Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

4,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.21/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 637 lb · 250 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.05/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 580 lb · 236 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $214.32/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 566 lb · 190 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,010	4,263	3,399
Feeder cattle	3,518	2,938	2,963
Slaughter cattle	462	392	425
Replacement cattle	30	933	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher, with some spots of 10.00 higher on five weight heifers. Slaughter cows sold frim to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	382	22	218.00–220.00	$219.63	$839	-0.81
406–442	426	39	213.50–226.00	$219.84	$937	+1.45
450–498	476	50	209.00–226.00	$215.38	$1,025	-4.07
521–522 thin fleshed	521	18	224.50–227.00	$226.30	$1,179	—
501–541	523	40	208.00–221.50	$215.68	$1,128	-0.49
551 thin fleshed	551	15	222.00	$222.00	$1,223	+4.50
562 fancy	562	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,242	—
550–599	567	161	201.00–219.00	$214.50	$1,216	+14.12
569–572	570	9	193.00–196.00	$194.66	$1,110	-5.72
600–649	637	250	194.50–213.00	$204.21	$1,301	-4.36
665	665	25	174.00	$174.00	$1,157	-18.44
652–686	669	108	187.00–199.00	$194.68	$1,302	+2.24
715 value added	715	18	181.00	$181.00	$1,294	—
700–745	727	66	177.75–191.50	$183.61	$1,335	+4.51
755–792	779	126	172.00–183.50	$178.48	$1,390	—
835	835	4	180.50	$180.50	$1,507	—
871	871	13	169.50–171.50	$170.58	$1,486	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	416	22	200.00–209.00	$205.28	$854	+1.87
442	442	6	194.00	$194.00	$857	—
459–488	466	44	195.50–209.50	$198.98	$927	-2.40
474 thin fleshed	474	11	210.50	$210.50	$998	—
500 thin fleshed	500	10	214.00	$214.00	$1,070	—
501–538	516	62	191.00–215.00	$197.48	$1,019	+1.68
545 value added	545	16	219.50	$219.50	$1,196	—
588–598	596	33	179.00–192.00	$181.33	$1,081	-11.76
600–645	622	51	178.00–199.00	$190.04	$1,182	-0.97
653–697	677	37	174.00–188.00	$181.56	$1,229	+5.13
700–740	703	46	176.00–179.00	$176.40	$1,240	—
753–769	757	15	174.50–177.50	$176.69	$1,338	—
821–837	833	18	155.00–165.00	$157.19	$1,309	+1.69
927	927	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,455	—
963	963	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,444	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238–1468	1371	43	144.00–151.00	$147.89	$2,028	+2.03
1350–1440	1380	3	130.00–131.00	$130.35	$1,799	-15.51
1335–1428	1397	3	143.00–145.00	$143.64	$2,007	-7.56
1408	1408	3	153.00	$153.00	$2,154	+23.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	196.00	$196.00	$739	—
500–530	508	15	179.00–201.00	$192.10	$976	—
605–617	611	10	177.00–195.00	$185.91	$1,136	+14.15

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	210.00	$210.00	$926	—
463–477	469	12	198.00–202.00	$200.51	$940	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	8	173.00	$173.00	$1,253	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,175	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384–388	385	15	190.00–197.00	$191.41	$737	—
391 thin fleshed	391	9	209.00	$209.00	$817	—
416 unweaned	416	8	191.00	$191.00	$795	—
461–463 fancy	462	11	206.00–210.00	$208.18	$962	—
450–495	473	45	185.00–198.00	$192.01	$908	-2.97
500–545	511	123	178.00–195.00	$184.87	$945	+4.03
550–597	579	193	170.00–181.00	$175.91	$1,019	+5.31
564–596 fancy	582	43	187.00–188.50	$187.64	$1,092	—
621 fancy	621	81	183.50	$183.50	$1,140	—
608–648	626	50	169.50–180.00	$172.10	$1,077	-2.92
654–684	667	107	169.00–183.00	$176.92	$1,180	—
695	695	35	169.00	$169.00	$1,175	—
738	738	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,262	+1.99
750–765	760	12	158.00–162.00	$160.68	$1,221	—
834	834	9	162.50	$162.50	$1,355	-0.50
854	854	12	155.00	$155.00	$1,324	-10.00
974	974	21	150.00	$150.00	$1,461	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	199.00	$199.00	$683	+14.00
353–390	384	35	183.00–191.00	$188.47	$724	+15.61
411–436	421	31	175.50–187.00	$181.70	$765	+4.77
453–498	478	49	172.00–180.00	$176.34	$843	-1.55
519–521	519	37	174.00–179.50	$178.90	$928	+6.07
555–598 value added	568	17	168.00–173.00	$171.45	$974	—
552–576	569	31	161.00–176.00	$169.44	$964	+4.52
602–647	637	97	164.00–174.50	$173.26	$1,104	+12.42
650–689	666	26	169.00–171.00	$169.94	$1,132	—
700	700	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,141	-2.50
712 value added	712	34	169.50	$169.50	$1,207	—
783	783	27	159.50	$159.50	$1,249	+9.50
873	873	12	144.50	$144.50	$1,261	+0.25
901 value added	901	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	179.00	$179.00	$601	—
440–445	441	12	167.00–175.00	$172.98	$763	+6.67
450	450	11	169.00	$169.00	$760	—
544	544	7	170.00	$170.00	$925	+21.00
568	568	4	153.50	$153.50	$872	+3.50
606–629	621	11	160.00–164.50	$162.90	$1,012	+7.70

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	4	188.00	$188.00	$778	—
464–484	475	15	179.00–180.00	$179.46	$852	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178	1178	4	140.50	$140.50	$1,655	—
1203–1270	1220	4	146.50–151.00	$147.67	$1,802	+1.17

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	161.00	$161.00	$523	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 thin fleshed	355	6	227.00	$227.00	$806	—
360	360	4	209.00	$209.00	$752	+5.00
402–437	418	18	197.00–205.00	$200.46	$838	—
490	490	8	184.00	$184.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	5	206.00	$206.00	$937	+9.38
655	655	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1340	1227	80-85%	31	79.00–90.00	$86.09	$1,056	+3.64
1175–1360	1249	80-85%	7	70.00–84.00	$77.93	$973	-4.52
1160–1380	1279	80-85%	51	89.00–107.00	$92.98	$1,189	+20.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1120	1001	85-90%	7	41.00–60.50	$48.13	$482	—
820–1195	1033	85-90%	12	62.00–77.00	$68.64	$709	—
835–1175	1036	85-90%	28	74.00–88.00	$82.88	$859	—
925–1290	1088	85-90%	30	84.50–99.00	$90.41	$984	+5.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1520	1443	75-80%	9	81.50–91.50	$87.76	$1,266	—
1375–1645	1490	75-80%	14	91.00–99.50	$96.03	$1,431	+12.58

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1895	1694	65-75%	6	94.00–101.00	$95.74	$1,622	—
1675–1795	1722	65-75%	3	80.00–90.00	$85.71	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2180	1662	15	100.00–114.00	$108.53	$1,804	+15.16
1305–2000	1712	16	114.00–123.00	$119.24	$2,041	-3.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
998	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1109	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,975.00–2,125.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.