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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

2,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $292.12/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 675 lb · 236 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.67/cwt +16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 580 lb · 233 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.55/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 566 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,955 1,279 4,628
Feeder cattle 2,700 1,163 3,670
Slaughter cattle 195 96 868
Replacement cattle 60 20 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago, feeders sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 14 362.50–372.50 $369.26 $1,599 +12.00
468–492 480 12 336.00–345.00 $340.39 $1,634 +11.36
536 value added 536 13 335.50 $335.50 $1,798 —
531–547 538 31 319.00–336.50 $328.73 $1,769 +3.00
571 571 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,742 -3.91
550–599 580 218 307.00–325.50 $317.20 $1,840 +8.29
588 value added 588 10 311.00 $311.00 $1,829 —
602–640 619 93 296.00–311.00 $303.47 $1,878 +8.38
643 643 11 288.00 $288.00 $1,852 -7.09
654 unweaned 654 15 279.50 $279.50 $1,828 —
658–693 676 218 278.50–300.10 $293.29 $1,983 +11.90
683 683 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,844 -11.39
700–745 721 55 265.00–284.00 $275.24 $1,984 +6.24
723 value added 723 29 273.50 $273.50 $1,977 —
750–768 759 9 253.00–258.00 $255.69 $1,941 —
841 841 20 252.50 $252.50 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 368 7 345.00–365.00 $353.14 $1,300 -18.86
405–427 416 12 339.00–353.00 $345.20 $1,436 +0.20
416 thin fleshed 416 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,446 —
452–493 465 47 317.00–350.00 $334.60 $1,556 +21.50
501–503 thin fleshed 502 18 320.00–327.00 $325.05 $1,632 -6.95
502–545 531 45 305.00–320.00 $313.75 $1,666 +13.75
550–594 574 69 285.00–321.00 $297.36 $1,707 -5.50
605–647 636 56 270.00–294.00 $287.02 $1,825 -7.68
650–688 668 62 265.50–286.00 $276.71 $1,848 +4.37
705–733 711 15 264.00–268.50 $267.57 $1,902 +11.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–495 486 15 290.00–313.00 $304.84 $1,482 —
525–535 527 9 293.00–295.00 $294.55 $1,552 —
578–589 582 15 275.00–280.00 $277.98 $1,618 +2.98
659–686 673 14 255.00–263.50 $258.31 $1,738 +3.81
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 —
631 631 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,786 —
686–691 688 15 260.00–275.00 $268.97 $1,851 —
735 735 4 263.75 $263.75 $1,939 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,392 —
476 value added 476 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,642 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–485 474 9 313.00–322.50 $316.02 $1,498 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,542 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–379 367 15 332.00–342.50 $338.93 $1,244 —
415–441 433 28 307.50–332.50 $318.66 $1,380 +4.43
450–490 471 38 290.00–316.00 $306.73 $1,445 —
481–490 unweaned 487 12 275.00–287.50 $279.12 $1,359 —
517 value added 517 36 298.00 $298.00 $1,541 —
503–548 528 45 275.00–301.00 $290.29 $1,533 -1.15
562 value added 562 14 288.50 $288.50 $1,621 —
566 unweaned 566 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,358 -19.50
552–596 567 114 261.00–290.00 $278.18 $1,577 +9.07
602–640 618 75 260.00–275.00 $264.44 $1,634 +10.62
651–672 657 29 246.00–264.00 $258.90 $1,701 +13.08
705–742 718 25 235.00–247.00 $239.34 $1,718 -1.52
752–788 772 13 233.00–239.00 $236.20 $1,823 —
859 859 4 229.50 $229.50 $1,971 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 322.00 $322.00 $895 —
350–397 373 31 302.50–337.50 $314.91 $1,175 -3.70
400–437 415 21 300.00–327.00 $309.56 $1,285 —
450–499 478 35 285.00–300.00 $292.36 $1,397 -7.64
515 value added 515 14 288.00 $288.00 $1,483 —
500–549 517 42 260.00–290.00 $276.83 $1,431 +6.32
550–595 577 66 255.00–276.00 $269.91 $1,557 +9.04
601 value added 601 25 275.50 $275.50 $1,656 —
603–636 623 29 246.00–260.00 $253.79 $1,581 -2.21
628 unweaned 628 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,495 —
680 680 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,673 —
720–745 733 4 227.00–238.00 $232.41 $1,704 -9.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–545 528 11 264.00–267.50 $265.53 $1,402 —
555 555 6 271.00 $271.00 $1,504 —
656 656 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 302.00 $302.00 $912 —
411 411 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,040 —
483 483 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,352 +6.00
510–541 526 6 245.00–246.00 $245.51 $1,291 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,217 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 —
376–391 383 9 371.00–384.00 $378.10 $1,448 +8.10
425 425 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,424 —
465–483 476 5 300.00–320.00 $312.18 $1,486 +4.24
505–529 515 12 253.00–300.00 $286.89 $1,477 +4.14
581–595 587 5 263.00–286.00 $276.67 $1,624 +11.04
622–630 627 5 247.50–270.00 $261.07 $1,637 +1.07
650–695 667 12 240.00–254.00 $247.43 $1,650 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1540 1256 80-85% 39 139.50–149.50 $144.20 $1,811 +17.80
1187–1328 1266 80-85% 6 133.00–139.00 $137.48 $1,740 +11.08
1080–1440 1296 80-85% 7 148.50–164.50 $155.13 $2,010 +28.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $490 —
910 910 85-90% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,301 —
965–1140 1032 85-90% 8 114.00–124.00 $119.61 $1,234 -23.82
885–1270 1142 85-90% 31 127.00–139.00 $132.08 $1,508 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1640 1465 75-80% 8 152.00–158.50 $153.24 $2,245 +14.23
1335–1750 1504 75-80% 20 142.50–151.50 $146.41 $2,202 -1.37
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1628 1628 65-75% 3 163.00 $163.00 $2,654 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1600 1521 5 145.00–169.00 $157.23 $2,391 —
1660–1930 1789 5 183.00–196.00 $191.59 $3,428 —
1590–2150 1818 11 171.50–186.00 $178.82 $3,251 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1221–1340 1286 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,900.00–1,925.00 $1,914.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088–1208 1170 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 3,000.00–3,025.00 $3,017.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1062 1062 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,575.00 $2,575.00

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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
880–1050 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,850.00–2,875.00 $2,862.50 —

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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.