Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.51/cwt +15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 638 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.48/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 476 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.39/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 571 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	883	1,172
Feeder cattle	1,300	639	991
Slaughter cattle	211	195	144
Replacement cattle	28	49	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher 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
255–290	268	3	185.00–200.00	$191.37	$513	+6.29
300–348	334	22	170.00–195.00	$180.90	$604	-9.37
350–399	377	13	170.00–186.00	$181.14	$683	+1.46
400–438	423	33	165.00–190.00	$181.22	$767	+8.24
433 fancy	433	5	200.00	$200.00	$866	—
450–498	484	42	162.50–185.00	$177.03	$857	+7.25
504–545	527	37	166.00–179.00	$170.37	$898	+6.90
563 value added	563	15	170.00	$170.00	$957	—
553–598	570	47	153.00–171.00	$164.41	$937	+11.60
600–647	621	62	142.00–165.00	$155.33	$965	+4.97
661–695	675	21	141.00–152.00	$149.69	$1,010	+4.07
684–688	686	7	142.00–149.00	$145.01	$995	-0.61
715–742	729	42	140.00–153.50	$149.34	$1,089	+12.84
760–790 value added	784	42	146.00–147.75	$147.39	$1,156	—
753–793	786	12	146.00–151.00	$148.10	$1,164	+9.69
815	815	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,157	—
829	829	11	140.50	$140.50	$1,165	—
930	930	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	330	4	160.00–165.00	$161.14	$532	-3.59
350–395	368	14	150.00–175.00	$159.05	$585	-6.84
400–448	425	9	150.00–165.00	$157.06	$668	-2.19
455–490	472	21	140.00–167.50	$155.90	$736	+8.68
491 thin fleshed	491	4	141.00	$141.00	$692	—
525–548	540	23	141.00–159.00	$152.38	$823	+5.61
553–598	572	25	137.00–167.00	$147.17	$842	+4.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	3	140.00	$140.00	$805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	9	165.50–172.00	$169.14	$474	—
305–345	329	15	157.00–174.00	$170.33	$560	+2.13
350–398	374	20	151.00–167.00	$159.28	$596	+6.30
420 fancy	420	5	178.00	$178.00	$748	—
405–444	431	33	142.50–174.00	$156.89	$676	+3.81
450–496	472	68	145.00–169.50	$153.76	$726	+6.12
496 value added	496	14	158.00	$158.00	$784	—
502–548	526	46	135.00–156.00	$148.40	$781	+5.03
550	550	3	135.00	$135.00	$742	-3.11
550–597	572	79	137.00–156.50	$146.82	$840	+8.71
608–649	625	36	135.00–148.00	$142.29	$889	+7.08
644 value added	644	79	154.25	$154.25	$993	—
661–688	674	25	136.00–143.00	$138.18	$931	+8.48
705–745	721	14	130.00–139.00	$134.82	$972	-5.18
775	775	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,093	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–270	267	9	140.00–147.50	$144.83	$387	—
315–340	328	2	140.00–145.00	$142.60	$468	—
378	378	2	132.00	$132.00	$499	-0.50
400–430	414	7	132.00–140.00	$136.69	$566	-2.29
460–495	473	21	130.00–144.00	$135.78	$642	+0.95
508	508	3	130.00	$130.00	$660	-3.55
550–595	570	24	121.00–147.50	$132.08	$753	-0.72
600–640	613	6	121.00–133.00	$130.51	$800	+4.61
664	664	6	129.50	$129.50	$860	+8.50
718–725	722	6	110.00–127.00	$118.54	$856	-0.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	435	12	150.00–171.00	$161.00	$700	—
450–498	475	23	150.00–167.00	$155.50	$739	+0.07
502–545	516	11	150.00–170.00	$154.84	$799	+5.06
552–595	571	16	135.00–145.00	$140.91	$805	-0.31
600–648	625	23	126.00–142.00	$133.63	$835	-11.37
650–695	687	11	114.00–140.00	$125.64	$863	—
710–743	729	6	122.00–130.00	$126.15	$920	-18.85
775–778	777	6	115.00–123.00	$119.01	$925	—
830	830	3	114.00	$114.00	$946	-4.01
865	865	3	110.00	$110.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	378	4	152.00–161.00	$158.79	$600	+21.79
420–445	426	4	140.00–155.00	$151.09	$644	+11.09
500–545	514	28	125.00–150.00	$138.79	$713	+9.79
578–583	581	5	134.00–135.00	$134.60	$782	+5.65
605–640	631	4	110.00–115.00	$111.20	$702	-16.80
698	698	3	120.00	$120.00	$838	-10.00
775	775	3	118.00	$118.00	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1585	1133	80-85%	55	59.00–74.00	$68.14	$772	—
860–1645	1193	80-85%	43	71.00–82.00	$75.28	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1485	1460	75-80%	2	68.50–73.00	$70.79	$1,034	+1.73
1145–1900	1565	75-80%	26	71.00–84.50	$76.60	$1,199	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–910	853	85-90%	2	63.00–64.50	$63.80	$544	—
715–1790	1072	85-90%	14	46.00–64.00	$55.44	$594	-2.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1580	1401	4	72.50–93.00	$81.97	$1,148	—
1485–2360	1830	10	94.00–108.00	$101.56	$1,859	-0.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
945–1450	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–1,260.00	$1,023.49
975–1555	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	760.00–1,175.00	$1,046.72
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–980	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–875.00	$790.37
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.