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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

4,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.15/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 584 lb · 305 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $211.57/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 630 lb · 233 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $192.06/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 713 lb · 214 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,390 3,394 2,989
Feeder cattle 3,889 2,993 2,584
Slaughter cattle 430 326 320
Replacement cattle 71 75 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly steady to firm. 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
293 293 7 232.00 $232.00 $680 —
361 thin fleshed 361 4 246.00 $246.00 $888 —
375–392 384 8 216.00–220.00 $218.04 $837 -12.82
404–416 unweaned 411 12 220.00–230.00 $224.10 $921 —
400–447 428 21 217.00–228.00 $221.34 $947 -9.09
461 unweaned 461 4 206.00 $206.00 $950 —
450–495 472 50 209.00–226.00 $215.86 $1,019 -8.77
480 480 3 201.00 $201.00 $965 -23.63
518 518 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,036 -7.00
510–542 530 56 210.00–218.00 $213.03 $1,129 +17.53
550–596 568 132 191.00–218.00 $204.30 $1,160 -9.05
577 value added 577 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,177 —
563–596 unweaned 580 20 189.00–199.00 $194.32 $1,127 —
623 623 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,171 -18.25
603–644 630 226 199.00–217.00 $212.30 $1,337 +6.05
657 fancy 657 9 208.25 $208.25 $1,368 —
650–690 668 87 186.00–205.00 $196.13 $1,310 -1.84
710 thin fleshed 710 7 199.75 $199.75 $1,418 —
705–727 713 207 184.00–194.75 $191.80 $1,368 +4.17
754–791 770 209 179.00–191.00 $186.71 $1,438 +1.59
823 823 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,473 -0.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 5 191.00 $191.00 $667 —
370–377 374 8 200.00–207.00 $204.41 $764 —
401–437 423 13 200.00–214.00 $209.56 $886 -7.27
444–448 unweaned 447 12 195.00–207.00 $203.02 $907 —
455–498 479 49 180.00–214.00 $198.27 $950 -15.64
501–541 517 36 195.50–215.00 $203.97 $1,055 +3.13
551–595 570 48 180.00–203.00 $191.58 $1,092 -10.08
597 597 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,087 +2.50
605–647 628 56 178.00–196.00 $186.88 $1,174 -10.06
682–696 689 15 175.00–185.00 $179.93 $1,240 -2.33
708–738 712 24 172.50–180.00 $178.66 $1,272 +5.16
755–772 771 66 162.50–175.85 $175.26 $1,351 +5.51
821 821 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,363 —
846 846 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,387 —
910 910 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,438 +13.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 unweaned 365 3 198.00 $198.00 $723 —
406 unweaned 406 4 197.00 $197.00 $800 —
421 421 4 217.00 $217.00 $914 —
466 466 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,011 —
604–642 637 35 199.00–205.50 $199.88 $1,273 —
774 774 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 4 174.00 $174.00 $741 —
502–534 518 12 173.50–185.00 $179.43 $929 +10.43
576 576 4 169.00 $169.00 $973 —
710 710 7 160.50 $160.50 $1,140 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 190.00 $190.00 $889 —
501–518 510 10 180.50–192.00 $186.35 $950 —
591 591 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,111 +1.00
613 613 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,085 —
677 677 5 174.50 $174.50 $1,181 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 unweaned 298 7 218.00 $218.00 $650 —
328 328 4 215.00 $215.00 $705 +10.74
372–379 375 14 200.00–215.00 $206.50 $774 +1.85
402 unweaned 402 9 181.00–196.00 $192.67 $775 —
407 thin fleshed 407 4 207.50 $207.50 $845 —
413–449 428 18 195.50–204.50 $199.57 $854 -6.36
452 fancy 452 7 212.50 $212.50 $960 +4.50
463–499 478 88 179.00–200.00 $193.95 $927 +0.98
517 value added 517 6 185.00 $185.00 $956 —
500–540 526 80 176.25–190.00 $183.11 $963 -3.47
526 unweaned 526 3 178.00 $178.00 $936 -3.00
554–594 570 75 172.75–190.00 $180.19 $1,027 -2.65
557–587 unweaned 575 5 161.00–162.00 $161.61 $929 —
563–595 580 14 161.50–169.00 $166.07 $963 -16.77
590 thin fleshed 590 211 201.75 $201.75 $1,190 —
600 fancy 600 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,176 —
603–648 619 115 177.00–187.00 $182.22 $1,128 -1.97
677 677 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,107 -3.00
650–690 679 21 165.00–176.00 $171.01 $1,161 +4.51
700 700 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 —
700–703 703 85 163.00–179.50 $177.56 $1,248 +0.77
753–792 762 58 164.00–180.00 $175.55 $1,338 +4.53
842–845 845 70 165.75–168.00 $167.74 $1,417 +3.19
865 865 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,246 -19.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 213.00 $213.00 $709 +21.00
360–396 380 19 165.00–205.00 $182.89 $695 —
385 thin fleshed 385 10 206.00 $206.00 $793 -8.00
399 unweaned 399 4 174.00 $174.00 $694 —
401–442 417 43 177.00–200.00 $188.79 $787 +12.06
450–492 475 24 170.00–195.00 $182.78 $868 -0.18
501–540 523 58 159.00–185.00 $175.42 $917 -2.43
551 thin fleshed 551 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,019 —
554 554 6 164.50 $164.50 $911 -10.45
551–588 568 48 158.00–181.50 $173.25 $984 -1.70
602–643 624 49 164.50–183.00 $176.10 $1,099 +1.85
653–690 688 80 165.00–179.00 $178.18 $1,226 +13.32
738 738 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,114 -12.79
776 776 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,273 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 205.50 $205.50 $781 —
478 478 13 184.00 $184.00 $880 —
604 604 9 183.50 $183.50 $1,108 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 7 154.75 $154.75 $617 —
624 624 7 160.50 $160.50 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 169.00 $169.00 $803 —
608 608 4 155.50 $155.50 $945 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 3 225.00 $225.00 $621 —
352–394 372 11 190.00–219.00 $204.23 $760 —
407 407 5 209.00 $209.00 $851 +10.18
474 474 7 189.00 $189.00 $896 -16.00
524 524 5 176.00 $176.00 $922 +0.28
582 582 6 166.00 $166.00 $966 -14.00
633–640 637 6 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $1,048 -9.50
1004 1004 5 123.50 $123.50 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 219.00 $219.00 $887 —
435 unweaned 435 7 190.50 $190.50 $829 —
519 519 5 184.00 $184.00 $955 —
708 708 9 167.50 $167.50 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 3 158.00 $158.00 $926 —
619 619 5 152.00 $152.00 $941 —
670 670 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1405 1157 80-85% 103 74.00–94.50 $85.14 $985 +2.69
940–1440 1191 80-85% 18 85.50–99.50 $92.98 $1,107 +10.53
1015–1460 1214 80-85% 5 73.00–81.50 $78.09 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661–689 675 85-90% 12 45.00–54.50 $49.65 $335 —
810–1266 1043 85-90% 52 64.00–83.00 $74.87 $781 -10.20
1075 1075 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $903 +7.13
840–1123 1083 85-90% 7 54.00–69.00 $55.66 $603 -21.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1835 1382 75-80% 23 78.50–92.50 $86.90 $1,201 —
1100–1610 1479 75-80% 7 87.00–102.50 $93.49 $1,383 -0.71
1560 1560 75-80% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1595 1384 5 94.00–104.00 $97.56 $1,350 —
1195–1855 1571 25 102.00–126.00 $114.16 $1,793 —
1430–1870 1704 7 119.00–127.00 $122.04 $2,080 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1200 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 78.00–101.00 $90.56 $902
1010–1165 1088 (<2 yrs)Open 2 110.00–123.00 $116.96 $1,273

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1098 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 84.00–86.00 $84.39 $922

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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
1100–1250 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,503.89 —

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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.