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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

3,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.34/cwt +8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 724 lb · 209 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.07/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 578 lb · 137 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.70/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 667 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,424 2,989 1,292
Feeder cattle 3,031 2,584 1,095
Slaughter cattle 338 320 177
Replacement cattle 55 85 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to spots 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–390 379 13 204.00–211.00 $209.89 $795 —
403–424 418 7 204.00–209.50 $207.98 $869 +15.73
470–499 492 23 182.00–206.50 $189.43 $932 -5.12
504–522 unweaned 510 9 172.50–180.50 $175.23 $894 —
517–549 534 56 168.50–192.75 $182.52 $975 -6.50
550–599 576 78 166.00–190.50 $180.66 $1,041 -5.81
606 606 6 160.00 $160.00 $970 -16.62
610–649 639 99 169.00–187.00 $177.84 $1,136 +1.22
657–697 676 67 155.50–177.00 $167.67 $1,133 +2.79
705 fancy 705 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,206 —
701–739 722 73 151.50–167.75 $163.28 $1,179 -0.82
761–786 775 52 152.00–157.75 $155.90 $1,208 -6.08
802–847 811 57 153.00–156.50 $154.85 $1,256 -0.48
850 850 12 139.75 $139.75 $1,188 —
1190 1190 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–395 380 7 177.50–197.00 $183.29 $697 -3.71
438 thin fleshed 438 7 193.00 $193.00 $845 —
437–445 441 10 164.50–185.00 $174.42 $769 -5.58
465 465 13 184.00 $184.00 $856 +10.07
500–525 thin fleshed 506 20 185.00–187.00 $186.48 $944 -3.52
522–549 534 39 164.50–183.00 $171.99 $918 -1.24
550–597 583 58 158.50–184.50 $165.75 $966 -2.67
603–642 618 63 150.50–173.00 $167.39 $1,034 +5.75
655 thin fleshed 655 41 174.00 $174.00 $1,140 —
658–697 674 75 144.00–165.00 $159.62 $1,076 +4.29
700–746 727 27 140.00–158.50 $148.15 $1,077 -3.68
770–791 788 21 145.00–146.00 $145.86 $1,149 -6.72
816 816 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,069 -15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 8 170.00 $170.00 $588 —
435 unweaned 435 30 180.00 $180.00 $783 —
592 unweaned 592 10 162.00 $162.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 thin fleshed 403 3 170.00 $170.00 $685 —
502 502 2 156.50 $156.50 $786 -0.50
633 633 8 140.00 $140.00 $886 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 4 158.00 $158.00 $946 —
770 770 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 152.00 $152.00 $851 —
641 641 3 142.50 $142.50 $913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 179.00 $179.00 $609 —
350–391 384 21 180.00–183.50 $181.74 $698 —
400–440 423 39 178.50–181.00 $179.23 $758 +1.97
459 fancy 459 13 188.25 $188.25 $864 —
464–498 485 61 158.00–178.00 $169.48 $822 -8.72
507–547 529 115 154.00–174.00 $165.12 $873 +11.12
551–599 578 137 150.50–169.00 $164.07 $948 +5.39
601–644 620 64 149.00–167.00 $160.29 $994 -1.10
660 660 5 145.00 $145.00 $957 -13.86
660–698 668 77 149.50–164.75 $159.20 $1,063 +0.34
701–745 723 203 147.25–161.75 $157.90 $1,142 +8.62
741–747 744 6 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,030 -10.78
755–792 774 4 139.00–141.00 $140.02 $1,084 -5.88
826–829 828 10 143.00–143.50 $143.20 $1,186 +3.26
836 836 9 133.50 $133.50 $1,116 -6.44
1018 1018 6 122.50 $122.50 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 4 166.00 $166.00 $453 -4.00
328 thin fleshed 328 6 183.00 $183.00 $600 —
373–395 unweaned 383 9 158.00–164.00 $161.25 $618 —
388–396 393 11 154.00–162.00 $156.93 $617 -6.15
400–437 419 25 156.00–164.00 $160.15 $671 -4.95
453–491 473 63 148.00–175.00 $165.39 $782 +10.89
506–544 unweaned 530 8 141.50–147.00 $143.47 $760 +0.50
500–543 533 37 150.50–164.00 $160.27 $854 +10.34
550–598 573 69 147.50–165.00 $154.55 $886 +6.10
577 unweaned 577 3 140.00 $140.00 $808 —
602–648 627 32 148.00–160.00 $155.18 $973 +1.89
613–636 unweaned 628 15 140.00–140.75 $140.51 $882 —
650–695 670 34 141.50–156.00 $151.35 $1,014 +3.92
705–738 728 35 141.00–148.25 $146.12 $1,064 +3.11
757–783 777 26 135.00–147.00 $142.35 $1,106 +2.92
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 3 119.00 $119.00 $556 —
493 493 3 152.00 $152.00 $749 —
565 565 5 140.00 $140.00 $791 —
608 608 4 136.00 $136.00 $827 +9.00
653–668 659 5 129.00–134.50 $132.27 $872 +14.27
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 19 158.50 $158.50 $599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 10 144.00 $144.00 $746 +1.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 141.00 $141.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–430 416 5 169.00–179.00 $173.13 $720 +5.14
525–535 531 6 149.00–161.00 $155.31 $825 -3.25
589 589 7 153.00 $153.00 $901 —
618–643 630 6 150.00–152.00 $150.65 $949 —
688 688 9 138.00 $138.00 $949 —
742 742 3 131.00 $131.00 $972 -7.00
850 850 6 123.50 $123.50 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–431 424 8 183.00–196.00 $186.90 $792 +4.53
452 452 2 173.00 $173.00 $782 -3.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1430 1176 80-85% 74 62.00–70.50 $66.14 $778 -0.74
980–1560 1201 80-85% 16 55.00–64.00 $61.09 $734 -12.90
1045–1335 1222 80-85% 24 67.50–80.00 $72.68 $888 -1.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1510 1366 75-80% 4 62.00–66.00 $64.27 $878 —
1245–1555 1406 75-80% 32 65.50–77.50 $72.26 $1,016 —
1170–1880 1444 75-80% 17 74.00–81.50 $78.26 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1180 943 85-90% 9 41.50–56.00 $48.66 $459 —
995–1050 1011 85-90% 4 64.50–69.00 $67.03 $678 +8.06
835–1430 1024 85-90% 38 56.50–65.50 $61.08 $625 +2.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1735 1333 11 68.50–85.00 $78.72 $1,049 —
1345–2140 1557 28 86.50–99.50 $94.89 $1,477 +0.35
1665–1940 1808 4 102.00–107.50 $104.22 $1,884 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1050 957 (<2 yrs)Open 5 80.00–108.00 $90.60 $867
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 68.00 $68.00 $724
835–1220 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 69.00–84.00 $72.85 $781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1069–1105 1074 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 810.00–935.00 $828.37
1110–1160 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–985.00 $945.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125–1450 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 66.00–80.00 $72.12 $917
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00

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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.