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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

2,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.46/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 528 lb · 154 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.80/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 621 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.89/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 528 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,476 1,482 1,105
Feeder cattle 2,142 1,146 924
Slaughter cattle 313 328 140
Replacement cattle 21 8 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 7 150.00–182.00 $170.53 $554 -6.71
350–395 379 28 157.00–187.00 $172.96 $656 -1.67
400–445 423 27 150.00–183.00 $173.17 $733 +4.44
441 value added 441 7 179.00 $179.00 $789 —
470–477 value added 475 9 174.00–179.00 $177.35 $842 —
450–496 478 51 160.00–179.00 $167.84 $802 +3.55
488 488 6 169.00 $169.00 $825 +4.71
503–547 value added 520 19 173.00–176.00 $174.50 $907 —
500–545 529 113 147.00–174.00 $165.61 $876 +2.63
558–568 value added 567 17 170.00–172.00 $171.77 $974 —
550–595 568 74 145.00–170.00 $161.54 $918 -0.58
580 580 14 155.00 $155.00 $899 -7.12
600–643 620 109 138.00–167.00 $155.44 $964 +3.71
605–622 value added 620 30 155.00–165.00 $159.39 $988 —
633 633 14 140.00 $140.00 $886 -11.73
650–696 672 66 140.00–158.00 $150.13 $1,009 +7.56
671–692 value added 679 15 148.00–153.00 $150.96 $1,025 —
700–745 718 56 132.00–153.00 $146.58 $1,052 +0.19
730 value added 730 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,128 —
774 value added 774 14 154.00 $154.00 $1,192 —
783 783 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,167 —
980 980 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–298 285 12 140.00–155.00 $153.06 $436 +0.22
301–340 311 7 130.00–155.00 $137.86 $429 -12.96
355–399 384 14 132.00–155.00 $145.36 $558 -6.37
405–444 433 20 134.00–163.00 $150.71 $653 +0.68
452–495 465 24 135.00–156.00 $149.75 $696 +9.81
500–540 516 43 125.00–155.00 $148.10 $764 +15.06
550–595 575 68 132.00–158.00 $147.28 $847 —
600–630 610 25 125.00–142.00 $133.34 $813 +0.92
655–685 668 10 126.00–140.00 $132.95 $888 -2.05
700 700 3 130.00 $130.00 $910 +5.00
759–770 764 14 119.00–140.00 $130.43 $996 -0.57
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 4 125.00 $125.00 $672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 338 10 135.00–156.00 $145.81 $493 -5.32
355–398 379 38 135.00–160.00 $147.10 $558 +2.22
400–447 427 47 130.00–158.00 $144.35 $616 -2.23
450–492 475 78 130.00–155.00 $145.70 $692 +8.41
468–484 value added 479 18 155.00–159.00 $156.30 $749 +7.30
501–549 527 137 130.00–150.00 $140.96 $743 +5.23
530–548 value added 533 17 145.00–147.50 $145.45 $775 —
550–599 572 63 129.00–149.00 $139.99 $801 +6.47
600–645 618 24 125.00–145.00 $139.14 $860 +6.87
618 value added 618 5 148.00 $148.00 $915 —
650–695 669 43 129.00–142.00 $137.19 $918 +3.60
679–683 value added 680 11 133.00–141.00 $138.81 $944 —
732–745 740 14 120.00–139.00 $131.75 $975 -0.94
755–778 767 12 120.00–140.00 $131.28 $1,007 -10.72
828–833 829 19 125.00–138.00 $135.94 $1,127 +10.94
865–885 880 4 120.00–125.00 $121.23 $1,067 +6.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–285 284 6 125.00–142.00 $133.47 $379 +7.58
300–349 331 25 120.00–140.00 $129.57 $429 +17.57
355–398 383 21 110.00–142.00 $126.66 $485 +3.45
412–448 434 38 115.00–145.00 $129.46 $562 +4.51
450–485 467 26 117.00–151.00 $132.36 $618 +4.84
500–545 524 30 120.00–143.00 $125.70 $659 +1.86
551–597 574 46 120.00–136.00 $128.27 $736 +3.62
640–645 642 3 110.00–127.00 $121.30 $779 +0.27
670–681 677 17 105.00–125.00 $121.51 $823 +5.11
775 775 3 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 3 122.00 $122.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 381 10 148.00–160.00 $153.39 $584 -2.46
405–442 425 8 140.00–154.00 $146.62 $623 -10.27
452–495 469 10 125.00–160.00 $148.25 $695 -0.67
500–548 529 24 132.00–150.00 $140.59 $744 -0.55
550–595 568 26 130.00–140.00 $134.99 $767 +2.46
600–640 616 12 120.00–133.00 $130.35 $803 +4.93
658–694 681 14 120.00–134.00 $124.11 $845 +2.11
728 728 3 108.00 $108.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 389 9 130.00–135.00 $131.64 $512 -16.91
413–448 432 15 130.00–140.00 $136.45 $589 +18.45
487 487 3 140.00 $140.00 $682 +8.12
505–545 524 9 120.00–130.00 $123.94 $649 +7.91
555–562 559 6 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $688 +1.67
650–698 682 6 118.00–119.00 $118.32 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1760 1144 80-85% 70 44.00–56.00 $51.10 $585 —
850–1755 1283 80-85% 74 52.00–68.00 $57.82 $742 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1435 979 85-90% 26 30.00–48.00 $39.21 $384 +1.71
950–1090 1038 85-90% 3 23.00–27.50 $25.07 $260 —
1270–1415 1343 85-90% 2 46.00–47.00 $46.47 $624 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1775 1397 75-80% 27 54.50–77.00 $62.50 $873 +10.91
1480–1765 1623 75-80% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.60 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–2025 1729 17 80.00–91.00 $85.87 $1,485 —
1450–2200 1768 6 75.00–82.00 $79.71 $1,409 -2.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1255 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 650.00–900.00 $774.78
1200 1200 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 $
725–850 808 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–750.00 $742.53
885–970 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–950.00 $910.78

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 860.00–1,450.00 $1,277.50 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.