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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

3,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.85/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 682 lb · 241 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.46/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 681 lb · 218 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.64/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 719 lb · 211 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,969 3,837 3,939
Feeder cattle 3,544 3,172 3,310
Slaughter cattle 360 595 494
Replacement cattle 65 70 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–349 335 18 194.00–207.00 $198.92 $666 —
360–370 365 4 191.00–200.00 $195.56 $714 +17.27
386–393 unweaned 389 15 168.00–185.50 $178.42 $694 —
402–449 423 74 184.00–201.00 $192.19 $813 +10.01
456 fancy 456 13 199.00 $199.00 $907 —
450–490 471 90 175.00–201.50 $190.86 $899 +10.94
503 fancy 503 9 196.50 $196.50 $988 —
520 unweaned 520 3 161.00 $161.00 $837 +1.28
505–543 526 57 177.00–184.00 $179.22 $943 +1.58
550–599 569 83 169.00–182.50 $175.56 $999 +13.24
555–578 569 8 155.00–159.00 $156.46 $890 -5.86
601–644 615 200 154.50–173.00 $165.50 $1,018 +6.17
657–698 681 218 154.50–168.50 $164.46 $1,120 +26.46
703–729 719 206 154.75–168.50 $164.10 $1,180 +6.56
733 733 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,059 -13.04
753–796 776 120 150.00–160.00 $157.10 $1,219 +4.70
814–826 817 15 144.75–152.50 $146.84 $1,200 -5.73
862–877 870 118 154.50–154.75 $154.63 $1,345 +2.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 179.00 $179.00 $736 +9.00
480 480 2 176.00 $176.00 $845 +10.53
513–546 540 99 164.00–178.25 $176.17 $951 +14.93
559–598 572 40 155.00–168.00 $162.92 $932 +10.98
602–647 625 56 147.50–165.00 $159.32 $996 +9.99
663–672 669 11 140.00–151.00 $147.83 $989 -1.48
713–733 727 10 149.00–154.00 $152.53 $1,109 -1.10
760–790 767 9 144.50–146.00 $144.84 $1,111 +3.66
913–947 924 9 135.00–138.00 $136.98 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 7 136.00 $136.00 $552 —
548 unweaned 548 3 125.00 $125.00 $685 —
579 579 8 138.00 $138.00 $799 —
666–698 672 22 130.00–130.25 $130.20 $875 -8.30
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
516 516 5 148.00 $148.00 $764 —
583 583 16 148.00 $148.00 $863 +6.00
713 713 6 135.00 $135.00 $963 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 8 153.00 $153.00 $903 —
675 675 3 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 14 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $552 —
350–390 376 23 154.00–180.00 $167.03 $628 +7.45
387 unweaned 387 5 158.00 $158.00 $611 —
403–438 424 56 155.00–169.00 $163.62 $694 +12.60
463–497 480 74 147.00–172.00 $165.58 $795 +5.26
502–547 531 84 143.00–169.00 $158.21 $840 +3.13
500–548 unweaned 541 14 142.50–145.00 $142.83 $773 +4.83
556–598 567 93 149.00–162.00 $157.10 $891 +18.10
586 unweaned 586 8 141.50 $141.50 $829 —
617 617 5 148.50 $148.50 $916 -8.90
605–647 619 70 150.00–162.50 $158.26 $980 +0.86
655–689 682 233 149.75–159.00 $151.21 $1,031 +2.75
686 686 8 140.50 $140.50 $964 -7.96
737–738 737 8 142.00–145.00 $143.13 $1,055 +2.88
741 741 4 132.75 $132.75 $984 -7.50
752 752 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,158 —
803 803 3 135.50 $135.50 $1,088 —
950 950 3 131.50 $131.50 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 332 5 154.00–161.00 $158.40 $526 —
346 unweaned 346 4 132.00 $132.00 $457 -13.00
357–393 365 27 150.00–158.00 $156.78 $572 +3.59
377 unweaned 377 10 146.00 $146.00 $550 +6.00
404–436 423 38 146.00–165.00 $155.70 $659 -1.12
478 thin fleshed 478 4 157.00 $157.00 $750 —
463–499 484 29 141.50–161.00 $150.16 $727 +2.26
501–548 521 28 139.00–160.00 $151.54 $790 +3.77
550–599 573 26 133.00–153.00 $145.59 $834 +4.01
600–647 626 29 127.50–152.50 $139.28 $872 +8.06
663–697 688 30 136.00–148.00 $141.80 $976 +5.94
853–868 862 7 120.00–124.00 $122.30 $1,054 -0.20
864 864 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,080 +2.50
1057 1057 5 111.50 $111.50 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 140.00 $140.00 $493 —
457 457 14 130.50 $130.50 $596 -6.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 132.00 $132.00 $776 -11.00
1084 1084 7 111.00 $111.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 187.00 $187.00 $626 —
432 432 3 189.00 $189.00 $816 —
461–469 464 10 169.00–174.00 $171.02 $794 +11.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 322 4 160.00–162.50 $161.28 $519 -34.18
517 unweaned 517 5 140.50 $140.50 $726 —
542 542 3 154.00 $154.00 $835 +11.02
728 728 3 117.50 $117.50 $855 -10.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 145.00 $145.00 $461 —
638 638 3 113.00 $113.00 $721 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1975 1204 80-85% 81 57.00–65.50 $60.87 $733 -8.93
1035–1530 1260 80-85% 18 65.00–72.00 $67.70 $853 —
1010–1565 1277 80-85% 8 54.00–57.00 $55.31 $706 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1180 1019 85-90% 7 41.50–48.50 $46.61 $475 -16.20
825–1390 1065 85-90% 36 48.00–60.00 $55.03 $586 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1655 1364 75-80% 6 58.00–61.00 $59.20 $807 -8.70
1230–1680 1424 75-80% 24 64.00–70.00 $66.83 $952 —
1495–1612 1572 75-80% 5 71.00–74.50 $73.22 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1755 1460 10 67.00–82.50 $74.43 $1,087 -6.20
1295–2205 1753 13 84.00–96.00 $89.02 $1,561 —
1335–1940 1760 7 95.00–104.50 $98.17 $1,728 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1220 977 (<2 yrs)Open 9 79.00–102.00 $95.07 $929
910–1360 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 68.00–86.00 $73.67 $827

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1348–1396 1383 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 66.50–68.00 $67.60 $935
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1223 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 935.00 $935.00
1080–1415 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $880.07

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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
1150–1375 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,135.00–1,200.00 $1,167.50 +39.17
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 +246.67
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 83.00 $83.00 $453 —
714 714 4 85.50 $85.50 $610 —

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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.