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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

4,836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.95/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 626 lb · 293 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.86/cwt +13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 572 lb · 246 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.75/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 726 lb · 219 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,836 1,603 10,597
Feeder cattle 4,488 1,243 7,566
Slaughter cattle 235 285 1,956
Replacement cattle 113 75 1,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last test feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher, with some spots 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher although some tops weren't seen on high dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,354 —
370–388 385 13 362.00–400.00 $389.23 $1,499 —
405 thin fleshed 405 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,681 —
401–448 428 53 342.00–400.00 $379.45 $1,624 —
450–499 472 41 327.50–374.00 $347.01 $1,638 —
502–548 534 201 315.00–373.50 $345.99 $1,848 +11.65
550–597 570 94 306.00–336.00 $323.60 $1,845 +9.89
607–648 626 293 291.00–321.00 $308.95 $1,934 +0.32
650–694 665 124 279.50–304.00 $292.52 $1,945 +5.98
684 684 22 280.00 $280.00 $1,915 -6.54
713–744 727 114 268.50–285.00 $279.20 $2,030 —
751–798 762 63 264.00–281.00 $270.61 $2,062 —
802–843 814 103 250.00–271.00 $265.12 $2,158 —
860 860 11 250.00 $250.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 375 5 340.00–405.00 $380.37 $1,426 +25.28
400–430 415 11 324.00–368.00 $347.54 $1,442 +25.04
450–494 484 28 305.00–332.50 $324.46 $1,570 +10.17
508–543 531 57 305.00–329.00 $315.09 $1,673 +4.87
541 541 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,623 -10.22
550–596 570 64 282.00–325.00 $304.32 $1,735 +4.18
626 unweaned 626 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,628 —
609–648 628 92 261.00–306.00 $297.37 $1,867 +7.37
650–693 677 84 260.00–290.00 $282.08 $1,910 -5.42
702 unweaned 702 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,727 —
703 703 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,898 —
700–744 717 29 247.00–280.00 $273.25 $1,959 —
770–795 774 21 230.00–270.00 $262.82 $2,034 —
810–835 819 8 230.00–269.00 $250.91 $2,055 —
850–885 859 10 220.00–245.00 $233.01 $2,002 —
919 919 25 244.50 $244.50 $2,247 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,531 —
562 562 22 324.00 $324.00 $1,821 -3.00
670 670 20 284.00 $284.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,238 —
524–526 525 13 270.50–280.00 $274.89 $1,443 —
550–568 565 7 250.00–280.00 $273.63 $1,546 —
665–682 677 9 240.00–243.00 $241.67 $1,636 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,469 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
967 967 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,321 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–396 391 19 340.00–397.50 $360.43 $1,409 —
400–442 423 53 300.00–360.00 $349.79 $1,480 +19.54
455 fancy 455 14 352.50 $352.50 $1,604 —
450–496 465 91 306.00–351.00 $341.54 $1,588 +17.32
500–543 518 133 279.00–327.00 $310.66 $1,609 +1.07
551–599 572 234 269.00–309.75 $296.83 $1,698 +14.11
581 unweaned 581 12 277.00 $277.00 $1,609 —
601 unweaned 601 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,563 —
601–613 604 11 261.50–263.00 $261.91 $1,582 -15.09
604–645 622 134 258.00–300.00 $281.41 $1,750 +4.41
650–699 683 138 254.00–284.50 $269.75 $1,842 -12.30
708–732 724 193 262.00–273.10 $269.15 $1,949 +1.62
737 737 23 250.50 $250.50 $1,846 -17.03
741 unweaned 741 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,756 —
753–755 755 75 254.00–269.00 $268.20 $2,025 +3.20
829 829 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,948 -3.00
956 956 9 211.50 $211.50 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–325 323 5 335.00–337.50 $336.01 $1,085 —
426 thin fleshed 426 5 353.00 $353.00 $1,504 —
413–445 436 15 283.00–338.00 $328.30 $1,431 +29.38
453–499 478 54 271.00–320.00 $302.24 $1,445 +21.10
506–543 528 44 250.00–309.00 $288.70 $1,524 -12.80
550–598 576 98 247.00–289.00 $272.61 $1,570 +9.23
613 unweaned 613 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,520 —
604–645 616 74 264.00–280.00 $268.80 $1,656 -4.20
655–694 684 37 239.00–267.00 $249.87 $1,709 -19.74
708–748 726 22 231.00–260.00 $250.83 $1,821 —
769 769 12 248.00 $248.00 $1,907 —
808 808 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,919 —
850 850 11 233.50 $233.50 $1,985 —
920 920 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 270.00–280.00 $273.40 $897 —
523–540 531 14 240.00–265.00 $261.15 $1,387 —
605–644 627 7 255.00–258.00 $256.24 $1,607 —
663 663 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,677 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,446 —
561 561 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,459 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,331 —
1000 1000 4 218.00 $218.00 $2,180 —
1125 1125 3 205.00 $205.00 $2,306 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,577 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 2 116.00 $116.00 $702 —
772 772 2 113.00 $113.00 $872 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,332 +1.01
498 498 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,357 -55.00
508–526 519 8 272.50–307.00 $294.34 $1,528 -5.66
568 unweaned 568 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,505 —
575–596 586 8 284.00–287.50 $285.72 $1,674 —
625 625 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,575 -21.00
650–696 688 7 227.00–238.00 $234.31 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,639 —
705 unweaned 705 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1030 911 85-90% 5 79.00–93.00 $85.93 $783 —
860–1260 1034 85-90% 14 99.00–120.00 $112.67 $1,165 -19.73
790–1265 1077 85-90% 35 122.00–140.00 $130.09 $1,401 +14.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1362 1220 80-85% 8 127.00–137.00 $133.86 $1,633 -9.64
1015–1380 1224 80-85% 33 138.00–151.00 $144.61 $1,770 +1.11
1095–1465 1302 80-85% 6 149.50–160.00 $155.44 $2,024 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1420 1410 75-80% 2 133.00–142.00 $137.47 $1,938 -23.18
1305–1775 1498 75-80% 20 143.00–154.00 $149.01 $2,232 —
1425–1855 1589 75-80% 16 152.00–164.00 $157.64 $2,505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,661 —
1375–2110 1618 14 155.00–179.00 $167.84 $2,716 +10.82
1745–2075 1917 3 183.50–193.00 $188.36 $3,611 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–975 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 155.00–187.00 $173.36 $1,531
915–1075 1015 (<2 yrs)Open 8 174.00–217.50 $198.79 $2,018

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1077 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 13 2,150.00–2,200.00 $2,170.30
1211–1565 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 2,250.00–2,700.00 $2,508.68
1388 1388 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,080.00 $2,080.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1178 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1185–1395 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,870.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1051 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1080 1080 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1155 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,175.00–2,185.00 $2,180.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1331 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1386 1386 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1420 1420 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1453 1453 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1435–1543 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 3,100.00–3,150.00 $3,141.67 —
1815 1815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1162 1162 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.