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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

6,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.06/cwt ≈ $2,036/hd at 881 lb · 484 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.66/cwt ≈ $1,654/hd at 679 lb · 263 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.75/cwt ≈ $1,984/hd at 831 lb · 247 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,733 897 4,624
Feeder cattle 6,412 319 4,334
Slaughter cattle 321 402 290
Replacement cattle — 176 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders uneven early week steers steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher and late week 8.00 to 15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 unweaned 273 3 290.00 $290.00 $792 —
306 306 7 324.00 $324.00 $991 —
372–393 388 34 292.00–335.00 $327.88 $1,272 —
401–449 427 72 296.00–318.00 $306.96 $1,311 —
455–493 475 120 285.00–309.50 $299.68 $1,423 —
500–547 526 160 283.00–309.00 $298.42 $1,570 +23.42
550–595 570 237 265.00–307.50 $289.88 $1,652 —
603–647 637 220 264.50–299.75 $279.14 $1,778 —
652–687 671 243 251.85–277.10 $262.78 $1,763 +17.05
709 unweaned 709 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,666 —
710–745 726 191 242.00–253.00 $250.79 $1,821 —
767–771 768 85 234.00–245.25 $243.39 $1,869 —
826–836 831 247 235.75–243.00 $238.75 $1,984 —
868–896 881 484 227.00–236.85 $231.06 $2,036 —
900–907 903 180 229.75–230.35 $230.03 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–337 330 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,006 —
350–398 371 19 261.00–307.00 $285.11 $1,058 —
388 thin fleshed 388 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,222 —
404 thin fleshed 404 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,301 —
402–435 425 12 280.00–285.00 $282.17 $1,199 +30.17
451–490 475 57 263.00–290.00 $279.85 $1,329 +18.85
509–547 520 53 254.00–287.50 $275.84 $1,434 +15.37
546 thin fleshed 546 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,611 —
558–592 581 85 255.00–283.50 $270.00 $1,569 +15.25
604–624 609 35 252.00–260.50 $258.88 $1,577 +1.88
656–699 669 63 245.00–272.00 $262.85 $1,758 +26.35
703–733 724 19 221.00–239.00 $235.64 $1,706 +0.64
773–781 778 162 228.00–240.00 $237.42 $1,847 +3.92
801 801 4 208.50 $208.50 $1,670 —
892 892 10 220.50 $220.50 $1,967 —
901 901 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,712 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,357 —
639 639 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,661 —
690 690 4 214.50 $214.50 $1,480 —
713 713 27 244.75 $244.75 $1,745 —
816–818 817 30 214.50–225.50 $219.63 $1,794 —
944 944 7 215.00 $215.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–382 370 7 239.00–247.00 $241.20 $892 —
465–497 491 20 241.00–269.00 $263.27 $1,293 —
555 555 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,349 +7.00
622–642 627 10 225.00–234.00 $227.53 $1,427 —
721–745 731 5 207.50–209.00 $208.39 $1,523 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,178 —
604 unweaned 604 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,299 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
933 933 11 218.50 $218.50 $2,039 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–397 392 45 275.00–292.00 $285.07 $1,117 —
400–437 430 45 265.50–294.00 $288.36 $1,240 —
450–497 479 132 250.00–276.00 $270.38 $1,295 —
502–539 518 102 252.00–275.00 $260.48 $1,349 —
557–597 579 172 233.00–261.75 $252.63 $1,463 —
604–643 617 109 229.00–248.50 $241.66 $1,491 —
660–690 679 263 235.00–246.75 $243.66 $1,654 —
700–730 701 99 220.50–247.25 $244.20 $1,712 +19.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 381 13 263.00–270.00 $267.67 $1,020 —
393 thin fleshed 393 26 289.00 $289.00 $1,136 —
410–449 428 43 221.00–269.00 $254.09 $1,088 +25.09
459–499 482 97 235.00–270.00 $250.81 $1,209 +17.36
515 unweaned 515 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,190 —
503–545 520 64 230.00–265.00 $247.59 $1,287 +15.25
555 555 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,227 -2.71
550–599 582 149 220.00–253.25 $244.06 $1,420 +20.35
605–649 632 51 219.00–252.50 $238.51 $1,507 +12.45
658–692 665 29 214.50–229.50 $223.44 $1,486 -4.06
700–746 726 63 209.00–236.50 $224.09 $1,627 +5.97
759–773 771 51 209.75–220.75 $218.84 $1,687 —
856 856 15 216.50 $216.50 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 240.00 $240.00 $811 —
390 390 3 247.50 $247.50 $965 —
415–449 441 16 201.00–241.00 $223.99 $988 —
450–483 476 15 221.00–245.00 $229.74 $1,094 —
515–533 523 13 220.00–236.00 $227.47 $1,190 +7.78
561–583 570 19 190.00–222.00 $211.94 $1,208 —
620 620 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,308 —
656–698 685 18 194.00–201.00 $196.22 $1,344 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962 962 19 192.50 $192.50 $1,852 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 unweaned 514 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,028 —
572 unweaned 572 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–483 480 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,109 —
505–540 unweaned 513 6 218.00–225.00 $220.22 $1,130 —
567 567 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,372 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1465 1147 80-85% 60 95.00–114.00 $104.60 $1,200 —
815–1375 1206 80-85% 29 109.00–120.00 $113.01 $1,363 +14.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1475 1308 75-80% 5 105.00–112.00 $108.46 $1,419 —
1232–1635 1332 75-80% 48 105.00–119.00 $112.10 $1,493 —
1315–1720 1474 75-80% 24 115.00–124.00 $118.87 $1,752 +9.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1240 959 85-90% 10 76.00–88.00 $83.64 $802 —
875–1160 1034 85-90% 15 101.00–108.00 $106.24 $1,099 +23.16
745–1385 1052 85-90% 36 90.00–102.00 $95.81 $1,008 -4.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1800 1613 3 120.00–128.00 $123.89 $1,998 —
1580–2125 1828 3 128.00–137.00 $133.11 $2,433 +2.54

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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.