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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

9,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.97/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 719 lb · 630 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.33/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 774 lb · 368 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.58/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 624 lb · 361 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,726 1,955 4,389
Feeder cattle 9,501 1,900 4,092
Slaughter cattle 175 50 213
Replacement cattle 50 5 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm undertone, based on light recent sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–325 318 6 179.50–186.00 $181.57 $577 —
380 380 6 188.00 $188.00 $714 +24.13
400–447 421 33 180.00–190.00 $183.96 $774 —
455–497 470 97 172.50–184.00 $179.29 $843 +2.70
501–548 520 193 168.00–182.00 $175.84 $914 -2.39
550–587 571 284 158.50–174.00 $166.96 $953 +4.39
594 unweaned 594 6 141.00 $141.00 $838 —
595 595 6 156.00 $156.00 $928 -6.57
605 fancy 605 9 165.00 $165.00 $998 —
600–645 623 332 150.00–161.50 $156.08 $972 +4.43
648 648 20 143.00 $143.00 $927 -8.65
673 fancy 673 20 159.00 $159.00 $1,070 —
651–693 674 252 137.50–154.75 $147.67 $995 -0.12
692 692 8 142.00 $142.00 $983 -5.79
700–742 719 630 138.00–155.00 $145.97 $1,050 +1.24
752 fancy 752 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,105 —
750–791 771 21 129.00–132.00 $130.36 $1,005 -12.64
751–793 775 339 130.00–145.75 $140.79 $1,091 -2.21
800–848 820 341 127.25–140.10 $135.75 $1,113 +4.97
824 824 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,030 -5.78
852–888 868 129 122.75–139.75 $132.28 $1,148 +7.53
873–889 885 30 120.00–130.00 $127.37 $1,127 +2.62
913 913 12 132.00 $132.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–348 336 6 168.00–186.00 $180.43 $606 —
369 thin fleshed 369 6 191.50 $191.50 $707 —
365–398 388 10 170.00–185.00 $180.77 $701 —
402 thin fleshed 402 3 180.00 $180.00 $724 —
408–446 434 38 155.00–179.00 $170.83 $741 -4.92
452–483 thin fleshed 462 21 180.50 $180.50 $834 —
450–498 478 34 160.00–172.00 $168.80 $807 +14.80
503–548 523 75 156.50–170.00 $166.11 $869 +7.04
550 thin fleshed 550 4 166.50 $166.50 $916 —
555–596 583 131 146.00–166.00 $159.60 $930 +1.53
604–648 615 182 140.50–157.00 $147.56 $907 +8.82
651–699 683 156 138.00–152.00 $145.53 $994 +4.93
700–748 718 156 127.00–145.50 $140.57 $1,009 +5.85
735 unweaned 735 3 124.00 $124.00 $911 -6.00
751–797 772 89 126.00–137.00 $134.07 $1,035 +3.02
802–827 820 98 130.50–132.00 $131.75 $1,080 +7.25
868–870 869 9 117.50–122.00 $120.50 $1,047 -8.25
866–878 875 44 129.50–132.00 $130.06 $1,138 +1.31
922–937 928 8 117.50–120.00 $118.45 $1,099 —
943 943 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 152.00 $152.00 $781 —
554–593 576 17 140.00–144.00 $140.91 $812 —
650 650 3 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
706 706 14 126.50 $126.50 $893 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 6 144.00 $144.00 $912 —
775 775 29 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–543 536 9 143.00–149.00 $146.37 $785 —
697 697 3 134.00 $134.00 $934 —
778–793 788 12 125.50–126.00 $125.66 $990 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 23 128.00 $128.00 $637 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 169.00 $169.00 $877 —
585 585 4 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
650 650 6 144.50 $144.50 $939 —
780 780 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 141.00 $141.00 $754 —
570 570 4 143.00 $143.00 $815 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 3 159.00 $159.00 $749 —
637 637 4 132.50 $132.50 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 163.00 $163.00 $515 +2.00
370–390 380 18 172.00–173.00 $172.51 $656 —
427 427 3 143.00 $143.00 $611 -13.72
412–447 437 44 157.00–175.00 $162.58 $710 +5.86
481 unweaned 481 4 142.00 $142.00 $683 —
469–488 482 93 148.00–164.50 $155.64 $750 +2.33
501–502 502 15 140.00–141.00 $140.60 $706 —
500–548 524 240 144.00–160.00 $153.51 $804 -3.59
552–580 fancy 559 36 153.00–155.00 $154.29 $862 —
560–582 568 13 130.00–136.00 $133.64 $759 +1.05
553–597 574 283 136.50–158.00 $147.75 $848 +15.16
600–649 632 285 134.50–147.00 $141.22 $893 +13.97
610–647 638 17 130.25–132.50 $130.96 $836 +3.71
644 fancy 644 14 149.25 $149.25 $961 —
650–696 673 285 135.00–142.25 $138.71 $934 +4.06
684 684 31 130.10 $130.10 $890 -4.55
707–746 735 265 125.25–136.50 $128.43 $944 -2.27
745 745 3 124.00 $124.00 $924 -6.70
747 747 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,016 +5.30
777 777 5 122.00 $122.00 $948 -8.50
778–791 784 37 123.10–127.00 $124.05 $973 -6.45
802–834 812 38 122.85–129.00 $124.51 $1,011 +0.66
863 863 54 119.50 $119.50 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 3 141.00 $141.00 $437 —
305–346 322 25 151.00–168.00 $159.07 $512 —
361–395 378 55 144.00–160.50 $153.28 $579 —
390 unweaned 390 9 138.00 $138.00 $538 —
406 thin fleshed 406 16 170.00 $170.00 $690 —
408–448 420 50 139.00–160.00 $154.97 $651 —
450–461 thin fleshed 455 19 159.50–163.00 $161.32 $734 —
454–490 471 119 134.00–159.00 $148.90 $701 +2.67
501–545 523 115 136.00–150.50 $143.10 $748 +3.60
510–545 thin fleshed 528 10 150.00 $150.00 $792 —
553 thin fleshed 553 15 147.00 $147.00 $813 —
557 557 5 121.00 $121.00 $674 -12.05
550–599 581 227 124.50–144.00 $136.32 $792 +3.27
582 unweaned 582 10 125.75 $125.75 $732 —
601–649 632 117 124.00–139.00 $130.75 $826 +2.13
650–697 678 77 122.00–138.75 $131.32 $890 +7.00
684 684 10 120.50 $120.50 $824 -3.82
706–743 732 163 120.00–130.00 $126.65 $927 —
750–785 757 199 118.50–127.00 $124.78 $945 —
822–842 834 19 117.50–120.00 $119.61 $998 -7.89
870–875 873 13 115.00–116.00 $115.39 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
430 430 3 138.00 $138.00 $593 —
436 thin fleshed 436 4 146.00 $146.00 $637 —
531–540 535 22 123.50–134.00 $130.17 $696 —
563–596 577 16 122.00–127.00 $124.15 $716 —
617–629 627 20 120.00–125.00 $124.02 $778 —
667–695 680 11 124.25–124.50 $124.37 $846 —
716 716 4 118.00 $118.00 $845 —
793 793 3 115.50 $115.50 $916 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 7 156.00 $156.00 $385 —
459 459 10 146.00 $146.00 $670 —
546 546 3 129.00 $129.00 $704 —
552 552 3 124.00 $124.00 $684 —
610–628 620 7 118.00–128.00 $122.21 $758 —
729–740 732 11 115.00–120.00 $118.62 $868 —
976 976 3 100.00 $100.00 $976 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 13 136.00 $136.00 $845 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 13 106.50 $106.50 $490 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 120.00 $120.00 $409 —
571 571 3 125.00 $125.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–298 280 12 185.00–187.50 $186.46 $522 —
311 311 7 192.50 $192.50 $599 —
380–399 391 12 166.00–182.00 $175.15 $685 —
422–437 428 21 169.00–174.00 $171.81 $735 —
460–484 476 13 146.00–161.00 $152.56 $726 —
520–536 529 13 148.00–152.00 $149.45 $791 —
529 thin fleshed 529 29 166.00 $166.00 $878 —
580 580 3 138.00 $138.00 $800 +9.00
602 602 3 134.00 $134.00 $807 —
662–688 669 12 127.00–132.00 $130.71 $874 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 179.00 $179.00 $725 —
459 459 5 172.00 $172.00 $789 —
567 567 15 154.00 $154.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 7 145.00 $145.00 $592 —
547 547 3 133.00 $133.00 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1380 1177 80-85% 38 54.00–65.00 $59.28 $698 -11.82
930–1520 1244 80-85% 14 64.00–70.50 $67.49 $840 —
1210–1440 1296 80-85% 4 45.00–55.00 $49.72 $644 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1100 988 85-90% 3 37.00–46.00 $41.24 $407 —
885–1080 1007 85-90% 5 59.00–66.00 $61.27 $617 +23.52
835–1455 1034 85-90% 13 47.50–58.50 $51.89 $537 +14.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $757 —
1290–1585 1444 75-80% 4 67.50–69.50 $68.39 $988 —
1280–1630 1455 75-80% 11 57.00–66.50 $62.56 $910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2010 1723 7 80.00–92.00 $85.36 $1,471 —
1655–2110 1868 5 92.50–107.50 $101.15 $1,889 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–965 916 (<2 yrs)Open 4 71.00–92.00 $84.55 $774
955–1165 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 63.00–68.00 $65.25 $692
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 76.00 $76.00 $809

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1475 1323 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,050.00–1,360.00 $1,179.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.