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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

1,994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.51/cwt -9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 576 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.07/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 672 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.66/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 520 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,994 2,199 1,433
Feeder cattle 1,585 1,826 1,243
Slaughter cattle 363 355 172
Replacement cattle 46 18 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–282 280 8 176.00–195.00 $178.25 $499 -22.80
280 fancy 280 6 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
314 fancy 314 9 200.00 $200.00 $628 -13.53
305–345 335 11 170.00–190.00 $179.48 $601 -4.32
361–392 fancy 373 8 206.00 $206.00 $768 -11.02
382 382 7 195.00 $195.00 $745 +7.36
413–440 428 29 170.00–189.00 $181.03 $775 -2.18
430–435 fancy 432 9 190.00–215.00 $199.05 $860 -12.75
460 fancy 460 4 180.00 $180.00 $828 -20.00
456–490 473 20 170.00–182.00 $177.57 $840 -8.64
505–540 522 11 177.00–186.00 $179.71 $938 -3.07
501–549 fancy 525 12 188.00–193.00 $190.61 $1,001 -8.18
525 value added 525 12 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
552–598 574 70 170.00–189.00 $179.29 $1,029 -6.17
593 fancy 593 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,127 -13.41
605–645 625 23 159.00–175.00 $167.12 $1,044 -9.00
633 value added 633 9 189.00 $189.00 $1,196 —
667–678 value added 672 56 174.00–182.00 $179.08 $1,203 —
655–695 674 9 162.00–168.00 $164.57 $1,109 -6.44
704–734 720 29 150.00–174.00 $163.85 $1,180 -1.41
737 value added 737 19 173.00 $173.00 $1,275 —
751–768 value added 764 49 170.00–174.50 $171.08 $1,307 —
758–795 773 7 164.00–167.00 $165.97 $1,283 +6.17
830–845 838 6 165.00–168.00 $166.49 $1,395 +1.99
875–880 879 4 144.00–149.00 $145.24 $1,277 -8.76
917 917 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–298 286 9 130.00–165.00 $148.56 $425 -18.44
305–348 339 8 147.00–165.00 $152.75 $518 -11.09
355–383 372 10 157.00–172.00 $162.87 $606 -7.49
410–440 424 7 148.00–160.00 $155.69 $660 -3.31
450–495 464 27 142.00–167.00 $156.49 $726 -8.44
500–545 521 32 145.00–165.00 $157.55 $821 -6.37
560–599 589 8 150.00–167.00 $154.90 $912 -11.38
608–630 618 15 140.00–155.00 $147.50 $912 -5.88
660–690 667 19 130.00–150.00 $147.29 $982 -3.38
700 700 3 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
752 752 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,060 +10.43
835–841 840 9 130.00–137.00 $136.23 $1,144 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 142.00 $142.00 $548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–294 281 14 150.00–172.00 $168.69 $474 —
305–345 321 22 140.00–172.00 $156.62 $503 -20.21
350–398 376 28 150.00–170.00 $161.31 $607 +4.78
404–445 417 27 149.00–170.00 $165.04 $688 +2.98
455–495 476 33 140.00–172.00 $159.46 $759 -7.00
500–548 520 57 150.00–177.00 $158.66 $825 -3.49
552–596 565 48 147.00–168.00 $159.45 $901 +3.71
600–638 625 46 138.00–162.00 $155.71 $973 +7.23
656–659 value added 657 13 156.00–160.00 $158.77 $1,043 —
650–677 669 33 140.00–166.00 $159.40 $1,066 +4.00
707–729 717 21 144.00–160.00 $151.41 $1,086 —
750 fancy 750 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 —
752–785 769 10 139.00–149.00 $143.00 $1,100 —
803–845 816 10 134.00–146.00 $142.05 $1,159 —
965 965 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–303 302 6 147.00–165.00 $154.48 $467 —
365–382 377 13 148.00–164.00 $152.98 $577 +1.82
420–440 428 13 130.00–145.00 $139.40 $597 -12.76
455–498 485 25 125.00–155.00 $144.83 $702 +0.18
506–543 519 26 140.00–155.00 $145.76 $756 +1.01
550–598 581 52 130.00–152.00 $143.92 $836 -1.52
636 636 6 132.00 $132.00 $840 +0.78
680 680 3 125.00 $125.00 $850 -3.77
808–810 809 7 113.00–130.00 $120.30 $973 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 115.00 $115.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 384 13 160.00–177.00 $166.55 $640 -23.32
405–445 420 16 152.00–177.00 $169.32 $711 +0.03
450–485 468 10 145.00–165.00 $155.69 $729 -0.68
508–546 526 16 150.00–160.00 $156.58 $824 +5.28
558–590 569 21 142.00–165.00 $155.72 $886 +10.53
612–625 616 14 132.00–150.00 $141.99 $875 +6.26
655–675 663 6 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $862 —
715–725 720 2 115.00–127.00 $121.04 $871 —
800 800 3 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 155.00–167.00 $160.88 $600 +5.14
445 445 3 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
470–497 483 8 135.00–155.00 $140.02 $676 +5.02
542–548 545 7 140.00–150.00 $145.74 $794 -1.86
560–572 569 7 137.00–145.00 $141.57 $806 -1.42
675 675 3 125.00 $125.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1230 975 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $55.91 $545 —
750–1520 1108 80-85% 107 57.00–76.00 $66.95 $742 -6.29
875–1420 1171 80-85% 36 73.00–87.00 $78.32 $917 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–865 809 85-90% 7 35.00–45.00 $39.49 $319 —
785–1095 987 85-90% 6 60.00–69.00 $65.49 $646 +3.86
805–1375 1005 85-90% 37 49.00–61.00 $54.41 $547 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1880 1377 75-80% 18 62.00–75.00 $69.61 $959 -14.14
1060–2180 1385 75-80% 31 73.00–89.50 $80.44 $1,114 -3.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1815 1467 16 78.50–97.00 $89.39 $1,311 -5.20
1455–1810 1682 10 98.00–113.00 $104.27 $1,754 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
975–1240 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 600.00–975.00 $822.07
975–1325 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 800.00–1,150.00 $959.63
1090–1340 1282 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 675.00–870.00 $836.11
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
850–910 881 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–800.00 $737.16
895–935 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–850.00 $747.81

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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) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +125.00
1000–1100 1038 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.