Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.50/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 619 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.61/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 524 lb · 51 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.58/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 727 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,293	13,088	6,614
Feeder cattle	756	11,688	6,029
Slaughter cattle	463	1,236	490
Replacement cattle	74	164	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, too few steers and heifers for a market comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	4	194.00	$194.00	$846	-10.81
479	479	7	190.00	$190.00	$910	-13.03
580–596	595	11	186.00–188.00	$186.91	$1,112	-9.04
602–637	619	55	176.00–189.50	$185.50	$1,148	-1.92
652–681	663	27	169.00–176.00	$173.22	$1,148	-5.42
700–734	727	44	162.00–167.00	$163.58	$1,189	-8.50
757–764	762	10	158.00–160.00	$158.60	$1,209	-10.11
863	863	6	151.50	$151.50	$1,307	-15.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	7	180.00	$180.00	$711	-3.03
405–445	426	15	167.00–181.00	$173.11	$737	-11.40
463–475	469	6	170.00–187.00	$178.61	$838	-5.60
500–544	518	29	164.50–182.50	$170.83	$885	-10.23
552–580	556	17	160.00–179.50	$175.28	$975	-5.60
605–645	636	23	160.00–178.50	$171.96	$1,094	-1.75
679	679	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,141	-5.13
700–730	721	4	140.00–152.00	$146.24	$1,054	-14.49
763–795	770	5	142.00–156.50	$152.73	$1,176	-7.72
805–825	815	2	137.00–143.00	$140.04	$1,141	-21.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	176.00	$176.00	$554	—
405–438	434	12	144.00–160.00	$147.16	$639	-2.84
465–495	484	5	140.00–155.00	$147.16	$712	-19.45
520–538	533	7	149.00–160.00	$158.18	$843	+12.77
550–575	565	3	145.00–150.00	$146.68	$829	-12.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	416	24	140.00–159.00	$150.05	$624	-9.31
506–540	524	51	140.50–154.00	$149.61	$784	-4.72
579	579	7	140.00	$140.00	$811	-14.69
560–597	582	21	142.00–151.00	$147.73	$860	-6.96
600–645	618	32	134.00–147.00	$144.63	$894	-6.07
651–695	656	12	136.00–142.50	$141.28	$927	-9.61
719–725	720	10	142.50–143.00	$142.55	$1,026	-5.18
750–755	753	3	125.00–140.00	$135.02	$1,017	-13.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478–485	480	11	160.50–165.00	$161.10	$773	-8.25
504–545	516	22	154.00–159.50	$157.10	$811	-7.87
551–570	553	12	151.00–162.00	$159.89	$884	-5.27
602–608	604	7	149.00–150.00	$149.71	$904	-10.42
652–677	668	29	146.00–151.00	$150.18	$1,003	-9.60
746–749	747	15	144.00–145.50	$145.00	$1,083	—
810	810	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,154	-5.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–390	369	4	130.00–132.00	$131.21	$484	+1.60
445	445	3	123.00	$123.00	$547	-21.25

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	4	105.00	$105.00	$887	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	4	81.00	$81.00	$391	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	3	140.00	$140.00	$840	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–388	382	4	150.00–160.00	$152.39	$582	—
400–443	424	4	150.00–169.00	$162.10	$687	-9.93
457–495	469	6	141.00–155.00	$152.53	$715	-15.66
502–533	520	29	150.00–163.00	$156.72	$815	-4.29
565–570	568	4	148.00–161.00	$153.49	$872	-8.57
610–630	624	6	150.00–164.00	$154.28	$963	-3.24
725	725	3	130.00	$130.00	$942	-6.20
763–770	765	3	125.00	$125.00	$956	-11.83
835–840	838	2	114.00–129.00	$121.52	$1,018	-7.30
860–870	865	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,016	-7.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,036	-5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1200	890	85-90%	16	50.00–67.50	$60.98	$543	—
765–1220	989	85-90%	89	67.00–81.00	$75.31	$745	+11.37
780–1225	1086	85-90%	63	80.00–93.00	$86.15	$936	+4.66

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1300	1180	80-85%	38	89.00–101.00	$91.50	$1,080	+16.18
1063–1291	1205	80-85%	58	80.00–88.00	$84.74	$1,021	+1.30
1250–1285	1265	80-85%	3	74.00–77.00	$75.35	$953	-15.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1321–1555	1406	75-80%	42	81.00–93.50	$86.74	$1,220	+1.03
1330–1645	1470	75-80%	35	90.00–102.00	$93.19	$1,370	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1910	1514	7	77.50–101.00	$93.97	$1,423	—
1340–1945	1612	13	109.00–120.00	$113.90	$1,836	—
1640–2340	1859	18	119.00–132.00	$124.85	$2,321	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1010	953	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	116.00–135.00	$124.76	$1,189
1082	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,244

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1480	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,328.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–790	743	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	885.00–1,135.00	$1,081.39	—

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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.