Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 149 priced lines covering 4,072 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,054 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 412 head. replacement cattle receipts at 659 head. Counted as USDA files them — 90 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,054Last week 1,690Year ago 1,943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 281Year ago 342

Replacement CattleReceipts 659Last week 435Year ago 473

Compared to last week feeders sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mixed 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	420.00	420.00
5	650–700	678	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	455.00	455.00
19	350–400	388	420.00–440.00	434.79
46	400–450	433	390.00–425.00	410.70
24	450–500	479	372.50–412.50	391.39
49	500–550	528	340.00–380.00	367.64
88	550–600	579	340.00–373.00	358.30
48	600–650	615	337.50–362.50	351.97
119	650–700	674	325.00–370.00	352.74
6	700–750	715	295.00–322.50	311.31
8	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
22	800–850	836	313.00–320.00	314.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	364	380.00–405.00	400.39
14	400–450	434	360.00–385.00	370.92
12	450–500	484	350.00–370.00	362.85
7	500–550	527	340.00–355.00	346.37
3	550–600	585	310.00–327.50	315.89
20	600–650	616	305.00–332.50	315.06
2	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
6	700–750	704	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	822	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	435.00–440.00	436.39
15	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	793	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	316	472.50–522.50	507.34
15	350–400	376	445.00–497.50	458.17
92	400–450	426	422.50–452.50	440.25
128	450–500	477	400.00–442.50	417.60
197	500–550	529	380.00–415.00	397.03
176	550–600	576	375.00–424.00	401.43
67	600–650	627	367.50–396.00	383.37
42	650–700	671	350.00–370.00	357.26
98	700–750	721	330.00–351.00	345.93
4	750–800	760	325.00–328.00	326.51
15	800–850	806	313.00–328.00	323.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	420.00–452.50	435.64
6	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
14	400–450	425	394.00–440.00	414.34
28	450–500	481	375.00–438.00	417.65
43	500–550	527	340.00–417.50	371.10
46	550–600	583	335.00–397.50	372.38
17	600–650	618	335.00–372.50	358.71
4	650–700	670	340.00–352.50	346.16
2	700–750	740	332.50	332.50
7	750–800	788	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	419	372.50–407.50	398.89
3	450–500	483	387.50	387.50
13	550–600	579	320.00–367.50	343.71
3	600–650	613	340.00	340.00
16	650–700	675	285.00–335.00	310.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	369	450.00–522.50	478.29
14	450–500	482	410.00–415.00	413.58
26	500–550	526	380.00–403.00	391.90
15	550–600	588	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	442.50–450.00	448.21
26	350–400	383	440.00–485.00	464.04
56	400–450	428	427.50–472.50	456.88
54	450–500	475	412.50–452.50	438.05
69	500–550	528	395.00–437.50	416.69
39	550–600	584	375.00–422.50	394.37
116	600–650	629	362.50–400.00	386.46
61	650–700	690	357.50–394.00	380.47
59	700–750	732	330.00–370.00	351.63
44	750–800	767	320.00–371.00	356.30
8	800–850	824	330.00–335.00	331.27
71	850–900	891	310.00–337.00	334.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	375.00–410.00	403.03
2	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
19	550–600	573	332.50–377.50	351.05
6	600–650	619	340.00–356.00	348.17
9	650–700	669	340.00–356.00	352.36
5	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	432.54
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	392	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	592	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	565.00–605.00	588.76
21	300–350	342	520.00–547.50	529.22
13	350–400	359	492.50–495.00	494.42
68	400–450	429	480.00–495.00	485.81
50	450–500	473	457.50–495.00	469.52
168	500–550	518	435.00–492.50	455.87
111	550–600	568	420.00–457.50	441.45
111	600–650	629	410.00–441.00	422.47
110	650–700	666	391.00–416.00	404.01
65	700–750	716	367.50–392.00	379.84
11	750–800	764	364.00–378.00	369.14
22	800–850	813	351.00–375.00	366.07
63	850–900	859	346.00	346.00
5	900–950	940	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	773	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	572.50	572.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	510	420.00–425.00	421.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	—	1,220	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,231.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	—	1,259	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,949.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,219	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,769.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	869	950.00–1,300.00	1,133.90
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,437	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,928.28
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,022	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,722.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,066	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,723.28
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	45	—	1,031	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,080.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	830	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,242	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,843.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,242	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,306.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,204	145.00–174.00	162.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,192	187.50–222.50	206.78
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,002	225.00–290.00	238.24
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	916	136.00–170.00	154.64
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	824	260.00–312.00	285.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	959	180.00–242.50	213.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,531	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,765.87
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,221	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,736.75
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,150	5,700.00	5,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	4,650.00	4,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,243	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,855.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,875.00	3,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,105	3,625.00–3,900.00	3,680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,185	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,886.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	999	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,028	3,850.00–4,500.00	4,418.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,040	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,075	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,734.38
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	—	952	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,589.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,028	135.00–158.00	144.56
51	—	954	116.00–137.00	128.34
20	—	1,036	151.00–175.00	159.73
8	—	878	90.00–109.00	99.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,170	141.00–159.00	153.33
14	—	1,251	170.00–180.00	174.66
59	—	1,179	155.00–172.00	165.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,463	155.00–176.00	167.28
9	—	1,427	142.50–161.00	150.64
28	—	1,525	169.00–194.00	179.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,779	197.00–222.00	206.79
38	—	1,673	180.00–200.00	188.74
18	—	1,469	158.00–179.00	172.26

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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