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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

3,549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.70/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 621 lb · 187 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.72/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 767 lb · 172 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.12/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 521 lb · 161 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,549 3,090 3,091
Feeder cattle 3,181 2,749 2,811
Slaughter cattle 308 286 180
Replacement cattle 60 55 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers steady to 10.00 higher and heifers 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 8 209.00–216.00 $212.57 $772 —
430–435 434 14 200.00–209.00 $202.35 $878 +5.08
455–495 480 72 194.00–202.00 $199.02 $955 +2.81
500–542 527 119 193.50–210.25 $203.32 $1,071 +6.80
560–599 572 95 191.00–199.50 $194.30 $1,111 -5.19
575 575 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,098 -8.49
602–645 621 187 182.75–199.25 $191.70 $1,190 +7.09
650 value added 650 9 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 —
650–695 673 97 171.00–189.00 $183.26 $1,233 -1.72
675 675 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,188 -8.98
704–740 718 110 172.00–180.00 $177.88 $1,277 +4.86
765 765 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,270 -7.00
751–796 767 167 167.00–178.75 $174.98 $1,342 +1.98
806–848 809 67 167.00–175.50 $174.97 $1,416 +19.03
863 863 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,441 +12.94
1044 1044 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,378 —
1088 1088 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 7 200.00–207.00 $203.18 $666 —
352–398 382 20 195.00–207.00 $200.27 $765 -1.58
415–445 429 19 187.00–201.00 $194.34 $834 +5.77
455–495 482 41 185.00–195.00 $192.20 $926 +8.43
500–535 518 45 182.00–192.00 $189.07 $979 +8.33
550–595 569 64 171.00–196.00 $177.89 $1,012 +6.33
610 unweaned 610 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,025 —
605–648 625 38 169.00–188.00 $179.25 $1,120 +9.20
650 650 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 -15.00
652–680 670 14 160.00–177.25 $166.28 $1,114 -8.72
700–720 714 15 169.50–177.50 $172.46 $1,231 +3.65
752 752 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,218 ±0.00
840 840 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 188.00 $188.00 $743 —
512–545 528 7 165.00–170.00 $167.29 $883 —
578 578 6 156.00 $156.00 $902 +6.00
617–648 628 32 149.00–165.00 $162.17 $1,018 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–438 435 9 160.00–161.00 $160.33 $697 —
485 485 5 170.00 $170.00 $824 +8.00
502 502 9 172.00 $172.00 $863 —
738 738 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,218 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 9 194.00 $194.00 $902 +24.50
663 663 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,154 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613–617 615 8 120.00–125.00 $123.12 $757 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 157.00 $157.00 $934 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 184.00 $184.00 $607 —
352–375 362 12 191.00–200.00 $194.14 $703 +13.81
400–441 428 28 190.00–199.50 $197.41 $845 +19.91
428 428 4 189.00 $189.00 $809 +11.50
455–499 475 42 177.00–190.00 $182.93 $869 +6.63
518 thin fleshed 518 19 191.50 $191.50 $992 —
500–547 521 134 165.00–190.00 $177.01 $922 +4.24
530 value added 530 8 185.00 $185.00 $980 +12.03
573 573 3 162.00 $162.00 $928 -3.68
550–599 579 111 159.50–184.00 $167.80 $972 +2.12
605–631 627 56 156.00–167.00 $164.81 $1,033 +5.50
650–680 666 80 152.00–167.00 $159.67 $1,063 +4.15
705–738 719 83 156.00–165.50 $161.11 $1,158 +15.11
750–765 753 18 151.50–157.00 $156.07 $1,175 +13.07
765 765 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,247 +20.00
817–819 818 7 136.00–153.00 $143.28 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 4 181.00 $181.00 $452 —
350–365 357 6 171.00–193.00 $178.50 $637 +9.32
405–446 434 26 174.00–190.00 $183.98 $798 +15.67
455–488 469 33 160.00–175.00 $169.67 $796 +3.57
510 510 3 159.00 $159.00 $811 +2.35
510–545 529 30 156.00–170.00 $162.57 $860 +5.92
550–591 580 35 150.00–167.00 $155.49 $902 +2.09
610 610 3 142.00 $142.00 $866 -7.28
600–640 615 51 143.00–164.00 $156.51 $963 +7.23
650 650 3 146.00 $146.00 $949 -6.01
665–698 678 16 146.50–159.00 $150.41 $1,020 -1.60
703 703 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,019 +1.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 402 6 137.00–160.00 $151.37 $609 —
470–478 473 5 154.00–160.00 $157.58 $745 +5.53
569–595 577 10 146.00–149.00 $148.07 $854 -3.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 5 156.00 $156.00 $984 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 4 204.00–207.00 $205.56 $750 +12.56
400–448 416 11 165.00–204.00 $182.26 $758 —
500–540 514 7 141.00–157.00 $151.87 $781 -6.13
555–593 569 8 143.50–144.00 $143.80 $818 -6.26
645 645 5 144.00 $144.00 $929 +14.00
697 697 6 138.50 $138.50 $965 —
700–748 726 8 130.00–140.00 $134.91 $979 +4.59
780–798 791 5 125.00–131.00 $127.37 $1,007 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 174.00 $174.00 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1425 1203 80-85% 12 79.75–92.00 $83.73 $1,007 —
1015–1440 1224 80-85% 81 76.00–83.50 $78.29 $958 —
910–1620 1245 80-85% 10 70.00–76.00 $73.11 $910 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1142 1013 85-90% 10 53.50–65.00 $62.26 $631 —
990–1180 1086 85-90% 8 76.00–81.50 $77.57 $842 -1.08
924–1290 1124 85-90% 50 67.00–76.00 $71.30 $801 -15.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1419–1725 1502 75-80% 11 77.50–83.00 $78.78 $1,183 —
1845 1845 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1790 1578 4 80.00–94.00 $86.28 $1,361 -22.62
1255–2130 1698 11 95.00–117.00 $106.97 $1,816 —
1740–1985 1893 3 109.00–117.50 $113.09 $2,141 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–920 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 90.50–98.50 $93.02 $833

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1345 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 935.00–1,190.00 $1,050.73

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1200 1064 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,375.00–1,525.00 $1,492.77

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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
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.