Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.73/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 578 lb · 173 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.01/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 633 lb · 100 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.60/cwt +8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 719 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,673	590	956
Feeder cattle	1,538	500	786
Slaughter cattle	119	82	111
Replacement cattle	16	8	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	277	3	162.00–179.00	$169.49	$469	+3.26
305–345	322	12	160.00–177.50	$170.44	$549	-3.94
351–395	375	21	170.00–182.00	$176.68	$663	+0.57
404–448	424	62	164.00–182.00	$175.18	$743	+2.96
476 fancy	476	4	182.00	$182.00	$866	—
456–495	477	82	156.00–178.50	$166.48	$794	+8.06
500–549	521	30	140.00–169.00	$158.69	$827	+13.06
550–596	578	173	141.00–168.00	$152.73	$883	+2.74
600–648	633	100	132.00–156.00	$148.01	$937	+6.83
653–698	674	85	127.00–150.00	$140.04	$944	+5.64
705–745	719	96	121.00–140.00	$134.60	$968	+8.70
751–798	765	34	123.00–133.00	$128.26	$981	—
800–820	811	8	127.00–129.00	$127.88	$1,037	+7.88
855–870	862	12	118.00–125.00	$122.82	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
353–388	371	7	140.00–155.00	$146.24	$543	—
413	413	3	136.00	$136.00	$562	+5.38
451–495	471	19	125.00–157.00	$143.01	$674	+4.84
500–547	526	8	123.50–136.00	$127.08	$668	+2.08
550–590	585	23	121.00–144.00	$136.37	$798	+3.99
605–645	628	12	121.00–130.00	$128.68	$808	+1.95
675–690	684	7	120.00–131.00	$128.02	$876	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	146.00	$146.00	$685	—
541	541	5	140.00	$140.00	$757	±0.00
668	668	3	130.00	$130.00	$868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–283	281	5	146.00–148.00	$146.59	$412	—
300–330	319	12	138.00–153.00	$143.30	$457	+13.30
350–387	370	25	131.00–153.00	$140.94	$521	+0.47
400–440	424	77	125.00–153.00	$140.20	$594	+8.70
455–495	478	46	124.00–142.00	$135.07	$646	+6.18
505 fancy	505	5	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
500–548	529	83	125.00–148.00	$134.79	$713	+7.12
555–595	573	45	118.00–130.00	$127.46	$730	+0.60
575	575	4	119.00	$119.00	$684	-7.86
609–640	624	22	118.00–128.00	$124.13	$775	+1.05
658–696	673	72	115.00–127.50	$123.11	$829	+6.94
718–730	724	18	116.50–118.50	$117.97	$854	+1.63
776–780	777	16	110.00–121.00	$118.37	$920	+8.37
805–810	808	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$917	—
900	900	3	109.00	$109.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	10	132.00–139.00	$135.67	$393	—
343	343	3	130.00	$130.00	$446	+16.16
350–380	370	15	120.00–138.00	$128.02	$474	—
440–447	445	4	130.00	$130.00	$578	+11.74
450–497	466	14	118.00–132.00	$126.40	$589	+8.01
500–525	513	6	118.00–126.00	$124.31	$638	+6.85
558–590	568	9	108.50–125.00	$116.98	$664	-0.50
600–637	624	14	110.00–115.00	$110.85	$692	-2.48
693	693	3	105.00	$105.00	$728	—
745	745	3	105.00	$105.00	$782	—
775	775	3	104.00	$104.00	$806	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	17	140.00–171.00	$158.32	$602	+9.15
408–442	423	19	135.00–166.00	$153.31	$649	+5.49
454–498	477	16	140.00–152.50	$146.01	$696	-0.21
503–548	531	26	128.00–145.00	$139.41	$740	+3.63
560–595	576	5	125.00–142.00	$131.55	$758	-0.51
615–640	632	5	125.00–132.00	$126.97	$802	+3.68
666–683	673	14	118.00–128.50	$123.65	$832	+7.15
703–740	715	6	109.00–117.00	$114.47	$818	-0.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	466	4	126.00–135.00	$132.66	$618	+1.66
515–545	529	8	113.00–125.00	$119.86	$634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1490	1159	80-85%	27	45.50–59.00	$54.36	$630	—
935–1800	1278	80-85%	23	58.00–69.00	$61.92	$791	+5.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1630	1367	75-80%	5	54.00–57.00	$55.36	$757	—
1315–1810	1454	75-80%	21	59.00–67.50	$63.57	$924	+8.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1060	1003	85-90%	2	30.00–33.00	$31.41	$315	-5.86
880–1245	1006	85-90%	11	37.00–53.00	$45.67	$459	+8.40
935–1400	1088	85-90%	5	55.00–59.00	$56.92	$619	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1845	1695	3	69.50–79.00	$74.41	$1,261	—
1470–2050	1728	6	79.50–97.00	$88.85	$1,535	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
970–1260	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$921.75
1045–1370	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	510.00–810.00	$680.19
1280–1360	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–875.00	$790.15
1195–1460	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	685.00–950.00	$830.73
1050–1630	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$879.38

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00

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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
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.