Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

6,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.92/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 802 lb · 292 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.87/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 721 lb · 210 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.69/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 619 lb · 191 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,874	2,539	7,365
Feeder cattle	4,522	2,044	5,787
Slaughter cattle	520	322	929
Replacement cattle	1,832	173	649

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	192.50	$192.50	$760	-3.45
407–448	436	29	177.50–191.00	$184.90	$806	—
455–495	480	32	175.00–187.00	$180.36	$866	-15.64
510–548	531	105	172.00–182.00	$176.45	$937	-2.85
553–597	578	111	168.00–178.00	$172.32	$996	+0.63
600–647	615	129	157.00–175.00	$167.11	$1,028	+2.12
650–688	669	68	152.50–171.00	$166.37	$1,113	+4.89
701–748	721	210	151.00–165.00	$160.87	$1,160	+4.00
750–791	770	68	142.50–157.00	$153.81	$1,184	+1.83
800–835	802	292	144.00–151.10	$149.92	$1,202	—
869–882	878	128	141.75–143.75	$142.74	$1,253	—
961	961	58	145.00	$145.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–342	327	8	182.50–190.00	$183.97	$602	—
355–398	387	16	170.00–196.00	$179.31	$694	+0.27
400–444	424	40	165.00–177.50	$172.29	$731	-2.34
450–498	477	66	161.00–177.00	$167.79	$800	-0.28
500–548	523	138	156.00–173.00	$162.22	$848	-1.56
550–599	581	85	149.00–170.00	$162.23	$943	+1.14
600–645	619	191	144.00–161.00	$151.69	$939	-3.19
650–698	669	79	145.00–156.00	$151.31	$1,012	-0.36
702–742	717	41	138.00–150.00	$146.00	$1,047	-3.56
767–795	779	60	136.00–150.00	$143.00	$1,114	—
810–847	830	16	122.00–140.00	$130.37	$1,082	-9.02
874–877	875	25	134.00–138.00	$136.56	$1,195	-1.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–383	377	9	172.00–177.00	$174.90	$659	—
419–445	431	12	152.50–164.00	$158.67	$684	—
460–496	482	19	153.00–162.50	$158.04	$762	-4.72
500–548	527	32	147.50–159.00	$153.12	$807	—
560–598	576	44	135.00–159.00	$152.27	$877	-2.71
600–630	608	4	140.00–142.50	$141.85	$862	—
660–696	680	11	136.00–141.00	$138.93	$945	—
746	746	5	130.00	$130.00	$970	-8.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672–683	680	38	164.00–169.00	$166.91	$1,135	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–585	563	15	150.00–165.00	$159.80	$900	—
691	691	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,071	—
718	718	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,034	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	6	166.00	$166.00	$883	+9.00
550	550	5	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
631–632	631	8	155.00–158.00	$156.13	$985	—
781	781	6	146.00	$146.00	$1,140	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–393	382	5	162.50–169.00	$164.99	$630	—
530–545	540	3	135.00–138.00	$137.02	$740	—
632–642	636	7	130.00	$130.00	$827	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	4	70.00	$70.00	$463	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–398	373	15	153.00–167.50	$161.57	$603	—
400–448	428	31	150.00–162.00	$156.92	$672	-5.16
450–499	477	134	150.00–159.00	$155.90	$744	+0.72
500–547	524	137	144.00–164.00	$153.87	$806	-1.59
551–593	567	113	143.00–163.00	$154.41	$876	-0.24
600–645	617	62	138.00–158.00	$148.12	$914	-4.83
651–697	679	122	135.00–151.00	$146.13	$992	-4.07
711	711	8	144.00	$144.00	$1,024	-1.50
703–745	723	40	125.00–142.50	$140.82	$1,018	-4.68
752–798	782	24	134.00–140.00	$138.69	$1,085	-5.81
830	830	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–399	378	52	145.00–157.00	$149.47	$565	—
400–433	418	26	140.00–153.00	$145.87	$610	-0.02
450–499	476	38	142.50–152.50	$148.28	$706	+1.95
500–545	527	83	133.00–147.00	$143.87	$758	-2.15
550–598	576	98	130.00–148.00	$141.70	$816	-0.22
600–645	622	85	125.00–145.00	$138.86	$864	-2.84
652–697	674	80	127.50–142.50	$138.27	$932	+4.29
700–719	715	15	130.00–136.00	$134.56	$962	+0.07
765–781	776	16	135.00–136.00	$135.75	$1,053	+10.75
828	828	6	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$1,043	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–392	385	15	138.00–145.00	$139.44	$537	+1.44
400–445	424	18	130.00–140.00	$134.86	$572	-5.61
460–496	483	14	130.00–142.00	$136.32	$658	+0.79
562–595	565	13	122.50–125.00	$124.49	$703	-4.96
620–648	637	9	115.00–130.00	$125.10	$797	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–579	579	19	152.00–160.00	$157.90	$914	—
704–718	716	31	143.00–144.00	$143.84	$1,030	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	6	132.00–149.00	$140.50	$639	—
510–547	529	6	138.00–145.00	$141.38	$748	-5.63
571	571	5	138.00	$138.00	$788	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	5	159.00	$159.00	$760	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	145.00	$145.00	$674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–449	423	27	140.00–159.00	$152.88	$647	+2.98
452–497	480	17	138.00–155.00	$149.27	$716	—
501–542	526	20	147.50–163.00	$152.17	$800	+4.23
560–595	577	14	128.00–145.00	$138.69	$800	-5.10
622–645	637	18	126.00–137.00	$134.49	$857	-3.99
676–677	677	11	135.00	$135.00	$914	+2.99
710–742	726	6	130.00–136.00	$132.93	$965	+3.28
802–835	819	6	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–418	411	18	157.50–164.00	$160.95	$662	—
458–498	476	18	156.00–160.00	$158.19	$753	-4.81
518–526	524	15	158.00–160.00	$159.60	$836	—
658	658	5	145.00	$145.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	376	4	172.50–177.00	$175.91	$661	—
415–440	428	3	150.00–160.00	$156.77	$671	—
460–495	476	11	156.00–166.00	$158.16	$753	—
515–530	524	7	150.00–159.00	$156.52	$820	—
555–561	560	5	144.50–154.00	$146.38	$820	—
615–645	627	14	134.00–140.00	$137.36	$861	—
665–685	673	5	132.00–139.00	$135.36	$911	—
765	765	4	125.00	$125.00	$956	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
390	390	3	165.00	$165.00	$644	—
415–420	416	4	125.00–145.00	$130.05	$541	—
515–542	536	9	130.00–140.00	$135.75	$728	—
575–598	589	12	138.00–143.00	$140.01	$825	+25.01

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609	609	11	112.50	$112.50	$685	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255–1390	1334	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,350.00–1,775.00	$1,586.75	—
1590–1825	1682	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,914.33	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–1180	811	85-90%	10	25.00–42.50	$36.90	$299	-1.46
715–1260	926	85-90%	52	45.00–56.00	$51.64	$478	+3.08
825–1520	1023	85-90%	122	55.00–66.00	$61.39	$628	+2.84
870–1280	1069	85-90%	43	65.00–74.50	$68.53	$733	+2.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1280	1145	80-85%	17	58.00–66.00	$63.21	$724	—
930–1305	1186	80-85%	45	69.00–82.00	$74.54	$884	+14.03
825–1390	1203	80-85%	64	61.00–72.00	$67.91	$817	-5.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1520	1431	75-80%	11	58.00–67.00	$64.06	$917	-14.19
1165–1780	1438	75-80%	46	65.00–75.00	$70.41	$1,012	-7.84
1340–1605	1467	75-80%	20	71.00–83.00	$76.74	$1,126	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1700	1587	65-75%	3	69.00–70.00	$69.36	$1,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1770	1448	14	67.00–92.00	$83.20	$1,205	—
1615–2040	1807	20	99.00–116.00	$107.94	$1,950	—
1295–2235	1867	31	87.00–103.00	$97.50	$1,820	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
813–1230	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	73.00–78.00	$74.98	$683
760–1128	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	102.00–126.00	$108.69	$1,033

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555–985	819	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	48.00–70.00	$64.12	$525

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1260	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	59.00–71.00	$65.13	$611

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–755	671	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	80.00–90.00	$81.30	$546

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1204	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1219	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1221–1272	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	224	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,533.23
1132–1355	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	239	1,350.00–1,625.00	$1,463.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
969–1215	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	49	925.00–1,125.00	$981.08
985–1465	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	207	700.00–1,375.00	$1,189.30
1105–1430	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,366.78
1255–1260	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,122.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
971–1255	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	725.00–925.00	$766.74
1185–1195	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	825.00–850.00	$827.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–930	849	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	500.00–650.00	$571.91
785–1090	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	600.00–925.00	$763.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983–1180	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	900.00–1,200.00	$993.08

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560–785	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	160.00–575.00	$356.89

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1126	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1142	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062–1067	1065	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,149.94
1067	1067	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1215	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	1,725.00–1,785.00	$1,764.60	—
1087–1285	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,815.63	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1064	1059	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,025.00	—
1000–1260	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,437.14	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
881	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–926	854	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,100.00	$1,022.92	—
850–875	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,183.33	+133.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1175	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–830	771	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–775.00	$730.00	+105.00

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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.