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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.64/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 470 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.69/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 472 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.69/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 517 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 1,433 974
Feeder cattle 639 1,243 786
Slaughter cattle 195 172 121
Replacement cattle 49 18 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders sold with mostly steady undertones some heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 220.00 $220.00 $572 —
265–280 273 3 180.00–187.50 $185.08 $505 +9.76
305–340 323 2 185.00–195.00 $190.27 $615 +10.57
350–395 378 12 172.50–190.00 $179.68 $679 +2.71
400–448 426 9 166.00–177.00 $172.98 $737 -4.27
455–458 fancy 457 5 187.00–188.00 $187.80 $858 —
464–498 475 26 160.00–181.00 $169.78 $806 +1.48
500–536 517 25 150.00–172.00 $163.47 $845 -1.11
518 fancy 518 2 180.00 $180.00 $932 —
560–598 586 19 147.00–164.00 $152.81 $895 +2.81
605–623 611 11 147.50–151.00 $150.36 $919 -5.64
630 unweaned 630 3 158.00 $158.00 $995 —
655 fancy 655 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 —
665–690 673 5 145.00–148.00 $145.62 $980 -5.88
711–715 713 8 135.00–138.00 $136.50 $973 -7.97
765–795 780 4 134.00–143.00 $138.41 $1,080 +0.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 4 160.00–167.00 $164.73 $558 —
367–395 381 6 155.00–169.00 $165.89 $632 +10.44
430–438 435 4 157.00–160.00 $159.25 $693 +5.19
455–495 483 7 137.50–155.00 $147.22 $711 -10.95
510–540 524 14 137.00–154.00 $146.77 $769 -0.83
550–595 571 14 138.00–146.00 $142.65 $815 -0.45
600–645 634 10 136.00–145.00 $140.87 $893 +0.87
650–695 675 8 130.00–140.00 $135.89 $917 +1.91
780 780 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $979 -0.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 12 160.00–172.50 $168.20 $535 +10.41
350–395 372 7 145.00–157.50 $152.98 $569 +0.03
400–445 424 16 147.50–158.00 $153.08 $649 -3.87
455–495 470 32 140.00–154.00 $147.64 $694 -3.76
500–541 532 16 139.00–155.00 $143.37 $763 -2.54
552–590 573 25 135.00–145.00 $138.11 $791 -2.94
600–648 626 26 130.00–142.00 $135.21 $846 -2.97
655–698 675 13 128.00–133.00 $129.70 $875 -6.10
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 +5.14
703 703 2 140.00 $140.00 $984 +12.14
775 775 2 126.00 $126.00 $976 -0.36
785 785 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,068 +9.64
845 845 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,031 +4.00
850 850 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 132.50 $132.50 $504 +2.50
410–440 419 7 135.00–145.00 $138.98 $582 -0.38
455–495 474 7 130.00–140.00 $134.83 $639 +0.90
510–541 531 12 128.00–137.50 $133.55 $709 +0.57
560–595 576 10 130.00–135.00 $132.80 $765 +6.44
605–635 613 8 120.00–130.00 $125.90 $772 -2.84
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 -3.48
705–715 707 6 116.00–120.00 $119.33 $844 +6.33
825 825 3 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
888 888 2 106.00 $106.00 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 -7.50
369–372 370 10 160.00–172.50 $168.73 $624 -3.91
459–475 466 7 148.00–165.00 $155.43 $724 -2.93
515–540 534 10 145.00–155.00 $149.78 $800 +1.14
575–590 584 5 137.00–145.00 $141.22 $825 -3.17
608 608 2 145.00 $145.00 $882 +10.42
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 +15.00
815–825 820 2 116.00–120.00 $118.01 $968 +2.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
373 373 2 137.00 $137.00 $511 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 +3.00
529 529 5 129.00 $129.00 $682 —
555–590 578 4 127.50–133.00 $128.95 $745 —
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1790 1217 80-85% 71 62.00–73.00 $68.56 $834 -3.75
1065–1460 1301 80-85% 13 71.50–75.00 $73.63 $958 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $558 +4.00
690–1425 1080 85-90% 24 50.00–63.00 $57.52 $621 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1560 1453 75-80% 6 62.50–73.50 $69.06 $1,003 —
1275–1630 1472 75-80% 5 71.00–76.00 $73.73 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1850 1361 4 73.00–83.50 $78.77 $1,072 —
1180–1995 1560 13 84.00–93.50 $88.75 $1,384 —
1335–2140 1838 13 96.00–107.00 $101.81 $1,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1148 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 850.00–885.00 $860.73
1100–1350 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 860.00–975.00 $914.25
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1620 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,112.78
1125–1555 1366 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,346.09

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —
950–1275 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,385.00 $1,230.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1250 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,010.00–1,235.00 $1,100.71 —

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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.