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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.11/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 570 lb · 60 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.13/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 679 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.05/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 568 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,392 1,482 3,979
Feeder cattle 1,077 1,314 3,785
Slaughter cattle 275 144 178
Replacement cattle 40 24 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 174.00–190.00 $181.80 $596 -0.06
365–385 377 5 177.00–180.00 $178.61 $673 —
405–448 426 17 160.00–176.00 $169.02 $720 -0.23
450–495 472 30 160.00–170.50 $166.06 $784 -2.66
495 495 4 153.50 $153.50 $760 -15.22
500–546 522 33 153.00–164.50 $160.60 $838 -2.81
550–585 570 60 147.00–158.00 $153.11 $873 -1.66
611–649 633 42 142.50–152.50 $146.04 $924 -1.10
660–695 678 57 134.00–142.75 $138.58 $940 +0.28
693 693 3 129.50 $129.50 $897 -1.00
700–742 711 8 129.00–136.25 $134.36 $955 -2.14
753–755 754 22 130.50–132.50 $131.68 $993 +4.18
828 828 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 364 7 158.00–165.00 $161.51 $588 -4.71
405–408 406 7 156.00–160.00 $157.15 $638 -1.92
460–471 466 7 150.00–150.50 $150.21 $700 -5.55
508–536 528 12 144.50–155.50 $152.07 $803 -2.12
570–595 579 8 139.00–146.00 $141.09 $817 -7.99
620–635 624 8 134.00–141.50 $137.01 $855 —
650–675 662 11 131.00–139.75 $134.65 $891 +0.48
750–775 763 4 122.00–122.50 $122.25 $933 -2.75
800–848 820 6 124.50–125.00 $124.67 $1,022 +3.67
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 5 150.00 $150.00 $694 —
638 638 4 132.00 $132.00 $842 —
677 677 3 129.50 $129.50 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 3 136.00 $136.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 28 146.00–156.00 $149.83 $569 -0.79
405–446 425 25 142.00–156.50 $149.39 $635 +5.43
459 thin fleshed 459 5 150.00 $150.00 $688 —
465 465 3 140.00 $140.00 $651 -2.18
450–499 482 31 138.50–147.00 $142.51 $687 +0.33
505–544 527 25 132.00–148.00 $142.28 $750 +1.82
552–588 568 44 130.00–148.25 $140.05 $795 +6.00
601–647 610 21 133.50–138.50 $137.41 $838 +13.98
612 612 6 128.50 $128.50 $786 +5.07
645 unweaned 645 3 121.00 $121.00 $780 —
660–695 686 36 127.25–127.50 $127.31 $873 +6.31
701 701 4 117.00 $117.00 $820 —
755–793 778 10 121.00–129.00 $124.11 $966 —
882 882 5 113.00 $113.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–340 339 4 144.00–149.00 $146.49 $497 —
375–385 380 4 139.00–144.00 $141.47 $538 -4.05
435–448 443 12 139.00–143.00 $141.16 $625 +1.84
450–485 468 32 134.00–140.50 $138.18 $647 +1.86
500 500 3 133.00 $133.00 $665 +3.46
570 570 3 121.00 $121.00 $690 -3.59
565–590 578 10 129.00–139.00 $133.89 $774 +9.30
620–625 622 9 124.00–133.50 $128.84 $801 +8.98
681 681 9 120.00 $120.00 $817 +0.36
712–748 730 4 116.00–120.00 $118.05 $862 +1.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 137.00 $137.00 $578 —
475 475 3 131.00 $131.00 $622 —
520–540 530 4 125.00–126.50 $125.76 $667 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–570 564 7 104.00–117.50 $107.76 $608 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–493 485 6 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $599 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 4 160.00 $160.00 $621 +9.00
450–490 470 6 135.50–152.00 $143.67 $675 +2.95
512–543 533 12 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $738 -5.49
555–580 566 7 131.00–136.00 $133.42 $755 +14.65
600–630 615 14 122.00–128.50 $125.79 $774 -4.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1675 1247 80-85% 44 58.00–65.00 $62.25 $776 —
1185–1465 1363 80-85% 13 65.25–70.75 $65.89 $898 —
1430 1430 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $829 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–860 827 85-90% 7 25.00–40.00 $34.91 $289 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $646 +18.90
900–1315 1066 85-90% 13 37.00–48.50 $43.58 $465 —
900–1405 1086 85-90% 19 48.00–60.00 $52.99 $575 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1425 1386 75-80% 7 62.50–67.75 $64.11 $889 —
1430–1630 1541 75-80% 7 60.00–65.00 $62.44 $962 +0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–2090 1712 6 70.50–82.50 $77.13 $1,320 -9.89
1600–2015 1808 2 98.25–99.75 $98.91 $1,788 —
1505–2255 1823 15 82.00–97.00 $88.86 $1,620 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2260 2260 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1385 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 830.00–1,120.00 $967.16
990–1435 1254 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 850.00–1,325.00 $932.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.