Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.89/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 475 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.08/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 471 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.40/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 522 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,406	1,689	1,290
Feeder cattle	1,176	1,449	1,120
Slaughter cattle	189	222	131
Replacement cattle	41	18	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers very uneven from 10.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	8	170.00–185.00	$175.29	$479	-12.21
300–340	321	19	162.50–182.00	$174.02	$559	-0.16
350–395	371	20	156.00–179.00	$170.33	$632	+0.24
400–448	421	31	150.00–177.00	$164.22	$691	-5.33
451–497	475	77	151.00–167.00	$159.89	$759	-1.49
502–549	522	48	141.00–166.00	$155.40	$811	-1.42
561–596	581	44	139.00–159.50	$153.20	$890	-2.89
603–640	622	25	139.00–150.00	$144.77	$900	-2.71
650–695	679	34	130.00–149.50	$143.77	$976	-0.64
700–735	716	21	125.00–145.00	$136.16	$975	-4.08
755–780	760	10	134.00–139.50	$137.25	$1,043	-0.25
810–845	827	16	130.00–137.50	$134.18	$1,110	+1.21
855–895	868	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	141.00	$141.00	$352	—
330–345	338	6	140.00–160.00	$153.05	$517	-0.76
350–390	369	5	137.00–152.00	$145.13	$536	—
410–445	427	17	115.00–155.00	$138.32	$591	—
460–498	477	6	125.50–145.50	$133.53	$637	-5.36
525–540	530	3	127.00–129.00	$127.68	$677	-9.90
574–590	577	12	125.00–144.00	$136.41	$787	-3.10
605–645	628	12	115.00–130.00	$126.05	$792	-5.88
660–685	668	6	120.00–125.00	$124.15	$829	—
898	898	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,042	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	280	10	133.00–160.00	$147.03	$412	—
300–330	311	10	135.00–150.00	$140.07	$436	-12.63
350–395	371	16	135.00–160.00	$143.92	$534	-7.15
401–442	418	44	131.00–148.50	$143.10	$598	-0.76
450–494	471	56	129.00–145.00	$139.08	$655	-5.74
500–545	521	46	128.00–140.00	$134.98	$703	-7.72
550–590	562	27	120.50–140.00	$132.26	$743	-4.91
613	613	3	125.00	$125.00	$766	-5.00
605–640	626	19	128.00–140.00	$134.51	$842	-1.00
650	650	3	116.50	$116.50	$757	-22.18
658 fancy	658	22	145.00	$145.00	$954	—
650–689	672	22	125.00–135.00	$130.36	$876	-8.32
718–740	732	12	110.00–137.50	$125.59	$919	-3.70
760–775	768	9	120.00–130.00	$123.97	$952	-14.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	±0.00
352–395	372	10	130.00–137.00	$132.23	$492	-4.34
405–448	431	8	120.00–135.00	$127.27	$549	-2.72
450–495	473	18	120.00–138.00	$129.95	$615	-2.12
503–535	524	16	120.00–130.00	$123.92	$649	-5.83
550–595	576	25	120.00–132.00	$127.22	$733	+1.05
610–640	620	12	115.00–124.00	$120.02	$744	-3.63
655–670	660	3	110.00–120.00	$116.62	$770	-4.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	374	8	139.00–169.00	$156.63	$586	-1.58
400–445	417	20	140.00–163.00	$154.60	$645	-2.71
450–498	480	27	142.50–155.00	$148.42	$712	-0.29
505–539	520	21	135.00–160.50	$142.69	$742	+3.15
562–599	583	12	129.00–140.00	$137.35	$801	+4.73
605–642	628	9	117.00–133.00	$124.94	$785	-6.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	532	7	130.00–132.00	$130.29	$693	+5.29
564–595	579	10	116.00–130.00	$121.76	$705	-13.23
665	665	3	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	80-85%	1	43.00	$43.00	$350	—
815–1555	1107	80-85%	54	45.00–60.00	$53.98	$598	—
890–1795	1221	80-85%	48	57.50–68.50	$62.76	$766	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$430	—
1110–1825	1451	75-80%	24	60.00–79.00	$66.32	$962	—
1540–1760	1615	75-80%	3	52.50–57.50	$55.11	$890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$254	—
715–1395	999	85-90%	15	35.00–47.50	$41.46	$414	—
880–1285	1130	85-90%	4	54.00–57.50	$55.07	$622	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	65-75%	1	79.50	$79.50	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1815	1475	11	70.00–89.50	$80.35	$1,185	—
1594–1905	1705	3	88.50–92.00	$90.28	$1,539	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
1050–1130	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.92
1060–1515	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,250.00	$991.62
1000–1550	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	675.00–1,100.00	$897.80

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–990	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$698.17

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-275.00
1000–1150	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,085.00	$965.00	—
1000–1200	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–1,100.00	$818.75	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,025.00	$858.33	—
1100–1400	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–1,250.00	$1,060.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.