Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

2,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.05/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 679 lb · 177 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.60/cwt ≈ $1,237/hd at 962 lb · 106 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.08/cwt +13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 760 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,061	3,786	3,209
Feeder cattle	1,787	3,351	2,869
Slaughter cattle	274	435	340

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a much lighter offering of feeders this week sold mostly steady to firm, with a light test of heifers under 550 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	203.50	$203.50	$647	+3.51
350–390	365	20	205.00–212.00	$207.74	$758	+3.47
405 thin fleshed	405	4	210.00	$210.00	$850	—
405–448	429	28	186.00–206.00	$197.25	$846	-2.45
451–483	471	18	190.00–202.00	$193.97	$914	-2.39
500–549	529	30	181.50–195.00	$185.49	$981	-6.98
558–595	574	46	174.00–187.00	$181.16	$1,040	-2.43
603–634	617	47	170.00–179.00	$174.63	$1,077	+1.04
650–686	674	27	159.00–164.00	$160.03	$1,079	-3.00
706–718	714	53	158.00–162.50	$161.94	$1,156	+3.78
754	754	8	156.00	$156.00	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	372	5	187.00–196.00	$192.37	$716	+4.63
405–435	418	6	191.00–193.00	$191.65	$801	+1.65
450–471	463	16	181.00–188.00	$185.13	$857	+3.31
523–545	535	19	165.00–177.00	$172.05	$920	-5.33
567–595	582	8	165.00–170.00	$167.83	$977	-2.50
603–645	625	26	151.00–164.00	$157.73	$986	-4.65
663–682	670	16	145.00–157.00	$152.41	$1,021	-4.07
717	717	20	157.50	$157.50	$1,129	+9.15
771	771	44	152.00	$152.00	$1,172	+6.44
893	893	11	131.25	$131.25	$1,172	-5.90

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	18	158.50	$158.50	$1,073	—
813	813	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,187	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1375	1258	5	113.50–116.00	$115.28	$1,450	—
1220–1355	1306	7	122.00–124.50	$123.11	$1,608	—
1335	1335	2	120.50	$120.50	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	166.00	$166.00	$793	+15.50
590	590	4	157.00	$157.00	$926	+17.00
732	732	3	132.00	$132.00	$966	+2.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	3	161.00	$161.00	$789	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	165.00	$165.00	$655	+8.53
407 unweaned	407	6	143.00	$143.00	$582	—
415–448	433	10	150.00–158.00	$154.94	$671	-0.06
475–485	480	6	151.00–157.00	$153.97	$739	+3.29
533–538	536	6	145.00–145.50	$145.25	$779	-1.24
551–573	561	34	135.00–155.00	$150.59	$845	+9.35
602–646	621	46	138.00–144.25	$141.42	$878	-1.42
652–696	679	177	134.50–149.75	$147.05	$998	+15.02
703	703	14	144.00	$144.00	$1,012	+8.47
753–786	760	94	134.00–147.25	$144.08	$1,095	+13.83
806–829	819	9	124.00–129.50	$126.41	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–366	365	12	175.00–176.00	$175.25	$640	+4.87
413–449	435	10	162.00–172.00	$167.95	$731	+3.50
453–488	470	26	160.00–167.00	$163.68	$769	+0.55
500–544	525	48	155.00–164.50	$160.42	$842	-0.65
718	718	72	153.00	$153.00	$1,099	+11.50
962	962	106	128.60	$128.60	$1,237	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	142.00	$142.00	$646	—
490 unweaned	490	3	134.00	$134.00	$657	—
501–529	521	14	134.00–140.00	$135.65	$707	—
560	560	4	142.00	$142.00	$795	—
604	604	4	139.00	$139.00	$840	—
663–685	674	6	127.00	$127.00	$856	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1129	1070	22	110.00–118.00	$114.76	$1,228	-1.74
1128	1128	2	123.50	$123.50	$1,393	+4.90
1338	1338	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	5	151.00	$151.00	$704	+8.82
586	586	6	135.00	$135.00	$791	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	10	107.00	$107.00	$445	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	177.00	$177.00	$598	—
422–435	429	6	160.00–168.00	$163.94	$703	-6.06
483	483	2	157.00	$157.00	$758	—
528	528	3	157.00	$157.00	$829	—
555	555	4	152.00	$152.00	$844	+4.50
640	640	3	139.50	$139.50	$893	-1.00
721	721	5	134.00	$134.00	$966	—
852	852	6	111.00	$111.00	$946	—
957	957	6	105.00	$105.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–346	328	10	205.00–215.00	$209.73	$688	—
363	363	3	213.00	$213.00	$773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1370	1254	80-85%	22	71.50–81.50	$75.81	$951	-0.30
1103–1485	1259	80-85%	23	65.00–73.00	$69.63	$877	-6.48
1290–1300	1295	80-85%	2	57.00–59.00	$58.00	$751	-3.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1970	1501	75-80%	26	72.00–81.00	$76.56	$1,149	—
1335–1675	1505	75-80%	2	65.00–66.50	$65.83	$991	—
1420–1715	1538	75-80%	13	67.50–73.50	$71.43	$1,099	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1035	948	85-90%	3	30.00–35.00	$31.63	$300	—
870–1305	1043	85-90%	18	57.00–70.00	$63.66	$664	+1.91
1009–1135	1068	85-90%	13	68.50–78.50	$73.60	$786	+1.94
985–1410	1119	85-90%	5	48.00–56.00	$53.39	$597	+12.39

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1775	1701	65-75%	5	79.50–86.00	$82.95	$1,411	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1775	1585	7	65.50–87.00	$77.56	$1,229	—
1250–2230	1790	9	92.00–100.25	$97.21	$1,740	+2.48
1515–2045	1811	6	101.00–108.00	$103.90	$1,882	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	9	74.00	$74.00	$423	—

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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.