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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

11,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.87/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 577 lb · 351 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.36/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 673 lb · 311 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.68/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 769 lb · 280 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,702 10,151 8,583
Feeder cattle 9,932 7,891 6,971
Slaughter cattle 1,557 1,288 1,157
Replacement cattle 213 972 455

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with some yearlings as much as 13.00 higher. Heifers sold uneven from 4.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 8 215.00 $215.00 $639 +5.00
360–398 392 20 185.00–192.50 $189.94 $745 -4.03
406 unweaned 406 5 175.00 $175.00 $710 —
407–448 427 103 169.00–202.50 $185.33 $791 +2.63
458 fancy 458 19 183.25 $183.25 $839 —
467 unweaned 467 9 174.00 $174.00 $813 -3.00
456–496 477 59 167.00–180.00 $174.23 $831 +0.15
500–544 525 119 153.00–173.00 $164.91 $866 -1.08
536 unweaned 536 18 160.00 $160.00 $858 —
550–565 unweaned 558 41 146.50–161.00 $154.85 $864 —
551–592 572 203 155.00–173.00 $164.24 $939 +3.00
594 thin fleshed 594 13 173.00 $173.00 $1,028 —
600–645 thin fleshed 626 28 167.00–170.00 $168.23 $1,053 —
627 unweaned 627 9 148.00 $148.00 $928 —
600–648 629 217 150.00–161.00 $154.96 $975 -2.50
650–697 672 302 146.00–166.00 $156.04 $1,049 -1.15
695 thin fleshed 695 9 167.00 $167.00 $1,161 —
701–739 fancy 723 33 164.00–165.10 $164.65 $1,190 —
702–746 735 215 150.00–162.50 $160.55 $1,180 +3.78
753–789 777 243 157.00–162.50 $159.32 $1,238 -1.25
801–830 820 183 147.00–162.75 $159.00 $1,304 +3.56
856–895 878 172 153.50–159.85 $158.21 $1,389 +0.96
983 983 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 309 13 173.00–190.00 $183.66 $568 —
355–398 374 63 150.00–190.00 $176.93 $662 -8.24
400–448 430 109 151.00–175.00 $167.47 $720 -2.37
454–499 478 117 151.00–175.00 $165.36 $790 -2.93
500–546 524 181 138.00–160.00 $152.53 $799 -2.32
573 unweaned 573 10 145.00 $145.00 $831 —
550–598 577 341 134.00–160.00 $151.04 $872 -2.74
600–648 623 137 136.00–148.00 $143.65 $895 -9.38
650–685 667 92 130.00–150.00 $141.98 $947 -10.25
701–747 710 172 130.00–155.00 $150.15 $1,066 -2.05
750–791 771 56 142.00–155.00 $152.32 $1,174 +1.96
804–845 809 159 150.00–154.50 $152.55 $1,234 +2.62
828 828 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,184 -6.93
863–882 872 137 147.00–152.85 $152.23 $1,327 +2.31
907–927 913 17 140.00–147.00 $143.51 $1,310 +1.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–348 325 16 146.00–172.00 $159.88 $520 +21.88
350–398 385 25 130.00–172.50 $159.39 $614 —
402–436 418 24 133.00–157.00 $150.94 $631 +4.91
455–498 474 129 114.00–161.00 $152.30 $722 +1.16
505–546 534 24 131.00–145.00 $138.36 $739 +0.03
551–597 572 43 110.00–145.00 $135.35 $774 -5.51
601–630 618 21 125.00–137.00 $134.56 $832 -4.19
666–696 675 22 125.00–132.00 $129.24 $872 -11.89
716–745 734 8 143.00–145.00 $144.27 $1,059 +2.09
767–795 782 30 135.00–142.00 $138.98 $1,087 -1.69
830 830 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,187 +2.33
963–990 980 11 130.00–138.00 $135.14 $1,324 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–538 524 13 139.00–151.00 $145.16 $761 —
663–666 665 11 146.00–148.00 $146.54 $974 —
928 928 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,290 —
1125 1125 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,305 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 19 153.50 $153.50 $821 —
706 706 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,115 —
946 946 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,353 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–498 482 22 135.00–145.00 $139.06 $670 +1.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 130.00 $130.00 $452 —
570–585 573 6 110.00–129.00 $122.59 $702 —
647 647 7 122.00 $122.00 $789 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 thin fleshed 328 5 175.00 $175.00 $574 —
308–346 339 34 150.00–170.00 $157.60 $534 -3.85
350–397 376 81 150.50–168.00 $159.41 $599 -0.75
413 fancy 413 8 164.00 $164.00 $677 +4.00
403–446 426 159 140.00–159.00 $149.72 $638 +0.37
447 unweaned 447 7 141.00 $141.00 $630 —
451–497 469 194 136.00–158.00 $147.54 $692 +2.00
515 unweaned 515 10 142.00 $142.00 $731 —
500–545 522 186 135.00–152.00 $144.55 $755 +0.16
559 unweaned 559 13 141.00 $141.00 $788 —
550–590 573 101 134.00–154.00 $143.60 $823 -0.36
605–643 624 68 137.00–155.00 $149.33 $932 +0.80
680 fancy 680 17 149.25 $149.25 $1,015 —
651–699 682 188 137.00–156.00 $149.13 $1,017 -1.08
704–737 717 220 139.00–152.00 $148.44 $1,064 +0.64
747 fancy 747 18 153.00 $153.00 $1,143 —
751–786 769 280 141.00–155.25 $149.68 $1,151 +1.29
813–829 826 18 127.00–128.50 $128.25 $1,059 -13.89
804–845 fancy 842 187 144.50–151.00 $145.44 $1,225 —
853 fancy 853 241 149.00 $149.00 $1,271 —
914 fancy 914 12 140.50 $140.50 $1,284 —
930 930 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,125 -9.36
989 989 33 128.50 $128.50 $1,271 —
1011 1011 32 122.00 $122.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 377 22 135.00–154.00 $146.17 $551 +0.40
400–448 430 127 130.00–141.00 $136.36 $586 +0.06
455–499 479 226 125.00–142.00 $135.39 $649 -0.73
502–548 524 280 125.00–142.00 $134.63 $705 -0.91
550–599 568 234 120.00–142.00 $133.65 $759 -1.59
586 unweaned 586 8 129.00 $129.00 $756 —
600–647 627 152 120.00–144.00 $137.09 $860 +1.53
653–690 663 38 125.00–141.00 $134.00 $888 -3.03
700–749 727 51 120.00–143.00 $135.17 $983 +2.14
750–786 761 29 120.00–139.00 $132.78 $1,010 -2.18
848 848 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,018 —
879–889 882 12 115.00–119.50 $116.51 $1,028 -16.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–386 376 8 130.00–140.00 $136.41 $513 -2.32
424 424 8 119.00 $119.00 $505 -3.24
460–480 470 12 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $580 +0.18
520–548 532 24 110.00–129.00 $122.57 $652 -0.78
550–594 558 56 123.00–128.00 $125.67 $701 -1.72
608–646 633 39 120.00–131.00 $126.33 $800 +2.01
665–675 669 7 120.00–127.00 $123.97 $829 -6.03
706–735 719 23 115.00–131.00 $123.42 $887 +0.96
845–849 847 14 80.00–90.00 $84.27 $714 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 137.50 $137.50 $579 —
488 488 27 137.00 $137.00 $669 —
605–614 613 13 126.00–138.00 $137.09 $840 —
923 923 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,080 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 5 134.00 $134.00 $539 —
458–470 465 5 100.00–104.00 $101.58 $472 -17.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 7 137.00 $137.00 $955 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–366 356 20 126.00–150.00 $143.53 $511 —
420 420 14 148.00 $148.00 $622 +3.30
460–496 486 64 125.00–152.00 $139.78 $679 +2.28
523 523 11 130.00 $130.00 $680 —
551–598 564 42 120.00–131.00 $126.96 $716 -4.34
608–645 640 31 122.00–125.00 $124.04 $794 -3.80
651–658 654 10 122.00–125.00 $123.21 $806 +7.21
730 730 13 130.00 $130.00 $949 +7.00
750 750 7 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–431 425 14 156.00–169.00 $161.65 $687 -1.84
456–485 472 33 140.00–155.00 $149.10 $704 -0.32
515–540 529 26 130.00–148.00 $139.66 $739 -5.06
564–595 580 50 125.00–149.00 $138.18 $801 -2.07
602–615 606 21 125.00–137.00 $132.70 $804 -4.62
656–693 663 14 120.00–134.00 $127.32 $844 -2.29
700–742 724 17 124.00–132.00 $127.30 $922 -2.34
836–838 837 7 110.00 $110.00 $921 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 6 115.00 $115.00 $746 —
704 704 5 121.00 $121.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 10 195.00 $195.00 $542 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 110.00 $110.00 $517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1185 988 85-90% 55 20.00–36.00 $33.08 $327 -8.60
825–1275 1044 85-90% 187 36.00–46.00 $41.61 $434 —
740–1435 1093 85-90% 23 53.00–62.50 $57.42 $628 +5.89
790–1435 1127 85-90% 166 43.00–55.00 $48.70 $549 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1380 1239 80-85% 19 64.00–75.00 $67.19 $832 +6.78
1061–1595 1256 80-85% 110 42.50–52.00 $48.82 $613 —
1035–1645 1259 80-85% 240 51.50–67.00 $56.70 $714 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1825 1469 75-80% 102 49.00–58.50 $54.49 $800 —
1283–1945 1477 75-80% 153 57.50–67.50 $61.77 $912 —
1365–1855 1552 75-80% 8 68.50–75.00 $70.51 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1980 1529 20 73.00–81.00 $77.04 $1,178 +0.78
1355–2170 1733 52 80.00–96.00 $86.73 $1,503 -0.36
1445–2065 1787 13 89.00–97.00 $91.81 $1,641 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
906–1035 932 (<2 yrs)Open 16 100.00–118.00 $111.35 $1,038
820–1062 fancy 979 (<2 yrs)Open 15 120.00–125.00 $122.83 $1,203
850–1370 999 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 62.00–93.50 $73.80 $737

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1093 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00
940–1530 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 650.00–1,250.00 $958.77
1130–1225 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–775.00 $757.89
1160–1520 1287 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 650.00–1,000.00 $817.96
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1115 1027 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 785.00–850.00 $826.47
875–1280 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 700.00–1,150.00 $839.53
790–1220 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–825.00 $800.73

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–341 340 12 99.00–100.00 $99.42 $338 —
427 427 10 94.50 $94.50 $404 —
549 549 11 92.50 $92.50 $508 —
564–591 576 13 97.50–98.50 $97.97 $564 —
601 601 6 97.00 $97.00 $583 —
706 706 8 98.00 $98.00 $692 —
776–786 782 39 92.00–102.00 $98.44 $770 —
811–819 812 60 90.00–100.00 $98.99 $804 —
858–869 863 21 80.00–100.00 $89.59 $773 —
919 919 7 95.00 $95.00 $873 —
953 953 14 91.50 $91.50 $872 —

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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.