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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

5,749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.14/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 763 lb · 313 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 666 lb · 208 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.19/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 675 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,749 8,398 6,994
Feeder cattle 4,991 5,516 5,690
Slaughter cattle 623 1,222 902
Replacement cattle 135 1,660 402

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steer calves and all heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher early week no good comparisons late week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–343 332 32 190.00–205.00 $197.42 $655 -2.31
350–362 357 7 200.00–205.00 $201.45 $719 +6.76
413–425 419 24 183.00–185.00 $183.62 $769 +0.77
475 475 21 181.00 $181.00 $860 -0.41
501–538 529 113 168.00–180.00 $174.77 $925 -2.38
550–597 570 114 168.00–177.00 $171.12 $975 -5.78
600–636 620 109 157.00–174.00 $167.70 $1,040 -4.80
650–686 656 146 153.50–171.00 $168.52 $1,105 +2.59
683 683 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,014 -17.43
700–740 714 108 149.50–167.00 $160.14 $1,143 +0.43
751–788 763 313 150.00–162.50 $157.14 $1,199 +1.14
811–840 835 105 150.00–157.00 $154.44 $1,290 +3.33
866–892 876 92 148.00–153.50 $152.83 $1,339 -0.90
910–932 914 131 140.50–144.75 $143.87 $1,315 +6.13
969 969 17 143.00 $143.00 $1,386 +11.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 329 10 170.00–180.00 $175.07 $576 -12.93
355–392 374 32 180.00–185.00 $181.89 $680 +4.55
400–445 430 55 167.50–181.00 $173.85 $748 +15.07
450–496 470 108 165.00–180.00 $172.38 $810 +2.86
510–535 525 20 157.00–163.00 $159.86 $839 -3.25
550–595 574 117 146.00–167.00 $162.74 $934 -1.07
600–648 631 54 150.00–165.00 $160.13 $1,010 +3.75
653–696 675 194 147.00–165.00 $159.19 $1,075 +1.77
705–745 721 51 140.00–149.00 $145.51 $1,049 -10.44
768 768 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,037 -5.37
765–783 778 16 145.00–148.00 $146.75 $1,142 +6.38
820–845 824 19 140.00–145.00 $144.19 $1,188 -2.86
1031 1031 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 371 12 170.00–174.00 $172.33 $639 —
421–443 433 9 146.00–165.00 $156.79 $679 -0.47
475–498 489 28 155.00–162.00 $159.53 $780 +5.96
554–590 560 26 149.00–153.00 $149.65 $838 +3.29
622–625 622 34 141.00–146.00 $142.06 $884 —
650–690 681 32 141.00–147.50 $146.40 $997 +2.62
754 754 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,048 —
866–892 888 97 140.00–142.50 $142.34 $1,264 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 422 28 151.00–155.00 $154.13 $650 —
510–547 529 19 140.00–142.00 $141.69 $750 —
859 859 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,057 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–513 511 17 124.00–133.00 $128.22 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–341 323 45 160.00–175.00 $165.68 $535 +3.97
365–396 382 35 160.00–171.00 $163.93 $626 +3.62
400–448 421 76 151.00–168.00 $161.72 $681 +3.88
450–495 479 84 152.00–163.00 $156.03 $747 +1.48
503–548 517 70 146.00–163.00 $155.48 $804 +0.94
551–599 571 127 148.00–164.00 $154.71 $883 +0.21
603–649 622 106 144.00–155.75 $152.53 $949 +2.19
650–699 666 208 143.00–154.00 $148.00 $986 ±0.00
700–735 712 55 133.00–148.00 $145.25 $1,034 +7.12
756–782 759 20 135.00–145.00 $143.97 $1,093 +7.51
812–826 816 11 127.00–130.00 $127.83 $1,043 -4.24
851–876 857 69 131.00–140.50 $138.20 $1,184 +9.20
950 950 12 128.00 $128.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 7 166.00 $166.00 $452 —
302–316 306 11 152.00–157.00 $155.59 $476 —
350–393 384 20 147.00–159.00 $153.40 $589 +9.93
437–449 443 29 138.00–148.00 $140.66 $623 -5.49
457–499 483 52 139.00–148.00 $143.81 $695 -2.31
500–546 524 115 135.00–146.00 $141.33 $741 -2.71
550–596 583 76 135.00–146.00 $141.87 $827 +0.34
600–646 625 35 132.50–142.00 $138.52 $866 +0.03
663 663 8 126.00 $126.00 $835 -9.04
650–691 670 69 132.00–141.00 $136.94 $917 +1.90
822–824 823 15 132.00–132.50 $132.17 $1,088 +9.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 16 141.00 $141.00 $341 —
298 298 17 137.00 $137.00 $408 —
328–335 332 7 135.00–145.00 $139.23 $462 +2.97
355–395 378 26 135.00–150.00 $142.61 $539 —
415–445 430 20 130.00–135.00 $131.66 $566 +1.66
465–485 472 12 130.00–137.50 $133.59 $631 -1.87
507–538 522 16 125.00–132.00 $129.24 $675 -1.38
570–596 589 13 131.00–132.00 $131.62 $775 -0.11
600–615 605 19 126.00–131.00 $126.80 $767 +1.87
677–695 681 5 127.00–130.00 $129.39 $881 +6.13
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–589 588 36 113.50–123.00 $121.69 $716 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 120.00 $120.00 $371 —
460–490 481 24 117.00–122.00 $118.49 $570 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 136.00 $136.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 7 185.00 $185.00 $709 —
472 472 3 156.00 $156.00 $736 -8.90
500–510 501 14 159.00–160.00 $159.15 $797 —
567 567 5 155.00 $155.00 $879 -0.99
607–632 617 6 142.00–157.00 $149.91 $925 +8.16
696 696 14 149.00 $149.00 $1,037 +14.00
740 740 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,021 +4.00
776 776 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,048 +1.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–492 467 8 155.00–160.00 $156.32 $730 -5.68
530 530 6 145.00 $145.00 $768 -7.34
556 556 5 147.00 $147.00 $817 +2.01
606–649 635 17 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $872 -0.60
658–677 669 9 135.00–143.00 $139.50 $933 +2.17
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 161.00 $161.00 $578 —
436 436 8 142.00 $142.00 $619 —
472–482 478 9 137.50–142.50 $140.30 $671 —
592–598 595 7 130.00–140.00 $135.69 $807 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–392 379 14 140.00–148.00 $143.20 $543 —
451–485 468 10 130.00–142.00 $135.78 $635 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 5 170.00 $170.00 $935 +4.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1580 1162 80-85% 33 61.00–67.00 $64.00 $744 -1.25
965–1551 1222 80-85% 85 66.00–76.50 $71.45 $873 —
1000–1655 1261 80-85% 62 73.00–85.00 $77.19 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637–1117 926 85-90% 10 27.50–45.00 $34.59 $320 —
710–1187 964 85-90% 17 40.00–55.00 $49.21 $474 —
782–1460 1101 85-90% 32 64.00–73.50 $69.25 $762 -1.12
690–1645 1142 85-90% 64 55.00–66.00 $61.30 $700 -9.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1590 1390 75-80% 17 66.00–71.00 $69.51 $966 -5.43
1020–1690 1412 75-80% 67 71.00–79.50 $75.83 $1,071 —
1350–1940 1573 75-80% 32 78.00–85.00 $80.85 $1,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871–1895 1300 12 71.00–90.00 $79.74 $1,037 —
935–2135 1592 37 86.00–102.00 $95.56 $1,521 —
1020–2225 1914 21 102.00–114.00 $106.10 $2,031 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1050–1495 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 44 925.00–1,385.00 $1,185.34
1185–1395 1327 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 875.00–950.00 $929.41

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1032 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 875.00–960.00 $911.27
970–990 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,074.62
1024–1215 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,360.00 $1,333.01

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385–1550 1466 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,475.00 $1,293.75 —
1075–1675 1499 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,347.50 —
1675–1753 1724 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,625.00–1,800.00 $1,690.63 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1058 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00 —
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 110.00 $110.00 $524 —
559 559 5 105.00 $105.00 $587 —
721 721 4 94.50 $94.50 $681 —
840 840 13 98.50 $98.50 $827 —
909 909 8 94.50 $94.50 $859 —
1061 1061 3 83.00 $83.00 $881 —

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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.