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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

6,514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.95/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 845 lb · 264 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.94/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 575 lb · 247 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.15/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 622 lb · 236 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,514 6,605 8,219
Feeder cattle 5,590 5,558 7,270
Slaughter cattle 698 833 688
Replacement cattle 226 214 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher, although a few heavy weight steers late week sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–347 336 23 185.00–202.00 $193.10 $649 -2.44
355–395 379 12 190.00–200.00 $192.29 $729 +0.17
413–442 433 37 175.00–188.00 $178.74 $774 -5.02
454–491 481 18 175.50–188.00 $182.15 $876 -0.95
505–547 534 127 171.00–184.00 $177.68 $949 -2.66
551–591 577 204 163.00–185.00 $174.62 $1,008 -1.17
601–649 622 236 155.00–175.00 $167.15 $1,040 -0.81
650–688 669 146 154.00–173.00 $165.34 $1,106 +1.87
702–748 724 148 147.00–163.00 $158.24 $1,146 +0.31
751–796 769 199 150.00–160.00 $155.92 $1,199 +3.22
816–849 845 264 134.00–152.75 $150.95 $1,276 -0.87
870 870 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,296 -1.48
924 924 15 132.00 $132.00 $1,220 -8.07
1025 1025 131 140.00 $140.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 8 185.00 $185.00 $501 —
328 328 4 170.00 $170.00 $558 —
365–390 375 28 168.00–187.50 $183.99 $690 +0.99
416–438 425 42 160.00–175.00 $171.29 $728 +5.11
450–498 478 109 150.00–176.00 $172.94 $827 +5.36
500–548 520 102 152.00–170.00 $162.75 $846 +0.67
550–598 579 166 146.00–170.00 $161.85 $937 +0.62
600–649 633 93 148.00–161.50 $156.69 $992 +1.24
650–695 675 148 145.00–161.50 $159.03 $1,073 +7.52
712–745 733 41 135.00–150.00 $143.13 $1,049 +4.48
755–799 765 73 140.00–147.00 $145.18 $1,111 +0.82
809–820 812 12 132.00–140.00 $134.02 $1,088 +3.14
853–895 869 7 135.00–145.00 $138.67 $1,205 +2.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–363 359 12 170.00 $170.00 $610 -1.46
414–449 428 34 150.00–160.00 $158.96 $680 +6.30
450–489 470 72 140.00–162.00 $156.83 $737 +1.48
515–530 520 13 145.00–151.00 $148.69 $773 +0.37
550–594 571 53 140.00–152.00 $146.90 $839 +0.13
613–617 615 16 130.00–136.00 $133.74 $823 +3.35
670–695 679 13 140.00–144.00 $142.44 $967 +8.14
759–782 764 20 121.00–130.00 $122.22 $934 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 11 174.00 $174.00 $1,023 —
668 668 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,002 -8.00
710–728 719 14 149.00–156.00 $152.54 $1,097 —
998 998 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,198 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 526 14 128.00–130.00 $128.56 $676 —
587 587 6 132.00 $132.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 329 14 155.00–162.00 $158.10 $520 —
365–385 374 12 158.00–162.00 $160.06 $599 +0.01
407–447 432 97 152.00–162.00 $157.56 $681 -1.61
452–495 475 102 145.50–166.00 $157.33 $747 +0.02
501–548 531 204 147.00–163.00 $154.39 $820 +0.26
550–598 575 247 144.00–160.00 $150.94 $868 -0.62
618 fancy 618 31 155.00 $155.00 $958 —
602–645 624 161 140.00–153.00 $146.41 $914 -4.08
655–695 671 56 133.00–151.00 $139.53 $936 -3.59
700–746 734 85 125.00–147.50 $140.00 $1,028 -2.09
756–761 757 69 145.00–147.00 $145.38 $1,101 +7.79
802–825 810 48 125.00–134.00 $132.01 $1,069 -13.62
922–936 925 13 116.00–120.00 $119.07 $1,101 -5.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 26 152.00 $152.00 $415 —
323–343 336 8 142.00–156.00 $147.05 $494 -2.57
351–385 361 52 142.00–150.00 $145.14 $524 -1.34
405–447 426 35 138.00–150.00 $143.50 $611 +1.05
453–495 474 143 130.00–150.00 $144.79 $686 +6.08
500–549 517 56 130.00–145.00 $137.97 $713 +0.65
550–596 572 96 130.00–143.00 $138.48 $792 +1.38
600–648 622 78 130.00–143.00 $137.81 $857 +0.36
650–695 671 118 125.00–141.00 $135.53 $909 +1.61
705–748 725 21 115.00–132.00 $129.87 $942 +6.93
765–795 783 9 122.00–127.00 $124.08 $972 -5.13
868–898 891 8 115.00–120.00 $118.78 $1,058 —
988 988 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–398 371 21 135.00–141.00 $138.37 $513 -1.63
420–440 424 17 130.00–135.00 $132.06 $560 +0.06
455–490 471 23 125.00–132.00 $128.88 $607 -2.40
502–545 520 28 120.00–130.00 $125.37 $652 —
555–595 560 17 120.00–130.00 $126.30 $707 —
607–611 609 5 127.00–129.00 $127.80 $778 —
668–693 679 7 120.00–129.00 $123.94 $842 —
701–730 709 7 120.00 $120.00 $851 —
840 840 9 102.00 $102.00 $857 -5.78
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 130.00 $130.00 $478 -8.00
952 952 12 72.00 $72.00 $685 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 6 145.00 $145.00 $854 —
722 722 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,032 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 146.00 $146.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 32 170.00 $170.00 $462 —
494 494 9 151.00 $151.00 $746 —
505 505 7 147.00 $147.00 $742 +1.30
555–590 569 22 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $839 +4.57
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–376 362 29 160.00–165.00 $161.08 $583 +19.08
415 415 9 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
475 475 10 130.00 $130.00 $618 -10.00
678 678 15 120.00 $120.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–435 431 6 155.00–160.00 $158.37 $683 —
515 515 2 138.00 $138.00 $711 -13.40
550–583 580 19 145.00–146.50 $146.35 $849 -7.27
605–635 622 9 130.00–138.00 $134.13 $834 -7.77
800 800 2 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 180.00 $180.00 $518 —
473–495 482 10 151.00–156.00 $152.69 $736 -3.88
515 515 2 165.00 $165.00 $850 +5.85
650 650 2 141.00 $141.00 $916 -5.14
703–725 706 7 143.00–145.00 $144.71 $1,022 +6.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
717–1410 838 85-90% 24 42.00–55.00 $51.09 $428 —
698–1225 959 85-90% 7 32.00–40.00 $36.88 $354 -12.88
770–1333 1029 85-90% 52 55.00–65.00 $60.95 $627 —
860–1458 1089 85-90% 63 65.00–75.00 $69.86 $761 +2.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1355 1166 80-85% 43 65.00–78.00 $70.86 $826 —
1020–1460 1208 80-85% 77 73.00–84.00 $78.90 $953 +18.88
1020–1390 1246 80-85% 6 59.00–64.50 $62.04 $773 -14.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1645 1405 75-80% 26 68.00–76.00 $73.60 $1,034 —
1165–1790 1435 75-80% 90 76.50–86.00 $81.03 $1,163 —
1355–1545 1456 75-80% 9 57.00–66.00 $62.84 $915 -14.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2285 1450 11 80.00–91.00 $87.07 $1,263 —
1115–2555 1779 33 92.00–102.00 $97.47 $1,734 +4.54
1660–2470 1960 17 103.00–115.00 $107.88 $2,114 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1235 1131 (<2 yrs)Open 4 90.00–97.50 $93.59 $1,059

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1275 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,175.00 $1,014.17
800–1320 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 825.00–1,325.00 $1,067.62
1000–1313 1222 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 875.00–1,125.00 $1,013.49
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
740–875 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–900.00 $721.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1525 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,285.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–750 743 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 900.00–1,000.00 $914.29 —
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 fancy 420 5 114.00 $114.00 $479 —
431 431 6 95.00 $95.00 $409 —
508 fancy 508 15 113.00 $113.00 $574 —
699 699 5 100.50 $100.50 $702 —
719–739 723 16 90.00–99.00 $91.73 $663 —
798 798 16 88.00 $88.00 $702 —
802–828 811 9 93.50–94.50 $94.16 $764 —
878 878 22 97.50 $97.50 $856 —
953 953 7 87.50 $87.50 $834 —

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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.