Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

2,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.99/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 581 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.16/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 528 lb · 78 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.02/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 619 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,189	4,865	3,460
Feeder cattle	1,479	3,775	2,647
Slaughter cattle	259	504	479
Replacement cattle	451	586	334

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
352–397	378	33	315.00–330.00	$322.01	$1,217	-20.49
403–448	422	29	302.50–323.00	$313.14	$1,321	-14.60
453–496	475	36	310.00–322.00	$313.73	$1,490	-5.97
503–542	520	21	273.00–300.00	$293.06	$1,524	-11.48
553–592	574	30	283.00–292.00	$285.62	$1,639	-4.64
614–634	619	66	264.00–286.00	$275.02	$1,702	-2.91
652–688	675	48	263.00–270.00	$267.58	$1,806	-1.69
715–745	722	7	229.00–245.00	$240.94	$1,740	-14.79
765–770	766	13	240.00–250.00	$248.45	$1,903	+2.70
804–843	821	11	235.00–245.00	$239.12	$1,963	-1.52
909	909	7	232.00	$232.00	$2,109	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,258	-18.93
370–390	377	3	345.00–373.00	$363.34	$1,370	-1.10
405–439	428	9	330.00	$330.00	$1,412	-15.25
462–495	481	19	323.00–345.00	$332.54	$1,600	-1.40
500–540	523	25	302.50–330.00	$317.67	$1,661	-3.69
551–591	565	23	300.00–323.00	$315.51	$1,783	+6.20
606–615	609	13	300.00	$300.00	$1,827	-1.99
714	714	26	274.00	$274.00	$1,956	+5.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,015	-19.56
450–488	473	14	232.50–300.00	$274.30	$1,297	-20.22
690	690	2	223.00–228.00	$225.50	$1,556	-32.81
927	927	9	220.00	$220.00	$2,039	—
1250	1250	7	170.00	$170.00	$2,125	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	24	150.00	$150.00	$954	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748	748	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,863	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	340	3	295.00–300.00	$298.31	$1,014	+23.31
389	389	7	287.00	$287.00	$1,116	-8.45
410–448	430	16	280.00–295.00	$285.52	$1,228	-8.42
466–498	476	31	270.00–291.00	$280.90	$1,337	+0.74
500–548	528	78	250.00–272.00	$263.16	$1,389	-9.89
550–598	581	86	242.00–263.00	$256.99	$1,493	-2.34
611–645	631	26	240.00–257.50	$247.28	$1,560	+0.09
665–696	680	38	230.00–250.00	$241.12	$1,640	-5.49
734	734	49	228.00	$228.00	$1,674	-13.18
758–763	761	12	202.50–221.00	$210.53	$1,602	—
870	870	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,749	-14.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–395	381	15	302.50–320.00	$309.45	$1,179	-3.05
400–432	411	30	300.00–317.50	$304.99	$1,254	-9.72
464–473	471	21	295.00–302.50	$296.41	$1,396	-15.56
504–537	523	37	277.50–290.00	$281.29	$1,471	-15.58
564	564	6	282.50	$282.50	$1,593	-1.67
614–645	632	25	267.50–280.00	$273.70	$1,730	-2.96
694	694	10	249.50	$249.50	$1,732	-9.06
729	729	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,720	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	252.50	$252.50	$833	-37.52
450	450	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,102	-7.54
537–543	540	16	222.50–245.00	$231.09	$1,248	—
552–590	574	11	227.50–240.00	$233.58	$1,341	-6.49
625–640	633	2	221.00–222.00	$221.51	$1,402	+3.51
742	742	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,521	—
894	894	22	147.50	$147.50	$1,319	—
919	919	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,424	+1.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	277.50–302.50	$290.08	$1,184	—
460–495	483	10	262.00–294.00	$270.82	$1,308	-2.18
500–548	522	11	257.50–288.00	$268.38	$1,401	-3.61
562–593	578	17	252.00–294.00	$263.38	$1,522	-7.12
600	600	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,332	-35.58
772	772	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,660	+2.00
845	845	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,851	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–447	443	5	312.50–325.00	$320.06	$1,418	+2.83
455–472	461	14	295.00–315.00	$303.64	$1,400	-6.77
552–592	574	21	267.50–280.00	$272.75	$1,566	-12.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1475	1341	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,398.37	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1175	933	85-90%	11	88.00–100.00	$95.05	$887	—
715–1280	941	85-90%	49	100.00–119.00	$110.44	$1,039	—
855–1075	984	85-90%	12	133.00–145.00	$137.02	$1,348	—
875–1270	1107	85-90%	35	117.50–132.00	$125.62	$1,391	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1230	1133	80-85%	4	120.00–128.00	$124.83	$1,414	-11.33
1020–1285	1182	80-85%	17	144.00–158.00	$149.44	$1,766	+2.54
1050–1345	1232	80-85%	34	132.00–145.50	$139.51	$1,719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1690	1406	75-80%	9	125.00–133.50	$129.71	$1,824	-8.33
1280–1580	1450	75-80%	29	133.00–145.00	$138.72	$2,011	-9.77
1305–1700	1499	75-80%	9	145.00–153.00	$148.89	$2,232	+0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1590	1426	6	147.00–157.00	$151.95	$2,167	+4.32
1355–1940	1643	18	157.00–173.00	$164.70	$2,706	-1.36
1430–1930	1769	10	176.00–186.00	$182.29	$3,225	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–885	798	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–222.50	$199.69	$1,594
700–975	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	130.00–169.00	$152.48	$1,324

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1140	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	147.00–170.00	$152.92	$1,298
870–910	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	182.00–183.00	$182.49	$1,624
1060–1150	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	145.00–172.50	$160.70	$1,797

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1128–1175	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,882.43
1065–1760	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	149	1,750.00–2,800.00	$2,245.46
1120–1295	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,887.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1165	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	1,825.00–2,700.00	$2,038.23

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1023	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	925.00–1,750.00	$1,509.07
945–949	948	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,289.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1175	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,025.00–1,750.00	$1,486.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–975	970	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,609.79
1015–1050	1033	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,825.00–2,150.00	$1,984.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1150	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,241.38	-3.62

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–875	758	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,733.33	—
700–975	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1090	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1335	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,350.00–3,100.00	$2,585.71	+312.63

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1438	1438	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.