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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

4,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.35/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 676 lb · 366 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.08/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 523 lb · 223 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.71/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 620 lb · 217 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,160 317 2,871
Feeder cattle 3,910 249 2,811
Slaughter cattle 126 54 43
Replacement cattle 124 14 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 158.00–165.00 $161.03 $438 +6.03
305–345 325 28 154.00–179.00 $164.51 $535 -6.18
350–390 373 24 157.00–183.00 $168.97 $630 +8.74
405–449 428 36 150.00–179.00 $167.41 $717 +8.55
444 value added 444 7 179.00 $179.00 $795 —
453–498 477 52 141.00–176.00 $161.35 $770 +10.31
500–541 518 143 132.00–168.00 $156.99 $813 +17.97
551–583 value added 570 26 160.25–174.00 $165.15 $941 —
554–598 576 111 132.00–162.50 $150.81 $869 +10.59
583 583 7 151.00 $151.00 $880 +10.78
600–620 value added 607 35 150.00–159.00 $154.48 $938 —
600–648 623 182 125.00–156.00 $145.22 $905 +16.05
666–678 value added 674 156 145.00–153.00 $148.52 $1,001 —
652–698 677 207 121.00–149.00 $139.85 $947 +11.55
693 693 3 116.00 $116.00 $804 -12.30
700–748 720 153 115.00–142.50 $135.30 $974 +11.31
711–733 value added 721 20 138.75–141.50 $140.24 $1,011 —
750–792 771 93 118.00–139.50 $133.52 $1,029 +8.91
754–799 value added 776 111 133.50–138.75 $137.98 $1,071 —
803–849 824 39 117.00–135.00 $131.10 $1,080 +9.87
863–883 873 7 120.00–125.00 $123.44 $1,078 +1.94
917 917 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,082 +3.00
1015 1015 3 112.50 $112.50 $1,142 —
1100 1100 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 322 13 131.00–151.00 $141.30 $455 —
355–380 370 11 125.00–150.00 $145.78 $539 —
410–448 437 18 125.00–152.00 $143.02 $625 —
450–496 479 46 122.00–156.00 $145.47 $697 —
508–545 535 68 121.00–154.00 $140.09 $749 —
550–597 568 95 121.00–154.00 $140.49 $798 +15.49
602–638 618 41 124.00–138.00 $130.43 $806 —
660–698 681 28 115.00–137.00 $132.70 $904 +17.70
745 745 3 129.00 $129.00 $961 —
760–790 775 11 120.00–133.00 $125.13 $970 +20.13
880 880 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 4 135.00 $135.00 $684 —
558 558 3 120.00 $120.00 $670 —
601 601 5 122.50 $122.50 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 276 11 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $381 —
300–329 314 14 131.00–152.00 $143.84 $452 —
350–399 373 61 125.00–152.00 $138.41 $516 +10.26
419 value added 419 8 145.00 $145.00 $608 —
405–445 428 51 125.00–143.00 $132.07 $565 +3.38
444 thin fleshed 444 5 125.00 $125.00 $555 —
450–498 473 103 123.00–147.00 $134.48 $636 +7.41
517–520 fancy 519 6 154.00–155.50 $154.75 $803 —
502–548 523 217 120.00–145.00 $134.54 $704 +7.70
552–593 571 147 120.00–141.00 $133.79 $764 +14.61
601–648 623 152 113.00–135.00 $129.78 $809 +15.29
650–699 680 98 115.00–134.00 $130.45 $887 —
687 687 3 125.50 $125.50 $862 —
703–743 721 39 105.00–130.50 $123.95 $894 —
729 fancy 729 10 130.50 $130.50 $951 —
738 value added 738 8 133.00 $133.00 $982 —
750–788 761 28 124.00–133.00 $130.05 $990 +18.05
818–840 834 21 105.00–126.50 $118.69 $990 —
890–895 893 7 100.00–116.00 $109.16 $975 —
910 910 3 112.50 $112.50 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 4 121.00 $121.00 $355 -4.00
325–348 339 7 118.00–134.00 $126.12 $428 —
350–385 373 8 115.00–130.00 $120.76 $450 —
405–445 426 21 110.00–130.00 $119.08 $507 -2.60
450–498 479 40 110.00–130.00 $120.22 $576 +10.22
500–545 524 37 105.00–131.00 $121.65 $637 +13.14
550–598 577 61 106.00–133.00 $122.43 $706 —
600–648 628 23 106.00–133.50 $120.23 $755 —
655–690 676 14 104.00–124.00 $114.61 $775 —
710–748 739 5 110.00–124.00 $120.52 $891 —
765 765 4 101.00–105.00 $104.00 $796 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 4 115.00 $115.00 $485 —
503 503 4 114.00 $114.00 $573 —
573 573 4 120.00 $120.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 372 13 136.00–149.00 $143.82 $535 —
410–448 430 15 135.00–160.00 $142.73 $614 -4.65
455–490 481 29 125.00–147.00 $134.46 $647 +0.74
500–543 525 36 125.00–140.00 $131.47 $690 +6.85
555–585 577 8 119.00–138.00 $128.93 $744 +3.93
613–640 628 17 110.00–125.00 $119.57 $751 -5.53
650–690 670 29 113.00–129.00 $122.58 $821 +0.95
710–745 728 2 110.00–120.00 $114.88 $836 —
765–785 776 7 105.00–108.00 $106.72 $828 -3.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 125.00 $125.00 $544 —
455–485 475 6 120.00–129.00 $123.50 $587 —
520–545 531 9 110.00–121.00 $113.28 $602 +3.28
575 575 4 120.00 $120.00 $690 +3.00
640 640 3 112.00 $112.00 $717 —
670–680 673 4 110.00–112.00 $111.49 $750 —
870 870 3 87.00 $87.00 $757 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1410 1215 80-85% 52 40.00–47.50 $43.68 $531 -0.61
880–1535 1258 80-85% 10 47.00–54.00 $48.89 $615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1655 1403 75-80% 6 45.00–47.50 $46.15 $647 —
1340–1910 1589 75-80% 10 47.00–63.50 $52.65 $837 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1050 940 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.88 $441 —
885–1260 1008 85-90% 10 35.00–46.00 $38.34 $386 —
925–1140 1033 85-90% 2 30.00–30.50 $30.22 $312 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 57.00 $57.00 $618 —
1320–1905 1566 6 68.00–73.00 $71.40 $1,118 —
1520–1945 1762 5 75.00–80.00 $77.74 $1,370 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1250 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–850.00 $739.06
1000–1500 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 500.00–1,275.00 $877.50
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050–1500 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 785.00–1,195.00 $978.87
1340–1480 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–824.00 $817.35
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–950 832 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 410.00–1,085.00 $811.91
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,295.00 $1,295.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
870 870 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1050–1200 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–750.00 $737.50 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +340.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —
1190–1400 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 880.00–1,000.00 $913.75 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.