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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

3,844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.63/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 581 lb · 315 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.59/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 670 lb · 269 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.62/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 532 lb · 257 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,844 2,397 3,652
Feeder cattle 3,598 2,273 3,538
Slaughter cattle 206 114 101
Replacement cattle 40 10 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher over steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 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
346–348 347 7 187.00–195.00 $189.30 $657 —
420–435 425 23 176.00–194.00 $186.04 $791 +6.62
450–490 458 158 167.00–194.50 $184.96 $847 +7.37
512–545 532 257 160.00–173.00 $166.62 $886 -6.07
560–590 578 22 144.00–152.00 $147.09 $850 -18.23
550–598 581 286 149.00–164.00 $159.80 $928 +6.30
594 unweaned 594 7 147.00 $147.00 $873 —
600–647 618 146 142.50–161.00 $154.58 $955 -8.22
618–638 unweaned 633 19 142.00–143.00 $142.53 $902 -7.27
650–670 unweaned 664 23 139.00–142.00 $141.11 $937 -2.39
650–691 669 227 141.00–149.50 $146.81 $982 -5.13
680–698 694 19 135.00–142.00 $136.44 $947 -15.50
700–727 712 78 138.50–147.00 $142.66 $1,016 -5.29
716–733 unweaned 719 23 133.25–136.75 $135.00 $971 —
773 773 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,001 -6.23
788 788 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,024 -5.73
800 800 20 129.75 $129.75 $1,038 -10.00
805–828 812 11 129.50–134.50 $132.96 $1,080 -6.79
850 850 5 128.25 $128.25 $1,090 -6.67
859 859 15 128.00 $128.00 $1,100 -6.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 8 194.00 $194.00 $561 —
310–320 312 10 180.00–190.00 $182.25 $569 —
360–385 370 11 167.50–185.00 $177.50 $657 -3.48
400–440 423 38 160.00–178.00 $171.48 $725 -4.44
450–485 468 33 157.00–173.00 $163.53 $765 —
484 484 8 150.00 $150.00 $726 —
505–547 531 56 147.00–165.00 $154.99 $823 -4.88
558 558 3 146.00 $146.00 $815 -8.89
550–598 573 64 140.00–160.00 $149.18 $855 -5.71
600–645 624 56 141.00–151.50 $145.26 $906 -1.47
650–670 665 13 141.00–142.50 $141.81 $943 -1.72
711–745 733 18 132.50–137.50 $135.86 $996 -0.82
808–825 815 7 122.00–125.00 $122.85 $1,001 —
915 915 54 124.50 $124.50 $1,139 —
1005 1005 3 101.50 $101.50 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 151.00 $151.00 $664 —
575 575 3 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
605–610 607 6 126.50–138.00 $130.35 $791 -15.65
662 662 3 126.00 $126.00 $834 —
950 950 4 107.50 $107.50 $1,021 —
1222 1222 5 98.00 $98.00 $1,198 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–540 533 7 140.00–146.00 $142.60 $760 —
616 616 4 135.00 $135.00 $832 —
675 675 4 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 6 158.00 $158.00 $782 —
545 545 5 155.00 $155.00 $845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 324 13 155.00–170.00 $163.72 $530 —
350–378 360 10 156.00–164.00 $159.63 $575 —
400–440 427 113 152.50–163.50 $160.95 $687 +11.07
450–495 475 110 147.00–156.00 $151.07 $718 +1.04
500–545 523 141 132.00–155.00 $147.57 $772 -3.37
529 529 16 132.50 $132.50 $701 -18.44
530 530 4 130.00 $130.00 $689 -20.94
550–595 575 123 130.00–150.50 $137.83 $793 -9.20
585 585 4 130.00 $130.00 $760 -17.03
605–642 613 64 130.00–135.00 $132.90 $815 -6.97
610–640 unweaned 632 13 122.00–131.00 $124.90 $789 —
665–668 666 6 127.50–129.00 $128.00 $852 -6.48
656–695 673 46 127.50–133.00 $130.84 $881 -3.64
770–795 779 13 122.00–128.50 $123.48 $962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 thin fleshed 295 9 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
300–336 322 8 148.00–161.00 $156.99 $506 —
350–391 375 25 143.00–153.00 $147.57 $553 -1.80
400–430 416 27 141.00–160.00 $151.52 $630 +8.51
455–495 478 16 141.00–144.00 $142.35 $680 -3.07
500–545 514 60 130.00–142.00 $137.18 $705 -0.56
550–598 574 43 128.00–135.00 $132.20 $759 —
575–590 581 7 123.00–123.50 $123.28 $716 —
600–605 603 6 127.50–131.50 $129.67 $782 -2.33
660–695 682 11 122.50–129.50 $128.03 $873 —
717 717 3 126.00 $126.00 $903 —
814 814 5 110.00 $110.00 $895 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 142.00 $142.00 $625 —
535 535 12 135.50 $135.50 $725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 135.00 $135.00 $477 —
405–417 412 5 140.00–145.00 $143.03 $589 —
467 467 3 126.00 $126.00 $588 —
560 560 5 125.00–127.50 $126.00 $706 —
720 720 4 108.00 $108.00 $778 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 482 10 125.00–140.00 $134.90 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–430 419 5 154.00–159.00 $156.05 $654 —
465–475 470 6 141.00–145.00 $142.98 $672 -0.66
501–548 507 60 140.00–155.00 $145.34 $737 —
560 560 4 135.00–138.00 $136.50 $764 +3.08
637–642 639 10 123.00–134.00 $130.69 $835 —
655–694 680 14 122.00–130.00 $125.43 $853 —
752–790 775 5 110.00–116.00 $113.67 $881 —
881 881 4 102.00 $102.00 $899 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 3 130.00 $130.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $260 —
879–1240 979 85-90% 18 48.50–55.00 $52.42 $513 +10.86
904–1210 1056 85-90% 39 56.00–62.50 $59.82 $632 —
1085–1095 1090 85-90% 2 68.00–77.50 $72.77 $793 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1550 1331 80-85% 29 62.00–69.50 $65.20 $868 +3.39
1050–1660 1406 80-85% 5 58.00–60.00 $59.70 $839 -7.02
1160–1640 1463 80-85% 3 70.00–82.50 $75.39 $1,103 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1595 1352 75-80% 16 65.50–69.00 $67.99 $919 —
1440–1580 1501 75-80% 4 70.00–71.50 $70.72 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2100 1677 3 68.00–89.00 $82.70 $1,387 —
1740 1740 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,827 —
1260–2380 1806 9 84.00–98.00 $92.94 $1,678 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1325 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,185.00 $988.17

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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.