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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

1,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $232.33/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 378 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $215.54/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 474 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $221.81/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 565 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,602 4,010 2,902
Feeder cattle 911 3,518 2,252
Slaughter cattle 461 462 334
Replacement cattle 230 30 316

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Week, a light offering of feeders sold steady to firm, with spots of 5.00 higher on steer calves under 6.00 lbs. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–298 295 7 227.00–229.00 $227.85 $672 —
328 unweaned 328 2 230.00 $230.00 $754 —
325–345 330 4 224.00–236.00 $232.86 $768 —
376 unweaned 376 11 237.00 $237.00 $891 —
367–398 379 18 221.00–235.00 $229.47 $870 +9.84
442–449 447 10 214.00–232.00 $226.66 $1,013 +6.82
451–492 474 28 206.00–225.00 $215.54 $1,022 +0.16
528–540 534 18 203.00–215.50 $209.84 $1,121 -5.84
551–599 565 18 209.00–227.50 $218.63 $1,235 +4.13
566 fancy 566 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,302 +9.00
605–619 615 14 196.00–205.00 $202.95 $1,248 -1.26
650–666 660 15 195.50–210.00 $201.22 $1,328 +27.22
770 770 10 186.00 $186.00 $1,432 +7.52
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1373 1296 43 151.50–155.50 $153.49 $1,989 —
1165–1450 1297 7 146.00–149.50 $147.68 $1,915 —
1178–1525 1347 28 146.00–155.00 $150.53 $2,028 —
1446–1515 1452 12 157.00–159.00 $158.83 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 210.00 $210.00 $928 +16.00
458–459 459 9 200.00 $200.00 $918 +1.02
501–530 514 14 198.50–211.00 $205.03 $1,054 +7.55
573 573 3 195.50 $195.50 $1,120 +14.17
591 unweaned 591 8 183.00 $183.00 $1,082 —
624 624 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,179 -1.04
674–688 680 7 182.00–184.50 $183.42 $1,247 +1.86
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 208.00 $208.00 $822 —
437 437 3 205.00 $205.00 $896 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–293 285 6 206.00–208.00 $207.37 $591 —
342 342 3 200.00 $200.00 $684 —
359 unweaned 359 14 215.00 $215.00 $772 —
376 376 7 210.00 $210.00 $790 +18.59
405–445 421 22 187.00–198.00 $190.74 $803 —
453–470 459 11 188.00–193.00 $190.74 $875 -1.27
508–538 527 12 175.00–183.00 $176.80 $932 -8.07
553–580 570 14 179.00–181.00 $180.31 $1,028 +4.40
602–642 622 18 172.00–180.00 $176.11 $1,095 +4.01
675 675 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,215 +3.08
754 754 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,252 +5.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–494 491 7 179.00–181.00 $179.85 $883 +3.51
507–548 532 24 165.00–178.00 $170.21 $906 -8.69
567–590 579 16 161.50–174.00 $168.22 $974 -1.22
583 unweaned 583 6 165.00 $165.00 $962 —
610–632 622 10 168.00–170.00 $168.59 $1,049 -4.67
660–676 666 11 158.00–170.00 $164.49 $1,096 -5.45
936 936 15 144.75 $144.75 $1,355 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1275 1137 7 148.50–151.00 $150.20 $1,708 —
1168–1260 1206 17 151.50–155.50 $152.92 $1,844 +5.25
1264–1355 1279 8 143.50–147.50 $145.68 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 160.00 $160.00 $893 +6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 226.00 $226.00 $861 +17.00
493 493 4 178.00 $178.00 $878 -6.00
545 545 4 175.00 $175.00 $954 —
567–575 572 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 223.00 $223.00 $814 —
415 415 3 220.00 $220.00 $913 —
550 550 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 173.00 $173.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1380 1235 80-85% 30 89.00–104.00 $93.05 $1,149 +6.96
1150–1390 1244 80-85% 24 84.50–91.00 $87.37 $1,087 +9.44
1140–1410 1261 80-85% 16 74.00–82.00 $78.17 $986 -14.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1225 1036 85-90% 4 50.00–63.00 $54.76 $567 -28.12
835–1160 1039 85-90% 8 67.50–74.00 $69.67 $724 -13.21
790–1175 1054 85-90% 13 75.00–86.00 $80.61 $850 -9.80
945–1150 1063 85-90% 22 87.00–95.50 $89.91 $956 -0.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1540 1437 75-80% 13 90.00–102.50 $95.13 $1,367 +7.37
1305–1637 1489 75-80% 16 87.50–92.00 $89.50 $1,333 -6.53
1515 1515 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,257 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1815 1640 65-75% 11 88.50–93.00 $89.65 $1,470 —
1560–1785 1673 65-75% 2 98.00–109.00 $103.87 $1,738 +8.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1480 1448 2 100.00–104.00 $101.96 $1,476 —
1325–2060 1599 8 116.00–126.00 $119.25 $1,907 —
1415–2265 1728 16 104.50–115.00 $109.30 $1,889 -9.94
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,019 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1177 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1128–1243 1186 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,100.00–1,110.00 $1,105.24
1065–1346 1229 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 960.00–1,200.00 $1,124.38
1055–1376 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 1,490.00–1,700.00 $1,631.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1332 1261 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,836.13
1224–1403 1331 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,525.00–1,625.00 $1,561.77
1398–1467 1439 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,370.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1122–1181 1151 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 2,000.00–2,075.00 $2,033.53

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1500 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 2,200.00–2,475.00 $2,350.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1100–1150 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,025.00 $1,983.33 —

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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.