Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

2,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $234.00/cwt ≈ $2,265/hd at 968 lb · 181 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.15/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 677 lb · 96 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $265.34/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 717 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,150	3,939	3,404
Feeder cattle	1,785	3,474	2,993
Slaughter cattle	340	400	249
Replacement cattle	25	65	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	374	8	324.00–339.00	$334.05	$1,249	+10.95
406–448	427	19	318.00–334.00	$326.47	$1,394	+7.10
445 unweaned	445	5	283.00	$283.00	$1,259	—
457–493	477	32	283.00–328.00	$315.23	$1,504	-5.24
513–543	522	36	286.00–323.00	$312.22	$1,630	+13.30
560–581	575	18	251.00–259.00	$256.84	$1,477	-28.47
566–594	582	18	266.00–303.00	$286.94	$1,670	+1.63
596 unweaned	596	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,579	—
610–643	623	36	266.00–304.00	$283.67	$1,767	+3.76
668–673 unweaned	671	6	227.00–246.00	$236.46	$1,587	-18.54
659–691	681	20	269.00–274.00	$272.55	$1,856	-2.75
711–735	717	67	261.00–275.00	$265.34	$1,902	+5.50
799	799	61	255.00	$255.00	$2,037	—
829	829	60	247.75	$247.75	$2,054	+3.34
968	968	181	234.00	$234.00	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 unweaned	388	5	239.00	$239.00	$927	—
388–395	392	7	280.00–307.50	$287.92	$1,129	-7.49
431	431	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,336	+10.00
452–480	469	27	260.00–323.00	$276.75	$1,298	-20.29
497 unweaned	497	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,267	—
515 thin fleshed	515	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,622	—
510–542	529	5	296.00–309.00	$301.01	$1,592	+33.74
575–588	580	20	245.00–288.00	$261.75	$1,518	+7.98
608 thin fleshed	608	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,794	—
617–623	619	7	270.00–283.00	$274.57	$1,700	+9.87
700–738	710	13	250.00–253.00	$251.09	$1,783	+0.37
841	841	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,892	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391 unweaned	391	3	254.00	$254.00	$993	—
410–448	426	31	280.00–309.00	$302.79	$1,290	+25.52
458–498	473	23	270.00–293.00	$285.17	$1,349	+6.60
465–499 unweaned	492	10	253.00–267.50	$256.15	$1,260	—
520	520	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,300	-21.71
523 unweaned	523	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,334	—
510–539	535	53	265.00–279.00	$266.67	$1,427	-5.04
559 thin fleshed	559	5	287.00	$287.00	$1,604	—
570 unweaned	570	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,328	—
564–587	573	24	255.00–266.00	$261.70	$1,500	-0.40
620–643	632	12	247.00–260.00	$252.40	$1,595	-7.40
640	640	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,568	-14.80
663	663	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,478	-32.18
674–678	678	92	243.50–255.50	$254.46	$1,725	-0.72
808	808	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,794	+4.61
908	908	7	218.50	$218.50	$1,984	—
987	987	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,727	—
1123	1123	10	165.00	$165.00	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	23	259.00–300.00	$273.01	$1,024	+8.01
405–440	424	39	248.00–287.00	$266.33	$1,129	-12.29
434 unweaned	434	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,161	—
450–484	474	43	254.00–275.00	$263.29	$1,248	-3.03
493	493	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,223	-18.32
506–540	520	32	255.00–266.00	$261.64	$1,361	+0.49
519–545 thin fleshed	524	10	277.00–277.50	$277.10	$1,452	—
556–599	584	28	249.00–260.00	$253.69	$1,482	+15.62
613 unweaned	613	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,385	—
615–640	626	9	229.00–233.00	$230.82	$1,445	-20.99
670–692	675	12	220.00–248.00	$233.67	$1,577	-9.88
685	685	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,432	-34.55
703–710	708	13	208.00–236.00	$229.59	$1,625	+0.53
788	788	4	216.50	$216.50	$1,706	+7.00
820–823	821	7	194.00–211.00	$201.30	$1,653	-2.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	5	243.00	$243.00	$933	—
531	531	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,189	—
686	686	6	227.00	$227.00	$1,557	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	385	11	299.00–319.00	$311.84	$1,201	+54.34
426–440	432	5	270.00–281.00	$276.51	$1,195	+5.51
458–492	475	15	245.00–295.00	$266.47	$1,266	—
533	533	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,402	+8.00
554	554	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,413	+34.27
628–646	641	7	241.00–247.00	$245.32	$1,573	—
673–685	682	7	217.00–228.00	$220.10	$1,501	+17.58
760	760	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—
825	825	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,468	—
985	985	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	8	240.00	$240.00	$967	—
526	526	8	242.00	$242.00	$1,273	—
655	655	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948	948	10	185.00	$185.00	$1,754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1395	1153	80-85%	12	94.00–104.00	$99.25	$1,144	-2.79
1016–1770	1192	80-85%	64	105.00–116.00	$109.49	$1,305	-3.28
1050–1420	1254	80-85%	18	114.00–125.00	$119.01	$1,492	-1.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1460	1410	75-80%	3	102.00–108.50	$105.44	$1,487	—
1340–1760	1450	75-80%	25	107.00–119.00	$113.29	$1,643	—
1305–1665	1459	75-80%	14	118.00–125.50	$121.35	$1,770	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1130	973	85-90%	6	107.00–109.00	$108.02	$1,051	+18.01
800–1220	978	85-90%	23	90.00–106.00	$99.52	$973	+9.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–2400	1539	6	110.00–120.00	$115.14	$1,772	—
1235–2035	1625	17	125.00–136.00	$130.82	$2,126	-0.36
1680–2200	1940	11	135.00–148.00	$141.82	$2,751	+0.07

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1065	992	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	139.00–163.00	$150.92	$1,497
835–1245	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	104.00–139.00	$119.35	$1,225

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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.