Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

5,882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.46/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 527 lb · 235 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.95/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 572 lb · 211 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.78/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 530 lb · 192 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,882	4,388	6,276
Feeder cattle	5,003	3,679	5,166
Slaughter cattle	754	604	941
Replacement cattle	125	105	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves sold uneven from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, yearlings sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333 unweaned	333	3	175.00	$175.00	$583	—
360–385	369	17	196.00–200.00	$196.95	$727	+10.95
373	373	3	178.00	$178.00	$664	-8.00
403–449	428	67	180.00–202.00	$191.12	$818	-2.51
459–489 unweaned	473	11	171.00–176.50	$173.91	$823	—
452–498	475	73	172.00–196.00	$185.69	$882	+8.71
508–516	511	13	168.00–169.00	$168.61	$862	-4.36
516–534 unweaned	524	14	160.00–164.00	$161.69	$847	—
501–549	531	152	166.00–189.00	$178.99	$950	+6.02
540–544	542	13	155.00–164.00	$160.55	$870	-12.42
571	571	6	155.50	$155.50	$888	-13.77
553–597	572	200	156.00–180.00	$168.55	$964	-0.72
587	587	5	159.00	$159.00	$933	+0.35
604 thin fleshed	604	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,027	—
601–648	621	149	154.00–174.00	$163.51	$1,015	-5.83
604–647 unweaned	631	19	153.00	$153.00	$965	-2.43
665–698	675	42	145.00–152.00	$147.36	$995	+3.87
650–697	678	86	152.00–168.00	$159.97	$1,085	+16.48
701 unweaned	701	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,023	+4.98
700–719	708	25	143.75–153.50	$147.00	$1,041	+2.39
700–745	735	94	150.75–164.25	$161.81	$1,189	+7.06
750–797	757	26	146.00–153.25	$152.08	$1,151	+3.58
771	771	8	145.25	$145.25	$1,120	-3.25
772 thin fleshed	772	33	170.25	$170.25	$1,314	—
800–821	808	31	152.00–156.00	$155.32	$1,255	—
850–888	886	63	148.00–159.85	$159.31	$1,411	+4.36
930–941	934	15	141.00–144.75	$143.49	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	11	163.00–180.00	$172.33	$529	-10.67
350–395	386	20	168.00–184.00	$175.43	$677	-11.35
390 thin fleshed	390	5	185.00	$185.00	$722	—
406 thin fleshed	406	7	187.00	$187.00	$759	-21.00
404–448	420	51	162.00–174.00	$169.66	$713	-7.19
455–499	488	132	157.00–180.50	$167.32	$817	+0.49
500–541	524	70	157.00–170.00	$161.55	$847	+0.79
554–599 unweaned	565	16	144.00–145.00	$144.26	$815	—
550–597	568	73	153.00–163.00	$156.91	$891	-1.59
605–640	622	55	140.00–155.00	$145.13	$903	-8.29
642 thin fleshed	642	7	157.25	$157.25	$1,010	—
657 unweaned	657	4	141.00	$141.00	$926	—
664–692	669	16	142.50–152.50	$148.16	$991	+5.69
714–742	729	11	151.50–154.00	$152.61	$1,113	+0.08
756	756	6	148.50	$148.50	$1,123	-5.71
774	774	4	134.50	$134.50	$1,041	-19.71

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	11	171.00	$171.00	$771	-9.00
543	543	11	165.00	$165.00	$896	-5.11
620	620	12	154.50	$154.50	$958	—
693 unweaned	693	15	141.75	$141.75	$982	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	8	159.00	$159.00	$622	—
638	638	7	140.00	$140.00	$893	—
707	707	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	7	150.00	$150.00	$687	—
559	559	4	135.00	$135.00	$755	—
669 unweaned	669	4	130.00	$130.00	$870	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	159.00	$159.00	$668	—
475	475	5	158.00	$158.00	$750	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	7	131.00	$131.00	$787	-16.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–392	369	41	158.00–177.50	$168.80	$623	+0.09
372 unweaned	372	4	156.50	$156.50	$582	—
415	415	4	144.00	$144.00	$598	-21.07
417–447	427	79	149.00–169.50	$161.57	$690	-3.50
456 fancy	456	4	173.00	$173.00	$789	—
471 unweaned	471	9	150.00	$150.00	$706	—
450–490	475	107	149.50–166.00	$158.76	$754	-3.87
471–494	482	34	138.00–148.00	$141.45	$682	-21.18
508 unweaned	508	6	138.00	$138.00	$701	—
500–546	528	229	139.50–165.00	$153.87	$812	-4.14
554 unweaned	554	10	132.00	$132.00	$731	—
550–599	575	98	139.50–164.25	$152.00	$874	-0.76
555–598	577	38	132.00–141.50	$137.18	$792	-0.13
607–646	614	138	144.00–164.75	$159.14	$977	-3.92
617	617	2	132.50	$132.50	$818	-30.56
608–638 unweaned	620	44	134.00–143.00	$135.87	$842	-5.66
659–672	663	102	145.00–165.00	$161.70	$1,072	+31.55
661–693	679	21	139.75–140.25	$139.96	$950	-16.47
712–743	719	136	145.00–160.00	$157.72	$1,134	+18.12
712–745	724	24	129.00–143.75	$139.00	$1,006	-0.60
757	757	60	165.00	$165.00	$1,249	+20.00
943	943	5	122.50	$122.50	$1,155	-1.00
993	993	6	124.50	$124.50	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277 thin fleshed	277	3	197.00	$197.00	$546	—
300–345	327	5	150.00–152.00	$151.27	$495	—
351–395	382	25	145.00–165.00	$155.66	$595	+8.43
405–442	420	31	149.00–160.00	$156.85	$659	+1.19
454–489	472	60	141.00–162.00	$147.15	$695	-3.81
468–492 unweaned	477	8	137.00–148.00	$143.75	$686	—
478 thin fleshed	478	3	155.50	$155.50	$743	—
519	519	4	133.00	$133.00	$690	-12.96
502–546	520	59	134.50–151.00	$142.02	$739	-3.94
555 thin fleshed	555	12	148.00	$148.00	$821	-14.00
550–598	576	69	131.00–151.50	$139.95	$806	+0.03
570–593 unweaned	584	11	130.00–138.00	$135.32	$790	+1.26
615–643	630	19	131.00–148.00	$138.75	$874	+2.38
625–640 unweaned	631	7	126.00	$126.00	$795	—
650	650	3	130.00	$130.00	$845	-14.10
652–696	672	30	134.50–146.00	$140.88	$947	-3.22
700–730	719	14	130.50–149.00	$141.90	$1,020	+11.40
750–793	775	7	135.00–138.50	$136.45	$1,057	+2.45

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	5	146.00	$146.00	$517	—
412	412	6	143.00	$143.00	$589	—
431 unweaned	431	3	129.00	$129.00	$556	—
458–487	474	16	122.00–140.00	$134.27	$636	+2.27
537 unweaned	537	4	124.00	$124.00	$666	—
618	618	3	130.00	$130.00	$803	-1.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	156.00	$156.00	$761	—
515	515	20	145.00	$145.00	$747	—
662 unweaned	662	7	127.00	$127.00	$841	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	135.00	$135.00	$502	—
435	435	3	140.00	$140.00	$609	—
533	533	3	109.00	$109.00	$581	—
618–634	629	7	126.00–128.00	$126.56	$796	+6.56
717	717	3	122.00	$122.00	$875	—
770	770	3	113.00	$113.00	$870	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	9	140.00	$140.00	$815	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–298	293	5	186.00–194.00	$189.25	$555	—
307–328	319	8	175.00–203.00	$194.75	$621	+14.75
377–395	388	8	164.00–188.00	$179.26	$696	+17.26
418–425	422	5	162.00–173.00	$166.36	$702	-0.64
426 unweaned	426	3	146.00	$146.00	$622	—
453–496	472	20	148.00–163.00	$152.78	$721	-7.22
512–543	524	13	130.00–153.00	$142.18	$745	—
567–584	577	7	140.00–142.00	$141.16	$814	-4.71
612–629	624	16	131.00–140.00	$134.31	$838	-3.52
714–723	718	13	128.00–135.00	$131.26	$942	—
775	775	3	120.00	$120.00	$930	—
821–828	823	7	124.00	$124.00	$1,021	+3.50
853	853	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	198.00	$198.00	$689	-1.39
403–447	434	15	167.00–174.50	$171.54	$744	—
450	450	12	166.00	$166.00	$747	-8.50
503–541	522	16	154.00–161.50	$157.28	$821	-0.37
573	573	7	149.00	$149.00	$854	-2.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	10	111.00	$111.00	$674	—
612–630	622	7	121.00–123.00	$121.84	$758	—
693	693	3	126.50	$126.50	$877	+7.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	5	159.00	$159.00	$790	—
563	563	4	154.00	$154.00	$867	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	4	124.00	$124.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	3	128.00	$128.00	$648	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1445	1203	80-85%	22	34.00–49.50	$44.61	$537	—
965–1495	1214	80-85%	67	47.00–58.00	$53.20	$646	—
1180–1500	1313	80-85%	20	55.00–67.00	$59.25	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1565	1400	75-80%	46	53.00–66.00	$59.25	$830	-3.40
1320–1725	1518	75-80%	7	46.00–53.00	$50.10	$761	—
1315–1985	1527	75-80%	22	63.00–70.00	$67.35	$1,028	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–985	970	85-90%	2	24.00–30.00	$27.05	$262	—
900–1135	1032	85-90%	20	34.00–46.00	$39.88	$412	+8.88
845–1225	1061	85-90%	17	43.50–52.50	$48.11	$510	-2.62
1210	1210	85-90%	1	54.50	$54.50	$659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1815	1551	4	64.00–72.00	$69.07	$1,071	—
1410–2080	1683	12	70.00–89.50	$81.53	$1,372	—
1735–2150	1955	4	93.00–101.00	$96.05	$1,878	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1155	959	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	80.00–113.00	$94.52	$906
805–1265	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	50.00–89.00	$61.95	$646
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	56.50	$56.50	$715

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790 thin fleshed	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	80.00	$80.00	$632

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1140	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,051.64
1202–1360	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	950.00–1,125.00	$1,024.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1375–1410	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,185.00	$1,111.05

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1215	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	975.00–1,450.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.