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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.46/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 797 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.44/cwt -14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 524 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.39/cwt -13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 668 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,279 1,852 2,449
Feeder cattle 1,163 1,594 1,540
Slaughter cattle 96 208 849
Replacement cattle 20 50 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00-8.00 higher on a limited test. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,326 —
411–446 434 12 356.00–360.00 $357.26 $1,551 —
455–470 467 10 325.00–330.00 $329.03 $1,537 -1.01
481 unweaned 481 7 317.00 $317.00 $1,525 +2.00
512–533 524 33 319.00–335.00 $325.73 $1,707 -0.51
571 unweaned 571 15 285.50 $285.50 $1,630 +13.25
560–599 581 27 307.00–311.50 $308.91 $1,795 -4.96
613–636 630 35 285.00–300.00 $295.09 $1,859 —
651–697 668 54 265.00–291.50 $281.39 $1,880 -8.82
724 724 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,948 +15.00
793–799 797 106 254.00–264.00 $256.46 $2,044 +7.82
862 862 53 247.50 $247.50 $2,133 —
965 965 54 233.60 $233.60 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 331 4 340.00–360.00 $349.82 $1,158 -30.21
355–370 361 8 368.00–375.00 $372.00 $1,343 +16.49
425–445 435 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 -0.06
450–488 472 11 305.00–326.00 $313.10 $1,478 -1.98
516 thin fleshed 516 7 332.00 $332.00 $1,713 —
528 528 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,584 -9.66
561–582 574 9 298.00–306.00 $302.86 $1,738 +6.35
600–640 604 44 285.00–300.00 $294.70 $1,780 +3.90
653–690 673 14 267.00–281.00 $272.34 $1,833 -2.60
700–740 730 8 255.00–260.00 $256.20 $1,870 +0.20
798 798 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 441 6 309.00–319.00 $312.70 $1,379 —
568 568 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,562 +5.98
690 690 3 254.50 $254.50 $1,756 +19.50
739 739 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,825 —
783 783 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,707 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,322 —
498 unweaned 498 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,379 —
526 526 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,562 —
579 579 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,563 —
642 642 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,579 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,139 —
453 453 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,178 —
547 547 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,406 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,603 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 311 7 342.50–350.00 $345.60 $1,075 —
435–449 446 13 314.00–315.00 $314.23 $1,401 -25.42
500–548 524 65 275.00–306.00 $291.44 $1,527 -13.88
570 unweaned 570 6 259.50 $259.50 $1,479 +2.50
557–592 586 24 267.00–271.75 $269.11 $1,577 -11.90
612–640 635 20 248.00–260.00 $253.82 $1,612 -19.62
655–673 669 11 245.50–246.00 $245.82 $1,645 +3.81
737–745 744 42 239.00–241.00 $240.86 $1,792 —
980 980 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 387 13 317.00–320.00 $318.61 $1,233 -3.03
465–475 468 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,404 -4.47
475–495 unweaned 490 8 270.00–285.00 $281.36 $1,379 —
500–541 532 16 266.50–280.00 $270.51 $1,439 -16.65
556 thin fleshed 556 19 284.00 $284.00 $1,579 —
571–578 573 11 250.00–265.00 $260.87 $1,495 -13.24
583 unweaned 583 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,440 —
608–610 609 4 240.00–244.00 $242.00 $1,474 +0.29
612–621 617 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,580 +14.29
730 730 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,767 —
771 771 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,106 —
485 485 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,329 —
694 694 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,652 —
722 722 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,610 —
837 837 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,749 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,140 —
456 456 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,190 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–623 620 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,500 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,216 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 —
450–488 474 6 285.00–325.00 $307.94 $1,460 +21.04
507–522 515 10 270.00–300.00 $282.75 $1,456 +12.89
580–590 585 4 250.00–281.00 $265.63 $1,554 -7.98
615 615 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 +3.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1470 1196 80-85% 12 140.50–153.00 $148.42 $1,775 —
1195–1420 1279 80-85% 4 124.00–127.50 $126.40 $1,617 -18.98
1130–1508 1320 80-85% 20 132.00–143.00 $136.48 $1,802 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–880 797 85-90% 3 88.00–97.00 $93.63 $746 —
895–1085 980 85-90% 5 99.00–123.00 $112.71 $1,105 —
910–1095 1036 85-90% 4 138.50–148.00 $143.43 $1,486 +28.41
890–1200 1038 85-90% 11 124.00–134.00 $127.74 $1,326 +12.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1492 1473 75-80% 6 134.00–143.00 $139.01 $2,048 -5.37
1415–1643 1530 75-80% 12 146.00–152.00 $147.78 $2,261 —
1580–1715 1625 75-80% 3 130.00–133.50 $131.23 $2,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2145 1696 4 162.00–173.00 $167.93 $2,848 —
1690–1770 1730 2 139.50–159.00 $149.48 $2,586 —
2135 2135 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,928 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1090 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,102.53

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.