Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

2,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.62/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 564 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.80/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 527 lb · 81 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.04/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 666 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,289	4,893	5,165
Feeder cattle	1,789	3,889	4,067
Slaughter cattle	289	599	478
Replacement cattle	211	405	620

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers unevenly steady and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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
348	348	10	180.00	$180.00	$626	—
355–395	387	16	170.00–179.00	$172.03	$666	-5.56
470–485	479	29	160.00–173.00	$167.47	$802	+1.10
500–544	529	41	140.00–160.00	$154.14	$815	-7.95
552–596	576	63	145.00–157.50	$154.25	$888	-0.02
602–648	623	25	138.00–155.00	$149.68	$933	-2.81
672–690	683	16	142.50–153.00	$146.13	$998	-2.70
700–718	710	22	132.50–151.00	$146.25	$1,038	-3.15
760–777	774	13	141.00–145.00	$142.88	$1,106	—
812–815	813	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$978	-21.46
1244	1244	8	100.00	$100.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–392	388	7	180.00–199.00	$191.30	$742	-11.15
460–465	463	3	167.50–172.50	$169.67	$786	-6.29
502–541	524	36	162.50–175.50	$168.39	$882	-3.03
555–597	577	35	160.00–168.00	$164.09	$947	-2.65
600–645	628	22	150.00–165.00	$161.66	$1,015	+1.08
661–695	676	35	140.00–166.00	$158.69	$1,073	+3.71
728–742	737	12	152.00–164.00	$155.95	$1,149	+0.74
805–820	814	4	140.00–142.50	$140.87	$1,147	-5.95
927	927	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,224	—
962–965	964	4	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	7	170.00	$170.00	$573	—
418–443	434	27	152.50–165.00	$160.69	$697	—
452–498	481	15	150.00–160.00	$152.60	$734	+1.33
503–540	514	12	144.00–145.00	$144.51	$743	-1.78
562–598	580	8	148.00–149.00	$148.52	$861	+9.03
610–625	617	3	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$818	—
767	767	8	128.00	$128.00	$982	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	412	8	156.00–164.00	$160.98	$663	-3.88
456–486	473	9	157.50–166.00	$161.14	$762	-1.36
571	571	5	152.50	$152.50	$871	+10.00
766	766	12	128.00	$128.00	$980	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	403	4	130.00–132.00	$130.51	$526	—
465–485	473	5	130.00–132.50	$131.69	$623	—
525–547	541	9	120.00–131.00	$127.52	$690	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	361	5	155.00–167.50	$164.29	$593	-0.32
405–445	426	21	150.00–165.50	$158.83	$677	-0.36
450–495	474	28	150.00–158.00	$153.92	$730	-3.75
500–547	527	81	147.00–165.00	$156.80	$826	+2.27
551–583	564	83	147.50–162.00	$156.62	$883	+3.58
605–620	612	27	140.00–151.00	$148.10	$906	-1.42
652–694	666	79	142.50–150.00	$146.04	$973	-0.64
705–726	716	16	135.00–144.00	$141.59	$1,014	+5.19
839	839	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,158	+2.50
872	872	8	136.00	$136.00	$1,186	—
915	915	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–399	383	24	145.00–150.00	$147.88	$566	-1.85
403–438	418	27	135.00–152.50	$146.55	$613	-4.15
450–495	471	24	135.00–152.00	$147.55	$695	+0.95
510–548	526	60	132.50–150.00	$146.97	$773	+1.54
550–599	574	56	135.00–148.00	$144.83	$831	+1.53
600–645	617	51	127.50–147.00	$141.92	$876	+3.03
663–692	680	34	130.00–143.00	$135.78	$923	+1.47
700–745	721	21	115.00–137.00	$131.09	$945	-4.42
789	789	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,073	+1.02
930	930	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	488	4	126.00–133.00	$130.37	$636	—
552–570	554	25	132.00–138.00	$133.50	$740	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	153.00	$153.00	$711	—
581–590	583	17	149.00–156.00	$154.75	$902	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	9	152.50	$152.50	$601	—
488	488	9	148.00	$148.00	$722	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–652	651	6	140.00–142.50	$141.25	$920	-5.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	150.00	$150.00	$672	-0.32
450–498	484	10	138.00–161.00	$149.02	$721	-8.48
522–547	536	16	145.00–152.00	$148.41	$795	+4.21
552–578	568	9	140.00–151.00	$144.98	$823	-1.00
607–647	627	22	135.00–141.00	$138.44	$868	+3.81
660–695	673	5	120.00–139.00	$133.41	$898	-4.59
700–730	711	8	124.00–130.00	$127.36	$906	+3.37
806–828	814	8	115.00–118.00	$116.86	$951	-7.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	168.00	$168.00	$625	—
454	454	15	156.00	$156.00	$708	+2.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	3	130.00	$130.00	$663	—
568–588	578	4	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$766	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1210	1157	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,350.00–1,925.00	$1,673.41	+539.14
1640	1640	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–810	752	85-90%	5	32.50–40.00	$35.94	$270	—
750–1130	918	85-90%	28	42.50–52.50	$48.37	$444	—
795–1280	1024	85-90%	18	61.00–69.00	$65.35	$669	+5.76
710–1330	1026	85-90%	63	50.00–64.00	$57.74	$592	-1.85

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1230	1181	80-85%	4	72.00–73.00	$72.49	$856	+4.71
1030–1330	1185	80-85%	42	63.00–71.00	$66.33	$786	-1.45
1050–1400	1219	80-85%	14	56.00–63.00	$60.26	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–1665	1418	75-80%	40	63.50–73.00	$68.75	$975	—
1300–1710	1499	75-80%	8	56.00–66.00	$62.16	$932	—
1255–1755	1562	75-80%	6	73.00–77.00	$75.64	$1,181	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1840	1483	15	66.00–90.00	$82.78	$1,228	—
1330–2110	1666	26	92.00–102.00	$97.58	$1,626	—
1500–2185	1822	11	102.00–110.00	$103.65	$1,889	-2.69

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1005	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	54.00–63.00	$58.57	$504

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–855	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	102.50–110.00	$104.94	$887
760–1325	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	72.00–89.00	$78.22	$882

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1245	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	56.00–68.00	$64.35	$705

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–975	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–71.00	$70.69	$668

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1225	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	950.00–1,100.00	$1,007.20
1075–1500	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	975.00–1,350.00	$1,133.94
1205–1389	1358	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,000.00	$985.21

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–980	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	600.00–925.00	$733.18
788–1090	907	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	500.00–700.00	$557.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1340	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	700.00–925.00	$807.93
1215–1320	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$788.01

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1155	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	925.00–1,025.00	$957.92

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–850	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	300.00–350.00	$314.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1090	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,208.33	-80.31

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–750	733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–700.00	$666.67	—

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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.