Mo. Rev. Stat. § 533.170: Title of property vested, when.

In such case, the party's right to the property shall not be impaired by levying the assessed value thereof on the property of the other party and his sureties, or either of them; but if the property be delivered to the sheriff, and the party elect to take the value assessed, such election shall operate to vest all his right to the property in the other party.