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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

2,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.54/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 630 lb · 160 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.44/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 573 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.80/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 575 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,436 711 2,293
Feeder cattle 2,257 631 1,995
Slaughter cattle 154 58 196
Replacement cattle 25 22 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 196.00 $196.00 $715 —
402–425 415 12 179.00–191.00 $185.11 $768 —
475–495 482 68 172.00–186.00 $182.97 $882 —
505–540 523 44 163.00–179.00 $173.39 $907 +2.39
562 562 4 160.00 $160.00 $899 -12.22
550–595 573 137 160.50–179.50 $170.74 $978 -1.48
605–635 617 58 157.50–167.25 $163.90 $1,011 -0.92
610–640 unweaned 631 14 140.00–159.50 $155.34 $980 —
650–692 679 66 157.50–165.00 $162.36 $1,102 -1.02
698 unweaned 698 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,075 —
723 unweaned 723 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,045 —
705–745 738 98 154.25–160.00 $157.09 $1,159 -2.05
751–785 756 95 149.00–158.00 $156.58 $1,184 —
817 unweaned 817 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,197 —
910 910 46 146.25 $146.25 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 319 5 190.00–210.00 $201.35 $642 —
355–390 371 14 170.00–189.00 $179.28 $665 +0.32
425–445 433 23 165.00–177.00 $172.18 $746 +5.53
450–490 466 31 165.00–176.50 $170.88 $796 +4.16
505–545 532 37 161.50–171.00 $165.23 $879 +2.74
550–590 580 30 155.00–171.50 $163.77 $950 +4.32
590 590 3 150.00 $150.00 $885 -9.45
605–645 625 73 152.00–159.50 $158.12 $988 +3.17
655–665 660 6 148.00–151.00 $149.49 $987 -1.00
720–736 729 18 143.00–153.50 $147.92 $1,078 —
775–794 786 47 148.75–150.50 $149.45 $1,175 —
1015 1015 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 7 162.50 $162.50 $790 -0.50
590 590 5 151.50 $151.50 $894 —
785 785 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,083 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 155.00 $155.00 $822 —
565 565 5 144.50 $144.50 $816 —
775 775 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,023 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 167.00 $167.00 $526 —
370–390 377 13 164.00–172.50 $168.43 $635 —
412–440 422 21 161.00–170.00 $164.97 $696 -0.03
455–495 483 50 157.00–167.50 $163.38 $789 +3.36
505–549 527 77 152.00–164.50 $157.60 $831 +0.35
541 541 5 147.50 $147.50 $798 -9.75
555 555 4 153.50 $153.50 $852 +2.44
551–593 576 128 145.50–164.50 $155.87 $898 +4.81
620 unweaned 620 9 142.00 $142.00 $880 —
610–645 629 133 143.50–153.75 $152.14 $957 +5.07
646 646 18 143.00 $143.00 $924 —
653–672 665 64 144.50–150.25 $149.08 $991 +0.57
678 678 3 139.00 $139.00 $942 -9.51
710–745 721 44 144.00–153.25 $149.42 $1,077 +10.92
722 unweaned 722 3 135.00 $135.00 $975 —
733 733 3 136.00 $136.00 $997 -2.50
755 755 17 146.75 $146.75 $1,108 +6.25
865 865 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 417 13 154.00–164.00 $158.94 $663 +4.94
450–485 472 19 150.00–158.00 $154.48 $729 -3.01
500–535 520 39 143.00–161.00 $152.41 $793 +1.18
550–595 577 36 145.00–157.00 $150.99 $871 —
590 590 7 134.00 $134.00 $791 —
600–640 615 26 142.00–146.00 $144.82 $891 —
652–695 677 14 135.00–145.75 $142.83 $967 +3.83
715 715 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,019 —
840 840 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–492 472 13 145.50–146.00 $145.76 $688 +3.28
510 510 3 134.00 $134.00 $683 —
646–648 647 7 128.00–130.00 $128.86 $834 -2.38
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 110.00 $110.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 431 7 168.00–184.00 $176.07 $759 —
450–470 465 8 149.50–157.00 $155.19 $722 —
525–545 536 9 145.50–155.00 $149.63 $802 —
600–640 618 8 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $816 -9.10
670 670 3 130.00 $130.00 $871 +3.01
710–730 720 4 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $889 —
1001 1001 5 96.50 $96.50 $966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1000 859 85-90% 13 46.00–52.00 $49.26 $423 —
725–1020 931 85-90% 5 35.00–42.00 $39.60 $369 —
800–1215 1067 85-90% 32 55.00–64.50 $60.51 $646 -2.57
1030–1105 1068 85-90% 2 67.00 $67.00 $716 +3.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1460 1294 80-85% 18 65.00–72.00 $68.59 $888 -7.49
1250–1465 1359 80-85% 4 75.00–81.00 $76.75 $1,043 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1600 1362 75-80% 7 66.00–72.50 $71.02 $967 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,602 —
1510–2225 1864 8 90.00–101.00 $94.89 $1,769 —
2135 2135 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,092 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2305 2305 1 90.00 $90.00 $2,074 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1175 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $850.21
1095–1400 1219 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 920.00–1,100.00 $994.80

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 83.00 $83.00 $299 —
465 465 4 91.00 $91.00 $423 —

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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.