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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.40/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 465 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.21/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 537 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.54/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 533 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 2,436 2,152
Feeder cattle 386 2,257 2,051
Slaughter cattle 40 154 77
Replacement cattle 36 25 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 173.00 $173.00 $595 -28.35
400–442 423 10 171.00–179.00 $173.01 $732 +0.83
470–495 483 12 161.50–170.00 $165.43 $799 -5.45
522–540 536 15 160.00–169.00 $167.25 $896 +2.02
543 543 3 155.00 $155.00 $842 -10.23
574–582 578 12 149.50–155.50 $152.48 $881 -11.29
583 583 3 150.00 $150.00 $874 -13.77
650–655 651 8 150.00 $150.00 $976 +0.51
700–705 703 4 149.00–152.50 $150.76 $1,060 +2.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–525 523 5 169.00–172.00 $170.20 $890 -3.19
563–595 582 13 160.00–175.00 $165.21 $962 -5.53
876 876 4 134.50 $134.50 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–596 594 7 144.50–150.00 $148.44 $882 -3.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 367 11 146.00–158.50 $155.17 $569 —
402–415 411 8 150.00–156.00 $154.16 $634 -4.78
455–480 461 16 150.00–156.00 $154.97 $714 +0.49
488 488 3 145.00 $145.00 $708 -9.48
500–516 510 12 140.00–152.00 $148.42 $757 -3.99
557 557 9 156.50 $156.50 $872 +5.51
727 727 3 130.00 $130.00 $945 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 533 17 153.50–156.50 $155.54 $829 -2.06
578 578 3 150.00 $150.00 $867 -5.87
646 646 11 147.50 $147.50 $953 +4.50
658 658 3 145.00 $145.00 $954 -4.08
721 721 5 135.00 $135.00 $973 -14.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 4 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $639 -5.25
602 602 3 135.00 $135.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–447 437 6 165.00 $165.00 $721 -11.07
452–496 481 9 150.00–165.00 $155.57 $748 +0.38
527 527 3 155.00 $155.00 $817 +5.37
590 590 4 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 3 113.00 $113.00 $887 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022–1418 1175 85-90% 9 63.00–66.00 $65.27 $767 —
955–1376 1306 85-90% 6 52.50–54.50 $54.26 $709 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1400 1225 80-85% 2 74.50–77.00 $75.93 $930 —
1085–1435 1260 80-85% 5 67.50–71.50 $69.21 $872 +0.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1600 1583 75-80% 2 69.00–71.50 $70.24 $1,112 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–2310 1906 5 90.00–99.50 $95.30 $1,816 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1150 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 860.00–1,275.00 $992.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,875.00–1,900.00 $1,887.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1275 1194 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,425.00–1,500.00 $1,443.75 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 5 65.00 $65.00 $162 —

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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.