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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

2,344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.76/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 867 lb · 173 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.29/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 514 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.12/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 526 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,344 6,344 0
Feeder cattle 1,829 5,574 0
Slaughter cattle 340 770 0
Replacement cattle 175 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lb steers selling 4.00-6.00 higher, a light test of 600-650 lb steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and yearlings over 750 lb traded steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-500 lb heifers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 203.00 $203.00 $644 —
365–385 375 4 190.00–194.00 $191.95 $720 —
407–445 413 23 184.00–190.00 $187.95 $776 +1.47
453–495 470 52 177.00–188.00 $183.56 $863 +5.32
500–502 thin fleshed 500 19 191.00 $191.00 $955 —
500–543 517 92 176.00–186.00 $181.70 $939 +23.70
558 fancy 558 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,027 —
554–598 575 60 164.00–179.50 $169.49 $975 +3.06
600–633 610 51 157.00–162.00 $160.61 $980 +0.56
650–699 686 41 152.00–159.00 $153.77 $1,055 +1.35
791 791 66 147.75 $147.75 $1,169 +6.39
858–871 867 173 136.75–138.25 $137.76 $1,194 +1.08
954 954 56 130.50 $130.50 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 387 6 184.00–185.00 $184.50 $714 +7.54
405–430 417 15 170.00–176.00 $172.38 $719 +1.32
463–488 478 23 170.00–173.00 $171.50 $820 +4.42
482 unweaned 482 3 163.00 $163.00 $786 —
505–540 524 31 157.00–170.00 $162.27 $850 +0.68
564 unweaned 564 7 154.00 $154.00 $869 —
558–587 579 33 154.00–162.00 $158.72 $919 +3.77
618 618 4 140.00 $140.00 $865 -10.61
603–645 626 10 145.00–155.00 $149.60 $936 -1.01
660 660 4 133.00 $133.00 $878 -13.83
690–695 694 11 138.50–140.00 $138.91 $964 +1.91
710–715 713 11 136.00–140.00 $136.86 $976 -1.84
789 789 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,065 -0.91
854 854 16 132.00 $132.00 $1,127 +3.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–487 482 25 143.00–149.50 $144.31 $696 -12.69
536 536 9 150.00–151.00 $150.56 $807 —
663–675 664 31 130.50–133.25 $132.98 $883 -2.33
813 813 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,049 +6.00
876 876 14 128.00 $128.00 $1,121 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1321 1306 8 119.00–120.00 $119.24 $1,557 —
1457 1457 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–448 425 26 154.00–163.00 $158.65 $674 +1.08
463 thin fleshed 463 3 161.00 $161.00 $745 —
458–497 473 33 148.00–158.50 $153.98 $728 +2.98
517–523 thin fleshed 518 21 160.00–160.25 $160.20 $830 —
515–545 529 56 144.00–156.50 $153.22 $811 +7.45
552–582 565 30 144.00–154.00 $150.90 $853 +5.96
605–635 615 24 140.00–145.00 $142.83 $878 +0.05
665–688 667 68 139.00–145.50 $144.27 $962 +8.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
363–398 380 13 156.00–160.00 $157.43 $598 -3.07
450–455 453 6 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $643 -4.75
505–542 525 17 140.00–145.50 $142.10 $746 +1.02
550–585 569 31 137.00–150.50 $140.18 $798 +1.50
613–636 626 21 132.00–142.50 $135.04 $845 +1.76
686 unweaned 686 6 131.00 $131.00 $899 —
814 814 4 120.00 $120.00 $977 -3.50
882 882 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,014 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 138.00 $138.00 $552 —
457 457 6 138.00 $138.00 $631 +8.00
570 570 3 125.00 $125.00 $712 ±0.00
613–633 621 8 127.00–128.00 $127.62 $793 +1.79
691 691 11 125.00 $125.00 $864 -0.57
760 760 6 123.50 $123.50 $939 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048–1123 1104 24 117.00 $117.00 $1,292 -2.31
1245–1490 1424 10 119.00–120.00 $119.91 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 124.00 $124.00 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 138.50 $138.50 $686 —
592 592 3 134.00 $134.00 $793 -3.00
645 645 5 123.00 $123.00 $793 —
692 692 4 125.00 $125.00 $865 +1.33
750 750 5 118.00 $118.00 $885 -10.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1435 1270 80-85% 48 70.00–82.00 $74.19 $942 +1.09
1150–1385 1272 80-85% 29 61.00–71.00 $67.62 $860 -5.48
1190–1420 1274 80-85% 9 57.50–62.00 $60.08 $765 -13.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1145 1015 85-90% 13 43.50–55.00 $50.44 $512 +0.21
800–1225 1020 85-90% 18 56.50–65.50 $61.19 $624 +24.81
950–1200 1068 85-90% 22 66.00–77.50 $70.85 $757 +1.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1655 1478 75-80% 24 70.00–80.00 $74.55 $1,102 +10.04
1405–1655 1525 75-80% 8 65.00–70.00 $68.57 $1,046 -5.40
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1800 1676 65-75% 6 75.00–87.50 $81.69 $1,369 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,252 +0.51
1320–2005 1572 5 89.00–98.50 $94.24 $1,481 —
1600–2085 1823 8 98.00–113.50 $103.23 $1,882 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1238 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,080.00 $1,080.00
1210–1322 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 31 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,258.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1182–1223 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1180–1445 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,100.00–1,210.00 $1,163.13
1458 1458 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
937 937 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1350 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,425.00–1,600.00 $1,528.42 —
1300–1450 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,435.00–1,480.00 $1,460.56 —
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,340.00 $1,340.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 14 80.25 $80.25 $804 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.