Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 148 priced lines covering 3,830 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,998 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 345 head. replacement cattle receipts at 452 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,998Last week 2,828Year ago 3,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 360Year ago 309

Replacement CattleReceipts 452Last week 1,433Year ago 303

Compared to last week, early week sales saw calves mixed 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher, yearlings 2.00-4.00 lower. Late week sales 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	400.00–415.00	404.97
3	350–400	367	350.00–377.50	359.00
61	400–450	426	340.00–380.00	353.53
35	450–500	482	315.00–355.00	338.03
20	500–550	528	317.50–332.50	326.26
14	550–600	573	275.00–320.00	307.83
22	600–650	622	300.00–337.00	317.26
5	650–700	679	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	862	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	364	385.00–430.00	409.55
34	400–450	417	375.00–420.00	394.25
84	450–500	480	350.00–385.00	366.73
53	500–550	528	340.00–380.00	356.17
120	550–600	575	320.00–370.00	343.42
83	600–650	633	325.00–357.50	343.62
50	650–700	680	312.50–332.50	326.21
32	700–750	718	315.50–330.00	319.52
11	750–800	772	300.00–320.00	309.66
29	800–850	831	275.00–308.00	301.45
6	850–900	868	311.00	311.00
2	950–1000	962	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	579	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	420.00–430.00	423.58
27	400–450	417	395.00–435.00	415.90
38	450–500	474	392.50–420.00	400.66
75	500–550	519	365.00–425.00	392.07
91	550–600	581	359.50–370.00	362.29
179	600–650	622	351.00–375.00	360.59
31	650–700	658	352.50–353.00	352.93
7	750–800	759	330.00	330.00
69	800–850	812	314.00–324.50	323.93
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	512	300.00	300.00
9	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	582	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	430	370.00–377.50	376.11
13	450–500	486	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	517	342.50	342.50
7	850–900	856	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	479	407.50–432.50	419.75
7	500–550	506	402.50	402.50
18	550–600	599	357.50	357.50
23	700–750	706	337.50	337.50
6	750–800	799	320.00	320.00
12	800–850	833	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	450.00–475.00	464.69
58	350–400	379	425.00–475.00	450.25
62	400–450	425	395.00–452.50	438.52
61	450–500	472	387.50–467.50	438.01
47	500–550	525	387.50–435.00	407.36
85	550–600	575	370.00–410.00	392.65
89	600–650	631	356.00–390.00	372.15
56	650–700	682	350.00–375.00	362.80
35	700–750	716	332.50–367.50	358.08
28	750–800	771	340.00–353.00	349.09
18	800–850	824	313.50–345.00	337.90
4	900–950	908	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	425.00–427.50	425.87
7	350–400	383	400.00–405.00	401.38
34	400–450	420	350.00–420.00	399.90
53	450–500	482	350.00–420.00	399.44
20	500–550	533	367.50–385.00	377.90
22	550–600	591	317.50–360.00	352.49
21	600–650	624	320.00–350.00	337.74
20	700–750	722	307.50–330.00	325.70
10	850–900	890	267.00	267.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	450.00	450.00
12	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	586	347.50	347.50
6	600–650	639	367.50	367.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	648	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	480.00–505.00	495.50
4	350–400	398	485.00	485.00
25	400–450	428	452.50–512.50	475.68
35	450–500	479	460.00–482.50	476.33
94	500–550	523	425.00–480.00	456.33
56	550–600	582	400.00–445.00	424.15
103	600–650	617	387.50–427.50	408.96
133	650–700	674	366.00–410.00	399.41
88	700–750	725	365.00–387.00	381.25
50	750–800	778	350.00–367.50	363.01
56	850–900	898	335.50	335.50
12	900–950	937	322.50–327.50	325.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	385	425.00–450.00	436.22
29	400–450	428	380.00–440.00	405.17
26	450–500	478	380.00–420.00	394.15
32	500–550	519	340.00–397.50	365.69
53	550–600	567	320.00–372.50	343.07
28	600–650	622	320.00–365.00	345.31
37	650–700	686	290.00–327.50	311.02
8	700–750	727	302.50–312.50	308.73
10	750–800	774	272.50–305.00	285.74
6	850–900	868	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	546	355.00	355.00
11	550–600	563	320.00–360.00	333.22
3	600–650	648	322.50	322.50
3	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	768	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	478	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	833	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	405.00–420.00	408.33
32	500–550	514	380.00–405.00	385.82
12	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	653	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,004	125.00–169.00	147.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,247	180.00–220.00	191.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,165	140.00–161.00	152.69
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	876	232.50–282.50	255.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	909	180.00–222.50	210.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	47	—	1,045	1,300.00–2,400.00	1,892.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	—	1,350	2,100.00–3,500.00	2,848.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,114	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,713.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,250	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,090.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	860	900.00–1,250.00	1,070.70
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,528	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,693.68
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,062	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,854.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	3,075.00–3,200.00	3,132.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,178	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,135.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,560	3,550.00–4,750.00	4,071.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,221	3,100.00–4,450.00	4,019.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,035	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,333.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,065	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,792.31
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	—	919	2,300.00–2,975.00	2,729.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,019	107.50–130.00	121.45
14	—	1,037	148.00–169.00	156.15
15	—	917	82.00–109.00	97.67
54	—	1,065	132.00–152.50	141.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,267	169.00–175.50	171.27
42	—	1,210	153.00–168.00	160.24
18	—	1,227	129.00–151.00	145.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,502	170.00–180.00	174.30
44	—	1,472	156.00–170.00	163.28
17	—	1,437	139.00–156.50	151.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,716	179.00–199.00	188.91
10	—	1,466	157.50–176.00	168.51
8	—	1,834	193.50–233.00	207.42

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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