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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

1,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.21/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 527 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.33/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 469 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.04/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 628 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,991 1,989 1,361
Feeder cattle 1,644 1,693 1,147
Slaughter cattle 299 258 159
Replacement cattle 48 38 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 3 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
295 295 4 172.00 $172.00 $507 -9.13
310–349 338 21 170.00–190.00 $181.06 $612 +2.54
350–385 368 22 170.00–190.00 $181.49 $668 +2.05
378–380 fancy 379 3 193.00–197.00 $195.66 $742 —
402 value added 402 7 195.00 $195.00 $784 —
410 fancy 410 3 197.00 $197.00 $808 +9.00
400–448 419 47 160.00–190.00 $177.13 $742 +0.20
458 value added 458 4 190.00 $190.00 $870 —
450–495 470 71 155.00–190.00 $179.78 $845 +7.45
505–547 522 60 154.00–187.00 $173.45 $905 +9.68
529 fancy 529 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,005 —
526–547 value added 540 20 174.00–182.00 $176.80 $955 +5.84
553 553 6 158.00 $158.00 $874 -4.44
552–599 569 38 155.50–178.00 $171.60 $976 +9.16
574 value added 574 5 166.00 $166.00 $953 —
600–648 628 45 145.00–165.00 $155.97 $979 +1.87
602–648 value added 629 27 160.00–169.00 $164.16 $1,033 -0.40
655–695 669 25 146.00–160.00 $154.36 $1,033 +0.79
700–738 715 10 129.00–137.00 $134.41 $961 -15.64
762 value added 762 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,128 -2.00
775–795 785 6 146.00–151.00 $148.53 $1,166 +3.14
840 840 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,184 -2.12
810–845 value added 842 36 154.00–154.50 $154.46 $1,301 —
885–897 891 6 127.00–141.00 $133.95 $1,193 —
948 value added 948 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,270 —
974 value added 974 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 6 150.00–161.00 $154.79 $438 —
300–330 314 7 156.00–162.50 $160.42 $504 +5.46
355–375 363 8 145.00–157.00 $152.09 $552 -0.88
400–448 423 10 150.00–160.00 $151.65 $641 -3.30
450–468 462 9 142.00–154.00 $144.99 $670 -4.16
503–545 521 18 147.00–166.00 $159.83 $833 +7.40
555–599 581 45 140.00–159.00 $149.28 $867 +1.18
597 597 9 148.00 $148.00 $884 -0.10
620–645 631 10 125.00–143.00 $138.44 $874 +3.27
655–685 674 14 130.00–136.00 $132.74 $895 —
700–710 706 8 118.00–120.00 $118.74 $838 -8.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 5 152.00–162.00 $154.04 $431 +0.62
305–345 329 22 144.00–162.00 $150.48 $495 -3.37
353–398 378 35 146.00–167.00 $157.80 $596 +3.09
405–448 424 51 136.00–160.00 $147.81 $627 -2.29
450–498 473 60 132.00–152.00 $146.06 $691 -1.68
502–545 521 47 134.00–150.00 $144.75 $754 -2.48
550–597 572 59 134.00–152.00 $143.09 $818 -0.24
600–630 616 30 125.50–138.00 $133.74 $824 -9.52
655–690 675 15 125.00–142.00 $136.87 $924 +1.50
684 value added 684 7 147.50 $147.50 $1,009 +0.50
720 720 3 130.00 $130.00 $936 +4.50
720 fancy 720 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 —
735 value added 735 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,106 —
745 745 3 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
750 750 4 130.00–139.00 $132.25 $992 -4.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–282 281 7 132.00–145.00 $135.99 $382 +3.99
330–333 332 8 140.00–147.00 $144.39 $479 +7.93
350–368 364 4 132.00–142.00 $134.41 $489 -7.37
400–445 425 26 121.00–143.00 $132.56 $563 -2.67
450–497 476 57 120.50–146.00 $133.48 $635 -2.73
503–548 533 45 128.00–145.00 $133.29 $710 +0.07
560–595 569 32 120.00–137.00 $129.96 $739 -0.38
605–640 622 21 120.00–137.00 $129.94 $808 +8.32
677–685 680 14 120.00–133.00 $124.94 $850 -2.70
737–745 742 7 111.00–118.00 $113.98 $846 -0.33
765 765 3 121.00 $121.00 $926 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 127.00 $127.00 $464 —
443 443 3 125.00 $125.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–392 391 7 150.00–161.00 $156.30 $611 -11.00
405–445 423 27 145.00–173.00 $158.01 $668 -6.00
460–495 481 24 137.50–174.00 $151.37 $728 -3.27
500–543 528 22 145.00–163.00 $153.81 $812 -3.47
550–595 570 11 139.00–157.00 $147.72 $842 -0.17
600–635 623 18 124.00–136.00 $131.44 $819 -2.46
650–698 683 14 123.00–126.00 $123.61 $844 -13.24
703–715 711 9 118.00–121.00 $119.32 $848 +4.20
765 765 4 119.00 $119.00 $910 -1.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 135.00 $135.00 $554 -9.00
480–495 486 7 137.00–144.00 $140.95 $685 +5.95
518–548 535 16 120.00–135.00 $126.79 $678 —
553–595 571 9 123.00–130.00 $127.37 $727 —
605–632 617 18 110.00–125.00 $114.39 $706 —
653 653 5 115.00–119.00 $117.40 $767 —
873 873 6 101.00 $101.00 $882 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 123.00 $123.00 $535 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1660 1215 80-85% 75 45.00–57.00 $52.93 $643 +1.46
1030–1695 1275 80-85% 38 56.00–69.50 $59.03 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1505 1353 75-80% 11 45.00–57.00 $54.25 $734 +12.25
1435–1700 1539 75-80% 5 72.00–76.50 $74.86 $1,152 +9.25
1305–2035 1548 75-80% 29 56.00–66.50 $60.41 $935 -5.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1005 881 85-90% 4 20.00–30.00 $24.52 $216 —
815–1285 1061 85-90% 27 30.00–52.00 $40.99 $435 —
1185 1185 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 60.00 $60.00 $690 —
1210–2155 1627 7 70.00–80.00 $75.66 $1,231 —
1370–2200 1729 14 80.00–97.00 $85.75 $1,483 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–960 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–1,075.00 $954.62
745–940 854 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 575.00–825.00 $742.37
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1670 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 500.00–950.00 $747.43
1023–1510 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 700.00–1,000.00 $859.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–1,050.00 $900.00 -191.67
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -150.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.