	+0.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–860	798	85-90%	2	20.00–27.00	$23.77	$190	—
630–1250	933	85-90%	52	30.00–46.00	$37.92	$354	-9.01
765–1250	990	85-90%	5	44.00–48.00	$46.14	$457	+8.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1740	1391	75-80%	17	50.50–62.00	$55.60	$773	—
1400–1470	1423	75-80%	3	46.50–49.00	$47.36	$674	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1550	1333	2	50.00–55.00	$52.91	$705	—
1180–1725	1437	8	60.00–74.00	$67.61	$972	—
1475–2215	1874	8	75.00–88.00	$79.66	$1,493	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000–1530	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	575.00–1,185.00	$844.03
1185–1485	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–875.00	$789.79

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778–815	797	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	325.00–650.00	$491.27
730–950	859	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–800.00	$656.00
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	+127.50
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-62.50

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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.