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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

5,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.22/cwt +11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 874 lb · 539 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.83/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 730 lb · 272 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.97/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 577 lb · 186 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,825 4,887 1,420
Feeder cattle 5,114 4,270 1,100
Slaughter cattle 591 512 280
Replacement cattle 120 105 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves and heifers mostly steady, yearling steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 324 19 198.00–205.00 $199.27 $646 —
363–396 384 8 191.00–194.00 $192.06 $738 -7.94
403–443 429 51 184.00–202.00 $192.36 $825 -1.96
480–495 482 31 181.00–197.00 $186.64 $900 +2.89
502–505 unweaned 503 15 160.00–176.00 $172.78 $869 -3.32
501–545 523 120 170.00–187.00 $177.93 $931 -4.98
559–579 unweaned 572 30 145.00–159.00 $152.33 $871 -7.28
550–597 578 156 164.00–177.00 $169.79 $981 -2.87
604–618 unweaned 614 22 150.25–154.00 $151.24 $929 -10.26
608–645 631 94 157.00–174.75 $165.77 $1,046 -6.60
650–697 668 69 156.50–169.50 $163.72 $1,094 +0.05
654–699 672 23 139.00–154.00 $148.98 $1,001 -14.69
728 728 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,074 -20.29
702–742 730 267 154.00–174.00 $169.23 $1,235 +1.44
754–782 761 64 152.00–168.75 $162.77 $1,239 -3.24
805–841 825 156 162.00–166.25 $164.71 $1,359 +12.71
854–882 874 539 148.00–165.00 $163.22 $1,427 +11.63
900–903 902 118 155.50–155.85 $155.66 $1,404 +12.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 209.00 $209.00 $635 +14.00
367–391 380 23 170.00–181.00 $174.81 $664 -2.72
420–440 434 29 174.00–180.00 $176.11 $764 +0.11
455 unweaned 455 3 163.00 $163.00 $742 —
450–492 477 31 161.00–177.00 $170.82 $815 -2.38
503–542 522 60 158.00–177.00 $169.04 $882 -0.51
550–599 582 53 140.00–169.00 $155.57 $905 -4.78
605–642 634 36 146.00–158.00 $151.55 $961 -6.95
642 642 5 138.00 $138.00 $886 -20.50
650–699 674 79 145.00–157.00 $147.30 $993 -7.56
683 683 3 138.00 $138.00 $943 -16.86
701–743 705 76 142.00–159.25 $156.89 $1,106 +6.28
724 724 6 145.50 $145.50 $1,053 -5.11
750–788 773 5 151.00–154.00 $152.16 $1,176 -0.86
817–840 824 77 142.50–161.50 $158.07 $1,302 —
886 886 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,298 +11.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 6 158.50 $158.50 $1,030 —
666 666 3 139.00 $139.00 $926 —
709 709 4 135.00 $135.00 $957 -20.00
790 790 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,043 —
943 943 130 155.00 $155.00 $1,462 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 7 154.50 $154.50 $706 —
835 835 4 127.50 $127.50 $1,065 —
912 912 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,304 —
1062 1062 11 127.00 $127.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 7 151.00 $151.00 $740 -1.88
503 503 6 153.00 $153.00 $770 —
665 665 6 139.50 $139.50 $928 —
748 748 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,043 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 4 150.00 $150.00 $876 +6.00
586 586 4 137.00 $137.00 $803 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 171.50 $171.50 $595 —
367 unweaned 367 9 152.00 $152.00 $558 —
365–383 374 10 164.00–171.00 $167.16 $625 +8.80
405–445 unweaned 417 10 150.00–151.00 $150.32 $627 —
400–449 427 56 153.00–165.00 $159.49 $681 -1.13
461–463 unweaned 462 12 142.00–147.00 $144.08 $666 +4.08
450–499 483 114 154.00–165.00 $159.99 $773 -0.35
500–549 520 69 148.00–164.00 $156.83 $816 +1.76
513–549 unweaned 528 38 143.00–155.00 $147.21 $777 +0.21
550 550 6 147.00 $147.00 $808 —
554–591 573 77 150.50–164.50 $156.74 $898 -5.31
565–580 unweaned 576 17 135.00–141.50 $138.25 $796 -7.15
601–621 613 68 154.00–163.50 $161.59 $991 +4.04
608–622 617 18 136.50–140.50 $138.03 $852 -19.52
654–691 662 64 149.75–158.50 $154.89 $1,025 +9.02
663–674 670 28 133.00–138.50 $134.76 $903 -20.61
706–743 712 106 149.00–154.00 $152.82 $1,088 -2.84
783–786 785 37 140.50–147.00 $143.19 $1,124 +6.19
851–882 870 10 132.00–132.50 $132.30 $1,151 -5.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 337 16 134.00–155.00 $148.38 $500 -12.62
366–395 378 23 147.00–151.00 $150.11 $567 —
416 thin fleshed 416 5 161.00 $161.00 $670 —
420 420 3 140.00 $140.00 $588 -12.15
404–440 421 41 143.00–154.00 $147.56 $621 -4.59
455 unweaned 455 3 140.00 $140.00 $637 +10.00
466 466 6 133.00 $133.00 $620 -18.31
456–494 480 56 145.00–158.00 $152.64 $733 +1.33
504–540 513 42 140.00–155.00 $150.17 $770 +0.49
508–521 unweaned 514 11 129.00–140.00 $134.07 $689 —
560 thin fleshed 560 8 152.50 $152.50 $854 +1.50
561 unweaned 561 6 120.00 $120.00 $673 —
551–598 578 87 132.00–152.00 $143.58 $830 +17.58
585–591 589 10 130.00–133.00 $132.11 $778 +6.11
601–643 615 57 132.00–145.00 $142.17 $874 -2.57
650–687 670 43 134.25–148.00 $141.88 $951 +1.23
703–741 738 118 140.50–149.00 $148.39 $1,095 +8.14
759–798 783 17 125.00–135.00 $130.40 $1,021 -9.60
854 854 9 129.50 $129.50 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 120.50 $120.50 $811 -7.50
724 724 5 131.00 $131.00 $948 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 1006 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,127 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 130.00 $130.00 $489 -8.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 4 135.50 $135.50 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 170.00 $170.00 $620 +9.00
379 unweaned 379 10 163.00 $163.00 $618 —
452–499 475 30 146.00–165.00 $154.37 $733 -5.33
533–548 541 15 135.00–145.00 $142.78 $772 -14.72
545 unweaned 545 6 130.50 $130.50 $711 —
559–584 569 16 144.00–152.00 $148.05 $842 +8.37
595 unweaned 595 7 127.50 $127.50 $759 —
613–620 615 10 139.00–144.00 $140.30 $863 +3.80
629 629 5 124.50 $124.50 $783 -12.00
703–706 705 8 123.00–127.50 $125.25 $883 —
813 813 5 120.50 $120.50 $980 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–376 373 7 182.00–195.00 $189.50 $707 -4.50
403 403 10 197.50 $197.50 $796 —
531 531 4 153.00 $153.00 $812 —
542 unweaned 542 15 152.00 $152.00 $824 —
555–562 559 6 145.50–159.00 $152.21 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1515 1172 80-85% 72 50.00–61.00 $56.23 $659 +0.48
1085–1605 1254 80-85% 25 60.00–67.00 $61.65 $773 —
1230–1385 1308 80-85% 2 50.00–50.50 $50.26 $657 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–945 902 85-90% 3 34.00–35.00 $34.35 $310 +2.86
940–980 960 85-90% 2 56.00 $56.00 $538 —
820–1200 1009 85-90% 25 34.00–45.00 $40.36 $407 —
855–1255 1074 85-90% 56 45.00–55.50 $49.56 $532 +0.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1325 1280 75-80% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.80 $701 +1.23
1215–1625 1401 75-80% 39 56.00–67.00 $61.18 $857 —
1460–1815 1566 75-80% 7 68.00–74.00 $69.04 $1,081 +0.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1520 1438 6 72.00–77.00 $74.47 $1,071 —
1065–2070 1622 9 81.00–93.00 $85.41 $1,385 —
1820–2005 1935 5 94.00–101.50 $96.85 $1,874 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1210 924 (<2 yrs)Open 10 78.00–108.00 $94.35 $872
910–1220 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 59.00–91.00 $75.54 $794

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
823 823 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 900.00 $900.00
916 916 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00 $900.00
1100–1265 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,085.00–1,235.00 $1,165.23
1140–1450 1297 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 825.00–1,175.00 $1,046.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1102 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 66.00 $66.00 $727

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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
1125–1325 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,060.00–1,300.00 $1,173.75 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.