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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

3,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.43/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 721 lb · 273 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.05/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 669 lb · 231 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.78/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 741 lb · 197 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,343 4,665 5,081
Feeder cattle 2,549 3,785 4,489
Slaughter cattle 634 760 377
Replacement cattle 160 120 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter test of calves and yearlings mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 251.00 $251.00 $861 —
385 unweaned 385 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 —
416 unweaned 416 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,194 —
415–435 431 13 285.00–294.00 $290.49 $1,252 -19.11
441 441 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,217 -33.60
476 476 8 307.50 $307.50 $1,464 -2.03
455–488 unweaned 481 9 274.00–279.00 $275.05 $1,323 —
502–544 521 36 282.00–306.00 $293.98 $1,532 -8.85
518–540 unweaned 524 11 270.00–279.00 $275.47 $1,443 —
555 555 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,504 -17.68
552–598 569 79 268.00–294.00 $277.83 $1,581 -10.85
572 unweaned 572 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,499 —
604–649 639 53 265.00–282.00 $270.50 $1,728 -11.34
654–679 664 49 257.00–274.00 $266.14 $1,767 -0.46
675 unweaned 675 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,755 —
700–747 741 197 252.75–256.00 $253.78 $1,881 -3.22
770 770 21 238.00 $238.00 $1,833 -9.73
812 812 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,965 -3.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 3 243.00 $243.00 $736 -27.00
359–388 372 14 230.00–277.50 $253.11 $942 -28.88
405–439 429 25 252.50–277.00 $269.29 $1,155 -9.51
450–495 469 17 264.00–287.50 $277.67 $1,302 +6.63
501–547 525 29 248.00–271.00 $264.88 $1,391 -2.77
561–595 585 19 250.00–267.50 $257.95 $1,509 -9.67
605–644 630 26 240.00–275.00 $260.40 $1,641 +2.75
650 650 7 238.00–244.00 $242.29 $1,575 -14.26
748 748 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,773 +17.00
771 771 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,750 +13.00
818–830 821 8 229.50–233.00 $230.38 $1,891 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 235.00 $235.00 $858 —
448 448 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,120 —
474 474 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,185 —
520 520 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–338 316 5 256.00–265.00 $261.15 $825 —
353 353 3 229.00 $229.00 $808 -51.00
350–399 385 24 255.00–280.00 $269.07 $1,036 -10.93
415 unweaned 415 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,069 —
404–449 434 37 258.00–280.00 $270.71 $1,175 -0.75
438 fancy 438 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,270 —
453–489 463 31 255.00–280.00 $268.23 $1,242 -3.78
450–493 unweaned 481 12 254.00–257.50 $255.80 $1,230 —
501–545 518 76 244.00–275.00 $258.15 $1,337 +7.06
548 unweaned 548 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,310 —
555–588 569 61 233.00–260.00 $251.77 $1,433 +5.28
602–631 623 91 227.50–258.00 $251.17 $1,565 +2.95
632 632 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,473 -15.22
654–696 669 231 241.50–260.75 $259.05 $1,733 +4.61
718 718 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,551 +0.50
705–744 721 270 248.50–250.50 $249.80 $1,801 +34.30
810 810 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 3 265.00 $265.00 $856 +31.00
325–342 334 4 241.00–242.00 $241.49 $807 +0.72
367 367 3 239.00 $239.00 $877 -24.79
355–398 382 25 234.00–277.00 $256.65 $980 -7.14
414–440 426 22 245.00–263.00 $256.97 $1,095 +3.41
426 426 9 218.00 $218.00 $929 -35.56
468 thin fleshed 468 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,296 —
450–489 476 36 217.00–257.00 $233.22 $1,110 -21.81
476 476 5 214.50 $214.50 $1,021 -40.53
504–544 523 36 221.00–260.00 $246.10 $1,287 +55.92
550–590 573 23 227.00–240.00 $231.97 $1,329 -7.10
568–586 578 9 224.00–225.00 $224.44 $1,297 +33.94
602–632 616 16 209.00–253.00 $245.53 $1,512 +12.56
682–693 686 9 196.00–220.00 $211.91 $1,454 -6.98
702–735 713 23 210.00–220.00 $216.53 $1,544 -6.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 189.00 $189.00 $790 —
498 498 6 200.00 $200.00 $996 -17.95
629 629 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,378 +18.34
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,076 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,089 —
650–654 653 30 246.00–257.00 $255.18 $1,666 —
732 732 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,610 —
778 778 52 232.00 $232.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–333 324 9 242.00–280.00 $265.41 $860 -49.59
365–395 380 4 265.00–267.50 $266.20 $1,012 +24.41
428–431 430 9 238.00–256.00 $244.68 $1,052 -11.09
458–481 472 20 232.50–260.00 $250.00 $1,180 -4.58
523–531 529 11 237.00–250.00 $246.49 $1,304 +3.11
550–591 563 16 224.00–270.00 $247.23 $1,392 +7.06
622–643 635 8 215.00–249.00 $236.51 $1,502 +14.51
765 765 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,675 —
857 857 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 234.00 $234.00 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1405 1173 80-85% 15 93.50–102.00 $97.42 $1,143 -6.79
970–1494 1197 80-85% 135 98.00–115.00 $106.51 $1,275 —
945–1480 1240 80-85% 36 109.50–127.00 $117.42 $1,456 +23.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1510 1448 75-80% 2 103.00–104.50 $103.72 $1,502 —
1240–1699 1483 75-80% 39 107.00–120.00 $112.48 $1,668 -7.56
1210–1905 1507 75-80% 26 117.50–129.00 $123.39 $1,859 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $582 —
925–1145 1035 85-90% 2 68.00–87.00 $78.51 $813 -18.51
840–1200 1044 85-90% 45 86.00–103.00 $97.50 $1,018 —
940–1175 1080 85-90% 6 103.50–111.00 $105.36 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1420 1349 6 110.00–119.00 $115.96 $1,564 —
1185–2155 1740 21 122.00–135.00 $130.35 $2,268 —
1605–2365 1919 10 134.00–144.00 $137.89 $2,646 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1130 1011 (<2 yrs)Open 8 145.00–189.50 $172.21 $1,741
930–1303 1097 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 113.50–148.00 $130.35 $1,430

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1137 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1208 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1247 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,310.00 $1,310.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1355 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 107.00–139.00 $117.05 $1,470
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1217 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +48.33
975–1325 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 23 1,625.00–2,075.00 $1,808.48 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,610.00 $1,610.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1191 1191 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,441 —

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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.