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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

9,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.22/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 622 lb · 496 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.60/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 579 lb · 488 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.38/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 675 lb · 416 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,556 8,616 10,172
Feeder cattle 8,845 7,937 9,313
Slaughter cattle 626 559 666
Replacement cattle 85 120 193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves under 750 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 lower. 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
344 344 10 212.50 $212.50 $731 —
358–388 374 19 189.00–212.00 $199.57 $746 +7.57
402–449 432 77 200.00–217.00 $211.71 $915 +8.58
435 value added 435 6 224.00 $224.00 $974 —
464–495 value added 476 21 209.50–217.00 $212.03 $1,009 +5.86
452–499 478 230 193.00–221.50 $208.15 $995 +6.24
524 fancy 524 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,095 —
501–543 525 257 185.00–207.50 $196.05 $1,029 -0.09
516–535 value added 530 28 193.00–199.00 $195.91 $1,038 +8.41
545 unweaned 545 6 182.00 $182.00 $992 —
557 fancy 557 16 192.00 $192.00 $1,069 —
575 575 3 170.00 $170.00 $978 -11.01
564–595 value added 579 54 172.50–182.00 $178.53 $1,034 -8.21
552–598 580 415 172.50–193.00 $182.86 $1,061 +1.85
613 unweaned 613 6 160.00 $160.00 $981 —
600–643 621 447 166.00–187.00 $175.92 $1,092 +11.95
622–625 624 7 163.00–165.00 $164.15 $1,024 +0.18
612–640 value added 633 36 167.50–173.75 $171.27 $1,084 —
656–670 663 16 155.00–156.50 $155.76 $1,033 -12.15
650–698 673 343 157.00–176.00 $168.67 $1,135 +0.76
669–695 value added 688 57 157.00–166.00 $162.89 $1,121 -10.11
716–748 731 28 148.00–156.00 $153.46 $1,122 -13.96
700–749 732 259 155.00–172.00 $164.46 $1,204 -2.96
737 value added 737 38 166.00–168.00 $167.42 $1,234 —
768 unweaned 768 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,075 —
753–786 782 148 148.50–165.50 $157.97 $1,235 -4.49
792 792 12 151.75 $151.75 $1,202 -10.71
795 value added 795 26 160.35 $160.35 $1,275 —
805–830 812 11 140.00–146.50 $142.93 $1,161 -20.70
802–832 822 105 150.00–160.00 $156.86 $1,289 -6.77
853–883 859 73 147.00–152.50 $151.39 $1,300 -3.61
1051 1051 26 136.25 $136.25 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 3 227.00 $227.00 $613 —
325 value added 325 6 197.00 $197.00 $640 —
363 value added 363 4 207.00 $207.00 $751 —
385 385 3 168.00 $168.00 $647 -15.86
423 423 5 166.00 $166.00 $702 -12.18
400–445 425 68 165.00–200.00 $182.27 $775 +4.09
450–495 476 50 164.50–192.50 $182.62 $869 +12.12
456–488 value added 479 14 174.00–193.00 $187.83 $900 —
478–492 unweaned 489 19 163.50–167.00 $164.66 $805 —
517 517 3 163.00 $163.00 $843 -9.50
501–549 526 127 166.00–194.00 $179.87 $946 +7.37
538 538 5 159.00 $159.00 $855 -13.50
534–546 value added 539 16 174.00–183.00 $179.58 $968 —
563 value added 563 7 173.50 $173.50 $977 —
569 thin fleshed 569 8 179.00 $179.00 $1,019 —
551–595 571 188 158.50–184.00 $171.43 $979 +6.68
604 unweaned 604 14 149.00 $149.00 $900 —
602–648 627 90 150.00–172.00 $163.01 $1,022 -1.46
635 value added 635 12 169.00 $169.00 $1,073 —
653–696 671 111 145.00–165.75 $158.21 $1,062 +2.14
673 unweaned 673 5 141.00 $141.00 $949 —
700–746 718 69 148.00–162.00 $155.74 $1,118 +12.30
736 unweaned 736 9 140.50 $140.50 $1,034 —
753–793 760 33 140.00–150.50 $146.60 $1,114 -19.40
802–845 818 34 140.00–152.25 $146.95 $1,202 +4.18
908 908 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,135 -21.51
926 926 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,204 -16.51
1000 1000 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,190 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 15 188.00 $188.00 $731 —
466 466 5 178.00 $178.00 $829 —
476 value added 476 6 188.00 $188.00 $895 —
515 515 24 188.00 $188.00 $968 —
565–578 574 19 163.00–179.00 $174.03 $999 —
606–622 617 37 162.00–173.00 $170.87 $1,054 —
701–743 710 30 147.00–159.50 $155.97 $1,107 —
728 value added 728 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,179 —
760 value added 760 7 148.50 $148.50 $1,129 —
779 779 4 149.75 $149.75 $1,167 —
810 value added 810 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,166 —
899 899 6 144.25 $144.25 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 160.00 $160.00 $691 —
499 499 4 168.00 $168.00 $838 —
538–540 539 16 150.00–161.00 $157.06 $847 —
586–596 592 11 150.00–153.00 $151.08 $894 -2.92
620–647 630 20 137.00–150.00 $142.10 $895 —
673 673 4 142.00 $142.00 $956 —
793 793 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,043 -6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 171.00 $171.00 $887 —
677 677 31 150.35 $150.35 $1,018 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 7 157.50 $157.50 $975 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 7 137.50 $137.50 $650 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 170.00 $170.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 372 10 158.00–184.00 $169.79 $632 +6.62
413–435 value added 420 10 186.00–190.00 $188.76 $793 +15.76
412–448 428 89 158.00–186.00 $173.58 $743 +2.72
452 fancy 452 8 186.00 $186.00 $841 —
456 unweaned 456 8 150.00 $150.00 $684 -9.50
466–485 value added 474 19 172.00–179.50 $174.51 $827 +12.01
462–498 487 151 161.00–179.75 $175.22 $853 +30.22
494 494 4 148.00 $148.00 $731 +3.00
506–531 value added 517 29 158.50–163.00 $161.21 $833 +0.59
505–548 531 247 153.75–170.00 $161.88 $860 -1.64
512–546 534 12 146.50–151.00 $147.95 $790 -15.57
557–578 unweaned 571 9 140.50–142.00 $140.99 $805 —
551–598 572 290 153.00–169.50 $161.66 $925 +1.48
564–584 value added 575 38 153.50–155.25 $154.10 $886 -2.47
567–595 578 10 145.00–149.50 $146.85 $849 -13.33
602 602 5 149.00 $149.00 $897 -10.12
606–620 value added 612 47 157.00 $157.00 $961 —
602–647 619 188 151.75–164.00 $155.94 $965 -3.18
650–694 671 256 150.00–162.50 $155.30 $1,042 -1.01
651–694 681 52 141.50–149.00 $146.79 $1,000 -9.52
696 value added 696 11 159.25 $159.25 $1,108 +9.75
708–730 713 14 140.00–145.75 $142.88 $1,019 -12.31
700–738 730 145 145.00–158.50 $151.67 $1,107 +4.67
754–772 765 43 135.00–151.75 $146.33 $1,119 -10.01
821–827 824 12 144.00–150.50 $146.72 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–284 279 7 163.00–182.00 $174.04 $486 —
306 value added 306 4 176.00 $176.00 $539 —
318–335 328 11 146.00–160.00 $154.86 $508 +4.86
358–397 377 55 145.00–174.00 $160.25 $604 +8.83
385 thin fleshed 385 10 181.00 $181.00 $697 —
419–448 436 53 150.00–176.50 $164.17 $716 +5.65
428–445 unweaned 436 9 141.00–152.00 $145.99 $637 —
475 unweaned 475 4 148.00 $148.00 $703 —
450–499 477 169 147.00–170.00 $157.83 $753 +2.90
500–548 524 176 144.00–164.00 $151.73 $795 -1.79
515–535 value added 525 24 154.50–161.75 $159.73 $839 -1.27
560 unweaned 560 20 136.00 $136.00 $762 —
566 566 3 142.00 $142.00 $804 -7.91
553–596 576 204 145.50–163.00 $153.41 $884 +3.50
619 unweaned 619 15 133.50 $133.50 $826 —
600–646 626 72 142.00–155.50 $149.60 $936 +2.95
615–643 value added 626 34 149.75–154.25 $152.99 $958 -5.01
607–645 632 9 139.50–143.00 $140.62 $889 -6.03
655–695 674 59 138.00–154.25 $145.12 $978 +1.36
701–728 713 38 135.25–143.00 $139.69 $996 -5.31
749 unweaned 749 4 130.00 $130.00 $974 —
776–794 789 19 135.50–140.10 $138.91 $1,096 -1.78
845 845 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–447 445 19 136.00–142.00 $138.86 $618 +3.99
465–493 480 13 143.50–144.00 $143.62 $689 +10.53
506 unweaned 506 10 125.00 $125.00 $632 —
538 538 6 138.00 $138.00 $742 +10.50
562–569 566 8 136.00–140.00 $138.51 $784 —
644 644 6 138.25 $138.25 $890 +13.25
682 682 3 134.00 $134.00 $914 -1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–593 583 35 149.50–161.00 $156.17 $910 —
591 value added 591 9 158.50 $158.50 $937 —
695 value added 695 6 149.25 $149.25 $1,037 —
723 value added 723 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,027 —
752 752 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,120 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 144.00 $144.00 $654 —
606 606 29 137.60 $137.60 $834 —
702 702 11 142.75 $142.75 $1,002 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 143.00 $143.00 $616 —
450–496 466 19 133.00–145.00 $139.94 $652 —
507–547 529 9 136.50–137.00 $136.83 $724 —
552 552 3 130.50 $130.50 $720 -9.87
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 16 140.50 $140.50 $643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 185.00 $185.00 $622 —
375 375 4 176.00 $176.00 $660 —
400–401 401 8 166.00–190.00 $181.01 $726 +0.01
484–498 491 14 153.00–162.00 $157.44 $773 —
503 thin fleshed 503 6 175.50 $175.50 $883 —
526 526 9 150.00 $150.00 $789 -3.00
562–577 571 36 144.50–155.50 $150.90 $862 +4.90
603 603 4 139.00 $139.00 $838 —
671 671 4 139.50 $139.50 $936 —
704–733 719 15 130.00–145.00 $138.15 $993 +1.37
767 767 2 125.00 $125.00 $959 —
801 801 6 123.50 $123.50 $989 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 184.00 $184.00 $565 —
450 450 13 184.00–190.00 $187.23 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 143.00 $143.00 $531 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1245 1157 80-85% 6 54.00–56.50 $55.47 $642 +1.63
1000–1530 1221 80-85% 50 58.00–67.00 $63.51 $775 +2.21
1050–1475 1305 80-85% 55 66.00–74.50 $71.36 $931 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1660 1389 75-80% 5 56.50–58.00 $57.25 $795 +0.01
1230–1710 1478 75-80% 12 67.50–74.00 $69.58 $1,028 —
1160–1765 1479 75-80% 33 60.00–68.50 $64.82 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1165 1039 85-90% 9 39.00–48.50 $43.88 $456 —
900–1125 1047 85-90% 5 59.00–63.00 $61.06 $639 —
890–1240 1104 85-90% 28 48.00–59.00 $52.59 $581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 67.00 $67.00 $985 —
1465–2095 1695 10 85.00–97.00 $91.09 $1,544 +0.95
1660–1900 1810 3 97.00–102.00 $99.18 $1,795 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
783–1200 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 10 76.00–95.00 $83.19 $836
795–1245 1026 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 60.00–82.00 $70.58 $724

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1419 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 935.00 $935.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1736 1736 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,485.00 $1,485.00

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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
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
1050–1325 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,475.00 $1,287.50 —

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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.