Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

2,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.43/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 680 lb · 113 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.12/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 527 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.60/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 529 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,428	4,032	2,969
Feeder cattle	2,197	3,607	2,786
Slaughter cattle	231	363	183
Replacement cattle	—	62	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, although some heavy yearlings late week sold 2.00-5.00 lower on a lighter test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	4	197.00	$197.00	$735	—
405–441	426	68	182.50–198.25	$190.43	$811	-5.08
468–496	481	19	179.00–185.00	$182.16	$876	-6.32
503–545	529	74	168.50–186.00	$177.60	$940	-5.36
556–581	569	27	170.00–178.00	$175.14	$997	+0.16
585	585	10	159.00	$159.00	$930	-15.98
601–638	623	70	151.50–161.50	$155.69	$970	-7.88
660	660	21	146.00	$146.00	$964	-10.33
663–694	685	92	146.25–153.00	$148.98	$1,021	-7.35
726	726	13	149.00	$149.00	$1,082	-10.50
736	736	23	140.00	$140.00	$1,030	-19.50
757	757	42	143.50	$143.50	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	193.00	$193.00	$554	—
362–363	362	10	186.00–194.00	$190.79	$691	-3.21
453–498	481	45	165.00–180.25	$176.18	$847	+1.63
505–543	534	22	152.50–174.50	$165.88	$886	-6.38
550–599	582	74	147.75–170.50	$160.46	$934	-3.79
610–642	628	61	145.00–153.00	$147.13	$924	-4.29
658–685	668	65	144.75–152.00	$147.88	$988	+3.24
713–730	719	25	144.00–150.50	$147.18	$1,058	+5.50
756–790	779	48	138.00–144.50	$140.33	$1,093	-6.84
830	830	10	130.25	$130.25	$1,081	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	4	186.00	$186.00	$564	—
360–395	378	6	163.00–186.00	$173.97	$658	—
541	541	4	150.00	$150.00	$812	-11.00
604	604	4	142.50	$142.50	$861	—
685 thin fleshed	685	5	150.75	$150.75	$1,033	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	4	175.00	$175.00	$614	—
528	528	3	158.50	$158.50	$837	—
734	734	15	132.50	$132.50	$973	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	11	130.50	$130.50	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	15	171.50	$171.50	$597	—
372	372	8	165.50	$165.50	$616	+4.56
411–437	430	41	158.00–168.00	$162.82	$700	+3.30
474	474	7	153.00	$153.00	$725	-5.46
509–549	527	82	145.00–164.00	$152.12	$802	-0.35
552–596	578	58	141.00–159.00	$149.20	$862	+0.40
602–645	628	68	136.00–140.60	$138.56	$870	-8.70
653–685	669	64	135.00–145.00	$140.75	$942	-1.00
718	718	5	135.50	$135.50	$973	+0.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	4	177.00	$177.00	$506	—
363–381	373	7	159.00–162.50	$160.46	$599	—
420–443	436	17	147.50–149.50	$149.16	$650	+0.33
453–497	474	50	140.00–155.25	$146.62	$695	+1.79
500–547	515	24	140.00–159.50	$152.38	$785	+4.20
517–545 thin fleshed	529	7	158.00–162.00	$160.23	$848	—
550–597	578	48	134.25–144.50	$139.37	$806	-1.61
615–648	632	37	130.00–138.00	$135.63	$857	+3.29
663–684	670	15	124.50–143.00	$133.94	$897	-1.34
695	695	11	140.00	$140.00	$973	+4.72
704–738	730	20	122.50–128.00	$126.66	$925	+2.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	140.00	$140.00	$620	-1.00
482–485	484	8	140.00–141.00	$140.63	$681	+1.13
590	590	3	131.00	$131.00	$773	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	12	135.00	$135.00	$560	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
743	743	8	127.50	$127.50	$947	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	4	175.00	$175.00	$714	—
454	454	11	175.00	$175.00	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1485	1274	80-85%	39	59.50–73.00	$68.60	$874	—
1065–1518	1281	80-85%	16	72.00–79.50	$75.81	$971	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1535	1406	75-80%	21	71.00–82.00	$77.10	$1,084	—
1005–1735	1456	75-80%	27	60.50–74.50	$71.13	$1,036	-0.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$708	—
985–1235	1126	85-90%	25	51.50–65.50	$60.36	$680	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1503–1705	1592	65-75%	9	77.00–79.50	$78.34	$1,247	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,337	—
1470–1950	1778	13	94.00–108.00	$102.48	$1,822	—

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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.