Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 208 priced lines covering 6,771 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,100 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,190 head. replacement cattle receipts at 430 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,100Last week 5,855Year ago 8,495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,067Year ago 587

Replacement CattleReceipts 430Last week 463Year ago 401

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, most decline on heavier weights. Slaughter cows early week steady to 2.00 higher, late week steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher early week, steady to 1.00 lower late week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	102.00	102.00
2	—	813	109.50	109.50
85	—	427	125.00–138.00	134.44
15	—	343	135.00–145.00	143.81
41	—	533	124.00–131.00	128.48
53	—	663	115.00–124.00	120.61
97	—	563	119.00–130.00	127.28
87	—	377	134.00–144.00	141.40
49	—	621	110.00–127.00	122.38
12	—	285	136.00	136.00
10	—	773	110.00–118.00	116.38
98	—	479	125.00–139.00	133.45
10	—	738	105.00–114.00	111.80
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
7	—	386	123.00–127.00	124.66
2	—	973	86.50	86.50
3	—	667	110.00–118.50	112.78
8	—	641	110.00–115.00	113.76
7	—	315	109.00	109.00
4	—	880	82.00	82.00
25	—	728	99.00–110.00	100.75
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	866	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	589	129.00–138.00	136.75
3	—	418	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	687	119.50–130.00	126.04
140	—	425	135.00–147.00	143.70
106	—	722	118.00–123.00	121.71
142	—	479	136.00–147.00	142.98
84	—	614	120.00–129.50	124.84
29	—	372	140.00–149.50	145.46
87	—	522	127.50–135.00	133.30
3	—	772	110.00–111.00	110.33
144	—	570	127.00–135.00	132.09
19	—	329	140.00–153.00	147.45
5	—	820	118.00–120.00	118.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	678	125.00–133.00	131.69
62	—	813	121.00	121.00
78	—	584	135.00–138.00	136.63
42	—	431	146.00–157.00	152.96
121	—	515	135.00–144.00	141.35
21	—	367	150.00–165.00	155.15
17	—	315	152.50–157.00	155.74
8	—	924	120.00	120.00
14	—	467	146.00–158.00	149.74
96	—	768	123.00–125.00	124.32
117	—	716	123.00–132.00	130.52
5	—	297	155.00–156.00	155.60
38	—	632	125.00–132.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	872	115.50	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	577	140.00–145.00	142.44
8	—	689	130.00–136.00	131.22
94	—	880	113.00–127.00	124.28
21	—	771	120.00–129.00	124.38
15	—	523	135.00–152.00	141.36
19	—	378	160.00–174.00	170.54
17	—	821	120.00–126.00	124.13
59	—	477	150.00–160.00	155.53
11	—	625	132.00–133.00	132.53
43	—	731	120.00–128.50	126.39
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
21	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.37
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	102.00	102.00
8	—	396	113.00	113.00
9	—	762	95.00	95.00
12	—	434	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	148.50–165.00	161.55
13	—	670	122.50–126.00	123.03
2	—	873	106.00	106.00
6	—	640	121.00–125.00	122.32
8	—	333	150.00–165.00	159.72
5	—	492	140.00–147.50	145.34
18	—	577	126.00–136.00	134.00
4	—	531	135.00–137.50	136.28
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	140.00–142.00	140.49
7	—	729	142.00	142.00
2	—	667	128.00	128.00
4	—	575	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	879	126.50–130.00	127.64
20	—	335	170.00–185.00	177.72
167	—	735	130.00–141.00	133.02
101	—	423	157.00–175.00	169.66
22	—	365	170.00–185.00	175.33
104	—	631	137.50–149.00	144.06
117	—	523	148.50–161.00	156.64
3	—	808	118.00–119.50	119.00
143	—	478	158.00–176.00	167.65
117	—	665	133.50–146.00	141.64
13	—	917	112.00–116.00	115.69
8	—	1,022	112.00–115.00	113.10
116	—	579	146.00–158.00	152.64
179	—	788	131.00–133.75	132.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	121.00–122.00	121.51
6	—	1,025	118.00	118.00
25	—	466	180.00–181.00	180.40
45	—	668	147.00–156.00	151.89
123	—	610	150.00–168.00	159.25
16	—	808	128.00–131.00	130.62
58	—	420	169.00–182.00	175.24
13	—	707	138.50–146.00	144.27
151	—	530	161.00–176.00	167.61
56	—	566	162.00–169.00	166.48
101	—	928	124.50–124.75	124.73
19	—	383	184.00–185.00	184.48
67	—	958	125.00–125.25	125.21
5	—	319	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	607	155.75	155.75
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	569	125.00–134.00	131.28
9	—	522	127.00–135.00	129.76
2	—	425	130.00–145.00	137.85
35	—	667	120.00–124.00	121.95
42	—	480	132.00–145.00	142.98
3	—	385	140.00–154.00	144.95
7	—	646	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	128.00	128.00
4	—	578	134.00–140.00	138.53
35	—	523	138.00–144.00	141.65
23	—	475	143.00–155.00	150.42
29	—	655	125.00–131.00	125.66
4	—	298	167.00	167.00
4	—	759	120.00	120.00
44	—	429	140.00–155.00	152.08
34	—	374	155.00–165.00	156.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	125.00–130.00	126.98
24	—	567	145.00–151.00	148.32
13	—	621	134.00–141.00	136.80
17	—	422	159.00–169.00	163.60
2	—	365	183.50	183.50
4	—	298	185.00	185.00
10	—	474	155.50–160.00	158.12
8	—	524	146.50–154.50	149.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	199.00–200.00	199.33
3	—	293	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	336	110.00	110.00
5	—	849	93.00	93.00
38	—	767	88.00–100.50	97.63
4	—	865	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,025	83.00	83.00
3	—	592	104.00	104.00
2	—	728	86.00–99.00	92.57
24	—	665	99.00	99.00
17	—	482	80.00–108.00	98.53
17	—	621	97.00–102.50	100.14
6	—	923	60.00–88.50	83.63
19	—	531	83.00–110.00	103.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	855	70.00–96.00	84.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	978	60.00–67.50	63.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	92.00–114.00	101.21
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	55.00–62.00	57.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	992	71.00–98.00	82.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,016	67.00–87.50	74.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,078	65.00–70.00	66.37
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	826	107.50–112.50	111.76
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,206	67.50–87.00	79.10
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	657	82.50	82.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	61.00–64.00	62.54
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	747	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	822	650.00–800.00	721.86
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	855	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	725	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,243	760.00–1,075.00	889.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	64.00–68.50	66.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,151	63.00–75.00	71.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,226	900.00–1,150.00	1,011.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,233	61.00–69.00	66.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,238	660.00–900.00	811.36
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	938	450.00–550.00	515.90
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,442	69.50–72.00	71.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,438	875.00–885.00	880.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	63.00–67.00	64.98
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	932	700.00–875.00	779.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	975	65.00–75.00	71.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,004	600.00–900.00	793.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	64.00–64.50	64.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	47.00–55.00	51.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	65.00–67.00	66.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,172	725.00–850.00	793.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	700.00–725.00	712.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	1,335.00	1,335.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,236	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,426.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,285	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,218	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,416.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	869	19.00–33.00	28.43
72	—	1,025	56.00–64.00	59.39
43	—	920	35.00–46.00	40.62
138	—	956	46.00–56.50	50.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,194	51.00–62.00	56.71
102	—	1,259	65.50–74.00	70.50
224	—	1,159	60.00–69.00	64.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,404	57.00–65.00	61.89
130	—	1,392	62.50–70.00	66.96
27	—	1,509	68.00–76.00	72.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,721	85.00–96.00	90.08
22	—	1,855	95.00–108.00	100.15
2	—	1,865	108.50	108.50
22	—	1,466	74.00–85.00	80.37

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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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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