Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

6,614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.55/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 672 lb · 438 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.71/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 715 lb · 359 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.65/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 558 lb · 359 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,614	10,898	6,614
Feeder cattle	6,029	9,840	6,029
Slaughter cattle	490	948	490
Replacement cattle	95	110	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold firm to 6.00 higher with some spots up to 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–444	420	20	180.00–192.00	$186.63	$784	+8.04
464–498	478	58	177.00–193.00	$182.29	$871	+5.46
515–549	536	48	178.00–194.00	$183.82	$985	+6.70
550–593	558	359	170.00–184.00	$175.65	$980	+0.74
600–649	633	243	158.00–180.00	$163.95	$1,038	-1.16
650–676	670	366	155.00–172.00	$163.94	$1,098	+4.25
682	682	72	155.50	$155.50	$1,061	-4.19
703–746	725	172	145.00–157.00	$154.24	$1,118	+1.11
762–794	772	64	144.00–154.00	$151.95	$1,173	+2.98
804–842	831	216	140.00–154.75	$150.60	$1,251	+4.46
850–887	865	221	145.50–151.50	$148.74	$1,287	+4.58
901–924	912	140	140.00–145.75	$143.05	$1,305	+2.68
975	975	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,258	-6.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	369	22	160.00–180.00	$168.37	$621	-4.71
403–435	422	18	165.00–180.00	$173.95	$734	+7.44
459–497	479	116	159.00–177.00	$168.24	$806	+0.51
500–546	533	113	160.00–175.00	$168.01	$895	+6.21
553–599	579	147	149.00–171.50	$167.41	$969	+5.24
613–649	632	111	145.00–161.00	$154.78	$978	+6.06
655–696	685	27	141.00–153.00	$146.59	$1,004	-0.47
702–749	735	287	142.00–151.00	$148.73	$1,093	+13.67
780–795	784	29	137.00–141.00	$140.55	$1,102	+0.23
820–842	834	8	135.00–144.00	$140.68	$1,173	+9.73
869–893	875	19	140.00–145.00	$141.34	$1,237	+17.32
912	912	56	138.00	$138.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	24	140.00	$140.00	$815	-7.34

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052	1052	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,147	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	5	104.00	$104.00	$796	-2.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–415	410	29	160.00	$160.00	$656	+5.45
459–497	479	158	151.00–165.50	$158.71	$760	+8.49
501–548	530	262	147.00–164.00	$151.98	$805	+3.78
557 fancy	557	54	160.50	$160.50	$894	—
551–585	564	185	143.00–161.50	$150.96	$851	+3.12
600–644	618	287	141.00–150.00	$145.85	$901	+0.77
654–691	674	293	138.00–153.00	$148.03	$998	+4.54
700–741	715	359	131.00–150.50	$146.71	$1,049	+7.33
752–793	768	18	120.00–137.00	$134.20	$1,031	-2.32
805–836	815	95	135.50–140.50	$139.40	$1,136	+2.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	156.00	$156.00	$479	+4.67
385–395	387	18	140.00–163.00	$155.06	$600	+8.46
415–449	437	27	145.00–156.00	$147.57	$645	+4.68
460–496	481	88	135.00–155.00	$146.89	$707	+4.05
485 unweaned	485	3	125.00	$125.00	$606	—
515–538	528	47	142.00–153.00	$146.47	$773	+9.34
552–593	575	24	135.00–144.00	$140.77	$809	+6.46
602–645	609	96	126.00–149.50	$144.15	$878	+14.14
654–695	670	68	130.00–140.50	$138.16	$926	+8.92
738–743	742	20	131.00–132.00	$131.25	$974	+10.86
756–785	771	10	130.00–133.00	$131.53	$1,014	+10.72
892	892	16	130.00	$130.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–437	430	12	135.00	$135.00	$580	+12.00
468	468	7	122.00	$122.00	$571	-7.92
514–533	518	9	124.00–125.00	$124.78	$646	-1.95
550–584	570	9	125.00	$125.00	$712	—
626	626	13	124.00	$124.00	$776	+10.00
806	806	6	123.00	$123.00	$991	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–432	430	10	170.00–174.00	$173.62	$747	—
551–592	573	16	148.00–157.00	$151.80	$870	+2.16
615–645	627	6	140.00–149.00	$143.02	$897	+4.41
650–699	678	11	133.00–142.50	$138.02	$936	+4.76
770–780	773	3	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$953	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	12	150.00	$150.00	$660	+2.04
465–475	468	3	150.00	$150.00	$702	+6.96
525	525	3	152.00	$152.00	$798	+5.33
624–634	632	10	135.00–136.50	$135.30	$855	-6.22

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1110	788	85-90%	17	23.00–39.00	$32.42	$255	—
745–1310	868	85-90%	23	40.00–49.00	$42.69	$371	—
825–1700	1054	85-90%	72	54.00–64.00	$59.29	$625	—
925–1395	1132	85-90%	38	64.00–75.00	$68.21	$772	+2.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1326–1850	1398	75-80%	77	66.00–72.50	$70.16	$981	—
1430–1600	1502	75-80%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.01	$946	-10.01
1333–1755	1539	75-80%	23	73.00–80.00	$74.87	$1,152	+1.85

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1310	1183	80-85%	15	59.00–65.00	$62.57	$740	+2.94
1000–1340	1210	80-85%	24	72.00–79.00	$74.12	$897	+8.20
970–1617	1280	80-85%	45	66.00–70.50	$68.54	$877	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1605	1220	12	75.00–93.50	$82.34	$1,005	—
1170–2465	1653	20	89.00–101.50	$95.82	$1,584	+1.75
1525–2140	1886	11	104.00–113.50	$107.57	$2,029	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1100	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–900.00	$818.61
1025–1300	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	800.00–1,225.00	$971.76

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–775	732	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	850.00–910.00	$871.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–725	713	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–1,050.00	$956.25	—
725–800	756	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,243.75	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1000	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,550.00	$1,231.25	—
950–1100	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-7.14
1000–1050	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,106.25	-300.89

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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.