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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

5,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.40/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 816 lb · 271 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.16/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 721 lb · 258 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.93/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 675 lb · 251 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,874 3,122 4,226
Feeder cattle 5,583 2,833 3,840
Slaughter cattle 255 219 232
Replacement cattle 36 70 154

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 386 20 170.00–189.50 $178.70 $690 -3.38
403–440 423 46 163.00–184.00 $173.00 $732 +15.00
456–495 473 42 152.00–183.00 $170.67 $807 -1.81
500–548 521 175 152.00–181.00 $170.13 $886 -3.18
557–567 fancy 564 23 172.00–174.50 $173.86 $981 +7.86
564 unweaned 564 16 152.00 $152.00 $857 —
551–596 576 176 144.75–168.00 $157.34 $906 -1.05
600–648 621 167 142.00–156.50 $149.54 $929 -2.98
624 624 8 138.00 $138.00 $861 -14.52
643 unweaned 643 4 137.00 $137.00 $881 —
650–698 675 251 134.00–151.00 $144.93 $978 -2.37
700–746 720 246 131.50–146.00 $141.42 $1,018 -5.50
725–743 736 12 135.25–136.50 $135.76 $999 -11.16
758–778 766 44 127.50–130.00 $128.99 $988 +4.77
750–795 771 188 128.00–138.50 $136.00 $1,049 +11.78
801–840 816 271 127.60–134.60 $130.40 $1,064 -2.92
851 851 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,068 +2.20
859–897 890 39 122.35–130.25 $125.50 $1,117 —
908 908 16 129.75 $129.75 $1,178 -1.35
1057 1057 10 115.00 $115.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–396 385 7 166.00–175.00 $169.71 $653 -8.79
403–438 422 15 136.00–183.00 $176.01 $743 +8.98
468–495 486 59 150.00–176.00 $166.44 $809 +6.56
513 513 4 148.00 $148.00 $759 -15.64
500–541 521 49 146.00–174.00 $163.14 $850 -0.50
556–598 573 72 134.50–161.50 $153.84 $882 +3.62
604–646 622 141 121.00–152.50 $147.13 $915 +1.76
650–695 675 74 120.00–143.00 $137.32 $927 +0.33
712–722 717 12 121.00–126.00 $123.93 $889 -9.88
700–748 730 110 129.00–143.25 $137.34 $1,003 +3.53
751–771 767 61 127.00–133.00 $132.78 $1,018 +4.51
767 767 5 123.00 $123.00 $943 -5.27
811 811 4 119.00 $119.00 $965 —
807–848 814 140 125.00–133.10 $132.13 $1,076 —
856–870 861 11 122.50–124.75 $123.92 $1,067 -2.73
913–922 918 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,102 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–540 533 15 138.00–155.00 $144.29 $769 —
710–740 725 17 120.00–128.00 $124.85 $905 —
750 750 19 125.50 $125.50 $941 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–444 437 10 166.50–167.50 $166.79 $729 —
598 598 3 141.00 $141.00 $843 —
644 644 5 135.00 $135.00 $869 —
668 668 6 137.50 $137.50 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 6 141.00 $141.00 $812 —
700 700 4 125.50 $125.50 $878 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 4 142.00 $142.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–399 395 13 161.00–170.00 $165.93 $655 +6.76
405–448 430 51 147.00–161.50 $156.27 $672 +1.83
438 unweaned 438 3 147.00 $147.00 $644 —
455–497 480 140 136.00–155.00 $147.27 $707 +2.47
490 unweaned 490 3 142.00 $142.00 $696 +8.50
509–544 529 14 134.00–135.00 $134.59 $712 -11.87
500–549 533 57 130.00–149.50 $141.62 $755 -4.84
550 unweaned 550 15 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
550–599 571 165 129.00–144.50 $137.56 $785 +1.88
602–640 621 191 117.00–140.00 $134.67 $836 -2.78
616–625 623 21 125.50–127.50 $126.06 $785 -11.39
651–693 664 189 118.00–138.75 $134.19 $891 -0.35
680 fancy 680 12 128.75 $128.75 $876 —
688–699 694 7 120.00–124.50 $122.59 $851 -11.95
712 712 12 125.50 $125.50 $894 —
705–740 733 187 114.00–135.50 $132.13 $969 -1.37
757–777 762 28 113.75–129.50 $125.00 $952 +3.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–399 377 25 141.00–160.00 $149.08 $562 +3.17
413–448 428 23 132.00–155.00 $144.78 $620 +4.59
455–495 468 26 130.00–153.00 $144.33 $675 +8.40
504 thin fleshed 504 4 148.00 $148.00 $746 —
501–543 527 47 128.00–146.00 $134.55 $709 +0.12
550 thin fleshed 550 8 144.75 $144.75 $796 —
569 unweaned 569 5 125.00 $125.00 $711 —
550–593 574 103 118.00–141.00 $132.06 $758 +3.05
611–648 628 73 123.00–136.50 $132.06 $829 +7.90
636 636 4 120.00 $120.00 $763 -4.16
659–690 682 52 116.50–127.00 $124.19 $847 -1.21
700–746 741 159 112.50–125.25 $124.54 $923 +3.95
755–785 782 78 118.00–129.00 $123.57 $966 -0.43
801–827 815 14 109.00–116.00 $111.36 $908 -6.64
1025 1025 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 142.00 $142.00 $542 —
420 thin fleshed 420 8 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
485 485 10 133.00 $133.00 $645 —
526 thin fleshed 526 10 145.00 $145.00 $763 —
531 531 4 134.00 $134.00 $712 —
605–638 622 6 120.00–137.50 $128.52 $799 —
682 682 9 129.00 $129.00 $880 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 5 128.00 $128.00 $342 —
564–591 578 8 122.00–124.00 $123.02 $711 —
700 700 3 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
828 828 6 107.50 $107.50 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 4 143.00 $143.00 $488 —
355–377 366 4 155.00–160.00 $157.58 $577 -17.42
462 462 5 161.00 $161.00 $744 +4.00
526 526 11 143.00 $143.00 $752 -14.00
576–593 582 12 134.00–141.00 $136.15 $792 +6.15
633–647 640 16 122.00–129.50 $126.09 $807 -7.41
653 653 10 135.50 $135.50 $885 —
728 728 4 117.00 $117.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 165.00 $165.00 $610 —
452 452 5 162.00 $162.00 $732 —
511 511 10 159.00 $159.00 $812 -1.00
578–587 580 11 143.00–146.00 $143.83 $834 —
670 670 4 129.00 $129.00 $864 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 5 110.00 $110.00 $762 —
845 845 3 101.00 $101.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1495 1181 80-85% 13 44.50–54.00 $48.77 $576 +1.35
990–1605 1241 80-85% 27 61.00–75.00 $67.60 $839 +6.55
925–1680 1261 80-85% 47 51.00–65.00 $58.79 $741 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1765 1435 75-80% 11 59.50–71.00 $64.59 $927 —
1140–1825 1460 75-80% 43 52.50–65.00 $59.14 $863 +2.00
1245–1905 1541 75-80% 7 45.00–56.50 $52.72 $812 -7.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $327 -15.81
860–1390 1069 85-90% 26 43.00–55.00 $50.30 $538 +3.49
880–1300 1090 85-90% 12 32.00–44.50 $40.85 $445 +2.34
1165 1165 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2045 1497 5 70.00–83.00 $78.35 $1,173 —
1310–2250 1686 9 94.00–101.00 $96.89 $1,634 —
1120–2250 1726 14 83.00–94.00 $87.45 $1,509 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1360 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 57.00–73.50 $66.69 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1750 1347 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 935.00–1,000.00 $970.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1245 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,335.00 $1,242.08
1373–1495 1414 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,383.81

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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.