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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

4,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.24/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 680 lb · 234 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.67/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 716 lb · 179 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.01/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 623 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,720 8,093 9,726
Feeder cattle 4,359 7,640 9,501
Slaughter cattle 311 433 175
Replacement cattle 50 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm 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
313 313 3 215.00 $215.00 $673 —
337 value added 337 10 227.00 $227.00 $765 —
355–356 356 7 217.00–218.00 $217.29 $774 -5.79
395 unweaned 395 3 194.00 $194.00 $766 —
423–448 439 25 210.00–216.00 $214.71 $943 -6.51
439 value added 439 8 209.00 $209.00 $918 -13.50
469–498 484 95 204.50–224.00 $213.57 $1,034 -11.81
478–492 unweaned 486 9 181.00–192.00 $187.19 $910 —
496 value added 496 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,086 —
500–542 526 96 189.00–220.00 $213.87 $1,125 -0.78
541 value added 541 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,120 —
545 545 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,030 -25.65
553 fancy 553 16 212.00 $212.00 $1,172 —
554–595 578 109 180.00–204.00 $195.28 $1,129 -5.95
584 584 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,080 +5.00
585–592 value added 590 32 189.50–194.00 $191.03 $1,127 -8.97
610 value added 610 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,147 +2.29
604–645 623 159 175.25–195.50 $186.33 $1,161 -0.16
631 631 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,104 -11.49
652–696 677 186 168.00–186.00 $176.07 $1,192 +13.39
686–695 value added 690 48 168.00–176.00 $172.02 $1,187 -6.46
703–746 716 172 164.10–175.50 $167.60 $1,200 -6.65
726 value added 726 7 169.50 $169.50 $1,231 -0.74
753–788 768 104 154.75–163.00 $160.74 $1,234 -5.41
809 value added 809 31 155.75 $155.75 $1,260 +0.40
808–848 825 12 146.00–151.50 $149.29 $1,232 -9.40
928 value added 928 12 151.25 $151.25 $1,404 -1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–384 369 12 184.00–197.50 $187.64 $692 -21.68
420–449 437 10 185.00–194.00 $188.46 $824 -15.39
454–489 465 30 189.00–208.00 $199.23 $926 -2.66
516 516 13 179.75 $179.75 $928 -17.64
500–540 521 60 178.00–208.00 $193.14 $1,006 -4.25
554–586 571 23 170.50–184.00 $176.76 $1,009 -3.22
607–645 627 96 150.00–177.00 $169.10 $1,060 -7.92
650–688 674 88 159.00–172.00 $162.51 $1,095 -6.28
703–749 716 107 146.00–164.25 $160.07 $1,146 -9.34
734 value added 734 12 154.00 $154.00 $1,130 —
766 766 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,115 -15.56
751–795 771 77 151.00–161.00 $156.49 $1,207 -4.57
851–855 852 145 146.50–156.75 $155.19 $1,322 —
902–948 928 14 140.00–146.50 $142.79 $1,325 —
952–957 955 7 136.00–138.00 $137.15 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 9 173.50 $173.50 $760 —
478 478 6 170.50 $170.50 $815 —
525–546 534 33 171.50–175.00 $172.57 $922 +1.65
724–734 730 11 141.50–144.00 $143.10 $1,045 —
791 791 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,123 —
804–840 815 13 140.00–145.00 $143.41 $1,169 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–504 502 19 175.50–180.50 $177.35 $890 +2.35
637 637 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,029 +11.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 8 180.00 $180.00 $965 -10.00
893 893 9 151.75 $151.75 $1,355 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 8 149.50 $149.50 $946 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 6 160.50 $160.50 $1,096 +6.50
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 6 151.00 $151.00 $607 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 319 7 180.00–187.50 $184.16 $587 —
360–397 382 28 190.00–205.00 $195.32 $746 +9.17
382 value added 382 17 176.00 $176.00 $672 -15.00
416 value added 416 4 190.00 $190.00 $790 -5.00
413–439 425 26 172.00–195.00 $181.68 $772 -9.72
470 470 5 168.00 $168.00 $790 -18.96
460–495 478 54 164.00–189.00 $177.23 $847 -9.73
493 value added 493 6 174.00 $174.00 $858 -14.09
506–512 value added 510 23 174.00–178.50 $176.95 $902 +7.95
501–524 514 10 153.00–159.50 $156.66 $805 -22.37
505–544 529 76 165.50–182.50 $172.09 $910 -6.94
568 568 3 160.00 $160.00 $909 -14.00
555–599 572 112 157.00–178.00 $167.22 $956 -6.78
571–590 value added 585 30 164.00–173.75 $167.81 $982 -7.90
618–639 value added 629 13 146.00–150.00 $148.19 $932 -14.31
604–647 633 114 146.00–169.00 $160.62 $1,017 +5.62
651–679 669 128 152.00–162.75 $157.57 $1,054 -1.21
651–679 value added 670 22 156.00–160.00 $158.76 $1,064 —
704 value added 704 32 157.00 $157.00 $1,105 —
717 717 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,018 -12.05
743–749 748 34 147.25–148.00 $147.85 $1,106 —
755 755 4 147.50 $147.50 $1,114 +0.36
788 value added 788 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,143 -12.00
805 805 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
920 920 22 129.25 $129.25 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–328 311 12 189.00–191.00 $189.70 $590 +5.93
395–398 396 9 157.00–180.00 $165.65 $656 -14.64
418–449 434 32 175.00–177.50 $176.58 $766 +3.45
452–497 480 105 163.00–177.00 $171.85 $825 +6.91
522 522 5 143.00 $143.00 $746 -25.71
504–548 536 108 155.00–171.50 $166.93 $895 +14.43
553–593 578 42 149.00–168.50 $158.73 $917 -3.06
606–645 622 27 140.00–160.00 $149.45 $930 -7.64
623 623 5 143.00 $143.00 $891 -14.09
650–695 673 41 144.00–155.00 $151.24 $1,018 +0.43
702–749 728 28 135.00–146.75 $142.85 $1,040 +1.46
776 776 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,071 -1.25
819–845 824 32 127.50–135.50 $133.96 $1,104 -11.79
941 941 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–430 417 14 163.00–165.00 $163.88 $683 —
460–488 476 7 149.00–150.00 $149.41 $711 +2.41
517–538 521 22 145.00–146.00 $145.68 $759 —
550 550 3 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
744 744 6 128.00 $128.00 $952 —
814 814 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,123 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 167.00 $167.00 $625 +19.00
469 469 11 163.50 $163.50 $767 +10.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 151.00 $151.00 $613 —
638 638 6 128.00 $128.00 $817 -1.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 7 141.00 $141.00 $802 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 143.00 $143.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 199.00 $199.00 $726 —
467 467 10 170.00 $170.00 $794 —
513–547 520 10 168.00–170.00 $169.58 $882 +4.99
550–570 563 8 160.00–163.50 $162.22 $913 -9.78
600–605 603 14 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $886 —
718 718 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,005 -9.50
763 763 4 126.00 $126.00 $961 —
894 894 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 214.00 $214.00 $758 —
418 418 3 205.00 $205.00 $857 -3.50
567 567 5 163.00 $163.00 $924 —
653 653 12 146.50 $146.50 $957 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1410 1231 80-85% 13 65.00–74.00 $69.80 $859 —
980–1525 1235 80-85% 51 74.50–86.00 $80.82 $998 —
980–1485 1250 80-85% 25 86.00–94.50 $89.75 $1,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1080 904 85-90% 11 42.00–62.00 $53.70 $485 —
835–1290 1047 85-90% 37 59.00–75.00 $68.36 $716 —
945–1330 1084 85-90% 7 72.50–79.00 $74.78 $811 +3.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1660 1401 75-80% 18 85.50–94.50 $90.11 $1,262 —
1140–1950 1457 75-80% 27 77.00–88.50 $83.84 $1,222 —
1535 1535 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,105 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1730 1586 5 92.50–97.00 $94.34 $1,496 —
1495–2060 1750 12 95.50–113.00 $103.20 $1,806 —
1690–2340 2002 11 113.00–126.00 $118.39 $2,370 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1310 1004 (<2 yrs)Open 17 86.00–125.00 $110.66 $1,111
785–1285 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 85.00–93.00 $87.71 $940

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1041 1041 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,285.00 $1,285.00

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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.