Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 244 priced lines covering 7,763 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,626 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 926 head. replacement cattle receipts at 658 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,626Last week 19,067Year ago 12,484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 926Last week 1,820Year ago 1,301

Replacement CattleReceipts 658Last week 1,017Year ago 468

Compared to last week, feeders sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower, with some calves 30.00 lower on a light test. The supply of feeders was light with several barns cancelling auctions. Reporters noted much of this week's calf offering was less attractive to buyers than normal and consisting of small lots of unweaned calves, often without full or any health programs, and carrying extra flesh or hair which is not a good mixture this time of year. Extreme heat made transporting or receiving cattle stressful and dangerous. Demand was light to moderate again, mostly heat related. The monthly cattle on feed report was released on Friday and should be viewed as mostly neutral and likely overshadowed by news released late Friday evening of the phased in reopening of the US/Mexico border which is planned to occur in late Aug. On feed numbers were reported at 102.2 percent, Marketings at 97.3 percent and Placements at 97.0 percent of a year ago. The placement number was slightly less than the average pre-report estimates, but still within the wide range of estimates, other numbers were basically spot on. In addition to the cattle on feed report the bi-annual cattle inventory report was also published. The number for all cattle was just slightly above year ago levels. Beef cows that have calved was down 1 percent, beef heifers over 500 lbs. intended for replacements was up 3 percent, but by head count that number doesn't off set the drop in beef cows. Some growth was seen on the dairy side as the beef on dairy calf sector has been very profitable. A few stick-out sales were limited this week with the light offering and not a lot of drafts over 20 head. Ozarks Regional Stockyards sold 55 head of 657 lb. steers for 413.50.00. Mid-MO Stockyards sold 71 head of 715 lb. steers for 378.75. Joplin Regional Stockyards sold 34 head of 804 lb. steers for 354.00 and 480 head of 908 lb. steers for 341.50. Kingsville Livestock Auction sold 27 head of 515 lb. heifers for 453.00. Boxed beef cut-out values were lower for the week as of Friday's close. Choice closed at 361.24, down 5.57 and Select closed at 346.71, down 8.58 compared to last week. The choice/select spread is 14.53 per cwt. Negotiated feedlot sales as of the 2:00 cutoff time on Friday was reported just under 37K head, it is likely more sales occurred after the report cutoff. Prices were sharply lower this week with live sales generally 8.00 lower and dressed sales 12.00 lower. Live sales reported mostly at 230.00 and dressed sales mostly 365.00. The Missouri Stocker formula consists of 1250 head with a weighted average weight of 538.95 lbs. and a price value of 436.26, 18.96 lower than last week. The steer/heifer is 46.69 per cwt.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	926	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,195.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	983	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,214.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,012	3,700.00–4,625.00	4,490.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	3,950.00–4,500.00	4,152.27
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,058	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,619.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,130	187.00–270.00	208.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,094	200.00–296.00	224.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	290.00–330.00	314.05
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,035	169.00–179.00	173.30
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	961	195.00–290.00	229.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	275.00	275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,086	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,072.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,136	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,156	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,251.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,772.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	91	—	1,241	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,298.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,274	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,055.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,196	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,948.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	3,050.00–3,475.00	3,250.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,188	2,500.00–3,600.00	2,953.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,135	2,875.00	2,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,177	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,425.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,179	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,747.79
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,585	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,201.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,497	2,800.00–3,850.00	3,073.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	4,600.00	4,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	767	950.00–1,500.00	1,251.30
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	23	—	985	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,308.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	941	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,761.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	945	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,245	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,532.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,192	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,565.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	3,850.00–4,250.00	4,034.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	977	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,272.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,289	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,341.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,047	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,628.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,337	3,375.00–4,450.00	3,800.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,450	3,560.00	3,560.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,440	2,865.00–3,135.00	3,004.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,142	3,650.00–4,400.00	3,883.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	4,900.00	4,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,270	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,131	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,215.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,216.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,067	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,622.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,490	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	2,350.00–3,700.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,420	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,251.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
25	300–350	322	435.00–540.00	487.96
46	350–400	368	425.00–502.00	468.05
54	400–450	423	395.00–450.00	424.44
130	450–500	476	385.00–445.00	412.46
160	500–550	525	357.50–453.00	390.75
238	550–600	582	345.00–390.00	371.76
98	600–650	620	320.00–377.00	347.69
105	650–700	675	322.50–358.00	344.01
57	700–750	721	305.00–344.00	332.89
41	750–800	791	295.00–327.00	317.76
8	800–850	806	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	858	297.50	297.50
2	900–950	938	270.00–275.00	272.49
4	950–1000	961	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	490.00–500.00	495.01
3	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	485	405.00–410.00	407.47
4	500–550	530	385.00–390.00	386.25
11	600–650	635	356.50	356.50
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	367	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	700.00–715.00	707.08
11	300–350	318	475.00–552.00	520.62
21	350–400	378	420.00–503.00	478.97
66	400–450	427	420.00–490.00	452.50
96	450–500	464	400.00–482.50	444.06
160	500–550	526	380.00–450.00	401.84
56	550–600	576	365.00–425.00	389.10
263	600–650	624	367.00–397.00	376.27
27	650–700	671	330.00–370.00	353.57
40	750–800	766	323.00–340.00	329.18
154	800–850	812	324.00–328.00	325.66
5	850–900	874	290.00–300.00	297.97
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	476	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	950–1000	982	285.50	285.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	368	510.00–530.00	520.07
4	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
9	450–500	468	440.00–465.00	447.46
6	500–550	515	401.00	401.00
29	600–650	631	354.00–362.50	355.39
7	650–700	657	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	508	380.00	380.00
18	550–600	553	383.00	383.00
4	650–700	686	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	574	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	455.00	455.00
18	350–400	385	425.00–450.00	436.09
11	400–450	428	360.00–370.00	365.44
32	450–500	489	350.00–400.00	379.04
6	500–550	517	365.00–387.50	372.40
18	550–600	580	310.00–360.00	339.71
5	600–650	636	332.00–335.00	333.17
3	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
12	750–800	762	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	835	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	515.00	515.00
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	519	441.00	441.00
10	600–650	614	382.50	382.50
4	700–750	722	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	286	540.00–680.00	565.50
16	300–350	327	450.00–575.00	542.35
22	350–400	363	487.50–545.00	522.81
82	400–450	430	455.00–515.00	485.95
83	450–500	472	440.00–505.00	468.64
151	500–550	529	385.00–497.50	430.14
174	550–600	582	367.00–425.00	404.34
97	600–650	624	337.00–407.50	393.69
108	650–700	672	364.00–390.00	378.66
50	700–750	730	335.00–380.00	352.47
45	750–800	780	320.00–349.00	339.67
162	800–850	833	321.00–343.00	337.55
144	850–900	862	320.00–329.50	326.88
245	900–950	915	290.00–325.00	318.93
89	950–1000	971	290.00–320.00	319.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	311	600.00–630.00	617.98
9	500–550	529	492.00	492.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	560.00–710.00	624.54
13	300–350	315	552.00–670.00	606.87
25	350–400	379	492.50–570.00	548.41
72	400–450	418	475.00–580.00	524.22
83	450–500	473	455.00–520.00	488.62
171	500–550	522	400.00–542.00	457.10
170	550–600	579	400.00–470.00	426.03
105	600–650	629	382.00–418.50	407.89
205	650–700	665	370.00–413.50	401.40
174	700–750	720	340.00–385.00	371.76
89	750–800	784	354.00–363.00	358.44
77	800–850	804	349.00–354.00	351.21
113	850–900	876	320.00–344.00	341.33
604	900–950	908	338.50–341.50	340.89
125	1000–1050	1,000	316.50	316.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	555.00	555.00
12	600–650	615	376.00–411.00	402.28
22	700–750	744	352.00–368.00	353.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	477	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	420.00–480.00	455.34
2	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
25	450–500	476	412.00–455.00	432.43
19	500–550	527	370.00–420.00	380.40
17	550–600	573	350.00–397.50	373.14
7	600–650	617	330.00–375.00	360.63
10	650–700	655	335.00–360.00	349.89
8	850–900	857	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	320.00–350.00	340.18
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	623	422.00	422.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	425.00–535.00	507.21
23	400–450	412	400.00–510.00	486.97
14	450–500	477	400.00–500.00	457.13
8	500–550	513	420.00–437.50	433.48
4	550–600	574	375.00	375.00
11	600–650	621	340.00–405.00	365.12
2	650–700	653	315.00–335.00	325.04
3	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	429	410.00–445.00	420.10
9	450–500	478	380.00–425.00	405.62
15	500–550	527	340.00–400.00	375.63
6	550–600	561	320.00–386.00	347.09
4	600–650	628	337.50	337.50
5	650–700	677	320.00–358.00	332.86
2	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	243	592.00	592.00
6	250–300	272	550.00–620.00	592.55
4	300–350	328	545.00–575.00	562.56
9	350–400	375	492.50–580.00	522.72
59	400–450	414	355.00–547.00	470.16
43	450–500	470	390.00–465.00	444.25
67	500–550	528	377.50–465.00	401.61
36	550–600	569	340.00–421.00	387.67
67	600–650	612	340.00–380.00	366.00
14	650–700	678	330.00–367.50	348.12
12	700–750	724	330.00–355.00	345.79
10	750–800	774	326.00–342.50	329.24
4	850–900	856	270.00–324.00	297.53
3	900–950	915	270.00–275.00	273.28
3	950–1000	963	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	581	360.00–400.00	376.51
2	800–850	818	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	591	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	480.00–490.00	482.46
2	500–550	515	495.00	495.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,260	145.00–172.50	162.36
100	—	1,221	168.50–201.00	188.68
146	—	1,207	153.00–190.00	179.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,459	141.00–170.00	161.74
71	—	1,482	171.00–194.00	182.95
56	—	1,467	165.50–205.00	188.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	897	110.00–130.00	119.44
32	—	962	124.00–149.00	138.96
31	—	1,075	140.00–190.00	170.99
74	—	1,035	134.00–177.00	158.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	202.00–227.50	211.09
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,915	185.00	185.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,995	167.00	167.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	232.50–234.00	233.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	234.00	234.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,787	200.00–273.00	231.36
65	—	1,683	170.00–247.00	218.42
47	—	1,296	157.00–215.00	202.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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