Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 27, 2021

2,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 748 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.00/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 558 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.83/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 560 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,217	13,398	3,794
Feeder cattle	859	11,729	2,783
Slaughter cattle	357	1,321	323
Replacement cattle	1,001	348	688

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough sales to establish any market trends on this shortened holiday week. A cold blast of artic air came with the arrival of the New Year. Much of north Missouri saw a few inches of snow, which changed to freezing rain and then to rain by the time you got to the southern half of the state. Barns around the state are ready to get back to business following the holidays with everyone having a full schedule of sales for the first business week of 2022. Boxed beef cutout values closed higher for the week. Choice closed on Thursday at 265.26, up 2.32 and select at 258.23, up 5.28 compared to last Thursday. Negotiated feedlot sales as of Thursday afternoon totaled just under 83K head. Live sales were reported mostly 138.00-140.00 with a couple loads up to 142.00 in the north. Dressed sales were reported mostly 220.00-222.00 with some in Iowa up to 225.00. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 91 head with a weighted average weight of 553.14 lbs. and a price value of 178.60, 5.38 higher than last Monday.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	7	204.00	$204.00	$996	+11.29
504–531	512	24	180.50–200.00	$193.20	$989	+11.04
556–577	566	11	171.00–180.00	$175.83	$995	+0.31
616–645	629	22	161.00–173.00	$168.59	$1,060	+1.80
662	662	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,112	+3.68
732	732	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,230	+2.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	173.00	$173.00	$675	-14.70
425–445	434	8	189.00–201.00	$196.02	$851	+17.92
501	501	4	160.00	$160.00	$802	-5.17
578	578	3	165.00	$165.00	$954	+0.69
605–615	609	7	169.00–171.50	$170.08	$1,036	+12.65
619	619	5	154.75	$154.75	$958	-2.68
668	668	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,042	-0.87
682 unweaned	682	6	146.00	$146.00	$996	—
705	705	5	141.00	$141.00	$994	-9.53

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569–595	587	32	180.00	$180.00	$1,057	—
644	644	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,095	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	14	157.00	$157.00	$539	+1.71
392	392	6	156.00	$156.00	$612	+4.10
403–433	413	18	149.00–157.00	$153.54	$634	+2.92
475–495	489	35	144.00–154.00	$148.51	$726	-1.15
502–527	507	33	147.50–157.00	$149.83	$760	+7.96
559–563	561	19	147.00–153.00	$149.83	$841	+9.28
610	610	5	145.00	$145.00	$884	+2.75
665–673	666	19	137.00–140.00	$139.53	$929	-3.32
748	748	62	155.00	$155.00	$1,159	+16.35
800	800	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,080	+4.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	151.00	$151.00	$646	-15.14
478	478	15	159.50	$159.50	$762	-1.60
500–542	522	15	153.00–158.00	$155.48	$812	+0.56
550–592	556	44	151.00–165.00	$161.27	$897	+7.78
576 unweaned	576	4	146.00	$146.00	$841	-3.00
672	672	2	149.50	$149.50	$1,005	-7.22
741	741	6	146.50	$146.50	$1,086	+2.46

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	141.00	$141.00	$678	+9.52
547	547	7	143.00	$143.00	$782	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	12	190.00	$190.00	$600	+20.36
395	395	6	173.00	$173.00	$683	—
435–448	443	23	155.00–170.00	$165.04	$731	+2.58
462–467	463	26	154.00–165.50	$163.59	$757	+0.59
521–547	531	11	149.00–150.00	$149.54	$794	+3.00
556–588	560	41	148.00–158.00	$154.83	$867	+11.30
620	620	3	143.00	$143.00	$887	-6.28
660	660	7	148.50	$148.50	$980	+12.15
718–734	732	20	137.00–139.00	$138.71	$1,015	+8.24
913	913	6	123.00	$123.00	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	8	170.00	$170.00	$884	+4.41

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1180	1127	80-85%	3	48.00–55.50	$51.59	$581	—
1115–1495	1264	80-85%	51	55.00–65.00	$59.77	$755	-6.30
1225–1445	1329	80-85%	8	62.50–69.50	$65.69	$873	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1095	1035	85-90%	2	37.50–44.50	$41.20	$426	—
900–1225	1071	85-90%	16	47.00–56.50	$52.18	$559	-0.71
1055–1220	1138	85-90%	2	58.00–60.00	$58.93	$671	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1515	1408	75-80%	3	65.00–67.50	$66.59	$938	—
1335–1665	1504	75-80%	16	58.00–66.00	$62.15	$935	—
1825	1825	75-80%	1	53.50	$53.50	$976	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1615	1533	3	78.00–80.00	$79.35	$1,216	+5.52
1415–1980	1688	3	81.00–90.00	$84.39	$1,425	-3.38
1650–1875	1763	2	92.50–93.00	$92.77	$1,636	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1030	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	60.00–83.00	$73.97	$677

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00	$900.00
1035–1250	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	1,150.00–1,675.00	$1,525.45
1215–1300	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	126	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,695.82
1225–1385	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	985.00–1,150.00	$1,091.30
1225–1525	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	710.00–910.00	$824.95
1278–1385	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	900.00–1,600.00	$1,115.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1115–1150	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	610.00–660.00	$642.99
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–875.00	$837.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1264	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	63.50	$63.50	$803

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1010	1004	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,804.04
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	2,250.00	$2,250.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1150–1325	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,330.36	—

↑ Back to top

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.