Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 165 priced lines covering 5,794 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,734 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 803 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,388 head. Counted as USDA files them — 192 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,734Last week 6,351Year ago 4,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 803Last week 962Year ago 1,208

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,388Last week 222Year ago 1,393

Compared to last week, a light test of feeders sold steady to 8.00 lower, slaughter cows sold from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	335.00	335.00
9	400–450	429	290.00–297.00	292.25
25	450–500	463	278.00–311.00	285.96
16	500–550	524	270.00–298.00	276.88
31	550–600	574	265.00–290.00	271.39
18	600–650	625	245.00–277.00	257.43
22	650–700	651	240.00–260.00	245.72
18	700–750	744	235.00–238.00	237.00
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	805	228.00	228.00
2	850–900	895	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	292.00	292.00
6	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
19	600–650	617	262.00–280.00	273.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	308.28
5	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
44	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	285.05
109	450–500	475	263.00–290.00	279.08
66	500–550	528	252.00–272.00	260.54
116	550–600	572	240.00–267.50	261.52
10	600–650	644	230.00–242.00	239.32
68	650–700	672	230.00–247.00	240.89
37	700–750	728	231.00–245.00	239.63
38	750–800	771	214.00–239.00	233.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	416	290.00–305.00	295.53
77	450–500	474	291.00–318.00	308.24
73	500–550	520	275.00–292.00	281.85
165	550–600	564	262.00–287.00	279.46
206	600–650	622	255.00–278.00	268.96
23	650–700	675	253.00–257.00	254.79
132	700–750	719	252.00–265.00	254.50
67	750–800	784	240.00–242.00	241.42
30	800–850	830	240.00–242.00	240.47
60	850–900	870	234.00	234.00
13	900–950	913	223.00–226.00	224.59
53	950–1000	991	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	285.00–292.00	288.46
5	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	247.66
7	500–550	527	242.00–243.00	242.28
5	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	590	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	300.00–335.00	321.44
6	350–400	391	311.00–316.00	315.16
22	400–450	420	285.00–316.00	302.28
33	450–500	480	300.00–315.00	309.11
33	500–550	520	277.00–304.00	290.01
55	550–600	583	265.00–293.00	284.46
22	600–650	625	250.00–286.00	270.17
30	650–700	678	262.00–278.00	270.69
171	700–750	736	246.00–265.00	262.57
172	750–800	784	250.00–257.00	255.51
138	800–850	821	248.00–253.50	252.92
9	850–900	857	247.00	247.00
20	900–950	931	237.00	237.00
25	1000–1050	1,048	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	400.00	400.00
35	400–450	431	325.00–335.00	331.69
68	450–500	469	320.00–350.00	334.38
189	500–550	517	310.00–350.00	329.23
147	550–600	575	297.00–334.00	318.08
257	600–650	624	285.00–315.00	302.08
114	650–700	683	275.00–290.00	282.60
123	700–750	719	269.00–285.00	276.90
124	750–800	767	259.00–277.00	263.45
341	800–850	813	255.00–260.50	258.03
98	850–900	866	251.00–258.00	254.51
153	900–950	919	244.50–253.50	249.04
22	1000–1050	1,027	233.00	233.00
123	1100–1150	1,135	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	440	293.00	293.00
5	550–600	589	255.00	255.00
14	600–650	622	237.00–256.00	240.73
5	850–900	871	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	243.00	243.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	933	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,148	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,460.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,092	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,592.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,130	1,650.00–2,300.00	1,967.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,059	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,499.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,097	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,206.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,050	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,064	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,659.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,093	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,481.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,108	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,965.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,280	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,516.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,293	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,354.02
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,150	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,100	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,632.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	82	—	1,181	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,695.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,210	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,791.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,189	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,446.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,203	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,367.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,276	2,650.00–3,550.00	2,826.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,154	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,176.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	927	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,609.35
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	902	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,447.31
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,010	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,518.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	205.00	205.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	227.50	227.50
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,011	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,324.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,795	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,244	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,977.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,195	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,770.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,163	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,055	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,854.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,043	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,097.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,038	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,283.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	825	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	908	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	919	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	844	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,575.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,502	128.00–137.00	132.64
73	—	1,500	131.00–149.50	141.11
36	—	1,494	143.00–161.00	148.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,051	134.00–147.00	141.77
76	—	979	100.00–120.00	112.95
92	—	1,079	121.00–136.00	128.50
22	—	841	73.00–99.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,208	142.00–154.00	146.95
11	—	1,233	115.00–135.00	128.46
104	—	1,207	132.00–149.00	139.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	199.00	199.00
7	—	1,203	169.00–174.00	171.84
83	—	1,012	135.00–147.00	145.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,909	178.00–214.00	187.44
11	—	1,461	146.00–164.00	155.06
29	—	1,633	160.00–180.00	171.64

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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