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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

6,854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $236.71/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 769 lb · 435 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.17/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 621 lb · 287 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.50/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 479 lb · 244 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,854 7,630 3,707
Feeder cattle 5,754 6,361 3,325
Slaughter cattle 925 1,104 347
Replacement cattle 175 165 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold from 10.00 lower to spots of 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, although a few high dressing cows sold up to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 6 287.50 $287.50 $831 —
308–330 323 12 262.50–272.50 $270.00 $872 -43.99
346 value added 346 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,138 —
355–399 380 57 262.00–307.00 $286.19 $1,088 -21.91
404–448 422 95 269.00–295.00 $283.46 $1,196 -13.62
470–479 478 34 260.00–262.50 $262.21 $1,253 -31.11
454–499 479 168 268.00–299.00 $286.94 $1,374 -6.38
508 fancy 508 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,549 —
501–548 526 118 269.00–297.00 $286.15 $1,505 -0.93
516–546 unweaned 528 28 235.50–271.00 $249.14 $1,315 -16.75
533 533 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,380 -28.08
553–588 569 184 266.00–285.50 $272.90 $1,553 -8.70
551–581 unweaned 571 18 250.00–258.50 $253.73 $1,449 -8.04
579 value added 579 13 284.50 $284.50 $1,647 —
603–647 618 255 251.00–274.00 $265.87 $1,643 +26.87
626 626 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,559 +10.00
639 unweaned 639 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,489 —
649 value added 649 21 254.50 $254.50 $1,652 —
653 653 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,535 -16.37
655–657 656 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,542 -16.37
650–693 666 65 246.00–265.00 $253.31 $1,687 +1.94
713–724 719 48 230.00–238.00 $236.35 $1,699 +3.13
752–796 769 435 233.75–240.00 $236.71 $1,820 -2.32
802 802 12 228.50 $228.50 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 4 308.00 $308.00 $859 —
335–338 336 8 240.00–262.50 $250.90 $843 -22.91
378–397 390 12 267.50–280.00 $277.25 $1,081 -5.82
405–423 thin fleshed 412 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,236 —
415–445 432 42 250.00–277.00 $265.56 $1,147 -11.51
434–448 unweaned 439 6 240.00–255.00 $249.89 $1,097 —
453–495 476 41 250.00–277.00 $273.53 $1,302 +4.36
500 value added 500 10 262.50 $262.50 $1,312 —
502–545 519 94 250.00–279.00 $261.63 $1,358 +2.64
573 value added 573 11 264.00 $264.00 $1,513 —
552–596 576 158 234.00–264.00 $251.32 $1,448 -13.30
600–643 623 38 212.00–252.50 $234.81 $1,463 -7.10
652–684 657 43 225.50–247.00 $242.87 $1,596 +15.49
707–746 721 88 208.50–233.00 $221.86 $1,600 +1.54
785 785 3 213.50 $213.50 $1,676 -1.50
837 837 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,850 -10.50
861–898 880 12 200.00–219.00 $209.30 $1,842 —
912 912 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 226.00 $226.00 $843 -4.00
538 538 3 215.50 $215.50 $1,159 —
656–673 663 26 188.00–200.00 $195.31 $1,295 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 339 4 200.00–225.00 $212.35 $720 —
466–487 477 11 220.00–240.00 $228.87 $1,092 -24.13
501 501 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,157 —
555 555 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,215 —
590 590 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,342 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 unweaned 504 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,280 —
566 unweaned 566 12 253.50 $253.50 $1,435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 unweaned 225 13 249.00 $249.00 $560 —
310–339 328 11 234.00–271.00 $251.05 $823 -30.24
365–395 380 21 232.00–271.00 $253.99 $965 -22.93
383 383 13 228.50 $228.50 $875 -48.42
403 403 6 232.00 $232.00 $935 -39.01
401–448 426 110 240.00–278.00 $257.51 $1,097 -13.50
478 value added 478 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,228 —
451–499 479 238 237.00–274.00 $259.56 $1,243 -5.65
500–545 523 143 235.00–263.00 $251.71 $1,316 -2.45
522–544 unweaned 534 21 224.50–238.50 $232.23 $1,240 —
548 548 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,288 -19.16
564 unweaned 564 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,255 —
551–595 566 216 236.00–253.50 $245.58 $1,390 +1.15
600–641 621 116 220.00–238.00 $231.83 $1,440 -5.96
625 unweaned 625 13 217.50 $217.50 $1,359 +9.00
653 fancy 653 73 247.35 $247.35 $1,615 —
654–679 663 78 213.00–237.50 $227.90 $1,511 -3.55
687 687 6 212.50 $212.50 $1,460 -18.95
702–722 705 98 202.00–235.25 $230.23 $1,623 -4.17
721 721 5 212.50 $212.50 $1,532 -21.90
748 748 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,571 —
769 769 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,461 -31.90
786–791 790 14 198.00–200.00 $199.57 $1,577 -22.33
852–895 863 12 193.50–194.50 $193.76 $1,672 +18.76
919–945 928 13 160.00–188.50 $180.85 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 4 247.50 $247.50 $723 -18.64
322 thin fleshed 322 3 296.00 $296.00 $953 —
313–347 330 15 210.00–255.00 $220.86 $729 -26.64
354–395 379 32 228.00–269.00 $249.33 $945 -9.63
401–448 427 85 230.00–267.00 $246.35 $1,052 -5.16
465 unweaned 465 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 —
457–497 471 21 231.00–258.00 $245.22 $1,155 +3.47
474 value added 474 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,138 —
500–523 thin fleshed 511 31 247.00–259.00 $255.50 $1,306 -4.50
503–543 525 124 205.00–257.00 $237.28 $1,246 +0.56
560 unweaned 560 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
551–595 576 72 215.00–239.00 $231.48 $1,333 +3.21
582 582 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,237 -15.77
601 value added 601 12 225.50 $225.50 $1,355 —
610–647 628 27 198.00–226.00 $213.37 $1,340 -9.60
658 658 34 230.75 $230.75 $1,518 +12.67
658 658 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,382 -8.08
708–738 714 55 180.00–230.25 $222.19 $1,586 +17.78
752–766 763 46 200.00–209.75 $207.57 $1,584 +19.07
799 799 7 193.50 $193.50 $1,546 +5.00
823–830 825 11 175.00–187.00 $183.71 $1,516 —
955 955 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,719 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 211.50 $211.50 $711 —
398 398 7 214.00 $214.00 $852 —
561 unweaned 561 15 208.00 $208.00 $1,167 —
611 611 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,436 +6.76
654 unweaned 654 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,275 —
793 793 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,546 +0.50
907 907 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,451 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 200.00 $200.00 $690 -27.50
393 393 3 223.00 $223.00 $876 +16.31
452–498 475 6 207.50–216.00 $211.96 $1,007 +0.96
487 thin fleshed 487 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,101 —
502–535 522 9 201.00–211.00 $207.12 $1,081 +13.12
558–565 560 9 200.00–210.00 $202.24 $1,133 +3.28
711 711 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,333 +0.99
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,041 -7.50
500 unweaned 500 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,050 —
519 519 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,103 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 4 140.00 $140.00 $878 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–386 379 12 220.00–251.00 $238.54 $904 -32.12
468–498 481 31 210.00–235.00 $224.08 $1,078 -18.90
500–508 505 9 219.00–233.00 $223.62 $1,129 -5.30
595 595 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 -38.17
606 606 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,139 -31.63
645 thin fleshed 645 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,464 —
725–735 732 17 178.00–188.00 $184.88 $1,353 -24.12
818 818 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,391 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,071 —
507 507 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,212 -12.09
637 637 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,446 —
790 790 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,414 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 225.00 $225.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1430 1178 80-85% 170 89.00–104.00 $94.48 $1,113 +7.66
1020–1430 1211 80-85% 9 85.00–92.00 $87.56 $1,060 —
1090–1411 1258 80-85% 26 103.00–115.00 $107.51 $1,352 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1115 861 85-90% 7 60.00–82.00 $71.99 $620 —
835–1225 1009 85-90% 85 82.00–94.00 $89.54 $903 —
985–1049 1041 85-90% 8 97.00 $97.00 $1,010 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1671 1431 75-80% 42 93.00–109.00 $102.47 $1,466 +5.63
1260–1610 1465 75-80% 6 90.00–93.00 $91.45 $1,340 -21.26
1355–1742 1511 75-80% 29 108.00–116.50 $112.13 $1,694 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1490 1450 4 102.00–110.00 $106.30 $1,541 —
1300–2040 1700 23 113.50–125.50 $119.41 $2,030 —
1580–2065 1874 15 124.50–141.00 $130.50 $2,446 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1103 919 (<2 yrs)Open 26 118.00–176.00 $153.09 $1,407
740–1240 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 49 90.00–124.00 $105.15 $994

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1034–1142 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,392.91
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,174
1038–1153 1097 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 104.00–117.00 $107.82 $1,183

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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.