Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.85/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 620 lb · 98 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.21/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 618 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.13/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 524 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,989	3,627	2,234
Feeder cattle	1,693	3,262	1,960
Slaughter cattle	258	343	224
Replacement cattle	38	22	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	10	165.00–195.00	$181.13	$504	+6.00
300–348	330	19	170.00–187.00	$178.52	$589	+0.49
330 fancy	330	4	205.00	$205.00	$676	—
350–398	373	35	170.00–185.00	$179.44	$669	+2.69
410 fancy	410	3	188.00	$188.00	$771	—
400–448	430	45	160.00–185.00	$176.93	$761	+0.76
450 fancy	450	3	185.00	$185.00	$832	—
450–498	477	40	162.00–178.00	$172.33	$822	-1.75
518–535 value added	524	3	167.00–173.00	$170.96	$896	-8.46
500–547	527	59	140.00–176.00	$163.77	$863	-5.42
552–599	573	33	149.00–170.00	$162.44	$931	-4.91
608–638 value added	615	9	163.00–165.00	$164.56	$1,012	-2.72
600–645	618	76	141.00–165.00	$154.10	$952	-2.46
675–678 value added	676	20	160.00–161.00	$160.35	$1,084	-0.56
658–695	681	19	143.00–158.00	$153.57	$1,046	-0.21
702–740	724	41	135.00–155.00	$150.05	$1,086	+3.06
752–766	760	15	138.00–152.00	$145.39	$1,105	-3.80
772 value added	772	12	150.00	$150.00	$1,158	-2.00
811–840	820	22	130.00–152.00	$143.12	$1,174	-2.12
852–854	853	7	130.00–140.00	$135.72	$1,158	—
909	909	9	133.00	$133.00	$1,209	—
958	958	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	329	8	140.00–165.00	$154.96	$510	-2.65
355–379	366	25	142.00–162.00	$152.97	$560	-2.90
400–445	419	25	150.00–170.00	$154.95	$649	+3.03
457–495	473	9	144.00–153.00	$149.15	$705	+5.55
513–545	523	17	140.00–162.00	$152.43	$797	+9.14
560–595	578	19	132.00–155.00	$148.10	$856	+5.17
630–648	637	15	130.00–140.00	$135.17	$861	-3.16
705–729	721	10	125.00–129.00	$127.52	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	10	145.00–167.00	$153.42	$427	-7.74
305–345	331	17	140.00–167.00	$153.85	$509	-3.64
358–398	377	34	145.00–170.00	$154.71	$583	+1.72
400–448	429	51	137.00–163.00	$150.10	$644	-1.85
450–497	480	65	137.00–160.00	$147.74	$709	-6.37
508	508	3	137.00	$137.00	$696	-11.04
505–543	524	67	135.00–155.00	$147.23	$771	-0.81
548 value added	548	3	155.00	$155.00	$849	—
557–595	569	37	136.00–152.00	$143.33	$816	-0.78
603	603	3	130.00	$130.00	$784	-9.69
604–640	621	95	129.00–149.50	$143.26	$890	+3.57
658	658	4	125.00	$125.00	$822	-17.53
658–690	669	39	125.00–142.50	$135.37	$906	-7.16
688 value added	688	13	147.00	$147.00	$1,011	+4.01
695	695	3	122.00	$122.00	$848	-20.53
705	705	3	125.50	$125.50	$885	-10.88
783–786	785	8	130.00–140.00	$136.26	$1,070	-1.36
811	811	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,079	-5.50
821 value added	821	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,100	-3.76
879	879	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,055	—
900	900	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,143	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	132.00	$132.00	$380	—
338–343	341	17	128.00–141.00	$136.46	$465	-1.03
355–377	367	10	136.00–155.00	$141.78	$520	+6.29
405–448	423	26	129.00–150.00	$135.23	$572	+1.57
458–490	473	19	124.00–145.00	$136.21	$644	+2.02
505–533	521	18	125.00–145.00	$133.22	$694	+4.42
552–580	571	20	125.00–147.00	$130.34	$744	+1.84
600–645	623	18	115.00–130.00	$121.62	$758	-8.36
660–693	674	20	118.00–130.00	$127.64	$860	-4.91
713–720	716	7	110.00–120.00	$114.31	$818	-17.69
750	750	3	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–397	376	15	155.00–177.00	$167.30	$629	+6.00
400–430	418	19	151.00–181.00	$164.01	$686	-0.10
456–498	480	24	145.00–162.00	$154.64	$742	+2.99
500–540	518	22	146.00–170.00	$157.28	$815	+13.63
550–596	569	34	142.00–165.00	$147.89	$841	+6.43
612–644	629	40	125.00–142.00	$133.90	$842	+0.15
655–690	677	7	125.00–142.00	$136.85	$926	+8.94
712–737	725	6	108.00–122.00	$115.12	$835	-5.91
750–795	765	3	120.00–122.00	$120.69	$923	-3.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–443	442	6	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$636	—
480	480	3	135.00	$135.00	$648	-0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1475	1133	80-85%	5	40.00–42.00	$40.58	$460	-3.36
855–1680	1214	80-85%	80	42.00–57.00	$51.47	$625	-1.09
890–1530	1241	80-85%	15	56.00–62.00	$59.35	$737	+6.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1150	942	85-90%	6	22.00–27.00	$25.06	$236	+3.02
805–1425	989	85-90%	43	30.00–47.00	$39.23	$388	—
985–1125	1043	85-90%	3	46.00–50.00	$48.74	$508	+11.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	42.00	$42.00	$573	—
1225–1670	1428	75-80%	13	48.50–57.00	$53.73	$767	—
980–1820	1531	75-80%	13	57.00–74.50	$65.61	$1,004	—
1530–1680	1588	75-80%	3	73.00–77.50	$75.10	$1,193	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1805	1516	10	63.00–79.50	$72.48	$1,099	-2.18
1425–2110	1797	11	82.50–94.50	$88.47	$1,590	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1060–1270	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–1,040.00	$885.32
1045–1315	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–850.00	$789.90
1005–1350	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,050.00	$901.54
1260–1405	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$770.92

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–825	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$796.12
649–830	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00–875.00	$769.69
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

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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
1000–1250	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,275.00	$1,091.67	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-275.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-375.00

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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.