Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

3,987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.33/cwt +10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 916 lb · 563 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.55/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 776 lb · 118 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.01/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 622 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,987	5,082	5,502
Feeder cattle	3,291	4,194	4,545
Slaughter cattle	492	530	547
Replacement cattle	204	358	410

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–341	333	12	193.00–199.00	$194.38	$647	+8.22
402–448	417	10	185.00–189.00	$187.23	$781	+3.53
450–495	472	44	172.50–189.00	$183.31	$865	+2.87
460–482 thin fleshed	474	13	190.00–193.00	$190.78	$904	—
509 unweaned	509	5	165.00	$165.00	$840	—
512 thin fleshed	512	10	192.00	$192.00	$983	—
500–534	521	48	172.50–189.00	$181.73	$947	+6.20
569 unweaned	569	15	161.00	$161.00	$916	—
557–598	582	73	166.00–179.00	$171.18	$996	+0.06
602–645	619	111	155.00–172.00	$163.41	$1,012	+0.64
658–685	665	16	153.00–157.50	$156.90	$1,043	+1.79
693 unweaned	693	15	148.00	$148.00	$1,026	—
711–742	729	49	135.00–148.00	$142.53	$1,039	-4.87
751–785	776	118	144.00–150.00	$147.55	$1,145	+3.77
820–842	837	79	144.00–145.25	$144.96	$1,213	+7.93
877	877	29	142.00	$142.00	$1,245	—
913–946	916	563	137.50–151.25	$148.33	$1,359	+10.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	188.00	$188.00	$605	+9.00
393	393	3	182.00	$182.00	$715	+13.21
403–442	420	28	160.00–182.50	$174.43	$733	+3.28
451–498	476	51	155.00–171.00	$166.07	$790	+0.57
500–549	526	79	152.50–170.00	$160.45	$844	+3.30
550–596	576	95	148.00–164.00	$153.00	$881	-1.62
605–647	631	56	140.00–154.00	$147.72	$932	+2.61
650–698	675	64	140.00–150.00	$145.92	$985	+4.67
701–744	716	15	137.50–145.00	$141.35	$1,012	-1.33
750–780	767	8	131.00–134.00	$133.38	$1,023	+3.32
867	867	5	112.50	$112.50	$975	-20.63
970	970	3	112.50	$112.50	$1,091	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422 unweaned	422	12	160.00	$160.00	$675	—
556	556	9	171.00	$171.00	$951	—
606–646	627	19	145.00–161.00	$152.91	$959	+10.91
736	736	4	133.00	$133.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	162.50	$162.50	$618	+2.83
483	483	6	152.50	$152.50	$737	+4.07
523–548	531	12	138.00–152.50	$145.55	$773	+7.69
555–588	571	9	140.00–153.00	$146.39	$836	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	7	180.00	$180.00	$697	—
460	460	5	169.00	$169.00	$777	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–593	590	9	153.00–160.00	$155.43	$917	+6.43

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	9	140.00	$140.00	$830	-8.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	6	160.00	$160.00	$536	—
357–372	365	9	157.00–158.00	$157.57	$575	-3.68
403–449	429	41	146.00–162.00	$157.46	$676	+1.11
452 thin fleshed	452	3	166.00	$166.00	$750	—
450–481	464	44	147.50–159.00	$154.41	$716	+1.98
509–515 thin fleshed	511	13	155.50–159.00	$156.66	$801	—
500–547	521	85	138.00–155.00	$147.29	$767	+1.72
550–598	580	107	135.00–150.00	$143.16	$830	+2.13
618 unweaned	618	22	137.00	$137.00	$847	—
605–645	623	90	134.00–147.50	$141.99	$885	+0.71
650–687	679	49	138.00–139.00	$138.94	$943	+0.48
700–715	710	44	133.00–141.50	$140.82	$1,000	+6.57
782–784	784	25	133.00	$133.00	$1,043	-2.24
809–810	810	60	132.50–134.00	$133.25	$1,079	-1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	339	10	147.50–153.00	$150.11	$509	-3.13
390–395	393	5	152.00–154.00	$153.21	$602	+5.89
412–442	430	24	137.00–152.00	$143.47	$617	+0.20
450–499	481	50	135.00–147.00	$142.21	$684	+2.62
505–548	521	50	130.00–144.00	$140.42	$732	+1.60
552–595	568	20	125.00–138.00	$133.36	$757	-0.21
606–645	622	45	132.50–138.00	$137.04	$852	+7.98
665–690	675	29	124.00–137.00	$134.00	$904	+1.21
742	742	6	131.00	$131.00	$972	+2.43
755–788	785	90	119.00–130.00	$129.67	$1,018	+1.17
856–862	859	16	121.00–125.00	$123.26	$1,059	+13.26

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	11	153.00	$153.00	$640	—
516	516	8	147.00	$147.00	$759	—
562	562	8	135.00	$135.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–544	529	7	113.00–129.00	$122.39	$647	—
659–660	659	7	104.00–115.00	$105.57	$696	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	142.50	$142.50	$596	—
797	797	5	120.00	$120.00	$956	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–492	483	5	125.00–143.00	$136.00	$657	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	5	158.00	$158.00	$490	—
378–395	383	5	140.00–159.00	$152.29	$583	—
442	442	5	147.50	$147.50	$652	—
452–490	476	8	142.00–153.00	$145.92	$695	-4.67
512–535	518	8	134.00–155.00	$139.70	$724	+4.22
551–598	580	19	129.00–154.00	$140.10	$813	+5.02
615–629	623	23	143.00–149.00	$146.51	$913	+12.97
685–692	689	6	134.00–138.00	$135.99	$937	+6.49
762	762	2	129.00	$129.00	$983	—
893	893	5	100.00	$100.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	376	12	154.00–180.00	$169.33	$637	—
450–485	473	8	153.00–160.00	$155.76	$737	+3.22
512	512	2	161.00	$161.00	$824	+4.04
555–598	585	25	138.00–158.00	$147.81	$865	—
615	615	3	157.00	$157.00	$966	+20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	7	145.00	$145.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360–1405	1383	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,852.44	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–995	753	85-90%	8	14.00–37.00	$29.78	$224	—
685–1170	842	85-90%	17	38.00–54.00	$45.47	$383	—
800–1285	1025	85-90%	116	52.50–65.00	$60.54	$621	-5.49
850–1265	1053	85-90%	35	62.00–75.00	$67.81	$714	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1320	1155	80-85%	20	68.00–79.00	$73.54	$849	+13.09
885–1465	1165	80-85%	94	60.00–72.00	$66.88	$779	+0.09
1000–1380	1180	80-85%	21	56.00–64.00	$60.10	$709	-13.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1620	1375	75-80%	44	62.00–75.00	$69.55	$956	—
1250–1620	1397	75-80%	17	55.00–66.00	$62.63	$875	—
1245–1555	1427	75-80%	9	75.00–80.00	$77.61	$1,107	+8.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1870	1463	26	70.00–91.00	$83.80	$1,226	—
1175–2085	1647	41	85.00–100.00	$94.98	$1,564	—
1440–2235	1865	6	103.00–114.00	$107.96	$2,013	+1.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1160	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	55.00–67.50	$60.52	$620

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–955	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00–69.00	$64.21	$548

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–975	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–113.00	$107.90	$893
745–1085	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	71.00–83.00	$75.60	$709

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–895	852	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–107.50	$95.24	$811
945–1210	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	71.00–90.00	$78.80	$818

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1125	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–825.00	$698.01
1020–1235	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	700.00–925.00	$859.84

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1095	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	500.00–825.00	$669.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00
1045–1459	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,033.92

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1055–1195	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	925.00–1,100.00	$962.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–850	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	500.00–675.00	$610.00	—
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.