Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

1,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.61/cwt +15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 573 lb · 161 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.94/cwt +24.35 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 636 lb · 160 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.57/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 473 lb · 142 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,963	403	635
Feeder cattle	1,825	234	564
Slaughter cattle	124	108	51
Replacement cattle	14	61	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week, feeders sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
320–345	340	12	174.00–182.50	$178.83	$608	+28.83
360–382	377	10	169.00–187.00	$172.84	$652	+7.84
378 value added	378	4	189.00	$189.00	$714	—
400–448	428	32	158.00–182.50	$171.85	$736	+22.85
401–446 value added	431	63	177.00–195.00	$189.75	$818	—
460–495	483	25	164.00–183.00	$168.97	$816	—
488 value added	488	35	182.00	$182.00	$888	—
503–512 value added	510	25	175.00–181.00	$178.32	$909	—
500–540	515	92	136.00–179.00	$167.84	$864	+15.42
551–596	577	76	154.00–170.00	$166.49	$961	+24.17
587 value added	587	30	174.00	$174.00	$1,021	—
600–634	617	50	130.00–168.00	$155.08	$957	—
616–626 value added	624	30	169.00–169.50	$169.42	$1,057	—
653–668 value added	662	14	156.00–167.00	$161.31	$1,068	—
665–695	689	116	144.00–154.00	$148.72	$1,025	—
703–725	714	14	139.00–148.00	$145.08	$1,036	—
744 value added	744	61	148.50	$148.50	$1,105	—
750–755	754	18	141.00–149.00	$147.01	$1,108	—
793 value added	793	15	146.00	$146.00	$1,158	—
810–814 value added	813	10	142.00–142.50	$142.15	$1,156	—
830	830	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,195	+16.00
885	885	39	145.00	$145.00	$1,283	—
932	932	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,258	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	286	16	142.50–156.00	$147.36	$421	-0.14
335–340	338	5	160.00	$160.00	$541	—
350–390	370	2	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
420–439	431	7	130.00–155.00	$140.44	$605	—
488	488	3	150.00	$150.00	$732	+10.52
505–543	521	9	143.00–150.00	$147.06	$766	—
556–593	577	78	130.00–154.00	$142.83	$824	+17.83
635	635	4	135.00	$135.00	$857	+7.50
660–680	675	4	130.00–138.00	$136.04	$918	+6.04
750–795	761	4	130.00	$130.00	$989	+3.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	6	162.00	$162.00	$914	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	342	10	140.00–157.00	$148.90	$509	—
373–392	387	23	150.00–162.00	$158.09	$612	+11.09
420 value added	420	4	165.00	$165.00	$693	—
404–445	422	62	145.00–160.00	$155.76	$657	+10.62
460–469 value added	468	22	155.00–163.00	$161.93	$758	—
453–498	474	120	147.00–161.00	$155.59	$737	+7.88
503–549	525	54	136.00–157.00	$149.88	$787	+13.92
538 value added	538	4	155.00	$155.00	$834	—
554–588	565	43	132.50–156.50	$150.32	$849	+13.31
574–592 value added	576	118	148.25–154.25	$153.44	$884	—
600–647	621	26	130.00–149.00	$142.65	$886	+19.06
635–642 value added	639	134	145.00–149.00	$148.97	$952	—
659 value added	659	4	144.00	$144.00	$949	—
659–690	667	12	124.00–144.50	$140.41	$937	—
725 value added	725	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	—
754	754	8	132.50	$132.50	$999	—
808 value added	808	22	129.50	$129.50	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	139.00	$139.00	$477	+9.00
401–445	424	26	123.00–147.00	$139.73	$592	+4.73
453–486	472	22	118.00–145.00	$132.96	$628	+3.69
500–525	506	4	127.00–137.00	$129.59	$656	—
556–590	579	15	133.00–138.00	$134.53	$779	+5.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	3	145.00	$145.00	$728	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–393	382	12	147.00–160.00	$155.01	$592	+17.01
440–442	441	7	155.00–162.00	$158.01	$697	+18.01
461–490	479	19	134.00–152.50	$144.05	$690	+5.57
505–545	519	7	138.00–150.00	$142.37	$739	+4.39
605–630	626	7	125.00–132.00	$129.74	$812	+8.24
665–690	679	7	121.00–122.00	$121.58	$826	-2.42
748	748	3	118.00	$118.00	$883	—
770	770	3	111.00	$111.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	125.00	$125.00	$544	-10.00
460–496	482	10	120.00–135.00	$127.41	$614	—
510–545	530	10	122.00–128.00	$124.76	$661	—
558–585	563	5	115.00–120.00	$116.04	$653	-6.85
643	643	3	115.00	$115.00	$739	—
763	763	3	100.00	$100.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$594	-7.42
920–1525	1141	80-85%	19	57.50–71.00	$65.80	$751	—
1020–1530	1279	80-85%	20	67.00–82.50	$75.83	$970	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–960	863	85-90%	2	30.00–47.00	$39.46	$341	—
810–1145	990	85-90%	9	47.00–59.00	$54.54	$540	-1.46
950–1090	1040	85-90%	3	60.00–66.00	$62.18	$647	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1555	1433	75-80%	8	73.00–82.50	$76.01	$1,089	—
1215–1640	1437	75-80%	5	65.00–72.50	$69.59	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	75.00	$75.00	$941	—
1240–1930	1620	20	98.00–109.50	$104.20	$1,688	+6.70
1215–2590	1674	9	88.00–95.00	$93.27	$1,561	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1000	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00–800.00	$715.30
925–1160	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$883.77
1205–1445	1339	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,075.00	$1,011.75

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+142.50
1100–1225	1142	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,060.00–1,125.00	$1,090.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-156.25

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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.