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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 122 447 281
Feeder cattle 97 370 224
Slaughter cattle 25 72 57
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeders to establish a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 -42.86
658 658 3 374.00 $374.00 $2,461 +0.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 482.00 $482.00 $2,077 +27.88
505–545 521 5 350.00–368.00 $362.68 $1,890 -42.28
550–575 563 2 340.00–355.00 $347.33 $1,955 -28.28
610–615 611 4 330.00–347.00 $342.72 $2,094 -41.87
728–730 729 4 300.00–302.00 $301.00 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 413 5 400.00–410.00 $404.19 $1,669 +4.19
485–494 493 7 357.00–373.00 $370.75 $1,828 —
510 510 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 391 5 485.00–522.00 $513.33 $2,007 +6.12
415–435 430 4 500.00–512.00 $509.10 $2,189 +76.04
450–483 469 6 440.00–485.00 $465.15 $2,182 +17.17
562–575 567 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,984 -25.00
665–685 681 5 315.00–323.00 $319.58 $2,176 -5.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,537 —
1105–1700 1296 80-85% 8 164.00–180.00 $172.66 $2,238 +15.33
1175–1760 1402 80-85% 3 155.00–159.00 $157.58 $2,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1000 908 85-90% 2 130.00–143.00 $137.16 $1,245 —
945–1065 988 85-90% 3 140.00–151.00 $147.17 $1,454 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $2,920 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,872 —
1955 1955 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,106 —

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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.