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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

10,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.21/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 625 lb · 544 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.02/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 673 lb · 513 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.67/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 573 lb · 478 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,172 8,189 3,538
Feeder cattle 9,313 7,653 3,150
Slaughter cattle 666 380 328
Replacement cattle 193 156 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold uneven with calves mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher and yearlings weak to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 340 8 176.00–201.00 $186.65 $635 —
350–365 359 7 170.00–198.00 $188.88 $678 +14.23
405–447 429 82 168.00–194.50 $179.05 $768 +6.02
441 unweaned 441 6 160.00 $160.00 $706 —
450–486 thin fleshed 479 11 167.00–187.00 $180.73 $866 —
451–499 unweaned 481 8 158.00–160.00 $159.30 $766 —
451–499 484 143 152.00–180.00 $170.72 $826 -6.05
507 thin fleshed 507 14 177.00 $177.00 $897 +13.25
500–549 527 402 149.50–180.00 $167.06 $880 +2.07
534 534 4 151.50 $151.50 $809 -13.49
550–596 572 441 140.00–163.50 $153.56 $878 -1.26
573–598 584 28 139.00–148.00 $142.75 $834 -12.07
591 unweaned 591 9 140.00 $140.00 $827 -4.00
609 fancy 609 4 157.00 $157.00 $956 —
600–647 624 507 136.00–150.00 $144.85 $904 -1.50
631–645 unweaned 639 20 130.75–134.00 $132.19 $845 —
632–648 640 13 133.25–134.00 $133.65 $855 -2.63
650–698 673 503 130.50–145.50 $140.23 $944 -1.57
678–693 686 10 127.00–134.00 $129.52 $889 -12.28
700–748 724 418 129.00–143.50 $135.81 $983 -1.82
734 unweaned 734 7 119.00 $119.00 $873 —
703–747 739 37 127.75–130.00 $128.16 $947 -9.47
755–791 768 424 124.00–137.00 $131.41 $1,009 -2.74
763–788 777 9 122.00–123.00 $122.44 $951 -11.71
800–825 811 18 120.00–122.00 $121.32 $984 -11.40
815–849 834 129 124.75–130.25 $128.69 $1,073 -4.03
855–891 874 36 124.35–126.75 $125.89 $1,100 +3.89
920–931 924 9 120.00–124.00 $121.34 $1,121 +2.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 171.00–173.50 $172.28 $574 —
369–398 388 22 160.00–175.00 $171.05 $664 +1.55
388 thin fleshed 388 3 183.00 $183.00 $710 —
412–448 428 20 168.00–170.00 $168.92 $723 +3.35
457–497 479 45 153.50–169.00 $161.99 $776 -0.84
504–545 519 88 136.00–175.00 $157.25 $816 +8.74
550–598 577 184 135.00–151.50 $144.95 $836 -0.35
600–645 625 170 130.00–144.00 $137.55 $860 +0.23
652–693 668 167 128.00–143.50 $135.93 $908 +0.72
698 698 6 126.00 $126.00 $879 +3.38
700–728 713 17 122.00–123.00 $122.68 $875 -8.11
701–748 729 207 119.00–136.25 $131.94 $962 +1.15
740 thin fleshed 740 13 138.25 $138.25 $1,023 —
763–799 772 161 118.50–130.60 $126.78 $979 -0.08
780 780 5 116.00 $116.00 $905 -10.86
816–846 827 31 122.00–128.50 $125.70 $1,040 -1.44
914–925 917 11 111.50–115.25 $114.22 $1,047 -8.63
977 977 3 102.50 $102.50 $1,001 -13.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 160.00 $160.00 $718 —
568 568 6 145.00 $145.00 $824 -2.50
625 625 6 139.00 $139.00 $869 —
698 698 7 130.00 $130.00 $907 —
707–713 711 18 124.00–126.00 $125.45 $892 +2.45
810 810 11 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 528 15 138.00–147.00 $143.54 $758 +22.54
689 689 4 131.00 $131.00 $903 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 5 125.00 $125.00 $736 —
683–688 686 8 120.50–122.50 $121.75 $835 —
708 708 4 123.00 $123.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 10 102.00 $102.00 $926 —
1002 1002 6 86.50 $86.50 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 150.00 $150.00 $632 —
583 583 7 133.00 $133.00 $775 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 6 107.50 $107.50 $756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 2 128.00 $128.00 $919 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 153.00–157.00 $154.33 $532 -6.67
355–393 379 20 149.00–165.00 $156.29 $592 -1.36
400–448 427 58 140.00–162.00 $148.54 $634 -6.77
454–499 473 103 133.50–156.00 $147.16 $696 -2.11
468–499 fancy 483 23 156.00–159.00 $157.81 $762 —
477–488 483 21 129.00–136.00 $131.86 $637 -17.41
500–549 516 186 127.50–154.00 $140.26 $724 -3.96
518–548 522 28 127.00–134.00 $132.93 $694 -11.29
566–575 571 16 120.00–125.00 $122.73 $701 -13.25
550–598 573 296 124.00–138.50 $131.01 $751 -4.97
600–647 620 198 122.00–137.50 $131.55 $816 +7.55
625–637 unweaned 631 14 117.00–122.00 $119.48 $754 —
616–647 636 41 122.25–125.00 $123.98 $789 -8.35
652–698 673 278 118.00–134.00 $127.81 $860 -6.00
669–683 676 23 122.00–124.00 $123.33 $834 -10.48
701–744 725 104 116.50–133.50 $126.48 $917 -2.38
725 725 6 120.00 $120.00 $870 -8.86
768–780 772 10 115.00–119.00 $116.21 $897 -11.79
779–783 781 47 115.00–130.00 $126.20 $986 +10.06
810 810 4 109.50 $109.50 $887 -8.25
827–844 834 20 110.00–118.25 $115.15 $960 -2.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 160.00 $160.00 $464 —
308–345 332 12 140.00–168.00 $154.03 $511 +3.03
350–388 370 34 132.00–151.00 $143.77 $532 -0.78
410–448 429 68 130.00–155.00 $144.40 $619 -4.31
428–446 436 11 128.00–141.00 $134.96 $588 -13.75
450–498 477 128 125.00–145.00 $136.23 $650 -4.75
479 479 4 127.00 $127.00 $608 -13.98
508–525 thin fleshed 519 11 143.00–144.00 $143.64 $745 —
500–548 526 131 124.00–142.00 $131.87 $694 -0.69
530–549 544 11 125.00–128.00 $125.80 $684 -6.76
550–595 566 112 120.00–128.50 $125.57 $711 -3.54
600–643 622 89 116.00–130.00 $126.42 $786 -0.68
622 thin fleshed 622 12 135.00 $135.00 $840 —
611–647 634 25 111.00–120.00 $113.99 $723 -13.11
650–698 670 114 115.00–131.50 $122.28 $819 -3.60
670–677 675 15 112.00–115.00 $112.79 $761 -9.21
705–749 726 31 119.00–124.00 $122.42 $889 -4.22
751 unweaned 751 5 108.00 $108.00 $811 —
754–770 762 84 117.00–127.50 $121.32 $924 -2.75
781 781 12 106.50 $106.50 $832 -17.57
813–836 826 7 110.50–112.00 $111.13 $918 -5.92
887 887 8 93.00 $93.00 $825 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–394 388 12 125.00–132.50 $129.34 $502 -2.16
426–445 432 10 128.00–130.00 $128.62 $556 +3.62
469–493 479 19 120.00–130.00 $127.29 $610 -3.35
600 600 4 126.50 $126.50 $759 —
648 648 5 105.00 $105.00 $680 —
654–695 684 16 110.00–118.00 $115.58 $791 —
735 735 4 108.00 $108.00 $794 —
793 793 4 115.00 $115.00 $912 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 132.00 $132.00 $645 —
550–569 561 9 129.00–130.50 $129.85 $728 +17.85
621 621 12 122.00 $122.00 $758 —
667 667 3 116.00 $116.00 $774 —
720 720 4 122.50 $122.50 $882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 8 119.50 $119.50 $558 -4.50
525 525 4 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
811 811 4 93.50 $93.50 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 162.00–181.00 $172.01 $564 —
329 thin fleshed 329 5 199.00 $199.00 $655 —
388–395 390 3 167.00–174.00 $171.64 $669 —
405–430 426 13 158.00–160.00 $159.71 $680 —
465–499 492 5 126.00–132.00 $130.87 $644 -18.13
531–540 537 13 130.00–144.00 $136.03 $730 —
546 unweaned 546 4 128.00 $128.00 $699 —
553–597 574 21 120.00–134.00 $126.23 $725 -1.51
635 635 4 122.00 $122.00 $775 +10.00
677 677 5 119.50 $119.50 $809 -6.28
707 unweaned 707 2 104.00 $104.00 $735 —
713–718 715 3 108.00–111.00 $109.00 $779 -6.00
825 825 2 112.50 $112.50 $928 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 7 175.00 $175.00 $662 —
418–448 433 6 168.00–173.00 $170.59 $739 -4.41
458–488 477 8 163.00–169.00 $165.16 $788 +1.16
515 515 4 167.00 $167.00 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1475 1164 80-85% 28 38.00–46.50 $42.44 $494 —
1025–1470 1188 80-85% 13 53.00–58.00 $55.32 $657 —
950–1565 1240 80-85% 64 44.00–56.00 $49.55 $614 -6.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1550 1381 75-80% 10 44.00–52.00 $46.83 $647 —
1205–1620 1445 75-80% 26 48.00–58.00 $53.88 $779 —
1410–1630 1525 75-80% 10 58.00–61.00 $59.49 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–985 955 85-90% 4 21.00–26.00 $23.01 $220 —
960–990 975 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.51 $473 —
720–1310 1070 85-90% 14 29.00–42.50 $36.11 $386 -7.15
740–1335 1096 85-90% 25 42.00–48.00 $44.54 $488 +1.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1910 1434 7 54.00–77.00 $68.27 $979 —
1275–2205 1702 21 77.00–87.50 $82.16 $1,398 +1.91
1600–2225 1872 7 84.00–96.00 $88.91 $1,664 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1095 984 (<2 yrs)Open 7 70.00–90.00 $77.15 $759
1040–1255 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 53.00–62.00 $56.39 $640

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1680 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 10 850.00–1,000.00 $958.09
1030–1705 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 60 850.00–1,110.00 $966.85
1088–1535 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 760.00–800.00 $777.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1375 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 700.00–885.00 $802.69
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 785.00 $785.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1367–1436 1413 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,175.00–1,185.00 $1,181.78

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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 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $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.