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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

8,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.17/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 626 lb · 607 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.63/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 730 lb · 435 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.98/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 571 lb · 394 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,189 848 10,423
Feeder cattle 7,653 650 9,653
Slaughter cattle 380 158 681
Replacement cattle 156 40 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher, with the increase on calves and decline on yearlings. 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
354–375 363 27 167.00–181.00 $174.65 $634 —
393 unweaned 393 5 164.00 $164.00 $645 —
400–441 430 81 166.50–184.00 $173.03 $744 —
456–498 474 122 152.50–188.00 $176.77 $838 —
511 thin fleshed 511 13 163.75 $163.75 $837 —
515–522 516 17 153.00–154.00 $153.82 $794 -15.05
518 unweaned 518 3 151.00 $151.00 $782 —
502–549 532 294 147.50–175.50 $164.99 $878 -3.88
550–598 575 295 140.00–163.00 $154.82 $890 -5.18
576 thin fleshed 576 10 155.25 $155.25 $894 —
595 unweaned 595 5 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
600–649 626 596 139.50–153.00 $146.35 $916 -2.24
624–635 631 11 135.00–137.00 $136.28 $860 -12.31
663 663 9 129.50 $129.50 $859 -20.00
650–699 672 292 135.10–148.50 $141.80 $953 -7.70
688 unweaned 688 3 127.00 $127.00 $874 —
700–748 730 435 130.00–144.50 $137.63 $1,005 -2.81
759 fancy 759 8 142.50 $142.50 $1,082 —
751–794 780 198 128.50–139.00 $134.15 $1,046 —
795 795 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 —
800–833 803 86 125.00–128.00 $125.40 $1,007 -11.65
803–818 811 102 127.50–135.25 $132.72 $1,076 -4.33
852–875 860 84 124.00–131.00 $130.25 $1,120 —
877 877 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,070 —
933–934 934 11 118.00–120.00 $118.55 $1,107 —
954 954 177 128.00 $128.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 17 169.50 $169.50 $634 —
418–440 430 14 159.00–171.00 $165.57 $712 -2.43
451–499 481 82 151.00–172.00 $162.83 $783 —
500–548 531 33 137.00–156.00 $148.51 $789 -16.49
550–576 thin fleshed 566 16 156.00–157.50 $156.55 $886 —
553–593 577 117 139.50–156.00 $145.30 $838 -8.95
580 580 3 139.50 $139.50 $809 -14.75
606–647 625 113 129.00–145.00 $137.32 $858 -8.18
650–697 672 127 130.00–142.50 $135.21 $909 -4.29
685–690 687 8 122.00–123.00 $122.62 $842 -16.88
701–749 729 82 125.00–133.00 $130.79 $953 —
750–798 769 25 120.00–132.00 $126.86 $976 -4.64
813–827 822 55 124.60–132.25 $127.14 $1,045 —
852–888 881 16 123.25–126.50 $123.84 $1,091 -3.39
923 923 59 122.85 $122.85 $1,134 —
953 953 13 116.00 $116.00 $1,105 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 7 140.00 $140.00 $563 —
540 540 7 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
609 609 5 128.00 $128.00 $780 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 5 147.50 $147.50 $879 —
701 701 7 123.00 $123.00 $862 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 7 148.00 $148.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 161.00 $161.00 $507 —
365 unweaned 365 4 136.00 $136.00 $496 —
355–388 374 21 150.00–175.50 $157.65 $590 —
400–437 420 88 142.00–170.00 $155.31 $652 —
452–498 477 194 136.75–157.00 $149.27 $712 -1.73
486 unweaned 486 3 143.00 $143.00 $695 —
500–548 522 263 126.00–156.00 $144.22 $753 +3.22
531 531 6 125.50 $125.50 $666 -15.50
550–594 571 394 125.50–142.50 $135.98 $776 -1.47
612 612 6 124.00 $124.00 $759 —
600–647 632 230 123.00–142.00 $132.33 $836 —
641 641 16 150.50 $150.50 $965 —
656 656 8 122.75 $122.75 $805 -3.25
650–693 674 345 125.00–146.25 $133.81 $902 +7.81
700–745 712 120 118.50–136.50 $128.86 $917 —
771 771 10 128.00 $128.00 $987 -3.50
774–789 783 13 115.00–118.00 $116.14 $909 -15.36
755–799 788 14 118.00–120.25 $119.76 $944 -11.74
820 820 3 117.75 $117.75 $966 —
915 915 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 151.00 $151.00 $491 +6.00
355–399 386 17 126.00–154.00 $144.55 $558 —
405–446 428 57 141.00–153.50 $148.71 $636 +10.33
437 thin fleshed 437 10 155.50 $155.50 $680 —
460 460 3 131.00 $131.00 $603 -8.68
450–498 477 71 130.00–154.50 $140.98 $672 +1.30
501–548 529 142 124.00–139.00 $132.56 $701 -3.56
576 thin fleshed 576 8 133.00 $133.00 $766 —
550–598 581 100 122.00–135.00 $129.11 $750 -1.03
603–637 619 125 124.00–134.00 $127.10 $787 —
653–691 671 45 116.00–132.00 $125.88 $845 —
673 673 8 122.00 $122.00 $821 —
704–743 712 63 118.00–132.00 $126.64 $902 +0.64
765–790 767 66 110.00–125.35 $124.07 $952 +0.57
807–846 838 32 116.85–118.00 $117.05 $981 —
918 918 11 112.00 $112.00 $1,028 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 125.00 $125.00 $435 —
367 367 3 131.50 $131.50 $483 —
448 448 5 125.00 $125.00 $560 —
458–469 465 11 130.00–131.00 $130.64 $607 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 5 130.00 $130.00 $705 —
603 603 3 115.00 $115.00 $693 —
605 605 7 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 124.00 $124.00 $614 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 2 112.00 $112.00 $631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 thin fleshed 442 9 160.50 $160.50 $709 —
483–485 483 5 148.50–151.00 $149.00 $720 —
564–590 570 12 125.00–135.00 $127.74 $728 -24.80
638 638 2 112.00 $112.00 $715 —
650–685 668 2 115.00–136.00 $125.78 $840 —
746 746 6 115.00 $115.00 $858 -14.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
458 458 3 164.00 $164.00 $751 —
567 567 6 135.00 $135.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1695 1206 80-85% 86 42.00–57.00 $49.88 $602 +4.96
945–1525 1220 80-85% 21 38.00–47.00 $42.79 $522 -2.13
905–1405 1232 80-85% 20 51.00–61.00 $55.57 $685 +5.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1820 1455 75-80% 46 50.00–58.00 $54.00 $786 —
1170–1725 1491 75-80% 7 46.50–50.50 $49.64 $740 —
1345–1830 1586 75-80% 10 58.50–62.50 $59.78 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $436 —
780–1360 1011 85-90% 27 24.00–40.50 $35.69 $361 -10.36
805–1355 1074 85-90% 30 37.00–48.50 $43.26 $465 -8.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1810 1471 9 59.00–73.50 $68.16 $1,003 —
1280–2315 1709 28 74.00–86.50 $80.25 $1,371 —
1635–2080 1846 4 87.00–90.00 $88.49 $1,634 -0.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
893–1255 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 50.00–81.50 $65.75 $677
1070–1385 1157 (<2 yrs)Open 9 60.00–85.00 $73.35 $849
1070–1270 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 50.50–60.00 $56.12 $670

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1319 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 700.00–800.00 $765.29
1075–1495 1292 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 900.00–1,125.00 $981.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1330 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–875.00 $789.92
1055–1390 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 630.00–750.00 $704.21

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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
1000–1400 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–1,150.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.