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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.01/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 762 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.91/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 671 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.80/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 519 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,308 1,963 2,014
Feeder cattle 975 1,825 1,861
Slaughter cattle 240 124 101
Replacement cattle 93 14 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 7 180.00–190.00 $184.89 $532 +14.89
310 fancy 310 4 202.50 $202.50 $628 —
305–335 332 10 175.00–197.50 $184.75 $613 +5.92
368–390 376 11 175.00–190.00 $181.60 $683 +8.76
400–448 428 13 170.00–187.00 $178.40 $764 +6.55
450–490 472 11 165.00–184.00 $170.81 $806 +1.84
520–545 536 16 150.00–173.00 $169.17 $907 +1.33
550–583 570 14 155.00–167.00 $162.77 $928 -3.72
605–645 623 28 135.00–161.00 $151.29 $943 -3.79
669 value added 669 42 156.25 $156.25 $1,045 -5.06
668–695 680 11 140.00–148.00 $144.99 $986 -3.73
700–729 722 21 135.00–151.00 $144.79 $1,045 -0.29
759 value added 759 67 151.25 $151.25 $1,148 +5.25
750–790 779 10 137.00–148.00 $141.67 $1,104 -5.34
805–818 809 9 136.00–145.00 $141.97 $1,149 -2.03
861 value added 861 19 140.00 $140.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 165.00 $165.00 $442 +17.64
330 330 3 163.00 $163.00 $538 +3.00
358–395 377 5 150.00–160.00 $155.81 $587 +5.81
400–445 415 12 140.00–163.00 $150.99 $627 +10.55
460–495 479 14 147.00–160.00 $154.19 $739 +4.19
510–545 533 12 139.00–155.00 $146.70 $782 -0.36
550–585 572 6 140.00–151.00 $146.14 $836 +3.31
600–645 623 10 125.00–136.00 $132.21 $824 -2.79
652–680 663 14 124.00–134.00 $130.17 $863 -5.87
705 705 3 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
770 770 3 120.00 $120.00 $924 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 6 152.50–165.00 $158.75 $460 —
322–345 336 10 142.50–157.50 $151.03 $507 +2.13
355–396 377 16 140.00–164.00 $152.91 $576 -5.18
410–447 427 40 137.00–164.00 $151.76 $648 -4.00
464–495 480 17 140.00–158.00 $150.97 $725 -4.62
500–548 519 51 135.00–155.00 $143.80 $746 -6.08
565 value added 565 11 146.00 $146.00 $825 -7.44
555–599 576 21 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $826 -6.97
600–647 627 35 128.00–147.00 $137.13 $860 -5.52
640 640 3 146.00 $146.00 $934 +3.35
659 value added 659 20 142.25 $142.25 $937 -1.75
650–695 681 10 128.00–143.00 $135.19 $921 -5.22
719 719 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,046 —
700–735 723 6 125.00–132.00 $129.07 $933 —
770–793 781 10 123.00–125.00 $123.79 $967 -8.71
787 value added 787 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,062 —
952 952 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 147.00 $147.00 $429 —
350–380 370 8 120.00–140.00 $128.70 $476 —
410–415 411 7 127.50–145.00 $136.79 $562 -2.94
458–498 485 21 130.00–145.00 $138.17 $670 +5.21
523–545 531 15 130.00–137.00 $132.89 $706 +3.30
575–580 579 4 127.00–135.00 $128.99 $747 -5.54
610–635 623 9 115.00–127.50 $119.75 $746 —
700 700 3 110.00 $110.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–399 388 11 150.00–174.00 $162.88 $632 +7.87
410–435 425 5 160.00–162.00 $161.23 $685 +3.22
478–498 491 14 140.00–149.00 $144.40 $709 +0.35
500–543 529 17 137.00–150.00 $143.52 $759 +1.15
555–593 571 12 135.00–150.00 $141.10 $806 —
610–640 627 28 132.00–139.00 $136.65 $857 +6.91
670–696 687 6 121.00–124.00 $123.03 $845 +1.45
727 727 7 120.00 $120.00 $872 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 4 135.00–137.50 $135.63 $551 +10.63
485–490 488 7 139.00–145.00 $142.44 $695 +15.03
565–580 573 6 130.00–139.00 $134.44 $770 +18.40
622–645 631 9 115.00–120.00 $117.69 $743 +2.69
763–775 769 6 100.00–106.00 $102.98 $792 +2.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1570 1120 80-85% 56 52.00–72.00 $65.81 $737 +0.01
840–1605 1161 80-85% 52 69.00–81.50 $74.13 $861 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1730 1426 75-80% 60 70.00–83.00 $77.86 $1,110 +1.85
1330–1965 1574 75-80% 5 67.00–70.00 $68.64 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $315 —
740–1345 978 85-90% 22 45.00–64.50 $55.18 $540 +0.64
850–1205 985 85-90% 14 59.00–69.00 $63.95 $630 +9.41
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 65-75% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 70.00 $70.00 $917 —
1345–1685 1478 8 75.00–95.00 $84.02 $1,242 —
1435–1865 1659 4 92.00–106.00 $99.29 $1,647 +6.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1450 1206 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 750.00–1,025.00 $926.48
1040–1470 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 850.00–1,200.00 $992.32
1035–1455 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 700.00–975.00 $855.22
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
771–955 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–775.00 $736.96
760–930 848 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00–625.00 $573.87
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -25.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -50.00
1000–1400 1111 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 850.00–1,250.00 $1,052.22 -37.78
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +60.00
1050–1300 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,525.00 $1,363.13 —
1150–1300 1217 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1000 888 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–925.00 $850.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.