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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

1,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.69/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 576 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.64/cwt +12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 571 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $214.21/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 514 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,632 1,585 462
Feeder cattle 1,365 1,299 392
Slaughter cattle 187 231 65
Replacement cattle 80 55 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 2.00 to 12.00 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
310–335 327 11 226.00–248.00 $234.88 $768 —
359–395 371 23 220.00–235.00 $230.82 $856 —
415–445 436 26 217.00–235.00 $227.03 $990 +16.03
474–480 476 13 204.50–207.50 $205.65 $979 -6.25
475–495 484 7 214.00–217.00 $215.85 $1,045 +3.95
500–530 511 45 208.00–220.00 $215.03 $1,099 +4.72
542 542 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,111 +7.44
552–590 575 77 204.00–216.00 $211.87 $1,218 +5.76
585–592 589 5 189.00–198.00 $192.57 $1,134 -13.54
602–646 630 37 195.00–211.50 $202.97 $1,279 +3.85
650–690 675 31 184.00–203.00 $195.77 $1,321 +3.92
710–740 717 19 180.00–190.00 $184.40 $1,322 +0.96
779 779 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,465 —
850 850 4 181.50 $181.50 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 364 8 210.00–221.00 $216.55 $788 +0.13
417–445 428 8 208.00–215.00 $210.06 $899 +1.60
480 480 5 222.00–223.00 $222.60 $1,068 +16.40
500–542 532 10 198.00–210.00 $203.83 $1,084 +4.19
560 560 3 171.00 $171.00 $958 -26.47
550–598 572 32 183.00–209.00 $199.75 $1,143 +2.28
610–630 615 13 187.00–199.00 $194.11 $1,194 +8.85
660–685 668 6 177.00–191.00 $186.22 $1,244 —
745 745 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,244 —
765–789 779 12 170.75–178.00 $173.72 $1,353 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 4 169.00 $169.00 $965 —
605–620 616 7 150.50–168.00 $163.09 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–741 735 7 165.00–166.00 $165.72 $1,218 +25.22
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 527 5 188.50–192.00 $189.87 $1,001 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
350–395 385 14 200.00–219.00 $210.65 $811 —
415–445 434 30 202.00–215.00 $209.56 $909 —
450–495 478 34 206.00–215.00 $208.40 $996 +5.33
505–549 530 47 191.00–209.00 $200.95 $1,065 +9.95
553–587 571 63 187.00–200.00 $194.64 $1,111 +11.58
600–642 627 37 175.00–188.00 $180.03 $1,129 +3.65
650–668 662 12 178.00–181.50 $180.35 $1,194 +11.35
720–735 729 5 164.00–167.00 $165.81 $1,209 —
893 893 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 5 229.00 $229.00 $527 —
305–340 320 12 196.00–212.00 $204.09 $653 +17.16
355–390 367 6 201.00–214.00 $207.78 $763 +13.73
405–440 428 21 200.00–214.00 $204.62 $876 +8.81
450–480 469 16 192.00–210.00 $200.61 $941 +10.16
500–540 515 17 180.00–204.00 $195.59 $1,007 +11.25
520 value added 520 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,066 —
550–586 569 20 186.00–192.00 $187.67 $1,068 +13.46
608–620 unweaned 614 8 141.00–168.00 $154.37 $948 +3.69
600–637 618 22 168.00–181.00 $173.51 $1,072 —
655–677 669 8 146.50–160.00 $150.75 $1,009 —
720 720 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 -10.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 11 200.00 $200.00 $520 —
590 590 3 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,140 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 6 190.00 $190.00 $728 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 5 140.50 $140.50 $780 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 184.00 $184.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 238.00 $238.00 $619 —
405–448 427 18 170.00–218.00 $198.08 $846 -2.94
487–498 493 6 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $900 +1.27
500–530 509 10 157.00–182.00 $176.11 $896 -0.82
560–590 572 10 164.00–177.00 $170.10 $973 +6.80
650–690 670 5 144.00–160.00 $148.68 $996 -3.08
750–795 775 6 136.00–140.00 $137.29 $1,064 -0.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 4 139.00 $139.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1030 948 85-90% 8 61.00–70.00 $68.56 $650 —
965–980 973 85-90% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.51 $813 —
1035 1035 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $518 -18.14
925–1220 1077 85-90% 41 72.50–82.00 $77.49 $835 -4.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1355 1191 80-85% 8 89.00–94.50 $91.00 $1,084 —
1075–1505 1247 80-85% 23 82.50–89.50 $86.33 $1,077 +0.22
1290–1335 1313 80-85% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.51 $1,057 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1750 1517 75-80% 6 84.50–89.50 $87.15 $1,322 —
1425–1600 1524 75-80% 7 92.50–95.00 $93.79 $1,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1760 1611 5 89.50–100.50 $95.40 $1,537 —
1390–2085 1754 12 102.00–113.00 $108.00 $1,894 —
1795–2195 2003 4 116.00–125.00 $121.09 $2,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1315–1454 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,210.00–1,325.00 $1,298.92
1455 1455 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,290.00 $1,290.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1425 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,875.00–2,075.00 $1,994.64 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1000 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,275.00–1,560.00 $1,439.00 —

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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.