Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.19/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 476 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.58/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 428 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.12/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 565 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,482	1,881	1,230
Feeder cattle	1,146	1,651	1,035
Slaughter cattle	328	195	139
Replacement cattle	8	35	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 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
252–270	261	6	169.00–170.00	$169.52	$442	-13.61
310–343	333	13	165.00–194.00	$177.24	$590	+1.80
350–392	378	27	157.00–189.00	$174.63	$660	+6.46
385–394 fancy	390	7	187.00–194.00	$189.96	$741	—
400–448	417	18	161.00–183.00	$168.73	$704	+0.79
438 fancy	438	3	188.00	$188.00	$823	—
467 fancy	467	3	181.00	$181.00	$845	—
450–496	476	53	150.00–183.00	$164.29	$782	-0.45
500–538	521	32	140.00–180.00	$162.98	$849	+4.41
550–592	565	40	141.00–170.00	$162.12	$916	+6.30
608–645	629	31	140.00–160.00	$151.73	$954	+1.10
652–698	678	16	135.00–155.00	$142.57	$967	-2.13
700–745	728	24	133.00–159.00	$146.39	$1,066	+6.89
802	802	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,171	+5.55
909	909	9	143.00	$143.00	$1,300	+10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	287	7	146.00–160.00	$152.84	$439	+2.90
300–348	328	5	150.00–152.00	$150.82	$495	+3.61
350–395	385	5	149.00–155.00	$151.73	$584	-0.89
405–448	433	8	134.00–157.00	$150.03	$650	+8.03
470–490	481	4	135.00–150.00	$139.94	$673	-7.69
520–535	524	4	131.00–139.00	$133.04	$697	-4.47
605–645	625	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$828	+2.42
690	690	2	135.00	$135.00	$932	+9.40
718	718	3	125.00	$125.00	$898	—
785	785	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,028	+6.00
870	870	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,009	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–297	279	12	130.00–151.00	$141.04	$394	-6.29
319–340	325	12	135.00–165.00	$151.13	$491	+4.45
350–398	383	33	130.00–154.00	$144.88	$555	-0.06
405–447	428	43	135.00–159.00	$146.58	$627	+4.44
466 value added	466	7	149.00	$149.00	$694	+9.00
455–498	478	32	130.00–141.00	$137.29	$656	-3.89
508	508	3	130.00	$130.00	$660	-10.71
501–545	525	32	125.00–146.00	$135.73	$713	-4.98
558 value added	558	15	148.50	$148.50	$829	—
555–595	576	17	129.00–144.00	$133.52	$769	-4.81
600–648	630	18	119.00–141.00	$132.27	$833	-1.85
654–685	662	16	120.00–144.50	$133.59	$884	+3.26
700–740	712	23	121.00–145.00	$132.69	$945	+2.25
753	753	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,069	+14.11
805	805	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	—
885	885	3	114.50	$114.50	$1,013	-10.00
992	992	3	110.50	$110.50	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	12	120.00–135.00	$125.89	$350	-4.11
345	345	2	112.00	$112.00	$386	—
350–392	376	16	110.00–132.50	$123.21	$463	-14.39
400–435	418	9	120.00–132.50	$124.95	$522	-4.26
455–495	473	36	120.00–139.00	$127.52	$603	-5.62
500–548	519	33	111.00–130.00	$123.84	$643	+6.50
563–598	575	22	110.00–134.00	$124.65	$717	+0.05
615–640	631	11	115.00–123.00	$121.03	$764	+1.95
655–690	667	9	110.00–121.00	$116.40	$776	-2.01
700–740	718	10	113.00–118.00	$115.33	$828	—
858	858	3	110.00	$110.00	$944	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–383	371	33	140.00–165.00	$155.85	$578	+13.85
400–440	417	17	140.00–176.00	$156.89	$654	+0.56
452–498	469	21	140.00–156.00	$148.92	$698	-4.11
505–532	526	27	135.00–155.00	$141.14	$742	+1.13
552–588	569	17	125.00–137.00	$132.53	$754	-10.42
605–648	625	22	121.50–131.00	$125.42	$784	-1.39
673–680	675	4	122.00	$122.00	$824	-0.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	6	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$535	—
402	402	3	118.00	$118.00	$474	—
450–495	477	17	125.00–137.00	$131.88	$629	-1.78
540–545	543	6	110.00–122.00	$116.03	$630	-13.93
555–595	578	8	114.00–125.00	$121.35	$701	-4.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	42.50	$42.50	$416	—
845–1545	1169	80-85%	73	40.00–55.00	$49.81	$582	—
985–1710	1242	80-85%	56	53.50–63.00	$56.60	$703	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–990	880	85-90%	2	25.00–27.50	$26.41	$232	-1.22
725–1365	969	85-90%	26	30.00–45.00	$37.50	$363	—
890–1465	1071	85-90%	10	40.50–51.50	$45.74	$490	-6.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1420	1374	75-80%	10	50.00–54.00	$51.59	$709	—
1130–1850	1433	75-80%	26	54.00–70.00	$60.11	$861	-2.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1345	1318	2	60.00–66.00	$62.94	$830	—
1280–1655	1413	9	68.00–76.00	$72.42	$1,023	—
1585–2145	1770	12	77.00–90.00	$82.00	$1,451	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1195	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–1,400.00	$1,096.47
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
900	900	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1350	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,325.00	$1,125.00	+125.00

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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.