Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.27/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 477 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.50/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 525 lb · 57 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.97/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 675 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,361	2,234	1,094
Feeder cattle	1,147	1,960	857
Slaughter cattle	159	224	173
Replacement cattle	55	50	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 10.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 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	274	8	150.00–160.00	$158.81	$435	-4.02
315 fancy	315	3	184.00	$184.00	$580	—
300–348	329	17	158.00–179.00	$165.23	$544	-5.05
355–399	378	12	152.00–173.00	$167.96	$635	+2.02
400–440	421	47	156.00–177.00	$165.43	$696	+1.39
462–495	476	33	150.00–166.00	$157.73	$751	-2.79
512 fancy	512	3	154.00	$154.00	$788	-7.11
500–543	526	54	132.00–158.00	$150.31	$791	-0.59
555–585	575	11	132.00–146.00	$138.07	$794	-9.28
579	579	13	136.50	$136.50	$790	-10.85
600–645	622	34	127.00–145.00	$135.76	$844	-2.17
653–685	667	28	125.00–135.00	$131.31	$876	-4.86
705–742	721	30	122.50–130.25	$127.15	$917	-6.93
751–775	768	22	120.00–127.25	$126.45	$971	-1.85
785	785	3	123.00	$123.00	$966	-5.30
825–833	830	7	120.00–126.50	$122.77	$1,019	-2.70
860–869	867	19	115.00–120.50	$119.56	$1,037	—
940	940	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,104	+1.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	157.00	$157.00	$444	—
348	348	3	159.00	$159.00	$553	+23.23
350–388	373	5	140.00–150.00	$146.24	$545	+1.28
420–445	433	3	147.00–154.00	$150.31	$651	+11.66
450–495	481	6	130.00–145.00	$134.87	$649	-3.15
500–540	524	13	122.00–140.00	$129.92	$681	-8.87
550–595	568	22	118.00–139.00	$128.39	$729	-6.78
605–628	619	7	108.00–125.00	$118.07	$731	-7.28
650–695	676	8	115.00–126.00	$117.86	$797	-7.58
710–730	715	4	115.00–120.00	$116.28	$831	—
883	883	5	112.00	$112.00	$989	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	3	110.00	$110.00	$613	-12.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	9	123.00–137.00	$128.89	$424	-9.43
375–395	386	8	124.00–135.00	$130.22	$503	-10.07
400–445	422	21	124.00–136.00	$131.26	$554	-3.92
450–498	477	66	120.00–139.00	$130.27	$621	-2.76
500–530	515	26	121.00–136.00	$129.80	$668	-1.85
558–593	572	14	120.00–131.00	$124.52	$712	-4.17
600–645	627	38	115.00–126.50	$120.59	$756	-3.63
652–695	675	49	112.00–122.50	$116.97	$790	-0.46
751–780	755	8	116.00–122.00	$120.10	$907	+2.77
778	778	3	105.00	$105.00	$817	-12.33
805	805	3	112.00	$112.00	$902	-5.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	125.00	$125.00	$362	-16.00
360–395	380	13	111.00–131.00	$119.75	$455	-4.40
400–445	426	14	111.00–129.00	$118.33	$504	-5.14
450–498	476	26	110.00–125.00	$118.99	$566	-2.03
500–545	520	45	110.00–121.00	$115.95	$603	-5.75
550–586	566	29	109.00–120.00	$114.34	$647	-10.05
600–628	618	9	100.00–114.00	$106.92	$661	-3.22
650–695	683	11	101.00–111.00	$106.72	$729	-9.84
715	715	3	118.00	$118.00	$844	—
773	773	3	92.00	$92.00	$711	-19.67

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	3	117.00	$117.00	$603	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–392	381	8	149.00–168.00	$164.72	$628	+7.37
415–448	438	19	140.00–156.00	$149.62	$655	-3.74
453–498	480	19	134.00–151.00	$144.86	$695	+3.97
500–548	521	45	130.00–146.00	$139.22	$725	+2.35
550–595	567	16	125.00–144.00	$135.38	$768	+2.79
600–640	620	32	115.00–129.00	$122.61	$760	-3.06
657–687	675	25	110.00–126.50	$118.84	$802	+7.85
700–720	713	3	108.00–112.00	$109.31	$779	-5.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–443	432	8	120.00–135.00	$129.23	$558	—
460–485	479	4	121.00–130.00	$123.16	$590	-1.84
505–545	514	10	110.00–127.00	$118.26	$608	-1.99
556–580	568	8	118.00–124.00	$119.53	$679	+1.98
612	612	3	113.00	$113.00	$692	±0.00
655–693	674	6	107.00–109.00	$108.03	$728	-6.25
733	733	3	100.00	$100.00	$733	—
770	770	3	104.00	$104.00	$801	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	3	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1550	1193	80-85%	39	37.00–49.00	$43.51	$519	-6.80
970–1600	1275	80-85%	31	49.00–58.60	$52.19	$665	—
1545	1545	80-85%	1	32.00	$32.00	$494	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1630	1414	75-80%	5	43.00–48.00	$45.06	$637	-9.17
1260–1665	1429	75-80%	17	47.50–57.50	$52.12	$745	-2.11
1625	1625	75-80%	1	35.00	$35.00	$569	-10.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1115	1080	85-90%	2	42.00–45.00	$43.45	$469	—
885–1325	1099	85-90%	13	33.00–42.00	$38.27	$421	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1820	1628	3	60.00–70.00	$66.14	$1,077	—
1420–1890	1639	4	55.00–61.00	$58.57	$960	—
1170–2240	1758	19	68.00–85.50	$77.27	$1,358	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1160	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–600.00	$571.71
1005–1405	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	420.00–700.00	$557.56
1115–1380	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	635.00–750.00	$706.60
1035–1674	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	610.00–900.00	$791.29
1225–1595	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	720.00–860.00	$788.63
1145–1750	1392	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	725.00–1,025.00	$882.04

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–975	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–725.00	$658.10

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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	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+475.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–1,010.00	$830.00	+180.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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.