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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

7,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.64/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 665 lb · 374 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.97/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 625 lb · 362 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.39/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 574 lb · 340 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,178 6,276 7,152
Feeder cattle 6,298 5,166 6,436
Slaughter cattle 740 941 598
Replacement cattle 140 169 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from steady to 5.00 higher early week and steady to 6.00 lower late week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 342 8 171.00–197.50 $185.59 $635 -5.56
365–398 381 10 167.50–190.00 $180.55 $688 +6.08
407–448 428 61 166.50–189.00 $175.87 $753 +2.30
465 fancy 465 4 177.00 $177.00 $823 —
466 466 4 159.00 $159.00 $741 -8.34
450–496 475 84 164.00–175.00 $169.03 $803 +1.69
470–496 unweaned 480 21 157.00–162.00 $158.97 $763 —
501–547 527 142 152.50–171.50 $161.89 $853 -0.05
531 unweaned 531 9 148.00 $148.00 $786 —
522–544 537 26 144.00–150.00 $148.35 $797 -13.59
551–599 573 330 143.00–162.50 $154.77 $887 -2.24
595 595 10 142.00 $142.00 $845 -3.00
608 fancy 608 12 157.50 $157.50 $958 —
600–643 622 288 135.00–154.50 $145.23 $903 -1.87
635 thin fleshed 635 9 148.50 $148.50 $943 -4.50
628–649 639 25 137.00–142.00 $139.20 $889 -7.90
645 unweaned 645 28 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
651–697 664 265 133.00–149.00 $142.98 $949 +5.96
650–685 667 109 131.00–142.00 $134.95 $900 -2.07
707–740 719 97 127.00–141.50 $136.49 $981 -1.00
713–740 725 52 131.50–148.00 $143.86 $1,043 +6.37
755–783 766 105 132.50–145.25 $143.10 $1,096 -2.49
755–797 774 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,006 -4.81
800–842 821 93 132.00–145.25 $141.33 $1,160 +2.46
870–891 880 181 128.00–142.75 $142.11 $1,251 +1.01
910 910 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,101 -20.05
917 917 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,275 -2.05
957 957 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–447 439 12 161.00–169.00 $165.82 $728 +1.42
453–497 480 30 149.50–160.50 $156.61 $752 +1.39
502–543 523 77 144.00–160.00 $151.36 $792 +1.59
550–596 572 72 134.00–156.00 $139.36 $797 -1.96
589 589 6 128.00 $128.00 $754 -13.32
604 thin fleshed 604 6 145.00 $145.00 $876 -3.00
607–640 625 98 132.00–149.50 $138.15 $863 -4.21
629 unweaned 629 6 131.00 $131.00 $824 —
640 640 8 125.50 $125.50 $803 -16.86
663–667 unweaned 666 8 126.00–134.00 $131.62 $877 —
651–698 670 135 128.00–145.50 $140.11 $939 -3.07
697 697 13 130.25 $130.25 $908 -12.93
705–747 723 54 128.00–144.50 $135.79 $982 -7.21
780–785 784 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,011 -7.00
797 797 5 118.00 $118.00 $940 -18.00
930 930 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 181.50 $181.50 $695 —
454 454 6 167.50 $167.50 $760 —
524 524 7 165.00 $165.00 $865 +7.00
525–536 unweaned 529 14 147.50–155.00 $152.29 $806 —
584 584 17 149.75 $149.75 $875 —
607 607 23 147.00 $147.00 $892 +12.50
622 unweaned 622 5 141.00 $141.00 $877 —
724 724 13 131.50 $131.50 $952 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 144.00 $144.00 $505 —
541 541 4 135.00 $135.00 $730 -5.00
553 553 9 131.50 $131.50 $727 —
660–698 681 12 120.00–130.00 $124.29 $846 —
728 728 5 119.00 $119.00 $866 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 4 142.00 $142.00 $747 —
586 unweaned 586 7 125.00 $125.00 $732 —
670 unweaned 670 7 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
708 708 9 125.00 $125.00 $885 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–480 473 8 140.00–152.00 $144.57 $684 —
590 590 4 129.00 $129.00 $761 —
683 683 3 119.50 $119.50 $816 —
960 960 9 117.00 $117.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 129.00 $129.00 $682 —
566 566 6 120.00 $120.00 $679 —
606 606 3 129.50 $129.50 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 7 159.00–167.50 $161.47 $513 +5.15
360 unweaned 360 3 139.00 $139.00 $500 —
355–393 379 11 150.00–160.00 $153.04 $580 -13.12
402–448 422 104 139.00–159.50 $152.67 $644 -0.89
447 447 3 134.00 $134.00 $599 -19.56
458 fancy 458 8 159.00 $159.00 $728 —
456–481 unweaned 469 8 136.00–140.00 $138.05 $647 -2.45
456–498 484 154 139.00–157.00 $149.98 $726 +3.38
501–549 519 150 134.00–149.75 $144.06 $748 +13.34
527 527 5 139.75 $139.75 $736 +9.03
551 unweaned 551 14 124.00 $124.00 $683 —
550–594 567 208 130.00–145.75 $140.25 $795 +3.34
571–590 577 13 126.00–129.50 $128.38 $741 -0.08
605–625 unweaned 609 41 123.00–131.25 $128.95 $785 -2.20
602–648 617 180 130.25–139.75 $135.08 $833 +10.56
640–649 646 8 128.00–129.50 $128.56 $830 -13.44
662–676 671 14 118.00–119.25 $118.81 $797 -7.52
655–688 672 76 125.00–145.25 $138.16 $928 +11.83
700–733 714 88 122.50–145.00 $140.22 $1,001 +5.46
745 745 6 119.00 $119.00 $887 -15.76
758 758 11 120.25 $120.25 $911 -22.25
775–788 782 16 119.50–125.00 $122.62 $959 -19.88
811 811 8 123.75 $123.75 $1,004 +19.75
910 910 7 105.00 $105.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 unweaned 259 6 141.00 $141.00 $365 —
320–349 338 11 140.00–155.00 $149.84 $506 —
366–378 371 10 142.00–151.00 $144.62 $537 +3.38
410–447 433 26 138.00–146.00 $140.89 $610 -5.48
445 thin fleshed 445 4 153.50 $153.50 $683 —
445 unweaned 445 5 134.00 $134.00 $596 —
465 thin fleshed 465 11 149.75 $149.75 $696 -1.25
474 unweaned 474 7 133.50 $133.50 $633 —
462–497 484 54 131.00–152.00 $142.22 $688 +3.07
499 499 5 128.00 $128.00 $639 -11.15
501–547 526 121 125.00–149.00 $137.90 $725 +3.90
550–597 573 87 119.00–138.75 $132.24 $758 +1.82
594–599 unweaned 598 15 119.00–124.00 $120.80 $722 —
600–639 619 58 125.00–136.50 $130.15 $806 +6.37
621 unweaned 621 7 124.00 $124.00 $770 —
627–648 631 47 122.00–123.00 $122.49 $773 -10.35
660–698 674 29 120.00–138.50 $130.65 $881 -2.36
675 unweaned 675 4 116.00 $116.00 $783 —
709 709 8 123.50 $123.50 $876 -11.21
709–747 714 114 119.00–137.10 $133.79 $955 -0.92
785 785 3 116.00 $116.00 $911 -12.00
755–798 788 45 120.00–131.75 $124.58 $982 -3.42
807 807 3 120.00 $120.00 $968 —
865 865 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
968–982 973 13 103.00–104.00 $103.39 $1,006 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 unweaned 438 5 146.00 $146.00 $639 —
475 475 7 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
490 unweaned 490 12 143.50 $143.50 $703 —
582 582 19 136.00 $136.00 $792 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 131.00 $131.00 $549 —
473 473 11 127.00–141.50 $133.59 $632 —
564 unweaned 564 5 130.00 $130.00 $733 —
631 unweaned 631 3 122.00 $122.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 10 110.00–120.00 $113.98 $573 —
576 576 4 113.50 $113.50 $654 —
616 616 8 122.00 $122.00 $752 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 10 131.00 $131.00 $483 —
430 430 4 130.00 $130.00 $559 +3.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 128.00 $128.00 $611 —
517 517 3 130.00 $130.00 $672 —
572 572 5 128.00 $128.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 174.00 $174.00 $684 —
422 422 3 155.00 $155.00 $654 +8.00
451–495 464 7 135.00–147.00 $143.34 $665 -0.56
473 unweaned 473 6 135.00 $135.00 $639 —
518–544 536 11 136.50–140.50 $139.11 $746 +0.67
544 unweaned 544 6 131.00 $131.00 $713 —
550–590 569 16 124.00–130.50 $129.32 $736 -0.10
595 unweaned 595 5 125.00 $125.00 $744 +4.00
617–644 636 16 123.00–130.00 $126.04 $802 +5.20
652 652 2 116.00 $116.00 $756 +3.00
739–748 745 22 115.00–121.00 $117.33 $874 —
780 780 4 117.00 $117.00 $913 +0.76
801 801 6 112.50 $112.50 $901 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 170.00 $170.00 $748 +6.25
469 469 4 155.00 $155.00 $727 +13.00
535 535 4 144.00 $144.00 $770 -1.64
599 599 6 132.50 $132.50 $794 —
608–648 633 8 125.50–133.00 $128.20 $812 -2.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 7 111.00 $111.00 $885 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1595 1193 80-85% 62 44.00–54.00 $49.89 $595 +5.68
1040–1765 1262 80-85% 7 39.00–45.00 $43.37 $547 —
975–1495 1289 80-85% 9 51.00–55.50 $52.97 $683 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1445 1281 75-80% 9 42.00–50.50 $46.97 $602 —
1350–1660 1481 75-80% 18 58.00–64.00 $60.65 $898 —
1220–1770 1493 75-80% 31 50.00–58.50 $53.89 $805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–960 883 85-90% 3 33.00–38.50 $35.55 $314 —
875–1350 1093 85-90% 18 37.50–48.50 $43.11 $471 -0.44
1125 1125 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $534 -1.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1610 1474 8 64.00–77.00 $71.54 $1,054 —
1405–2155 1676 18 77.00–86.50 $81.72 $1,370 —
1525–1965 1784 5 86.00–88.00 $87.16 $1,555 +9.57

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1390 1125 (<2 yrs)Open 15 66.00–96.00 $76.03 $855
1075–1305 1181 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 51.00–68.00 $60.57 $715
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 59.50 $59.50 $729

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
941–1435 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 835.00–1,125.00 $980.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1100 991 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,035.00–1,100.00 $1,082.27 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,185.00–1,235.00 $1,213.00 -137.00

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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.