Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

2,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.98/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 585 lb · 170 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.31/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 683 lb · 154 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.91/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 569 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,096	2,860	2,436
Feeder cattle	1,826	2,575	2,257
Slaughter cattle	224	235	154
Replacement cattle	46	50	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	199.00	$199.00	$693	—
410–432	420	19	206.00–218.00	$211.44	$888	+2.89
465	465	6	201.00	$201.00	$935	-10.54
482	482	5	193.00	$193.00	$930	-18.54
525–545	539	37	200.00–207.50	$202.96	$1,094	-4.96
545	545	5	192.00	$192.00	$1,046	-15.92
555–595	585	170	194.50–207.50	$196.98	$1,152	-1.69
610–647	623	29	188.00–198.50	$193.42	$1,205	+3.49
650–693	683	154	183.50–193.75	$185.31	$1,266	+2.46
725	725	4	185.50	$185.50	$1,345	+7.19
755	755	39	176.50–181.50	$178.55	$1,348	+10.26
832	832	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,331	-4.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	215.00	$215.00	$634	+31.00
350	350	2	208.00	$208.00	$728	+6.92
405–448	427	25	182.50–204.00	$196.25	$838	-2.70
450–494	474	46	189.00–203.00	$193.52	$917	+4.08
498	498	4	178.50	$178.50	$889	-10.94
502–545	516	40	185.00–196.00	$191.06	$986	+3.92
560–597	575	26	175.00–193.50	$185.11	$1,064	+7.84
600–635	623	75	176.00–191.50	$185.88	$1,158	—
655–663	659	31	169.00–171.00	$170.03	$1,120	+2.06
700–710	707	7	173.50–177.50	$174.63	$1,235	+4.63
755–795	777	11	163.00–166.00	$164.33	$1,277	+2.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	174.00	$174.00	$769	—
464	464	6	185.00	$185.00	$858	—
530–547	541	9	155.00–161.00	$159.04	$860	—
558	558	8	175.50	$175.50	$979	—
607	607	8	165.00	$165.00	$1,002	—
670	670	3	155.75	$155.75	$1,044	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	4	160.00	$160.00	$606	—
432	432	4	185.00	$185.00	$799	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	185.00	$185.00	$797	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	372	8	189.00–195.00	$192.61	$717	-2.54
430	430	3	187.00	$187.00	$804	-6.50
450–490	477	21	175.00–180.25	$179.56	$857	-10.88
492	492	3	172.00	$172.00	$846	-18.44
500–540	520	53	174.50–185.00	$180.55	$939	-1.21
520	520	3	175.00	$175.00	$910	-6.76
555–590	569	84	163.50–174.00	$168.91	$961	-8.61
615–640	627	37	166.50–167.00	$166.81	$1,046	-3.76
685	685	10	161.00	$161.00	$1,103	-8.92
802	802	10	148.00	$148.00	$1,187	-0.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	181.00	$181.00	$612	—
360–375	367	22	179.00–190.00	$188.10	$690	+1.76
405–445	425	4	171.00–172.00	$171.48	$729	-10.18
450–495	474	73	167.00–180.50	$174.37	$827	-10.35
503–541 unweaned	515	23	155.00–155.50	$155.16	$799	—
502–540	529	29	168.00–179.00	$170.63	$903	-4.26
555–598	566	50	152.50–171.00	$161.96	$917	-11.73
600–635	623	16	160.00–162.00	$160.85	$1,002	-3.90
715–748	732	4	144.00–151.00	$147.58	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	8	175.00	$175.00	$663	—
575	575	3	141.00	$141.00	$811	-23.00
676	676	4	130.00	$130.00	$879	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	176.00	$176.00	$607	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	4	137.00	$137.00	$829	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	21	212.00	$212.00	$746	—
425–430	428	17	182.00–209.00	$190.81	$817	-17.79
460–485	475	22	177.00–180.00	$177.90	$845	-12.10
515–541	537	13	163.00–170.00	$168.97	$907	+3.78
557–595	577	19	143.00–161.00	$156.62	$904	—
615–635	623	6	144.00–155.00	$149.61	$932	+4.86
718–730	724	4	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$1,021	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–890	847	85-90%	7	49.00–54.00	$52.68	$446	—
830–1175	957	85-90%	19	58.00–69.00	$62.91	$602	+6.20
825–1290	1047	85-90%	32	64.00–78.00	$70.20	$735	—
1000–1150	1065	85-90%	7	74.00–84.00	$80.04	$852	+14.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1420	1214	80-85%	12	84.00–90.50	$86.54	$1,051	+13.49
1038–1571	1282	80-85%	39	74.00–84.50	$78.04	$1,000	+10.04
1200–1440	1353	80-85%	6	69.00–73.50	$71.35	$965	-7.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,179	—
1363–1445	1385	75-80%	12	74.00–82.75	$81.19	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1745	1373	14	95.00–111.50	$104.88	$1,440	—
1350–1635	1499	4	72.00–94.00	$79.92	$1,198	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–850	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	93.00–106.00	$97.03	$798

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1098–1339	1253	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	875.00–1,100.00	$992.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1267–1340	1309	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,300.00–1,310.00	$1,305.85

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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.