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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

7,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.52/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 624 lb · 395 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.98/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 670 lb · 387 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.41/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 732 lb · 312 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,579 6,689 3,122
Feeder cattle 6,872 6,096 2,833
Slaughter cattle 572 513 219
Replacement cattle 135 80 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven with calves under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 336 6 210.00–225.00 $217.22 $730 +24.12
350–385 373 25 191.00–214.50 $205.92 $768 +1.57
400 value added 400 4 200.50 $200.50 $802 —
408–446 419 48 194.00–212.00 $202.26 $847 -3.61
463 unweaned 463 5 185.00 $185.00 $857 —
450–498 476 105 179.00–215.00 $205.54 $978 +1.45
507 unweaned 507 3 181.00 $181.00 $918 —
500–548 526 220 185.00–203.00 $194.40 $1,023 +0.73
552 thin fleshed 552 14 197.00 $197.00 $1,087 —
553–597 unweaned 578 29 166.00–173.00 $169.14 $978 +0.23
551–599 580 242 178.00–192.00 $183.60 $1,065 +0.39
616 616 7 163.50 $163.50 $1,007 -1.50
619 value added 619 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,046 -14.00
603–649 624 383 166.50–180.75 $173.76 $1,084 -2.78
664–672 value added 669 37 165.00–165.50 $165.34 $1,106 -11.30
650–696 670 350 160.00–172.50 $166.05 $1,113 -3.81
704 value added 704 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,098 -14.32
709–748 733 306 153.50–165.00 $161.52 $1,184 -3.09
751 value added 751 10 157.50 $157.50 $1,183 —
753–795 768 190 150.00–159.50 $156.92 $1,205 -4.00
817–833 820 40 150.00–153.85 $153.07 $1,255 -0.68
872 872 124 154.00 $154.00 $1,343 -5.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 value added 313 6 220.00 $220.00 $689 +25.00
323 323 3 187.00 $187.00 $604 -6.60
358–395 371 23 178.00–202.50 $192.85 $715 +4.79
402–441 422 49 175.00–197.00 $188.04 $794 +4.04
451 value added 451 19 208.00 $208.00 $938 —
453–493 470 49 171.00–192.50 $185.96 $874 +11.90
501–542 523 120 171.00–194.00 $183.76 $961 +8.85
552–596 575 119 160.00–184.00 $171.97 $989 -0.80
571–598 value added 578 29 166.00–178.50 $175.38 $1,014 -8.62
588 unweaned 588 3 157.00 $157.00 $923 —
590 thin fleshed 590 8 179.00 $179.00 $1,056 —
602–648 630 55 155.00–170.00 $162.18 $1,022 -3.25
640 unweaned 640 4 150.50 $150.50 $963 -0.50
658–678 669 123 152.00–172.00 $159.51 $1,067 -0.72
695 unweaned 695 4 140.00 $140.00 $973 —
707–725 722 89 151.00–158.35 $157.66 $1,138 +2.54
750 thin fleshed 750 14 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
756 value added 756 6 151.25 $151.25 $1,143 —
759–798 768 85 142.00–154.00 $151.41 $1,163 -3.40
833 833 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,250 -6.23
885 885 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,310 -0.50
978–986 983 11 125.50–134.25 $131.08 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 7 169.50 $169.50 $742 —
458–493 479 5 160.00–164.00 $162.47 $778 —
530 530 4 162.00 $162.00 $859 +29.00
563–569 566 7 141.00–146.50 $144.16 $816 -10.13
694 694 8 143.50 $143.50 $996 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 168.00 $168.00 $638 —
652–694 679 20 135.00–139.50 $137.99 $937 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 unweaned 543 4 164.00 $164.00 $891 —
638 638 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 +2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 148.00 $148.00 $848 —
623 623 3 143.00 $143.00 $891 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 146.50 $146.50 $548 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 196.00 $196.00 $955 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 4 154.50 $154.50 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 166.50 $166.50 $579 -13.50
374 value added 374 4 189.00 $189.00 $707 +28.00
355–398 383 40 157.00–188.00 $183.04 $701 +9.40
407 value added 407 3 170.00 $170.00 $692 —
401–440 421 43 164.00–183.00 $175.85 $740 +6.08
464 unweaned 464 5 154.00 $154.00 $715 —
473 fancy 473 8 188.00 $188.00 $889 +9.00
450–496 477 181 167.00–185.25 $176.25 $841 +6.12
506–549 522 150 158.00–176.50 $166.81 $871 -0.08
532–543 value added 534 36 158.00–168.25 $166.80 $891 +3.19
549 unweaned 549 9 145.50 $145.50 $799 -8.50
553 fancy 553 24 169.50 $169.50 $937 —
560–565 unweaned 563 9 142.50–149.00 $144.65 $814 —
550–599 568 242 152.00–171.50 $163.06 $926 +2.38
601–638 617 97 145.25–162.00 $153.11 $945 -4.46
624 value added 624 12 155.00 $155.00 $967 -0.18
651 unweaned 651 4 142.00 $142.00 $924 —
654–685 667 174 143.25–162.25 $151.59 $1,011 +2.20
700–738 715 204 143.75–152.50 $149.81 $1,071 +9.10
739 value added 739 10 139.50 $139.50 $1,031 —
895 895 25 132.50 $132.50 $1,186 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 164.00 $164.00 $399 —
310 thin fleshed 310 3 190.00 $190.00 $589 +19.50
315–341 333 16 157.00–177.00 $168.65 $562 —
354–388 370 43 143.50–178.00 $161.40 $597 +1.16
400–447 426 79 149.50–171.00 $160.55 $684 -1.56
453–495 470 86 148.00–170.00 $158.86 $747 +2.82
500–547 529 131 145.00–161.50 $153.16 $810 -3.84
563 value added 563 6 149.50 $149.50 $842 -7.50
562–597 unweaned 573 18 133.50–144.00 $140.24 $804 —
552–598 577 130 138.50–155.00 $148.36 $856 -7.11
604–633 616 79 139.50–150.00 $142.56 $878 +0.56
650–698 679 28 134.50–150.50 $141.62 $962 -4.40
692 value added 692 3 135.00 $135.00 $934 —
702–743 718 146 137.00–147.00 $144.28 $1,036 +0.39
759 759 7 130.00 $130.00 $987 -12.17
807–822 809 86 132.50–144.10 $142.32 $1,151 —
876 876 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,200 +9.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 9 148.00 $148.00 $551 —
425 unweaned 425 21 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
431 431 8 150.00 $150.00 $646 ±0.00
471–475 472 9 141.00–147.00 $144.99 $684 +8.99
520 unweaned 520 11 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
561 561 5 124.00 $124.00 $696 —
630–635 633 6 130.00 $130.00 $823 -14.52
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 unweaned 519 7 144.50 $144.50 $750 —
528 528 3 152.00 $152.00 $803 —
559 559 4 141.00 $141.00 $788 —
593 unweaned 593 9 134.00 $134.00 $795 —
699 699 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,021 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 unweaned 505 6 156.00 $156.00 $788 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 152.00 $152.00 $561 +12.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 174.00 $174.00 $560 -5.00
374–384 378 9 169.00–175.00 $172.29 $651 -9.71
419 419 9 183.00 $183.00 $767 -2.00
450–488 465 28 164.00–176.00 $169.90 $790 +13.16
502–549 532 28 150.50–172.00 $162.99 $867 -3.68
556–596 568 30 152.50–162.00 $154.32 $877 +4.10
611–622 616 14 141.00–151.00 $146.55 $903 —
654–662 659 16 143.50–149.50 $146.13 $963 +10.13
712 712 3 132.00 $132.00 $940 —
761 761 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,012 —
800 800 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
896 896 11 126.00 $126.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–391 377 16 194.00–210.00 $204.55 $771 +5.54
459–469 464 8 185.00–190.00 $187.47 $870 —
548 548 8 179.00 $179.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 150.00 $150.00 $670 —
528 528 4 156.00 $156.00 $824 —
578 578 4 145.00 $145.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1305 1192 80-85% 8 60.00–64.50 $62.66 $747 -3.93
945–1680 1208 80-85% 63 63.00–75.00 $69.24 $836 —
1120–1575 1271 80-85% 122 74.00–84.00 $78.92 $1,003 +3.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1360 1310 75-80% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.44 $831 —
1185–1640 1454 75-80% 22 76.00–83.00 $79.43 $1,155 +21.24
1245–1745 1469 75-80% 15 65.00–76.00 $70.52 $1,036 +12.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1185 1004 85-90% 6 47.00–55.00 $50.42 $506 —
925–1415 1064 85-90% 29 53.50–65.00 $59.09 $629 +1.02
1085 1085 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $727 +3.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1850 1519 8 76.00–87.00 $82.38 $1,251 —
1185–2210 1585 14 87.00–101.00 $95.11 $1,507 —
1210–2060 1724 13 103.00–112.00 $106.75 $1,840 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1250 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 13 82.00–113.00 $100.80 $1,033
800–1195 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 70.50–89.00 $78.35 $812

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
853–1475 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,000.00 $963.73
1200–1225 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
913 913 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00

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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.