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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

2,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.78/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 577 lb · 204 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.35/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 664 lb · 200 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.16/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 712 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,860 1,902 711
Feeder cattle 2,575 1,510 631
Slaughter cattle 235 322 58
Replacement cattle 50 70 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 higher with the greatest advance under 650 lbs. Slaughter cows uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 373 8 209.00–216.00 $211.35 $788 —
418–440 433 9 205.00–212.50 $208.55 $903 +5.54
455–485 478 34 204.00–226.00 $211.54 $1,011 +23.04
490 490 3 193.00 $193.00 $946 +4.50
500–541 524 47 194.00–214.00 $207.92 $1,090 +17.42
540 unweaned 540 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 —
560–578 566 14 178.00–183.50 $180.00 $1,019 -20.99
555–590 572 80 191.00–205.00 $198.67 $1,136 +21.17
580 value added 580 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,183 +18.50
600 unweaned 600 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,026 —
615–630 value added 620 19 194.75–195.00 $194.83 $1,208 —
600–643 623 74 186.50–197.00 $189.93 $1,183 +1.06
655 value added 655 17 189.00 $189.00 $1,238 +2.50
652–695 unweaned 660 26 156.00–185.50 $172.43 $1,138 —
665–685 673 26 176.50–185.50 $182.85 $1,231 +2.12
705–715 value added 711 55 177.75–178.25 $177.93 $1,265 —
700–740 712 83 174.50–179.25 $178.31 $1,270 +2.09
750–798 785 25 164.00–174.00 $168.29 $1,321 +0.29
808–815 808 47 164.00–170.00 $164.39 $1,328 —
936 936 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 6 184.00 $184.00 $517 -19.00
355–390 371 8 196.00–205.00 $201.08 $746 —
400–440 426 32 193.00–212.50 $198.95 $848 +5.99
460–498 476 35 186.00–195.00 $189.44 $902 -2.29
505–545 535 46 177.50–208.00 $187.14 $1,001 +27.14
568–592 585 36 173.50–186.75 $177.27 $1,037 +0.07
650–674 668 29 164.00–171.00 $167.97 $1,122 -4.84
680 unweaned 680 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,125 —
702 702 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,193 +7.08
777 777 64 162.00 $162.00 $1,259 -3.60
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–590 575 5 171.00–184.00 $178.66 $1,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 10 170.00–198.00 $184.50 $603 —
350–378 369 12 189.00–198.00 $195.15 $720 +23.15
405–435 420 33 183.00–200.00 $193.50 $813 +8.46
450–485 469 50 185.00–194.00 $190.44 $893 +14.59
502 502 3 177.50 $177.50 $891 -0.25
500–542 513 78 177.00–194.00 $181.76 $932 +4.01
510–540 value added 537 56 183.50–195.50 $184.52 $991 —
554 unweaned 554 10 162.50 $162.50 $900 —
550–592 578 194 170.00–187.00 $177.52 $1,026 +1.12
605 unweaned 605 3 154.00 $154.00 $932 +6.00
620 value added 620 21 173.75 $173.75 $1,077 —
627–645 634 52 165.00–177.50 $170.57 $1,081 -0.78
640 640 10 159.50 $159.50 $1,021 -11.85
650–692 663 171 161.75–174.00 $169.92 $1,127 +7.19
670 value added 670 25 169.00 $169.00 $1,132 —
678 unweaned 678 4 147.00 $147.00 $997 —
700–738 705 56 164.50–167.00 $164.81 $1,162 +2.16
760 unweaned 760 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
800–839 824 16 138.00–151.00 $148.26 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 172.00 $172.00 $507 +21.00
365–385 376 14 172.50–196.00 $186.34 $701 +2.34
410–445 432 14 170.00–188.00 $181.66 $785 +1.93
435 435 6 161.00 $161.00 $700 -18.73
445 445 3 174.00 $174.00 $774 -5.73
455–490 464 44 178.00–190.00 $184.72 $857 +14.00
500–548 518 53 165.00–186.00 $174.89 $906 +7.15
555 555 3 151.00 $151.00 $838 -11.78
550–588 561 103 159.00–175.00 $173.69 $974 +10.91
600–610 unweaned 606 48 151.00–152.00 $151.39 $917 —
604–645 619 14 160.00–169.00 $164.75 $1,020 +2.00
650 650 8 166.25 $166.25 $1,081 +13.30
730 unweaned 730 8 138.75 $138.75 $1,013 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–594 583 8 145.00–164.00 $154.31 $900 +9.31
648 648 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 4 175.00–177.00 $176.04 $824 +20.66
535 535 8 160.00–170.50 $163.94 $877 +13.94
595 595 4 164.00 $164.00 $976 +15.29
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 150.50 $150.50 $850 —
820 820 3 116.50 $116.50 $955 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 143.00 $143.00 $662 —
582 582 3 135.00 $135.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 206.00 $206.00 $719 —
395 395 5 210.00 $210.00 $830 +27.26
400–435 419 11 204.00–212.00 $208.60 $874 +47.60
451–480 464 9 190.00 $190.00 $882 +20.00
500–540 520 4 160.00–170.00 $165.19 $859 +3.19
605 605 4 142.50–147.00 $144.75 $876 +2.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 185.00 $185.00 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1012 964 85-90% 13 50.00–59.50 $56.71 $547 +1.21
890–1240 1066 85-90% 50 62.00–68.50 $65.39 $697 -3.60
1055–1090 1081 85-90% 4 71.50–78.00 $73.09 $790 +4.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1460 1239 80-85% 55 69.00–77.00 $73.05 $905 +0.89
1120–1340 1253 80-85% 4 68.00 $68.00 $852 —
1220–1720 1371 80-85% 7 75.00–82.00 $78.44 $1,075 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1755 1446 75-80% 4 81.50–83.50 $82.16 $1,188 +7.73
1260–1720 1446 75-80% 20 70.00–78.50 $74.24 $1,074 -0.19
1560–1685 1628 75-80% 5 68.00–70.00 $68.78 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1970 1544 8 88.50–96.00 $92.81 $1,433 +10.30
1415–2120 1720 5 92.00–102.50 $98.35 $1,692 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1380 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,408.38
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1305 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,010.00–1,150.00 $1,089.53
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.