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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.95/cwt -9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 525 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.35/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 618 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.94/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 970 1,894
Feeder cattle 780 798 1,453
Slaughter cattle 116 152 418
Replacement cattle 13 20 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter cows sold steady to 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
260 260 3 307.00 $307.00 $798 —
315 fancy 315 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 -5.86
305–330 324 5 324.00–345.00 $328.40 $1,064 -11.50
368 fancy 368 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,389 +5.50
365–394 386 13 329.00–367.00 $343.46 $1,326 -5.09
400–445 422 8 305.00–342.00 $324.81 $1,371 -5.90
450–495 474 11 315.00–327.00 $321.80 $1,525 -10.80
500–547 520 25 292.50–325.00 $308.80 $1,606 +4.77
536 fancy 536 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,769 -2.99
555–589 573 32 298.00–315.00 $302.97 $1,736 +3.69
606–640 620 12 265.00–300.00 $282.75 $1,753 +6.20
660–667 663 16 265.00–285.00 $278.30 $1,845 +10.28
700–745 724 22 235.00–272.00 $263.18 $1,905 +7.13
760–775 768 7 235.00–248.00 $238.12 $1,829 +0.16
805–827 816 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,026 —
355–365 362 3 330.00–340.00 $333.27 $1,206 +42.28
410–420 416 4 300.00–310.00 $305.05 $1,269 +5.24
460–490 476 20 275.00–310.00 $288.75 $1,374 -13.90
505–545 532 8 280.00–293.00 $284.67 $1,514 —
565–597 578 16 260.00–285.00 $279.68 $1,617 +12.40
605–645 618 39 250.00–275.00 $265.35 $1,640 +8.60
655–690 672 7 240.00–257.00 $247.96 $1,666 -11.68
682 682 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,514 -37.64
700–735 718 8 232.00–250.00 $241.56 $1,734 +3.56
750–765 759 4 232.00–244.00 $236.50 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 265.00 $265.00 $980 —
415 415 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 3 277.00–345.00 $313.47 $1,034 -4.23
350–398 382 21 300.00–337.00 $308.63 $1,179 -15.61
400–445 426 18 280.00–310.00 $298.38 $1,271 +0.59
415–442 fancy 438 12 320.00–327.00 $321.11 $1,406 —
450–490 463 18 275.00–307.00 $288.47 $1,336 +0.65
505–548 525 49 255.00–300.00 $279.95 $1,470 -3.66
555–570 565 11 255.00–270.00 $262.24 $1,482 -16.20
600–642 617 26 235.00–260.00 $250.16 $1,543 +7.22
669 669 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,646 -0.60
712–740 719 4 214.00–227.00 $223.66 $1,608 —
750–765 759 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,677 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 275.00 $275.00 $993 -23.16
440–449 447 11 260.00–271.00 $262.42 $1,173 -5.86
450–495 470 12 243.00–280.00 $265.90 $1,250 -2.37
500–545 523 8 250.00–270.00 $265.61 $1,389 +5.20
552–587 569 22 235.00–270.00 $251.53 $1,431 +11.27
617–645 626 3 230.00–248.00 $241.82 $1,514 —
657–695 674 13 217.00–240.00 $232.19 $1,565 +0.19
700–730 708 6 225.00–235.00 $227.72 $1,612 +2.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 280.00–290.00 $282.57 $1,074 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 376 6 300.00–317.50 $309.08 $1,162 -4.63
410–440 425 10 305.00–337.50 $320.97 $1,364 —
465–480 475 8 307.50–320.00 $316.01 $1,501 +16.01
515–542 528 11 282.00–297.00 $291.29 $1,538 +1.56
550–596 575 10 273.00–285.00 $276.79 $1,592 -5.19
630–648 644 5 249.00–255.00 $250.17 $1,611 -8.53
650–695 657 15 230.00–241.00 $238.44 $1,567 -3.10
740 740 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 6 260.00–287.00 $272.16 $1,306 -18.74
505 505 4 250.00–257.50 $251.88 $1,272 -18.85
550–582 569 7 250.00–285.00 $271.01 $1,542 +11.18
600–637 625 3 230.00–240.00 $233.20 $1,458 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,391 -23.86
1070–1330 1226 80-85% 10 120.00–130.00 $124.53 $1,527 -13.33
940–1680 1256 80-85% 20 130.00–150.00 $138.62 $1,741 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $398 —
850–1280 1012 85-90% 8 90.00–122.00 $105.70 $1,070 +4.95
905–1480 1187 85-90% 10 108.00–137.00 $117.67 $1,397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1490 1373 75-80% 10 130.00–148.00 $139.69 $1,918 —
1375 1375 75-80% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,829 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 65-75% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1605 1508 2 130.00–135.00 $132.66 $2,001 —
1435–2215 1778 9 140.00–156.00 $149.45 $2,657 —
1475–2395 1846 9 150.00–169.00 $160.45 $2,962 -2.52

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–742 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,282.44
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1025–1510 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,700.00–2,040.00 $1,837.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,675.00 $2,337.50 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.