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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

3,939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.18/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 686 lb · 308 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.00/cwt +14.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 662 lb · 200 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.71/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 531 lb · 186 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,939 2,573 3,189
Feeder cattle 3,474 2,110 2,984
Slaughter cattle 400 398 170
Replacement cattle 65 65 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold frim to 8.00 higher, Slaughter cows were uneven 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 unweaned 243 6 317.50 $317.50 $772 —
325–345 338 8 313.00–332.00 $323.77 $1,094 +19.50
380–388 383 5 315.00–335.00 $323.10 $1,237 +20.52
402–448 419 29 305.00–338.00 $319.37 $1,338 +25.53
450–498 473 84 303.00–330.00 $320.47 $1,516 +30.59
517 fancy 517 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,691 —
505–542 538 172 281.00–319.00 $298.92 $1,608 -2.09
553–583 569 80 269.00–296.50 $285.31 $1,623 +3.31
615–640 635 109 273.00–283.50 $279.91 $1,777 +1.59
652–698 662 197 259.50–285.50 $275.30 $1,822 +14.74
687 unweaned 687 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,752 —
700–747 733 55 255.50–265.00 $259.84 $1,905 +1.87
752–758 753 84 250.00–265.00 $262.93 $1,980 —
808–818 817 67 243.00–244.50 $244.41 $1,997 —
867–891 875 20 231.25–241.75 $238.01 $2,083 —
904 904 15 223.75 $223.75 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 300.00 $300.00 $720 —
288 288 3 330.00 $330.00 $950 —
308 308 2 307.50 $307.50 $947 -12.50
358–395 366 23 277.50–302.50 $295.41 $1,081 —
431 431 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,293 +7.13
468–476 474 10 285.00–300.00 $297.04 $1,408 +37.54
504–545 527 70 255.00–298.00 $267.27 $1,409 -10.70
565–588 582 22 250.25–280.00 $253.77 $1,477 -6.29
603–648 621 68 257.00–275.00 $264.70 $1,644 -6.60
658–678 671 30 240.00–270.00 $262.15 $1,759 +16.05
688 688 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,624 -10.10
728–730 728 32 238.00–255.00 $250.72 $1,825 -1.18
760 760 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,794 -9.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567–577 576 57 240.00–247.75 $247.35 $1,425 —
630–646 639 11 234.00–234.50 $234.28 $1,497 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 9 272.00 $272.00 $1,191 —
563 563 13 242.00 $242.00 $1,362 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,202 —
553–557 554 9 275.00–278.00 $277.00 $1,535 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 6 196.50 $196.50 $1,142 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,096 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 289.00 $289.00 $847 +2.00
328 328 3 276.00 $276.00 $905 -6.00
353–358 354 8 277.50–282.50 $281.24 $996 +27.24
412–438 419 67 270.00–294.00 $277.27 $1,162 +12.27
435 435 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 -21.95
457–473 fancy 463 16 299.00–315.00 $305.79 $1,416 +16.79
451–491 473 28 260.00–295.00 $278.57 $1,318 -5.96
500–546 531 186 256.00–283.00 $271.71 $1,443 +7.60
555–597 580 60 252.00–268.00 $262.10 $1,520 +7.37
607 607 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,384 -24.98
618 unweaned 618 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,576 —
604–637 627 153 255.00–269.50 $259.80 $1,629 +6.82
671–699 686 308 240.00–259.00 $255.18 $1,751 -3.68
704–719 707 62 245.50–259.25 $250.88 $1,774 +24.88
765–789 778 30 219.25–252.50 $237.73 $1,850 —
818–844 836 17 204.75–222.50 $217.39 $1,817 —
889 889 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 4 257.50 $257.50 $760 +27.50
315–345 329 21 267.50–275.00 $269.15 $886 —
380 380 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 +6.00
388 unweaned 388 4 231.00 $231.00 $896 —
415–448 431 22 265.00–285.00 $278.62 $1,201 +31.47
463–488 480 34 246.00–289.00 $266.32 $1,278 +18.43
504–539 531 39 250.00–263.00 $261.15 $1,387 +13.54
550–590 577 20 225.00–245.00 $238.07 $1,374 -3.05
600–640 626 25 245.00–257.00 $251.81 $1,576 +17.60
655–695 676 14 221.00–251.00 $243.55 $1,646 -5.76
705–731 724 34 214.50–247.00 $229.06 $1,658 -2.59
753 753 7 209.50 $209.50 $1,578 -7.75
824–833 828 10 200.00–213.00 $203.93 $1,689 +5.82
966 966 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 30 237.75 $237.75 $1,479 —
715 715 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,623 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–537 530 7 260.00–262.50 $261.41 $1,385 —
607 607 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,505 —
655 655 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,624 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 262.50 $262.50 $1,213 +6.50
564 564 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,410 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,123 —
601 601 6 210.50 $210.50 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 339 6 275.00–282.50 $278.79 $945 —
388 388 2 257.50 $257.50 $999 —
422 422 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,144 —
548 548 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 —
563–580 571 10 207.50–230.00 $220.73 $1,260 —
650–670 661 7 196.00–210.00 $202.52 $1,339 -7.48
703 703 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,441 -4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 225.00 $225.00 $664 —
418 418 4 212.50 $212.50 $888 —
455 455 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,102 —
486 486 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 177.50 $177.50 $1,051 —
738 738 4 182.50 $182.50 $1,347 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1455 1187 80-85% 7 98.00–104.00 $102.04 $1,211 -8.28
940–1410 1191 80-85% 70 102.00–120.00 $112.77 $1,343 +2.45
1145–1455 1254 80-85% 21 114.00–134.00 $120.64 $1,513 +20.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1625 1390 75-80% 18 109.00–126.50 $119.04 $1,655 —
1385–1845 1528 75-80% 21 124.00–133.00 $128.59 $1,965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1335 994 85-90% 8 82.00–95.00 $90.01 $895 -12.10
875–1130 1021 85-90% 18 90.00–107.00 $101.26 $1,034 -7.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–2305 1601 18 119.00–136.00 $131.18 $2,100 —
1830–1980 1906 5 137.50–147.00 $141.75 $2,702 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1015 932 (<2 yrs)Open 3 155.00–170.00 $162.82 $1,517
843–1110 959 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 114.00–135.00 $124.03 $1,189

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,735.00 $1,735.00
1010–1248 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,260.00–1,475.00 $1,433.08
1100–1380 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,360.00–1,700.00 $1,548.03

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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.