Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

1,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.45/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 469 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $206.43/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 530 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.46/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 433 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,585	2,329
Feeder cattle	1,299	2,073
Slaughter cattle	231	226
Replacement cattle	55	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–385	372	22	207.00–221.00	$216.42	$805	+10.02
400–448	433	44	194.00–213.00	$208.46	$903	-0.92
455–480	469	37	199.00–213.50	$206.20	$967	+12.44
505	505	4	187.00	$187.00	$944	-6.79
500–536	517	40	190.50–209.00	$199.64	$1,032	+5.85
550–595	571	31	185.00–207.50	$197.47	$1,128	+7.95
615–649	632	19	182.00–194.00	$185.26	$1,171	-3.32
700–708	705	5	175.00–182.00	$179.22	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	20	214.50–222.00	$218.47	$924	+3.79
431	431	4	211.00	$211.00	$909	-3.68
450	450	6	202.00	$202.00	$909	-5.98
465–485	481	13	209.00–216.50	$211.90	$1,019	+3.92
510–548	527	32	203.50–222.00	$210.31	$1,108	+12.31
532–540	536	14	189.00–204.00	$197.56	$1,059	-13.94
557	557	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,092	+6.00
560–575	565	23	201.50–209.50	$206.11	$1,165	+16.11
605–630	622	19	194.50–203.00	$199.12	$1,239	+5.51
651 unweaned	651	7	185.50	$185.50	$1,208	—
653–670	668	21	191.50–194.00	$191.85	$1,282	-0.36
720–722	721	9	183.00–184.00	$183.44	$1,323	+5.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–441	433	9	175.00–186.00	$179.98	$779	+0.98
492	492	3	185.00	$185.00	$910	—
553–575	563	18	171.00–178.00	$173.89	$979	+23.89
610–642	632	12	144.50–174.50	$155.84	$985	-14.16
741	741	4	140.50	$140.50	$1,041	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	182.00	$182.00	$774	—
477–488	483	7	150.00–161.00	$154.65	$747	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	190.00	$190.00	$920	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	4	128.00	$128.00	$676	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	4	151.50	$151.50	$926	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–342	326	15	176.00–194.00	$186.93	$609	+16.93
355–398	378	40	170.00–207.00	$194.05	$734	+13.05
415–435	429	17	183.00–201.00	$195.81	$840	+7.31
455–495	469	49	182.00–197.00	$190.45	$893	+9.45
507–535	522	20	174.00–193.00	$184.34	$962	+8.89
550–585	570	21	166.50–180.00	$174.21	$993	+12.50
570–580	576	5	148.50–154.50	$150.88	$869	-10.83
610–630 unweaned	621	7	145.00–158.50	$150.68	$936	—
710	710	3	160.50	$160.50	$1,140	+7.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–479	465	37	198.00–206.00	$203.07	$944	+16.30
500–520	508	15	174.00–196.00	$189.53	$963	+7.17
532	532	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,016	+8.64
557	557	3	174.00	$174.00	$969	+1.54
550–590	574	35	173.50–192.00	$183.06	$1,051	-0.94
600–640	628	19	170.00–180.00	$176.38	$1,108	+6.08
670	670	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,132	-5.00
707 unweaned	707	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,138	—
840	840	6	144.75	$144.75	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	417	19	160.00–186.50	$173.42	$723	+3.82
450–484	468	28	158.00–187.50	$170.28	$797	—
502–540	510	24	159.00–165.00	$163.68	$835	—
550–595	570	18	155.00–172.00	$159.25	$908	—
622–637	631	5	142.50–145.00	$144.01	$909	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	160.00	$160.00	$587	—
437	437	3	160.00	$160.00	$699	—
468	468	3	149.00	$149.00	$697	—
500	500	2	150.00	$150.00	$750	—
548	548	2	147.00	$147.00	$806	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–433	422	17	186.00–212.00	$201.02	$848	+17.11
450–495	474	10	161.00–190.50	$181.20	$859	—
510–540	518	14	165.00–185.00	$176.93	$916	+9.07
550–595	574	18	149.50–178.00	$163.30	$937	+6.30
610–645	617	5	149.00–164.00	$152.14	$939	+4.74
655–662	659	4	149.00–154.50	$151.76	$1,000	—
713–730	717	4	140.50–145.00	$141.64	$1,016	+1.64
750–780	760	6	136.00–140.00	$137.37	$1,044	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–905	850	85-90%	5	48.50–59.50	$53.89	$458	-1.30
840–1160	1005	85-90%	16	56.00–70.00	$68.14	$685	—
850–1250	1071	85-90%	48	72.00–81.00	$76.44	$819	-7.69
1030–1125	1077	85-90%	3	82.00–83.00	$82.32	$887	-1.81

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1475	1242	80-85%	37	81.00–89.50	$86.11	$1,069	+0.88
1160–1420	1254	80-85%	4	78.50–80.00	$79.12	$992	-12.84
1168–1500	1298	80-85%	8	89.00–99.50	$93.96	$1,220	+2.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458–1490	1471	75-80%	5	92.00–96.00	$93.40	$1,374	—
1320–1610	1490	75-80%	5	86.50–89.00	$87.98	$1,311	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–2085	1812	10	104.00–111.75	$106.88	$1,937	-4.17
1980–2010	1995	2	123.00–130.00	$126.47	$2,523	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1330	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,060.00–1,625.00	$1,321.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1125	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,375.00–1,800.00	$1,637.78	—

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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.