Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

1,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.93/cwt -8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 628 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.44/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 473 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.55/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 571 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,248	1,959	1,502
Feeder cattle	1,025	1,789	1,366
Slaughter cattle	190	133	110
Replacement cattle	33	37	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded very uneven from 8.00 lower to 4.00 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
280–295	284	6	151.00–169.00	$165.55	$470	+5.36
300–345	320	7	159.00–177.50	$167.83	$537	+7.66
350–395	377	16	150.00–172.00	$160.44	$605	+0.02
403–445	424	24	150.00–170.00	$160.15	$679	+1.41
450–480	463	19	151.00–167.00	$159.59	$739	+3.69
500–534	522	18	135.00–157.00	$147.01	$767	-2.09
550–598	577	23	130.00–146.00	$137.32	$792	-5.32
600–649	628	57	125.00–136.50	$131.93	$829	-8.51
650–690	663	10	125.50–133.50	$130.66	$866	-4.49
705–748	718	29	120.00–128.00	$124.50	$894	-7.11
765–799	793	9	120.00–125.00	$121.37	$962	-7.67
817–829	827	28	118.00–124.50	$123.49	$1,021	-2.84
850–860	857	3	115.00–118.00	$117.01	$1,003	-3.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–389	385	10	128.00–145.00	$132.97	$512	-1.98
410–435	427	3	140.00–145.00	$143.40	$612	+2.27
450–498	476	20	128.00–146.00	$135.34	$644	+0.02
508–540	524	10	126.00–139.00	$135.92	$712	-1.25
550–590	574	7	128.00–136.00	$130.67	$750	-1.37
627–645	630	9	114.00–127.00	$119.56	$753	-1.30
655–698	686	18	117.00–122.00	$118.89	$816	-4.55
720	720	3	118.00	$118.00	$850	—
773	773	5	116.50	$116.50	$901	-1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	275	3	126.00–147.00	$134.15	$369	+1.15
315–335	325	2	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$434	+3.83
353–395	382	18	125.00–137.00	$130.90	$500	-4.09
400–447	437	37	121.00–145.00	$129.60	$566	-2.78
450–498	473	51	121.00–136.00	$130.44	$617	+1.26
500–545	517	24	121.00–133.00	$126.79	$656	+0.11
550–590	571	50	120.00–134.00	$123.55	$705	-4.00
601–646	634	49	115.00–121.00	$119.59	$758	-6.85
655–690	674	26	114.00–124.50	$119.32	$804	-4.97
705–742	728	11	110.00–115.00	$111.32	$810	-7.42
815	815	5	115.00	$115.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	6	119.00–130.00	$127.76	$349	—
300–343	332	4	120.00–121.00	$120.77	$401	+1.89
355–395	380	12	123.00–125.00	$124.84	$474	+7.62
403–445	420	16	118.00–128.00	$121.37	$510	+3.84
453	453	3	115.00	$115.00	$521	-0.97
455–495	483	19	115.00–126.00	$119.30	$576	+3.33
500–540	519	10	111.00–121.00	$116.39	$604	+1.30
550–595	574	19	108.00–119.00	$111.28	$639	-6.79
605–625	613	14	103.00–114.00	$106.95	$656	-1.86
660–688	676	6	108.00–119.00	$112.60	$761	-0.58
773–778	776	6	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$834	+4.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	155.00	$155.00	$581	+6.00
410–445	431	11	137.00–145.00	$142.51	$614	-5.03
450–495	476	27	131.00–157.00	$147.78	$703	+7.57
500–545	518	37	125.00–140.00	$131.68	$682	+1.68
555–590	566	25	125.00–133.50	$129.55	$733	+1.97
600–645	627	19	110.00–127.00	$120.25	$754	-3.32
655–693	672	13	114.00–127.00	$121.18	$814	+6.52
700–740	726	9	104.00–123.00	$112.03	$813	-0.97
825	825	3	90.00	$90.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
400–440	422	8	115.00–138.00	$133.64	$564	—
465–475	472	6	125.00–135.00	$126.68	$598	+10.93
525–535	533	4	115.00–125.00	$117.46	$626	—
550	550	3	118.00	$118.00	$649	—
613–630	618	5	105.00–106.00	$105.20	$650	—
760	760	3	95.00	$95.00	$722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1665	1153	80-85%	63	39.00–51.00	$45.25	$522	-0.06
1165	1165	80-85%	1	37.50	$37.50	$437	-7.81
970–1610	1263	80-85%	29	50.00–59.50	$53.63	$677	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1015	913	85-90%	3	25.00–31.00	$28.46	$260	-17.79
820–1115	950	85-90%	3	41.50–44.00	$42.81	$407	+17.52
885–1315	1053	85-90%	23	30.00–42.00	$36.34	$383	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1750	1451	75-80%	11	51.00–60.00	$54.75	$794	-0.04
1450–1695	1552	75-80%	3	48.00–50.00	$48.80	$757	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1815	1497	6	60.00–75.00	$66.54	$996	—
1305–2035	1820	9	80.00–85.50	$83.11	$1,513	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1330	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	400.00–825.00	$665.40
1025–1375	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	540.00–875.00	$680.85
1030–1440	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	425.00–735.00	$626.96
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1035–1365	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	485.00–700.00	$623.96
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–850	769	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	375.00–750.00	$557.15
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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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
1200–1280	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	885.00–1,085.00	$985.00	—

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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.