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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

9,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.28/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 681 lb · 410 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.13/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 728 lb · 327 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.64/cwt ≈ $973/hd at 673 lb · 313 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,052 1,228 8,158
Feeder cattle 8,195 808 7,271
Slaughter cattle 710 100 784
Replacement cattle 147 320 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Yearlings steady. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 334 30 170.00–198.00 $194.93 $651 -4.50
350–365 362 5 165.00–179.00 $176.29 $638 —
405–446 434 72 166.00–182.00 $175.61 $762 -9.33
468 468 4 158.00 $158.00 $739 -9.36
451–498 473 137 162.00–183.00 $173.60 $821 +6.24
476 unweaned 476 4 158.00 $158.00 $752 -1.00
500–548 526 191 150.00–171.00 $163.91 $862 -1.61
526–540 unweaned 535 42 152.00–156.00 $153.36 $820 —
550–597 577 239 149.50–162.50 $155.57 $898 +3.64
550–598 unweaned 578 53 144.00–147.00 $146.01 $844 —
560–583 578 16 142.50–146.00 $143.70 $831 -8.23
600 thin fleshed 600 4 157.50 $157.50 $945 —
601 unweaned 601 3 135.00 $135.00 $811 -5.00
601–648 626 255 141.00–155.00 $148.98 $933 -9.28
634 634 7 141.00 $141.00 $894 -17.26
650–699 unweaned 669 66 133.00–139.25 $136.02 $910 —
650–697 673 217 135.00–153.50 $147.84 $995 —
658–689 681 30 138.00–143.00 $140.49 $957 —
701–748 726 271 133.00–150.00 $143.96 $1,045 —
729–746 736 44 134.25–135.25 $134.63 $991 —
730–744 unweaned 739 12 125.50–131.00 $128.36 $949 —
782 782 10 124.00 $124.00 $970 —
753–798 785 179 126.00–143.00 $138.19 $1,085 —
806–843 832 222 134.50–146.50 $139.50 $1,161 —
876 876 54 132.60 $132.60 $1,162 —
908–946 927 179 130.10–135.00 $133.15 $1,234 —
951–988 968 143 125.00–133.00 $130.74 $1,266 +7.74
1028 1028 56 129.85 $129.85 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–339 326 6 155.00–175.00 $161.13 $525 —
353–381 376 22 165.00–182.50 $174.98 $658 -5.36
410–447 431 23 157.00–174.00 $166.91 $719 -7.68
436 unweaned 436 8 157.00 $157.00 $685 —
451–495 470 80 150.00–165.00 $156.53 $736 -0.97
528 unweaned 528 6 142.00 $142.00 $750 —
500–548 533 104 144.50–161.00 $151.23 $806 -4.99
563 thin fleshed 563 5 158.00 $158.00 $890 —
560–598 575 87 138.00–154.00 $146.77 $844 +0.39
604–649 635 128 135.00–146.00 $140.78 $894 -0.48
644–645 unweaned 644 9 128.50–135.00 $130.67 $842 —
646 646 6 130.00 $130.00 $840 -11.26
655–696 677 64 129.50–150.00 $139.02 $941 +6.18
669–698 684 15 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $887 -3.10
692 thin fleshed 692 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,055 —
717 unweaned 717 14 125.00 $125.00 $896 —
700–747 724 65 131.00–145.00 $137.06 $992 +5.43
756 unweaned 756 10 122.00 $122.00 $922 —
760–798 786 14 128.00–136.00 $132.77 $1,044 +3.77
812–837 821 75 120.00–134.50 $132.72 $1,090 +1.72
885 885 24 129.00 $129.00 $1,142 —
905–944 931 9 117.00–120.50 $119.37 $1,111 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–492 488 12 143.00–152.00 $146.71 $716 —
572–580 577 18 139.00–153.00 $147.48 $851 -2.52
614–649 635 15 140.75–148.00 $143.55 $912 —
664 664 4 134.00 $134.00 $890 -0.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 155.00 $155.00 $702 —
606–648 616 28 140.00–150.50 $142.25 $876 —
738 738 5 128.00 $128.00 $945 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941 941 24 110.00 $110.00 $1,035 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 147.00 $147.00 $634 —
562 562 5 125.00 $125.00 $702 —
671 671 7 121.50 $121.50 $815 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 8 126.00 $126.00 $850 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–391 386 14 150.00–159.00 $154.03 $595 +0.03
405–445 429 53 142.00–158.00 $148.96 $639 +0.37
438 438 6 143.00 $143.00 $626 -5.59
440 fancy 440 3 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
452–499 478 239 137.50–153.50 $146.25 $699 -2.87
478–493 487 13 136.00 $136.00 $662 -13.12
491 unweaned 491 15 139.00 $139.00 $682 —
501–543 520 142 128.00–148.00 $140.29 $730 -2.73
531–547 534 14 134.00–135.00 $134.78 $720 -8.24
515–547 unweaned 541 10 127.00–128.00 $127.19 $688 —
552–597 572 210 129.00–140.00 $137.01 $784 +0.01
568–590 unweaned 587 19 127.50–130.25 $129.83 $762 —
609–613 unweaned 611 24 120.00–131.50 $124.33 $760 —
600–644 624 211 126.00–144.50 $136.39 $851 +8.39
608–644 633 48 125.50–133.00 $128.61 $814 +0.61
651 unweaned 651 4 130.00 $130.00 $846 —
652–684 670 49 122.00–130.75 $125.94 $844 -3.06
651–693 683 357 125.00–145.25 $138.92 $949 +9.92
705 unweaned 705 5 123.50 $123.50 $871 —
703–748 733 84 124.00–143.00 $135.39 $992 —
723–747 737 5 126.00–127.00 $126.39 $931 —
757–789 774 191 120.00–136.00 $131.27 $1,016 —
818–842 838 38 120.00–124.75 $124.02 $1,039 —
913 913 5 123.50 $123.50 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 145.00 $145.00 $403 —
321–343 327 11 142.00–152.00 $149.14 $488 —
358–394 371 27 130.00–159.00 $151.17 $561 +13.17
421–445 429 58 130.00–148.00 $140.10 $601 -8.90
442 thin fleshed 442 3 147.00 $147.00 $650 —
451–498 477 93 129.00–144.00 $138.91 $663 -0.25
480 480 3 126.00 $126.00 $605 -13.16
500–546 519 85 128.00–141.00 $134.55 $698 +1.10
531–542 unweaned 534 13 121.00–123.00 $121.85 $651 —
548 548 3 128.50 $128.50 $704 -4.95
551–594 572 192 124.00–135.00 $131.09 $750 +0.09
573 573 11 122.00 $122.00 $699 -9.00
601–645 616 40 116.00–139.00 $129.40 $797 -1.54
600–641 unweaned 624 12 119.50–120.00 $119.80 $748 —
625–636 631 7 123.50–125.00 $124.36 $785 -6.58
672 unweaned 672 7 122.00 $122.00 $820 —
650–698 674 78 117.50–132.25 $127.03 $856 +4.59
668–693 681 6 112.00–115.00 $113.53 $773 -8.91
716 unweaned 716 8 115.00 $115.00 $823 —
710–745 721 32 119.00–130.00 $124.79 $900 +0.79
760–799 780 22 107.00–120.50 $114.50 $893 -13.35
828–847 836 17 109.00–122.00 $115.77 $968 -0.73
865–881 876 19 105.50–115.00 $111.67 $978 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–446 440 12 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
471–499 489 11 131.00–132.00 $131.35 $642 —
507 507 5 131.00 $131.00 $664 —
618–628 622 9 116.00–122.00 $118.69 $738 —
658 658 5 127.00 $127.00 $836 —
719 719 4 111.00 $111.00 $798 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 148.00 $148.00 $724 —
587 587 16 140.00 $140.00 $822 —
601–605 603 11 136.75–137.00 $136.86 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 7 125.00 $125.00 $626 —
572 572 8 119.00 $119.00 $681 —
697 697 4 116.00 $116.00 $809 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 9 137.00 $137.00 $730 —
698 698 3 120.00 $120.00 $838 —

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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 2 160.00 $160.00 $629 —
401–445 412 16 152.00–171.00 $161.25 $664 -3.00
454–499 479 33 144.00–161.00 $153.96 $737 -0.04
517–545 532 11 141.00–150.00 $145.68 $775 -0.32
552–598 581 30 123.50–141.00 $135.47 $787 -10.53
600–630 613 31 121.00–135.00 $129.06 $791 -3.95
650–693 674 24 120.00–130.00 $125.64 $847 +15.64
708–709 709 10 123.00–125.00 $124.20 $881 —
765 765 3 119.00 $119.00 $910 —
805–813 809 11 106.50–108.00 $107.19 $867 —
964–977 970 9 89.00–94.00 $91.76 $890 —
1065 1065 5 80.00 $80.00 $852 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 124.00 $124.00 $724 —
664–687 673 13 114.50–117.50 $116.32 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931 931 13 93.50 $93.50 $870 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1495 1208 80-85% 76 44.00–54.50 $49.91 $603 +5.87
1060–1485 1252 80-85% 16 51.00–56.50 $53.11 $665 —
990–1670 1254 80-85% 28 40.00–47.50 $44.03 $552 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–915 905 85-90% 2 24.00–28.00 $25.98 $235 —
755–1250 987 85-90% 28 31.00–42.50 $38.26 $378 —
815–1315 1053 85-90% 49 40.00–48.50 $43.55 $459 —
1020–1200 1121 85-90% 5 48.00–49.50 $48.68 $546 +4.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1690 1378 75-80% 14 47.00–52.00 $49.96 $688 —
1105–1790 1389 75-80% 50 49.00–58.00 $54.13 $752 —
1305–1795 1503 75-80% 20 57.50–63.50 $60.44 $908 +15.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–2620 1507 11 52.00–75.00 $68.01 $1,025 —
865–2050 1705 19 75.00–86.00 $79.59 $1,357 —
1745–2000 1873 2 87.50–90.00 $88.84 $1,664 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1105 935 (<2 yrs)Open 21 66.00–93.00 $82.00 $767
830–1405 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 50.00–80.00 $64.18 $661

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1760 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 725.00–985.00 $919.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1540 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 800.00–875.00 $843.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1425 1369 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,235.00–1,400.00 $1,333.75 —

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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.