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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

1,872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.43/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 528 lb · 112 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.53/cwt -12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 474 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.81/cwt -15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 581 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,872 2,476 2,444
Feeder cattle 1,482 2,142 2,168
Slaughter cattle 351 313 236
Replacement cattle 39 21 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold uneven from 10.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 9 145.00–172.00 $163.44 $446 —
300–345 335 13 160.00–180.00 $167.96 $563 -2.57
360–395 374 16 150.00–172.00 $164.73 $616 -8.23
394 fancy 394 8 192.00 $192.00 $756 —
413 value added 413 22 187.00 $187.00 $772 +8.00
403–449 431 26 161.00–190.00 $175.82 $758 +2.65
460–498 476 32 151.00–175.00 $165.49 $788 -2.35
503–533 511 28 149.00–170.00 $160.62 $821 -4.99
540 thin fleshed 540 13 168.00 $168.00 $907 —
550–598 577 41 140.00–163.00 $150.91 $871 -4.09
597 unweaned 597 10 130.00 $130.00 $776 —
608 fancy 608 5 162.00 $162.00 $985 —
601–648 619 41 132.00–154.00 $143.38 $888 -12.06
675–698 690 21 129.00–145.00 $138.43 $955 -11.70
708–740 728 15 130.00–149.00 $138.62 $1,009 -7.96
733 733 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,041 -4.58
757 757 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,060 -9.00
864 864 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–314 312 10 142.00–150.00 $144.37 $450 +6.51
355–390 378 10 140.00–150.00 $146.30 $553 +0.94
400–445 430 29 122.00–156.00 $142.81 $614 -7.90
450–495 467 20 137.00–150.00 $144.11 $673 -5.64
518–548 541 38 120.00–145.00 $134.13 $726 -13.97
555–590 571 26 125.00–145.00 $135.11 $771 -12.17
605–630 614 16 121.00–139.00 $132.34 $813 -1.00
651–696 669 10 120.00–135.00 $126.24 $845 -6.71
710 710 4 120.00–125.00 $123.75 $879 -6.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 6 146.00–152.50 $149.43 $411 —
300–330 312 5 135.00–152.00 $143.87 $449 -1.94
350–395 374 32 132.00–148.00 $138.88 $519 -8.22
375–391 value added 384 12 153.00–162.00 $156.66 $602 —
410–440 424 21 130.00–146.00 $137.87 $585 -6.48
450–497 474 58 125.00–145.00 $135.53 $642 -10.17
500–544 528 112 125.00–148.00 $138.43 $731 -2.53
555–593 578 28 130.00–146.00 $133.82 $773 -6.17
588 unweaned 588 7 125.00 $125.00 $735 —
600–635 616 12 122.00–129.00 $125.45 $773 -13.69
615–618 value added 617 13 135.00–139.00 $136.53 $842 -11.47
662 value added 662 12 135.00 $135.00 $894 -3.81
660–688 676 13 125.00–135.00 $127.99 $865 -9.20
715–746 739 16 125.00–133.00 $131.75 $974 ±0.00
865 value added 865 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 140.00 $140.00 $410 +6.53
310–335 322 5 120.00–140.00 $129.84 $418 +0.27
350–375 361 25 126.00–135.00 $131.03 $473 +4.37
405–448 434 16 125.00–137.00 $129.73 $563 +0.27
450–495 472 37 110.00–136.00 $125.37 $592 -6.99
500–524 518 28 121.00–135.00 $125.69 $651 -0.01
553–593 583 45 112.00–124.00 $115.95 $676 -12.32
605–645 624 18 110.00–126.00 $117.31 $732 -3.99
655–690 673 7 112.00–121.00 $116.81 $786 -4.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 140.00 $140.00 $417 —
360–398 383 11 140.00–155.00 $147.10 $563 -6.29
407–435 412 6 140.00–157.00 $142.99 $589 -3.63
450–473 464 29 132.00–145.00 $139.60 $648 -8.65
500–545 521 30 130.00–157.00 $140.53 $732 -0.06
568–590 579 37 125.00–145.00 $137.04 $793 +2.05
620–643 630 16 118.00–127.00 $123.59 $779 -6.76
663–695 678 17 116.00–131.00 $124.74 $846 +0.63
705–740 722 9 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $881 +13.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–448 442 9 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $598 -1.11
460 460 3 130.00 $130.00 $598 -10.00
500–535 513 6 120.00–139.00 $125.82 $645 +1.88
560–580 570 11 120.00–125.00 $121.34 $692 -1.68
605–615 610 6 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $677 —
690–696 693 7 110.00–123.00 $117.46 $814 -0.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1475 1188 80-85% 73 40.00–55.00 $50.74 $603 —
920–1750 1222 80-85% 62 54.00–68.00 $56.83 $694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1615 1427 75-80% 12 45.00–54.50 $51.11 $729 —
1100–1620 1459 75-80% 50 54.00–67.00 $57.69 $842 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1155 1000 85-90% 2 31.00–39.00 $35.62 $356 —
695–1340 1020 85-90% 43 30.00–48.00 $40.40 $412 +15.33
1045–1125 1085 85-90% 2 45.00–51.00 $48.11 $522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1175 1138 3 40.00–60.00 $49.78 $566 —
1050–1825 1525 12 60.00–79.00 $72.07 $1,099 —
1585–2330 1846 14 80.50–90.00 $85.77 $1,583 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1010–1370 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 600.00–1,000.00 $824.52
1055–1420 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 670.00–1,035.00 $891.53
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
815–980 877 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–900.00 $807.03
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1200–1300 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,100.00 $1,011.67 -13.33
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–1,100.00 $925.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.