Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

10,898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $146.14/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 828 lb · 783 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.13/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 728 lb · 645 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $140.37/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 923 lb · 630 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,898	13,711	11,964
Feeder cattle	9,840	12,439	10,786
Slaughter cattle	948	1,115	899
Replacement cattle	110	157	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher although a few spots of lower markets were noted late week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–387	380	26	185.00–190.00	$188.41	$716	-0.92
405–440	428	20	173.00–182.00	$178.59	$764	-5.79
466–497	472	41	173.00–182.00	$176.83	$835	-4.84
500–545	517	197	163.00–185.00	$177.12	$916	-0.31
551–587	569	116	164.00–183.50	$174.91	$995	+19.45
600–648	620	405	152.00–170.50	$165.11	$1,024	+1.90
650–691	662	147	147.00–165.50	$159.69	$1,057	+21.19
703–746	728	645	135.00–156.00	$153.13	$1,115	+0.41
750–798	773	362	136.00–156.25	$148.97	$1,152	+4.93
807–847	828	783	139.75–154.00	$146.14	$1,210	+3.70
852–894	872	490	130.50–150.75	$144.16	$1,257	+3.07
901–946	923	630	136.50–148.25	$140.37	$1,296	+3.00
958–991	974	279	134.50–140.50	$135.90	$1,324	+4.04
1010	1010	17	138.00	$138.00	$1,394	+7.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–393	371	12	164.00–182.50	$173.08	$642	-3.23
408–447	433	39	158.00–170.00	$166.51	$721	-9.50
450–494	479	79	158.00–172.00	$167.73	$803	-2.19
500–547	520	99	145.00–170.00	$161.80	$841	-2.53
550–597	575	297	154.00–168.00	$162.17	$932	-0.54
602–645	624	120	136.00–154.00	$148.72	$928	-2.89
652–699	683	117	135.00–154.00	$147.06	$1,004	-0.58
702–737	717	28	130.00–143.00	$135.06	$968	-4.28
754–795	774	167	125.00–143.50	$140.32	$1,086	-2.51
802–842	825	34	125.00–133.00	$130.95	$1,080	-6.71
875–890	880	4	122.50–128.00	$124.02	$1,091	+4.02
989	989	25	128.50	$128.50	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–446	423	12	160.00	$160.00	$677	+12.84
468–495	484	10	152.00–161.00	$157.88	$764	+6.96
518–543	532	34	140.00–155.00	$149.07	$793	+4.73
554–597	575	78	140.00–153.00	$147.34	$847	+3.67
611–642	623	5	136.00–140.00	$138.35	$862	+5.40
777	777	7	126.00	$126.00	$979	—
969	969	37	122.00	$122.00	$1,182	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679	679	13	147.00	$147.00	$998	-0.50
900	900	40	142.00	$142.00	$1,278	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–570	562	4	125.00–132.00	$128.55	$722	—
760–764	763	5	105.50–110.00	$106.40	$812	—
903	903	3	100.00	$100.00	$903	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	10	121.00	$121.00	$736	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	155.00	$155.00	$529	-2.93
381	381	5	154.00	$154.00	$587	-5.06
409–448	432	73	150.00–158.00	$154.55	$668	-2.00
455–498	483	56	144.00–155.00	$150.22	$726	-4.92
503–548	525	270	139.00–156.00	$148.20	$778	-0.50
550–596	572	331	138.00–153.00	$147.84	$846	+2.70
600–647	623	150	135.00–153.00	$145.08	$904	+1.23
650–691	671	422	139.00–155.00	$143.49	$963	+0.78
700–749	714	217	132.00–144.00	$139.38	$995	+4.38
752–797	771	556	130.25–141.50	$136.52	$1,053	-3.24
801–841	818	268	126.00–139.00	$137.02	$1,121	+2.98
860–889	872	279	126.00–135.00	$133.04	$1,160	—
908–912	911	24	126.00–131.50	$130.13	$1,185	—
1030	1030	15	116.00	$116.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–323	319	18	150.00–152.00	$151.33	$483	-4.12
360–397	380	26	140.00–153.00	$146.60	$557	+0.38
401–447	431	109	130.00–149.00	$142.89	$616	-3.10
450–498	476	104	130.00–149.00	$142.84	$680	-0.02
505–546	528	92	125.00–144.00	$137.13	$724	+0.01
550–595	575	83	127.00–140.00	$134.31	$772	-6.30
604–647	628	75	120.00–137.00	$130.01	$816	-3.88
650–695	673	91	120.00–137.00	$129.24	$870	-4.75
710–743	725	18	115.00–122.50	$120.39	$873	-9.73
752–793	771	10	118.00–128.00	$120.81	$931	-7.30
901	901	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–442	427	12	121.00–129.00	$123.00	$525	-7.00
455–497	484	22	125.00–132.00	$129.92	$629	-2.75
511–546	538	27	122.00–128.00	$126.73	$682	-4.22
620	620	6	114.00	$114.00	$707	-18.00
710–715	713	6	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$834	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–492	478	12	120.00–122.00	$120.73	$577	—
556	556	11	113.00	$113.00	$628	—
646	646	8	111.00	$111.00	$717	-12.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	474	4	120.00	$120.00	$569	—
650–660	655	4	125.00–135.50	$130.21	$853	—
715	715	4	107.00	$107.00	$765	-18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	5	176.00	$176.00	$796	—
504–530	509	16	159.00–162.00	$161.48	$822	+5.14
551–583	559	11	141.00–153.00	$149.64	$836	+11.86
620–640	633	15	132.00–139.50	$138.61	$877	+8.31
655–695	681	7	127.00–136.00	$133.26	$908	+2.56
715	715	6	132.00	$132.00	$944	+0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	8	146.00	$146.00	$612	—
455–485	461	5	110.00–125.00	$113.16	$522	—
521	521	6	144.00	$144.00	$750	-2.00
570–590	583	15	147.00–149.00	$147.65	$861	+4.65
691–699	695	16	121.00–126.00	$123.80	$860	—
721–726	724	6	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–367	364	9	145.00–186.00	$171.76	$625	+15.76
411–445	420	10	140.00–157.00	$147.96	$621	+3.96
450–480	470	11	138.00–151.00	$143.04	$672	+18.33
510–533	522	6	146.00–150.00	$146.67	$766	+5.02
570–578	576	4	115.00–131.00	$118.96	$685	-6.05
602–642	615	12	135.00–145.00	$141.52	$870	+12.40
670	670	3	119.00	$119.00	$797	+0.35

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	12	133.00	$133.00	$789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681–1085	802	85-90%	38	23.00–39.00	$32.58	$261	-2.06
771–1255	954	85-90%	52	40.00–50.00	$44.85	$428	—
755–1575	1091	85-90%	180	51.00–63.50	$57.49	$627	-9.29
895–1425	1130	85-90%	64	60.00–72.00	$65.34	$738	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1545	1195	80-85%	32	54.00–62.50	$59.63	$713	-1.85
892–1665	1207	80-85%	197	60.00–71.50	$65.92	$796	-0.66
1055–1415	1241	80-85%	30	70.00–81.00	$72.75	$903	-2.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1678	1414	75-80%	102	64.00–71.00	$67.92	$960	+3.20
1230–1595	1417	75-80%	29	60.00–65.50	$63.64	$902	-1.08
1325–1740	1518	75-80%	26	70.00–77.50	$73.02	$1,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2420	1453	7	79.00–88.00	$85.29	$1,239	—
1115–2265	1675	36	86.50–101.50	$94.07	$1,576	—
1595–2310	1939	14	100.50–112.00	$105.51	$2,046	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–920	877	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	81.00–83.00	$81.69	$716
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	73.00	$73.00	$978

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–775	746	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	73.00–89.00	$76.54	$571

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	735.00–925.00	$795.24
920–1280	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	600.00–1,275.00	$912.31

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–815	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–750.00	$717.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1466	1399	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,120.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,407.14	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–483	482	7	82.00–85.00	$84.58	$408	-7.91
854–865	858	5	74.00–75.50	$74.90	$643	-16.77

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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.