Cattle Market Pulse

Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.51/cwt +14.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 478 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.54/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 564 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.62/cwt +24.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 517 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,025 777 2,445
Feeder cattle 899 586 2,081
Slaughter cattle 110 148 342
Replacement cattle 16 43 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 7.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 321 7 325.00–367.00 $343.82 $1,104 -3.60
360–392 379 10 342.00–372.00 $361.15 $1,369 +24.75
425 value added 425 3 344.00 $344.00 $1,462 —
407–445 430 17 297.50–370.00 $331.99 $1,428 -3.38
450–495 468 34 300.00–355.00 $340.72 $1,595 +21.08
475–495 value added 484 14 344.00–367.00 $356.91 $1,727 —
500–545 521 27 295.00–345.00 $317.66 $1,655 +11.54
505–541 fancy 524 11 335.00–350.00 $341.37 $1,789 —
560 value added 560 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,831 —
560–568 fancy 562 12 310.00–329.00 $324.20 $1,822 —
550–594 565 43 279.00–327.00 $306.93 $1,734 -3.98
615–617 fancy 616 8 300.00–305.00 $303.13 $1,867 —
605–641 624 25 263.00–300.00 $286.10 $1,785 -0.84
653–690 669 33 265.00–284.00 $273.77 $1,832 +3.92
722 value added 722 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,942 —
710–735 725 5 235.00–262.00 $250.70 $1,818 +10.81
772 772 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,853 -0.80
870–878 874 2 220.00–239.00 $229.54 $2,006 +2.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 373 6 280.00–310.00 $302.48 $1,128 -12.40
400–435 415 3 300.00–330.00 $310.30 $1,288 -8.66
438 fancy 438 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,432 —
457–495 476 16 275.00–310.00 $297.80 $1,418 -7.25
505–535 522 9 257.00–287.00 $274.54 $1,433 -16.14
555–598 577 19 252.00–292.00 $277.69 $1,602 -5.47
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —
650–698 688 10 232.00–262.00 $250.70 $1,725 —
730–745 741 4 220.00–229.00 $226.78 $1,680 —
760–795 780 7 225.00–235.00 $230.20 $1,796 +30.20

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 17 290.00–320.00 $306.59 $1,150 -12.20
377 fancy 377 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,197 —
403–440 424 29 280.00–315.00 $298.36 $1,265 +6.60
406–440 fancy 424 8 320.00–327.00 $323.29 $1,371 -9.71
441 value added 441 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,451 —
450–496 478 59 270.00–305.00 $295.92 $1,414 +13.35
481 value added 481 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,544 —
505–535 512 23 250.00–295.00 $283.08 $1,449 +17.45
501–535 fancy 519 15 290.00–308.00 $300.88 $1,562 —
523 value added 523 14 292.00 $292.00 $1,527 —
565 fancy 565 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,650 —
555–595 570 10 239.00–265.00 $253.97 $1,448 -2.11
605 value added 605 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,609 —
600–635 617 24 225.00–260.00 $247.64 $1,528 +3.95
655–699 677 18 230.00–253.00 $237.27 $1,606 +0.12
750–795 766 8 229.00–235.00 $232.94 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 3 250.00–275.00 $264.97 $827 -17.06
360–395 379 9 251.00–310.00 $282.35 $1,070 -11.78
410–440 425 12 250.00–267.00 $257.37 $1,094 -15.10
460–495 479 13 250.00–285.00 $265.16 $1,270 -4.38
512–530 521 10 235.00–260.00 $251.43 $1,310 -16.41
550–595 579 15 227.00–270.00 $251.78 $1,458 +15.29
620–635 629 7 210.00–230.00 $224.87 $1,414 +3.03
782 782 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,572 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 9 300.00–332.00 $315.25 $1,179 -5.33
400–440 416 9 285.00–332.00 $313.95 $1,306 +8.40
450–487 471 15 275.00–315.00 $299.94 $1,413 +5.44
507–515 510 8 270.00–285.00 $280.51 $1,431 -6.45
565–575 568 4 268.00–276.00 $273.97 $1,556 +3.97
600–620 604 5 245.00–258.00 $250.65 $1,514 +11.15
655–690 672 9 233.00–250.00 $237.19 $1,594 +6.34
710–740 725 6 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $1,631 +9.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 480 3 250.00–270.00 $261.89 $1,257 -3.11
500–545 522 5 240.00–260.00 $254.77 $1,330 -2.46
570–590 580 14 240.00–268.00 $256.30 $1,487 +18.23
650–695 665 3 220.00–250.00 $239.55 $1,593 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,357 —
950–1885 1240 80-85% 35 127.00–155.00 $136.65 $1,694 +15.85
1115–1395 1276 80-85% 6 119.00–134.00 $127.34 $1,625 +16.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $468 —
770–1150 969 85-90% 13 90.00–110.00 $100.84 $977 —
870–1400 1150 85-90% 14 105.00–128.00 $114.17 $1,313 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1995 1477 75-80% 17 128.00–157.00 $137.75 $2,035 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,576 —
1915 1915 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,394 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1440 1350 2 138.00–146.00 $142.27 $1,921 —
1515–2325 1856 9 149.00–176.00 $161.58 $2,999 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,462.50
1150–1290 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,775.00–1,860.00 $1,827.43
1180–1465 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,750.00 $1,559.92
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–955 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,512.47
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
955–990 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,900.00 $1,874.55

↑ Back to top

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 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 200.00 $200.00 $634 —

↑ Back to top

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.