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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

4,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.67/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 819 lb · 186 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.70/cwt ≈ $1,168/hd at 922 lb · 166 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.59/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 430 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,705 9,521 8,488
Feeder cattle 3,430 6,407 7,016
Slaughter cattle 835 1,090 702
Replacement cattle 440 2,024 770

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, with the decline on cows and bulls early week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 328 13 160.00–163.00 $161.20 $529 +0.98
422 422 3 138.00 $138.00 $582 -15.06
471–495 481 31 136.00–158.00 $147.88 $711 +2.30
520–543 unweaned 532 10 132.00–138.00 $135.06 $719 +1.65
513–548 536 35 139.00–141.00 $140.50 $753 -0.86
550–597 unweaned 561 18 122.00–125.00 $123.35 $692 -8.11
556–576 570 21 133.00–135.00 $134.24 $765 -1.04
604–618 614 28 131.00–138.00 $135.04 $829 +5.70
617 unweaned 617 8 123.00 $123.00 $759 -1.66
670–682 674 49 128.00–134.00 $132.84 $895 -4.69
683 unweaned 683 8 118.00 $118.00 $806 -8.00
716–728 720 57 131.00–137.00 $133.44 $961 +1.71
750–796 777 26 129.00–132.00 $130.08 $1,011 -7.40
802–822 819 186 129.50–132.00 $131.67 $1,078 +1.92
850–866 852 66 125.50–130.00 $129.45 $1,103 -2.42
910–935 922 166 124.50–128.85 $126.70 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 5 160.00 $160.00 $446 —
289 thin fleshed 289 12 151.00 $151.00 $436 -4.00
334–348 339 8 140.00–152.50 $144.81 $491 —
347 thin fleshed 347 6 135.00 $135.00 $468 -22.00
363–399 388 26 145.00–152.00 $148.45 $576 +0.26
406–448 430 103 140.00–145.00 $140.59 $605 -3.89
478–498 492 37 124.00–142.00 $135.71 $668 +3.43
512–531 unweaned 522 14 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $665 +0.44
505–543 529 45 130.00–143.00 $136.07 $720 +8.07
557–598 570 78 121.00–136.00 $126.91 $723 -2.03
560–595 unweaned 587 17 115.00–121.00 $118.45 $695 -6.43
600–633 611 19 122.50–132.00 $127.73 $780 +0.30
665 unweaned 665 4 119.00 $119.00 $791 -1.00
653–686 667 46 124.00–131.00 $128.37 $856 -1.42
709–737 719 16 120.00–133.00 $127.82 $919 -2.06
775–778 777 6 123.00–131.00 $127.01 $987 -0.19
801 801 7 127.00 $127.00 $1,017 +14.00
871–892 881 21 115.00–124.00 $120.54 $1,062 +0.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 15 140.00 $140.00 $497 +13.00
564 564 17 126.00 $126.00 $711 +11.00
651–653 653 29 92.50–123.00 $118.80 $776 —
721–727 726 19 121.00 $121.00 $878 —
1103 1103 3 90.00 $90.00 $993 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 8 120.00 $120.00 $658 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 132.00 $132.00 $517 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 130.00 $130.00 $488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 11 140.00 $140.00 $378 ±0.00
285–290 288 7 115.00–130.00 $123.64 $356 +1.14
300–338 322 22 122.00–131.00 $129.67 $418 +2.90
327 thin fleshed 327 4 140.00 $140.00 $458 -1.00
373 thin fleshed 373 10 130.00 $130.00 $485 —
356–398 374 62 115.00–130.00 $122.38 $458 -1.90
405–445 425 76 110.00–128.00 $119.61 $508 -0.41
455–495 478 59 100.00–125.00 $117.28 $561 -2.57
503–540 530 23 110.00–118.50 $116.88 $619 -1.35
509–543 unweaned 535 34 100.00–112.00 $109.79 $587 -2.07
566–569 unweaned 567 25 101.00–105.00 $101.80 $577 -13.42
555–599 584 46 109.00–124.00 $115.77 $676 -1.59
605 unweaned 605 4 111.00 $111.00 $672 -1.00
611–646 636 34 108.00–116.00 $111.02 $706 -9.34
654–683 665 29 103.00–117.00 $113.55 $755 -6.48
701–734 718 16 107.00–108.00 $107.38 $771 +9.20
763–788 778 13 100.00–114.00 $107.34 $835 +0.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–446 439 9 122.00–127.00 $124.37 $546 -2.65
450–498 477 44 120.00–134.00 $125.34 $598 +9.34
500–539 524 44 112.00–129.00 $122.84 $644 +2.85
517–544 unweaned 529 15 110.00–123.00 $117.00 $619 -5.02
590 unweaned 590 5 113.50 $113.50 $670 -6.24
604–646 621 42 117.00–124.00 $122.07 $758 +7.07
640 unweaned 640 5 110.00 $110.00 $704 -3.77
680 unweaned 680 5 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
659–698 693 45 116.00–123.00 $117.98 $818 -9.56
725 725 11 120.00 $120.00 $870 -5.79
754–774 761 26 116.00–125.00 $122.20 $930 +0.20
801 801 3 115.00 $115.00 $921 -0.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–390 380 7 105.00–115.00 $110.60 $420 —
399 thin fleshed 399 6 100.00 $100.00 $399 —
440 440 3 94.00 $94.00 $414 -16.93
471 thin fleshed 471 9 110.00 $110.00 $518 —
496 496 15 101.00 $101.00 $501 -12.58
529–548 541 17 95.00–100.00 $96.72 $523 -13.28
635–641 638 13 107.00 $107.00 $683 —
657–669 664 10 90.00–96.00 $93.63 $622 -11.37
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 9 122.00 $122.00 $487 —
425–443 436 5 100.00 $100.00 $436 —
591 591 10 102.00 $102.00 $603 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 105.00 $105.00 $518 —
601 601 5 112.00 $112.00 $673 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 80.00 $80.00 $300 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
525 unweaned 525 4 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 85.00 $85.00 $497 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 146.00 $146.00 $409 —
365–397 371 21 142.00–145.00 $144.39 $536 -11.90
436 436 19 127.50 $127.50 $556 -8.83
468–495 476 19 120.00–124.50 $123.81 $589 +4.77
508–533 518 46 116.00–118.00 $116.93 $606 -4.53
550–578 571 27 105.00–122.00 $112.29 $641 -1.67
617–628 623 7 115.00 $115.00 $716 —
614–647 unweaned 626 17 90.00–113.00 $106.70 $668 -5.30
737 unweaned 737 6 85.00 $85.00 $626 -12.40
754–798 775 8 90.00–107.00 $99.55 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–426 421 13 129.00–145.00 $140.21 $590 -5.79
534 534 13 120.00 $120.00 $641 -15.00
616 unweaned 616 4 100.00 $100.00 $616 -22.00
842 842 4 85.00 $85.00 $716 —
973 973 7 88.00 $88.00 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 3 111.00–112.00 $111.33 $521 —
656 656 13 114.00 $114.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–449 434 6 110.00–118.00 $114.14 $495 —
550 550 4 102.00 $102.00 $561 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375–1400 1392 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,583.53 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1465 1152 80-85% 50 39.00–51.00 $45.05 $519 -0.48
985–1390 1214 80-85% 38 52.00–66.00 $58.95 $716 +1.28
870–1538 1221 80-85% 161 46.00–58.00 $52.19 $637 -5.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1375 873 85-90% 32 12.50–28.00 $19.32 $169 —
825–1330 1005 85-90% 73 29.00–40.00 $34.25 $344 —
835–1280 1060 85-90% 102 38.00–46.00 $41.85 $444 -0.88
818–1480 1158 85-90% 39 45.00–57.00 $51.63 $598 +1.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1715 1368 75-80% 54 45.00–58.00 $52.30 $715 -5.98
1125–1600 1393 75-80% 93 51.00–65.00 $58.81 $819 +0.53
1245–1975 1576 75-80% 39 60.00–70.00 $66.12 $1,042 -1.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1920 1519 19 62.00–79.00 $70.28 $1,068 —
1100–2280 1774 34 73.00–90.00 $79.44 $1,409 —
1480–2065 1803 17 83.00–103.00 $92.30 $1,664 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2005 2005 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,206 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1105 958 (<2 yrs)Open 6 80.00–90.00 $85.35 $818
952–1140 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 36 62.00–89.00 $77.89 $816
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615–875 786 (<2 yrs)Open 12 75.00–94.50 $86.27 $678
718–985 857 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 55.00–85.00 $68.20 $584
900–985 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 61.00–62.00 $61.23 $590
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 52.50 $52.50 $436

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
941–1210 1091 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 725.00–950.00 $869.31
1143–1235 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
925–1390 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 75 825.00–1,100.00 $927.83
1100–1320 1231 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 600.00–900.00 $765.04
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1075 974 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 400.00–575.00 $518.23
800–1050 984 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 550.00–860.00 $727.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1067–1350 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 49.00–63.00 $57.26 $661
1105–1265 1224 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 53.00–54.00 $53.18 $651
1200–1340 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 52.00–70.00 $58.84 $739
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
1000–1355 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 600.00–775.00 $723.22
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1007 1007 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 50.00 $50.00 $504
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1285 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,215.69
1105–1210 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–935.00 $924.03
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–950 889 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 410.00–485.00 $433.20
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1055 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 825.00–975.00 $923.27
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1255–1440 1348 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $940.07
1390–1470 1430 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 835.00–850.00 $842.71
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1390–1715 1540 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 59.00–61.00 $60.49 $932
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–770 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 325.00–400.00 $369.29
815 815 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–825 799 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–850.00 $793.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 885.00 $885.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,225.00 $1,225.00 -50.00
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 -150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 -475.00
1080–1320 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 950.00–1,000.00 $990.00 +90.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +125.00
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 425.00 $425.00 —
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 660.00 $660.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00 -175.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 85.00 $85.00 $496 —
608–617 616 25 82.00–84.00 $83.84 $516 —
681 681 20 87.00 $87.00 $592 +32.00
709–740 729 32 84.50–90.00 $85.67 $625 —
767–787 770 38 83.75–89.50 $84.68 $652 —
964–965 964 18 80.00–88.75 $87.78 $846 —

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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.