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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.25/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 713 lb · 104 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.24/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 691 lb · 94 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.23/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 622 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,420 3,745 3,188
Feeder cattle 1,100 3,273 2,684
Slaughter cattle 280 374 278
Replacement cattle 40 98 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves traded with a lower undertone, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 5 163.50 $163.50 $667 +0.29
466–480 471 8 155.00–164.00 $160.56 $756 -7.24
480 unweaned 480 6 149.00 $149.00 $715 -3.86
523–547 535 25 150.00–158.00 $153.70 $822 -2.80
542 unweaned 542 9 140.00 $140.00 $759 -5.51
564–598 586 20 145.00–152.50 $147.16 $862 +4.16
592 592 3 136.00 $136.00 $805 -7.00
604 thin fleshed 604 8 149.00 $149.00 $900 —
610–649 626 38 142.00–146.50 $143.22 $897 -7.91
692–693 693 30 139.50–149.00 $143.16 $992 +11.74
702 702 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,025 +2.12
703 unweaned 703 12 114.00 $114.00 $801 -21.50
795–796 796 9 133.50–142.25 $139.34 $1,109 +1.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 170.00 $170.00 $672 +11.00
402–429 410 27 146.00–157.00 $149.41 $613 —
455–490 477 11 136.00–160.00 $151.27 $722 +2.40
527–530 527 46 137.50–149.75 $149.21 $786 +1.40
565 565 8 127.00 $127.00 $718 -19.58
568–584 576 13 127.00–133.00 $130.25 $750 -16.33
612–643 627 43 128.00–140.00 $137.11 $860 -4.09
630 630 3 124.00 $124.00 $781 -17.20
662–692 687 11 130.00–132.00 $131.65 $904 -7.57
753–795 770 9 120.50–125.00 $123.05 $947 -10.55
818 818 3 118.50 $118.50 $969 -6.50
856 856 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,027 -5.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 5 137.00 $137.00 $582 —
511–530 518 21 136.00–144.00 $142.46 $738 +6.64
568–588 581 30 130.50–134.00 $131.87 $766 +6.22
601–619 609 11 128.00–133.00 $130.31 $794 -7.04
627–632 630 15 116.00–122.00 $119.21 $751 -3.93
651 651 13 130.00 $130.00 $846 -4.28
679 unweaned 679 7 109.00 $109.00 $740 -1.00
699 699 74 145.00 $145.00 $1,014 +19.00
709–723 713 104 130.75–142.00 $140.25 $1,000 +2.85
758 758 16 135.50 $135.50 $1,027 +10.95
1197 1197 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 9 130.00 $130.00 $480 -25.00
408 408 8 141.00 $141.00 $575 -5.97
412 unweaned 412 5 131.00 $131.00 $540 —
463–485 479 21 121.50–133.50 $124.11 $594 -7.43
480 unweaned 480 6 134.00 $134.00 $643 —
494 thin fleshed 494 4 143.50 $143.50 $709 —
509–530 513 12 118.00–125.00 $122.10 $626 -5.41
522 unweaned 522 16 131.50–135.00 $134.56 $702 —
555 555 7 115.00 $115.00 $638 -8.36
568–585 573 8 111.00–127.00 $118.80 $681 -4.56
602–617 unweaned 606 7 119.50–120.00 $119.65 $725 —
600–645 629 16 113.00–125.00 $117.45 $739 -10.19
679–692 687 22 121.00–126.75 $123.91 $851 -1.94
705–715 710 4 110.50–117.50 $113.98 $809 -18.62
755–768 761 8 114.50–125.50 $118.79 $904 -0.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 120.00 $120.00 $493 —
636 636 4 103.50 $103.50 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 unweaned 571 8 124.00 $124.00 $708 —
612–638 unweaned 631 11 113.50–119.50 $115.09 $726 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 154.00 $154.00 $459 —
536 536 7 134.50 $134.50 $721 -4.36
632 632 5 115.00 $115.00 $727 -16.00
763 763 3 112.50 $112.50 $858 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1215 1129 80-85% 6 44.50–51.00 $47.29 $534 —
935–1580 1199 80-85% 54 49.50–58.50 $55.07 $660 —
1125–1425 1277 80-85% 20 57.50–66.00 $62.13 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1565 1312 75-80% 34 55.00–62.00 $58.32 $765 +7.34
1125–1675 1336 75-80% 4 51.50–54.00 $52.35 $699 +1.37
1280–2100 1522 75-80% 30 62.50–68.50 $65.27 $993 +0.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701–1340 829 85-90% 5 28.00–34.00 $29.94 $248 —
860–1240 991 85-90% 14 31.50–45.50 $39.28 $389 —
860–1245 1077 85-90% 41 43.50–52.50 $48.43 $522 +7.77
1135–1535 1275 85-90% 3 54.00–55.50 $54.60 $696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1435 1394 4 58.00–77.50 $71.37 $995 —
1440–1960 1758 14 77.00–85.00 $81.72 $1,437 —
1595–2175 1885 2 89.00–90.00 $89.42 $1,686 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1068 976 (<2 yrs)Open 7 66.00–93.00 $81.88 $799
860–1280 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 58.00–88.00 $71.23 $821

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1183–1350 1242 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 875.00–975.00 $914.81

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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.