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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

8,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.82/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 575 lb · 574 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.32/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 629 lb · 543 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.46/cwt ≈ $1,248/hd at 768 lb · 467 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,616 1,366 8,189
Feeder cattle 7,937 859 7,653
Slaughter cattle 559 357 380
Replacement cattle 120 150 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous sales, steers steady to 10.00 higher and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 10 192.00 $192.00 $753 —
406–443 428 74 188.00–223.00 $203.13 $869 —
442 unweaned 442 6 189.00 $189.00 $835 —
451–494 473 128 179.50–213.00 $201.91 $955 -2.09
474–483 value added 478 23 203.00–211.00 $206.17 $985 —
497 unweaned 497 8 185.50 $185.50 $922 —
500–548 525 322 180.00–208.00 $196.14 $1,030 +2.94
530 value added 530 17 187.50 $187.50 $994 —
542 542 5 172.00 $172.00 $932 -21.20
551–577 value added 561 35 178.50–192.50 $186.74 $1,048 —
550–598 576 513 169.50–189.25 $181.01 $1,043 +5.18
579 unweaned 579 22 169.00 $169.00 $979 —
595 595 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 -5.83
618–630 624 10 161.00–167.00 $163.97 $1,023 -4.62
601–647 629 533 164.00–184.00 $175.53 $1,104 +6.94
653–698 680 245 160.00–177.25 $167.91 $1,142 -0.09
698 value added 698 17 173.00 $173.00 $1,208 —
718 unweaned 718 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,102 —
700–748 732 407 158.00–176.00 $167.42 $1,226 -0.58
741 741 12 158.00 $158.00 $1,171 -10.00
750–798 768 467 153.75–171.00 $162.46 $1,248 —
808–842 837 272 152.00–166.10 $163.63 $1,370 —
848 848 12 151.25 $151.25 $1,283 —
852 852 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,321 —
917 917 7 146.50 $146.50 $1,343 —
970 970 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–343 318 9 180.00–185.00 $183.02 $582 —
353–394 372 11 180.00–188.00 $183.86 $684 +10.86
405–447 422 24 166.00–191.00 $178.18 $752 -17.84
462–497 477 73 160.00–185.00 $170.50 $813 —
505–548 529 64 161.00–188.00 $172.50 $913 +12.50
555–595 576 109 152.00–176.00 $164.75 $949 -0.25
613 thin fleshed 613 11 178.75 $178.75 $1,096 —
602–648 619 54 157.50–173.00 $164.47 $1,018 +9.72
666 value added 666 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,036 —
653–695 669 111 147.00–157.50 $156.07 $1,044 +0.07
686 686 3 140.00 $140.00 $960 -16.00
708–727 718 18 140.00–147.50 $143.44 $1,030 +2.44
701–747 722 71 153.50–158.50 $155.74 $1,124 +14.74
757 757 63 166.00 $166.00 $1,257 —
800–829 819 9 140.00–148.50 $142.77 $1,169 —
852–878 871 19 145.25–145.50 $145.31 $1,266 —
900–908 904 6 144.00–149.00 $146.51 $1,324 —
986 986 7 125.75 $125.75 $1,240 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 5 169.00 $169.00 $776 —
583–594 588 30 159.00–160.00 $159.47 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 6 154.00 $154.00 $884 —
777 777 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,034 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–346 314 20 160.00–170.00 $162.20 $509 —
373 unweaned 373 3 155.00 $155.00 $578 —
365–389 378 24 157.00–169.00 $163.17 $617 —
421 value added 421 6 173.00 $173.00 $728 —
404–446 429 94 155.50–179.00 $170.86 $733 +19.86
453 value added 453 10 162.50 $162.50 $736 —
458 unweaned 458 12 159.50 $159.50 $731 —
450–499 472 309 158.00–179.00 $173.47 $819 +13.97
487 487 3 145.00 $145.00 $706 -14.50
511–528 value added 521 34 159.00–163.00 $160.62 $837 —
500–549 524 311 152.50–171.00 $163.52 $857 +8.04
538 unweaned 538 9 154.00 $154.00 $829 —
551–598 575 419 149.00–167.50 $160.18 $921 -1.09
582–590 value added 587 17 155.00–159.50 $156.57 $919 —
598 598 6 148.00 $148.00 $885 —
600–648 623 265 152.00–168.00 $159.12 $991 —
623–627 626 15 146.50–152.00 $148.33 $929 —
662 662 9 143.50 $143.50 $950 -6.00
674 value added 674 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,008 —
650–698 679 128 142.00–163.00 $156.31 $1,061 +6.81
704–742 709 114 146.00–160.00 $155.19 $1,100 +8.69
723 723 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,063 +0.50
760–784 763 32 140.00–158.75 $156.34 $1,193 —
788 788 10 143.75 $143.75 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 336 10 148.00–155.00 $150.00 $504 -7.00
365–398 377 22 145.00–159.00 $151.42 $571 -4.58
398 value added 398 3 151.00 $151.00 $601 —
408–447 425 86 145.00–164.00 $158.52 $674 +4.98
452–493 474 109 148.00–164.00 $154.93 $734 +6.42
518 value added 518 10 161.00 $161.00 $834 —
502–543 unweaned 520 7 140.00–141.00 $140.45 $730 —
502–545 521 121 145.00–165.00 $153.52 $800 +3.69
569 value added 569 18 152.50 $152.50 $868 —
550–599 574 141 137.50–163.50 $149.91 $860 +0.08
608–640 619 50 136.50–158.00 $146.65 $908 +1.65
619 value added 619 9 158.00 $158.00 $978 —
666–691 680 21 138.00–146.50 $143.76 $978 +4.23
701 701 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,016 —
752 752 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,015 —
774–797 792 17 140.00–143.00 $140.69 $1,114 —
871 871 62 145.35 $145.35 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 135.00 $135.00 $424 —
368 368 11 140.00 $140.00 $515 —
400–437 419 6 132.00–138.00 $134.87 $565 —
458–463 461 12 132.50–133.50 $133.09 $614 —
506 506 14 127.50 $127.50 $645 —
613 613 6 125.00 $125.00 $766 —
696 696 4 135.00 $135.00 $940 —
769–794 781 17 127.00–136.00 $132.35 $1,034 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 13 145.25 $145.25 $771 +2.25
563 563 5 140.00 $140.00 $788 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–565 564 7 133.50–145.50 $140.37 $792 —
722–723 723 7 130.00 $130.00 $940 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 130.00 $130.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 181.00 $181.00 $751 +15.96
445 unweaned 445 4 158.00 $158.00 $703 —
514 514 5 153.00 $153.00 $786 +3.46
557 557 3 146.00 $146.00 $813 -8.83
648 648 8 143.50 $143.50 $930 +0.50
736–745 741 8 132.00–141.50 $136.78 $1,014 -1.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1470 1169 80-85% 13 48.50–56.00 $53.84 $629 —
925–1485 1204 80-85% 100 55.00–67.00 $61.30 $738 —
1075–1475 1249 80-85% 35 64.50–79.00 $68.13 $851 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1440 1395 75-80% 2 57.00–57.50 $57.24 $798 —
1140–1670 1417 75-80% 52 60.00–70.00 $65.50 $928 -1.09
1255–1610 1432 75-80% 16 69.00–75.00 $71.13 $1,019 +4.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1190 998 85-90% 18 34.00–47.50 $40.85 $408 —
890–1280 1052 85-90% 36 48.00–57.00 $51.80 $545 -0.38
1065 1065 85-90% 1 58.50 $58.50 $623 +6.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1680 1389 8 68.00–82.50 $77.04 $1,070 —
1420–1955 1678 9 84.00–93.50 $90.14 $1,513 +5.75
1700–2160 1961 8 96.00–107.00 $99.61 $1,953 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1180 1038 (<2 yrs)Open 14 80.00–115.00 $93.55 $971
845–1223 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 55.00–75.00 $67.84 $709
1050–1245 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 63.50–76.00 $70.93 $814

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1335 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 900.00–1,100.00 $973.89

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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.