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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

1,894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.70/cwt +17.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 591 lb · 184 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.26/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 473 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.50/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 529 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,894 3,054 1,994
Feeder cattle 1,453 2,204 1,585
Slaughter cattle 418 802 363
Replacement cattle 23 48 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 8 275.00 $275.00 $748 -2.50
340 340 3 272.50 $272.50 $926 +2.68
355–380 372 24 265.00–300.00 $283.99 $1,056 +12.02
353–385 fancy 374 15 301.00–320.00 $308.98 $1,156 -1.25
400–448 fancy 422 13 293.00–309.00 $299.46 $1,264 -7.35
400–440 423 16 249.00–292.00 $279.45 $1,182 +0.45
470 fancy 470 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,386 +5.00
452–493 476 27 250.00–282.00 $264.52 $1,259 -18.16
518 thin fleshed 518 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,463 —
512–530 fancy 519 8 276.00–290.00 $284.64 $1,477 -14.36
500–546 535 29 260.00–280.00 $267.79 $1,433 -5.10
560 fancy 560 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,635 +7.80
553–598 576 29 243.00–287.00 $267.61 $1,541 -2.83
594 value added 594 152 297.50 $297.50 $1,767 —
608–645 631 16 240.00–260.00 $252.31 $1,592 -7.04
650–686 669 23 230.00–252.00 $240.67 $1,610 -9.99
703 703 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,750 +13.08
756 756 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,814 +6.14
777 fancy 777 15 235.50 $235.50 $1,830 —
820–825 823 8 215.00–231.00 $222.98 $1,835 -4.47
877 877 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,903 —
897 897 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 5 235.00–257.00 $248.14 $789 +15.75
385–395 389 10 235.00–265.00 $258.67 $1,006 +24.13
430–447 435 10 228.00–262.00 $249.28 $1,084 +12.43
450–481 470 43 240.00–265.00 $253.81 $1,193 +10.02
500–545 527 16 225.00–252.00 $242.40 $1,277 +6.33
558–598 579 15 229.00–269.00 $250.88 $1,453 +6.76
605–640 631 4 220.00–227.00 $225.32 $1,422 +17.32
652 652 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,350 —
750–760 752 6 210.00–231.00 $227.46 $1,710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–280 272 8 237.50–240.00 $239.03 $650 +2.03
300–348 314 37 237.50–267.00 $257.18 $808 +17.35
373 fancy 373 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,026 +5.00
350–395 375 41 229.00–262.00 $250.30 $939 -0.80
400–445 425 45 223.00–257.00 $245.59 $1,044 +0.34
405–445 fancy 434 12 261.00–287.00 $265.41 $1,152 —
459 fancy 459 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,239 —
453–495 474 56 225.00–252.00 $241.35 $1,144 -4.07
510–544 528 52 211.00–257.00 $238.46 $1,259 -1.77
535 fancy 535 8 240.00–252.50 $246.25 $1,317 +10.25
555–586 571 22 213.00–250.00 $235.65 $1,346 +2.86
580 580 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,264 -14.79
605 fancy 605 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 -16.00
600–635 619 9 204.00–234.00 $213.19 $1,320 -18.29
650–655 652 14 200.00–242.00 $218.21 $1,423 -13.85
731 731 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,667 +17.97
796 796 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,767 —
810–822 817 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,634 —
852–895 870 7 204.00–210.00 $206.64 $1,798 +6.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–287 283 5 212.00–225.00 $219.72 $622 -10.28
308–340 319 6 200.00–230.00 $212.87 $679 -12.13
367–390 379 8 200.00–212.00 $208.78 $791 -15.38
405–443 420 30 200.00–235.00 $224.39 $942 +13.58
455–490 472 19 203.00–242.00 $224.86 $1,061 -2.91
500–546 528 14 205.00–239.00 $230.39 $1,216 +16.94
552–596 578 22 190.00–210.00 $203.60 $1,177 -4.48
602–647 625 32 180.00–212.00 $199.80 $1,249 -9.83
650–693 678 16 182.00–217.00 $196.75 $1,334 -1.88
715 715 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —
790 790 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,501 +5.00
925 925 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,498 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 7 265.00–287.50 $276.52 $1,059 +30.85
401–405 fancy 403 7 287.00–303.00 $296.10 $1,193 —
412–448 429 17 235.00–285.00 $252.99 $1,085 +7.44
451–495 468 26 225.00–272.50 $253.71 $1,187 +6.50
501–535 508 9 220.00–252.00 $240.92 $1,224 +5.29
565–575 570 6 222.00–249.00 $235.38 $1,342 +9.99
607–618 613 6 210.00–218.00 $214.04 $1,312 +2.56
655 655 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
785 785 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–390 379 7 175.00–227.00 $204.08 $773 -46.30
410–446 428 7 210.00–227.00 $223.74 $958 -1.26
510–545 528 4 200.00–216.00 $210.23 $1,110 -0.79
555–582 572 11 181.00–222.00 $201.78 $1,154 -8.23
620–625 623 5 184.00–200.00 $196.82 $1,226 -19.02
665 665 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,323 +9.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1365 1150 80-85% 3 80.00–85.00 $81.22 $934 —
840–1650 1186 80-85% 50 84.00–105.00 $97.28 $1,154 —
970–1725 1231 80-85% 49 96.00–110.00 $104.77 $1,290 +4.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1940 1495 75-80% 28 97.00–112.00 $105.73 $1,581 —
1275–1765 1500 75-80% 28 89.00–104.00 $99.52 $1,493 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–810 764 85-90% 5 51.00–75.00 $63.62 $486 —
805–1210 995 85-90% 16 80.00–89.00 $84.47 $840 —
745–1350 1054 85-90% 15 87.00–95.00 $90.19 $951 +0.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2235 1548 6 100.00–122.00 $112.05 $1,735 +2.70
1225–2230 1751 16 111.00–131.00 $124.06 $2,172 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–975 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 925.00–1,125.00 $1,058.12
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
890–985 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,185.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1255 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,435.00 $1,344.38
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 960.00–1,150.00 $1,041.43 —
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.