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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

1,964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.89/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 519 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.18/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 582 lb · 118 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.87/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 669 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,964 3,844 2,802
Feeder cattle 1,775 3,598 2,603
Slaughter cattle 164 206 173
Replacement cattle 25 40 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 192.00 $192.00 $499 —
395 395 4 178.00 $178.00 $703 —
415–425 422 15 172.00–185.00 $176.26 $744 -9.78
465–475 475 26 165.00–171.00 $170.77 $811 -14.19
505–546 520 50 160.00–179.50 $168.09 $874 +1.47
550–595 582 118 154.50–164.00 $158.18 $921 -1.62
600–630 unweaned 612 10 141.00–151.50 $147.18 $901 +4.65
600–642 620 29 148.50–155.50 $152.74 $947 -1.84
660–680 unweaned 664 22 139.50 $139.50 $926 -1.61
656–683 676 28 143.00–148.00 $145.88 $986 -0.93
708–748 732 59 138.50–145.50 $140.90 $1,031 -1.76
767–792 775 35 141.00–143.50 $142.70 $1,106 +13.20
802–813 810 8 131.50–136.50 $132.74 $1,075 -0.22
822 822 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,069 -2.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 170.00–174.00 $172.10 $633 -5.40
453–495 475 36 160.00–168.50 $164.42 $781 +0.89
500–545 523 45 157.00–167.00 $162.81 $851 +7.82
550–595 572 30 150.00–163.50 $157.03 $898 +7.85
616 616 4 145.00 $145.00 $893 -0.26
602–648 619 71 143.25–158.50 $149.37 $925 +4.11
650–690 670 21 135.00–145.00 $140.17 $939 -1.64
675 675 6 142.00 $142.00 $958 +0.19
717–722 719 9 136.00–141.00 $138.23 $994 +2.37
773–775 774 6 132.50–139.50 $136.00 $1,053 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
429 429 4 140.00 $140.00 $601 —
591 591 7 145.00 $145.00 $857 —
658 658 4 135.00 $135.00 $888 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 136.00 $136.00 $762 +5.00
625 625 5 143.00 $143.00 $894 +12.65
675 675 4 132.50 $132.50 $894 +6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 173.00 $173.00 $493 —
360–365 362 10 160.00–165.00 $163.40 $592 +3.77
405–445 436 14 154.00–160.00 $155.19 $677 -5.76
450–498 479 59 145.00–153.00 $148.39 $711 -2.68
500–547 518 123 143.00–152.00 $148.25 $768 +0.68
540 540 5 139.00 $139.00 $751 +9.00
551–590 575 74 141.50–147.50 $143.32 $824 +5.49
601–628 608 44 139.75–143.50 $141.04 $858 +8.14
650–685 669 101 133.00–141.50 $137.87 $922 +9.87
700–715 710 71 133.00–140.50 $139.35 $989 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 365 13 148.50–155.00 $151.57 $553 +4.00
405–434 423 25 142.50–161.00 $149.15 $631 -2.37
450–492 465 29 141.00–153.00 $147.71 $687 +5.36
500–530 518 21 135.00–146.75 $142.71 $739 +5.53
552–578 565 22 134.00–144.50 $138.47 $782 +6.27
600–620 610 8 135.00 $135.00 $824 +5.33
622 622 3 129.00 $129.00 $802 -0.67
655–685 670 12 135.00–138.50 $136.87 $917 +8.84
770 770 3 114.00 $114.00 $878 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 6 150.00 $150.00 $471 —
357 357 5 149.00 $149.00 $532 —
438 438 3 138.00 $138.00 $604 —
474–482 476 10 137.00–142.50 $141.39 $673 +6.49
550 550 3 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 143.00 $143.00 $629 —
499 499 5 137.00 $137.00 $684 —
642 642 3 137.00 $137.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 139.00 $139.00 $653 +13.00
510 510 3 131.00 $131.00 $668 —
560–590 575 4 121.00–132.00 $126.64 $728 +0.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 471 24 138.00–156.00 $148.38 $699 +5.40
509 509 5 135.00 $135.00 $687 -10.34
524 524 4 151.00 $151.00 $791 +5.66
560–590 574 19 127.50–143.00 $131.72 $756 -4.78
638 638 3 133.00 $133.00 $849 +2.31
650–680 665 4 126.50–128.00 $127.23 $846 +1.80
723 723 3 110.00 $110.00 $795 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 121.00 $121.00 $817 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1390 958 85-90% 16 43.00–55.00 $51.89 $497 -0.53
910–1445 1094 85-90% 46 55.00–62.50 $59.60 $652 -13.17
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1535 1238 80-85% 26 60.00–67.50 $64.58 $800 —
1200–1715 1375 80-85% 7 69.50–72.00 $70.29 $966 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1670 1449 75-80% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.20 $887 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 71.50 $71.50 $1,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,318 —
1345–1975 1595 3 88.50–96.00 $93.43 $1,490 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1325 1209 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 850.00–1,025.00 $929.22
1110–1380 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 940.00–1,030.00 $989.88

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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.