Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

2,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.51/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 671 lb · 222 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.44/cwt +16.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 629 lb · 188 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.32/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 577 lb · 129 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,726	474	732
Feeder cattle	2,495	407	527
Slaughter cattle	181	57	125
Replacement cattle	50	10	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold from 4.00 lower to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–345	341	4	381.00–386.00	$383.53	$1,308	—
378–390	384	4	372.50–380.00	$376.19	$1,445	—
405–443	428	8	353.00–379.00	$366.30	$1,568	+21.40
462–493	472	57	330.00–370.00	$358.33	$1,691	—
510–545	526	37	315.00–341.00	$326.38	$1,717	—
525–527	526	5	313.00–315.00	$313.80	$1,651	—
541–547 unweaned	543	6	301.00–314.00	$309.63	$1,681	—
553–596	577	129	311.00–329.00	$316.32	$1,825	+4.32
607 value added	607	9	310.50	$310.50	$1,885	—
601–642 unweaned	618	13	280.00–295.00	$284.14	$1,756	-6.86
600–633	626	64	296.00–305.00	$300.17	$1,879	-4.15
650–698	671	222	273.50–304.75	$290.51	$1,949	+8.44
705–732	717	54	260.00–276.75	$268.63	$1,926	-2.04
763–798	771	32	252.50–262.75	$259.58	$2,001	—
804–834	817	128	254.00–261.60	$259.10	$2,117	—
867	867	4	243.25	$243.25	$2,109	—
870	870	3	240.50	$240.50	$2,092	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	386	12	356.00–373.00	$364.15	$1,406	—
410–440	424	14	321.00–357.00	$337.41	$1,431	—
451–495	465	81	325.00–352.00	$342.44	$1,592	+8.94
500–545	536	56	308.00–325.00	$314.23	$1,684	-9.98
556–596	566	20	295.50–300.00	$298.27	$1,688	-9.73
605–648	635	72	287.00–302.00	$291.89	$1,854	+1.09
655–695	668	18	262.00–274.00	$266.17	$1,778	—
700–748	744	84	255.50–263.10	$262.38	$1,952	—
834	834	22	252.25	$252.25	$2,104	—
1064	1064	7	200.00	$200.00	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–588	580	13	272.00–284.00	$276.82	$1,606	—
681	681	12	257.00	$257.00	$1,750	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	7	312.00	$312.00	$1,529	—
547	547	9	287.00	$287.00	$1,570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	4	332.50	$332.50	$1,194	-3.50
385	385	6	333.00	$333.00	$1,282	-3.00
400–430	417	14	314.00–322.00	$318.61	$1,329	-4.11
438–445	440	7	307.00–310.00	$307.87	$1,355	-14.85
455–498	464	101	297.50–327.00	$317.87	$1,475	+10.44
505–549	539	108	284.00–310.00	$297.48	$1,603	—
552–586	571	41	280.00–290.00	$282.85	$1,615	+0.40
581 unweaned	581	15	275.50	$275.50	$1,601	—
612–640	629	152	265.00–282.00	$275.49	$1,733	+11.43
630–632 value added	631	36	270.00	$270.00	$1,704	—
655–698	677	59	253.50–261.00	$256.47	$1,736	+9.97
705–728	718	22	239.00–257.25	$249.93	$1,794	+21.93
778	778	15	245.50	$245.50	$1,910	+21.60
808	808	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,939	—
914	914	5	219.00	$219.00	$2,002	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–390	375	16	307.00–328.00	$316.83	$1,188	+1.85
400–445	433	19	293.00–319.00	$303.00	$1,312	-4.10
450–495	470	12	282.00–296.00	$289.78	$1,362	-2.22
502 value added	502	42	295.50	$295.50	$1,483	—
501–540	521	19	265.00–298.00	$279.77	$1,458	—
560–586	582	14	267.00–270.00	$268.13	$1,561	—
625–638	635	10	255.00–259.00	$257.50	$1,635	—
655–680	668	7	246.00–261.00	$252.33	$1,686	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	38	243.00–258.00	$256.58	$1,373	—
571–580	574	6	250.00–254.00	$252.65	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–440	428	6	270.00–290.00	$283.15	$1,212	—
460–475	462	14	230.00–274.00	$236.46	$1,092	—
505	505	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,217	—
610	610	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,501	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	250.00	$250.00	$952	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–375	364	4	332.00–351.00	$341.80	$1,244	—
415–440	427	11	310.00–337.00	$323.99	$1,383	—
458–497	477	12	310.00–350.00	$326.44	$1,557	+41.51
507–540	517	24	265.00–325.00	$293.68	$1,518	-11.32
569–588	575	25	262.00–280.00	$274.85	$1,580	-9.15
611–635	618	7	245.00–260.00	$249.40	$1,541	—
660–685	673	4	239.00–240.00	$239.51	$1,612	—
700–710	705	4	245.00–247.00	$246.01	$1,734	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1405	1271	80-85%	5	146.50–159.50	$151.15	$1,921	+15.84
1218–1395	1297	80-85%	9	125.00–134.50	$130.26	$1,689	-5.05
1115–1470	1312	80-85%	40	137.50–147.50	$142.94	$1,875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,337	—
845–1210	1057	85-90%	16	100.00–126.00	$116.80	$1,235	—
870–1168	1073	85-90%	24	126.00–137.50	$130.83	$1,404	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1442	1442	75-80%	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,932	—
1388–1640	1494	75-80%	4	146.00–149.50	$148.07	$2,212	+11.15
1350–1650	1530	75-80%	15	136.50–147.50	$141.98	$2,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1350	1345	2	187.00–193.00	$189.99	$2,555	—
1290–2080	1678	3	142.00–157.50	$147.62	$2,477	—
1320–2135	1772	12	162.00–186.00	$170.41	$3,020	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2230	2230	1	159.00	$159.00	$3,546	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1030	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,175.00	$2,084.88
950–1345	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	1,925.00–2,300.00	$2,109.93

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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.