Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

3,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.04/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 680 lb · 221 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.36/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 585 lb · 67 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.46/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 894 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,331	4,064	2,636
Feeder cattle	1,589	3,398	1,474
Slaughter cattle	497	666	358
Replacement cattle	1,245	—	804

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week sales of 600-650 lb. steers sold 3.00-6.00 lower, 400-550 lb. heifers sold 4.00-8.00 lower other weights steady to firm. Late week sales steady on a limited test. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	211.00	$211.00	$821	-3.00
445	445	3	209.00	$209.00	$930	+0.02
487–498	495	15	196.00–208.00	$204.02	$1,010	-0.85
502 thin fleshed	502	8	206.50	$206.50	$1,037	—
500–545	520	23	190.00–201.00	$196.60	$1,022	-10.39
560–598	585	67	187.50–195.00	$190.36	$1,114	-4.22
604–649	630	25	183.00–196.50	$188.58	$1,188	-5.94
688–692	689	20	184.00–187.50	$186.60	$1,286	-3.50
728	728	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,274	-0.75
822–826	825	6	170.50	$170.50	$1,407	+1.87
877–897	894	65	169.00–173.00	$172.46	$1,542	+10.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–365	364	5	225.00–232.50	$229.51	$835	+4.37
413 thin fleshed	413	12	237.00	$237.00	$979	—
406–438	423	33	220.00–234.00	$227.79	$964	+1.78
460–490	477	61	213.00–227.00	$220.96	$1,054	+4.45
512–544	539	34	207.00–215.00	$213.27	$1,150	-2.99
558–585	569	41	210.50–218.25	$215.81	$1,228	+2.87
610–626	616	30	199.00–203.00	$201.38	$1,241	-7.72
701–739	722	21	187.00–195.00	$189.12	$1,365	+0.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1350	1228	2	141.00–143.50	$142.37	$1,748	—
1300–1525	1368	14	150.50–152.00	$151.48	$2,072	+1.11
1140–1470	1394	9	144.00–147.00	$146.50	$2,042	-3.87
1358–1430	1406	6	140.00–141.50	$141.02	$1,983	—
1155–1570	1413	12	147.50–149.00	$148.57	$2,099	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	5	190.00	$190.00	$796	—
512	512	8	171.00	$171.00	$876	—
554	554	11	175.00	$175.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 thin fleshed	350	5	219.00	$219.00	$766	—
682–696	690	7	157.50–179.00	$166.61	$1,150	—
708	708	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,147	—
848	848	6	158.50	$158.50	$1,344	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	206.00	$206.00	$711	-14.48
350–398	363	12	203.00–218.00	$213.88	$776	+4.36
415–425	423	14	199.00–200.00	$199.79	$845	-7.02
451–493	466	46	190.50–198.00	$194.10	$905	-8.98
500–535	507	18	185.00–193.00	$190.39	$965	-5.21
570–595	591	18	181.00–188.50	$187.29	$1,107	-0.98
615	615	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,138	+4.76
675 fancy	675	160	186.10	$186.10	$1,256	—
690–698	692	61	171.50–176.00	$175.03	$1,211	-6.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301 unweaned	301	6	184.00	$184.00	$554	—
366–385	371	13	184.00–192.00	$186.79	$693	-4.03
378–380 unweaned	379	8	165.00–175.00	$171.24	$649	-2.76
427–448	439	8	180.00–187.00	$183.32	$805	-11.56
460 unweaned	460	7	176.00	$176.00	$810	—
451–482	464	14	184.00–191.00	$186.45	$865	+1.22
512 unweaned	512	4	160.00	$160.00	$819	—
500–542	529	33	164.00–179.00	$171.79	$909	-12.08
552–587	561	35	160.00–176.50	$173.03	$971	-4.18
603–642	622	23	169.50–174.00	$171.29	$1,065	-4.62
675 unweaned	675	3	140.00	$140.00	$945	—
694	694	16	164.50	$164.50	$1,142	-10.80
701–713	709	15	159.00–165.50	$163.74	$1,161	-9.74
780	780	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,240	-13.57

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1109–1239	1189	14	152.00–154.00	$153.07	$1,820	+3.78
1200–1232	1224	4	148.00–151.50	$150.64	$1,844	—
1238	1238	6	146.50	$146.50	$1,814	—
1370	1370	1	144.50	$144.50	$1,980	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	13	164.25	$164.25	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	173.00	$173.00	$744	—
600–603	602	7	151.00–156.00	$153.86	$926	—
723	723	3	149.50	$149.50	$1,081	+4.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	160.00	$160.00	$698	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	216.00	$216.00	$734	—
391	391	7	205.00	$205.00	$802	+4.00
480 unweaned	480	3	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
487–494	489	12	193.00–199.00	$196.98	$963	-5.67
505–549	523	19	174.00–187.00	$179.02	$936	—
622–649	637	12	170.00–176.00	$173.79	$1,107	-8.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1034	85-90%	18	51.00–62.00	$57.41	$594	-32.94
890–1155	1052	85-90%	44	73.50–85.00	$79.56	$837	+5.39
950–1200	1074	85-90%	20	63.00–73.00	$67.72	$727	-6.45
1050–1120	1084	85-90%	9	85.00–94.00	$89.05	$965	+14.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1355	1235	80-85%	41	83.00–92.00	$86.82	$1,072	-2.18
1130–1370	1238	80-85%	16	75.00–81.50	$78.36	$970	-10.64
1160–1375	1265	80-85%	21	91.00–100.00	$95.04	$1,202	-1.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1540	1430	75-80%	12	84.00–92.50	$88.51	$1,266	—
1370–1565	1455	75-80%	16	94.00–111.00	$99.39	$1,446	+9.15
1380–1510	1461	75-80%	7	73.00–83.50	$80.09	$1,170	-10.15

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1725	1683	65-75%	6	95.50–108.00	$100.03	$1,684	+13.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1675	1518	7	88.00–100.00	$94.98	$1,442	—
1250–1900	1580	34	102.00–115.00	$109.78	$1,735	—
1330–1970	1751	16	116.00–129.00	$121.66	$2,130	+11.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00
977–1121	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,654.02
919–1167	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	75	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,205.18
967–1146	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	975.00–1,000.00	$988.56
1093	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00
970–1296	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	1,375.00–1,600.00	$1,527.61
1192	1192	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,135.00	$1,135.00
1139–1403	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,325.00–1,625.00	$1,431.70
1152–1455	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	985.00–1,225.00	$1,145.09
1376	1376	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1223–1405	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	1,675.00–1,775.00	$1,747.16
1330–1400	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,928.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1167	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,185.00	$1,118.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1149	1035	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,775.00–2,000.00	$1,875.38

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
772	772	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,325.00	$1,325.00
830	830	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1063	1063	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
950–1050	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,825.00–2,125.00	$1,957.14	—
1000–1100	1036	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,110.00–1,325.00	$1,226.82	—
1100–1150	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,440.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
950–1500	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	1,725.00–1,950.00	$1,856.02	—
950–1300	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,576.92	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1250–1350	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,666.67	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,800.00	—
1200–1550	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,120.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1031	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,287.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.