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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

9,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.83/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 672 lb · 258 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.81/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 477 lb · 245 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.07/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 682 lb · 233 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,648 6,103 5,779
Feeder cattle 7,009 4,744 4,838
Slaughter cattle 1,998 961 525
Replacement cattle 641 398 416

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher late week, except some steer calves early week 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows early week 4.00 to 6.00 lower, late week 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 19 180.00–192.50 $187.21 $608 -2.95
350–392 372 36 182.50–198.00 $192.68 $717 —
400–447 423 85 172.50–193.00 $185.54 $785 -0.94
450–498 476 160 167.00–188.00 $179.34 $854 -2.10
500–541 518 138 169.00–187.00 $177.71 $921 -4.73
552–593 574 178 164.00–185.00 $172.61 $991 +1.43
600–643 621 97 158.00–173.00 $166.21 $1,032 +2.68
651–699 682 233 159.00–175.00 $168.07 $1,146 +9.23
702–745 730 16 150.00–156.00 $153.45 $1,120 -4.08
754–795 776 73 153.00–164.00 $157.25 $1,220 -1.52
801–847 823 25 146.00–161.00 $154.77 $1,274 -0.59
919 919 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,378 +14.50
993 993 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–388 368 18 199.00–206.00 $202.43 $745 —
414–445 428 49 192.00–204.00 $197.63 $846 —
455–496 483 54 190.00–209.00 $197.85 $956 -8.81
500–548 537 104 188.00–205.00 $197.55 $1,061 -4.96
550–594 571 130 186.00–204.00 $194.18 $1,109 -1.94
600–649 629 170 182.50–200.00 $189.95 $1,195 +0.51
653–678 665 78 180.00–186.00 $182.29 $1,212 +4.71
701–746 730 103 166.00–182.00 $175.45 $1,281 -0.09
755–784 772 73 160.00–173.00 $162.72 $1,256 -2.29
824–837 834 36 165.00–166.00 $165.78 $1,383 +4.78
857 857 108 166.75 $166.75 $1,429 +2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–339 324 15 162.50–177.50 $172.62 $559 -1.49
371–378 373 9 160.00–177.50 $171.59 $640 +1.59
408–440 418 29 162.50–172.00 $168.94 $706 -4.65
450–497 478 61 160.00–171.00 $165.60 $792 -1.19
504–547 531 65 150.00–171.00 $161.23 $856 -7.67
550–592 573 46 142.50–170.00 $157.19 $901 +4.65
600–648 623 19 149.00–161.00 $156.20 $973 +8.98
652–690 665 33 145.00–161.00 $150.52 $1,001 —
700–745 715 5 144.00–150.00 $146.66 $1,049 +8.89
1074 1074 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,181 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 188.00 $188.00 $675 —
502–538 526 46 164.00–175.00 $166.39 $875 -0.97
561 561 19 159.00 $159.00 $892 -5.94
651–657 656 75 165.00–176.00 $166.89 $1,095 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 155.00 $155.00 $753 —
552–588 576 30 151.00–161.00 $157.81 $909 -5.20
650–672 662 31 150.00–160.00 $153.98 $1,019 —
741 741 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,134 —
779 779 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,168 —
839–844 842 12 145.00–146.00 $145.58 $1,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 11 199.00 $199.00 $1,158 —
799 799 55 158.00 $158.00 $1,262 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,003 —
796 796 8 163.00 $163.00 $1,297 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 155.00 $155.00 $756 —
741 741 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,000 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 170.00 $170.00 $503 —
310–345 333 15 162.00–169.00 $165.40 $551 -7.36
350–395 373 18 160.00–171.00 $163.82 $611 +3.82
400–445 418 108 160.00–173.00 $167.78 $701 +6.56
450–498 472 145 164.00–175.00 $167.64 $791 +3.83
502–547 525 209 153.00–174.00 $164.31 $863 +3.44
550–588 570 184 153.00–168.00 $162.24 $925 +3.62
603–645 627 135 151.00–167.00 $162.29 $1,018 +2.59
650–683 672 258 152.00–165.50 $162.83 $1,094 +6.53
700–745 734 89 145.00–160.00 $157.65 $1,157 +5.15
751–779 762 44 151.00–158.00 $155.18 $1,182 +8.18
820 820 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,214 +2.68
874 874 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 326 43 151.00–175.00 $168.62 $550 +13.97
355–398 378 95 150.50–166.00 $158.52 $599 -7.89
400–445 426 70 142.50–164.00 $155.24 $661 -1.17
450–498 477 245 142.50–165.00 $155.81 $743 -1.65
500–548 525 127 139.00–161.00 $152.77 $802 +2.15
550–598 575 212 135.00–161.00 $152.18 $875 +0.99
600–648 623 171 138.00–157.00 $148.92 $928 +1.18
651–698 669 84 142.50–155.00 $150.57 $1,007 +5.57
704–722 710 22 137.50–145.00 $139.98 $994 -2.18
757–778 767 11 138.00–143.00 $140.31 $1,076 -2.15
927 927 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–330 321 20 135.00–150.00 $142.64 $458 +3.64
355–390 370 15 140.00–150.00 $144.88 $536 +15.54
403–445 427 23 130.00–145.00 $139.83 $597 +15.64
461–495 477 37 130.00–145.00 $139.45 $665 +8.82
510–545 531 22 127.50–145.00 $140.26 $745 +8.83
560–592 569 17 130.00–138.00 $135.22 $769 —
601–630 609 24 134.00–138.00 $135.62 $826 +6.13
658–671 667 10 124.00–137.00 $133.15 $888 —
912 912 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,094 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–517 515 8 152.00–153.00 $152.62 $786 —
554–581 564 13 140.00–153.00 $147.85 $834 -5.46
661 661 31 150.00 $150.00 $992 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 16 150.00–155.00 $153.11 $643 -5.67
474–492 482 13 152.50–156.00 $154.35 $744 —
557 557 23 146.00–151.00 $150.35 $837 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 10 166.00 $166.00 $740 —
581 581 6 161.00 $161.00 $935 —
760 760 22 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,033 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 173.00 $173.00 $585 +1.00
355–365 358 9 152.50–175.00 $161.59 $578 -11.05
400–447 415 36 150.00–175.00 $164.44 $682 -3.01
450–497 475 56 150.00–171.00 $161.90 $769 +4.96
531–544 538 12 140.00–150.00 $147.17 $792 -7.15
552–598 574 27 136.00–170.00 $149.67 $859 -2.05
601–644 621 32 130.00–153.00 $144.03 $894 +3.53
803–823 810 9 127.00–134.00 $131.63 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 184.00 $184.00 $661 —
432 432 6 195.00 $195.00 $842 —
493 493 5 170.00 $170.00 $838 +2.36
513–526 519 21 164.00–177.00 $171.34 $889 +3.16
638 638 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,014 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 160.00 $160.00 $603 —
579–583 581 10 147.50–151.00 $149.26 $867 —
602–645 627 7 135.00–138.00 $136.76 $857 —
665–699 686 8 132.50–137.00 $134.14 $920 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 142.50 $142.50 $527 —
490 490 3 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
550 550 4 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1990 1990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1020 877 85-90% 20 25.00–46.00 $42.45 $372 —
725–1335 965 85-90% 285 45.00–64.00 $56.66 $547 -5.44
860–1250 1044 85-90% 43 70.00–82.50 $74.17 $774 —
790–1300 1121 85-90% 499 60.00–77.00 $70.28 $788 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1400 1146 80-85% 27 74.50–89.00 $82.57 $946 +4.02
1030–1305 1205 80-85% 93 55.00–75.00 $72.71 $876 —
1035–1305 1221 80-85% 169 65.00–85.00 $76.04 $928 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1725 1389 75-80% 21 75.00–93.00 $85.39 $1,186 -1.84
1245–1775 1418 75-80% 146 70.00–85.00 $79.06 $1,121 -18.18
1265–1610 1431 75-80% 66 60.00–75.00 $70.58 $1,010 -26.66

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 4 97.00 $97.00 $1,057 —
1160–2055 1431 60 99.00–113.00 $104.20 $1,491 —
1270–2155 1506 24 92.00–98.00 $95.09 $1,432 —
1550–2220 1872 13 109.00–120.00 $114.57 $2,145 -8.27

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1050 847 (<2 yrs)Open 36 113.00–139.00 $132.15 $1,119
700–1365 959 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 76 80.00–129.00 $104.12 $999
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–805 737 (<2 yrs)Open 13 117.50–133.00 $125.65 $926
728–1030 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 79.00–106.00 $85.31 $735
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1170 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 54.00–79.00 $73.46 $814
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1315 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 56.00–79.00 $65.01 $605

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1320 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 45 975.00–1,250.00 $1,081.87
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
768–1015 921 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 30 600.00–950.00 $786.47
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
913–953 924 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 850.00–900.00 $864.07
935–1070 993 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 950.00–1,000.00 $981.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1152–1225 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 1,375.00–1,525.00 $1,419.12 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1050 956 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 900.00–1,125.00 $1,071.67 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 500.00 $500.00 -201.67

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 13 93.00 $93.00 $572 —

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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.