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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

6,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.63/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 681 lb · 439 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.68/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 734 lb · 279 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.29/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 565 lb · 251 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,276 3,582 4,724
Feeder cattle 5,166 2,927 4,108
Slaughter cattle 941 540 525
Replacement cattle 169 115 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–321 316 9 173.00–196.00 $191.15 $604 —
360–393 376 17 169.00–178.00 $174.47 $656 -5.53
421–448 434 33 160.00–179.50 $173.57 $753 +0.82
450–499 474 80 155.00–171.50 $167.34 $793 +0.49
508 fancy 508 6 177.00 $177.00 $899 —
500–533 519 73 143.00–171.00 $161.94 $840 -1.15
550–599 564 238 147.00–161.00 $157.01 $886 +12.01
583 583 8 140.00–148.00 $145.00 $845 -11.22
590 unweaned 590 5 140.00 $140.00 $826 -5.04
601 unweaned 601 4 141.00 $141.00 $847 +8.77
613 thin fleshed 613 16 153.00 $153.00 $938 —
603–648 631 120 133.00–154.75 $147.10 $928 +4.60
660–693 670 16 125.00–142.50 $137.02 $918 +5.02
671 unweaned 671 10 140.00 $140.00 $939 +10.00
657–698 682 163 132.00–152.00 $148.76 $1,015 +6.07
709–728 718 19 134.00–139.00 $137.49 $987 -10.82
700–747 735 257 130.00–154.75 $149.72 $1,100 +15.72
740 unweaned 740 3 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
759–795 771 109 124.00–147.50 $145.59 $1,122 +0.39
765–795 775 23 130.00–139.00 $134.81 $1,045 -10.39
800–838 806 57 133.50–143.00 $138.87 $1,119 +8.37
864–886 876 117 126.50–143.35 $141.10 $1,236 +16.10
906–910 908 120 141.00–141.10 $141.05 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 thin fleshed 384 17 184.00 $184.00 $707 —
423–445 435 9 155.00–176.00 $164.40 $715 +0.76
450–475 469 71 147.00–164.00 $155.22 $728 -4.14
500–547 527 77 132.00–161.00 $149.77 $789 +4.04
556–597 574 25 120.00–151.50 $141.32 $811 +1.32
605 thin fleshed 605 4 148.00 $148.00 $895 —
602–648 622 59 133.50–150.00 $142.36 $885 +1.61
658–694 690 43 138.00–143.60 $143.18 $988 +9.04
702 unweaned 702 10 127.00 $127.00 $892 —
702 702 8 125.00 $125.00 $878 -6.00
700–746 733 99 117.00–144.50 $143.00 $1,048 +12.00
760–790 773 9 134.50–137.25 $136.00 $1,051 +3.34
885–886 886 9 125.50–131.50 $130.17 $1,153 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–521 517 32 137.00–162.75 $158.00 $817 —
631 631 7 134.50 $134.50 $849 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 10 134.00 $134.00 $844 —
663 663 4 131.50 $131.50 $872 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 5 134.00 $134.00 $726 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 4 140.00 $140.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 thin fleshed 368 4 156.50 $156.50 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 174.00 $174.00 $440 —
310–340 328 7 138.00–171.00 $156.32 $513 +8.32
362–368 364 7 165.00–169.00 $166.16 $605 +7.17
415 thin fleshed 415 2 136.00 $136.00 $564 —
408–445 426 51 128.00–159.50 $153.56 $654 +3.75
451–498 469 147 134.00–157.00 $146.60 $688 +0.57
470 unweaned 470 2 140.50 $140.50 $660 —
506–532 unweaned 516 5 135.00–139.00 $137.35 $709 +6.61
522–541 532 13 126.00–135.00 $130.72 $695 -16.85
502–549 535 181 128.00–154.00 $142.05 $760 -5.52
550–595 564 78 124.00–142.50 $136.91 $772 -1.66
558–598 572 12 126.50–131.00 $128.46 $735 -10.11
605–634 614 22 119.95–132.00 $124.52 $765 +0.25
616–630 unweaned 621 13 131.00–131.25 $131.15 $814 +7.15
605–649 624 185 129.50–145.85 $142.00 $886 +17.73
663–678 671 6 119.50–133.00 $126.33 $848 -12.06
650–696 681 428 133.25–146.00 $143.06 $974 +4.67
682 unweaned 682 5 125.50 $125.50 $856 —
700–741 719 48 118.00–142.25 $134.76 $969 -10.25
753 753 62 142.50 $142.50 $1,073 +7.00
828 828 2 104.00 $104.00 $861 —
832 832 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,032 —
860 860 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 +2.00
968–988 976 13 105.50–111.50 $107.84 $1,053 —
1013 1013 6 100.00 $100.00 $1,013 +7.00
1288 1288 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 367 16 123.50–150.00 $141.24 $518 -7.26
400–435 416 36 128.00–153.25 $146.37 $609 +1.24
460 thin fleshed 460 3 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
451–495 473 178 112.00–145.25 $139.15 $658 +0.60
503–547 527 80 128.00–144.00 $134.00 $706 -0.59
540 540 3 126.00 $126.00 $680 -8.59
540 unweaned 540 3 118.00 $118.00 $637 —
554–598 567 64 116.00–135.00 $130.42 $739 -0.36
620–640 628 5 122.00–125.00 $123.78 $777 -3.09
600–645 630 54 123.00–136.75 $132.84 $837 +5.97
650–688 663 21 129.50–137.00 $133.01 $882 -1.36
666–697 686 11 120.00–122.00 $121.29 $832 -13.08
723 unweaned 723 3 117.00 $117.00 $846 —
718–748 724 49 114.00–139.25 $134.71 $975 +10.80
778 778 9 128.00 $128.00 $996 +5.96
1162 1162 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,092 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 127.00 $127.00 $563 —
504 504 5 120.00 $120.00 $605 —
622–648 635 6 122.00–126.00 $124.04 $788 +6.04
675–695 684 10 116.50–120.00 $117.57 $804 —
701–704 704 35 123.50–126.50 $126.24 $889 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 22 139.50 $139.50 $702 —
625 625 4 134.00 $134.00 $838 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 unweaned 418 3 110.00 $110.00 $460 —
493 493 3 119.00 $119.00 $587 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 113.00 $113.00 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 164.00 $164.00 $426 -13.50
340 340 2 169.00 $169.00 $575 —
433 433 4 147.00 $147.00 $637 +1.00
473–498 490 10 143.00–145.00 $143.90 $705 -5.45
523–536 532 10 138.00–139.50 $138.44 $737 -2.81
571 unweaned 571 3 121.00 $121.00 $691 —
565–585 575 15 109.00–137.00 $129.42 $744 +3.84
601–645 624 14 107.00–129.00 $120.84 $754 -10.04
652 652 6 113.00 $113.00 $737 —
750–758 754 11 100.00–123.00 $116.24 $876 +10.24
833 833 13 114.00 $114.00 $950 +9.92
853 853 2 94.00 $94.00 $802 +4.00
928 928 4 93.50 $93.50 $868 +9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–391 375 13 163.00–182.00 $174.08 $653 +2.41
410–445 422 8 142.50–178.00 $163.75 $691 —
483 483 2 142.00 $142.00 $686 —
506–534 521 42 143.00–155.00 $145.64 $759 —
608–621 617 13 130.00–131.00 $130.70 $806 —
707 unweaned 707 5 116.00 $116.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 5 115.00 $115.00 $576 —
579 unweaned 579 7 118.00 $118.00 $683 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 6 130.00 $130.00 $584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1505 1179 80-85% 34 38.50–50.00 $44.21 $521 -7.94
915–1510 1223 80-85% 136 43.00–55.00 $49.98 $611 +3.44
1030–1745 1241 80-85% 19 49.50–59.50 $54.27 $673 -3.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1445 1325 75-80% 16 46.00–51.50 $49.02 $650 —
1040–1730 1385 75-80% 93 50.00–59.00 $54.76 $758 -1.24
1337–1980 1576 75-80% 40 56.00–66.00 $61.69 $972 -1.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1065 945 85-90% 3 27.00–29.00 $28.09 $265 —
710–1230 959 85-90% 21 30.00–42.00 $35.36 $339 -5.14
775–1360 1058 85-90% 47 36.00–49.50 $43.55 $461 -2.99
905–1240 1121 85-90% 7 44.00–52.50 $48.58 $545 -2.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1840 1449 23 56.00–76.50 $67.00 $971 —
930–2350 1785 22 70.00–83.50 $77.59 $1,385 —
1680–1935 1823 3 83.50–87.50 $85.44 $1,558 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1095 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 50.00–52.00 $51.06 $528
865–1350 1054 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 23 52.00–81.00 $62.36 $657
785–1365 1061 (<2 yrs)Open 24 66.00–97.00 $79.32 $842

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1710 1249 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 800.00–1,170.00 $957.89
1235–1355 1277 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 760.00–820.00 $789.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1187 1187 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 56.00 $56.00 $665
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.