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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

1,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.68/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 637 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.49/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 608 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.73/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 717 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,102 1,419 1,670
Feeder cattle 1,058 1,147 1,612
Slaughter cattle 44 122 58
Replacement cattle — 150 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No good comparisons with last week undertones frim to higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 thin fleshed 515 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,035 —
500–544 525 43 185.00–192.00 $187.89 $986 +1.93
571–597 589 86 173.00–181.50 $177.90 $1,048 -2.10
605–634 624 22 167.00–181.00 $170.77 $1,066 -5.37
650–680 665 12 163.00–166.75 $164.29 $1,093 -1.96
708–737 721 39 155.00–159.00 $157.13 $1,133 +1.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 468 7 179.00–183.00 $181.21 $848 -1.19
537 537 3 167.00 $167.00 $897 —
551 551 3 168.50 $168.50 $928 -4.59
602–635 621 7 156.00–165.00 $159.74 $992 +2.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 179.00 $179.00 $746 —
497 497 6 140.50 $140.50 $698 —
722 722 6 129.00 $129.00 $931 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 14 145.10 $145.10 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 6 152.50 $152.50 $741 —
611–640 637 172 146.50–153.25 $151.68 $966 -6.23
655 655 8 144.50 $144.50 $946 -7.29
700–737 717 93 136.75–145.00 $140.73 $1,009 -4.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 155.00 $155.00 $505 —
481–483 482 15 149.25–150.00 $149.45 $720 -3.89
528 thin fleshed 528 24 152.50 $152.50 $805 —
532 532 4 143.25 $143.25 $762 -5.12
553 553 12 150.00 $150.00 $830 +1.00
605 thin fleshed 605 86 160.00 $160.00 $968 —
602–647 629 10 134.75–137.75 $135.90 $855 -11.49
728–732 730 20 135.60–139.00 $137.64 $1,005 -1.86
805 805 6 131.75 $131.75 $1,061 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 18 141.10 $141.10 $935 —
764 764 12 140.25 $140.25 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 9 130.50 $130.50 $643 —
551–567 559 6 130.00–132.50 $131.23 $734 —
605–631 622 9 128.75–133.25 $130.21 $810 —
726 726 4 126.25 $126.25 $917 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $912 —
1187–1290 1238 80-85% 5 67.00–70.00 $68.37 $846 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1060 1047 85-90% 5 69.00–74.50 $71.91 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $903 —
1435–1650 1516 75-80% 4 76.00–81.00 $77.96 $1,182 +3.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2025 1692 3 93.50–99.00 $96.87 $1,639 —
1705 1705 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,722 —

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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.