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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

6,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.67/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 674 lb · 327 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.95/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 574 lb · 264 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.36/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 623 lb · 259 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,689 9,556 7,950
Feeder cattle 6,096 8,845 7,334
Slaughter cattle 513 626 493
Replacement cattle 80 85 123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to spots 5.00 higher on the 500-600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–349 348 8 189.00–200.00 $193.10 $672 -19.40
377–396 389 24 193.00–209.00 $204.35 $795 +4.78
400–447 434 46 196.00–211.00 $205.87 $893 -5.84
453–478 462 10 185.00–195.00 $190.44 $880 -17.71
451–497 480 106 191.50–213.00 $204.09 $980 -4.06
494 value added 494 6 202.00 $202.00 $998 -10.03
515 515 6 170.50 $170.50 $878 -25.55
505–536 value added 517 22 192.00–204.00 $201.74 $1,043 +5.83
503–547 529 158 183.00–204.50 $193.67 $1,025 -2.38
551–553 fancy 552 16 195.50–196.00 $195.69 $1,080 +3.69
562–582 value added 570 25 182.75–190.00 $187.04 $1,066 +8.51
550–599 576 216 175.00–193.00 $183.21 $1,055 +13.21
581–598 unweaned 588 7 167.50–170.00 $168.91 $993 —
608 value added 608 12 183.00 $183.00 $1,113 +11.73
611 611 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,008 -10.92
600–649 627 222 167.00–185.00 $176.54 $1,107 +12.39
651–664 value added 654 39 171.50–178.00 $176.64 $1,155 +13.75
650–698 677 288 162.00–178.50 $169.86 $1,150 +1.19
720 720 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,123 +2.54
702–743 722 176 160.00–174.00 $164.61 $1,188 +11.15
735–749 value added 736 38 160.50–171.50 $170.32 $1,254 +2.90
756–792 779 125 155.50–165.25 $160.92 $1,254 +2.95
780 unweaned 780 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 +8.00
841 841 6 153.75 $153.75 $1,293 -3.11
850–897 857 201 149.50–160.75 $159.57 $1,368 +8.18
990 990 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 320 9 186.00–200.00 $193.60 $620 —
340 value added 340 4 195.00 $195.00 $663 -2.00
377 unweaned 377 3 172.00 $172.00 $648 —
371–397 384 28 173.00–193.00 $188.06 $722 +20.06
429 429 4 184.00 $184.00 $789 +1.73
425–445 430 24 167.50–199.00 $178.66 $768 -3.61
448 value added 448 9 192.00 $192.00 $860 —
455–498 481 62 162.00–187.00 $174.06 $837 -8.56
500–549 528 49 169.00–182.00 $174.91 $924 -4.96
555 value added 555 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,021 +10.50
550–595 573 88 162.00–182.50 $172.77 $990 +1.34
580 580 3 156.00 $156.00 $905 -15.43
623–634 thin fleshed 627 22 175.25–175.75 $175.43 $1,100 —
630 unweaned 630 4 151.00 $151.00 $951 +2.00
610–648 639 74 156.00–170.00 $165.43 $1,057 +2.42
644 value added 644 22 172.00 $172.00 $1,108 +3.00
653–697 675 44 153.00–164.00 $160.23 $1,082 +2.02
713–749 733 132 150.00–163.00 $155.12 $1,137 -0.62
764–773 766 11 153.00–155.50 $154.81 $1,186 +8.21
800–840 821 168 140.00–158.75 $156.23 $1,283 +9.28
877 877 18 148.50 $148.50 $1,302 —
942 942 12 145.75 $145.75 $1,373 +15.75
1050 1050 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,349 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 156.00 $156.00 $788 -15.00
651–683 680 81 149.00–166.00 $164.73 $1,120 +14.38
715–744 736 16 142.50–149.50 $143.74 $1,058 —
782 782 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,236 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,029 -7.87
673 673 24 167.25 $167.25 $1,126 —
715 715 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,115 +0.03
822 822 10 149.00 $149.00 $1,225 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 155.00 $155.00 $507 —
601 value added 601 8 154.00 $154.00 $926 —
665 665 4 149.00 $149.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 133.00 $133.00 $712 -24.06
553–578 570 12 153.00–157.00 $154.29 $879 +3.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 6 148.00 $148.00 $417 —
605 605 4 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,097 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 5 154.00 $154.00 $511 —
346 346 6 180.00 $180.00 $623 —
359–393 374 29 168.00–178.00 $173.64 $649 +3.85
382 value added 382 6 161.00 $161.00 $615 —
404–449 431 87 157.00–179.00 $169.77 $732 -3.81
452–499 473 99 163.00–178.00 $170.13 $805 -5.09
488 fancy 488 6 179.00 $179.00 $874 —
498 498 14 155.00 $155.00 $772 +7.00
512–531 value added 520 30 162.50–165.00 $163.61 $851 +2.40
506–545 526 162 138.50–174.25 $166.89 $878 +5.01
548 unweaned 548 9 154.00 $154.00 $844 —
557 557 3 146.00 $146.00 $813 -15.66
553–597 574 166 156.00–166.00 $160.68 $922 -0.98
578–582 value added 579 11 156.00–158.00 $157.45 $912 +3.35
601–643 623 208 145.50–162.75 $157.57 $982 +1.63
622–640 value added 624 33 154.50–160.00 $155.18 $968 -1.82
625 unweaned 625 18 144.50 $144.50 $903 —
651–695 667 153 142.00–154.25 $149.39 $996 -5.91
676 676 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,028 -3.30
663–698 value added 691 20 140.00–151.50 $149.29 $1,032 -9.96
693 693 15 148.50 $148.50 $1,029 +1.71
701–730 717 9 140.00–141.25 $140.71 $1,009 -2.17
700–724 719 99 141.00–154.25 $152.84 $1,099 +9.96
761 761 20 155.00 $155.00 $1,180 +8.67
755–786 777 40 145.25–151.25 $149.50 $1,162 +3.17
840 840 14 152.50 $152.50 $1,281 +5.78
863 863 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,165 —
906 906 18 134.75 $134.75 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 5 174.00 $174.00 $491 -0.04
309 thin fleshed 309 5 170.50 $170.50 $527 —
365–390 375 28 139.00–170.50 $160.24 $601 -0.01
412–448 436 42 145.00–171.50 $162.11 $707 -2.06
439 unweaned 439 5 149.00 $149.00 $654 +3.01
453–498 469 81 148.00–169.00 $156.04 $732 -1.79
471 value added 471 5 160.00 $160.00 $754 —
489 unweaned 489 7 142.00 $142.00 $694 -6.00
505–548 529 86 143.50–164.00 $157.00 $831 +5.27
537 value added 537 9 160.00 $160.00 $859 +0.27
553–590 571 149 149.50–160.00 $155.47 $888 +2.06
576 value added 576 5 157.00 $157.00 $904 —
612 value added 612 10 149.25 $149.25 $913 -3.74
612 612 3 142.00 $142.00 $869 -7.60
603–648 632 57 140.50–159.00 $147.39 $932 +6.77
635 635 17 155.00 $155.00 $984 +14.38
650–689 667 39 139.00–148.75 $146.02 $974 +0.90
694 unweaned 694 4 128.00 $128.00 $888 —
713–742 719 125 132.00–145.75 $143.89 $1,035 +4.20
758–783 773 31 138.00–148.00 $142.17 $1,099 +3.26
887–889 888 10 120.00–132.75 $127.64 $1,133 —
943 943 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,132 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 9 156.00 $156.00 $766 —
586 586 11 152.00 $152.00 $891 -4.17
621 621 5 155.00 $155.00 $963 —
663 663 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,021 —
656–682 664 30 148.00–150.00 $149.38 $992 —
747 747 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 5 167.00 $167.00 $508 —
435 435 4 150.00 $150.00 $652 +11.14
497 497 3 136.00 $136.00 $676 -7.62
503 503 6 144.00 $144.00 $724 +6.00
602–617 605 13 140.50–145.75 $144.52 $874 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 362 19 138.00–141.00 $139.89 $506 —
434 434 11 144.00 $144.00 $625 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 197.00 $197.00 $538 —
308 308 2 179.00 $179.00 $551 -6.00
395 395 3 182.00 $182.00 $719 +6.00
419 419 8 185.00 $185.00 $775 +3.99
483–487 485 11 154.00–159.00 $156.74 $760 -0.70
524–539 530 15 164.00–168.50 $166.67 $883 +16.67
558–587 572 15 146.00–151.50 $150.22 $859 -0.68
656 656 4 136.00 $136.00 $892 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–379 378 10 195.00–200.00 $199.01 $752 —
426–449 442 21 162.00–180.50 $176.12 $778 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 140.50 $140.50 $627 —
624 624 10 114.00 $114.00 $711 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1540 1197 80-85% 110 58.00–71.50 $66.59 $797 —
1060–1333 1198 80-85% 12 51.50–60.00 $55.43 $664 —
1070–1374 1270 80-85% 165 67.00–78.00 $75.30 $956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1660 1436 75-80% 21 68.00–76.00 $71.75 $1,030 —
1135–1925 1445 75-80% 39 61.00–70.50 $66.83 $966 —
1280–1740 1489 75-80% 4 55.00–60.00 $58.19 $866 -6.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1145 992 85-90% 14 37.50–51.00 $44.99 $446 —
745–1275 1075 85-90% 39 50.00–62.50 $58.07 $624 —
980–1170 1088 85-90% 4 61.50–65.00 $63.46 $690 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1815 1492 3 77.00–83.00 $79.07 $1,180 +12.07
1380–2100 1667 10 84.00–91.00 $86.78 $1,447 -4.31
1610–2060 1864 6 97.50–107.00 $103.11 $1,922 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1165 1022 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 60.00–80.00 $68.46 $700
925–1260 1075 (<2 yrs)Open 6 80.00–104.00 $86.54 $930

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1184 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.