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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

3,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.44/cwt +14.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 573 lb · 153 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.10/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 626 lb · 138 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.73/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 581 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,054 2,057 2,199
Feeder cattle 2,204 1,508 1,826
Slaughter cattle 802 503 355
Replacement cattle 48 46 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 10.00 to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 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
280 280 3 277.50 $277.50 $777 —
300–345 326 17 260.00–282.00 $269.82 $880 +34.81
355–393 381 27 262.00–290.00 $271.97 $1,036 +31.97
395–397 fancy 397 14 300.00–313.00 $310.23 $1,232 —
402–445 416 35 250.00–295.00 $279.00 $1,161 +9.25
405–446 fancy 426 14 300.00–313.00 $306.81 $1,307 —
462 fancy 462 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,340 —
455–495 474 49 248.00–301.00 $282.68 $1,340 -0.77
516 fancy 516 13 299.00 $299.00 $1,543 —
522–525 value added 524 39 303.50–305.50 $304.68 $1,597 —
505–542 525 32 240.00–292.00 $272.89 $1,433 -5.19
550–597 578 84 240.00–282.00 $270.44 $1,563 +8.49
555–591 fancy 589 38 284.00–288.00 $284.20 $1,674 -1.67
608–627 fancy 616 17 257.00–284.00 $277.14 $1,707 +4.55
602–642 623 54 235.00–267.00 $259.35 $1,616 +27.90
629–634 value added 631 67 276.00–285.00 $281.09 $1,774 —
668–678 fancy 673 11 248.00–256.00 $251.67 $1,694 —
650–698 678 111 226.00–282.00 $250.66 $1,699 +9.98
712 value added 712 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,773 —
706–746 728 44 230.00–246.00 $235.92 $1,717 +8.92
765–790 779 13 204.00–239.00 $233.86 $1,822 +4.86
805–837 821 6 225.00–230.00 $227.45 $1,867 +14.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 4 250.00 $250.00 $692 —
315–345 327 12 220.00–260.00 $232.39 $760 —
367–380 374 7 227.00–240.00 $234.54 $877 -28.26
415–445 434 22 215.00–255.00 $236.85 $1,028 +8.39
450–485 462 9 225.00–262.00 $243.79 $1,126 +19.66
501–549 520 22 222.00–252.00 $236.07 $1,228 -1.91
550–594 582 18 218.00–257.00 $244.12 $1,421 +16.54
590 fancy 590 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 —
620 620 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,290 -8.56
718–720 719 4 197.00–210.00 $206.74 $1,486 —
862 862 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,983 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 237.00 $237.00 $597 +22.00
300–325 313 6 235.00–242.00 $239.83 $751 +18.62
332 thin fleshed 332 4 260.00 $260.00 $863 —
345 fancy 345 3 275.00 $275.00 $949 —
350–397 382 44 227.00–265.00 $251.10 $959 +19.78
399 fancy 399 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,077 —
402–449 422 84 220.00–260.00 $245.25 $1,035 +26.29
450–498 478 67 218.00–262.00 $245.42 $1,173 +23.27
522 value added 522 29 260.00 $260.00 $1,357 —
500–548 524 54 218.00–252.00 $240.23 $1,259 +19.97
528 fancy 528 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,246 —
553–561 fancy 556 14 240.00–270.00 $256.37 $1,425 —
568 value added 568 41 257.00 $257.00 $1,460 —
550–599 578 98 199.00–250.00 $232.79 $1,346 +5.86
609 value added 609 24 249.00 $249.00 $1,516 —
600–645 617 28 200.00–250.00 $231.48 $1,428 +14.02
626 fancy 626 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,540 —
662 value added 662 33 240.00 $240.00 $1,589 —
655–698 675 50 200.00–245.00 $232.06 $1,566 —
700–745 721 13 190.00–233.00 $210.03 $1,514 +13.97
875 875 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,750 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 230.00 $230.00 $621 —
335 335 3 225.00 $225.00 $754 -7.73
355–395 369 12 215.00–230.00 $224.16 $827 +19.31
410–448 426 27 200.00–222.00 $210.81 $898 -10.69
450–480 463 14 212.00–235.00 $227.77 $1,055 +7.67
500–545 519 35 190.00–237.00 $213.45 $1,108 -2.93
550–580 562 10 194.00–220.00 $208.08 $1,169 -1.66
604–645 612 15 192.00–222.00 $209.63 $1,283 +11.91
660–693 679 14 185.00–215.00 $198.63 $1,349 -4.13
770 770 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 +25.00
863 863 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 fancy 357 3 270.00 $270.00 $964 —
385–390 387 9 237.00–250.00 $245.67 $951 +21.85
405–440 421 18 225.00–260.00 $245.55 $1,034 +10.53
455–490 478 7 245.00–255.00 $247.21 $1,182 +13.40
508 fancy 508 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,321 —
520–545 532 7 225.00–240.00 $235.63 $1,254 +6.08
565–595 583 8 210.00–247.00 $225.39 $1,314 +11.55
607–640 621 11 200.00–220.00 $211.48 $1,313 +25.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 378 5 230.00–265.00 $250.38 $946 +18.75
447 447 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,006 +2.63
453–485 469 6 215.00–225.00 $219.83 $1,031 +3.18
502–515 505 5 210.00–215.00 $211.02 $1,066 -2.99
558–592 572 9 200.00–215.00 $210.01 $1,201 +10.80
602–630 609 7 212.00–217.00 $215.84 $1,314 +31.13
650–694 687 6 187.00–205.00 $189.84 $1,304 +6.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 8 236.00 $236.00 $994 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1450 1205 80-85% 28 83.50–96.00 $91.81 $1,106 -6.13
975–1895 1248 80-85% 57 94.00–106.00 $99.88 $1,247 +1.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1605 1383 75-80% 10 88.00–97.00 $94.08 $1,301 -3.71
1010–1750 1405 75-80% 52 93.50–109.50 $99.98 $1,405 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1060 923 85-90% 9 70.00–81.00 $77.49 $715 +13.48
955–1360 1051 85-90% 14 84.00–96.00 $89.30 $939 +3.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1655 1539 4 100.50–115.00 $109.35 $1,683 —
1410–1975 1695 14 120.00–134.00 $125.63 $2,129 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1068 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1080–1355 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,550.00 $1,334.99
1095–1450 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,403.92
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
875–895 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.56
875–965 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–1,200.00 $909.94

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -20.00
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +480.00
1000–1175 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,675.00–1,800.00 $1,764.29 —

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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.