Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

6,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.67/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,730/hd at 719 lb · 737 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $361.65/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $3,327/hd at 920 lb · 497 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.67/cwt -10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $3,234/hd at 882 lb · 434 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,805	2,110	4,304
Feeder cattle	6,740	2,060	4,211
Slaughter cattle	65	50	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

No adequate market test for a good price comparison, but the steers and heifers sold sharply higher at the annual BBQ customer appreciation sales this week. Slaughter cows, compared to the sale two weeks ago, sold 6.00-10.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: but the steers and heifers sold sharply higher at the annual BBQ customer appreciation sales this week
▲ Feeder steers: but the steers and heifers sold sharply higher at the annual BBQ customer appreciation sales this week
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	7	647.50	$647.50	$2,260	—
407–443	423	50	550.00–614.00	$580.12	$2,454	-4.88
478 unweaned	478	4	490.00	$490.00	$2,342	—
451–498	484	47	512.50–562.50	$544.99	$2,638	-12.81
501–541	528	168	481.50–555.00	$516.11	$2,725	-9.89
557–599	577	186	462.50–519.00	$493.42	$2,847	+28.21
615 unweaned	615	10	425.00	$425.00	$2,614	—
601–648	620	406	432.50–509.50	$483.75	$2,999	+24.78
653–696	672	336	411.50–472.00	$441.57	$2,967	+1.45
709–741	729	177	413.00–435.00	$428.84	$3,126	+11.06
750–769	767	152	390.50–425.00	$400.91	$3,075	+20.91
800–839	819	315	376.00–387.50	$382.74	$3,135	+7.74
871–892	882	434	364.00–369.00	$366.67	$3,234	-10.30
908–929	920	497	352.50–365.00	$361.65	$3,327	-2.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–441	419	11	536.00–597.50	$573.98	$2,405	—
478 unweaned	478	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,318	—
464–485	481	48	480.00–535.00	$513.11	$2,468	-10.69
512 unweaned	512	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,253	—
507–529	520	27	500.00–520.00	$509.98	$2,652	+24.45
550–595	575	83	411.00–488.00	$452.95	$2,604	+12.46
574–577 unweaned	575	11	430.00–444.00	$433.83	$2,495	—
603–637	618	40	402.50–472.00	$441.90	$2,731	+21.90
668 unweaned	668	5	409.00	$409.00	$2,732	—
652–699	673	190	405.00–446.00	$431.57	$2,904	—
703–743	710	17	372.00–400.00	$392.03	$2,783	+22.53
761–788	781	38	375.00–400.00	$381.31	$2,978	—
829–841	834	27	362.50–371.50	$367.26	$3,063	—
855–861	858	21	351.50–355.50	$353.78	$3,035	—
970–983	971	67	342.50–354.75	$353.45	$3,432	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668 unweaned	668	3	416.00	$416.00	$2,779	—
788	788	19	377.50	$377.50	$2,975	—
893	893	65	363.75	$363.75	$3,248	—
960	960	10	331.50	$331.50	$3,182	—
1007	1007	5	329.50	$329.50	$3,318	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	13	505.00	$505.00	$2,323	—
590	590	6	443.00	$443.00	$2,614	—
654	654	7	435.00	$435.00	$2,845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	5	587.50	$587.50	$1,792	—
403–447	431	8	510.00–537.00	$527.52	$2,274	-0.13
460–497	470	36	485.00–492.50	$489.11	$2,299	+11.35
511–546	528	122	438.00–475.00	$458.11	$2,419	-6.64
566 thin fleshed	566	19	474.00	$474.00	$2,683	—
556–598	579	162	422.00–470.00	$440.22	$2,549	+15.42
610–647	632	147	392.50–425.00	$413.72	$2,615	-2.01
659–681	672	219	362.50–412.50	$399.90	$2,687	+7.97
703–745	719	737	361.75–391.00	$379.67	$2,730	-0.38
755–798	779	287	346.50–379.50	$352.69	$2,747	—
819–837	828	128	338.75–344.25	$341.47	$2,827	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	5	506.00	$506.00	$1,943	-19.00
461–498	472	59	447.50–493.00	$485.34	$2,291	—
498 unweaned	498	9	455.00	$455.00	$2,266	—
522–547	532	43	431.00–462.00	$450.68	$2,398	+28.95
560–591	574	86	406.00–436.00	$420.36	$2,413	—
588–599 unweaned	591	27	383.00–390.00	$385.10	$2,276	—
609–633	615	41	384.50–385.50	$385.22	$2,369	-0.35
658–699	674	51	370.00–395.00	$389.89	$2,628	—
720	720	9	353.00	$353.00	$2,542	-17.57
746 unweaned	746	35	360.00	$360.00	$2,686	—
772	772	9	330.00	$330.00	$2,548	-37.50
842	842	6	313.00	$313.00	$2,635	—
855	855	7	313.50	$313.50	$2,680	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761	761	4	346.00	$346.00	$2,633	—
928	928	6	311.00	$311.00	$2,886	—
955	955	25	280.50	$280.50	$2,679	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	7	437.50	$437.50	$2,209	—
623	623	8	395.00	$395.00	$2,461	—
714	714	5	329.00	$329.00	$2,349	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1445	1380	75-80%	4	182.00–208.00	$198.81	$2,744	—
1155–1675	1473	75-80%	17	165.00–187.00	$175.75	$2,589	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1175	1173	80-85%	2	181.00–190.00	$185.49	$2,176	-4.08
1035–1630	1222	80-85%	9	168.00–185.00	$176.43	$2,156	-3.33
1305	1305	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1055	1000	85-90%	3	161.00–168.00	$164.82	$1,648	+15.87
1100	1100	85-90%	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,914	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–2200	1801	8	205.00–235.00	$224.48	$4,043	—

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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.