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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

2,635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.70/cwt +8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 818 lb · 233 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.93/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 723 lb · 164 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.67/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 629 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,635 2,793 4,090
Feeder cattle 2,275 2,547 3,743
Slaughter cattle 274 201 309
Replacement cattle 86 45 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 389 5 186.50–203.50 $193.06 $751 +0.63
420–445 427 25 178.00–204.00 $193.54 $826 -14.50
453–498 469 24 175.00–196.00 $182.45 $856 -7.89
474 thin fleshed 474 12 202.00 $202.00 $957 —
503–537 517 81 171.50–198.50 $189.13 $978 +1.50
555 thin fleshed 555 6 174.00 $174.00 $966 —
550–597 574 85 158.00–185.50 $174.48 $1,002 +0.66
602–649 629 113 160.00–177.00 $169.67 $1,067 -1.58
652–697 678 55 152.00–173.50 $168.84 $1,145 +6.54
700–741 726 68 150.00–164.75 $160.00 $1,162 -3.21
796 796 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,202 —
800–839 818 228 151.10–164.00 $156.97 $1,284 +7.34
834 834 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,205 +1.75
879 879 58 152.60 $152.60 $1,341 +3.85
907 907 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 384 11 164.00–203.00 $197.62 $759 +11.52
448 448 6 190.00 $190.00 $851 +7.06
472 thin fleshed 472 5 180.00 $180.00 $850 —
508–547 526 10 162.00–178.00 $172.88 $909 +6.17
563–585 573 16 150.00–180.00 $170.62 $978 +9.31
581 581 8 158.50 $158.50 $921 -2.81
605–648 623 28 148.00–168.00 $159.76 $995 +7.26
660 thin fleshed 660 8 169.50 $169.50 $1,119 —
673 673 3 144.50 $144.50 $972 -8.52
675–677 676 7 146.00–167.00 $161.01 $1,088 +7.99
725 725 8 162.50 $162.50 $1,178 +18.17
751–770 761 6 138.00–145.00 $141.46 $1,077 -5.54
811–843 834 25 142.00–150.60 $148.30 $1,237 —
944 944 37 146.00 $146.00 $1,378 +10.00
952 952 17 130.00 $130.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 3 145.00 $145.00 $764 —
628–649 640 7 130.00–134.00 $131.68 $843 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 166.50 $166.50 $912 —
785 785 3 153.50 $153.50 $1,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–398 389 18 158.00–194.00 $168.22 $654 -3.09
400–445 420 43 160.00–190.00 $175.09 $735 +3.50
466–495 475 41 153.00–177.00 $166.01 $789 +1.84
500–532 unweaned 516 4 148.00–148.50 $148.24 $765 —
512–545 524 98 153.50–174.00 $162.67 $852 +3.17
560 thin fleshed 560 18 164.25 $164.25 $920 —
555–595 579 90 148.00–168.00 $157.41 $911 -2.24
601–641 623 80 138.00–163.00 $155.79 $971 -2.29
651–694 673 107 134.00–160.00 $150.02 $1,010 -3.46
706–745 723 164 139.00–163.00 $155.93 $1,127 +11.93
760–792 783 31 135.25–139.00 $136.34 $1,068 -5.96
887 887 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,109 —
1023 1023 16 120.00 $120.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 316 5 154.00–168.00 $159.49 $504 -22.51
393 393 2 155.00 $155.00 $609 -14.27
415–448 433 13 156.00–160.00 $158.72 $687 -7.32
468–492 478 18 146.00–165.00 $158.80 $759 -5.07
502–548 529 18 140.00–164.50 $153.69 $813 -4.75
555–590 564 10 140.50–157.50 $150.81 $851 +17.31
608–638 621 14 134.50–151.00 $143.59 $892 -0.33
692 692 2 131.00 $131.00 $907 -3.50
738 738 2 135.50 $135.50 $1,000 -13.00
760–797 779 28 129.00–146.00 $137.25 $1,069 +6.75
893 893 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,161 —
921 921 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,197 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 8 137.00 $137.00 $781 +7.50
667 667 10 137.50 $137.50 $917 +8.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 3 130.00 $130.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–331 322 6 186.00–192.00 $190.11 $612 —
375–379 378 8 168.00–182.00 $176.78 $668 —
410–437 418 7 167.00–186.00 $177.81 $743 +3.81
455–487 468 7 154.00–172.00 $160.53 $751 -3.47
505–547 534 11 142.00–160.00 $153.30 $819 -2.36
603–605 604 6 137.50–141.00 $138.67 $838 -2.33
660–668 663 9 136.50–139.00 $138.16 $916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–443 428 4 198.00–200.00 $198.96 $852 —
507 507 6 175.00 $175.00 $887 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1425 1091 80-85% 10 57.00–64.00 $60.16 $656 —
800–1575 1192 80-85% 52 61.00–72.00 $66.21 $789 -3.32
845–1480 1231 80-85% 35 72.00–78.50 $75.16 $925 +0.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1690 1358 75-80% 38 71.50–82.00 $74.43 $1,011 —
1205–1680 1364 75-80% 43 67.00–78.00 $74.50 $1,016 —
1620–1905 1725 75-80% 3 61.00–68.00 $63.78 $1,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1200 908 85-90% 12 43.50–56.00 $51.25 $465 +3.71
740–1305 947 85-90% 21 52.00–64.00 $57.47 $544 +9.93
1015–1230 1138 85-90% 4 62.00–68.00 $65.22 $742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1570 1284 7 80.00–87.00 $84.03 $1,079 +2.95
1240–2360 1629 23 87.50–102.00 $95.05 $1,548 -0.51
1430–2135 1858 6 97.00–108.00 $103.67 $1,926 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
843–1175 1034 (<2 yrs)Open 6 86.00–114.00 $96.79 $1,001
1088–1385 1174 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 74.00–83.00 $78.39 $920

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1245 1199 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,100.00–1,110.00 $1,105.96
1185–1275 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,397.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–910 898 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 775.00–875.00 $842.53
913 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 785.00 $785.00
995–1215 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $777.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1149 1149 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00
1090–1285 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,004.11

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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.