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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

2,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.24/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 725 lb · 179 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.62/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 620 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.51/cwt +16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 569 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,153 5,081 4,481
Feeder cattle 1,902 4,489 3,895
Slaughter cattle 216 377 410
Replacement cattle 35 215 176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 8 224.00 $224.00 $744 —
385 value added 385 3 220.00 $220.00 $847 —
439 439 4 218.00 $218.00 $957 +4.74
458–476 465 18 224.00–228.75 $226.86 $1,055 +14.20
493 value added 493 15 226.00 $226.00 $1,114 —
530–538 unweaned 532 14 196.00–200.00 $198.84 $1,058 —
523–543 539 28 205.00–212.00 $208.11 $1,122 -7.91
555–590 569 98 205.00–219.50 $215.51 $1,226 +17.14
610–643 624 46 195.25–209.50 $203.09 $1,267 +11.94
654–693 664 29 180.00–187.00 $184.01 $1,222 -2.88
701–742 725 179 170.50–184.85 $183.24 $1,328 +6.29
769 unweaned 769 7 163.50 $163.50 $1,257 —
796–798 797 7 161.50–163.00 $162.36 $1,294 -9.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 4 212.00 $212.00 $602 +1.00
374–384 380 22 201.50–210.50 $204.72 $778 -11.70
435 435 9 189.00 $189.00 $822 -21.68
474–499 485 37 194.00–217.00 $209.03 $1,014 +11.06
513–537 524 14 185.00–200.00 $191.44 $1,003 +2.78
526 thin fleshed 526 6 208.50 $208.50 $1,097 -6.98
584 584 12 193.25 $193.25 $1,129 +12.05
610–640 623 11 176.00–197.00 $189.05 $1,178 +9.08
650 thin fleshed 650 4 183.50 $183.50 $1,193 —
664–686 675 44 168.00–185.25 $181.20 $1,223 -1.41
723–738 735 15 164.50–175.75 $173.54 $1,276 +11.69
802 802 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,323 +13.43
853–887 879 9 149.50–159.50 $151.66 $1,333 —
973 973 53 159.00 $159.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 175.00 $175.00 $774 —
457 457 7 185.50 $185.50 $848 —
610 610 5 158.50 $158.50 $967 -6.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 unweaned 479 6 177.50 $177.50 $850 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 181.50 $181.50 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 unweaned 285 8 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
320–348 334 4 187.50–206.00 $196.36 $656 +7.41
416–444 437 33 169.50–195.00 $190.06 $831 +4.23
451 value added 451 14 185.00 $185.00 $834 —
454 unweaned 454 7 175.00 $175.00 $794 —
452–466 458 37 180.00–194.50 $186.39 $854 +7.42
507 value added 507 7 185.00 $185.00 $938 +7.50
519 unweaned 519 9 163.00 $163.00 $846 +12.00
518–539 532 66 175.25–188.00 $180.12 $958 +2.37
552–587 561 70 165.00–180.00 $173.73 $975 +2.46
573 unweaned 573 5 153.00 $153.00 $877 -9.00
601–635 618 111 165.00–180.00 $173.26 $1,071 +5.94
630 unweaned 630 16 160.25 $160.25 $1,010 +8.25
660 660 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 +3.90
662 unweaned 662 12 162.75 $162.75 $1,077 —
703–715 708 91 170.00–173.50 $172.89 $1,224 +19.39
880 880 4 148.25 $148.25 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 187.50 $187.50 $538 +16.68
350–389 379 19 189.00–190.00 $189.76 $719 +7.39
401 thin fleshed 401 5 189.00 $189.00 $758 —
424–435 430 9 176.00–193.50 $183.89 $791 +10.70
456 unweaned 456 4 159.00 $159.00 $725 —
458–499 490 40 173.00–185.75 $183.40 $899 +7.29
501–540 528 62 167.00–183.25 $173.75 $917 +1.94
575–583 582 11 159.00–162.50 $161.13 $938 -11.39
613–643 622 13 161.25–176.50 $171.65 $1,068 +4.73
672–690 678 17 156.00–162.00 $160.13 $1,086 +18.13
720–747 739 10 145.00–154.50 $147.78 $1,092 -2.13
865 865 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,254 +3.00
921 921 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,253 —
1042 1042 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 165.00 $165.00 $614 —
431 431 4 165.00 $165.00 $711 +12.46
466 466 12 160.50 $160.50 $748 +7.50
519 519 8 155.75 $155.75 $808 +3.93
587 587 5 151.00 $151.00 $886 -0.70
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 12 172.00 $172.00 $648 —
710 710 4 139.50 $139.50 $990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 220.00 $220.00 $568 —
347 347 7 206.00 $206.00 $715 —
369–371 370 9 176.00–180.00 $178.23 $659 —
478–489 484 7 173.50–178.50 $175.62 $850 -3.88
500 500 4 173.00 $173.00 $865 —
550–564 557 8 174.50–178.00 $176.27 $982 +12.18
722 722 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,007 +1.00
776 776 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,114 —
1022 1022 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,009 —
505 505 5 189.00 $189.00 $954 —
577 577 15 180.25 $180.25 $1,040 —
643 643 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,029 —
681 681 4 157.25 $157.25 $1,071 —
713 unweaned 713 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,005 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 unweaned 485 7 161.50 $161.50 $783 —
772 772 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,019 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $836 -0.06
945–1370 1153 80-85% 33 77.00–89.00 $83.12 $958 —
1025–1405 1186 80-85% 26 87.50–94.50 $90.00 $1,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1690 1438 75-80% 25 81.50–92.50 $87.05 $1,252 +19.04
1195–1630 1458 75-80% 14 87.50–95.00 $90.02 $1,312 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1160 1008 85-90% 3 56.50–62.00 $58.69 $592 —
960–1135 1010 85-90% 4 78.00–85.00 $81.60 $824 —
770–1190 1024 85-90% 10 68.00–77.00 $73.10 $749 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1505 1351 4 92.50–102.00 $97.52 $1,317 —
1405–2080 1677 17 102.50–115.50 $108.08 $1,813 —
1395–2075 1702 6 112.00–120.00 $116.60 $1,985 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–895 838 (<2 yrs)Open 3 100.00–112.00 $104.94 $879
790–1255 971 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 89.00–94.00 $91.64 $890

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1305–1404 1369 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 75.00–84.00 $81.90 $1,121

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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.