Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 172 priced lines covering 6,893 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,091 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 697 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,335 head. Counted as USDA files them — 228 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,091Last week 2,505Year ago 6,648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 697Last week 442Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 114Year ago 921

Compared to last week feeders sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher with some calves 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	390.00	390.00
17	350–400	374	325.00–405.00	378.04
40	400–450	426	320.00–365.00	348.85
51	450–500	477	311.00–332.00	318.88
138	500–550	523	296.00–319.00	305.98
106	550–600	561	295.00–312.00	300.50
211	600–650	627	275.00–301.00	284.61
61	650–700	663	275.00–298.00	290.45
270	700–750	715	260.00–274.50	268.31
161	750–800	763	249.50–261.00	253.37
261	800–850	831	234.00–243.00	236.27
230	850–900	872	234.00–245.50	240.71
153	900–950	911	232.00–234.00	232.30
52	950–1000	963	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	321	316.00–332.50	323.65
59	350–400	362	305.00–335.00	327.10
77	400–450	438	300.00–320.00	304.22
85	450–500	469	287.00–311.00	296.07
16	500–550	531	280.00–290.00	284.63
129	550–600	574	265.00–290.00	282.49
81	600–650	624	260.00–279.00	272.09
119	650–700	684	250.00–273.00	263.45
69	700–750	728	234.00–261.00	253.25
66	750–800	790	237.00–247.50	246.50
20	800–850	828	217.00–230.00	224.08
2	850–900	858	224.00–230.00	227.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	615	257.00	257.00
14	750–800	768	243.50	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	294.00	294.00
3	400–450	430	281.00–301.00	287.58
19	450–500	496	270.00–282.00	274.08
7	500–550	534	260.00–265.00	263.62
30	550–600	570	238.00–256.00	254.31
2	600–650	635	225.00–250.00	237.30
4	650–700	680	210.00–240.00	231.39
5	700–750	730	200.00–218.00	203.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	479	309.00	309.00
39	550–600	559	302.50	302.50
40	650–700	677	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	779	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	587	230.00	230.00
16	600–650	618	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	327.50	327.50
16	450–500	457	282.00–285.00	282.40
28	500–550	542	261.50–270.00	264.85
7	700–750	707	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	251.00	251.00
4	400–450	425	220.00–250.00	237.29
20	450–500	488	220.00–250.00	237.26
15	500–550	524	232.00–237.00	233.02
32	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	233.05
14	650–700	661	186.00–204.00	191.34
11	700–750	733	200.00–202.00	201.28
5	800–850	842	210.00	210.00
6	850–900	887	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	300–350	342	283.00–340.00	327.52
104	400–450	427	250.00–285.00	278.73
80	450–500	475	250.00–278.00	261.74
302	500–550	526	255.00–277.00	264.54
105	550–600	574	240.00–260.00	255.27
85	600–650	623	228.00–251.00	238.56
60	650–700	672	220.00–242.00	233.07
207	700–750	728	230.00–240.00	235.16
71	750–800	788	210.00–233.00	222.66
8	800–850	836	200.00–222.00	213.76
11	900–950	908	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	385.00	385.00
17	350–400	366	296.00–335.00	321.01
44	400–450	427	286.00–315.00	296.83
40	450–500	479	270.00–305.00	287.32
322	500–550	522	267.00–295.00	281.33
88	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	265.69
144	600–650	619	245.00–266.00	257.88
100	650–700	667	242.00–261.00	248.40
134	700–750	738	238.50–246.50	242.39
54	750–800	753	239.00–246.00	242.50
44	800–850	830	225.00–233.00	226.81
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	205.00	205.00
3	600–650	622	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	250.00–282.50	259.97
7	550–600	593	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	414	302.00–320.00	313.68
30	450–500	480	275.00–311.00	287.95
11	500–550	537	265.00–285.00	272.54
19	600–650	628	240.00–268.00	253.84
3	700–750	747	237.00	237.00
11	750–800	764	223.00–241.00	229.45
2	800–850	813	210.00–221.00	215.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	295.00–315.00	303.50
6	800–850	819	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	633	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	200.00	200.00
10	350–400	397	200.00	200.00
29	400–450	410	195.00–211.00	197.89
10	450–500	472	192.00–205.00	198.29
8	500–550	522	201.00–204.00	203.26
2	550–600	578	196.00	196.00
6	600–650	607	200.00–206.00	204.02
21	650–700	676	194.00–199.00	198.57
2	700–750	738	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	773	174.00–193.00	183.28
3	800–850	824	186.50–195.00	189.37
31	850–900	877	181.50–184.50	182.77
20	950–1000	990	178.00	178.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	934	1,525.00–1,585.00	1,563.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	920	1,415.00	1,415.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,003	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,672.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,149	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,073.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,238	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	113	—	1,252	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,745.73
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,547	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,851.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,176	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,135.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,098	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,558.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,074	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,790.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,236	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,005.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	283	—	1,177	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,278.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,001	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,192.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,178	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,219	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,514	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,339	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,537	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,986.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,444	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,025	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,492.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,172	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,715.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,468	2,975.00–3,050.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,288	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,918.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,568	3,275.00–3,375.00	3,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,417	3,350.00–3,900.00	3,672.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,212	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,069.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,501	3,550.00–3,950.00	3,738.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,327	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,012.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,100	2,725.00–2,925.00	2,902.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	972	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	810	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,548	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,266.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,672	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,092.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,875	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,184.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,017.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,057	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,387.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,007	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,141.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	996	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,006	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,798.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	99	—	1,046	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,795.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	167.50	167.50
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	932	150.00–154.00	150.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	134.00–137.00	135.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,898	180.00–198.00	185.56
23	—	1,708	165.00–182.00	173.11
7	—	1,446	149.00–162.50	155.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	1,051	121.00–134.50	130.79
66	—	1,034	134.00–141.00	137.72
28	—	968	105.00–121.00	114.39
56	—	891	75.00–102.00	92.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,249	144.00–155.00	146.23
86	—	1,238	131.00–144.00	138.39
8	—	1,293	122.00–127.50	124.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	124.00–131.00	128.27
72	—	1,483	133.00–146.50	141.37
42	—	1,480	146.50–161.00	150.70

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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