Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

2,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.34/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 530 lb · 117 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.09/cwt +15.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 620 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.77/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 573 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,026	222	1,959
Feeder cattle	1,781	172	1,789
Slaughter cattle	231	45	133
Replacement cattle	14	5	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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
253–290	264	11	200.00–210.00	$204.51	$540	—
305–345	325	14	180.00–205.00	$188.92	$614	—
363–390 fancy	372	8	200.00–215.00	$206.38	$768	—
355–395	383	15	175.00–200.00	$186.04	$713	+2.47
404–438 fancy	418	10	195.00–200.00	$197.34	$825	—
408–449	424	23	170.00–195.00	$186.53	$791	+11.94
453–478 fancy	460	19	181.00–205.00	$197.44	$908	—
450–498	481	41	160.00–193.00	$179.93	$865	+11.60
505–543 fancy	522	41	173.00–188.00	$184.45	$963	—
500–547	531	49	160.00–182.00	$175.18	$930	+15.18
553–594	573	85	155.00–177.00	$169.33	$970	+10.33
576 fancy	576	10	183.00	$183.00	$1,054	—
602–646 fancy	616	68	165.00–174.00	$170.33	$1,049	—
600–646	625	48	142.00–163.00	$155.25	$970	+6.19
650–681 fancy	666	13	161.00–166.00	$165.00	$1,099	—
650–696	669	33	145.00–162.00	$153.33	$1,026	+2.09
703–735	717	15	145.00–156.00	$152.97	$1,097	+16.06
709–744 fancy	730	30	161.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,186	—
770–785	780	15	144.00–153.00	$150.45	$1,174	+7.46
820 fancy	820	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,238	—
800–845	828	12	135.00–144.00	$142.00	$1,176	—
890	890	3	143.50	$143.50	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	328	16	142.00–170.00	$165.01	$541	—
350–395	373	13	150.00–170.00	$160.93	$600	-1.70
408–440	429	16	150.00–170.00	$155.70	$668	—
462–495	477	30	150.00–170.00	$160.46	$765	—
502–533	519	25	145.00–165.00	$153.34	$796	—
560–595	578	31	145.00–165.00	$159.76	$923	—
605–648	626	13	137.00–145.00	$140.60	$880	—
657–694	666	12	140.00–145.00	$143.70	$957	+1.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–332	321	10	150.00–172.00	$153.71	$493	-1.29
322 fancy	322	3	172.00	$172.00	$554	—
358–398	378	47	145.00–179.00	$162.69	$615	+15.69
410–414 fancy	411	22	165.00–168.00	$166.09	$683	—
403–448	423	46	141.00–164.00	$154.30	$653	+11.83
450–490	471	82	141.00–158.00	$151.07	$712	-4.93
490 unweaned	490	4	146.00	$146.00	$715	—
528 unweaned	528	4	140.00	$140.00	$739	—
500–547	530	113	140.00–157.00	$149.67	$793	+1.45
555 fancy	555	3	160.00	$160.00	$888	—
552–597	574	55	137.00–154.50	$145.49	$835	+0.40
588–598	593	6	133.00	$133.00	$789	-12.09
609–644	625	46	131.00–145.00	$141.20	$882	+3.19
632 value added	632	16	156.00	$156.00	$986	—
650–675 fancy	654	38	146.00–159.00	$156.52	$1,024	—
654–680	658	18	135.00–140.00	$138.60	$912	+2.17
690	690	4	135.00	$135.00	$932	-1.43
705 fancy	705	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,065	—
700–746	720	34	130.00–145.00	$139.49	$1,004	+8.49
753–779 fancy	769	13	140.00–146.00	$142.26	$1,094	—
820–845	839	4	130.00–140.00	$137.56	$1,154	+5.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
350–388	373	13	125.00–147.00	$131.59	$491	—
409–445	425	21	133.00–144.00	$138.70	$589	—
460–493	472	30	120.00–145.00	$134.84	$636	—
500–540	523	12	120.00–138.00	$129.40	$677	—
550–591	571	21	125.00–142.00	$134.31	$767	+2.86
615–645	625	15	125.00–130.00	$128.02	$800	—
655–683	669	6	118.00–121.00	$119.53	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 fancy	370	3	205.00	$205.00	$758	—
350–398	381	9	140.00–172.00	$154.14	$587	—
415–420	418	6	160.00	$160.00	$669	-20.51
458–497	478	10	154.00–164.00	$158.93	$760	-1.09
505–540	526	13	140.00–155.00	$145.18	$764	—
550–590	572	17	132.00–155.00	$141.51	$809	-9.27
584 fancy	584	5	169.00	$169.00	$987	—
600–640	630	4	130.00–140.00	$132.38	$834	—
670–698	684	10	122.00–145.00	$131.20	$897	+1.20
700–710	708	4	125.00–138.00	$134.78	$954	+7.33
810–825	818	6	110.00–118.00	$114.04	$933	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	145.00	$145.00	$541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1845	1221	80-85%	100	44.00–56.00	$50.66	$619	-0.89
1015–1560	1289	80-85%	33	55.00–64.00	$58.17	$750	—
1160–1515	1319	80-85%	5	35.00–44.00	$39.70	$524	-18.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1550	1314	75-80%	9	49.00–56.00	$53.05	$697	—
1135–1745	1428	75-80%	24	56.00–68.00	$60.73	$867	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–870	818	85-90%	2	19.00–31.00	$24.61	$201	—
925–1125	1057	85-90%	3	40.00–49.00	$45.28	$479	+1.10
890–1265	1104	85-90%	15	34.00–44.00	$38.60	$426	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	59.00	$59.00	$788	—
1410–1795	1645	5	82.00–92.50	$85.74	$1,410	—
1355–2095	1714	14	70.00–86.00	$79.49	$1,362	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1110	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$577.26
1095–1140	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00–550.00	$513.26
1095–1390	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–925.00	$766.43
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–610.00	$605.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.