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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

7,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.41/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 726 lb · 450 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.21/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 574 lb · 419 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $128.27/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 819 lb · 373 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,950 10,172 3,931
Feeder cattle 7,334 9,313 3,353
Slaughter cattle 493 666 267
Replacement cattle 123 193 311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower 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
300–330 315 4 170.00–180.00 $176.43 $556 -10.22
350–380 363 8 171.00–176.00 $174.11 $632 -14.77
398 unweaned 398 2 166.00 $166.00 $661 —
402–433 424 47 169.50–179.00 $175.51 $744 -3.54
425 unweaned 425 6 167.00 $167.00 $710 +7.00
450–465 thin fleshed 460 6 167.50–170.00 $168.32 $774 -12.41
455–497 475 117 152.00–185.00 $169.22 $804 -1.50
522 522 6 156.00 $156.00 $814 -11.06
502–548 527 142 154.00–175.00 $164.76 $868 -2.30
553–559 fancy 556 56 163.00–166.25 $165.08 $918 —
568–574 unweaned 571 11 142.00–146.00 $144.17 $823 +4.17
550–597 577 352 141.00–161.50 $151.60 $875 -1.96
605–619 thin fleshed 617 7 147.50–149.00 $147.71 $911 —
604–649 627 336 130.00–153.50 $145.60 $913 +0.75
616–641 unweaned 633 18 134.00–137.00 $135.95 $861 +3.76
653–697 669 345 133.00–148.50 $143.79 $962 +3.56
663–693 680 21 128.50–138.00 $133.75 $910 +4.23
704–747 725 421 130.00–147.00 $142.11 $1,030 +6.30
729–744 736 29 127.00–133.00 $131.20 $966 +3.04
753–797 769 166 124.00–139.00 $134.54 $1,035 +3.13
771 unweaned 771 3 120.00 $120.00 $925 —
788 788 6 125.75 $125.75 $991 +3.31
804–848 819 366 124.50–131.00 $128.39 $1,052 +7.07
834 834 7 122.00 $122.00 $1,017 -6.69
873 873 10 118.25 $118.25 $1,032 -7.64
876–894 889 97 126.10–131.85 $130.16 $1,157 +4.27
910–941 933 79 118.00–123.35 $121.96 $1,138 +0.62
940 940 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,081 -6.34
1066 1066 14 114.50 $114.50 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 162.00 $162.00 $507 -10.28
363 363 3 167.00 $167.00 $606 -4.05
400–448 423 38 154.50–174.00 $167.61 $709 -1.31
446 thin fleshed 446 5 169.00 $169.00 $754 —
450–492 461 26 156.50–164.00 $160.78 $741 -1.21
467 thin fleshed 467 7 173.00 $173.00 $808 —
485 unweaned 485 6 154.00 $154.00 $747 —
500–548 526 106 150.00–165.00 $159.27 $838 +2.02
544–549 546 17 138.50–141.00 $139.82 $763 -17.43
550–599 579 87 132.00–154.50 $144.41 $836 -0.54
583 583 4 134.00 $134.00 $781 -10.95
602–648 623 112 129.50–151.50 $136.68 $852 -0.87
650–693 670 63 125.00–142.50 $133.65 $895 -2.28
688–693 690 9 123.00–127.25 $125.35 $865 -0.65
709 thin fleshed 709 7 143.50 $143.50 $1,017 +5.25
703–745 716 82 125.50–139.50 $130.81 $937 +8.13
732–749 742 7 122.00–130.00 $126.62 $940 -5.32
750–790 769 144 120.00–134.85 $128.52 $988 +1.74
828–846 840 10 120.00–126.50 $123.27 $1,035 -2.43
851–882 873 24 117.50–125.00 $120.67 $1,053 —
879–889 885 14 115.00–118.25 $116.38 $1,030 —
1056 1056 4 97.50 $97.50 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 153.75 $153.75 $680 +3.75
509 509 5 136.50 $136.50 $695 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 11 135.75 $135.75 $595 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 3 134.00 $134.00 $800 +9.00
616 616 4 139.00 $139.00 $856 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 6 131.50 $131.50 $902 +1.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 4 122.00 $122.00 $880 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 375 8 150.00–154.00 $152.61 $572 -3.68
405–448 431 68 142.00–167.50 $153.66 $662 +5.12
452–497 475 113 135.00–156.00 $148.75 $707 +1.59
502–548 523 252 130.00–149.00 $140.84 $737 +7.91
537–546 540 15 129.00–134.00 $133.33 $720 +0.40
556 fancy 556 8 146.25 $146.25 $813 —
554–583 unweaned 566 20 115.50–127.00 $123.70 $700 —
550–590 576 204 125.50–140.00 $133.16 $767 +2.15
600–638 614 215 119.00–140.75 $133.99 $823 +2.44
608–622 617 29 123.00–128.00 $125.53 $775 -6.02
650–692 671 158 116.00–136.25 $129.47 $869 +1.66
683 unweaned 683 4 119.00 $119.00 $813 —
692 692 3 119.00 $119.00 $823 -4.33
705–745 719 94 114.75–134.25 $128.21 $922 +1.73
762 762 8 122.00 $122.00 $930 +5.79
750–784 764 59 112.00–129.25 $121.61 $929 +5.40
762–796 785 70 132.00–132.50 $132.34 $1,039 +6.14
801 801 9 132.75 $132.75 $1,063 +23.25
803 803 6 113.50 $113.50 $911 +4.00
860–864 861 20 110.00–112.75 $112.06 $965 —
867 867 7 123.75 $123.75 $1,073 —
947 947 11 112.00 $112.00 $1,061 —
962 962 4 112.75 $112.75 $1,085 —
1003 1003 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–341 331 14 140.00–167.00 $145.56 $482 -8.47
360–396 382 40 137.00–149.00 $145.51 $556 +1.74
401–445 425 44 138.00–153.00 $147.98 $629 +3.58
454–496 472 29 130.00–143.00 $136.59 $645 +0.36
478–488 unweaned 483 6 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $582 —
507–549 533 95 128.00–142.00 $134.18 $715 +2.31
535 thin fleshed 535 3 144.00 $144.00 $770 +0.36
550–598 569 91 123.00–137.00 $129.04 $734 +3.47
600–648 625 153 123.00–135.50 $129.86 $812 +3.44
640 640 3 120.00 $120.00 $768 +6.01
655–697 674 53 120.00–134.00 $128.13 $864 +15.34
708–739 721 37 122.00–127.75 $125.50 $905 +3.08
788–790 789 8 115.00–120.00 $116.87 $922 +10.37
820–825 824 26 111.00–120.75 $118.51 $977 +7.38
969 969 6 96.50 $96.50 $935 —
1080 1080 10 92.50 $92.50 $999 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 15 130.25 $130.25 $554 +1.63
562 562 5 117.00 $117.00 $658 —
668–676 674 13 105.50–110.00 $108.63 $732 -6.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 19 135.00 $135.00 $593 —
568 568 4 118.00 $118.00 $670 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 120.00 $120.00 $571 —
711 711 6 115.00 $115.00 $818 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 179.00 $179.00 $668 +7.36
418–440 424 8 151.00–170.00 $159.07 $674 -0.64
460–495 480 28 142.00–154.50 $146.77 $704 +15.90
528 unweaned 528 3 131.50 $131.50 $694 +3.50
514–548 531 32 122.00–149.50 $142.09 $754 +6.06
583–595 590 7 124.00–130.00 $126.54 $747 +0.31
605 605 7 125.00–126.00 $125.57 $760 +3.57
667 667 12 123.50–125.00 $124.25 $829 +4.75
701–741 725 22 111.00–119.00 $114.41 $829 +5.41
882 882 14 104.00 $104.00 $917 —
952 952 3 96.00 $96.00 $914 —
1054 1054 4 98.00 $98.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 10 168.00 $168.00 $679 -2.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1315 1202 80-85% 13 53.00–58.00 $55.92 $672 —
1045–1440 1211 80-85% 10 34.00–47.50 $42.92 $520 -6.63
920–1635 1227 80-85% 73 45.50–55.00 $50.73 $622 +1.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1060 748 85-90% 16 15.00–24.00 $21.92 $164 —
725–1375 970 85-90% 16 28.00–41.50 $36.09 $350 -12.42
840–1315 1066 85-90% 40 40.00–50.50 $45.25 $482 +9.14
1095–1115 1105 85-90% 2 53.00–54.50 $53.74 $594 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1535 1368 75-80% 3 48.00–50.50 $48.84 $668 +2.01
1190–1690 1386 75-80% 38 51.00–58.00 $54.95 $762 +8.12
1370–1915 1622 75-80% 11 57.00–61.00 $58.51 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1550 1244 7 68.00–75.00 $70.54 $878 —
985–2145 1259 20 87.00–94.00 $88.56 $1,115 —
1065–2285 1684 21 74.00–87.00 $81.91 $1,379 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1185 1076 (<2 yrs)Open 4 65.00–84.00 $75.60 $813
910–1300 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 54.00–81.00 $66.57 $717
1010–1245 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 55.00–67.00 $60.76 $677

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1027–1550 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 775.00–960.00 $864.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–970 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–785.00 $767.36

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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
1100–1250 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,125.00–1,260.00 $1,205.83 —

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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.