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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

3,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.03/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 688 lb · 208 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.79/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 713 lb · 167 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.44/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 788 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,565 7,579 5,874
Feeder cattle 3,156 6,872 5,583
Slaughter cattle 340 572 255
Replacement cattle 69 135 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 750 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, over 750 lbs mostly 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm 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
383–389 388 15 208.00–214.00 $212.81 $826 +6.89
429–440 unweaned 434 11 185.00–200.00 $193.09 $838 —
438 438 4 202.00 $202.00 $885 -0.26
453 value added 453 8 216.50 $216.50 $981 —
473–498 482 68 206.00–216.75 $210.08 $1,013 +4.54
486 unweaned 486 14 196.00 $196.00 $953 +11.00
503–544 527 65 195.00–211.50 $205.35 $1,082 +10.95
526–546 value added 537 20 200.00–202.50 $201.40 $1,082 —
560 fancy 560 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,131 —
550–595 574 83 183.00–201.00 $189.79 $1,089 +6.19
588 value added 588 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,064 —
602–640 614 70 173.50–183.60 $180.85 $1,110 +17.35
625 value added 625 13 180.25 $180.25 $1,127 +11.25
666–695 688 208 166.00–174.50 $173.03 $1,190 +6.98
700–739 712 125 162.25–173.00 $169.05 $1,204 +7.53
714 value added 714 42 172.00 $172.00 $1,228 +16.00
785 785 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,209 -2.92
753–794 788 137 157.00–162.85 $160.91 $1,268 +3.99
877–882 880 94 156.85–157.35 $157.02 $1,382 +3.02
917 917 19 149.85 $149.85 $1,374 —
972 972 15 145.25 $145.25 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–349 332 19 188.00–204.00 $199.61 $663 +12.61
360–372 368 21 206.00–212.00 $209.28 $770 +16.43
382 value added 382 3 190.00 $190.00 $726 —
425–447 437 14 177.00–203.00 $188.97 $826 +0.93
468 value added 468 15 195.50 $195.50 $915 -12.50
458–490 474 33 175.00–188.50 $183.23 $869 -2.73
509–546 536 37 174.00–189.00 $183.23 $982 -0.53
563–594 578 30 158.00–183.00 $173.39 $1,002 +1.42
605–626 618 36 168.75–178.50 $174.14 $1,076 +11.96
651–680 659 32 145.00–164.25 $159.38 $1,050 -0.13
703–731 725 50 146.50–160.50 $154.59 $1,121 -3.07
768–795 782 12 149.50–157.00 $151.60 $1,186 +0.19
930 930 57 147.85 $147.85 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604–621 616 21 149.00–159.00 $151.80 $935 —
794 794 8 135.50 $135.50 $1,076 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 166.00 $166.00 $802 -30.00
653 653 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 unweaned 289 5 161.00 $161.00 $465 —
293 293 5 187.50 $187.50 $549 —
366 366 8 184.50 $184.50 $675 +1.46
405–442 420 31 172.00–182.50 $180.23 $757 +4.38
455–496 479 47 161.00–174.00 $167.85 $804 -8.40
485 value added 485 5 168.00 $168.00 $815 —
510–541 526 68 154.50–173.00 $163.70 $861 -3.11
555–583 568 78 151.00–166.75 $160.89 $914 -2.17
568 568 5 144.50 $144.50 $821 -18.56
605–648 627 95 149.50–158.75 $156.75 $983 +3.64
649 value added 649 41 158.25 $158.25 $1,027 +3.25
669–696 676 43 149.75–157.50 $154.51 $1,044 +2.92
724–749 735 88 146.00–155.00 $150.62 $1,107 +0.81
765–774 772 27 146.50–150.00 $147.27 $1,137 —
884 884 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,211 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 13 176.00 $176.00 $503 —
334–349 342 34 163.50–180.00 $169.00 $578 +0.35
359–392 372 18 172.00–175.00 $174.17 $648 +12.77
403–445 424 32 167.00–181.00 $174.94 $742 +14.39
439 unweaned 439 5 156.00 $156.00 $685 —
441 thin fleshed 441 7 175.00 $175.00 $772 —
460 thin fleshed 460 17 176.50 $176.50 $812 —
461 value added 461 6 161.00 $161.00 $742 —
458–493 470 76 156.50–174.25 $168.66 $793 +9.80
500 value added 500 18 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
507–547 538 40 147.50–156.50 $151.25 $814 -1.91
554–596 574 49 139.00–157.00 $150.32 $863 +1.96
611–624 617 20 145.50–150.50 $148.56 $917 +6.00
634 thin fleshed 634 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,014 —
654–693 668 32 142.00–149.50 $145.28 $970 +3.66
714–727 720 15 139.00–141.50 $139.73 $1,006 -4.55
897 897 7 128.50 $128.50 $1,153 -8.50
908 908 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 5 137.00 $137.00 $849 +7.00
672 672 3 132.00 $132.00 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 179.00 $179.00 $510 —
376 376 4 209.00 $209.00 $786 +36.71
425–445 440 12 172.00–181.00 $178.83 $787 -4.17
472–479 477 10 168.50 $168.50 $804 -1.40
515–525 522 12 156.00–160.00 $158.74 $829 -4.25
628–643 638 12 139.50 $139.50 $890 -7.05
671 671 4 129.00 $129.00 $866 -17.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1347 1266 80-85% 32 69.00–76.50 $74.39 $942 -4.53
1060–1357 1313 80-85% 12 77.50–79.00 $77.77 $1,021 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1311–1615 1406 75-80% 20 72.50–78.00 $76.21 $1,072 —
1410–1425 1418 75-80% 2 79.50–80.00 $79.75 $1,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724–1330 821 85-90% 9 46.50–50.00 $48.90 $401 —
930–985 980 85-90% 10 54.00–62.00 $61.24 $600 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1745 1708 2 85.00–87.00 $85.98 $1,469 -20.77
1515–2220 1878 5 90.00–103.50 $97.21 $1,826 —
1760–2000 1895 6 105.00–115.00 $109.67 $2,078 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1076 1048 (<2 yrs)Open 10 77.00–102.50 $99.70 $1,045
975–1310 1116 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 68.50–84.50 $76.03 $848

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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.