Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

3,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.09/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 576 lb · 328 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.95/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 482 lb · 213 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.84/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 522 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,199	1,392	3,286
Feeder cattle	2,957	1,077	3,064
Slaughter cattle	220	275	206
Replacement cattle	22	40	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers under 550 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	9	185.00–199.00	$188.06	$613	+6.26
350–399	364	33	170.00–194.00	$186.43	$679	+7.82
405–440	422	90	173.00–191.00	$182.59	$771	+13.57
471	471	5	161.00	$161.00	$758	-5.06
450–497	482	208	167.00–187.00	$178.36	$860	+12.30
500–548	522	183	162.00–183.25	$172.84	$902	+12.24
550–590	576	328	152.00–180.00	$167.09	$962	+13.98
605–636	621	96	146.00–169.50	$162.01	$1,006	+15.97
608–645 unweaned	622	37	142.50–164.00	$153.34	$954	—
662 unweaned	662	4	140.00	$140.00	$927	—
650–695	673	118	140.00–165.50	$147.90	$995	+9.32
720–740	733	42	138.50–152.00	$141.51	$1,037	+7.15
750–784	767	43	127.00–137.00	$132.74	$1,018	+1.06
800–835	816	21	124.00–133.25	$128.88	$1,052	-0.62
862	862	13	123.50	$123.50	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
360–395	380	10	168.00–186.00	$177.88	$676	+16.37
415–441	430	13	164.00–169.00	$166.64	$717	+9.49
465–495	479	22	157.00–164.50	$161.75	$775	+11.54
500–547	523	51	146.00–169.00	$156.38	$818	+4.31
550–585	560	19	141.00–157.00	$147.54	$826	+6.45
600–648	635	14	140.00–142.50	$141.10	$896	+4.09
682	682	8	140.00	$140.00	$955	+5.35
705	705	3	130.00	$130.00	$916	—
710–730	714	18	131.00–136.00	$134.86	$963	—
775	775	3	123.00	$123.00	$953	+0.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–438	437	10	137.00–148.50	$142.77	$624	—
525	525	3	140.00	$140.00	$735	—
565–570	568	11	134.00–137.00	$135.36	$769	-0.64

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	19	147.00	$147.00	$500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	321	13	146.00–161.00	$156.19	$501	—
355–397	388	37	151.50–156.00	$154.86	$601	+5.03
400–445	419	145	145.00–158.00	$150.04	$629	+0.65
455–497	476	154	142.00–150.00	$145.03	$690	+2.52
500–532	516	157	139.00–151.00	$145.20	$749	+2.92
555–594	578	102	130.00–150.50	$137.28	$793	-2.77
600–643	615	88	125.00–137.00	$132.21	$813	+3.71
619 unweaned	619	8	127.50	$127.50	$789	+6.50
650–690	679	50	128.00–135.00	$133.74	$908	+6.43
689	689	7	124.00	$124.00	$854	-3.31
700–705	702	8	129.00–131.00	$130.25	$914	+13.25
757–764	760	12	125.50–127.75	$126.81	$964	+2.70
840	840	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,050	—
852	852	4	111.00	$111.00	$946	-2.00
901	901	4	107.00	$107.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	321	13	141.00–155.00	$149.96	$481	+3.47
356–395	369	6	142.50–146.00	$143.75	$530	+2.28
445 thin fleshed	445	6	146.00	$146.00	$650	—
450–480	464	28	131.00–143.00	$138.99	$645	+0.81
501–545	529	14	126.00–139.50	$134.25	$710	+1.25
550–570	563	23	123.00–136.00	$130.72	$736	+9.72
610–640	624	23	121.00–126.00	$123.49	$771	-5.35
656–695	673	14	118.00–126.00	$121.01	$814	+1.01
710–735	723	10	116.50–129.50	$124.75	$902	+6.70
755–785	766	8	112.00–122.00	$114.56	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–385	369	9	131.00–134.00	$132.59	$489	—
450–480	467	9	120.00–132.50	$125.36	$585	-5.64
510	510	5	123.00	$123.00	$627	-2.76

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	115.00	$115.00	$552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	469	10	136.00–172.00	$151.58	$711	+7.91
500–548	528	15	131.00–144.50	$138.07	$729	-0.44
577–588	583	7	135.00–136.00	$135.58	$790	+2.16
610–645	634	24	122.50–128.50	$125.86	$798	+0.07
650–685	666	9	110.00–124.50	$119.20	$794	—
705–740	723	4	115.00–118.00	$116.54	$843	—
760	760	5	115.50	$115.50	$878	—
930	930	3	91.00	$91.00	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–950	854	85-90%	6	29.00–35.00	$33.38	$285	—
930–1120	1002	85-90%	16	33.50–47.00	$43.65	$437	-20.35
1020	1020	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$571	-8.00
970–1310	1073	85-90%	24	48.00–55.50	$52.29	$561	+8.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1190	1137	80-85%	3	56.00	$56.00	$637	—
1070–1530	1229	80-85%	33	57.00–64.50	$61.76	$759	-0.49
1290–1390	1331	80-85%	6	64.00–70.50	$66.68	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1600	1367	75-80%	10	60.00–62.00	$61.21	$837	-2.90
1390–1540	1456	75-80%	5	63.00–70.50	$64.97	$946	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1975	1597	3	78.00–85.50	$80.55	$1,286	—
1260–1960	1730	7	86.00–95.50	$90.24	$1,561	+13.11

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685	1685	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,264	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1095	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,080.00	$1,040.09
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
970–1288	1157	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	725.00–810.00	$774.05

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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.