Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

16,965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.34/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 773 lb · 717 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.52/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 869 lb · 665 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.62/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 625 lb · 571 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,965	14,108	7,056
Feeder cattle	12,646	12,592	5,127
Slaughter cattle	1,572	1,190	823
Replacement cattle	2,747	326	1,106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows early week steady to 2.00 higher, late week steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, spots up to 6.00 late week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291–296	294	13	200.00–222.50	$208.56	$613	—
308–349	328	23	202.00–222.50	$208.65	$684	+0.17
353–396	371	74	200.00–215.00	$207.77	$771	+0.39
404–448	429	160	185.00–210.00	$198.49	$852	+1.32
450–494	468	175	181.00–202.00	$189.55	$887	-1.47
506–512 thin fleshed	509	15	192.50–193.00	$192.77	$981	+2.77
513 fancy	513	24	191.00	$191.00	$980	-4.00
502–537 unweaned	522	51	166.00–167.50	$166.60	$870	-0.99
500–549	530	365	168.00–190.00	$176.01	$933	+0.68
554 value added	554	22	183.00	$183.00	$1,014	—
550–598	577	379	161.00–186.00	$172.74	$997	+0.34
600–649	624	545	159.00–174.00	$165.64	$1,034	+3.76
641–647 value added	643	26	164.00–168.00	$165.24	$1,062	—
655 fancy	655	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
650–697	681	379	153.50–167.00	$161.75	$1,102	+0.04
701–748	716	224	152.00–167.00	$163.01	$1,167	+27.01
755–798	772	675	150.00–166.00	$161.62	$1,248	+0.94
783	783	18	144.50	$144.50	$1,131	-16.18
786 value added	786	24	166.00	$166.00	$1,305	—
803–843	828	487	149.50–165.50	$158.05	$1,309	-1.68
857–893	869	665	154.50–163.25	$159.52	$1,386	+1.76
901–948	919	80	152.00–162.00	$157.66	$1,449	-1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–339	335	7	180.00–197.50	$187.38	$628	—
365–398	382	31	172.00–195.00	$188.45	$720	+6.59
402–430 unweaned	409	16	165.00	$165.00	$675	—
405–448	428	115	160.00–184.00	$178.57	$764	+1.10
451–496	476	228	166.00–183.00	$175.79	$837	-0.27
476–490 unweaned	482	22	165.00	$165.00	$795	+10.50
502–548	527	119	152.00–169.00	$161.90	$853	+1.16
550–598	578	311	150.00–167.00	$159.91	$924	-1.12
595 value added	595	7	155.00	$155.00	$922	—
600–648	623	182	145.00–158.00	$153.24	$955	+2.15
670 value added	670	10	145.00	$145.00	$972	—
650–696	673	98	136.00–157.00	$153.02	$1,030	+0.60
703–737	716	222	137.00–157.00	$153.78	$1,101	+3.00
711–740 value added	721	12	149.00–157.00	$154.26	$1,112	—
753–795	769	194	139.00–157.00	$151.28	$1,163	+3.86
805–847	831	14	135.00–142.00	$140.24	$1,165	-7.53
853–888	862	25	147.00–153.00	$149.42	$1,288	—
953–992	973	10	138.00–148.00	$142.90	$1,390	-0.10
1014	1014	28	135.00	$135.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–332	325	15	130.00–175.00	$152.76	$496	-0.21
363–391	373	16	170.00–177.00	$174.34	$650	+30.32
449	449	6	155.00	$155.00	$696	+6.91
487	487	7	164.00	$164.00	$799	+5.72
495 value added	495	5	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
505–542	525	29	130.00–147.50	$143.49	$753	+1.24
555–595	577	24	120.00–147.00	$141.21	$815	+12.17
607–648	621	20	120.00–140.00	$135.72	$843	-6.28
670	670	6	142.00	$142.00	$951	+5.12
804–818	808	10	133.00–141.00	$135.43	$1,094	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	12	175.50	$175.50	$934	—
633	633	9	155.00	$155.00	$981	—
713	713	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,141	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601–646	629	15	135.00–150.00	$139.66	$878	-0.34
999	999	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,274	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	5	80.00–100.00	$91.54	$385	—
651–675	659	6	90.00–110.00	$103.17	$680	-16.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	9	160.00	$160.00	$458	—
312–348	341	58	153.00–164.00	$160.35	$547	-2.39
360–399	383	110	153.00–173.00	$166.50	$638	+2.09
401–435	424	165	152.00–165.00	$159.82	$678	-3.68
451–497	474	129	154.00–165.50	$160.21	$759	+2.20
488 unweaned	488	8	142.00	$142.00	$693	—
500–549	522	426	145.00–164.50	$153.38	$801	+1.81
545 value added	545	14	153.00	$153.00	$834	—
550–599	572	511	145.00–159.00	$150.10	$859	-0.48
617 fancy	617	14	157.00	$157.00	$969	—
600–645	623	211	143.00–154.00	$149.90	$934	-1.58
619–632 value added	626	32	145.50–150.00	$147.59	$924	-6.41
673–686 value added	681	20	149.50–152.00	$151.14	$1,029	—
652–695	683	386	139.00–152.50	$151.09	$1,032	+3.03
702–743	725	166	135.50–154.00	$148.51	$1,077	-0.90
740 value added	740	19	148.50	$148.50	$1,099	—
755–799	785	44	144.00–149.00	$146.35	$1,149	-7.10
809–837	820	24	137.50–146.50	$141.79	$1,163	-4.09
884	884	28	144.50	$144.50	$1,277	+0.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–315	313	14	150.00–154.00	$153.14	$479	+3.75
355–398	374	81	139.00–158.00	$150.49	$563	-0.85
401–449	427	202	131.00–156.00	$148.10	$632	+0.82
450–495	471	327	130.00–156.00	$146.92	$692	-0.09
500–549	531	207	130.00–148.00	$139.43	$740	+0.15
550–598	572	233	130.00–148.00	$139.71	$799	+1.40
601–649	621	269	134.00–146.00	$141.00	$876	+1.13
624 value added	624	5	145.00	$145.00	$905	—
650–697	673	153	121.00–145.00	$140.68	$947	+5.21
705–749	723	24	124.00–143.00	$137.77	$996	+1.20
750–780	763	39	118.00–142.00	$135.13	$1,031	-2.91
800	800	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,088	—
855–878	872	7	115.00–120.00	$116.26	$1,014	—
904	904	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–349	344	28	125.00–144.00	$142.01	$489	+0.86
353–382	372	19	125.00–149.00	$137.38	$511	+2.53
410–449	432	24	120.00–136.00	$132.04	$570	+12.08
458–484	478	50	110.00–135.00	$131.98	$631	+15.67
510–522	517	12	125.00–128.00	$126.26	$653	+4.27
574–594	584	10	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$750	+7.04
603–632	616	43	120.00–131.00	$129.85	$800	+5.99
678–693	687	19	121.00–132.00	$126.16	$867	-4.84
704–743	714	16	122.00–131.00	$124.34	$888	-5.10

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	11	119.00	$119.00	$413	—
362	362	6	125.00	$125.00	$452	—
480	480	9	115.00	$115.00	$552	—
597	597	10	115.00	$115.00	$687	—
643	643	4	85.00	$85.00	$547	—
781	781	13	114.00	$114.00	$890	—
925	925	5	102.50	$102.50	$948	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	4	141.00	$141.00	$966	—
732	732	7	128.50	$128.50	$941	—
910–942	940	31	110.00–128.00	$110.84	$1,042	—
1125	1125	3	90.50	$90.50	$1,018	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	7	152.00	$152.00	$904	—
838	838	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,156	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–337	333	19	175.00–177.50	$175.51	$584	+5.51
350–380	363	5	167.00–180.00	$172.11	$625	—
415–440	431	6	159.00–175.00	$168.82	$728	+3.35
474–499	479	57	151.00–170.00	$157.78	$756	-9.87
503–520	515	29	145.00–158.00	$151.07	$778	-0.67
553–599	582	87	130.00–151.00	$144.34	$840	+4.29
600–642	631	17	125.00–143.00	$138.07	$871	+3.12
650–699	669	24	130.00–142.00	$136.09	$910	+5.90
713–740	724	10	120.00–135.00	$132.29	$958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	5	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
410–425	419	5	129.00–150.00	$141.78	$594	—
455–498	482	16	135.00–150.00	$142.92	$689	-3.06
549	549	21	145.00	$145.00	$796	+18.56
551–577	563	16	130.00–145.00	$136.72	$770	+6.86
608–629	621	28	133.00–134.00	$133.38	$828	+2.39
664	664	7	132.00	$132.00	$876	+10.07
706	706	14	130.00	$130.00	$918	—
800	800	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	20	170.00	$170.00	$690	-8.99
454–473	469	24	170.00–174.00	$172.53	$809	-0.12
506	506	5	162.00	$162.00	$820	+0.97
551–584	574	19	152.00–162.00	$156.60	$899	-0.90

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752	752	11	118.00	$118.00	$887	—
949	949	40	92.00	$92.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1500	1318	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	1,075.00–2,100.00	$1,569.14	—
1370–1715	1521	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,425.00–1,900.00	$1,683.22	—
1770–2220	1963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	1,475.00–2,050.00	$1,764.30	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230–1580	1454	(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,552.03	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1451	1233	80-85%	352	53.00–64.50	$58.13	$717	-1.53
1038–1565	1247	80-85%	47	41.00–53.00	$48.67	$607	-10.99
1055–1475	1258	80-85%	16	65.00–72.50	$67.47	$849	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1210	976	85-90%	49	20.00–41.00	$28.84	$281	—
815–1260	1037	85-90%	93	32.00–43.00	$39.39	$408	-0.07
810–1285	1076	85-90%	201	43.00–58.00	$50.66	$545	+1.66
852–1207	1102	85-90%	48	56.00–66.00	$59.48	$655	+0.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1880	1451	75-80%	77	51.00–58.00	$54.12	$785	-7.64
1300–1955	1468	75-80%	250	56.00–65.50	$60.34	$886	-1.42
1349–1785	1497	75-80%	34	66.00–71.00	$67.52	$1,011	+5.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1840	1358	15	62.50–80.50	$73.50	$998	—
1125–2490	1666	38	79.00–93.00	$84.28	$1,404	-0.12
1370–2165	1814	34	88.00–107.50	$93.66	$1,699	+2.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00	$100.00	$910
743–1408	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	61.00–96.50	$77.61	$822

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808	808	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1495	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	600.00–1,050.00	$885.81
1150–1320	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–860.00	$701.67
1095–1465	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	600.00–825.00	$762.54
905–1521	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	151	575.00–1,150.00	$869.72
1010–1660	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	525	800.00–1,410.00	$1,089.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1108–1475	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	960.00–1,000.00	$977.07
1160–1429	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	925.00–1,275.00	$1,021.12
1080–1532	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	472	1,050.00–1,875.00	$1,340.78
1205–1340 fancy	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,521.83

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00	$875.00
1381–1840	1466	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	900.00–1,350.00	$1,209.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1159	1159	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	635.00	$635.00
972–1460	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	800.00–900.00	$870.04

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1490–1510	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	950.00–1,350.00	$1,256.74

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
958	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
918–991	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,175.00	$998.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1000 fancy	949	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,860.53
875–1140	969	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	166	1,425.00–1,825.00	$1,628.94
973–1365	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	70	1,300.00–2,185.00	$1,858.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1144	981	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	175	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,375.13
778–1143	998	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	825.00–1,075.00	$915.47
893–1220	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	750.00–1,500.00	$1,215.32
1223	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1009	1009	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1032–1160	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,699.96

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1102–1175	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,175.00–1,305.00	$1,224.53
1161	1161	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–893	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,293.16

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,616.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1380	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,240.65	—
1060–1495	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	1,050.00–1,500.00	$1,268.38	+339.00
1090–1510	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	1,250.00–1,875.00	$1,754.46	+825.08
1233	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+545.62
1120–1740	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00	+5.00
1285–1442	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,430.00	—
1388–1450	1437	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,000.00	$937.50	—
1423–1655	1494	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,220.83	—
1604	1604	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1435–1689	1618	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,459.52	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1032–1485	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,575.00	—
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1611	1611	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1728	1728	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1746	1746	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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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.