Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.80/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 666 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.62/cwt +7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 571 lb · 57 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.83/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 625 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,093	433	507
Feeder cattle	948	324	412
Slaughter cattle	137	103	86
Replacement cattle	8	6	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–282 fancy	275	6	207.50–225.00	$216.47	$595	—
302–320	307	4	195.00–210.00	$206.08	$633	+18.85
361–390 fancy	371	12	214.00–222.50	$216.95	$805	+11.95
355–392	380	9	185.00–190.00	$186.04	$707	-3.96
400–440 fancy	428	14	200.00–215.00	$206.80	$885	+0.53
403–441	432	13	175.00–197.00	$178.42	$771	-3.15
460–490	466	13	170.00–190.00	$179.20	$835	+2.24
450–495 fancy	476	17	197.00–210.00	$205.48	$978	—
508–540 fancy	523	21	190.00–217.00	$201.47	$1,054	+25.36
507–548	539	14	187.00–193.00	$190.05	$1,024	+25.05
540 value added	540	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	+20.00
553 fancy	553	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,051	—
550–598	566	30	171.00–185.00	$177.40	$1,004	+14.01
628 fancy	628	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,105	—
620–647	634	24	148.00–163.00	$155.48	$986	-0.03
650–680	662	42	154.00–162.50	$156.56	$1,036	-2.09
663–679 value added	672	16	169.00–175.00	$171.59	$1,153	—
665–675 fancy	674	8	169.00–175.00	$169.74	$1,144	—
733 value added	733	10	165.00	$165.00	$1,209	—
701–747	738	40	150.00–159.00	$153.02	$1,129	-1.98
750–794	772	11	142.00–152.50	$148.74	$1,148	—
860–875	868	6	132.00–144.00	$137.95	$1,197	-2.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	8	170.00–177.00	$173.69	$547	+28.77
368–395	383	13	157.00–172.50	$168.09	$644	+26.09
408–437	427	9	160.00–172.50	$167.38	$715	—
470–475	473	5	155.00–170.00	$160.96	$761	+3.96
525–540	529	4	150.00–165.00	$161.17	$853	+11.17
553–590	570	20	152.00–167.00	$162.88	$928	+12.88
670–675	674	4	130.00–135.00	$131.24	$885	-13.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–299	283	14	150.00–187.00	$170.98	$484	+20.98
320–340	325	8	151.50–172.00	$165.18	$537	+11.19
358 fancy	358	3	180.00	$180.00	$644	—
355–395	371	12	151.00–172.00	$165.20	$613	+9.04
400–433	415	39	146.00–171.00	$160.24	$665	+2.61
425 fancy	425	4	175.00	$175.00	$744	—
455–492 fancy	474	20	163.00–170.00	$166.53	$789	—
458–493	479	20	150.00–162.00	$156.11	$748	+10.25
515–522 fancy	520	20	164.00–170.00	$168.52	$876	—
510–548	534	24	142.00–164.00	$154.20	$823	+8.14
554–595	567	28	145.00–153.00	$149.45	$847	+4.53
570–583 fancy	575	29	161.00–162.00	$161.58	$929	-5.42
600–627	623	24	140.00–153.00	$148.86	$927	+4.01
622–638 fancy	626	33	155.00–162.00	$157.44	$986	+3.41
655–690	667	17	140.00–142.00	$141.19	$942	+1.86
679 fancy	679	13	152.00	$152.00	$1,032	+2.00
704–730	716	14	135.00–144.00	$142.14	$1,018	+9.68
717–732 fancy	725	6	141.00–149.50	$145.21	$1,053	—
773 fancy	773	3	140.50	$140.50	$1,086	-0.50
792	792	9	132.00	$132.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	152.00	$152.00	$426	—
328	328	3	155.00	$155.00	$508	—
475–499	489	13	132.00–142.00	$137.91	$674	+7.91
503–545	522	10	139.00–146.00	$141.78	$740	+6.78
550–598	585	19	129.00–137.00	$132.59	$776	—
640	640	3	132.00	$132.00	$845	—
660–685	673	6	127.00–129.00	$128.02	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–393	386	8	187.00–197.00	$194.77	$752	+27.77
423 fancy	423	3	187.00	$187.00	$791	—
450–490	467	18	150.00–179.00	$169.13	$790	+22.15
478 fancy	478	3	174.00	$174.00	$832	—
530	530	3	150.00	$150.00	$795	-5.32
573–598	586	6	151.00–166.00	$158.34	$928	+8.19
605–625	611	7	135.00–145.00	$139.83	$854	+0.77
700	700	3	134.00	$134.00	$938	—
765–796	783	7	128.00–136.00	$131.35	$1,028	+9.11
800	800	3	123.00	$123.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–490	472	6	137.00–141.00	$139.08	$656	—
565–580	573	6	140.00	$140.00	$802	—
710	710	3	127.50	$127.50	$905	—
787	787	5	117.00	$117.00	$921	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1505	1221	80-85%	23	65.00–75.50	$72.79	$889	—
1120–1410	1273	80-85%	7	75.00–85.50	$79.52	$1,012	—
1340	1340	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$844	-3.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1570	1366	75-80%	6	67.50–77.00	$72.26	$987	—
1210–1640	1422	75-80%	22	78.00–85.00	$81.49	$1,159	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1540	1224	85-90%	10	64.00–74.00	$68.20	$835	—
845–1605	1287	85-90%	6	59.00–62.00	$60.75	$782	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1730	1493	3	86.50–90.50	$89.31	$1,333	—
1265–2200	1779	7	93.00–113.50	$100.28	$1,784	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
703–835	747	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–730.00	$711.18
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1260	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,100.00	$994.10
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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.