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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

9,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.08/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 578 lb · 580 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.85/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 624 lb · 496 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.64/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 572 lb · 420 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,362 8,583 9,529
Feeder cattle 8,059 7,523 8,874
Slaughter cattle 1,213 925 565
Replacement cattle 90 135 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady 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
328 328 3 210.00 $210.00 $689 —
351–377 357 17 201.00–225.00 $213.44 $762 +3.59
403–430 value added 412 21 206.00–211.50 $210.33 $867 —
417–449 437 70 196.00–219.00 $207.37 $906 +0.49
470 470 6 170.00 $170.00 $799 -21.08
461–489 value added 480 39 196.00–200.25 $199.53 $958 —
450–499 482 219 178.00–209.00 $196.75 $948 +5.67
484 fancy 484 22 210.50 $210.50 $1,019 -5.50
498 498 6 180.00 $180.00 $896 -11.08
501 value added 501 11 193.00 $193.00 $967 -9.75
505 fancy 505 11 203.00 $203.00 $1,025 —
522 unweaned 522 8 176.00 $176.00 $919 +3.68
500–549 527 274 174.00–195.00 $186.03 $980 +0.92
556–598 value added 571 36 173.00–184.50 $179.11 $1,023 —
557–594 unweaned 572 69 156.50–172.00 $164.10 $939 —
550–599 579 408 164.00–184.00 $176.65 $1,023 +0.73
583 fancy 583 47 192.00 $192.00 $1,119 +8.00
591 591 20 162.00–164.00 $162.80 $962 -13.12
604–633 unweaned 611 20 159.00–159.50 $159.37 $974 +1.19
600–649 624 426 161.50–180.00 $169.16 $1,056 +1.81
611–644 value added 632 50 159.50–176.00 $169.96 $1,074 -9.04
650–693 672 254 156.00–175.75 $166.21 $1,117 +4.02
650–692 value added 672 22 160.00–169.00 $166.05 $1,116 —
669–680 unweaned 672 17 151.50–156.00 $152.84 $1,027 +9.68
715–736 726 17 149.50–155.00 $152.05 $1,104 -13.92
702–748 unweaned 730 10 145.75–147.00 $146.23 $1,067 -3.77
715–744 730 139 156.75–169.75 $164.24 $1,199 -1.73
755–786 767 23 145.00–152.00 $147.51 $1,131 -19.65
768 value added 768 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,260 —
763–795 777 77 155.00–165.00 $159.91 $1,243 -7.25
817–838 824 114 155.00–169.50 $162.02 $1,335 +14.89
859 859 16 155.25 $155.25 $1,334 -6.32
937 937 9 144.50 $144.50 $1,354 —
958 958 8 147.25 $147.25 $1,411 +9.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 292 14 201.00–205.00 $201.82 $589 —
313–337 323 7 196.00–206.00 $201.53 $651 +16.59
350 thin fleshed 350 3 204.00 $204.00 $714 —
369–390 378 10 180.00–192.00 $187.09 $707 +1.73
432 thin fleshed 432 16 212.00 $212.00 $916 —
420–445 435 41 168.00–186.50 $178.33 $776 -0.13
452–498 474 32 168.00–196.00 $182.52 $865 +5.69
502–548 value added 522 18 175.00–180.00 $177.67 $927 —
500–548 524 76 164.00–179.00 $171.17 $897 +1.92
520–549 unweaned 537 7 160.00–161.00 $160.42 $861 +4.48
565 value added 565 3 164.00 $164.00 $927 -4.00
553–599 568 136 155.00–177.00 $166.83 $948 +5.17
567–583 thin fleshed 575 17 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 —
600–643 622 121 145.00–172.00 $157.62 $980 +17.12
625 value added 625 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,056 +5.00
636 thin fleshed 636 11 168.50 $168.50 $1,072 +2.00
653–671 663 45 149.50–161.50 $155.42 $1,030 +3.22
705–720 710 12 147.50–153.00 $149.50 $1,061 +2.93
748 748 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 +6.00
757–787 770 10 150.00–156.00 $152.41 $1,174 +4.20
810–845 821 13 152.50–157.00 $155.57 $1,277 -3.36
852 852 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,346 +11.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–516 508 19 175.00–188.00 $182.51 $927 -2.34
556–593 572 47 160.00–180.00 $169.15 $968 -2.21
653–686 662 27 156.00–165.50 $159.58 $1,056 +1.14
711–737 728 18 155.00–160.00 $156.63 $1,140 —
757 757 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 —
870 870 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,335 —
1205 1205 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,446 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
399 399 4 189.00 $189.00 $754 —
417 417 22 171.00 $171.00 $713 —
489 489 7 162.50 $162.50 $795 —
519 519 5 171.00 $171.00 $887 —
535 value added 535 6 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
552 552 6 165.00 $165.00 $911 —
598 value added 598 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,011 —
605 605 6 154.00 $154.00 $932 —
663–697 675 28 152.00–158.50 $155.67 $1,051 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
561 561 7 162.00 $162.00 $909 —
606 606 5 157.00 $157.00 $951 —
658–678 673 16 149.75–156.00 $151.28 $1,018 —
775 775 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 16 170.00 $170.00 $518 —
498 498 3 165.00 $165.00 $822 +2.50
626–642 635 12 142.50–144.00 $143.38 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 188.00 $188.00 $615 —
350–399 373 49 160.00–183.00 $175.42 $654 +12.81
408 408 3 157.00 $157.00 $641 -8.24
407–420 unweaned 413 11 152.00–154.00 $152.92 $632 +1.92
405–438 fancy 421 61 188.50 $188.50 $794 —
407–449 428 86 161.00–178.00 $168.76 $722 +3.52
454 fancy 454 14 179.50 $179.50 $815 —
451–499 477 254 154.50–176.50 $166.99 $797 +6.05
471–486 value added 478 33 164.50–170.50 $168.54 $806 —
483–487 unweaned 486 9 148.00–151.00 $150.01 $729 —
509 fancy 509 10 172.00 $172.00 $875 —
519 thin fleshed 519 32 169.25 $169.25 $878 —
500–549 524 259 148.00–168.50 $159.50 $836 +2.58
526 unweaned 526 4 152.00 $152.00 $800 +0.68
535 535 3 143.00 $143.00 $765 -13.92
544 value added 544 5 154.00 $154.00 $838 —
561 fancy 561 21 168.75 $168.75 $947 —
567–568 value added 567 38 157.50–162.75 $160.54 $910 —
554–590 unweaned 572 40 140.00–152.00 $147.85 $846 +0.85
550–599 573 315 147.50–169.00 $158.09 $906 +3.20
583 583 6 142.00 $142.00 $828 -12.89
610–645 unweaned 624 56 132.00–147.75 $143.86 $898 -0.14
600–649 629 165 147.00–164.25 $158.33 $996 +2.13
609–641 value added 632 28 154.00–155.00 $154.21 $975 —
636 fancy 636 21 169.25 $169.25 $1,076 —
657–688 675 151 146.75–166.00 $160.77 $1,085 +0.39
691 691 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,154 +6.62
696 thin fleshed 696 14 168.00 $168.00 $1,169 +3.50
719 719 4 135.50 $135.50 $974 -23.91
705–738 723 71 149.50–163.50 $156.11 $1,129 -3.30
750–752 751 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,089 -11.67
780 value added 780 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,186 —
801 801 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,206 —
976 976 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,264 +1.67
1033–1034 1034 13 125.00–125.50 $125.38 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–289 283 16 155.00–177.00 $170.46 $482 -7.04
289 unweaned 289 16 145.00 $145.00 $419 —
335 335 2 160.00 $160.00 $536 +9.00
360–389 375 27 154.50–164.00 $159.06 $596 +4.08
402–445 427 52 153.00–160.00 $157.84 $674 +7.23
435 unweaned 435 3 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
422–447 value added 436 16 158.00–167.00 $161.81 $705 —
446 thin fleshed 446 11 174.00 $174.00 $776 —
456–498 476 95 145.00–165.00 $156.31 $744 +0.17
470–499 unweaned 488 8 140.00–142.00 $140.72 $687 +10.72
501–543 516 104 144.00–159.00 $153.51 $792 +6.24
510–536 value added 525 20 141.00–152.00 $144.79 $760 -9.21
552–582 value added 573 7 136.50–148.00 $144.84 $830 —
550–598 579 85 138.50–154.50 $144.91 $839 -4.63
593–594 unweaned 594 8 124.00–139.00 $131.49 $781 +6.80
617 value added 617 3 155.00 $155.00 $956 —
606–647 620 40 136.00–156.00 $144.24 $894 +1.79
648 648 3 140.00 $140.00 $907 -2.45
654–679 663 21 144.75–157.50 $153.39 $1,017 +12.27
691 691 4 135.50 $135.50 $936 -5.62
711–745 725 8 135.00–139.00 $137.22 $995 -0.44
753–769 762 20 134.00–142.00 $138.97 $1,059 +0.58
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 162.00 $162.00 $595 —
410 410 6 160.50 $160.50 $658 —
458 458 4 164.00 $164.00 $751 +5.29
542–549 547 39 146.00–154.00 $152.07 $832 -8.84
571–598 585 14 149.50–158.00 $153.72 $899 -6.28
608 608 14 159.50 $159.50 $970 +12.50
675 675 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,002 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 128.00 $128.00 $439 —
427 thin fleshed 427 7 157.00 $157.00 $670 —
434 434 10 137.00 $137.00 $595 -19.50
529 529 5 138.00 $138.00 $730 ±0.00
608 608 3 121.00 $121.00 $736 —
710 710 4 128.00 $128.00 $909 +0.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 154.00 $154.00 $722 —
612 612 15 155.00 $155.00 $949 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 151.00 $151.00 $562 —
400 400 3 148.00 $148.00 $592 —
536 536 4 140.50 $140.50 $753 +7.50
600 600 4 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 157.00 $157.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 181.00 $181.00 $693 -10.00
402–413 406 8 161.00–181.00 $168.63 $685 —
515 thin fleshed 515 4 159.50 $159.50 $821 —
500–546 540 50 141.00–157.00 $152.97 $826 +2.79
557–588 578 9 146.00 $146.00 $844 +1.83
602–629 621 22 139.00–151.50 $145.71 $905 +4.07
650–662 656 4 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $935 +7.07
735–748 744 9 125.00–139.00 $129.61 $964 -8.67
765–798 787 18 133.50–138.50 $135.12 $1,063 —
855–856 856 14 125.50 $125.50 $1,074 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 219.00 $219.00 $613 —
339–342 341 9 197.50–209.00 $203.91 $695 +8.55
358–368 365 11 187.00–212.50 $196.70 $718 +14.06
388 unweaned 388 3 169.00 $169.00 $656 —
478–493 487 17 162.00–169.00 $165.67 $807 -5.02
495 unweaned 495 4 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
511 unweaned 511 8 155.00 $155.00 $792 —
506–548 531 25 148.00–162.00 $153.97 $818 -3.88
551–598 586 23 142.50–162.00 $148.93 $873 +7.93
698 unweaned 698 4 120.00 $120.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 159.00 $159.00 $630 —
536 536 3 144.00 $144.00 $772 —
695 695 3 130.00 $130.00 $904 -4.00
874 874 4 114.00 $114.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1595 1175 80-85% 73 52.00–62.00 $57.04 $670 —
1000–1440 1222 80-85% 24 60.50–68.50 $64.65 $790 +15.81
1140–1305 1226 80-85% 9 43.00–52.00 $49.46 $606 +0.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1880 1431 75-80% 44 56.00–66.50 $60.87 $871 +0.57
1305–1650 1475 75-80% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.29 $816 —
1300–1810 1504 75-80% 9 65.50–73.50 $69.31 $1,042 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $619 —
815–1365 1042 85-90% 10 31.00–44.50 $40.29 $420 —
885–1290 1059 85-90% 30 45.00–56.00 $49.82 $528 +2.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1905 1432 16 65.50–78.00 $72.46 $1,038 —
1260–1960 1708 13 80.00–91.50 $86.84 $1,483 -0.26
1550–2080 1801 9 89.50–97.00 $94.53 $1,702 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–1115 959 (<2 yrs)Open 13 80.00–101.00 $89.45 $858
930–1190 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 60.00–70.00 $65.46 $687

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
928–935 931 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 810.00–900.00 $856.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1057 1057 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 73.00 $73.00 $772
1130–1455 1295 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 52.00–66.00 $58.91 $763

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1325 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00–1,660.00 $1,598.33 —

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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.