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Missouri feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Aug 10 – Aug 16 · Cornbelt + SE region

Summary

Week of Aug 10

Missouri steers were mixed in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 800–900 lb at 1,125 head, averaged $339.05/cwt, down $10.10 on the week and up $7.15 on the year.

Steers

4,796 head
Week of Aug 10 · change vs week of Aug 3 · year-ago vs week of Aug 11, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb545.40+61.20+56.61—15811
400–500 lb475.81−4.41+28.462,14150514
500–600 lb419.26−16.45+5.902,30686014
600–700 lb385.94−13.32−4.552,50992614
700–800 lb356.71−8.68−0.982,67573611
800–900 lb339.05−10.10+7.152,8821,12510
900 lb +320.74−7.23+1.99—4865
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

3,955 head
Week of Aug 10 · change vs week of Aug 3 · year-ago vs week of Aug 11, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb488.34+23.05+54.99—19113
400–500 lb421.92+0.41+15.241,89946014
500–600 lb382.66−10.73+11.142,10573114
600–700 lb359.62+0.17+2.452,33899613
700–800 lb349.16+0.18+20.432,6191,17813
800–900 lb320.90+2.06−7.172,7282755
900 lb +268.22−31.85−27.24—1244
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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