Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 165 priced lines covering 3,978 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,543 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 757 head. replacement cattle receipts at 407 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,543Last week 2,835Year ago 2,891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 757Last week 572Year ago 556

Replacement CattleReceipts 407Last week 415Year ago 406

Compared to last week, feeder calves early week 4.00 to 8.00 higher, yearlings steady and late week steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	212.00–237.00	229.51
32	—	484	249.00–260.00	256.31
5	—	331	250.00	250.00
28	—	582	222.50–239.00	233.98
44	—	515	245.00–255.00	249.54
12	—	364	250.00–257.50	254.51
13	—	821	197.50	197.50
6	—	662	217.50	217.50
7	—	416	245.00–259.00	251.02
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	454	199.00–212.50	207.73
25	—	541	217.50	217.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	250.00	250.00
5	—	502	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	572	268.50–279.00	277.04
73	—	526	286.00–291.00	287.93
15	—	837	227.50	227.50
21	—	472	278.00–297.50	291.24
93	—	657	248.00–265.50	260.44
29	—	712	223.00–245.00	239.50
24	—	380	290.00–297.50	292.45
144	—	616	250.00–277.00	267.94
50	—	431	270.00–313.00	305.42
92	—	787	234.50–246.00	235.89
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	235.00–240.00	238.01
10	—	534	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	659	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	260.00–278.00	269.05
7	—	396	272.50	272.50
11	—	564	240.00–244.00	241.84
19	—	502	240.00–257.50	248.28
5	—	635	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	829	220.00–228.75	227.09
34	—	476	262.50–282.50	271.25
3	—	782	219.00	219.00
39	—	424	265.00–287.50	274.59
28	—	658	230.00–243.00	234.78
18	—	882	203.00–218.00	216.37
48	—	623	216.00–256.00	242.55
16	—	725	227.00–230.00	228.12
5	—	315	280.00–287.50	282.90
21	—	391	267.50–285.00	279.80
36	—	570	246.00–270.00	262.70
66	—	528	252.50–272.50	264.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	747	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	246.00	246.00
9	—	584	236.00	236.00
9	—	448	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	419	244.00–270.00	262.49
6	—	918	186.50	186.50
107	—	620	222.50–238.00	234.83
35	—	711	212.50–220.50	217.87
91	—	675	226.00–233.00	228.78
12	—	774	216.00–218.00	216.68
22	—	392	255.00–280.00	267.32
81	—	525	243.00–258.00	250.93
76	—	571	232.00–251.00	239.78
15	—	863	209.50	209.50
53	—	480	247.50–259.00	252.77
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	225.00	225.00
14	—	519	227.50	227.50
7	—	635	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	527	220.00–237.00	231.47
40	—	734	205.00–217.50	211.29
22	—	824	181.50–187.50	183.56
8	—	863	202.00	202.00
11	—	631	213.00–225.00	218.39
8	—	912	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,089	165.00	165.00
40	—	368	237.00–257.00	246.84
58	—	437	240.00–252.50	249.28
60	—	481	227.50–247.50	238.76
43	—	576	212.50–230.00	219.77
8	—	338	242.00–262.50	250.79
11	—	756	215.00	215.00
24	—	683	200.00–225.00	216.05
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	325	220.00–237.50	229.65
9	—	1,053	141.00	141.00
13	—	932	120.00–133.00	129.30
6	—	293	227.50	227.50
16	—	421	216.00–227.00	220.87
9	—	368	225.00–230.00	227.86
4	—	784	177.00	177.00
20	—	463	214.00–225.00	217.98
9	—	894	132.50	132.50
16	—	520	208.00–217.50	213.12
21	—	561	215.00–220.00	217.12
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	205.00	205.00
7	—	468	192.00–207.50	200.65
4	—	341	209.00	209.00
3	—	535	195.00	195.00
8	—	431	208.00	208.00
4	—	788	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	972	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	594	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	438	252.50–254.00	253.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	553	266.50	266.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	424	255.00–270.00	262.97
10	—	464	247.50–249.00	248.70
7	—	388	275.00	275.00
3	—	715	214.00	214.00
3	—	310	272.00	272.00
28	—	562	242.00–250.00	245.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	235.00	235.00
10	—	483	236.00–251.00	242.02
3	—	375	250.00	250.00
3	—	508	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	437	220.00–252.00	245.13
5	—	992	142.00	142.00
6	—	658	218.00	218.00
7	—	577	227.00–235.00	231.72
5	—	611	215.00–232.50	222.05
7	—	1,064	130.00–137.50	132.18
9	—	471	240.00–259.00	246.06
3	—	720	190.00	190.00
8	—	878	165.00	165.00
18	—	530	230.00–245.00	233.47
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,050.00–1,550.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,180	1,700.00–2,350.00	1,946.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,196	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,908.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,305	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,363.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,395	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,268	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,758.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	765	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	981	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,406.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,024	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,328.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,086	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,241.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,142	1,135.00–1,350.00	1,240.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,151	1,175.00–1,750.00	1,513.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	850.00–1,100.00	1,001.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	990	1,050.00–1,335.00	1,195.67
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	777	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	931	750.00–1,050.00	1,003.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,235	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,884.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	140.00–162.50	155.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,124	96.00–127.50	106.42
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	125.00–168.00	142.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	899	100.00–124.00	113.20
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	848	88.00–91.00	88.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,530	112.50–127.00	121.15
17	—	1,701	127.00–142.00	132.79
9	—	1,519	98.00–113.00	106.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,127	97.00–107.50	103.79
25	—	1,130	84.00–97.50	93.45
54	—	1,177	108.00–118.50	112.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	85.00–98.00	92.48
71	—	1,371	101.00–114.00	108.22
20	—	1,468	111.00–121.00	114.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	960	85.00–96.00	91.26
98	—	989	95.00–115.00	100.46
4	—	756	42.00–64.00	55.80
44	—	872	66.00–85.00	78.16

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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