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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $422.47/cwt -25.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,222/hd at 526 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $436.62/cwt -64.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 734 0
Feeder cattle 211 541 0
Slaughter cattle 62 150 0
Replacement cattle 9 43 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were not enough feeders in the offering to establish a market trend this week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 360 4 575.00–610.00 $600.52 $2,162 -46.74
400–435 416 7 500.00–550.00 $520.11 $2,164 -32.43
470–487 480 8 450.00–540.00 $490.77 $2,356 -19.81
517–535 523 7 462.00–500.00 $483.24 $2,527 +23.31
552 552 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,263 -23.83
615–640 628 6 377.00–400.00 $388.27 $2,438 -20.78
670 670 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 -22.43
700–720 710 6 310.00–355.00 $332.82 $2,363 -28.61
755 755 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,680 —
852–895 874 6 305.00–307.00 $306.02 $2,675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 550.00–560.00 $554.73 $1,820 -14.48
435 435 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 +0.34
450–496 482 8 410.00–465.00 $451.18 $2,175 -34.38
590 590 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 -113.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,443 -90.00
385–395 390 2 465.00–475.00 $470.06 $1,833 -57.74
413–445 426 16 400.00–475.00 $436.62 $1,860 -64.00
460–490 475 8 400.00–480.00 $441.96 $2,099 -21.27
518–545 525 4 400.00–430.00 $407.79 $2,141 -26.49
555–590 573 2 357.00–370.00 $363.30 $2,082 -46.60
617 fancy 617 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,406 —
662–685 668 4 352.00–360.00 $357.95 $2,391 -3.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 375.00–450.00 $413.74 $1,564 -43.54
435 435 2 347.00–380.00 $363.50 $1,581 —
520 520 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 -16.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 369 5 550.00–600.00 $571.56 $2,109 +43.00
400–445 431 7 425.00–520.00 $499.17 $2,151 -24.61
498 498 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,540 +43.65
505–545 526 17 400.00–490.00 $422.47 $2,222 -25.82
555–597 580 5 345.00–400.00 $363.17 $2,106 -56.12
630–640 635 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 -26.56
705–720 713 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,317 —
852 852 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 372 3 450.00–550.00 $512.40 $1,906 —
460–492 481 8 375.00–415.00 $390.97 $1,881 -9.03
585 585 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,784 -55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1460 1152 80-85% 12 165.00–190.00 $176.70 $2,036 +36.70
1125–1840 1404 80-85% 5 154.00–165.00 $160.13 $2,248 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1600 1523 75-80% 3 155.00–160.00 $157.66 $2,401 —
940–2050 1546 75-80% 13 161.00–182.00 $168.74 $2,609 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1205 1062 85-90% 3 143.00–160.00 $149.16 $1,584 —
1195–1310 1253 85-90% 2 120.00–130.00 $124.77 $1,563 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,044 —
1710–1850 1780 2 190.00–192.00 $191.04 $3,401 -27.06
1010–2145 1790 5 201.00–232.00 $217.50 $3,893 -0.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1480 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,650.00–3,000.00 $2,766.28
1220–1335 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,750.00 $3,216.69
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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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.