Cattle Market Pulse

Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

755 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 $281.38/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.85/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 576 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.71/cwt -9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 520 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 755 909 1,150
Feeder cattle 594 780 864
Slaughter cattle 149 116 273
Replacement cattle 12 13 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold uneven from 7.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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
305–345 337 10 330.00–370.00 $341.20 $1,150 +12.80
360–395 380 8 325.00–345.00 $336.24 $1,278 -7.22
400–415 405 8 285.00–332.00 $319.04 $1,292 -5.77
410–417 fancy 415 10 359.00–367.50 $364.98 $1,515 —
450–495 472 13 300.00–329.00 $316.64 $1,495 -5.16
505–535 510 8 287.00–314.00 $300.38 $1,532 -8.42
515 fancy 515 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,653 -9.00
550–590 567 23 279.00–307.50 $293.37 $1,663 -9.60
601–645 618 22 262.00–300.00 $277.81 $1,717 -4.94
655–680 665 5 267.00–285.00 $277.64 $1,846 -0.66
700–747 720 18 256.00–277.00 $266.91 $1,922 +3.73
755–770 758 5 247.00–257.00 $253.77 $1,924 +15.65
820–825 824 10 238.00–248.00 $245.01 $2,019 +10.01
959 959 4 235.00 $235.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–396 392 4 285.00–316.00 $292.84 $1,148 -40.43
455–485 471 12 287.00–310.00 $300.93 $1,417 +12.18
505–540 521 9 265.00–282.00 $274.55 $1,430 -10.12
558–592 574 9 270.00–285.00 $274.55 $1,576 -5.13
655–690 675 5 230.00–260.00 $241.24 $1,628 -6.72

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–292 285 6 322.50–345.00 $334.03 $952 —
335 fancy 335 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,097 —
350–392 377 12 282.50–327.00 $304.45 $1,148 -4.18
403 fancy 403 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,298 +0.89
422–445 436 15 277.00–310.00 $297.59 $1,297 -0.79
450–490 475 31 265.00–295.00 $281.38 $1,337 -7.09
500–548 520 30 260.00–280.00 $270.71 $1,408 -9.24
555–595 576 31 253.00–277.00 $268.85 $1,549 +6.61
600–645 620 30 240.00–267.00 $259.38 $1,608 +9.22
650–695 668 15 235.00–256.00 $243.26 $1,625 -2.74
700 700 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 +6.34
750–772 765 10 232.00–243.00 $235.24 $1,800 +14.24
805–825 820 5 230.00–235.00 $233.80 $1,917 —
902 902 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 3 266.00–275.00 $270.31 $1,176 +7.89
465–495 486 11 245.00–280.00 $259.56 $1,261 -6.34
520–540 532 3 240.00–250.00 $246.65 $1,312 -18.96
552–585 573 12 230.00–257.00 $246.02 $1,410 -5.51

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 11 272.50–327.00 $305.66 $1,293 -15.31
462–495 475 18 275.00–310.00 $293.69 $1,395 -22.32
510–542 524 12 270.00–302.50 $286.44 $1,501 -4.85
555–595 570 14 270.00–285.00 $280.51 $1,599 +3.72
615–620 619 4 239.00–263.00 $244.96 $1,516 -5.21
700 700 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–495 482 4 250.00–251.00 $250.26 $1,206 -21.90
500–545 533 13 242.50–265.00 $259.44 $1,383 +7.56
550–575 561 23 235.00–275.00 $257.29 $1,443 -13.72
675–695 685 2 225.00–230.00 $227.54 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1220 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,100.00–2,650.00 $2,386.14 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1580 1259 80-85% 19 110.00–128.00 $119.44 $1,504 -19.18
990–1585 1270 80-85% 34 110.00–148.00 $130.69 $1,660 -7.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1885 1485 75-80% 21 125.00–145.00 $131.00 $1,945 —
1220–1800 1524 75-80% 9 109.00–125.00 $118.76 $1,810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1380 1006 85-90% 14 81.00–113.00 $100.32 $1,009 -5.38
985–1205 1063 85-90% 4 118.00–133.00 $124.58 $1,324 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1965 1537 3 142.00–146.00 $144.34 $2,219 +11.68
1805–2125 2006 4 151.00–160.00 $154.86 $3,106 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1300 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,750.00–1,950.00 $1,881.75
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 180.00 $180.00 $868 —
593 593 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,127 —

↑ 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.