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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.69/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 418 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.07/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 477 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.84/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 518 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 1,217 518
Feeder cattle 249 1,029 459
Slaughter cattle 54 163 45
Replacement cattle 14 25 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher on a light test. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 155.00 $155.00 $411 -7.24
320–345 339 4 160.00–174.00 $170.69 $579 +4.51
355–390 377 8 157.00–162.00 $160.23 $604 -4.26
410–435 420 11 152.00–165.00 $158.86 $667 +3.79
475–495 485 6 149.00–153.00 $151.04 $733 -5.94
530–535 532 3 136.00–145.00 $139.02 $740 -9.49
560–575 572 5 135.00–143.00 $140.22 $802 -3.73
600–645 617 10 125.00–135.00 $129.17 $797 -8.16
650–670 660 3 125.00–131.00 $128.30 $847 -7.73
703–745 716 7 121.00–125.00 $123.99 $888 -8.95
760–785 772 6 121.00–130.50 $124.61 $962 -6.21
800–845 811 8 112.00–130.50 $121.23 $983 -2.50
860 860 3 121.50 $121.50 $1,045 -6.50
921 921 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 3 125.00 $125.00 $725 -0.18
690 690 3 115.00 $115.00 $794 -2.29
763 763 3 105.00 $105.00 $801 —
816 816 6 110.00 $110.00 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 10 127.00–129.50 $128.15 $493 -1.67
400–448 418 19 122.00–132.00 $128.69 $538 +0.93
450–495 477 16 125.00–129.00 $127.07 $606 +1.06
503–538 518 14 125.00–129.00 $126.84 $657 +8.84
555–598 587 4 118.00–123.00 $119.18 $700 -5.85
605–615 611 4 114.00–116.00 $114.49 $700 -1.75
768 768 3 112.00 $112.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 125.00 $125.00 $350 -6.70
405–435 413 4 118.00–123.00 $121.68 $503 +4.79
480 480 3 110.00 $110.00 $528 -6.85
510–526 521 9 105.00–114.00 $108.51 $565 -8.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 417 3 145.00–151.00 $147.38 $615 +1.77
475–493 489 8 125.00–142.00 $133.72 $654 -3.33
515–535 525 8 122.00–125.00 $124.62 $654 -4.76
560–575 566 5 125.00 $125.00 $708 +1.99
605–640 624 9 115.00–129.00 $125.10 $781 +5.04
655–690 681 12 114.00–125.00 $121.63 $828 +10.46
767 767 3 110.00 $110.00 $844 —
813 813 3 108.00 $108.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 110.00 $110.00 $594 -10.91
560 560 3 117.00 $117.00 $655 +6.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1525 1205 80-85% 17 38.00–50.50 $44.29 $534 -9.37
1330–1495 1411 80-85% 4 48.00–52.00 $49.98 $705 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1530 1337 75-80% 3 43.00–50.00 $47.22 $631 —
1320–2045 1716 75-80% 12 55.50–69.00 $63.53 $1,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1255 1063 85-90% 14 33.00–41.00 $38.21 $406 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–2440 1974 4 75.00–85.00 $78.60 $1,552 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1300 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–900.00 $743.13
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1040–1355 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 400.00–550.00 $484.86
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–950 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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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.