Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 208 priced lines covering 6,310 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,183 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 987 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,375 head. Counted as USDA files them — 268 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,183Last week 5,756Year ago 5,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,004Year ago 757

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,375Last week 1,255Year ago 278

Compared to last week, steers steady and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulk of slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower with the decline late week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	818	114.50–121.00	117.72
55	—	772	126.00	126.00
68	—	710	126.00–134.50	133.56
82	—	676	127.00–135.50	133.81
64	—	628	124.00–139.50	133.69
40	—	471	138.00–146.00	142.67
5	—	900	115.00	115.00
20	—	374	154.00–155.00	154.19
82	—	425	137.50–155.00	146.44
60	—	573	130.50–141.00	134.60
248	—	521	130.00–144.00	138.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	431	130.00–144.00	139.78
5	—	821	112.00–118.00	114.82
61	—	631	115.00–130.00	124.35
23	—	331	139.00–150.00	144.33
8	—	991	98.00	98.00
58	—	368	141.00–152.50	146.45
56	—	672	110.00–130.00	124.28
116	—	470	131.00–144.00	138.75
96	—	527	120.00–135.00	131.52
165	—	573	123.00–135.00	130.89
109	—	744	112.50–124.25	123.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	482	117.00	117.00
11	—	391	123.00–130.00	124.89
16	—	637	112.50–117.50	116.76
19	—	654	109.00–118.00	110.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	120.00–127.50	121.19
50	—	386	130.00–140.00	135.00
11	—	436	131.00–135.00	133.60
42	—	629	100.00–128.00	118.63
48	—	761	111.00–123.00	114.63
35	—	477	125.00–135.00	130.59
36	—	564	120.00–127.50	123.78
20	—	320	128.00–140.00	138.07
13	—	675	120.50–123.00	122.01
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	100.00	100.00
3	—	538	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	511	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	726	120.00–129.00	126.32
16	—	376	164.00–170.00	168.10
20	—	422	140.00–160.00	153.94
26	—	630	122.00–137.50	131.65
13	—	668	125.00–131.00	128.88
21	—	820	118.00–120.00	118.20
38	—	788	118.00–130.00	127.09
61	—	567	133.00–145.00	140.73
10	—	516	135.00–149.00	141.21
75	—	482	134.50–160.00	149.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	878	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	132.50–140.00	135.47
5	—	709	118.00	118.00
15	—	690	115.00–123.00	121.91
15	—	373	150.00–164.00	160.79
34	—	457	140.00–142.50	140.37
22	—	340	148.00–158.00	149.78
26	—	570	127.00–136.00	130.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	142.50–145.50	145.08
35	—	823	125.00–133.00	132.55
79	—	430	169.00–183.00	175.86
214	—	577	155.00–165.00	162.47
37	—	464	174.00–186.00	177.97
19	—	395	183.00	183.00
17	—	727	141.00	141.00
138	—	522	156.50–172.50	163.94
93	—	610	142.00–160.00	155.81
10	—	335	185.00–210.00	189.47
122	—	906	122.00–126.10	125.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	726	125.00–131.00	127.64
217	—	674	129.00–148.00	142.67
155	—	629	130.00–149.00	144.00
9	—	312	180.00	180.00
21	—	818	120.00–128.00	123.96
19	—	765	119.00–134.50	131.42
133	—	574	146.00–161.00	153.28
60	—	880	125.50	125.50
7	—	374	175.00	175.00
102	—	526	143.00–162.50	157.46
171	—	484	151.00–174.00	165.78
80	—	426	156.00–173.00	167.29
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	110.00	110.00
7	—	359	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	114.00–120.00	116.65
9	—	559	149.00–156.00	153.63
3	—	997	113.00	113.00
16	—	607	134.00–145.00	143.37
17	—	533	149.00–156.00	153.73
12	—	424	162.00–173.00	169.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	125.00	125.00
12	—	434	146.00–152.00	149.90
26	—	483	149.00–160.00	154.82
11	—	572	132.00–143.50	141.12
24	—	523	136.00–153.00	147.12
10	—	820	106.00–111.00	107.38
12	—	376	170.00–177.50	174.28
4	—	625	131.00–134.00	132.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	737	117.00–121.00	117.40
13	—	387	157.50–167.00	158.84
3	—	433	131.00–145.00	140.58
9	—	570	124.00–135.00	129.23
4	—	517	122.00–134.00	130.84
8	—	671	120.00–127.00	121.75
3	—	630	119.00–120.00	119.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	126.00	126.00
17	—	567	120.00–130.00	127.21
5	—	442	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	90.00	90.00
9	—	567	90.00–92.00	91.55
8	—	478	90.00–116.00	110.77
26	—	881	64.00–93.00	89.26
6	—	789	87.00	87.00
7	—	734	93.00	93.00
10	—	315	105.00–114.00	110.33
18	—	670	92.00–96.00	93.08
4	—	840	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	342	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,410	61.00–67.50	63.94
86	—	1,341	54.00–62.00	58.36
22	—	1,583	66.00–70.00	68.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,179	48.00–60.50	54.44
197	—	1,258	58.00–67.50	62.68
13	—	1,322	66.00–72.00	69.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	897	32.50–45.50	39.05
9	—	782	17.50–32.00	25.39
74	—	1,050	45.00–57.00	49.96
67	—	1,102	53.00–63.50	57.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,859	92.00–105.00	97.85
32	—	1,281	64.00–84.00	73.79
46	—	1,693	83.00–95.50	88.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,143	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,163	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,113.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,231	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,237.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,195	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,457.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,146	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,252	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,785.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	833	875.00–950.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,140	900.00–1,100.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	915	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,516.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,025	800.00–975.00	874.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,198	625.00–660.00	651.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	58.00–63.00	61.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,206	55.00–65.00	61.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	—	1,212	650.00–900.00	822.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,230	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,364	900.00–975.00	945.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,243	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,173	61.00–64.00	61.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,241	850.00–1,125.00	989.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,060	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,244.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,276	58.00–67.00	61.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,162	900.00–1,200.00	1,078.80
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,527	57.00–63.00	60.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,457	860.00–950.00	878.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,418	900.00–1,050.00	959.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,303.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	984	625.00–860.00	807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	943	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,030	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,644	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142.62
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	700.00–875.00	817.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	968	71.00–105.00	89.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,046	56.00–66.00	61.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	865	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,041	65.00–93.00	75.63
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	826	100.00–118.00	109.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	103.00	103.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	850	65.00–92.50	77.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	92.50–97.50	94.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	985	60.00–62.50	60.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	999	56.00–64.00	61.28
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,229	62.00–81.00	70.06
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	550	36.00–42.00	38.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,094	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,176.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	965	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,608.70
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	909	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,313.07
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	894	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	777	700.00–800.00	735.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,035	875.00–1,225.00	1,138.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,482	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,385.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,502	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,175.97
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,508	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,314.55

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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