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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

1,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.13/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 522 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.18/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 480 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.98/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 427 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,249 1,454 720
Feeder cattle 920 1,121 475
Slaughter cattle 303 294 225
Replacement cattle 26 39 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 276 9 287.00–300.00 $294.93 $814 —
303 fancy 303 3 327.00 $327.00 $991 —
325–345 333 14 290.00–311.00 $304.00 $1,012 +9.36
362–393 fancy 372 34 315.00–345.00 $333.63 $1,241 +15.36
370–385 381 5 282.00–312.50 $291.51 $1,111 -0.17
403–447 423 21 265.00–306.00 $295.04 $1,248 +9.53
412–440 fancy 424 9 300.00–321.00 $310.17 $1,315 -4.13
460–470 fancy 468 16 300.00–330.00 $323.80 $1,515 +18.43
450–490 474 13 277.00–288.00 $280.95 $1,332 +3.78
500–520 fancy 506 8 295.00–312.00 $307.35 $1,555 —
500–545 526 12 264.00–300.00 $280.82 $1,477 +9.40
564–577 fancy 573 19 292.00–297.00 $295.45 $1,693 +5.45
562–590 580 8 255.00–256.00 $255.36 $1,481 -14.60
612–616 fancy 614 16 260.50–270.00 $264.08 $1,621 +0.83
618–640 625 9 240.00–255.00 $248.59 $1,554 +9.56
641 thin fleshed 641 15 269.00 $269.00 $1,724 —
685 685 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,699 +0.38
720 720 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 -7.90
750 750 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 230.00 $230.00 $759 -20.11
365–395 382 7 250.00–272.50 $259.97 $993 +13.26
430–435 431 4 250.00–259.00 $256.73 $1,107 +0.73
455–495 471 8 245.00–262.00 $253.53 $1,194 +17.95
522–542 530 11 227.00–265.00 $251.54 $1,333 -2.95
551 thin fleshed 551 25 259.00 $259.00 $1,427 —
560–587 580 13 240.00–260.00 $255.06 $1,479 +4.99
603 603 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,296 -2.73
685 685 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,562 -1.25
701–718 710 6 204.00–216.00 $209.93 $1,491 -23.07
903 903 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,941 +20.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–290 272 8 264.00–275.00 $270.34 $735 +17.19
305–315 311 7 252.00–267.50 $258.52 $804 +7.88
335–344 fancy 343 6 270.00–272.00 $270.33 $927 -6.67
350–385 363 7 242.50–250.00 $247.27 $898 +1.40
365 thin fleshed 365 11 276.00 $276.00 $1,007 —
350–396 fancy 376 21 275.00–280.00 $277.70 $1,044 +10.70
400–445 425 19 235.00–262.00 $248.82 $1,057 -5.56
405–441 fancy 429 21 267.50–275.00 $271.98 $1,167 +18.01
456–495 fancy 469 15 263.00–270.00 $264.15 $1,239 +4.68
450–498 486 29 235.00–265.00 $255.09 $1,240 +11.15
500–547 521 49 219.00–266.00 $246.22 $1,283 -0.53
546 fancy 546 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,431 +15.00
550–597 576 18 220.00–244.00 $234.40 $1,350 -5.65
606–637 626 31 217.00–262.00 $234.83 $1,470 +3.82
666–682 670 16 230.00–240.00 $233.20 $1,562 +5.91
735–743 738 8 217.00–222.00 $220.11 $1,624 +3.93
770 770 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,502 -25.09
850 850 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–317 313 8 215.00–220.00 $216.84 $679 -0.16
440 440 3 222.00 $222.00 $977 -15.53
452–495 475 17 210.00–233.00 $221.64 $1,053 +1.25
545–548 548 6 230.00–252.00 $233.65 $1,280 -1.70
550–597 586 10 212.00–237.00 $226.74 $1,329 +7.40
600–645 622 15 200.00–222.00 $214.42 $1,334 —
665–685 677 3 192.00–210.00 $203.32 $1,376 -0.04
716 716 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,339 -10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 6 270.00–285.00 $277.61 $986 +18.59
365–382 fancy 378 13 312.50–325.00 $322.22 $1,218 —
405–428 fancy 419 8 297.00–312.00 $306.57 $1,285 -0.76
405–440 426 8 272.00–296.00 $277.13 $1,181 +29.13
456–470 462 7 250.00–262.00 $255.23 $1,179 -2.24
484 fancy 484 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,355 —
500–535 519 9 240.00–270.00 $251.34 $1,304 +3.31
555–570 564 15 236.00–259.00 $248.22 $1,400 -2.45
620–646 633 8 210.00–232.00 $220.43 $1,395 -5.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 212.00–225.00 $218.50 $966 —
455 455 3 200.00 $200.00 $910 -20.81
513–520 516 7 227.00–232.00 $229.84 $1,186 —
557–595 570 15 186.00–240.00 $217.13 $1,238 -16.36
653–655 654 7 200.00–217.00 $209.70 $1,371 +21.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1630 1137 80-85% 38 100.00–111.00 $107.87 $1,226 +4.62
805–1455 1164 80-85% 54 110.00–124.00 $115.15 $1,340 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1445 969 85-90% 44 81.00–105.50 $92.17 $893 +10.48
825–1185 996 85-90% 6 65.50–85.00 $72.10 $718 -9.59
865–1915 1098 85-90% 20 96.00–117.00 $102.91 $1,130 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1880 1374 75-80% 16 102.00–110.50 $107.38 $1,475 +5.24
1145–1815 1378 75-80% 19 112.00–129.50 $117.67 $1,621 +15.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1805 1360 6 105.00–117.50 $111.52 $1,517 —
1330–1440 1385 2 90.00–100.00 $94.80 $1,313 —
1325–2130 1789 19 123.00–137.00 $130.75 $2,339 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1295 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,535.00 $1,372.02
1000–1360 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,625.00 $1,496.65
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,245.83 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.