Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

4,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.55/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 729 lb · 315 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.29/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 676 lb · 311 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.18/cwt ≈ $1,266/hd at 878 lb · 243 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,372	1,048	3,379
Feeder cattle	3,613	974	3,099
Slaughter cattle	509	74	265
Replacement cattle	250	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the much lighter receipts last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher with many spots of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–443	431	25	190.00–200.00	$195.10	$841	—
470–497	491	61	188.00–198.25	$195.92	$962	+49.42
500–546	528	65	185.00–195.00	$189.68	$1,002	+14.57
550–597	572	131	174.00–185.50	$179.74	$1,028	—
606–648	626	110	167.00–179.50	$174.57	$1,093	+18.57
661–689	670	157	153.50–174.00	$167.37	$1,121	—
708–737	719	159	155.50–165.25	$160.67	$1,155	—
806–820	812	74	147.00–152.50	$150.00	$1,218	+9.75
867–886	878	243	143.50–144.85	$144.18	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	427	21	173.50–187.50	$178.06	$760	—
468	468	9	175.00	$175.00	$819	+6.00
501–544	523	43	166.50–177.00	$171.59	$897	+6.59
570 thin fleshed	570	3	171.00	$171.00	$975	—
558–596	572	35	164.50–177.50	$168.14	$962	+1.37
603–634	620	9	152.50–161.00	$156.17	$968	+8.17
680–696	688	44	147.75–156.50	$151.89	$1,045	+4.95
728	728	10	146.75	$146.75	$1,068	+7.75
806	806	5	137.50	$137.50	$1,108	—
857	857	23	138.25	$138.25	$1,185	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	11	145.50	$145.50	$729	—
702	702	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,039	+9.50
757	757	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,052	—
851	851	7	130.50	$130.50	$1,111	—
974–991	981	13	115.00–117.50	$116.53	$1,143	—
1034	1034	9	105.00	$105.00	$1,086	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	155.00	$155.00	$794	—
859	859	9	100.00	$100.00	$859	—
1128	1128	8	85.00	$85.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	6	144.50	$144.50	$994	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	7	168.00	$168.00	$648	—
428–447	440	31	160.00–167.00	$164.24	$723	+7.24
452–491	471	23	155.75–158.50	$156.71	$738	+4.71
504–544	522	128	143.00–167.50	$162.31	$847	+14.60
552–590	571	90	153.00–165.00	$156.75	$895	+7.89
607–649	638	162	144.00–156.00	$151.14	$964	+11.14
652–687	676	311	143.25–153.25	$149.29	$1,009	+4.29
700–749	729	315	134.25–150.25	$146.55	$1,068	—
779	779	67	140.50	$140.50	$1,094	—
899	899	59	134.85	$134.85	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 thin fleshed	378	9	170.00	$170.00	$643	—
433–443	439	8	155.00–159.50	$157.84	$693	—
460 thin fleshed	460	10	164.50	$164.50	$757	—
453–492	477	29	147.00–157.50	$151.78	$724	+11.78
504–538	523	64	135.00–154.25	$146.52	$766	—
570–598	582	38	140.50–154.50	$147.80	$860	—
600–622	606	33	134.50–155.00	$145.51	$882	—
655–683	668	25	135.00–141.00	$137.86	$921	+7.27
744	744	7	132.75	$132.75	$988	—
787	787	7	135.75	$135.75	$1,068	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	9	141.25	$141.25	$1,014	—
845	845	17	126.75	$126.75	$1,071	+19.75
903	903	13	100.00	$100.00	$903	—
996	996	8	105.00	$105.00	$1,046	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–924	917	8	101.00–118.00	$109.44	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	4	144.00	$144.00	$639	+3.00
583	583	3	125.50	$125.50	$732	-13.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	5	157.00	$157.00	$826	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613–640	627	6	140.00–148.00	$144.09	$903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1480	1198	80-85%	67	63.00–73.50	$67.09	$804	—
1060–1435	1262	80-85%	38	70.00–78.00	$73.48	$927	+7.69
1270–1322	1301	80-85%	5	58.00–64.00	$61.06	$794	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1148–1665	1360	75-80%	32	65.00–73.00	$68.41	$930	—
1140–1655	1422	75-80%	42	71.00–80.50	$74.52	$1,060	—
1525	1525	75-80%	1	63.50	$63.50	$968	-0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1048	936	85-90%	10	49.00–57.50	$56.03	$524	—
825–1263	1053	85-90%	45	55.00–66.50	$60.34	$635	+4.64
905–1320	1081	85-90%	18	63.00–76.50	$69.75	$754	+14.05

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690–1710	1697	65-75%	3	76.00–79.50	$78.32	$1,329	—
1700	1700	65-75%	1	81.50	$81.50	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,133	—
1260–2415	1576	23	88.00–104.00	$95.85	$1,511	—
1360–2370	1839	11	103.00–109.00	$106.21	$1,953	+1.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1274	1274	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	775.00	$775.00
1250–1330	1287	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	875.00	$875.00
1192–1340	1296	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	725.00–785.00	$768.44
1250–1610	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,192.95
1426	1426	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	975.00	$975.00
1534	1534	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
953 thin fleshed	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	985.00–1,035.00	$1,001.67	—
1050–1350	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,297.22	—
1275–1350	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,522.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1075	1036	(<2 yrs)	Open	37	1,950.00–2,050.00	$2,004.05	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.