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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.59/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 628 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.16/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 519 lb · 96 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.07/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 520 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,689 2,624 2,271
Feeder cattle 1,449 2,344 2,075
Slaughter cattle 222 248 132
Replacement cattle 18 32 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 187.50 $187.50 $469 -6.35
310–320 317 3 170.00–180.00 $174.18 $552 -3.16
355–395 378 11 165.00–177.00 $170.09 $643 -3.68
400–448 425 21 160.00–180.00 $169.55 $721 -2.06
435 value added 435 7 187.50 $187.50 $816 —
455–499 481 33 150.00–172.50 $161.38 $776 -0.61
470–489 value added 482 8 177.50–180.00 $178.41 $860 —
502–536 value added 514 29 161.00–180.00 $173.14 $890 —
519 519 4 140.00 $140.00 $727 -20.99
500–548 525 32 152.00–175.00 $156.82 $823 -4.17
550–590 562 29 140.00–160.00 $156.09 $877 +21.09
568 fancy 568 13 172.50 $172.50 $980 —
568–587 value added 578 19 157.00–160.00 $158.88 $918 —
600–645 620 33 135.00–153.00 $147.48 $914 -2.69
631–647 value added 638 13 150.00–154.00 $151.38 $966 -14.02
630–649 642 8 132.50–138.00 $135.98 $873 -14.19
650–689 667 37 135.00–162.50 $144.41 $963 -3.64
655–691 value added 680 17 146.00–157.00 $148.75 $1,012 —
708 value added 708 12 141.00–147.50 $145.88 $1,033 -5.68
700–740 718 23 125.00–145.00 $140.24 $1,007 -0.90
784 784 8 137.50 $137.50 $1,078 -2.68
805–830 816 10 130.00–135.00 $132.97 $1,085 -3.03
935 935 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,122 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 342 4 150.00–155.00 $153.81 $526 +1.87
452–496 481 20 120.00–150.00 $138.89 $668 -3.43
500–535 518 18 125.00–147.50 $137.58 $713 +1.73
550–585 573 15 129.00–148.00 $139.51 $799 +3.59
615–645 628 6 131.00–133.00 $131.93 $829 +1.91
715 715 4 125.00–129.00 $126.00 $901 -1.51
765–770 766 4 125.00–130.00 $126.26 $967 +15.26
893 893 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,027 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 138.00 $138.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 16 140.00–162.00 $152.70 $496 +3.94
350–397 370 25 140.00–161.00 $151.07 $559 +6.03
400–445 432 35 136.00–152.50 $143.86 $621 -1.89
450–495 474 34 135.00–157.00 $144.82 $686 +0.94
485 value added 485 3 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
500–545 519 90 130.00–157.50 $142.70 $741 -2.55
510–542 value added 526 6 147.50–152.50 $150.08 $789 —
555 555 7 133.00 $133.00 $738 -5.28
550–595 568 23 130.00–147.00 $137.17 $779 -1.11
568 fancy 568 6 152.00 $152.00 $863 —
575–580 value added 578 9 145.00–160.00 $151.63 $876 +2.63
612 612 3 130.00 $130.00 $796 -13.21
600–648 619 42 127.50–149.00 $135.51 $839 -7.70
610–633 value added 632 121 140.00–149.00 $148.11 $936 -5.89
650–680 661 15 125.00–146.00 $138.68 $917 -1.71
652–691 value added 670 16 144.00–145.50 $145.21 $973 +6.71
713–740 721 9 120.00–140.00 $129.29 $932 -6.13
743 value added 743 11 137.50 $137.50 $1,022 —
763–770 765 10 134.00–140.00 $138.19 $1,057 +5.73
804 804 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,049 +5.25
882 882 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 130.00 $130.00 $448 -4.92
385–390 387 7 136.00–137.00 $136.57 $529 -4.16
405–440 422 9 127.50–135.00 $129.99 $549 -2.84
452–485 472 9 130.00–135.00 $132.07 $623 +3.61
500–540 519 12 120.00–138.00 $129.75 $673 -2.04
550–583 565 8 118.00–130.00 $126.17 $713 -9.97
605–640 622 7 120.00–127.50 $123.65 $769 +3.49
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 -4.00
705 705 3 123.00 $123.00 $867 +0.64
862 862 8 110.00 $110.00 $948 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
715 715 4 129.00 $129.00 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 361 6 155.00–170.00 $158.21 $571 -1.83
400–445 423 27 145.00–165.00 $157.31 $665 +5.18
450–485 478 26 140.00–160.00 $148.71 $711 +1.76
505–535 515 18 130.00–146.00 $139.54 $719 -1.61
550–595 573 17 130.00–145.00 $132.62 $760 -0.40
600–635 627 14 125.00–136.00 $131.55 $825 +0.88
650–685 669 9 129.50–138.00 $131.46 $879 -6.59
751–780 755 8 124.00–128.00 $126.12 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 ±0.00
460–490 473 9 130.00–140.00 $136.69 $647 —
503 503 3 125.00 $125.00 $629 ±0.00
570–573 572 6 133.00–137.00 $134.99 $772 +3.99
600 600 3 112.00 $112.00 $672 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–915 880 80-85% 2 43.00–48.00 $45.60 $401 —
860–1650 1181 80-85% 62 47.50–62.00 $56.03 $662 -2.77
995–1710 1265 80-85% 45 60.00–72.00 $66.11 $836 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1330 1239 75-80% 5 52.00–63.00 $56.11 $695 —
1190–1690 1439 75-80% 21 62.00–79.00 $68.43 $985 -2.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1410 1042 85-90% 16 35.00–53.50 $43.99 $458 -3.39
995–1070 1043 85-90% 3 30.00 $30.00 $313 -17.38
1055 1055 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2175 1675 7 75.00–85.00 $80.01 $1,340 —
1645–2270 1961 9 87.00–96.00 $90.41 $1,773 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–1,075.00 $968.82
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1560 1560 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1150–1300 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,100.00 $987.50 -112.50
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +575.00

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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.