Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.66/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 569 lb · 62 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.23/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 425 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.17/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 517 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,253	2,026	1,248
Feeder cattle	1,044	1,781	1,025
Slaughter cattle	184	231	190
Replacement cattle	25	14	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
250–290	276	14	165.00–187.00	$176.19	$486	-28.32
305–333	319	11	170.00–185.00	$178.02	$568	-10.90
367 fancy	367	8	211.00	$211.00	$774	+4.62
350–390	375	21	168.00–192.00	$179.90	$675	-6.14
400–445	420	14	170.00–195.00	$177.54	$746	-8.99
400–436 fancy	422	21	186.00–202.00	$198.68	$838	+1.34
458–499 fancy	481	19	195.00–197.00	$195.98	$943	-1.46
455–497	482	35	160.00–193.00	$179.45	$865	-0.48
500–506 fancy	505	5	190.00–194.00	$193.21	$976	+8.76
500–545	518	50	155.50–187.00	$171.17	$887	-4.01
556 unweaned	556	4	157.00	$157.00	$873	—
560–591	583	24	150.00–175.00	$167.12	$974	-2.21
605–626 fancy	618	8	170.00–172.00	$170.73	$1,055	+0.40
603–649	625	33	141.00–167.00	$157.27	$983	+2.02
622–645	634	6	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$903	-12.80
635 unweaned	635	3	140.50	$140.50	$892	—
653–695	681	27	145.00–162.00	$154.03	$1,049	+0.70
686	686	4	140.00	$140.00	$960	-13.33
700–740	736	10	135.00–144.00	$140.73	$1,036	-12.24
742	742	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,057	-10.47
757–785	780	29	143.50–152.00	$149.92	$1,169	-0.53
790	790	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,146	-5.45
822–833	826	20	134.00–149.00	$146.16	$1,207	+4.16
890–897	893	12	142.00–144.00	$142.84	$1,276	-0.66
923	923	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	3	145.00–165.00	$155.00	$418	—
333	333	3	155.00	$155.00	$516	-10.01
360–380	365	4	163.00–166.00	$165.22	$603	+4.29
400–443	432	10	136.00–162.00	$146.62	$633	-9.08
473–498	484	7	136.00–153.00	$142.15	$688	-18.31
525–545	540	4	140.00–145.00	$141.22	$763	-12.12
560–593	584	31	140.00–158.00	$144.67	$845	-15.09
625–635	630	2	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$920	+5.39
665–690	684	4	129.00–139.00	$136.57	$934	-7.13
720–735	725	3	135.00–142.00	$137.37	$996	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	262	10	150.00–167.00	$154.28	$404	—
320–347	332	17	147.00–167.00	$154.74	$514	+1.03
355–399	381	49	150.00–167.00	$156.57	$597	-6.12
405–445	425	57	145.00–159.00	$151.23	$643	-3.07
450–490	474	36	140.50–160.00	$150.94	$715	-0.13
510–515 fancy	512	8	160.00–165.00	$163.11	$835	—
504–545	517	25	139.00–151.00	$146.48	$757	-3.19
550–596	569	59	136.50–153.00	$147.46	$839	+1.97
569	569	3	131.00	$131.00	$745	-14.49
612 fancy	612	5	149.00	$149.00	$912	—
600–645	626	18	136.00–150.00	$142.37	$891	+1.17
656	656	4	130.50	$130.50	$856	-8.10
655–671	666	10	125.00–126.00	$125.29	$834	-13.31
700–735	717	12	125.00–143.50	$132.78	$952	-6.71
785–795	788	4	122.00–127.00	$123.26	$971	—
834	834	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,151	+0.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	387	9	130.00–145.00	$135.72	$525	+4.13
435	435	4	130.00	$130.00	$566	-8.70
450–460	458	9	135.00–142.50	$140.68	$644	+5.84
505–540	523	6	131.00–135.00	$133.07	$696	+3.67
550–597	575	24	132.00–136.00	$134.31	$772	±0.00
605–625	610	4	120.00–125.00	$121.28	$740	-6.74
705–745	724	7	120.00–121.00	$120.15	$870	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	155.00	$155.00	$574	+0.86
410–448	433	8	150.00–170.00	$162.78	$705	+2.78
450–495	469	8	157.00–167.00	$163.90	$769	+4.97
507–542	523	18	142.00–157.00	$149.84	$784	+4.66
558–575	562	10	142.00–150.00	$146.33	$822	+4.82
603–639	624	10	137.00–144.00	$141.61	$884	+9.23
660	660	3	143.00	$143.00	$944	+11.80
710–745	722	8	120.00–135.00	$124.18	$897	-10.60
755–780	768	6	119.00–126.00	$122.44	$940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–483	475	7	146.00–147.00	$146.56	$696	—
520–545	526	4	132.00–135.00	$132.78	$698	—
580	580	3	127.00	$127.00	$737	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1265	1091	80-85%	5	44.00–48.00	$45.92	$501	—
750–1705	1206	80-85%	47	47.00–59.00	$53.73	$648	+3.07
1000–1645	1334	80-85%	27	59.50–68.00	$62.71	$837	+23.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1660	1421	75-80%	13	61.00–68.00	$64.92	$923	+4.19
1305–1540	1423	75-80%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.42	$817	-3.31
1370–1550	1471	75-80%	7	68.00–74.00	$71.41	$1,050	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1020	876	85-90%	7	20.00–34.00	$26.96	$236	—
885–1585	1100	85-90%	9	32.00–45.00	$43.38	$477	+4.78
1135	1135	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$579	+12.40

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	65-75%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1805	1558	6	66.00–83.00	$77.18	$1,202	—
1630	1630	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,060	-20.74
1345–2180	1793	4	83.00–91.00	$87.12	$1,562	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
1080–1185	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$681.95
1020–1375	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–900.00	$836.12
1000–1565	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–1,075.00	$933.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–845	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–750.00	$735.83

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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)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-250.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1200–1250	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,200.00	$1,087.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	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.