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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

5,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.41/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 619 lb · 288 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.98/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 572 lb · 256 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.85/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 571 lb · 241 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,690 4,180 5,187
Feeder cattle 5,057 3,829 4,813
Slaughter cattle 504 311 306
Replacement cattle 129 40 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 7.00 higher, however a few spots of steady to 3.00 lower on heifer calves under 550 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 190.00 $190.00 $667 +10.00
412 412 5 167.00 $167.00 $688 -21.00
405–432 416 25 176.00–190.00 $182.85 $761 -5.15
432 unweaned 432 3 169.50 $169.50 $732 —
450–499 475 104 173.00–190.50 $181.80 $864 +3.15
462–492 unweaned 490 28 165.00–168.00 $167.14 $819 -3.06
501 fancy 501 15 187.50–195.00 $190.00 $952 —
509–546 unweaned 522 15 153.50–165.00 $158.23 $826 -4.95
501–544 525 160 169.00–190.00 $180.70 $949 +1.40
527 527 3 154.00 $154.00 $812 -25.30
563–583 unweaned 567 28 154.00–157.50 $155.17 $880 -2.67
550–597 572 213 159.50–174.00 $168.39 $963 +10.17
600–642 619 251 158.00–170.00 $163.71 $1,013 +1.69
605–629 unweaned 619 37 149.50–157.00 $153.58 $951 +3.52
660–690 674 141 150.00–162.50 $154.82 $1,043 -2.33
671–682 unweaned 678 31 137.50–148.00 $142.54 $966 +2.04
696 696 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,034 -8.65
724 unweaned 724 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,043 +4.00
700–748 731 83 145.25–160.00 $150.48 $1,100 -0.46
738 738 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,011 -13.94
751–797 784 109 142.25–152.50 $150.12 $1,177 +3.63
807–827 813 7 140.50–143.50 $142.63 $1,160 -0.62
874–883 876 96 135.75–145.00 $142.16 $1,245 +0.98
946 946 61 142.85 $142.85 $1,351 —
961–964 963 165 137.50–138.75 $138.08 $1,330 +6.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 372 12 170.00–178.00 $172.97 $643 -2.61
413–447 433 41 165.00–177.00 $170.80 $740 -0.51
444 unweaned 444 5 160.00 $160.00 $710 —
461 unweaned 461 4 152.00 $152.00 $701 -7.50
469–495 488 39 164.50–170.00 $167.42 $817 -0.37
511 unweaned 511 4 145.00 $145.00 $741 —
505–548 529 61 160.00–184.00 $166.91 $883 -0.31
531 531 5 164.00 $164.00 $871 -3.22
551–594 572 71 145.00–170.00 $160.38 $917 +1.04
588 unweaned 588 6 143.00 $143.00 $841 —
603–646 618 107 150.25–165.50 $157.74 $975 -0.17
621 thin fleshed 621 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,025 —
651–691 672 42 142.50–150.50 $145.96 $981 -0.87
676 thin fleshed 676 9 157.00 $157.00 $1,061 —
708–736 728 24 138.50–148.25 $143.53 $1,045 -8.86
753 unweaned 753 6 130.00 $130.00 $979 —
750–782 766 9 144.00–146.50 $145.42 $1,114 +1.52
808–833 824 8 135.00–138.50 $136.29 $1,123 —
880 880 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,109 -2.83
928 928 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,230 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 168.50 $168.50 $834 —
509–522 515 7 166.00–169.00 $167.70 $864 —
574 unweaned 574 35 162.00 $162.00 $930 —
589 589 5 145.50 $145.50 $857 -18.96
613 613 3 152.00 $152.00 $932 -5.75
646 unweaned 646 20 154.50 $154.50 $998 —
739 739 43 145.00 $145.00 $1,072 —
773 773 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,047 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 unweaned 525 3 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
535 535 5 163.00 $163.00 $872 -7.00
614 unweaned 614 7 148.50 $148.50 $912 —
623 623 4 150.00 $150.00 $934 -11.00
732 unweaned 732 10 134.00 $134.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 141.00 $141.00 $680 —
518 518 3 154.00 $154.00 $798 +2.00
567–572 570 14 138.50–147.00 $142.77 $814 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–490 480 8 150.00–154.50 $152.87 $734 +2.87
513 513 3 140.00 $140.00 $718 —
564 564 4 140.00 $140.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–398 390 15 163.00–170.00 $165.79 $647 +9.69
424 424 6 153.00 $153.00 $649 -6.47
409–447 434 30 154.50–161.75 $158.63 $688 -0.84
452–497 474 144 147.00–160.75 $155.02 $735 +0.98
453–498 unweaned 484 22 139.00–146.00 $143.51 $695 -1.09
506 fancy 506 4 161.50 $161.50 $817 —
502–534 521 93 148.00–156.50 $152.47 $794 -1.18
521–543 unweaned 530 52 136.50–144.75 $141.77 $751 —
545 545 8 137.00 $137.00 $747 -16.65
570 fancy 570 5 153.50 $153.50 $875 —
550–599 571 231 137.50–157.00 $146.53 $837 -0.20
582–590 unweaned 585 20 136.50–140.00 $137.74 $806 +7.74
601–644 618 122 136.00–157.00 $145.16 $897 -4.84
639 unweaned 639 5 133.50 $133.50 $853 —
651–688 670 81 136.25–154.50 $142.97 $958 +1.82
651–689 unweaned 675 53 132.75–133.85 $133.56 $902 +0.31
678 678 6 137.00 $137.00 $929 +6.00
705–733 715 177 133.00–145.25 $143.79 $1,028 +9.41
793 793 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,031 -8.75
838 838 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,035 -11.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 8 179.00 $179.00 $480 —
348 348 3 150.00 $150.00 $522 —
360–380 370 25 148.00–157.50 $152.76 $565 -7.09
404–445 428 64 140.00–165.50 $153.57 $657 +0.11
450 unweaned 450 3 142.00 $142.00 $639 —
450–496 478 104 139.50–156.00 $149.03 $712 +1.23
509 unweaned 509 5 130.00 $130.00 $662 —
502–545 519 83 134.00–152.50 $143.61 $745 -1.00
552–597 574 98 135.00–145.00 $140.70 $808 -2.62
580 thin fleshed 580 5 145.00 $145.00 $841 —
604–637 627 33 131.50–140.50 $135.89 $852 -4.19
660–699 674 43 128.75–143.50 $137.12 $924 -1.68
727 unweaned 727 3 120.50 $120.50 $876 ±0.00
737 737 3 126.50 $126.50 $932 -1.25
838 838 3 121.50 $121.50 $1,018 -0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 129.00 $129.00 $606 -2.37
539 539 7 135.00 $135.00 $728 —
661 661 9 124.00 $124.00 $820 —
784 784 6 113.00 $113.00 $886 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 134.00 $134.00 $570 —
476 476 9 153.00 $153.00 $728 +4.45
523 523 9 152.50 $152.50 $798 —
635 635 3 144.50 $144.50 $918 -0.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 6 135.00 $135.00 $552 —
541–543 542 17 144.00–150.50 $148.21 $803 —
667 667 3 134.00 $134.00 $894 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 129.00 $129.00 $716 —
611 611 5 130.00 $130.00 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 156.00 $156.00 $601 —
440 440 2 166.00 $166.00 $730 +16.39
502–548 532 26 134.50–153.50 $147.12 $783 -5.38
571 571 5 146.00 $146.00 $834 +10.69
613–641 627 6 134.00–139.00 $136.56 $856 —
653–675 662 23 130.00–137.50 $134.78 $892 —
722–739 730 15 120.00–128.50 $126.20 $921 +5.70
776 776 7 121.00 $121.00 $939 —
893 893 9 111.50 $111.50 $996 —
991 991 8 90.00 $90.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 176.00 $176.00 $681 ±0.00
434 434 5 178.50 $178.50 $775 +17.74
501 501 5 159.00 $159.00 $797 —
612 612 4 145.00 $145.00 $887 +4.97
710–717 712 8 129.00–132.00 $131.24 $934 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1535 1202 80-85% 103 60.00–75.50 $69.14 $831 —
1050–1300 1204 80-85% 6 55.00–60.00 $57.96 $698 —
1020–1425 1249 80-85% 39 68.00–80.00 $74.57 $931 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153–1670 1387 75-80% 57 63.50–77.00 $69.59 $965 -2.71
1095–1549 1393 75-80% 16 59.50–63.50 $61.04 $850 -11.26
1265–1720 1445 75-80% 16 72.00–78.50 $75.09 $1,085 +9.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1035 936 85-90% 9 46.50–56.50 $51.92 $486 -20.48
980–1205 1032 85-90% 7 62.00–72.00 $68.16 $703 —
820–1210 1060 85-90% 33 54.50–65.00 $60.48 $641 -3.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2195 1463 7 76.50–85.50 $81.99 $1,200 —
1150–1955 1574 14 87.50–100.00 $93.16 $1,466 —
1440–2390 1862 5 99.50–112.00 $105.40 $1,963 -3.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1260 1079 (<2 yrs)Open 4 71.00–96.00 $85.17 $919
935–1265 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 65.00–79.00 $73.87 $815

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1127 1127 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,385.00 $1,385.00
1281 1281 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 975.00 $975.00
1287 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,335.00 $1,335.00
1379–1449 1434 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 1,085.00–1,335.00 $1,278.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
968 968 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
840–1355 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 935.00–1,035.00 $991.26
1161 1161 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00 $875.00

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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
1150–1325 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,349.00 —

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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.