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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.11/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 735 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.83/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 671 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 636 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 1,673 2,082
Feeder cattle 412 1,538 1,962
Slaughter cattle 86 119 85
Replacement cattle 9 16 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher and bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–323 322 7 167.00–169.00 $167.86 $541 -2.58
388–395 390 4 169.00–177.00 $174.97 $682 -1.71
405–449 431 12 161.00–175.00 $163.85 $706 -11.33
470–495 489 4 160.00 $160.00 $782 -6.48
509 509 11 170.00 $170.00 $865 +11.31
552–574 569 14 159.00 $159.00 $905 +6.27
636 636 39 149.00 $149.00 $948 +0.99
700–740 735 50 120.00–137.00 $134.11 $986 -0.49
750–767 763 4 124.00–126.00 $125.51 $958 -2.75
801 801 6 120.50 $120.50 $965 -7.38
880 880 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 -2.82
905 905 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 160.00 $160.00 $709 +24.00
525–537 532 7 125.00–142.00 $134.37 $715 +7.29
553–565 559 13 128.00–143.00 $137.23 $767 +0.86
680 680 16 123.00–131.00 $129.50 $881 +1.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 8 135.00–150.00 $144.01 $444 +0.71
350–395 378 7 125.00–145.00 $139.82 $529 -1.12
400–445 417 16 125.00–145.00 $139.72 $583 -0.48
450–495 463 12 125.00–135.00 $130.60 $605 -4.47
500–545 519 29 125.00–146.00 $133.70 $694 -1.09
565–598 578 33 121.00–133.00 $129.83 $750 +10.83
610–642 638 16 118.00–133.00 $130.63 $833 +6.50
668–685 671 46 115.00–134.00 $131.83 $885 +8.72
767–795 780 7 105.00–115.50 $112.11 $874 -6.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 126.00 $126.00 $391 -4.00
445 445 3 124.00 $124.00 $552 -6.00
465–498 483 9 120.00–127.00 $123.03 $594 -3.37
500–530 511 7 115.00–125.00 $120.68 $617 -3.63
600–615 608 6 110.00 $110.00 $669 -0.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 6 152.00–158.00 $154.98 $640 +1.67
455–475 465 6 146.00–150.00 $148.04 $688 +2.03
510–540 532 13 120.00–148.00 $137.75 $733 -1.66
560–590 571 5 125.00–137.00 $133.91 $765 +2.36
613–625 619 7 127.00–128.50 $127.64 $790 +0.67
845 845 3 109.00 $109.00 $921 —
903 903 3 86.00 $86.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 5 108.00 $108.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $429 —
915–1360 1133 80-85% 13 58.00–69.00 $61.91 $701 —
800–1690 1141 80-85% 27 50.00–65.00 $56.83 $648 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–910 860 85-90% 2 63.50–64.50 $63.97 $550 —
820–975 903 85-90% 5 47.00–56.50 $51.68 $467 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1585 1543 75-80% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.49 $872 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 65.00 $65.00 $650 —
1555–1700 1625 4 88.00–89.50 $88.89 $1,444 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1243 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1305–1350 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00–800.00 $792.37
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1290 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–985.00 $980.00 —

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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.