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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

4,887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.73/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 767 lb · 215 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.41/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 679 lb · 201 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.39/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 581 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,887 3,473 3,745
Feeder cattle 4,270 3,088 3,273
Slaughter cattle 512 305 374
Replacement cattle 105 80 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 200.00 $200.00 $766 +1.64
413–436 429 27 188.00–203.00 $194.32 $834 -4.30
464 thin fleshed 464 7 198.00 $198.00 $919 —
458–495 482 52 168.00–196.50 $183.75 $886 -6.22
517–536 unweaned 521 59 166.00–181.25 $176.10 $917 +2.60
502–548 528 112 176.00–187.00 $182.91 $966 +5.39
572 572 5 163.00 $163.00 $932 -3.94
554–597 580 159 157.00–181.00 $172.66 $1,001 +5.72
568–597 unweaned 588 30 153.00–164.25 $159.61 $939 —
608–642 624 152 161.75–176.75 $172.37 $1,076 +3.86
632 unweaned 632 18 161.50 $161.50 $1,021 —
651–665 unweaned 658 12 144.50–147.00 $145.74 $959 -4.26
659 thin fleshed 659 18 177.00 $177.00 $1,166 —
657–674 664 14 145.00–152.00 $148.66 $987 +5.66
653–683 668 101 158.50–167.00 $163.67 $1,093 +20.67
688 fancy 688 6 174.25 $174.25 $1,199 —
718 718 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,077 -15.28
706–747 726 130 160.25–169.75 $167.79 $1,218 +2.51
759–790 767 211 155.75–167.75 $166.01 $1,273 +7.13
785 785 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,185 -7.88
805–840 818 160 148.50–162.75 $161.22 $1,319 +3.93
826 826 15 152.00 $152.00 $1,256 -5.29
852–883 870 81 146.75–158.50 $151.59 $1,319 +4.45
916 916 5 142.75 $142.75 $1,308 -1.54
1008 1008 3 126.50 $126.50 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 195.00 $195.00 $647 —
372–398 387 8 171.00–183.00 $177.53 $687 -3.47
409 409 4 176.00 $176.00 $720 -5.60
423–444 unweaned 432 12 170.00–171.00 $170.43 $736 —
450–493 472 20 166.00–178.00 $173.20 $818 -4.76
506–542 519 43 163.50–178.00 $169.55 $880 +1.51
528–540 unweaned 533 7 150.00–155.00 $152.83 $815 —
560–597 574 32 150.00–172.00 $160.35 $920 +1.50
591 unweaned 591 13 152.00 $152.00 $898 +12.00
615–630 unweaned 620 12 143.50 $143.50 $890 —
604–647 622 58 151.00–168.00 $158.50 $986 +0.61
656–686 677 29 148.00–160.50 $154.86 $1,048 +5.35
700–716 706 13 150.00–151.50 $150.61 $1,063 -6.89
754–790 763 63 142.00–156.00 $153.02 $1,168 +7.02
865–887 875 11 130.00–139.00 $134.85 $1,180 —
933 933 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,288 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 174.00 $174.00 $814 —
544 unweaned 544 13 165.00 $165.00 $898 —
666 unweaned 666 7 145.00 $145.00 $966 —
737 737 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 134.00 $134.00 $587 —
487–495 492 7 150.00–155.00 $152.88 $752 —
569 unweaned 569 7 139.00 $139.00 $791 —
870 870 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,157 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–396 392 14 133.00–135.00 $133.56 $524 —
521 521 6 128.00 $128.00 $667 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 14 156.00 $156.00 $772 —
591 591 5 144.00 $144.00 $851 +1.66
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 15 150.00 $150.00 $568 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
360–385 374 7 153.00–166.00 $158.36 $592 -12.31
404–444 427 61 144.00–171.00 $160.62 $686 -2.01
466 unweaned 466 4 140.00 $140.00 $652 -5.00
450–498 474 110 148.00–165.00 $160.34 $760 +0.09
502–546 518 102 144.00–161.75 $155.07 $803 +0.95
532 unweaned 532 6 147.00 $147.00 $782 ±0.00
538 thin fleshed 538 16 172.50 $172.50 $928 —
543 543 3 140.00 $140.00 $760 -14.12
558–574 unweaned 571 47 140.00–146.50 $145.40 $830 +6.65
558–599 586 139 135.00–167.00 $162.05 $950 +27.54
605–644 617 53 147.50–164.75 $157.55 $972 +2.37
650 unweaned 650 6 136.00 $136.00 $884 +8.50
652–655 653 8 144.00–147.00 $145.87 $953 -8.34
661–688 681 187 147.75–162.25 $155.37 $1,058 +1.16
700–725 717 61 152.00–158.00 $155.66 $1,116 -2.59
761 761 63 154.85 $154.85 $1,178 +4.43
768 768 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,052 -13.42
891 891 28 137.35 $137.35 $1,224 +0.94
922–928 927 23 125.00–140.00 $133.08 $1,234 —
991 991 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 161.00 $161.00 $547 +3.00
373 unweaned 373 5 138.50 $138.50 $517 -14.50
403–448 427 23 138.50–169.00 $152.15 $650 -5.29
450–478 466 30 143.00–158.50 $151.31 $705 +2.66
470 unweaned 470 6 130.00 $130.00 $611 -2.00
502–544 530 32 144.00–153.50 $149.68 $793 +3.27
550–579 561 33 130.00–148.50 $144.24 $809 +11.24
570 570 4 126.00 $126.00 $718 -17.47
573 thin fleshed 573 5 151.00 $151.00 $865 —
613 unweaned 613 4 136.00 $136.00 $834 +8.00
602–638 614 44 140.00–150.00 $144.74 $889 -1.79
653–696 681 25 135.00–146.25 $140.65 $958 +3.06
700–717 709 17 135.00–143.25 $140.25 $994 +3.90
786 786 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,100 +3.93
827–835 832 7 128.00–132.00 $129.70 $1,079 -4.20
835 835 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,019 -11.90
926 926 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,139 -1.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 5 120.00 $120.00 $367 —
370 370 12 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 409 8 142.00–143.00 $142.38 $582 —
535 535 3 127.00 $127.00 $679 -6.00
674 674 4 128.00 $128.00 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 8 138.00 $138.00 $531 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 unweaned 470 5 131.50 $131.50 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 5 197.00 $197.00 $563 —
392 392 4 161.00 $161.00 $631 —
410 unweaned 410 4 154.00 $154.00 $631 —
451–497 472 20 156.00–162.00 $159.70 $754 -12.14
510 510 4 157.50 $157.50 $803 +16.50
554–592 577 17 135.00–141.50 $139.68 $806 -9.32
648 648 4 136.50 $136.50 $885 -2.10
655 655 3 139.00 $139.00 $910 +11.00
775 775 4 124.50 $124.50 $965 —
855 855 8 109.00–125.00 $117.00 $1,000 -7.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 194.00 $194.00 $689 —
455 unweaned 455 6 159.00 $159.00 $723 —
477–499 488 11 158.00–165.00 $161.21 $787 —
680 unweaned 680 3 120.00 $120.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1410 1165 80-85% 85 50.00–62.50 $55.75 $649 +3.60
955–1690 1215 80-85% 26 45.50–52.50 $49.93 $607 -9.48
935–1490 1217 80-85% 29 59.00–69.50 $64.87 $789 +5.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–955 930 85-90% 2 31.00–32.00 $31.49 $293 —
780–1185 934 85-90% 25 32.00–47.50 $40.65 $380 —
970–1290 1049 85-90% 6 54.00–59.00 $56.93 $597 +3.74
835–1330 1071 85-90% 67 43.50–55.00 $49.08 $526 -14.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1550 1264 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.57 $677 —
1060–1765 1382 75-80% 73 56.00–68.50 $60.69 $839 +4.59
1320–1835 1573 75-80% 14 63.00–77.00 $68.73 $1,081 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1690 1345 14 67.00–80.00 $75.46 $1,015 —
1225–2135 1738 24 81.00–92.00 $85.51 $1,486 —
1600–2045 1878 8 92.00–97.00 $93.53 $1,756 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–930 883 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 50.00–60.00 $55.44 $490
810–1175 994 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 61.00–88.00 $68.15 $677
830–1290 1062 (<2 yrs)Open 23 72.00–102.00 $87.22 $926

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
900–1200 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,188.50 —

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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.