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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

3,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.22/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 772 lb · 182 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.30/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 842 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.97/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 685 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,394 3,404 2,635
Feeder cattle 2,993 2,993 2,275
Slaughter cattle 326 249 274
Replacement cattle 75 162 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher, except calves under 500 lbs selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady, but spots uneven from 3.00 lower 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
352–397 365 18 225.00–240.00 $230.86 $843 +7.36
400 fancy 400 6 244.00 $244.00 $976 —
422–448 437 45 214.00–236.00 $230.43 $1,007 +10.57
440 thin fleshed 440 18 234.00 $234.00 $1,030 —
468 thin fleshed 468 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,065 —
450–498 470 73 208.00–238.50 $224.63 $1,056 +9.41
512 thin fleshed 512 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,172 —
516 516 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,068 -7.28
501–541 524 52 202.00–226.00 $216.85 $1,136 +2.57
533 533 4 195.50 $195.50 $1,042 -18.78
568–596 581 61 200.50–219.50 $213.35 $1,240 +1.28
605 fancy 605 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,316 —
601–643 627 71 195.50–213.00 $206.25 $1,293 +5.27
668–692 685 109 185.00–201.00 $197.97 $1,356 +14.97
718–739 723 23 184.00–190.75 $187.63 $1,357 -1.34
754–795 770 171 171.00–187.50 $185.12 $1,425 +4.86
795 795 11 170.25 $170.25 $1,353 -10.01
805–848 842 122 170.00–179.60 $179.30 $1,510 —
858 858 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,424 -11.50
921 921 58 172.85 $172.85 $1,592 +6.35
958 958 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,471 —
1004 1004 5 148.50 $148.50 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 thin fleshed 288 4 241.00 $241.00 $694 —
405–445 428 9 208.00–228.00 $216.83 $928 +24.01
451–482 461 6 202.50–220.00 $213.91 $986 +7.09
461 unweaned 461 4 202.00 $202.00 $931 —
502–545 532 21 188.00–214.00 $200.84 $1,068 -2.17
563 unweaned 563 5 186.25 $186.25 $1,049 —
561–578 thin fleshed 568 7 212.00–215.50 $213.53 $1,213 +15.53
561–595 580 34 189.00–209.50 $201.66 $1,170 +14.16
585 585 6 179.50 $179.50 $1,050 -8.00
608–623 614 9 191.00–204.00 $196.94 $1,209 +2.93
660–687 672 16 174.50–187.50 $182.26 $1,225 +1.54
741 741 7 173.50 $173.50 $1,286 -4.36
792 792 15 169.75 $169.75 $1,344 —
903 903 9 144.25 $144.25 $1,303 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,245 —
674–692 683 12 180.00–196.00 $188.11 $1,285 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 3 169.00 $169.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 338 12 202.00–209.00 $204.26 $690 +5.26
353–397 379 23 196.00–216.00 $204.65 $776 +7.28
395 unweaned 395 3 184.00 $184.00 $727 —
399 thin fleshed 399 5 211.00 $211.00 $842 —
415–449 439 29 195.00–213.00 $205.93 $904 +13.71
440 unweaned 440 3 168.00 $168.00 $739 -2.00
467 unweaned 467 5 183.00 $183.00 $855 +2.71
472 fancy 472 7 208.00 $208.00 $982 —
462–490 479 56 187.00–199.00 $192.97 $924 -2.83
502–548 523 80 177.50–195.00 $186.58 $976 -2.84
533 unweaned 533 3 181.00 $181.00 $965 +11.00
558–598 581 92 170.00–188.00 $182.84 $1,062 +0.92
623 unweaned 623 6 159.00 $159.00 $991 —
603–646 626 83 179.50–188.25 $184.19 $1,153 +0.63
650–691 659 77 162.00–185.50 $178.80 $1,178 -3.30
661 unweaned 661 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,058 +4.00
685 685 4 166.50 $166.50 $1,141 -15.60
705–748 736 106 163.00–180.35 $176.79 $1,301 +4.42
754–768 762 38 169.00–174.75 $171.02 $1,303 +10.02
820–847 835 14 155.50–171.75 $164.55 $1,374 —
889 889 10 163.25 $163.25 $1,451 —
979 979 20 146.00 $146.00 $1,429 —
1008 1008 12 153.75 $153.75 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 thin fleshed 249 5 204.00 $204.00 $508 —
303 303 3 192.00 $192.00 $582 +8.52
331 thin fleshed 331 5 206.00 $206.00 $682 —
368 thin fleshed 368 8 214.00 $214.00 $788 —
424 thin fleshed 424 4 201.00 $201.00 $852 —
430–438 436 14 169.00–183.00 $176.73 $771 -9.27
453–498 479 24 176.00–188.00 $182.96 $876 +13.55
500–541 525 54 166.00–183.00 $177.85 $934 +5.06
535 unweaned 535 4 166.00 $166.00 $888 —
550–590 575 33 165.00–185.00 $174.95 $1,006 +0.44
605–646 626 61 154.00–184.00 $174.25 $1,091 -3.44
653–667 659 16 157.00–174.50 $164.86 $1,086 -4.10
730–748 744 27 155.00–167.50 $163.79 $1,219 +1.23
837 837 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,256 —
871–889 880 10 137.00–149.00 $142.94 $1,258 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 170.00 $170.00 $741 —
532 532 6 181.00 $181.00 $963 —
598 598 4 162.00 $162.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–532 530 9 185.00–190.00 $187.79 $995 —
670 670 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,159 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 5 155.00 $155.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 154.50 $154.50 $1,040 -0.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 3 215.00 $215.00 $811 —
403–438 423 7 198.00–200.00 $198.82 $841 —
460 460 6 205.00 $205.00 $943 +17.18
507–542 520 16 167.50–181.00 $175.72 $914 -24.28
592 592 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,066 -6.63
608 thin fleshed 608 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,149 —
630 630 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,096 +19.00
653–693 673 15 152.00–159.00 $153.92 $1,036 —
715–732 725 6 146.00–149.00 $147.68 $1,071 -0.99
865–890 873 6 136.50–139.00 $137.35 $1,199 —
917 917 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,302 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 9 170.00 $170.00 $626 —
531 unweaned 531 5 162.00 $162.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 155.00 $155.00 $808 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1485 1180 80-85% 50 75.00–90.00 $82.45 $973 +7.09
1000–1435 1253 80-85% 13 85.00–100.00 $92.16 $1,155 —
1055–1525 1293 80-85% 6 72.50–80.00 $74.86 $968 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $863 —
1165–1540 1402 75-80% 28 83.50–95.50 $87.86 $1,232 +0.60
1200–1925 1456 75-80% 10 91.50–99.00 $94.20 $1,372 -0.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1165 1049 85-90% 8 83.00–87.50 $85.07 $892 +10.14
945–1115 1051 85-90% 4 60.00–68.00 $63.65 $669 —
850–1340 1069 85-90% 25 70.00–83.50 $76.87 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1925 1451 5 94.00–106.00 $100.12 $1,453 —
1195–2155 1650 17 106.00–122.00 $115.20 $1,901 —
1345–2070 1838 7 119.00–134.00 $126.36 $2,322 -0.93

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1285 1106 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 81.50–103.00 $96.39 $1,066

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1177–1252 1227 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,265.99
1208–1315 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,620.13
1293–1360 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,185.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1160 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,550.00 $1,339.24
1206–1262 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,190.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1290 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 87.00–89.00 $88.07 $975

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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
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.