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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

1,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.78/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 615 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.07/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 623 lb · 86 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.85/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 733 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,433 1,308 1,051
Feeder cattle 1,243 975 919
Slaughter cattle 172 240 96
Replacement cattle 18 93 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers uneven from 8.00 lower to 2.00 higher heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 6 170.00–180.00 $175.32 $487 -9.57
300–330 320 13 170.00–189.00 $179.70 $575 -5.05
358–398 381 27 160.00–188.00 $176.97 $674 -4.63
400–449 440 33 162.00–186.00 $177.25 $780 -1.15
458–480 472 16 155.00–177.00 $168.30 $794 -2.51
500–540 521 51 150.00–177.00 $164.58 $857 -4.59
552 value added 552 11 172.50 $172.50 $952 —
562–593 581 22 148.00–169.00 $158.89 $923 -3.88
587 587 3 150.00 $150.00 $880 -12.77
602–603 value added 603 25 162.50–164.00 $163.40 $985 —
600–641 619 79 141.00–165.00 $156.00 $966 +4.71
650–691 680 24 148.00–159.00 $151.50 $1,030 +6.51
690 690 3 140.00 $140.00 $966 -4.99
700–744 719 19 135.00–149.50 $144.47 $1,039 -0.32
756–775 value added 761 27 145.00–148.25 $147.39 $1,122 -3.86
755–790 775 21 126.00–148.00 $138.07 $1,070 -3.60
825–830 826 4 132.00–140.00 $137.99 $1,140 -3.98
836 836 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,070 -13.97
822–847 value added 845 35 138.00–145.00 $144.42 $1,220 —
850–885 863 10 130.00–146.00 $139.68 $1,205 —
938 value added 938 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,276 —
953 953 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 377 10 143.00–185.00 $155.45 $586 -0.36
405–445 437 10 142.50–162.50 $154.06 $673 +3.07
455–495 475 32 142.00–165.00 $158.17 $751 +3.98
500–545 521 26 139.00–160.00 $147.60 $769 +0.90
560–577 572 18 135.00–150.00 $143.10 $819 -3.04
619–645 621 11 140.00 $140.00 $869 +7.79
660–665 662 3 128.00–137.00 $133.98 $887 +3.81
715–745 723 4 130.00–131.00 $130.74 $945 +4.74
775–788 782 9 120.00–131.00 $126.01 $985 +6.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 167.00 $167.00 $434 +8.25
305–345 319 13 145.00–169.00 $157.79 $503 +6.76
350–395 366 16 140.00–165.00 $152.95 $560 +0.04
407–449 435 35 142.50–166.00 $156.95 $683 +5.19
450–490 471 34 142.50–160.00 $151.40 $713 +0.43
505–549 529 40 134.00–158.00 $145.91 $772 +2.11
565 value added 565 13 146.00 $146.00 $825 ±0.00
552–593 568 39 132.50–150.00 $141.05 $801 -2.30
603–648 622 39 125.00–145.00 $138.18 $859 +1.05
614–637 value added 624 47 144.00–147.00 $145.30 $907 —
663–678 671 6 130.00 $130.00 $872 -5.19
654–695 676 23 126.00–140.50 $135.80 $918 +0.61
705–748 729 10 121.00–136.00 $127.86 $932 -1.21
706–744 value added 733 71 140.00–143.75 $142.68 $1,046 —
750–778 770 5 124.00–130.00 $126.36 $973 +2.57
836 836 12 118.00 $118.00 $986 —
881 881 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,092 —
893 value added 893 26 131.50 $131.50 $1,174 —
908 908 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,135 —
965 965 22 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 130.00 $130.00 $481 +1.30
410–440 425 6 136.00–142.50 $139.36 $592 +2.57
453–455 454 7 132.50–135.00 $133.93 $608 -4.24
503–547 533 14 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $709 +0.09
555–588 569 12 120.00–133.00 $126.36 $719 -2.63
640–645 641 4 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $825 +8.99
652–678 660 8 120.00–130.00 $124.48 $822 —
702 702 3 113.00 $113.00 $793 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 182.50 $182.50 $602 —
369–398 388 7 170.00–176.00 $172.64 $670 +9.76
403–442 421 14 160.00–173.00 $165.13 $695 +3.90
450–490 473 20 148.00–167.50 $158.36 $749 +13.96
509–530 522 9 140.00–156.00 $148.64 $776 +5.12
550–595 567 10 140.00–150.00 $144.39 $819 +3.29
600–644 628 21 125.00–142.50 $134.58 $845 -2.07
650–695 684 4 120.00–129.00 $122.14 $835 -0.89
705 705 3 130.00 $130.00 $916 +10.00
805–810 807 8 114.00–119.00 $115.88 $935 —
928 928 4 105.00 $105.00 $974 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 137.00 $137.00 $562 +1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1440 1094 80-85% 34 59.00–71.00 $64.85 $709 —
905–1505 1225 80-85% 40 67.00–85.00 $72.31 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1445 1212 75-80% 5 62.50–68.00 $65.16 $790 —
1163–1685 1422 75-80% 15 70.00–79.00 $74.08 $1,053 -3.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $275 —
835 835 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.00 $518 —
775–1195 965 85-90% 11 45.00–58.00 $54.52 $526 -0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2170 1503 12 80.00–92.00 $89.20 $1,341 —
1415–2415 1917 18 90.00–108.00 $96.27 $1,845 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1095 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
990–1260 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–850.00 $837.84
1040–1500 1329 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,150.00 $1,050.56
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 +60.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -150.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00 +71.87
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,485.00 $1,405.00 —
1525 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 61.00 $61.00 $351 —
885 885 3 59.00 $59.00 $522 —

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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.