Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

8,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.34/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 627 lb · 319 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.50/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 619 lb · 266 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 570 lb · 246 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,398	6,514	11,771
Feeder cattle	5,516	5,590	8,831
Slaughter cattle	1,222	698	1,085
Replacement cattle	1,660	226	1,855

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to spots of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	327	12	192.50–210.00	$199.73	$653	+6.63
355–385	371	28	190.00–200.00	$194.69	$722	+2.40
405–441	418	39	177.50–192.00	$182.85	$764	+4.11
460–491	471	35	170.00–184.00	$181.41	$854	-0.74
524 fancy	524	6	185.00	$185.00	$969	—
500–549	532	227	167.50–183.00	$177.15	$942	-0.53
551–596	570	100	164.50–181.00	$176.90	$1,008	+2.28
600–643	619	266	162.00–181.00	$172.50	$1,068	+5.35
656–698	678	216	159.00–170.50	$165.93	$1,125	+0.59
701–749	723	207	149.00–164.50	$159.71	$1,155	+1.47
750–796	774	155	149.00–165.00	$156.00	$1,207	+0.08
805 fancy	805	14	155.50	$155.50	$1,252	—
812–849	829	130	145.00–152.25	$151.11	$1,253	+0.16
855–863	856	158	151.00–154.00	$153.73	$1,316	+4.73
903–943	940	57	137.50–141.00	$137.74	$1,295	+5.74
960–993	984	7	130.00–134.00	$131.12	$1,290	—
1070	1070	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	3	188.00	$188.00	$609	+18.00
350–390	366	20	165.00–182.50	$177.34	$649	-6.65
430–441	435	14	155.00–167.50	$158.78	$691	-12.51
454–498	473	98	162.00–175.00	$169.52	$802	-3.42
505–549	524	141	155.00–170.00	$163.11	$855	+0.36
550–598	570	136	155.00–170.00	$163.81	$934	+1.96
600–645	622	119	149.00–162.50	$156.38	$973	-0.31
650–691	670	94	149.00–161.00	$157.42	$1,055	-1.61
712–738	733	42	145.00–159.50	$155.95	$1,143	+12.82
755–797	767	70	136.00–147.00	$140.37	$1,077	-4.81
808–849	845	84	136.00–148.25	$147.05	$1,243	+13.03
852–860	859	11	143.00–145.00	$143.36	$1,231	+4.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–448	426	24	152.50–160.00	$157.26	$670	-1.70
459–490	470	31	140.00–160.00	$153.57	$722	-3.26
506–549	520	18	147.00–152.50	$149.42	$777	+0.73
557–595	582	6	145.00–147.00	$146.36	$852	-0.54
650–695	667	58	117.00–148.00	$143.78	$959	+1.34
820–845	840	5	127.50–129.00	$128.71	$1,081	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 value added	404	4	204.00	$204.00	$824	—
547 value added	547	44	215.00	$215.00	$1,176	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563–573	568	16	164.00–174.00	$169.04	$960	-4.96
835	835	9	152.50	$152.50	$1,273	—
985	985	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,231	+5.00
1040	1040	2	124.50	$124.50	$1,295	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–345	338	6	155.00–167.50	$161.71	$547	+3.61
355–398	379	40	155.00–167.00	$160.31	$608	+0.25
400–449	429	113	152.00–166.00	$157.84	$677	+0.28
451–498	475	101	145.00–160.00	$154.55	$734	-2.78
500–539	524	212	146.00–163.00	$154.54	$810	+0.15
550–598	570	246	147.00–162.50	$154.50	$881	+3.56
600–649	627	319	142.00–161.50	$150.34	$943	+3.93
650–689	667	154	142.00–150.00	$148.00	$987	+8.47
713 fancy	713	13	152.00	$152.00	$1,084	—
700–748	715	74	130.00–146.00	$138.13	$988	-1.87
760–797	783	38	130.00–139.00	$136.46	$1,068	-8.92
800–806 fancy	801	25	140.00–142.00	$141.68	$1,135	—
816–840	824	30	125.00–139.00	$132.07	$1,088	+0.06
855	855	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	378	12	140.00–155.00	$143.47	$542	-1.67
415–440	427	24	141.00–150.00	$146.15	$624	+2.65
458–498	482	105	138.00–150.00	$146.12	$704	+1.33
500–545	516	73	136.00–152.00	$144.04	$743	+6.07
550–595	568	92	135.00–147.00	$141.53	$804	+3.05
600–648	628	52	130.00–145.00	$138.49	$870	+0.68
658–697	678	53	127.00–140.00	$135.04	$916	-0.49
700–734	723	20	125.00–131.00	$127.39	$921	-2.48
755–785	769	19	120.00–130.00	$127.17	$978	+3.09
805–810	808	12	122.00–124.00	$122.83	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	347	15	136.00–140.00	$136.26	$473	—
443	443	3	130.00	$130.00	$576	-2.06
462–485	467	6	132.00–137.00	$135.46	$633	+6.58
501–537	521	14	130.00–133.00	$130.62	$681	+5.25
555–581	567	11	130.00–132.00	$131.73	$747	+5.43
605–640	628	12	120.00–126.00	$124.93	$785	-2.87
655–675	663	5	120.00–128.00	$123.26	$817	-0.68
815–823	819	12	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$905	+8.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 value added	385	6	162.00	$162.00	$624	—
506 value added	506	30	201.00	$201.00	$1,017	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	2	145.00	$145.00	$592	-13.37
451–485	468	19	164.00–166.00	$164.90	$772	—
538	538	4	151.00	$151.00	$812	+13.00
552–581	563	29	148.00–166.00	$155.99	$878	+9.64
600–603	602	4	138.00–143.00	$141.75	$853	+7.62
690–695	693	4	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$936	—
714	714	9	134.00	$134.00	$957	—
750–758	754	9	130.00–135.50	$133.45	$1,006	—
840–845	842	3	115.00–125.00	$121.65	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	7	162.00	$162.00	$789	+11.00
510–541	520	16	152.00–152.50	$152.34	$792	+5.34
553–562	556	7	142.50–146.00	$144.99	$806	-2.47
644	644	7	138.00	$138.00	$889	—
654–687	672	11	136.00–139.00	$137.33	$923	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	177.00	$177.00	$779	—
540	540	4	168.00	$168.00	$907	+3.00
563–580	572	7	162.00–168.50	$165.57	$947	—
610–641	625	13	148.00–152.00	$150.04	$938	—
660–663	662	5	140.00–146.00	$142.39	$943	+1.39
769	769	5	138.50	$138.50	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	137.00	$137.00	$760	—
603–617	607	7	135.00	$135.00	$819	—
667–686	678	11	125.00–131.00	$128.08	$868	+8.08
767	767	5	122.00	$122.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1350	1244	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,050.00–1,550.00	$1,242.71	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1750	1173	80-85%	25	60.00–67.50	$65.25	$765	-5.61
955–1505	1187	80-85%	81	67.00–76.00	$71.38	$847	+0.52
830–1490	1196	80-85%	245	73.00–86.00	$76.10	$910	+5.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586–985	783	85-90%	17	25.00–44.00	$35.97	$282	—
747–1510	1008	85-90%	113	54.00–65.00	$61.59	$621	+0.64
770–1245	1008	85-90%	24	40.00–55.00	$50.03	$504	-10.92
845–1510	1126	85-90%	94	65.00–78.00	$70.37	$792	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1395	1304	75-80%	8	63.00–67.00	$65.13	$849	—
1055–1753	1388	75-80%	77	69.00–77.50	$74.94	$1,040	—
1270–1890	1460	75-80%	151	76.00–85.00	$79.99	$1,168	+17.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1575	1218	16	65.00–90.00	$78.36	$954	—
935–2280	1628	72	84.00–102.50	$95.81	$1,560	—
1530–2145	1814	29	100.50–110.00	$104.43	$1,894	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	37	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
766	766	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	122.50	$122.50	$938
895–955	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–108.00	$103.93	$971

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
884	884	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	119.00	$119.00	$1,052
977–1056	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	92.50–117.50	$102.04	$1,045

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
727–744	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	88.00–116.00	$97.19	$717
781	781	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	81.00	$81.00	$633

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1025	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,482.24
975–1300	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	725.00–1,550.00	$1,052.21
920–1405	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	418	800.00–1,800.00	$1,262.47
935–1375	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	74	610.00–1,400.00	$993.32
1240–1325	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	1,575.00–2,200.00	$1,836.76
1310–1380	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,702.71

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375–1480	1411	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,222.92

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–875	807	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	675.00–1,350.00	$963.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	875.00–900.00	$887.50

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1020	826	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,775.00–1,800.00	$1,778.63
740–1215	862	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	70	875.00–1,550.00	$1,127.94
740–990	907	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	825.00–1,150.00	$1,061.58
890–1040	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	860.00–1,075.00	$939.29
790–1090	944	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	750.00–2,025.00	$1,341.40
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,035.00	$1,035.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00

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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
920–940	928	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,243.75	—
970–990	977	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,381.82	—
980–1080	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1080–1240	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,804.00	—
960–1300	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	186	685.00–2,500.00	$1,664.54	—
1140–1310	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1645	1645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
910–1170	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
740	740	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644	644	6	95.00	$95.00	$612	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–980	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.