Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 109 priced lines covering 2,037 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,133 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 748 head. replacement cattle receipts at 474 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 23, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 586Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 748Last week 333Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 474Last week 491Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, heifers under 700 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Too few heavier weights last week for a market comparison, undertones sharply higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	65.00	65.00
3	—	717	70.00	70.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	130.00–132.00	131.14
8	—	453	147.00–150.00	148.49
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	147.00	147.00
4	—	692	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	114.00	114.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	925	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	641	129.00–138.00	137.11
13	—	437	150.00–161.00	155.36
3	—	292	165.00	165.00
4	—	779	109.00–121.00	117.99
8	—	586	138.00–142.00	139.50
9	—	539	144.00–147.00	145.00
14	—	475	136.00–150.00	147.25
17	—	657	133.00	133.00
20	—	715	115.00–128.00	126.00
28	—	861	110.00–121.00	120.20
11	—	369	162.50–171.00	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	175.00	175.00
6	—	612	138.00–150.00	144.11
17	—	492	156.00–161.00	159.52
19	—	566	144.00–155.00	150.66
25	—	899	128.00	128.00
39	—	530	152.50–162.00	156.37
174	—	798	125.00–135.75	134.84
8	—	384	170.00–178.00	172.96
42	—	428	162.50–178.00	170.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	142.50–156.00	151.54
6	—	380	122.50–142.50	129.96
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	499	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	376	140.00–145.00	142.89
21	—	479	137.00–142.50	138.06
35	—	427	136.00–148.00	139.75
50	—	623	124.00–132.50	128.77
62	—	539	135.00–140.00	138.67
24	—	674	119.00–128.00	123.38
5	—	550	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	112.50–135.00	123.19
14	—	374	127.50–144.00	133.64
16	—	670	115.00–119.50	118.36
21	—	477	120.00–136.00	131.93
28	—	414	132.50–136.00	133.42
42	—	863	106.50–111.00	107.67
10	—	575	125.00	125.00
5	—	832	103.00	103.00
5	—	331	132.50–145.00	136.65
3	—	290	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	110.00–127.50	118.73
9	—	578	95.00–110.00	105.01
7	—	317	107.50–122.50	119.26
3	—	470	100.00–117.50	111.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	132.50–135.00	132.93
3	—	575	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	652	118.00–125.00	121.50
4	—	494	120.00	120.00
3	—	875	80.00	80.00
3	—	758	100.00	100.00
3	—	738	119.00	119.00
3	—	583	126.00	126.00
3	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	130.00–131.00	130.60
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	751	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,246	750.00–850.00	825.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,151	600.00–950.00	809.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	625.00–825.00	728.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	773	350.00–475.00	391.01
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	882	800.00–825.00	809.55
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,003	750.00–875.00	828.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	998	775.00–925.00	841.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	997	800.00–850.00	816.39
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,014	435.00–750.00	613.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	898	550.00–725.00	638.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	935	550.00–775.00	697.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,291	850.00–1,050.00	956.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,191	850.00–975.00	922.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,190	950.00–1,275.00	1,113.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	724	500.00–675.00	575.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	80.00–105.00	93.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,106	70.00–85.00	74.69
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	935	36.00–70.00	59.59
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	826	70.00–93.00	76.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,055	53.00–67.50	60.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,071	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,156	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,221.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,163	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	846	750.00–800.00	791.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	800.00–975.00	846.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	913	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	984	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,036.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,032	48.00–60.00	53.76
93	—	910	29.00–48.00	42.16
60	—	1,057	58.00–72.00	61.95
24	—	829	10.00–34.00	26.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,147	58.00–68.00	64.59
46	—	1,188	67.00–81.00	70.74
32	—	1,215	50.00–63.00	56.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,414	63.00–69.00	65.83
39	—	1,457	69.00–79.00	71.94
15	—	1,381	56.00–63.00	59.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,463	53.00–84.00	74.98
41	—	1,718	82.00–95.00	91.02
28	—	1,753	95.00–108.00	99.90
3	—	1,307	62.00–67.50	65.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Missouri barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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