Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.04/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 626 lb · 128 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.54/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 732 lb · 110 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.79/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 580 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,591	507	1,267
Feeder cattle	1,391	412	1,033
Slaughter cattle	144	86	119
Replacement cattle	56	9	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–292	291	8	160.00–180.00	$170.49	$496	—
335–344	340	7	166.00–175.00	$169.80	$577	+1.94
360–395	371	28	160.00–192.00	$173.18	$642	-1.79
410–430 fancy	418	6	184.00–190.00	$187.65	$784	—
410–445	421	27	152.00–182.00	$166.38	$700	+2.53
460–473 value added	465	11	182.00–190.00	$185.94	$865	—
450–491	480	16	150.00–181.00	$170.63	$819	+10.63
526 value added	526	8	178.00–186.00	$182.00	$957	—
505–544	532	46	152.50–176.00	$164.39	$875	-5.61
555–596	583	40	148.00–166.00	$159.55	$930	+0.55
565–590 value added	583	22	166.00–180.00	$169.53	$988	—
603–634 value added	619	74	161.00–167.00	$163.90	$1,015	—
605–649	635	54	140.00–158.00	$150.01	$953	+1.01
650–698	677	24	133.00–156.00	$139.62	$945	—
722 value added	722	12	137.50	$137.50	$993	—
700–748	733	98	125.00–140.00	$133.06	$975	-1.05
750–768 value added	761	32	136.00–142.00	$138.22	$1,052	—
751–783	768	50	127.50–133.00	$130.85	$1,005	+5.34
793	793	5	127.50	$127.50	$1,011	+1.99
801	801	5	126.50	$126.50	$1,013	+6.00
800–840	814	55	120.00–127.00	$124.18	$1,011	+3.68
835 value added	835	13	134.00	$134.00	$1,119	—
862	862	6	122.50	$122.50	$1,056	+2.50
925–928	927	7	115.00–118.00	$116.72	$1,082	-2.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	140.00	$140.00	$476	—
376	376	5	151.00	$151.00	$568	—
450–485	467	20	140.00–160.00	$147.66	$690	—
500–545	523	3	130.00–145.00	$138.39	$724	+4.02
550–597	577	22	126.00–147.00	$135.98	$785	-1.25
600–643	626	22	112.00–130.00	$126.88	$794	—
652–692	673	26	117.00–137.00	$129.85	$874	+0.35
719–745	724	5	128.00–130.00	$128.41	$930	—
788	788	3	122.00	$122.00	$961	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	275	4	147.00–149.00	$147.53	$406	—
313	313	3	157.00	$157.00	$491	+12.99
370–395	382	9	131.00–160.00	$145.79	$557	+5.97
415 value added	415	7	150.00–158.00	$151.14	$627	—
400–449	435	30	133.00–149.00	$144.02	$626	+4.30
450–495	463	33	130.00–147.00	$142.48	$660	+11.88
500–545	524	39	125.00–142.00	$135.82	$712	+2.12
550–598	580	89	130.00–136.00	$133.79	$776	+3.96
600–625	615	25	126.00–133.00	$132.68	$816	+2.05
651–688	667	73	123.00–145.00	$130.22	$869	-1.61
708–728 value added	713	20	125.50	$125.50	$895	—
705–735	714	20	118.00–125.00	$122.69	$876	—
758–779	774	8	118.00	$118.00	$913	+5.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–497	481	12	122.00–136.00	$128.51	$618	+5.48
505–540	521	26	115.00–139.00	$124.94	$651	+4.26
553–597	577	42	115.00–132.50	$123.53	$713	—
610–641	628	17	112.00–120.00	$115.73	$727	+5.73
660–689	679	12	108.00–126.50	$119.80	$813	—
705	705	3	105.00	$105.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	150.00	$150.00	$590	—
460–466	465	10	141.00–160.00	$158.12	$735	+10.08
525–548	541	7	135.00–155.00	$139.22	$753	+1.47
558–595	568	9	125.00–145.00	$132.00	$750	-1.91
600–645	623	11	125.00–132.00	$129.07	$804	+1.43
655–695	671	7	116.00–122.00	$119.97	$805	—
700–749	738	12	113.00–118.00	$115.27	$851	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	3	125.00	$125.00	$612	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1505	1164	80-85%	41	47.00–62.50	$53.96	$628	—
1070–1545	1266	80-85%	13	59.00–69.00	$63.25	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1365	987	85-90%	6	20.00–35.00	$28.37	$280	—
855–1105	997	85-90%	3	49.00–56.00	$52.96	$528	—
720–1295	1017	85-90%	27	32.00–51.00	$42.15	$429	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1750	1436	75-80%	6	58.00–64.50	$60.68	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1680	1403	2	65.00–72.00	$69.19	$971	—
1505–2095	1804	9	81.00–92.00	$87.81	$1,584	—
1670–2020	1831	4	70.00–82.00	$76.93	$1,409	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
965–1169	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	500.00–835.00	$741.29
800–1525	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	535.00–925.00	$807.58
1030–1400	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–820.00	$707.24

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
723–890	806	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	675.00–830.00	$726.30
760–950	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–825.00	$721.88
886	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	635.00	$635.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–950	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–850.00	$810.00	—

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	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.