Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

1,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.33/cwt +18.13 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 561 lb · 134 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.67/cwt +16.41 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 567 lb · 120 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.66/cwt +16.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 734 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,640	1,406	1,257
Feeder cattle	1,461	1,176	1,048
Slaughter cattle	167	189	177
Replacement cattle	12	41	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
250–295	276	7	160.00–170.00	$168.70	$466	-6.59
310–338	333	6	167.50–177.00	$170.26	$567	-3.76
350–385	364	11	160.00–180.00	$171.37	$624	+1.04
400–446	430	50	160.00–185.00	$167.98	$722	+3.76
450–498	475	36	160.00–179.00	$167.90	$798	+8.01
500–546	526	34	150.00–168.00	$158.87	$836	+3.47
524–548 value added	537	20	159.50–161.00	$160.16	$860	—
558 value added	558	98	176.00	$176.00	$982	—
550–595	569	36	140.00–167.00	$158.62	$903	+5.42
600–645	614	23	134.00–159.00	$145.86	$896	+1.09
646 value added	646	27	147.00–162.00	$159.78	$1,032	—
660–670	662	9	134.00–146.00	$137.91	$913	-5.86
705–740	717	7	129.00–137.00	$133.71	$959	-2.45
755–765	758	8	130.00–140.00	$135.64	$1,028	-1.61
763–791 value added	767	44	142.00–151.25	$149.73	$1,148	—
812	812	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,129	+4.82
855	855	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,188	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	140.00	$140.00	$361	-1.00
310–329	318	11	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$493	+1.95
355–388	377	7	135.00–160.00	$152.52	$575	+7.39
405–440	424	17	140.00–158.00	$147.58	$626	+9.26
450–495	475	15	135.00–162.50	$149.06	$708	+15.53
500–545	522	18	130.00–151.00	$140.70	$734	+13.02
555–598	580	16	130.00–145.00	$138.41	$803	+2.00
620–640	628	5	113.00–135.00	$124.27	$780	-1.78
660–665	662	3	120.00–136.00	$125.36	$830	+1.21
760	760	1	128.00	$128.00	$973	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	3	137.00	$137.00	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	3	140.00–147.50	$144.15	$396	-2.88
300–345	324	16	140.00–162.50	$149.39	$484	+9.32
350–395	373	13	135.00–157.00	$143.36	$535	-0.56
400–447	427	35	130.00–159.00	$140.13	$598	-2.97
452 value added	452	8	149.00	$149.00	$673	—
450–495	475	31	135.00–152.00	$139.20	$661	+0.12
500–542	523	38	129.00–144.00	$136.39	$713	+1.41
528–540 value added	534	36	142.50–152.00	$147.30	$787	—
564 value added	564	94	153.00	$153.00	$863	—
550–590	577	26	125.00–139.00	$133.01	$767	+0.75
600–648	622	35	122.00–139.00	$132.43	$824	-2.08
623–642 value added	627	27	135.00–146.00	$143.50	$900	—
675	675	3	130.00	$130.00	$878	-0.36
731–743 value added	734	96	141.00–144.00	$141.85	$1,041	—
735	735	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,007	+11.41
750	750	3	130.00	$130.00	$975	+6.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–325	319	7	120.00–133.00	$130.67	$417	+0.67
375–398	394	10	123.00–137.00	$131.88	$520	-0.35
400–445	430	17	120.00–135.00	$128.34	$552	+1.07
452–498	477	28	122.00–139.00	$131.93	$629	+1.98
500–540	524	15	124.00–135.00	$128.31	$672	+4.39
563–577	568	9	129.00–130.00	$129.78	$737	+2.56
600–645	621	24	115.00–130.00	$122.94	$763	+2.92
650–695	676	10	111.00–127.00	$119.03	$805	+2.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	4	115.00	$115.00	$636	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–393	385	24	145.00–175.00	$160.17	$617	+3.54
405–437	422	14	140.00–167.50	$155.82	$658	+1.22
450–495	478	19	131.00–145.00	$143.45	$686	-4.97
508–540	521	19	125.00–141.00	$133.75	$697	-8.94
560–599	581	21	125.00–150.00	$134.19	$780	-3.16
600–648	622	12	117.00–142.00	$124.73	$776	-0.21
685	685	3	118.00	$118.00	$808	—
750–758	753	7	112.00–113.00	$112.43	$847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	140.00	$140.00	$588	—
460–480	467	3	125.00	$125.00	$584	—
530–545	536	7	110.00–135.00	$127.12	$681	-3.17
570–596	587	20	125.00–128.00	$125.59	$737	+3.83
740	740	3	104.00	$104.00	$770	—
775–793	787	3	109.00–116.00	$111.30	$876	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1230	1133	80-85%	3	45.00–47.00	$45.65	$517	-8.33
895–1430	1166	80-85%	39	48.00–59.00	$54.09	$631	—
980–1670	1270	80-85%	42	58.00–68.50	$62.09	$789	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–1090	899	85-90%	5	30.00–35.00	$31.18	$280	—
790–1375	1026	85-90%	25	37.00–50.00	$44.22	$454	—
1050	1050	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$598	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1600	1311	75-80%	23	59.00–69.40	$64.76	$849	—
1425	1425	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$641	—
1440–1715	1578	75-80%	2	52.50–58.00	$55.49	$876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	50.00	$50.00	$622	—
1045–2350	1632	13	70.00–85.00	$79.91	$1,304	—
1480–2070	1762	5	84.00–92.00	$88.03	$1,551	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–895	846	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–875.00	$835.97
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1020–1100	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–1,000.00	$831.60
1330–1580	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00–1,000.00	$981.72

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-100.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–345	339	6	65.00–77.00	$70.89	$240	—
412	412	3	72.00	$72.00	$297	—
532	532	3	65.00	$65.00	$346	—

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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.