Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

2,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.06/cwt -7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 576 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.69/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 529 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.26/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 476 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,449	5,206	1,821
Feeder cattle	1,540	4,341	1,617
Slaughter cattle	849	745	169
Replacement cattle	60	120	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to 5.00 lower, spots up to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows uneven with early week steady to 5.00 lower and late week full steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	403	10	280.00–300.00	$288.02	$1,161	-25.48
450–478	471	15	267.00–287.00	$275.90	$1,299	-25.35
460–485 unweaned	478	11	254.00–256.00	$254.52	$1,217	-25.48
505–525 unweaned	516	7	244.50–247.50	$246.24	$1,271	-20.63
510–540	525	19	280.00–294.00	$284.92	$1,496	-1.52
550–590	568	43	260.00–285.00	$267.57	$1,520	-5.62
590 unweaned	590	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,446	—
620 unweaned	620	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,488	+0.36
605–645	623	45	246.00–282.00	$257.33	$1,603	-0.50
650 unweaned	650	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—
650–690	658	44	242.00–276.00	$260.85	$1,716	+12.35
710	710	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,782	+16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	10	300.00–308.00	$303.50	$962	+28.01
345 unweaned	345	3	277.50	$277.50	$957	—
350–390	369	21	290.00–310.00	$299.43	$1,105	+19.74
405–445	430	8	253.00–270.00	$260.82	$1,122	-12.90
430 unweaned	430	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,135	—
455–494	477	36	250.00–268.00	$259.40	$1,237	-17.02
500–545	529	15	232.50–261.00	$248.11	$1,313	-5.09
550–585	561	11	239.50–250.00	$243.49	$1,366	-8.57
600–638	621	24	220.00–238.50	$224.50	$1,394	-3.00
660–695	679	12	229.00–237.00	$233.15	$1,583	-5.31
700–737	719	6	215.00–220.00	$217.56	$1,564	—
767–788	775	5	208.00–212.00	$209.63	$1,625	-12.09
1016	1016	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	265.00	$265.00	$880	—
487–490	488	4	230.00–237.50	$235.62	$1,150	—
525–545	534	9	221.00–231.00	$225.05	$1,202	+3.05
555–595	567	11	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,276	-1.53
603	603	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,266	-12.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,176	—
640	640	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,061	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330 unweaned	328	6	214.00–215.00	$214.50	$704	—
335	335	4	241.00	$241.00	$807	-10.30
355–395	378	26	230.00–254.00	$240.21	$908	-0.94
401–445	427	36	225.00–255.00	$238.41	$1,018	-16.79
450–485 unweaned	467	14	224.50–228.50	$226.54	$1,058	+14.29
455–495	479	44	230.00–252.50	$236.72	$1,134	-11.31
510–540 unweaned	526	34	214.00–228.00	$219.73	$1,156	+6.56
509–548	532	28	220.00–231.00	$228.50	$1,216	-5.72
550–585 unweaned	567	28	212.00–219.00	$214.48	$1,216	+14.48
553–598	581	46	220.00–235.00	$224.10	$1,302	-8.26
570–598	589	3	209.00–212.50	$210.13	$1,238	-22.23
605 unweaned	605	6	218.50	$218.50	$1,322	+46.50
610–645	625	25	210.50–218.75	$214.96	$1,344	-4.41
662–690	675	12	212.00–219.00	$215.63	$1,456	+13.63
820–835	825	3	171.00–175.00	$172.35	$1,422	+15.35
868–878	872	5	166.00–170.00	$168.39	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–536	531	13	230.00–246.00	$240.03	$1,275	-9.54
555–582	580	17	230.00–245.00	$236.61	$1,372	-4.68
600–638	621	14	220.00–232.50	$224.54	$1,394	-4.87
651–660	653	23	229.00–233.00	$229.70	$1,500	+2.99
732	732	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,409	-29.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–365	359	6	220.00–225.00	$222.55	$799	—
400–435	424	13	202.00–239.00	$220.77	$936	+1.77
505–545	524	22	204.00–218.00	$211.96	$1,111	+1.21
525 unweaned	525	5	199.50	$199.50	$1,047	—
555–585	577	11	206.00–212.00	$210.43	$1,214	+12.97
600–610	607	3	210.00–211.00	$210.67	$1,279	—
668	668	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,403	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,147	—
690	690	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	4	207.50	$207.50	$861	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,196	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–390	369	9	287.00–297.50	$291.93	$1,077	—
430–443	436	9	232.00–253.00	$245.08	$1,069	-14.08
458–490	474	10	237.00–250.00	$243.73	$1,155	+8.54
518–545	529	9	225.00–241.00	$232.52	$1,230	+8.52
555–570	558	16	220.00–236.00	$233.52	$1,303	+21.09
662–670	666	4	187.00–202.00	$197.72	$1,317	+2.80
731	731	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,389	-0.91
845	845	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,369	—
867	867	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,587	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	211.00	$211.00	$971	—
530–535	533	6	200.00–214.00	$206.97	$1,103	—
598	598	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1350	1198	80-85%	22	89.00–93.00	$91.76	$1,099	—
1000–1450	1224	80-85%	212	88.50–104.00	$96.35	$1,179	—
1290–1350	1315	80-85%	7	104.50–105.50	$105.21	$1,384	+13.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1050	922	85-90%	13	70.00–75.00	$73.24	$675	—
900–1095	992	85-90%	13	95.00–97.50	$96.56	$958	+35.73
825–1295	1074	85-90%	35	70.00–83.00	$78.98	$848	—
925–1340	1081	85-90%	145	80.00–94.00	$87.25	$943	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1730	1392	75-80%	84	94.50–104.00	$99.61	$1,387	—
1085–1650	1417	75-80%	19	104.00–106.00	$105.50	$1,495	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1895	1557	11	100.00–119.00	$106.89	$1,664	—
1405–2100	1774	11	109.00–123.50	$116.93	$2,074	—
1595–2130	1922	3	121.00–133.00	$127.46	$2,450	-0.04

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1295	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,380.00–1,520.00	$1,457.37
1285–1380	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,429.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–960	955	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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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.