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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

2,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.32/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 586 lb · 146 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.03/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 684 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.92/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 626 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,583 4,533 3,199
Feeder cattle 2,433 4,123 2,873
Slaughter cattle 130 330 271
Replacement cattle 20 80 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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
300 300 2 189.00 $189.00 $567 —
373–390 380 14 180.00–191.00 $185.66 $706 -10.05
413–418 416 6 178.00–200.00 $192.73 $802 +5.04
458–498 478 38 178.00–193.50 $186.80 $893 +1.13
508–549 520 47 178.00–192.00 $186.70 $971 +7.34
550–594 584 125 158.00–190.00 $174.43 $1,019 +2.54
599 unweaned 599 21 159.75 $159.75 $957 —
608 thin fleshed 608 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,070 —
600–640 621 93 159.50–177.00 $167.28 $1,039 +2.66
647 647 26 150.50 $150.50 $974 -14.12
655 655 2 148.50 $148.50 $973 +0.50
652–697 684 123 151.50–164.00 $158.19 $1,082 +1.35
710–747 722 64 149.00–155.00 $153.06 $1,105 +9.06
745 745 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 -3.00
758–797 771 39 143.00–153.85 $149.72 $1,154 -4.74
814–819 817 23 143.50–147.50 $144.89 $1,184 -3.51
853–856 853 68 141.25–148.00 $147.20 $1,256 +4.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 178.00 $178.00 $611 —
350–398 379 12 165.00–184.50 $180.69 $685 +6.97
435–445 439 5 175.00–179.00 $176.62 $775 -0.01
463–496 475 31 160.00–177.00 $171.24 $813 +2.75
503–528 507 31 158.00–169.50 $167.20 $848 -5.46
543 unweaned 543 9 154.50 $154.50 $839 —
555 unweaned 555 3 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
565 thin fleshed 565 2 172.50 $172.50 $975 —
564–595 573 20 157.00–170.00 $165.32 $947 +4.58
600–638 613 27 154.50–163.00 $157.66 $966 +4.01
625 thin fleshed 625 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,056 -1.00
632 632 3 149.00 $149.00 $942 -4.65
661–676 671 21 147.50–158.00 $150.94 $1,013 -3.09
701–725 709 11 144.00–148.50 $146.90 $1,042 -2.73
752–796 770 20 138.75–145.50 $142.82 $1,100 +2.08
904 904 20 130.00 $130.00 $1,175 -5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 16 156.50 $156.50 $845 —
651 651 3 135.00 $135.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 thin fleshed 446 6 170.00 $170.00 $758 —
485 unweaned 485 5 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
553 553 5 149.00 $149.00 $824 +6.50
842 842 3 125.50 $125.50 $1,057 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 5 162.00 $162.00 $969 +2.00
641 641 5 151.00 $151.00 $968 -12.75
692 692 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,031 —
800 800 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 10 168.00 $168.00 $840 —
643 643 3 147.50 $147.50 $948 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 9 141.00 $141.00 $781 —
705 705 4 126.00 $126.00 $888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 160.00 $160.00 $555 —
368–380 372 6 158.50 $158.50 $590 -0.02
426–444 434 22 154.00–170.00 $165.31 $717 +9.93
477 477 3 137.00 $137.00 $653 -22.14
458–499 484 94 150.00–165.00 $157.88 $764 -1.26
505–548 542 95 145.00–160.75 $155.11 $841 +2.92
556–590 575 113 140.00–160.00 $149.44 $859 +1.38
600–648 618 71 139.00–155.50 $150.26 $929 +0.73
606–640 623 8 129.00–134.00 $131.43 $819 -18.10
651–690 667 65 139.00–149.00 $144.23 $962 -1.16
701–745 724 45 135.00–146.60 $142.22 $1,030 -4.54
793 793 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,086 —
806 806 10 129.50 $129.50 $1,044 —
863–865 864 8 122.75–128.00 $126.03 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–335 333 5 140.00–149.00 $143.63 $478 —
357–380 369 4 140.00–150.00 $145.16 $536 -9.33
410–445 431 24 138.00–160.00 $146.24 $630 -5.70
451–490 468 27 138.00–154.00 $146.58 $686 -2.97
500–545 526 50 136.50–155.00 $143.11 $753 -4.22
550–585 570 50 130.00–152.00 $140.02 $798 -5.21
603 603 11 129.50 $129.50 $781 —
602–620 607 13 137.00–144.50 $143.24 $869 -2.08
652–699 677 35 130.00–138.50 $131.54 $891 -13.29
705 705 2 131.00 $131.00 $924 -5.40
717 717 2 121.00 $121.00 $868 -15.40
869 869 5 120.50 $120.50 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–388 380 6 136.00–146.00 $141.11 $536 —
495 495 4 147.00 $147.00 $728 +9.66
500–538 529 12 128.00–140.00 $137.16 $726 -0.40
565–592 575 12 121.00–129.00 $126.05 $725 —
618 618 7 127.75 $127.75 $789 —
655 655 7 123.75 $123.75 $811 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–598 578 6 125.00–126.00 $125.52 $726 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 133.50 $133.50 $792 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 2 135.00 $135.00 $925 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 174.00 $174.00 $571 —
378 378 5 160.00 $160.00 $605 —
441 441 3 169.00 $169.00 $745 —
518–539 530 7 143.00–159.00 $149.70 $793 —
611 611 8 136.00 $136.00 $831 -9.38
650–687 679 11 129.00–143.00 $132.53 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 140.00 $140.00 $608 —
528 528 7 133.00 $133.00 $702 —
587 587 4 121.00 $121.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1435 1151 80-85% 8 63.00–66.50 $65.12 $750 +2.23
1045–1350 1181 80-85% 11 74.00–77.50 $75.48 $891 +5.72
955–1435 1191 80-85% 30 66.50–74.00 $71.00 $846 +1.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1630 1398 75-80% 28 68.50–76.00 $72.51 $1,014 +8.72
1295–1860 1613 75-80% 8 75.50–81.00 $78.31 $1,263 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1460 1069 85-90% 5 45.50–55.50 $51.26 $548 —
1085–1155 1108 85-90% 3 70.00–72.00 $70.69 $783 —
965–1515 1168 85-90% 10 57.50–68.00 $63.19 $738 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1385 1286 4 81.00–86.50 $83.61 $1,075 —
1325–1920 1566 7 87.00–104.00 $95.89 $1,502 —
1690–2015 1807 3 105.00–112.00 $109.07 $1,971 +11.63

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1005 980 (<2 yrs)Open 2 88.00–92.50 $90.31 $885
890–1060 981 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 75.00–90.00 $84.43 $828

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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.