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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

2,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.19/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 623 lb · 206 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.12/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 576 lb · 198 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.40/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 677 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,507 1,964 1,484
Feeder cattle 2,167 1,775 1,320
Slaughter cattle 250 164 138
Replacement cattle 90 25 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady 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
375 375 6 192.00 $192.00 $720 +14.00
410–448 421 31 179.00–199.00 $184.54 $777 +8.28
450–498 479 74 172.25–192.00 $178.43 $855 +7.66
527–530 528 11 165.50–167.00 $166.05 $877 -2.04
500–548 533 93 167.00–181.50 $173.19 $923 +5.10
553–595 576 198 158.00–178.00 $169.12 $974 +10.94
610 unweaned 610 6 155.00 $155.00 $946 +7.82
600–643 623 200 152.00–159.75 $158.29 $986 +5.55
650–699 674 100 148.50–160.50 $153.63 $1,035 +7.75
690 unweaned 690 21 135.00 $135.00 $932 -4.50
708 708 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,034 +5.10
710 unweaned 710 11 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
704–745 718 6 147.50–154.00 $151.75 $1,090 +10.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 324 6 170.00–189.00 $181.54 $588 —
350–398 371 11 172.00–183.00 $177.86 $660 +5.76
410–416 414 13 169.00–170.00 $169.62 $702 —
465–496 487 21 167.00–176.50 $169.94 $828 +5.52
507–534 518 20 161.00–175.00 $169.49 $878 +6.68
554–588 567 31 155.00–166.00 $161.80 $917 +4.77
600–645 626 31 146.00–155.00 $150.12 $940 +0.75
650–695 674 26 139.00–146.50 $144.35 $973 +2.35
717 717 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,036 +6.27
755–786 772 15 136.25–139.00 $137.74 $1,063 +1.74
812–835 824 4 134.00–137.00 $135.48 $1,116 —
860 860 4 119.50 $119.50 $1,028 —
960 960 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,210 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 7 156.00 $156.00 $724 —
680 680 5 140.50 $140.50 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 4 140.00 $140.00 $790 +4.00
600 600 3 131.00 $131.00 $786 -12.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 5 134.00 $134.00 $891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–378 373 11 160.00–161.00 $160.26 $598 -3.14
420–446 435 33 154.00–162.00 $157.57 $685 +2.38
450–496 473 107 150.00–160.00 $154.44 $731 +6.05
462–488 479 12 146.00–147.00 $146.68 $703 -1.71
500–548 523 108 149.00–156.00 $152.66 $798 +4.41
550–585 571 105 141.50–153.50 $150.04 $857 +6.72
598 598 3 138.00 $138.00 $825 -5.32
600–647 610 64 137.00–148.50 $144.04 $879 +3.00
610 610 5 135.00 $135.00 $824 -6.04
648 unweaned 648 6 134.00 $134.00 $868 —
650 unweaned 650 23 135.50 $135.50 $881 —
662 662 3 133.00 $133.00 $880 -4.87
655–690 665 8 135.00–139.00 $137.02 $911 -0.85
835 835 7 126.25 $126.25 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–295 281 8 150.00 $150.00 $422 —
313 313 3 155.00 $155.00 $485 —
350–398 389 16 151.00–158.00 $154.45 $601 +2.88
410–445 436 30 147.00–156.00 $150.86 $658 +1.71
450–495 474 13 147.00–152.50 $149.67 $709 +1.96
515 515 3 135.00 $135.00 $695 -7.71
500–534 516 46 141.00–152.50 $147.92 $763 +5.21
550–594 567 22 138.00–149.00 $142.35 $807 +3.88
605–630 618 8 134.50–140.00 $137.00 $847 +8.00
655 655 4 129.00 $129.00 $845 -7.87
652–690 670 13 135.00–136.50 $135.93 $911 -0.94
710–720 715 4 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $940 —
765 765 3 121.00 $121.00 $926 +7.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 7 135.00 $135.00 $671 -2.00
569 569 5 130.50 $130.50 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
690 690 3 126.50 $126.50 $873 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 139.00 $139.00 $375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–394 383 16 160.50–169.50 $164.86 $631 —
428 428 6 170.50 $170.50 $730 —
463–490 471 25 140.00–156.00 $150.38 $708 +2.00
550–595 566 22 128.00–154.00 $145.17 $822 +13.45
650–695 659 13 119.00–127.00 $122.67 $808 -4.56
711 711 4 124.00 $124.00 $882 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1565 1178 80-85% 34 60.00–73.00 $68.16 $803 —
1170–1430 1349 80-85% 9 64.50–65.50 $65.07 $878 —
1170–1515 1384 80-85% 21 70.00–82.50 $75.71 $1,048 +5.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–910 885 85-90% 2 35.00–40.00 $37.57 $332 —
835–1150 1003 85-90% 8 45.00–55.00 $50.31 $505 —
875–1200 1050 85-90% 31 50.00–70.50 $64.04 $672 —
1148 1148 85-90% 2 72.00 $72.00 $827 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1540 1345 75-80% 10 63.00–71.50 $69.51 $935 —
1340–1410 1375 75-80% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1605 1435 4 58.00–78.00 $70.07 $1,006 —
1190–1910 1720 9 88.00–106.00 $96.26 $1,656 —
1785 1785 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,955 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1223–1415 1256 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,500.00–1,575.00 $1,563.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1205 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,220.00 $1,130.75
1151–1435 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,275.00 $1,188.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230–1370 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,315.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.