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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

3,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.65/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 732 lb · 263 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.63/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 622 lb · 208 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.95/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 660 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,473 5,030 5,371
Feeder cattle 3,036 4,583 4,850
Slaughter cattle 367 372 455
Replacement cattle 70 75 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves steady to 6.00 lower, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows uneven, steady early week and 3.00 to 6.00 lower late week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–388 364 11 190.00–194.00 $192.66 $701 -17.34
409 unweaned 409 7 170.00 $170.00 $695 —
405–446 431 24 174.00–195.00 $189.19 $815 -5.93
472 unweaned 472 5 160.00 $160.00 $755 —
479 thin fleshed 479 5 193.00 $193.00 $924 —
480–498 490 34 166.50–192.00 $182.61 $895 -6.29
503–542 524 46 169.00–184.50 $175.75 $921 -7.04
552 fancy 552 3 179.50 $179.50 $991 —
553–592 573 77 160.00–174.50 $167.56 $960 -5.13
560–599 unweaned 576 17 150.00–165.50 $153.88 $886 +2.45
605–648 631 86 154.50–166.00 $161.00 $1,016 -7.20
650 650 5 149.50 $149.50 $972 -15.74
652 unweaned 652 11 147.00 $147.00 $958 +3.51
656–682 666 62 154.50–170.75 $163.44 $1,089 -1.80
701–741 732 231 152.00–164.00 $160.99 $1,178 -4.91
735 735 32 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 -15.90
785 785 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,268 +4.81
818–832 820 34 144.00–160.00 $158.09 $1,296 +1.65
854–877 857 14 145.00–158.00 $156.10 $1,338 +3.69
926 926 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,283 -14.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 215.00 $215.00 $520 —
338 338 2 193.00 $193.00 $652 -10.00
358–361 361 13 185.00–190.00 $185.76 $671 +4.17
412–447 427 28 167.00–183.00 $177.23 $757 +2.92
457–495 478 25 160.00–165.00 $163.82 $783 -6.64
478 unweaned 478 3 155.00 $155.00 $741 —
500–547 524 35 153.50–174.00 $161.36 $846 -12.80
550–598 573 53 150.00–165.00 $159.52 $914 -6.44
613 thin fleshed 613 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,018 -7.00
602–642 620 38 150.00–163.00 $156.25 $969 -4.40
621 621 4 141.50 $141.50 $879 -19.15
651–695 676 67 146.00–156.75 $153.68 $1,039 -2.58
705–749 729 20 142.00–149.50 $144.92 $1,056 -9.20
755–773 763 35 135.00–160.00 $150.66 $1,150 +4.57
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
560–571 568 16 146.00–150.00 $148.75 $845 —
641 641 8 145.00 $145.00 $929 —
773 773 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,044 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 6 153.00 $153.00 $904 —
609 609 7 149.50 $149.50 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 160.00 $160.00 $563 —
432 432 3 169.00 $169.00 $730 —
555 555 3 151.00 $151.00 $838 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 7 153.50 $153.50 $952 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 unweaned 627 4 145.00 $145.00 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 3 160.00 $160.00 $589 -2.16
365–392 376 22 163.00–183.00 $176.59 $664 +3.62
400–413 407 17 160.00–169.50 $165.76 $675 -5.15
435 unweaned 435 5 145.00 $145.00 $631 -15.00
464–495 478 73 156.00–161.50 $159.27 $761 -5.65
506–529 519 67 154.00–167.00 $158.97 $825 -4.47
523 unweaned 523 5 149.00 $149.00 $779 +6.50
566–575 unweaned 568 12 140.00–141.00 $140.83 $800 —
564–598 583 70 147.00–155.00 $151.69 $884 -8.13
604 604 13 137.00 $137.00 $827 -22.79
601–641 623 195 150.00–163.50 $159.01 $991 -0.78
656–697 659 118 145.00–159.85 $157.26 $1,036 +2.35
650–684 666 10 137.50–142.00 $140.46 $935 -14.45
705–747 719 98 143.50–159.10 $154.68 $1,112 +4.25
753–777 762 27 136.50–143.25 $141.26 $1,076 -1.61
834 834 23 141.50 $141.50 $1,180 +0.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 197.00 $197.00 $526 —
303–330 314 5 159.00–165.00 $162.48 $510 +5.48
383–392 388 9 148.00–160.00 $154.74 $600 -10.98
407–448 424 8 150.00–159.00 $156.80 $665 -2.56
452–498 462 21 149.00–160.00 $155.26 $717 -6.71
467 thin fleshed 467 5 166.50 $166.50 $778 —
467–480 unweaned 472 8 140.00–145.50 $142.10 $671 -5.40
502–548 527 46 146.00–154.00 $149.28 $787 -3.40
555–590 566 38 142.50–153.50 $148.64 $841 -2.10
589 unweaned 589 4 134.50 $134.50 $792 —
610–634 625 14 138.00–148.00 $143.92 $899 -6.78
650–690 670 58 135.00–147.50 $141.63 $949 +0.52
673 thin fleshed 673 46 160.25 $160.25 $1,078 —
720 720 3 135.00 $135.00 $972 -4.00
721 unweaned 721 3 120.00 $120.00 $865 —
797 797 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,076 -1.98
808 808 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,026 -0.50
895 895 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 -4.00
939 939 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,103 -7.54
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 165.00 $165.00 $465 —
373 373 3 138.00 $138.00 $515 —
433 433 5 138.00 $138.00 $598 —
560–591 575 11 135.00–140.00 $136.77 $786 +2.77
616–617 616 8 130.00–134.00 $132.50 $816 —
753 753 4 121.00 $121.00 $911 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 141.50 $141.50 $700 —
500 500 6 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
570 570 4 139.00 $139.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 130.00 $130.00 $594 -21.50
510 510 3 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
608 608 3 135.00 $135.00 $821 +1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 136.00 $136.00 $647 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 2 166.00 $166.00 $634 —
417 417 3 164.00 $164.00 $684 —
447 unweaned 447 2 154.00 $154.00 $688 —
450–472 unweaned 459 5 151.50–155.00 $153.56 $705 —
524 unweaned 524 5 141.00 $141.00 $739 —
505–548 538 18 137.00–155.00 $148.55 $799 +0.05
565 565 2 141.00 $141.00 $797 -2.50
600–647 627 17 139.00–142.50 $140.48 $881 -3.84
658 658 5 150.50 $150.50 $990 —
725–748 731 17 125.00–134.50 $131.76 $963 +0.27
876 876 3 100.00 $100.00 $876 —
915 915 2 106.00 $106.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 182.50 $182.50 $708 —
475 475 11 169.00 $169.00 $803 -1.90
486 unweaned 486 4 152.00 $152.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 140.00 $140.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1220 1103 80-85% 9 53.00–62.00 $57.84 $638 -1.12
910–1420 1131 80-85% 73 54.50–72.00 $62.84 $711 +3.88
950–1455 1226 80-85% 34 62.00–80.00 $71.71 $879 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1070 952 85-90% 24 41.00–54.00 $48.26 $459 -19.42
850–1220 1053 85-90% 45 49.50–65.50 $58.61 $617 —
885–1255 1059 85-90% 7 63.50–68.00 $65.53 $694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1550 1413 75-80% 3 65.50–69.00 $67.14 $949 —
1190–1600 1418 75-80% 31 64.00–77.50 $71.57 $1,015 —
1405–1670 1513 75-80% 18 76.00–81.50 $78.51 $1,188 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 65-75% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1395 1275 3 80.00–85.00 $82.13 $1,047 —
1310–1940 1655 20 88.00–101.00 $94.40 $1,562 -0.58
1490–2115 1785 12 95.00–107.00 $101.78 $1,817 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1220 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 71.00–89.00 $80.28 $804
825–1155 1014 (<2 yrs)Open 13 85.00–114.00 $99.10 $1,005

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1175 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,110.00 $1,024.11
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1100–1480 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,275.00 $1,091.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,780.00 $1,780.00 —
1225–1400 1313 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,480.00–1,600.00 $1,540.00 +80.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1350 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,262.50 —

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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.