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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

3,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.44/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 872 lb · 230 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.48/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 667 lb · 224 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.06/cwt -9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 776 lb · 196 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,745 3,887 4,458
Feeder cattle 3,273 3,479 3,709
Slaughter cattle 374 318 614
Replacement cattle 98 90 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, yearlings steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 421 41 151.00–172.00 $163.21 $687 -7.60
477–485 unweaned 484 21 152.00–153.00 $152.86 $740 -7.14
487–488 487 5 167.00–169.00 $167.80 $817 -0.14
500–548 519 101 145.00–169.00 $156.50 $812 -8.48
513–527 unweaned 520 6 144.50–146.50 $145.51 $757 —
565 565 4 130.00 $130.00 $734 -10.00
551–596 572 53 146.00–154.00 $150.46 $861 +10.46
552–596 unweaned 583 39 130.00–145.50 $141.70 $826 -2.80
584 584 4 143.00 $143.00 $835 -11.19
600–617 609 9 138.00–139.00 $138.56 $844 -7.91
610 unweaned 610 3 140.00 $140.00 $854 +0.50
604–625 615 29 150.00–153.00 $151.13 $929 +4.66
653–696 666 196 135.00–149.00 $142.92 $952 +4.80
658–696 671 28 129.50–132.50 $131.42 $882 -6.70
702 unweaned 702 7 135.50 $135.50 $951 —
703–727 726 65 136.00–144.25 $143.88 $1,045 -0.43
732 732 6 132.75 $132.75 $972 -11.56
745 745 3 132.50 $132.50 $987 -11.81
760–793 776 196 136.00–144.75 $138.06 $1,071 -8.38
821–825 824 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,071 -4.04
813–836 833 82 124.50–138.50 $135.73 $1,131 +1.69
856–892 872 230 132.10–139.50 $136.44 $1,190 +3.37
927 927 9 129.00 $129.00 $1,196 +3.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 159.00 $159.00 $611 —
464–470 466 8 147.00–150.00 $148.87 $694 -8.03
500–523 511 10 145.50–151.00 $147.81 $755 +2.86
516 unweaned 516 4 133.50 $133.50 $689 -11.50
569 thin fleshed 569 5 152.00 $152.00 $865 —
550–594 571 16 139.00–150.00 $146.58 $837 -0.27
555–599 unweaned 577 10 125.00 $125.00 $721 —
618–643 633 33 132.00–149.00 $141.20 $894 -2.59
636 unweaned 636 3 130.00 $130.00 $827 —
651–683 668 24 133.00–143.00 $139.22 $930 -2.13
670 unweaned 670 3 121.50 $121.50 $814 —
700–740 726 98 134.00–143.50 $140.65 $1,021 +2.60
766–782 777 14 133.25–134.50 $133.60 $1,038 -0.85
818 818 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,022 -6.61
803–837 828 32 123.50–134.00 $129.41 $1,072 -2.20
856–886 869 16 120.00–129.50 $125.35 $1,089 -10.65
905–925 922 87 114.00–131.00 $129.66 $1,195 -3.84
963 963 4 116.25 $116.25 $1,119 —
1015–1047 1025 11 106.50–110.00 $108.35 $1,111 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
745 745 3 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 4 138.00 $138.00 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $510 —
386 386 4 149.00 $149.00 $575 —
415–445 435 41 135.00–153.00 $146.61 $638 -5.21
453–494 470 48 135.00–147.00 $144.13 $677 -1.57
488 unweaned 488 25 136.50 $136.50 $666 +6.50
500–546 522 69 130.00–138.25 $135.82 $709 -12.29
550–595 564 44 126.50–138.00 $132.90 $750 -1.86
564–590 572 18 122.75–130.00 $125.65 $719 -9.11
603 fancy 603 17 152.50 $152.50 $920 —
600–628 619 42 131.75–143.50 $137.35 $850 -2.90
603–644 627 14 121.50–125.50 $123.14 $772 -17.11
663–691 676 29 128.00–138.75 $134.28 $908 +0.45
684 unweaned 684 5 110.00 $110.00 $752 —
688 688 6 126.00 $126.00 $867 -7.83
703–742 735 125 128.00–142.00 $137.40 $1,010 +2.95
779–798 788 19 122.00–126.00 $124.55 $981 —
826 826 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,032 +2.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 155.00 $155.00 $572 +14.50
428–436 432 6 144.00–150.00 $146.97 $635 -3.29
455–492 468 30 125.00–138.50 $131.54 $616 -9.57
507–545 532 25 121.00–133.00 $127.51 $678 -5.76
565–584 578 17 122.00–126.75 $123.36 $713 -10.28
583 unweaned 583 6 119.00 $119.00 $694 —
604–640 625 42 120.00–135.00 $127.64 $798 -7.65
664–665 664 27 125.00–126.00 $125.85 $836 -1.73
710–746 719 103 123.25–135.50 $132.60 $953 +3.07
754–757 755 10 109.50–124.00 $119.64 $903 -6.36
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 122.00 $122.00 $752 -6.00
650–670 661 7 121.50–123.00 $122.13 $807 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–433 415 9 110.50–116.00 $113.45 $471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–535 533 9 120.00 $120.00 $640 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 430 12 139.00–141.00 $139.47 $600 -21.50
470–494 482 8 138.00–150.00 $144.15 $695 —
529–545 536 7 133.50–143.00 $138.86 $744 -5.14
571–580 575 5 121.00–122.00 $121.60 $699 —
605 605 3 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
652–668 657 15 117.00–126.00 $119.89 $788 +7.57
779 779 4 118.50 $118.50 $923 +23.50
840 840 4 98.00 $98.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–423 419 4 159.50–162.00 $160.76 $674 -2.38
468 468 3 138.00 $138.00 $646 -33.00
488 488 5 154.50 $154.50 $754 —
505–524 518 17 139.50–149.00 $142.66 $739 +1.16
570–594 577 13 132.00–132.50 $132.34 $764 —
602 602 6 129.25 $129.25 $778 +0.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 4 104.50 $104.50 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1443 1154 80-85% 24 43.00–51.00 $47.61 $549 -6.73
900–1595 1228 80-85% 54 48.50–59.00 $54.41 $668 —
1015–1630 1304 80-85% 18 58.50–67.50 $62.45 $814 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1130 1046 85-90% 4 51.50–56.50 $54.13 $566 —
890–1295 1085 85-90% 14 29.00–45.00 $40.66 $441 -8.53
830–1498 1106 85-90% 53 43.00–53.00 $48.35 $535 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1535 1336 75-80% 11 47.00–53.00 $50.98 $681 —
1050–1575 1353 75-80% 39 53.00–62.50 $57.37 $776 +0.07
1310–2030 1543 75-80% 21 62.00–69.50 $64.76 $999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2110 1502 10 73.00–80.50 $74.88 $1,125 —
1360–2290 1824 26 77.00–89.00 $82.16 $1,499 —
2135 2135 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,879 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1380 1016 (<2 yrs)Open 22 73.00–100.00 $86.69 $881
830–1370 1164 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 58.50–76.00 $65.94 $768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1400 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 835.00–1,200.00 $1,063.04

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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.