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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

17,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.65/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 780 lb · 777 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.68/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 526 lb · 705 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.83/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 577 lb · 671 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 17,760 14,658 20,972
Feeder cattle 16,408 13,213 19,201
Slaughter cattle 1,129 1,251 1,282
Replacement cattle 223 194 489

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher, yearlings mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 thin fleshed 332 5 220.00 $220.00 $730 —
320–348 value added 337 15 212.50–225.00 $217.25 $732 —
333–348 343 22 195.00–205.00 $198.44 $681 +3.44
356–392 373 74 190.00–222.00 $209.35 $781 +11.56
373 value added 373 7 224.00 $224.00 $836 —
410 thin fleshed 410 25 218.00 $218.00 $894 —
407–435 unweaned 419 18 180.00 $180.00 $754 —
409–430 value added 423 16 202.50–205.00 $203.25 $860 —
401–449 427 153 181.00–217.00 $196.27 $838 +12.25
454–475 value added 464 102 190.00–204.00 $193.61 $898 —
467 fancy 467 29 200.00 $200.00 $934 —
451–496 475 197 171.00–191.00 $180.60 $858 -1.85
501–505 thin fleshed 502 20 180.00–182.00 $180.70 $907 —
500–546 value added 518 160 178.00–189.00 $183.98 $953 —
501–549 524 300 162.00–179.00 $169.99 $891 -2.33
550–597 566 353 157.00–173.00 $165.95 $939 -0.68
558–599 value added 574 270 175.00–183.00 $178.22 $1,023 —
601–644 value added 617 226 169.00–176.50 $171.11 $1,056 —
600–649 620 392 150.00–167.00 $160.78 $997 -3.15
639–643 unweaned 641 14 145.00–148.00 $146.71 $940 —
651–695 value added 668 212 163.75–170.00 $165.80 $1,108 —
650–696 671 373 153.00–166.00 $161.46 $1,083 -1.37
704–730 value added 712 196 162.00–167.75 $165.11 $1,176 —
700–746 726 427 149.00–169.00 $159.91 $1,161 -1.46
740 740 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 -3.37
766–781 value added 777 103 160.50–162.50 $161.45 $1,254 —
751–797 780 674 148.00–167.50 $161.68 $1,261 +1.40
800–844 830 227 149.00–165.10 $163.89 $1,360 +3.71
853–892 860 197 146.00–161.50 $159.32 $1,370 +0.14
909–944 925 232 153.50–162.50 $157.41 $1,456 +1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–348 346 12 181.00–190.00 $185.53 $642 —
350–397 389 27 170.00–187.00 $180.86 $704 +1.39
422 unweaned 422 18 183.00 $183.00 $772 —
408–448 437 57 165.00–180.00 $174.39 $762 +4.58
437–446 value added 440 11 185.00–191.00 $188.79 $831 —
467–495 value added 478 78 175.00–184.00 $179.95 $860 —
453–499 484 213 155.00–177.50 $167.81 $812 -2.07
501–547 528 199 148.00–162.00 $156.24 $825 -1.55
515–542 value added 535 93 173.00–176.00 $174.04 $931 —
535 unweaned 535 24 162.00 $162.00 $867 —
550–599 577 274 134.00–161.00 $150.97 $871 -3.93
559–597 value added 582 393 158.00–175.00 $167.20 $973 —
600–649 value added 622 253 157.00–168.00 $165.33 $1,028 —
600–645 623 284 140.00–157.00 $150.18 $936 -0.58
650–698 669 208 137.00–156.50 $149.59 $1,001 -1.01
653–699 value added 685 205 157.00–164.00 $160.84 $1,102 —
701–748 716 177 128.00–155.00 $150.44 $1,077 -0.83
716–745 value added 735 128 155.00–162.00 $159.93 $1,175 —
753–767 760 40 135.00–154.00 $142.96 $1,086 -12.00
751–792 value added 770 35 154.00–159.00 $155.98 $1,201 —
807–810 value added 807 47 157.50–160.00 $157.87 $1,274 —
811–835 819 77 152.00–156.50 $156.08 $1,278 +2.28
906–931 909 69 146.00–151.75 $151.22 $1,375 +12.76
987 987 59 149.00 $149.00 $1,471 +11.00
1026 1026 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 value added 343 9 155.00 $155.00 $532 —
330–349 347 10 142.50–149.00 $148.38 $515 +8.38
360 360 5 172.00 $172.00 $619 +21.31
423–425 425 17 150.00–160.00 $152.34 $647 +33.34
454 value added 454 22 158.00 $158.00 $717 —
450–497 489 62 128.00–160.00 $155.37 $760 +10.70
527–543 533 15 133.00–160.00 $144.21 $769 +30.10
567–580 571 29 137.50–141.00 $139.68 $798 +2.13
618–638 628 6 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $882 +4.11
631 value added 631 4 142.00 $142.00 $896 —
673–688 679 10 140.00–142.00 $141.19 $959 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 26 185.00 $185.00 $879 —
657 value added 657 22 166.00 $166.00 $1,091 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 6 147.50 $147.50 $900 —
671 671 6 142.00 $142.00 $953 —
867 867 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,170 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 9 130.00 $130.00 $723 —
600–605 602 5 110.00–125.00 $116.03 $699 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 8 40.00 $40.00 $256 —
699 699 5 42.00 $42.00 $294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 7 179.00 $179.00 $532 —
327 thin fleshed 327 5 184.00 $184.00 $602 —
339 339 14 171.00 $171.00 $580 +8.90
362–398 382 98 152.00–178.00 $167.48 $640 +7.11
400–412 thin fleshed 405 42 170.00–185.00 $178.27 $722 +13.27
412 fancy 412 7 180.00 $180.00 $742 —
400–449 426 178 150.00–169.00 $160.38 $683 +7.43
400–445 value added 427 83 169.00–178.00 $171.43 $732 —
422–439 434 18 148.00–149.00 $148.73 $645 -4.22
460–489 value added 470 41 160.00–165.00 $163.08 $766 —
453–498 474 70 147.00–149.00 $148.28 $703 -4.28
450–497 476 346 148.00–168.00 $156.41 $745 +3.85
500–549 525 520 143.00–161.00 $152.61 $801 +2.60
505–541 value added 527 185 158.00–163.00 $160.48 $846 —
554–595 value added 575 222 157.00–165.00 $160.25 $921 —
552–597 578 449 142.00–161.00 $150.66 $871 +0.72
600–648 value added 620 195 158.00–164.00 $161.10 $999 —
600–647 630 364 140.00–162.00 $152.37 $960 +1.25
651–699 676 286 136.00–158.00 $151.22 $1,022 -0.39
673–681 value added 676 84 154.00–155.50 $154.91 $1,047 —
676 fancy 676 51 160.50 $160.50 $1,085 —
703–740 723 69 142.00–155.00 $149.16 $1,078 -5.22
723–745 value added 727 105 153.75–155.00 $154.27 $1,122 —
752–771 value added 764 28 149.00–155.00 $152.68 $1,166 —
779–780 780 29 146.00–153.00 $151.31 $1,180 +1.38
829 829 11 146.00 $146.00 $1,210 -2.73
870–874 873 25 135.00–144.00 $142.57 $1,245 -0.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–347 324 24 135.00–157.00 $149.54 $485 +0.32
318–344 value added 341 25 161.00–170.00 $166.25 $567 —
357–390 370 32 135.00–146.00 $140.02 $518 -12.10
399 value added 399 12 167.00 $167.00 $666 —
403–446 420 58 130.00–147.00 $139.83 $587 -1.35
402–449 value added 433 94 155.00–168.00 $164.82 $714 —
455–493 477 72 130.00–147.00 $139.22 $664 +0.17
461–488 value added 478 119 152.00–161.00 $156.13 $746 —
498 unweaned 498 17 149.00 $149.00 $742 —
500–546 value added 517 216 147.00–159.00 $155.29 $803 —
500–545 524 130 125.00–144.00 $134.82 $706 -0.04
550–597 565 153 121.00–143.00 $137.39 $776 +3.92
551–597 value added 571 284 144.00–158.00 $154.42 $882 —
600–645 623 213 124.00–145.00 $136.53 $851 +0.26
619–637 value added 628 39 148.00–156.00 $153.73 $965 —
650–693 668 109 120.00–145.00 $135.62 $906 -3.60
657–688 value added 675 50 147.00–153.00 $150.61 $1,017 —
700–745 724 14 122.00–135.00 $126.43 $915 -12.02
735 value added 735 40 153.00 $153.00 $1,125 —
765–772 value added 769 8 143.00–148.00 $144.86 $1,114 —
765–790 783 5 115.00–125.00 $122.85 $962 -14.74
802–811 805 24 135.00–138.00 $136.74 $1,101 +0.74
854 value added 854 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 326 9 110.00–121.00 $118.36 $386 -16.20
355 value added 355 5 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
350–397 369 19 110.00–125.00 $120.62 $445 -24.55
403–440 422 10 105.00–120.00 $116.87 $493 -11.13
436 value added 436 21 136.00 $136.00 $593 —
450–494 477 14 110.00–125.00 $120.46 $575 +19.94
505–545 524 21 104.00–132.00 $123.90 $649 +23.07
570–590 582 15 110.00–127.00 $121.95 $710 +7.29
615 615 6 132.00 $132.00 $812 +28.00
708 708 5 108.00 $108.00 $765 -11.30
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 10 154.00 $154.00 $748 —
517–530 519 14 125.00 $125.00 $649 —
567 value added 567 11 147.00 $147.00 $833 —
628 value added 628 12 145.00 $145.00 $911 —
665 665 7 139.00 $139.00 $924 —
677 value added 677 10 144.00 $144.00 $975 —
989 989 7 120.50 $120.50 $1,192 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 158.00 $158.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 380 7 159.00–177.00 $167.82 $638 -2.18
410–445 428 6 150.00–167.00 $158.85 $680 +11.89
465–488 474 5 158.00–159.00 $158.41 $751 -0.25
500–545 522 35 135.00–155.00 $146.15 $763 -4.71
550–595 576 49 130.00–147.00 $141.79 $817 -2.14
607–641 625 84 131.00–142.00 $137.79 $861 -0.01
655–684 675 11 129.00–137.50 $132.35 $893 -7.55
716–743 729 13 127.00–132.00 $129.35 $943 —
801–849 817 12 119.50–122.00 $120.37 $983 +9.69
904–940 911 5 115.00–125.00 $122.94 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 4 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $566 —
441 441 5 137.00 $137.00 $604 —
461–482 467 47 130.00–145.00 $143.74 $671 -3.67
548 548 5 125.00 $125.00 $685 —
615–633 629 6 102.00–121.50 $113.96 $717 -17.04
657–691 676 19 119.00–133.00 $128.90 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
337 337 12 200.00 $200.00 $674 +22.00
355–371 368 5 185.00–189.00 $188.23 $693 —
400–418 409 36 181.00–186.00 $185.50 $759 +10.50
519–535 521 14 156.00–163.00 $160.78 $838 +0.56
654–679 665 13 136.50–147.00 $141.93 $944 -3.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1127 944 85-90% 35 20.00–33.00 $29.74 $281 —
730–1210 983 85-90% 52 32.00–43.00 $38.09 $374 +9.17
790–1325 1091 85-90% 142 40.50–51.00 $47.58 $519 +1.28
815–1415 1092 85-90% 119 49.00–62.50 $55.38 $605 +9.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1445 1224 80-85% 62 59.00–70.00 $62.52 $765 +9.95
1010–1606 1239 80-85% 181 48.00–62.00 $54.67 $677 +2.10
1045–1520 1281 80-85% 18 40.00–48.00 $44.93 $576 -0.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1925 1452 75-80% 128 52.00–64.50 $59.37 $862 +1.61
1280–1610 1458 75-80% 41 48.00–55.50 $52.05 $759 -5.71
1345–1880 1597 75-80% 31 63.00–81.00 $67.48 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–2125 1447 26 63.00–79.00 $72.92 $1,055 —
1440–2395 1706 46 78.50–92.00 $84.19 $1,436 —
1300–2165 1862 29 86.00–103.00 $91.68 $1,707 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1316 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 26 70.00–95.50 $78.16 $814
1000–1147 1074 (<2 yrs)Open 12 108.00–120.00 $112.93 $1,213
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1355 1355 (<2 yrs)Open 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,490
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
698–865 754 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 64.00–74.00 $67.83 $511

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1140 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 585.00–950.00 $840.29
920–1495 1181 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 600.00–900.00 $779.48
990–1510 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 40 800.00–1,150.00 $941.10
1280–1290 fancy 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,350.00–1,425.00 $1,407.80
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1296–1398 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 750.00–850.00 $785.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1333–1420 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
575–735 690 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 335.00–375.00 $364.35
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1078 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1300 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 810.00–1,125.00 $926.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235–1480 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,310.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.