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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

9,529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.01/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 623 lb · 570 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.21/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 579 lb · 415 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.64/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 575 lb · 324 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,529 9,052 8,218
Feeder cattle 8,874 8,195 7,394
Slaughter cattle 565 710 685
Replacement cattle 90 147 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders uneven 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher with the gain on calves. 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
338 338 3 180.00 $180.00 $608 -14.93
360–397 376 38 173.00–196.00 $186.46 $701 +10.17
428–431 unweaned 429 9 166.50–169.50 $168.16 $721 —
403–446 430 52 170.00–183.50 $176.11 $757 +0.50
452–497 472 89 165.00–180.00 $172.30 $813 -1.30
476–485 unweaned 481 10 163.00–165.00 $163.99 $789 +5.99
490–497 494 10 156.00–158.50 $156.75 $774 -16.85
502 unweaned 502 9 156.00 $156.00 $783 +2.64
504–544 519 282 157.00–173.75 $166.66 $865 +2.75
533–541 536 7 153.00–154.00 $153.43 $822 -10.48
555–577 564 7 146.50–147.50 $147.06 $829 -8.51
550–599 579 392 143.75–165.00 $155.90 $903 +12.20
567–596 unweaned 583 16 135.50–148.00 $141.84 $827 -4.17
602–642 615 28 137.00–145.00 $141.40 $870 -7.58
600–647 623 478 140.00–156.00 $148.50 $925 -0.48
608–646 unweaned 624 64 133.50–139.00 $138.38 $863 +3.38
652–697 670 117 137.00–150.00 $143.12 $959 -4.72
657–695 678 106 133.00–138.50 $135.85 $921 -4.64
690 unweaned 690 5 133.25 $133.25 $919 -2.77
703–745 718 187 135.25–146.00 $141.98 $1,019 -1.98
712–731 unweaned 719 68 126.35–130.50 $127.82 $919 -0.54
703–748 729 48 128.00–135.00 $130.85 $954 -13.11
755–780 763 40 128.25–134.10 $132.11 $1,008 +8.11
762–798 768 85 135.10–138.25 $135.54 $1,041 +11.54
802–834 828 202 129.00–144.25 $142.54 $1,180 +3.04
848 848 10 126.50 $126.50 $1,073 -13.00
858–893 881 181 136.50–137.10 $136.90 $1,206 +4.30
900–906 906 128 125.00–138.00 $137.70 $1,248 +4.55
957 957 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,148 -10.74
965 965 10 119.75 $119.75 $1,156 -10.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 180.00 $180.00 $574 +18.87
360–397 381 12 160.00–176.00 $170.79 $651 -4.19
396 thin fleshed 396 8 180.00 $180.00 $713 —
401–440 422 89 155.00–174.00 $167.89 $708 +0.98
460–492 475 42 150.00–168.50 $161.94 $769 +5.41
501 thin fleshed 501 7 168.50 $168.50 $844 —
516 unweaned 516 19 140.75 $140.75 $726 -1.25
510–544 529 156 146.00–161.00 $152.87 $809 +1.64
551–593 579 191 135.00–152.50 $144.45 $836 -2.32
583 unweaned 583 4 132.00 $132.00 $770 —
617 unweaned 617 5 130.50 $130.50 $805 -0.17
601–646 621 183 130.00–148.25 $141.69 $880 +0.91
651–699 676 80 127.50–141.50 $136.40 $922 -2.62
700–733 723 91 125.50–144.00 $134.03 $969 -3.03
750–797 777 45 120.50–136.50 $129.46 $1,006 -3.31
801–843 816 248 125.00–135.50 $133.20 $1,087 +0.48
831 831 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,039 -7.72
863–883 880 69 125.00–132.60 $131.60 $1,158 +2.60
966–988 979 10 115.00–118.00 $116.18 $1,137 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–567 558 17 138.00–141.00 $139.08 $776 —
601–648 617 18 132.00–138.00 $136.24 $841 —
677 677 3 128.00 $128.00 $867 —
744 744 8 130.50 $130.50 $971 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 145.50 $145.50 $783 —
664–695 680 20 129.00–133.00 $131.05 $891 -2.95
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 6 140.50 $140.50 $882 -1.75
660–667 664 16 137.00–137.50 $137.31 $912 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 20 120.25 $120.25 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
477 477 12 149.00 $149.00 $711 —
624 624 5 127.00 $127.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 330 9 147.00–154.00 $149.67 $494 —
355–391 378 43 149.50–177.00 $160.32 $606 +6.29
395 unweaned 395 3 149.00 $149.00 $589 —
413 fancy 413 10 174.00 $174.00 $719 +24.00
420 420 4 147.00 $147.00 $617 -1.96
408–446 422 43 149.00–169.00 $160.15 $676 +11.19
434 unweaned 434 5 145.50 $145.50 $631 —
466–468 fancy 467 14 160.00–161.00 $160.71 $751 —
464–491 unweaned 475 12 133.50–139.00 $136.63 $649 -2.37
451–496 478 156 140.50–155.50 $148.77 $711 +2.52
491 491 8 137.50 $137.50 $675 +1.50
510 fancy 510 41 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
501–534 517 34 131.25–132.00 $131.73 $681 -8.56
508–546 529 214 134.00–151.00 $140.12 $741 +5.34
542 unweaned 542 18 129.25 $129.25 $701 +2.06
550–599 573 246 129.60–142.00 $134.92 $773 -2.09
552–595 577 65 122.00–131.00 $125.52 $724 -11.49
583–595 unweaned 592 13 120.00–126.50 $125.02 $740 -4.81
614–634 625 74 122.00–129.50 $125.87 $787 -10.52
606–641 unweaned 627 12 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $765 -2.37
602–647 628 107 130.00–141.50 $133.03 $835 -3.36
652–695 666 101 129.00–140.50 $133.94 $892 +8.00
662–691 676 54 117.00–124.00 $121.86 $824 -4.08
706–742 717 117 120.00–142.50 $135.76 $973 +0.37
738 738 3 125.00 $125.00 $922 -1.39
763–794 778 33 115.00–130.50 $121.63 $946 -9.64
788 788 20 122.35 $122.35 $964 -8.92
848 848 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,001 -6.02
908 908 12 110.00 $110.00 $999 -13.50
948 948 9 106.00 $106.00 $1,005 -17.50
1018 1018 13 107.00 $107.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 143.00 $143.00 $425 -2.00
334 334 6 156.00 $156.00 $521 +6.86
372 thin fleshed 372 5 176.00 $176.00 $655 —
350–395 374 23 138.00–164.00 $153.19 $573 +2.02
429 unweaned 429 11 140.00 $140.00 $601 —
405–448 434 68 140.00–150.00 $146.49 $636 +6.39
454 thin fleshed 454 13 150.00 $150.00 $681 —
451–499 474 140 134.50–156.00 $141.07 $669 +2.16
480–494 unweaned 489 16 128.00–134.00 $130.21 $637 —
500–549 528 212 124.00–141.75 $130.87 $691 -3.68
572 unweaned 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 —
555–598 576 121 122.00–135.00 $128.61 $741 +6.61
593 593 9 120.00 $120.00 $712 -2.00
602–626 618 14 121.50–126.00 $122.92 $760 -6.48
603–644 619 99 120.00–135.25 $128.97 $798 -0.43
626 thin fleshed 626 12 139.50 $139.50 $873 —
643 unweaned 643 18 120.25 $120.25 $773 +0.45
658–694 677 61 119.50–131.50 $126.92 $859 -0.11
670–686 682 11 110.00–115.50 $114.03 $778 +0.50
701–719 708 16 115.00–131.50 $124.95 $885 +0.16
747 747 5 118.00 $118.00 $881 -6.79
762 762 4 114.00 $114.00 $869 -0.50
775 775 28 118.75 $118.75 $920 +4.25
801–843 829 9 115.00–122.00 $119.75 $993 +3.98
838 838 7 96.00 $96.00 $804 -19.77
878 878 3 100.00 $100.00 $878 -11.67
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–490 475 9 131.00–135.00 $132.71 $630 —
540 540 4 132.50 $132.50 $716 —
571–584 577 27 122.25–128.50 $124.82 $720 —
664 664 6 107.00 $107.00 $710 —
690 690 3 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
737 737 4 108.00 $108.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 4 137.00 $137.00 $680 —
589 589 7 122.00 $122.00 $719 +3.00
602–637 624 11 116.75–118.50 $117.36 $732 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–563 555 13 121.00–129.50 $122.99 $683 —
620 620 4 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
753 753 3 112.00 $112.00 $843 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 120.00 $120.00 $590 -11.35
513 513 6 124.00 $124.00 $636 -7.00
607 607 7 122.00 $122.00 $741 +3.31
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 unweaned 487 10 105.00 $105.00 $511 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 7 139.50 $139.50 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–327 311 5 160.00–167.00 $164.05 $510 —
353 353 3 166.00 $166.00 $586 —
423–430 427 7 157.50–173.00 $162.96 $696 +1.71
468–490 482 11 149.00–153.00 $152.11 $733 -1.85
517–533 523 5 144.00–153.00 $149.33 $781 +3.65
550–578 563 16 125.00–144.00 $136.44 $768 +0.97
606 unweaned 606 5 121.00 $121.00 $733 —
625–632 628 15 119.00–130.00 $124.93 $785 -4.13
655–671 662 19 112.50–119.00 $117.18 $776 -8.46
700–745 719 24 114.00–123.50 $118.24 $850 -5.96
771 771 15 109.00 $109.00 $840 -10.00
800–818 808 9 105.00–108.50 $106.57 $861 -0.62
850 850 3 94.50 $94.50 $803 —
952–958 955 9 89.00–95.00 $91.68 $876 -0.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 9 185.00 $185.00 $716 —
401–402 401 5 169.00–170.00 $169.60 $680 —
461–473 467 17 156.00–161.50 $159.69 $746 —
519–525 522 7 138.00–143.00 $140.16 $732 —
567–590 575 34 126.00–139.00 $133.52 $768 —
603 603 6 134.00 $134.00 $808 —
660 660 27 124.00 $124.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 130.00 $130.00 $413 —
440 440 9 122.00 $122.00 $537 —
622 622 4 106.00 $106.00 $659 —
788 788 4 90.00 $90.00 $709 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 unweaned 406 8 124.00 $124.00 $503 —
645 unweaned 645 4 109.00 $109.00 $703 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1525 1193 80-85% 13 40.00–47.00 $44.36 $529 —
1020–1485 1210 80-85% 88 45.50–54.50 $50.83 $615 +0.92
1220–1415 1331 80-85% 7 54.50–57.00 $55.54 $739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1046 941 85-90% 25 34.00–42.00 $37.56 $353 —
915–1215 1033 85-90% 61 39.00–48.00 $44.83 $463 —
1040–1070 1055 85-90% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.27 $562 +9.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1825 1444 75-80% 39 52.00–58.00 $54.99 $794 —
1225–1800 1513 75-80% 9 58.50–62.50 $60.23 $911 -0.21
1335–1720 1525 75-80% 4 46.50–49.00 $47.65 $727 -12.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1745 1563 2 70.00–71.50 $70.66 $1,104 —
1680–2115 1864 4 75.00–85.50 $79.83 $1,488 -9.01
1970–2170 2070 2 85.00–87.00 $85.95 $1,779 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
943–1270 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 62.00–64.00 $63.80 $618
865–1045 990 (<2 yrs)Open 6 65.00–90.50 $80.97 $802
930–1325 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 62.00–66.00 $64.90 $730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1148–1366 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 59.75–65.00 $63.43 $806
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1395 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 985.00–1,100.00 $1,051.97

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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.