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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

1,500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.68/cwt ≈ $1,144/hd at 764 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.23/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 710 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.50/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 632 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,500 2,507 1,251
Feeder cattle 1,321 2,167 1,185
Slaughter cattle 124 250 58
Replacement cattle 55 90 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 higher with greatest advance on steers near 550 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 356 5 188.00 $188.00 $669 -4.00
420–425 423 20 184.00–191.50 $188.52 $797 +3.98
450–480 468 28 177.00–186.00 $180.46 $845 +2.03
505–548 534 37 180.00–187.50 $185.73 $992 +12.54
555–599 585 50 164.50–180.00 $169.72 $993 +0.60
611–642 unweaned 629 26 146.00–162.00 $153.07 $963 -1.93
619–649 634 35 154.00–162.50 $159.04 $1,008 +0.75
650–698 667 43 148.00–162.00 $157.31 $1,049 +3.68
675 unweaned 675 11 142.75 $142.75 $964 +7.75
727–728 unweaned 728 13 130.00–135.00 $131.92 $960 -7.08
734 734 19 145.50 $145.50 $1,068 -6.25
751–775 764 117 144.00–153.00 $149.68 $1,144 —
850 850 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 184.00–192.50 $188.28 $646 +6.74
380–398 389 4 176.00–182.00 $179.07 $697 +1.21
405–428 419 6 172.50–178.00 $175.04 $733 +5.42
460–481 471 16 172.00–177.00 $176.04 $829 +6.10
560–595 570 14 157.00–167.00 $162.65 $927 +0.85
610–640 615 17 149.25–160.50 $157.57 $969 +7.45
653–680 671 29 141.00–154.00 $146.39 $982 +2.04
810 810 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,102 +0.52
865 865 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 +20.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–570 559 23 162.50–165.00 $164.33 $919 —
645 645 31 148.75 $148.75 $959 —
722 722 5 136.75 $136.75 $987 —
780 780 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,022 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 151.00 $151.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 3 130.00 $130.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 387 6 163.50–165.00 $164.51 $637 +4.25
465–490 482 22 148.50–156.50 $151.30 $729 +4.62
505–521 516 13 150.00–152.50 $150.88 $779 -1.78
565–576 570 21 133.50–146.00 $141.76 $808 -8.28
564–587 575 20 142.00–149.00 $146.75 $844 -3.29
609–645 623 15 137.00–142.00 $140.50 $875 -3.54
628 unweaned 628 7 137.00 $137.00 $860 +3.00
620–640 633 6 134.50–135.50 $135.17 $856 -8.87
652 652 7 136.00 $136.00 $887 +3.00
664–665 unweaned 665 8 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $901 ±0.00
683–695 693 25 139.00–139.25 $139.05 $964 +2.03
700–748 709 64 134.00–140.25 $139.71 $991 —
733 unweaned 733 3 129.00 $129.00 $946 —
850–875 863 4 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 391 11 152.00–164.00 $160.86 $629 +6.41
400–438 428 11 151.00–158.00 $153.47 $657 +2.61
464–497 475 46 148.00–153.00 $149.71 $711 +0.04
500–538 527 18 140.75–149.00 $145.38 $766 -2.54
550–560 555 8 143.00–146.00 $144.51 $802 +2.16
605 605 6 130.00 $130.00 $786 -7.00
629 unweaned 629 8 132.00 $132.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–481 471 10 135.00–148.00 $141.27 $665 —
600–625 608 6 122.00–127.00 $123.71 $752 -3.29
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 150.00 $150.00 $597 —
404 404 4 135.00 $135.00 $545 —
492–495 494 6 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $655 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 145.00 $145.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 178.00 $178.00 $689 +13.14
450–498 479 10 148.00–170.00 $158.91 $761 +8.53
500–542 523 36 141.00–156.00 $147.49 $771 —
608–635 615 4 120.00–128.00 $125.93 $774 —
814 814 5 118.50 $118.50 $965 —
883 883 3 112.00 $112.00 $989 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1735 1260 80-85% 28 60.00–71.00 $66.17 $834 —
1155–1400 1306 80-85% 5 67.00–78.00 $72.74 $950 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1080 936 85-90% 6 47.00–52.50 $51.05 $478 —
1022–1375 1115 85-90% 10 52.50–63.50 $57.30 $639 -14.70
1115 1115 85-90% 1 69.50 $69.50 $775 -2.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1615 1372 75-80% 11 62.00–69.00 $66.99 $919 -8.52
1535–1595 1558 75-80% 3 70.50–74.50 $72.52 $1,130 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,558 -21.00
1540–2030 1804 7 88.00–99.50 $94.31 $1,701 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
979 979 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 92.00 $92.00 $901

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
987–1440 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 760.00–980.00 $916.80
1135–1370 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 890.00–1,270.00 $1,097.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1220 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,230.00–1,360.00 $1,295.00 —

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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.