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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $305.00/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 424 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.00/cwt ≈ $1,247/hd at 391 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.94/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 632 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 246 1,004
Feeder cattle 247 134 720
Slaughter cattle 32 92 189
Replacement cattle 3 20 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeders to establish a trend this week, undertones were lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–488 475 6 307.50–319.00 $313.09 $1,487 —
514 unweaned 514 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,542 -12.50
618–635 628 7 270.00–285.00 $276.37 $1,736 +0.11
635 unweaned 635 7 263.50 $263.50 $1,673 —
694 694 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,770 -25.00
728–735 732 4 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,794 -13.98
792 792 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,901 —
1034 1034 54 211.75 $211.75 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 thin fleshed 314 8 315.00 $315.00 $989 —
424 thin fleshed 424 21 305.00 $305.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 327.00 $327.00 $1,426 —
612–648 628 8 257.00–278.00 $265.45 $1,667 —
655–668 662 4 255.00–259.00 $257.02 $1,701 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
983 983 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 thin fleshed 391 18 319.00 $319.00 $1,247 —
400–442 424 6 272.50–287.50 $278.81 $1,182 —
492 492 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,230 -25.00
505–525 517 7 251.00–260.00 $257.39 $1,331 —
585 585 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,422 —
628 628 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 320.00–352.50 $335.83 $1,293 —
435–448 442 4 302.50–305.00 $303.73 $1,342 —
518 518 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,424 +13.49
558 558 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,534 +12.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1320 1271 80-85% 4 139.00–145.00 $141.26 $1,795 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,010 +13.32
1308–1374 1346 80-85% 7 129.50–132.00 $130.54 $1,757 -6.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 156.50 $156.50 $2,238 —
1570–2055 1760 75-80% 3 145.00–150.00 $146.95 $2,586 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1225 1125 85-90% 2 101.00–119.00 $110.80 $1,246 -31.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,242 —
1890 1890 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,553 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.