Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

1,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.56/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 710 lb · 215 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $268.50/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 812 lb · 139 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.25/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 804 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,609	4,358	6,660
Feeder cattle	1,446	3,919	4,550
Slaughter cattle	123	359	1,585
Replacement cattle	40	80	525

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves sold mostly steady, yearlings sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,368	-15.50
423–445	436	23	349.00–389.00	$370.86	$1,617	+1.78
453–496	483	10	331.00–364.00	$340.28	$1,644	-36.24
505–545	524	56	325.00–344.00	$328.15	$1,720	-3.72
571–595	585	40	310.00–325.00	$316.06	$1,849	-0.33
604–644	630	39	305.00–312.00	$309.17	$1,948	+4.86
670–673	671	18	290.00–291.00	$290.39	$1,949	-4.63
705–713	708	13	278.00–284.00	$281.68	$1,994	+9.30
794	794	62	269.00	$269.00	$2,136	—
812	812	139	268.50	$268.50	$2,180	+17.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–481	473	20	314.00–333.00	$323.23	$1,529	-8.21
503–549	531	45	305.50–333.50	$318.36	$1,690	+18.36
567–593	580	13	298.00–315.00	$305.60	$1,772	+1.45
640	640	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	+7.11
644 thin fleshed	644	7	307.00	$307.00	$1,977	—
673–694	681	18	280.00–286.00	$281.98	$1,920	-0.86
718	718	6	274.00	$274.00	$1,967	+12.25
758	758	6	262.00	$262.00	$1,986	+2.16
804	804	76	256.25	$256.25	$2,060	+0.25
851	851	12	247.00	$247.00	$2,102	—
1085	1085	8	208.50	$208.50	$2,262	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	59	245.75	$245.75	$2,249	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–579	567	21	276.00–279.50	$277.80	$1,575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	377.00	$377.00	$1,478	+25.85
418–447	438	53	336.00–359.00	$348.84	$1,528	+6.38
451	451	6	322.00	$322.00	$1,452	+21.85
505–547	529	26	279.50–303.00	$288.89	$1,528	-11.04
551–563	557	34	271.00–285.50	$282.17	$1,572	+22.17
600–638	617	27	268.00–286.50	$281.15	$1,735	-0.10
638	638	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,678	+1.79
664 fancy	664	13	293.00	$293.00	$1,946	—
673	673	6	274.00	$274.00	$1,844	+20.00
707–717	710	215	272.50–278.50	$274.56	$1,949	+13.07
751	751	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259	259	9	412.00	$412.00	$1,067	+37.00
306–323	316	12	330.00–401.00	$372.35	$1,177	+30.89
435	435	9	278.00	$278.00	$1,209	-21.90
528–542	538	19	279.00–281.50	$280.72	$1,510	+1.19
592–595	593	28	274.00–275.00	$274.75	$1,629	+13.09
618	618	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,622	+2.16
682	682	5	249.50	$249.50	$1,702	-20.38
740	740	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,887	+11.89
783	783	13	257.00	$257.00	$2,012	+23.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	14	439.00	$439.00	$1,343	—
478	478	19	327.50	$327.50	$1,565	+8.50
564–589	584	29	289.00–289.75	$289.60	$1,691	-1.44
681–687	684	14	267.00–280.50	$273.72	$1,872	+17.00
840	840	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,848	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1700	1394	75-80%	19	148.00–163.00	$159.93	$2,229	—
1280–1765	1429	75-80%	23	164.00–174.00	$167.69	$2,396	—
1505–1515	1510	75-80%	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$2,167	-15.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1230	1131	80-85%	11	160.00–168.50	$163.12	$1,845	—
883–1370	1205	80-85%	20	146.00–160.00	$152.92	$1,843	-0.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–970	933	85-90%	2	107.50–110.00	$108.80	$1,015	—
970–1309	1127	85-90%	13	120.00–140.00	$129.80	$1,463	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1955	1681	7	164.00–183.00	$175.98	$2,958	+9.40
1680–1955	1818	2	187.00–190.00	$188.61	$3,429	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1205	1054	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	171.00–193.00	$185.31	$1,953
1050–1295	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	149.00–162.00	$155.60	$1,799

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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.