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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

1,483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.43/cwt +11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 772 lb · 131 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.35/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 530 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.18/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 577 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,483 774 1,459
Feeder cattle 1,244 592 1,291
Slaughter cattle 209 159 111
Replacement cattle 30 23 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold very uneven from 6.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 4 170.00–180.00 $177.43 $493 -5.00
300–345 321 8 170.00–200.00 $184.48 $592 -3.96
355–395 377 15 170.00–185.00 $177.40 $669 -7.50
402–445 428 29 157.50–188.00 $175.03 $749 -4.01
450–495 485 31 155.00–187.50 $170.65 $828 -5.82
520 value added 520 3 175.00 $175.00 $910 —
500–545 530 74 157.00–175.00 $166.00 $880 -10.63
550–595 576 69 149.00–169.50 $160.89 $927 -1.48
589 value added 589 7 164.00 $164.00 $966 —
600–648 617 17 145.00–160.00 $153.20 $945 -1.31
600–646 value added 638 45 162.00–168.50 $164.41 $1,049 —
653–695 669 31 132.00–158.00 $148.16 $991 -2.50
676–683 value added 679 23 149.00–163.50 $158.33 $1,075 —
700–745 715 28 131.00–151.00 $144.16 $1,031 -2.34
746 value added 746 10 152.50 $152.50 $1,138 —
750–781 value added 772 131 146.00–153.50 $150.43 $1,161 —
807–810 808 8 143.00–144.50 $143.56 $1,160 —
836 value added 836 22 143.00 $143.00 $1,195 —
877 value added 877 5 145.50 $145.50 $1,276 —
907–920 value added 911 12 136.00–140.00 $138.65 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 290 4 157.50–162.00 $160.93 $467 —
300–345 315 6 160.00–170.00 $163.88 $516 -4.12
365–395 372 5 150.00–160.00 $153.32 $570 -0.23
405–443 430 8 152.00–160.00 $157.40 $677 +12.66
450–495 474 18 140.00–160.00 $149.07 $707 +3.90
500–548 525 26 130.00–161.00 $148.01 $777 —
554–595 572 13 130.00–155.00 $146.08 $836 +4.69
600–625 614 7 121.00–145.00 $134.12 $823 +5.46
693 693 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,019 —
845 845 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 8 150.00–182.00 $165.44 $468 —
310–348 338 17 155.00–175.00 $161.98 $547 +5.06
350–395 380 34 140.00–173.00 $161.26 $613 +10.85
405–448 439 16 140.00–167.50 $159.60 $701 +10.22
450–495 471 68 135.00–165.00 $150.26 $708 +7.02
516 value added 516 5 157.00 $157.00 $810 —
503–546 524 47 141.00–157.50 $149.90 $785 +5.53
558–598 578 57 135.00–154.00 $147.82 $854 +4.90
589 value added 589 9 155.00 $155.00 $913 —
600–645 615 47 132.50–153.00 $144.05 $886 +2.28
609–629 value added 624 15 151.00–154.00 $151.78 $947 —
650–697 673 39 122.00–153.00 $141.20 $950 -2.68
677–698 value added 690 8 148.00–150.00 $148.74 $1,026 —
705–740 721 31 125.00–139.00 $136.53 $984 -5.07
801–845 821 10 125.00–137.00 $131.13 $1,077 —
842 value added 842 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,078 —
905 905 3 103.50 $103.50 $937 —
917 917 3 122.50 $122.50 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 157.00 $157.00 $581 +15.35
400–440 420 7 125.00–140.00 $131.84 $554 -8.24
450–499 481 14 130.00–151.00 $140.89 $678 +4.89
505–545 533 6 120.00–140.00 $126.90 $676 -3.60
615–640 628 12 130.00 $130.00 $816 +2.00
673–675 674 3 125.00–135.00 $131.66 $887 +2.66
740 740 3 121.00 $121.00 $895 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 27 142.00–180.00 $169.04 $713 -5.96
455–490 470 14 142.00–178.00 $158.24 $744 +1.54
515–540 526 12 139.00–152.00 $143.73 $756 -3.08
555–585 567 9 125.00–154.00 $144.48 $819 +1.69
605–645 632 15 120.00–146.00 $132.74 $839 -7.30
650–685 668 4 120.00–137.00 $130.17 $870 —
720–740 726 7 125.00–134.00 $130.24 $946 -0.33
792 792 3 123.00 $123.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 135.00 $135.00 $574 -20.00
615–640 621 4 120.00–122.00 $121.48 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1660 1108 80-85% 63 58.00–69.00 $64.12 $710 -1.89
1205 1205 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $699 —
980–1515 1237 80-85% 46 69.00–76.00 $71.70 $887 -1.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1640 1427 75-80% 13 70.00–78.00 $74.36 $1,061 —
1255–1713 1563 75-80% 11 64.00–69.00 $67.51 $1,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1025 840 85-90% 2 35.00–40.00 $38.05 $320 -26.95
850 850 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $510 —
710–1330 978 85-90% 18 43.00–58.00 $53.21 $520 -2.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 67.00 $67.00 $770 —
1355–2045 1574 7 77.50–92.00 $87.69 $1,380 —
1385–2200 1762 10 94.00–117.00 $100.40 $1,769 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1235 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–850.00 $772.79
990–1280 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 725.00–1,050.00 $904.52
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1563 1563 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
794 794 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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 +50.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 +225.00
1000–1025 1006 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,362.50 +337.50
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +45.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +120.00

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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.