Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.79/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 633 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.18/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 439 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.86/cwt -12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 585 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,020	5,663	1,228
Feeder cattle	686	4,708	808
Slaughter cattle	294	850	100
Replacement cattle	40	105	320

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of feeders traded steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	186.00	$186.00	$790	-13.28
425 unweaned	425	4	168.00	$168.00	$714	—
490 unweaned	490	6	167.00	$167.00	$818	—
508	508	6	167.00	$167.00	$848	-12.92
516	516	9	178.00	$178.00	$918	-1.92
551–574	563	16	168.00–170.50	$169.22	$953	-2.25
595	595	7	150.00	$150.00	$892	-21.47
632 unweaned	632	14	155.50	$155.50	$983	+4.58
610–643	633	28	158.00–167.00	$160.44	$1,016	-5.47
661–671	667	9	148.00	$148.00	$987	-0.31
719	719	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,064	-20.21
723 unweaned	723	4	137.00	$137.00	$991	—
754	754	14	161.00	$161.00	$1,214	+3.97
834	834	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,193	-18.95
873	873	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,213	-7.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 unweaned	415	3	159.00	$159.00	$660	-6.00
408–433	423	8	163.00–167.00	$164.95	$698	-18.80
490	490	3	164.00	$164.00	$804	-6.16
513–539	531	25	158.00–169.00	$163.60	$869	+0.63
567	567	3	155.00	$155.00	$879	-3.91
622–645	632	7	140.00–143.00	$141.14	$892	-9.65
650–671	663	11	140.50–145.00	$143.40	$951	-7.60
817–845	828	5	139.00–139.50	$139.20	$1,153	-10.55

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	150.00	$150.00	$608	—
501	501	6	152.00	$152.00	$762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	163.00	$163.00	$554	+4.32
388	388	7	161.50	$161.50	$627	+0.47
410–446	439	26	158.00–164.50	$160.18	$703	-1.39
466	466	9	154.00	$154.00	$718	-0.71
468–473 unweaned	471	15	141.00–150.00	$147.02	$692	-2.12
508	508	11	151.00	$151.00	$767	-3.64
519	519	6	138.00	$138.00	$716	-16.64
555–578	570	6	138.00–150.00	$141.89	$809	-10.95
723	723	16	147.00	$147.00	$1,063	-6.02
960–990	969	7	125.00–126.50	$126.06	$1,222	-6.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	150.00	$150.00	$608	-4.08
468–495	485	21	137.00–150.00	$143.44	$696	-2.41
515–531	526	6	140.50–151.00	$143.93	$757	+2.20
575–591	585	25	130.00–140.00	$133.86	$783	-14.50
603–638	620	13	129.00–141.00	$134.29	$833	-4.20
658–677	672	8	130.00–141.00	$135.28	$909	-6.11
835–848	839	6	118.00–120.50	$119.66	$1,004	-9.83
977	977	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	3	124.00	$124.00	$626	—
619	619	4	131.00	$131.00	$811	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–393	381	6	165.00–177.00	$172.90	$659	—
566–585	572	6	137.00–140.00	$138.02	$789	-13.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518 thin fleshed	518	4	165.00	$165.00	$855	—
553	553	3	140.00	$140.00	$774	-2.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1340	1180	80-85%	15	44.00–48.00	$46.48	$548	+3.50
970–1445	1233	80-85%	42	49.50–56.50	$52.56	$648	—
1135–1355	1244	80-85%	4	53.50–61.50	$57.37	$714	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1185	1025	85-90%	3	28.50–40.50	$34.17	$350	-1.41
1011–1245	1065	85-90%	34	41.00–47.50	$43.76	$466	-1.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1503	1385	75-80%	20	53.00–60.00	$57.09	$791	—
1270–1495	1388	75-80%	5	52.00–54.50	$53.44	$742	—
1515–1670	1603	75-80%	3	63.00–67.00	$64.70	$1,037	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2100	1559	10	65.00–77.00	$71.30	$1,112	—
1440–2040	1750	15	76.00–86.50	$80.26	$1,405	-11.92
1765–2005	1925	3	87.50–92.00	$89.74	$1,727	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1120	997	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	84.00–109.50	$99.24	$989
930–1170	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	57.50–65.00	$61.12	$647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1063	1063	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
1273–1490	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,200.00	$1,126.88

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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.