Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

3,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.59/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 610 lb · 172 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.79/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 829 lb · 135 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.10/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 712 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,786	4,215	1,639
Feeder cattle	3,351	3,432	1,224
Slaughter cattle	435	683	415
Replacement cattle	—	100	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers calves under 550 lbs sold steady to firm with 450-500 lbs trading spots 2.00-4.00 higher, 550-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, 700-750 lbs sold steady with over 750 lbs trading with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers traded steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–333	322	6	199.00–201.00	$199.99	$644	-0.81
365–398	391	8	202.00–205.00	$204.27	$799	+0.63
400–446	432	37	195.50–202.00	$199.70	$863	+2.68
463–488	477	51	188.00–204.00	$196.36	$937	+5.74
505–546	529	75	183.00–200.50	$192.47	$1,018	-2.86
550–588	568	91	177.00–189.00	$183.59	$1,043	-3.08
601–629	610	172	167.50–178.50	$173.59	$1,059	-6.14
650–691	669	113	158.00–167.00	$163.03	$1,091	-7.67
703–732	711	113	153.00–160.00	$158.16	$1,125	-1.45
717	717	21	145.00	$145.00	$1,040	-14.61
791	791	55	151.75	$151.75	$1,200	-2.25
820–835	828	120	150.50–152.00	$151.26	$1,252	-2.49
834	834	15	147.00	$147.00	$1,226	-6.75
870	870	61	148.00	$148.00	$1,288	—
918–942	940	60	138.50–140.60	$140.43	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–396	391	8	184.00–195.00	$187.74	$734	—
406 thin fleshed	406	4	196.00	$196.00	$796	—
415	415	3	190.00	$190.00	$788	+1.90
462–494	475	27	176.00–188.00	$181.82	$864	+1.35
506–542	528	42	171.00–182.00	$177.38	$937	+7.08
543 thin fleshed	543	47	183.00	$183.00	$994	—
565–596	588	40	164.00–172.50	$170.33	$1,002	+1.44
600–645	625	68	154.00–165.00	$162.38	$1,015	+0.33
655–694	671	36	154.00–160.00	$156.48	$1,050	+0.43
708–745	727	19	145.50–151.00	$148.35	$1,079	+0.86
757–788	764	54	141.75–147.25	$145.56	$1,112	-3.86
839	839	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,175	-4.20
850–888	864	11	135.75–139.50	$137.15	$1,185	+7.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	150.00	$150.00	$650	—
479	479	4	150.50	$150.50	$721	-13.50
492	492	3	160.00	$160.00	$787	-4.00
562	562	6	140.00	$140.00	$787	—
621–638	632	17	139.75–148.00	$142.93	$903	+2.93
661	661	5	143.00	$143.00	$945	—
744	744	4	130.00	$130.00	$967	-10.25
798 thin fleshed	798	64	153.35	$153.35	$1,224	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1265	1179	9	112.00–118.00	$116.85	$1,378	-0.24
1130–1270	1203	4	118.00–119.00	$118.23	$1,422	—
1335–1365	1350	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,714	+1.77
1250–1600	1379	50	122.00–125.50	$124.58	$1,718	-0.65
1417	1417	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,700	—
1475–1583	1547	3	114.00–116.00	$115.36	$1,785	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	54	136.00	$136.00	$1,344	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	23	126.00	$126.00	$1,260	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	4	140.00	$140.00	$563	—
546	546	4	140.00	$140.00	$764	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	386	8	169.00–172.00	$170.38	$658	-1.62
401–438	420	21	161.00–168.00	$164.45	$691	-3.01
450–497	472	94	155.00–166.00	$163.13	$770	+1.98
513 thin fleshed	513	18	167.00	$167.00	$857	—
516 fancy	516	5	172.00	$172.00	$888	—
505–546	525	102	153.50–165.75	$161.07	$846	-2.65
563–593	573	124	144.50–158.50	$153.43	$879	-2.69
602–635	622	43	148.50–150.00	$149.18	$928	-3.12
650–675	658	65	143.00–151.00	$147.30	$969	-2.51
715	715	4	141.50	$141.50	$1,012	-4.29
781	781	12	143.50	$143.50	$1,121	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	326	14	165.00–169.00	$167.83	$547	—
352–382	373	11	153.00–160.00	$156.47	$584	-5.53
422	422	3	155.00	$155.00	$654	+4.80
454–488	469	7	148.00–154.00	$150.68	$707	-10.52
508–547	528	27	141.00–151.00	$146.49	$773	-6.89
555–593	573	24	136.50–149.00	$141.24	$809	-8.95
605–642	617	63	137.50–146.25	$142.84	$881	-0.54
652–659	656	7	134.50–135.00	$134.79	$884	-8.20
658–678	671	28	131.50–133.00	$132.03	$886	-10.96
704–747	723	24	131.50–139.75	$135.53	$980	-0.99
760	760	8	130.25	$130.25	$990	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	147.50	$147.50	$541	—
455–457	456	8	140.00–143.50	$142.18	$648	+2.18
515–539	534	10	139.00–140.25	$140.01	$748	—
603	603	5	136.00	$136.00	$820	—
658–692	681	14	125.00–127.50	$125.54	$855	-8.82

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1055	1047	6	114.00–115.00	$114.84	$1,202	—
1097	1097	3	116.50	$116.50	$1,278	—
1015–1185	1141	9	117.00–119.00	$118.60	$1,353	-0.39
1158–1390	1289	19	122.75–125.00	$123.93	$1,597	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	9	170.00	$170.00	$746	—
574	574	11	147.50	$147.50	$847	—
641	641	11	140.50	$140.50	$901	—
686–696	692	16	120.00–130.00	$126.90	$878	—
767	767	3	123.00	$123.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	9	172.00	$172.00	$872	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1150	970	85-90%	9	42.00–51.00	$48.24	$468	-6.04
810–1200	1026	85-90%	19	57.00–66.00	$61.75	$634	+13.86
895–1190	1056	85-90%	34	67.00–81.00	$71.66	$757	+7.97
1100	1100	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$451	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1380	1251	80-85%	19	72.00–81.50	$76.11	$952	-2.06
1125–1365	1267	80-85%	28	63.00–70.50	$67.25	$852	-10.92
1250–1345	1299	80-85%	7	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$795	-2.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1460	1437	75-80%	3	63.50–65.00	$64.01	$920	—
1340–1845	1469	75-80%	12	73.50–84.00	$79.23	$1,164	+14.27
1330–1625	1484	75-80%	19	66.00–73.50	$69.93	$1,038	-8.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2155	1767	15	89.00–100.00	$94.73	$1,674	—
1615–2285	1853	5	72.00–86.00	$79.77	$1,478	—
1605–2360	1873	17	100.00–112.00	$103.67	$1,942	—

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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.