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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

3,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.80/cwt +13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 729 lb · 161 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.71/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 617 lb · 156 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.88/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 633 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,090 1,821 1,500
Feeder cattle 2,749 1,617 1,321
Slaughter cattle 286 169 124
Replacement cattle 55 35 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers uneven from 6.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 416 20 190.00–204.00 $197.27 $821 -4.39
453–490 470 26 190.00–205.00 $196.21 $922 -5.00
493 value added 493 12 195.00 $195.00 $961 —
505 505 11 177.00 $177.00 $894 -18.51
500–540 527 86 178.00–212.00 $196.52 $1,036 +1.01
540 unweaned 540 7 180.00 $180.00 $972 -1.00
542 542 4 176.00 $176.00 $954 -19.51
555–598 573 61 174.00–208.50 $199.49 $1,143 +6.31
573–590 value added 586 57 188.00–189.00 $188.75 $1,106 —
600 value added 600 38 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 —
600–643 unweaned 615 35 164.00–172.00 $170.28 $1,047 —
600–648 626 83 174.00–199.00 $184.61 $1,156 +0.56
650–695 657 65 170.00–190.50 $184.98 $1,215 +2.93
710–748 729 44 170.00–175.75 $173.02 $1,261 -0.14
729–730 unweaned 730 9 164.00–167.00 $165.67 $1,209 —
727–749 741 12 156.00–161.00 $158.23 $1,172 -14.93
753 753 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,303 -1.75
804–845 827 9 154.00–158.50 $155.94 $1,290 —
850–893 874 39 152.50–160.00 $154.06 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–395 381 8 200.00–202.50 $201.85 $769 +15.42
425–448 438 12 180.00–199.00 $188.57 $826 -3.62
456–497 477 51 175.00–192.00 $183.77 $877 -2.29
500–548 527 50 170.00–199.00 $180.74 $952 -0.56
562 562 3 169.00 $169.00 $950 -4.39
552–590 570 75 160.00–188.00 $171.56 $978 -1.83
600–628 617 30 160.00–193.75 $170.05 $1,049 -14.38
636–639 value added 637 108 173.00–177.10 $176.22 $1,123 —
659 659 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,153 +8.25
665 unweaned 665 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,117 —
705–725 717 38 162.00–171.75 $168.81 $1,210 +12.70
729–738 value added 733 123 169.00–171.00 $170.10 $1,247 —
770 value added 770 60 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —
772 772 9 162.00 $162.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 469 17 160.00–175.00 $166.07 $779 -3.72
566 566 9 150.00 $150.00 $849 ±0.00
594 unweaned 594 4 146.00 $146.00 $867 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–440 426 11 185.00–190.00 $188.12 $801 —
493 493 16 169.50 $169.50 $836 -12.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 162.00 $162.00 $748 -5.54
620 value added 620 21 163.50 $163.50 $1,014 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 151.00 $151.00 $747 —
540 540 7 148.00 $148.00 $799 +13.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 155.00 $155.00 $876 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–379 369 8 176.00–182.00 $180.33 $665 -3.23
405–445 427 10 174.00–180.00 $177.50 $758 -2.12
437 value added 437 8 180.00 $180.00 $787 —
460–471 value added 464 24 172.50–178.50 $174.78 $811 —
454–495 476 75 168.00–180.50 $176.30 $839 +2.91
505–510 507 16 166.50–167.00 $166.66 $845 -8.68
500–545 521 85 165.00–181.00 $172.77 $900 -2.57
503–539 value added 521 29 172.00–175.00 $172.97 $901 —
552 552 3 157.00 $157.00 $867 -17.58
558–561 value added 560 40 169.00 $169.00 $946 —
550–595 565 50 155.00–174.50 $165.68 $936 -8.90
605–645 621 34 154.00–163.25 $159.31 $989 -7.80
654 value added 654 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,079 —
657–678 673 34 152.00–157.00 $155.52 $1,047 —
705 705 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
785 785 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 176.00 $176.00 $583 +2.00
350–399 374 22 160.00–176.00 $169.18 $633 -2.08
407 407 3 160.00 $160.00 $651 -8.91
402–445 423 29 161.00–180.00 $168.31 $712 -0.60
450–495 481 76 156.00–178.00 $166.10 $799 -0.42
518–540 528 24 152.00–168.00 $156.65 $827 -4.03
541 541 5 145.00 $145.00 $784 -15.68
549 value added 549 15 161.00 $161.00 $884 —
566–585 573 8 146.00–148.50 $147.54 $845 -7.11
560–595 578 59 151.00–158.00 $153.40 $887 -1.25
594 value added 594 27 156.50 $156.50 $930 —
600–648 615 37 142.00–156.00 $149.28 $918 —
659–661 660 12 143.00–156.50 $152.01 $1,003 —
718–742 734 12 141.00–147.50 $143.12 $1,051 —
802 value added 802 11 148.00 $148.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 166.00 $166.00 $649 —
440–448 445 10 144.00–157.00 $151.36 $674 —
450–485 458 10 142.00–155.00 $152.05 $696 +22.05
560–561 561 11 151.00–151.50 $151.36 $849 +16.36
625 625 3 132.50 $132.50 $828 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–490 480 10 151.00–155.00 $152.50 $732 -8.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
595 595 3 138.00 $138.00 $821 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 121.00 $121.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 182.00 $182.00 $610 —
360 360 4 193.00 $193.00 $695 —
450–495 480 19 160.00–185.00 $168.89 $811 —
520–525 523 4 158.00 $158.00 $826 +8.46
552–585 557 13 140.00–152.00 $150.06 $836 +5.06
637 637 3 130.00 $130.00 $828 -6.45
703–730 714 5 125.00–134.00 $130.32 $930 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 160.00 $160.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1665 1257 80-85% 78 82.50–91.00 $86.94 $1,093 —
1260–1360 1304 80-85% 22 91.25–96.50 $93.63 $1,221 —
1202–1720 1338 80-85% 11 76.00–80.50 $78.84 $1,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–898 885 85-90% 3 62.00–68.00 $66.06 $585 —
955–1285 1076 85-90% 37 74.00–82.50 $78.65 $846 +2.10
1055–1145 1114 85-90% 11 84.50–90.50 $86.92 $968 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1565 1432 75-80% 14 85.00–91.00 $88.25 $1,264 -0.10
1295–1620 1475 75-80% 11 91.00–94.50 $93.36 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1645 1495 2 100.00–103.00 $101.35 $1,515 —
1405–1935 1595 11 103.00–117.50 $108.90 $1,737 —
1950–2160 2055 2 129.00–135.00 $131.85 $2,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1330 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,102.84

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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
880–1100 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,210.00–1,550.00 $1,316.00 —

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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.