Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

2,636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.33/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 686 lb · 100 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.15/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 785 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.66/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 584 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,636	3,116	4,059
Feeder cattle	1,474	2,767	2,909
Slaughter cattle	358	349	302
Replacement cattle	804	—	848

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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
355–390	362	17	207.00–217.00	$212.30	$769	+7.31
400–445	425	14	204.00–217.00	$210.47	$894	+7.41
450–499	474	57	200.00–210.50	$205.85	$976	+9.62
500–531	517	40	187.00–204.50	$195.78	$1,012	+5.41
550–598	573	32	172.00–188.50	$180.82	$1,036	+0.31
629	629	6	179.50	$179.50	$1,129	+6.92
684–690	686	100	168.00–175.00	$173.33	$1,189	+4.12
710	710	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,143	-3.77
766–790	785	86	155.00–161.75	$160.15	$1,257	-0.45
956	956	56	148.75	$148.75	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
405–430	415	5	183.00–189.00	$186.51	$774	+2.77
443 thin fleshed	443	5	194.00	$194.00	$859	—
452–495	478	23	169.00–177.00	$174.82	$836	-3.18
500–526	515	11	172.00–180.00	$176.68	$910	+1.76
551–598	567	34	158.00–169.00	$163.96	$930	-5.47
605–639	625	42	156.50–168.00	$162.06	$1,013	-2.26
667–692	672	38	156.50–164.00	$159.78	$1,074	+1.65
675	675	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	-8.13
786	786	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,179	+7.73
852–894	890	43	144.00–145.50	$145.37	$1,294	-3.13

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143	1143	3	122.25	$122.25	$1,397	—
1066–1530	1260	41	123.00–129.00	$125.81	$1,585	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	3	170.00	$170.00	$770	—
515–538	527	6	152.50–168.00	$160.42	$845	—
558–563	560	10	153.00–156.00	$155.09	$869	-2.91
628	628	4	150.00	$150.00	$942	+1.00
676	676	8	149.25	$149.25	$1,009	—
915	915	6	126.00	$126.00	$1,153	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	12	136.00	$136.00	$1,316	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–330	328	8	174.00–175.00	$174.38	$572	—
390–395	393	5	180.00–182.00	$180.79	$711	+9.73
414	414	4	170.00	$170.00	$704	-0.17
438 fancy	438	3	183.00	$183.00	$802	—
483–497	492	10	171.00–179.00	$175.39	$863	+10.73
503–541	520	43	166.50–176.00	$170.77	$888	+6.85
553–597	584	62	157.00–166.25	$163.66	$956	+1.58
608–644	620	19	152.00–164.00	$157.39	$976	-2.27
652–658	654	18	151.00–161.00	$158.20	$1,035	+1.56
713	713	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,055	-8.41
766–774	768	24	139.25–144.25	$142.78	$1,097	-4.89
980	980	12	134.00	$134.00	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–429	420	11	159.00–164.00	$161.68	$679	+0.50
452–498	476	22	157.00–162.50	$158.92	$756	+0.92
508–540	520	8	155.00–160.00	$156.87	$816	+4.19
551–585	572	15	143.50–150.00	$146.70	$839	-2.39
613 unweaned	613	3	133.00	$133.00	$815	—
625–643	633	14	140.00–145.50	$142.82	$904	-4.99
650–665	660	18	130.00–146.00	$140.96	$930	-5.77
701	701	4	143.50	$143.50	$1,006	+3.22
790	790	10	125.00	$125.00	$988	-10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509–543	528	10	136.00–141.00	$139.09	$734	—
557	557	3	130.50	$130.50	$727	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
933	933	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,036	—
1033–1080	1045	4	120.00–122.00	$120.52	$1,259	—
1185–1208	1199	6	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$1,481	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	176.00	$176.00	$824	+1.92
492 unweaned	492	4	147.00	$147.00	$723	—
510	510	4	140.00	$140.00	$714	—
564	564	5	149.00	$149.00	$840	-4.50
715	715	3	130.50	$130.50	$933	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	5	200.00	$200.00	$738	—
428 fancy	428	8	206.00	$206.00	$882	—
502 fancy	502	5	194.00	$194.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	7	140.00	$140.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1390	1273	80-85%	38	64.00–73.00	$68.83	$876	+6.25
1165–1400	1277	80-85%	12	58.00–64.00	$61.30	$783	-1.28
1155–1380	1280	80-85%	12	73.50–80.00	$75.37	$965	+12.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–990	874	85-90%	4	36.50–47.00	$43.56	$381	—
800–1120	1002	85-90%	10	50.00–58.00	$55.18	$553	+16.71
985–1175	1076	85-90%	15	69.00–74.00	$71.34	$768	-0.82
880–1200	1092	85-90%	24	59.00–67.00	$62.84	$686	-9.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1535	1466	75-80%	9	66.50–74.00	$70.62	$1,035	-1.43
1390–1540	1466	75-80%	6	63.00–65.50	$64.49	$945	-7.56
1420–1705	1517	75-80%	9	74.50–82.00	$76.63	$1,162	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	65-75%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1610	1492	5	85.00–88.00	$86.86	$1,296	—
1375–2310	1774	16	90.00–99.00	$95.27	$1,690	+0.52
1700–2360	1984	4	103.00–106.00	$104.23	$2,068	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1221	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1172–1503	1260	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,175.00–1,185.00	$1,181.82
1062–1484	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	1,375.00–1,675.00	$1,580.29
1075–1409	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,403.97
1323	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1218–1415	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	985.00–1,060.00	$1,032.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1129	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1102–1293	1182	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,774.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00	$725.00
1097	1097	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	860.00	$860.00
1093–1126	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,117.26
1138	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
1234	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1047–1230	1109	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,600.00–1,735.00	$1,679.89

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827	827	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1350	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,729.35	—
1000–1350	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,280.77	—
1150–1275	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,150.00	$1,083.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,505.56	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,772.22	—

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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.