Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

1,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.49/cwt -16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 631 lb · 58 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.37/cwt -9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 429 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.69/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 618 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,666	2,189	3,644
Feeder cattle	1,119	1,479	2,840
Slaughter cattle	270	259	504
Replacement cattle	277	451	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week a light offering of feeders sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	341.00	$341.00	$1,108	—
359	359	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,212	+15.49
422–442	432	21	277.50–318.00	$305.61	$1,320	-7.53
450–489	469	31	282.50–305.00	$289.86	$1,359	-23.87
515–540	525	34	275.00–300.00	$288.35	$1,514	-4.71
550–598	580	26	267.50–297.50	$276.89	$1,606	-8.73
603–642	618	41	264.00–284.00	$272.69	$1,685	-2.33
653–685	670	20	256.00–272.00	$261.01	$1,749	-6.57
715–746	734	8	232.00–234.00	$232.73	$1,708	-8.21
755–779	771	6	237.00–241.00	$239.69	$1,848	-8.76
832	832	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,955	-4.12
1153	1153	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,075	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–348	338	13	330.00–343.00	$339.77	$1,148	-30.23
389–398	393	17	332.50–345.00	$340.34	$1,338	-23.00
400–440	424	19	310.00–340.00	$330.00	$1,399	±0.00
458–494	483	30	307.50–317.00	$313.56	$1,514	-18.98
502–526	509	26	303.00–320.00	$315.70	$1,607	-1.97
612–638	631	58	274.00–292.00	$283.49	$1,789	-16.51
663	663	13	275.00	$275.00	$1,823	—
730	730	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,880	-16.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,150	+10.50
458–498	469	11	270.00–277.50	$272.17	$1,276	-2.13
511	511	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,329	—
570–588	582	3	257.50–261.00	$259.86	$1,512	—
696–698	697	10	233.00–240.00	$237.90	$1,658	+12.40
735	735	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
1128	1128	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–397	383	14	265.00–287.50	$274.74	$1,052	-12.26
403–445	429	49	262.50–285.00	$276.37	$1,186	-9.15
461–499	480	38	255.00–279.00	$264.85	$1,271	-16.05
500–538	526	35	247.50–278.00	$266.34	$1,401	+3.18
552–595	582	32	240.00–263.00	$249.65	$1,453	-7.34
615–639	625	30	226.00–250.00	$241.32	$1,508	-5.96
663–675	668	5	235.00–236.00	$235.40	$1,572	-5.72
674	674	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,584	-6.12
800	800	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	305.00	$305.00	$982	—
352–376	366	23	299.00–330.00	$314.27	$1,150	+4.82
441–449	444	17	281.00–290.00	$283.54	$1,259	-21.45
455–494	481	17	281.00–292.50	$288.76	$1,389	-7.65
500–525	508	15	269.00–281.00	$276.68	$1,406	-4.61
550–578	568	24	261.00–269.00	$266.22	$1,512	-16.28
609–630	620	22	244.00–257.00	$250.39	$1,552	-23.31
718	718	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,773	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	240.00	$240.00	$830	-12.50
397	397	3	240.00	$240.00	$953	—
430	430	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,086	—
462–499	491	10	220.00–245.00	$240.30	$1,180	—
500–535	514	8	222.00–235.00	$228.91	$1,177	-2.18
590–597	594	6	237.50–238.00	$237.75	$1,412	+4.17
665–696	688	13	217.00–225.00	$219.29	$1,509	—
777	777	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,282	—
911	911	14	145.00	$145.00	$1,321	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,207	—
566	566	11	248.00	$248.00	$1,404	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	6	252.50	$252.50	$1,169	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,461	-3.64
502–522	510	11	267.00–299.00	$273.79	$1,396	—
552–570	565	12	260.00–272.00	$265.36	$1,499	-7.39
820	820	4	223.50	$223.50	$1,833	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–484	473	8	267.50–275.00	$270.20	$1,278	-0.62
510–512	511	4	235.00–260.00	$247.48	$1,265	-20.90
615–645	633	6	244.00–259.00	$249.53	$1,580	+27.53
715–720	718	4	221.00–229.00	$225.01	$1,616	—
774	774	4	224.50	$224.50	$1,738	+9.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,074	—
405	405	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,043	+7.50
695	695	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1275–1475	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,472.87	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1205	916	85-90%	14	70.00–100.00	$89.70	$822	-5.35
775–1365	1012	85-90%	28	102.00–120.00	$111.29	$1,126	—
870–1275	1049	85-90%	29	118.00–134.00	$126.46	$1,327	—
940–1295	1072	85-90%	19	132.00–156.00	$141.74	$1,519	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1380	1206	80-85%	41	133.00–146.00	$139.70	$1,685	+0.19
1070–1310	1206	80-85%	11	123.00–134.00	$130.13	$1,569	-9.38
1020–1350	1212	80-85%	12	144.00–151.00	$148.23	$1,797	+8.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1530	1412	75-80%	8	120.00–135.00	$129.53	$1,829	-0.18
1300–1920	1447	75-80%	36	134.00–147.00	$140.42	$2,032	—
1295–1785	1460	75-80%	13	145.00–155.00	$149.61	$2,184	+10.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1425	1334	4	145.00–156.00	$151.81	$2,025	—
1300–2265	1693	26	158.00–175.00	$168.29	$2,849	—
1350–2065	1738	8	176.00–189.00	$180.65	$3,140	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,833
1165–1230	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	136.00–147.00	$142.69	$1,699

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–830	795	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–190.00	$182.17	$1,448
990–1060	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	141.00–154.00	$146.10	$1,512

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1108–1190	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,575.00–2,050.00	$1,899.91
1095–1495	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,625.00–2,550.00	$2,047.04
1155–1295	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,825.00	$1,567.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1272	1272	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1352	1352	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1236–1770	1361	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,225.00–2,560.00	$2,391.26
1280–1540	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,675.00–2,010.00	$1,901.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
952	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,025.00	$2,025.00
815–1030	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,850.00	$1,466.28
865–1180	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,275.00–1,850.00	$1,629.56
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1100–1150	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,659.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1028	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,905.87
910–1095	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,952.52

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1140	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,550.89

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
972	972	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—
1108–1340	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,150.00–2,575.00	$2,384.62	-201.09

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1030	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,337.50	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,810.00	$2,810.00	—

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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.