Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

2,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.09/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 526 lb · 393 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.86/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 627 lb · 264 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.95/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 709 lb · 201 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,397	4,087	3,700
Feeder cattle	2,273	3,763	3,566
Slaughter cattle	114	212	110
Replacement cattle	10	112	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 2.00 lower with some steers near 400 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
350–380	366	5	184.00–192.00	$187.48	$686	+3.11
405–425	419	33	177.00–181.50	$179.42	$752	-11.22
465–495	475	46	172.00–182.00	$177.59	$844	-7.22
500–530	518	15	156.50–158.00	$157.08	$814	-17.58
500–545	526	378	165.00–182.00	$172.69	$908	-1.97
555	555	5	155.00	$155.00	$860	-9.32
550–590	575	180	158.00–171.50	$165.32	$951	+1.00
585	585	4	153.50	$153.50	$898	+2.70
600–645	627	245	157.75–166.75	$162.80	$1,021	-1.44
605–635 unweaned	630	19	142.50–151.25	$149.80	$944	-12.45
650–675	661	107	145.50–157.00	$151.94	$1,004	-2.88
660–675 unweaned	663	22	143.50	$143.50	$951	-4.63
700–720	709	201	142.00–150.50	$147.95	$1,049	+1.80
765–785	770	12	132.00–137.00	$135.73	$1,045	-2.92
815	815	24	139.75	$139.75	$1,139	—
860–880	864	37	133.00–135.25	$134.92	$1,166	+0.17
1040	1040	17	127.00	$127.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	361	7	173.00–185.00	$180.98	$653	+5.32
400–440	423	20	173.50–183.00	$175.92	$744	+1.93
505–535	518	13	158.00–161.00	$159.87	$828	-1.42
555–580	567	10	146.00–167.50	$154.89	$878	-1.76
625–640	631	12	145.00–148.00	$146.73	$926	+1.83
665–695	683	10	142.00–144.50	$143.53	$980	-4.61
710–725	716	5	134.00–138.50	$136.68	$979	+2.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	7	137.50	$137.50	$694	+0.20
610	610	8	146.00	$146.00	$891	+10.69

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	14	153.00	$153.00	$880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	433	22	146.00–158.50	$149.88	$649	-1.98
450–495	471	89	144.00–154.00	$150.03	$707	-2.18
515	515	5	142.50	$142.50	$734	-9.69
500–545	523	147	143.00–155.00	$150.94	$789	-1.25
550–595	572	156	136.00–153.25	$147.03	$841	+1.44
600–645	625	114	134.00–145.00	$139.87	$874	+5.21
660	660	5	126.00	$126.00	$832	-8.96
660–685	667	40	129.00–137.50	$134.48	$897	-0.48
700–705	704	37	133.00–136.25	$135.81	$956	+6.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	380	14	148.00–152.00	$149.37	$568	-0.66
405–440	423	6	140.00–145.00	$143.01	$605	-3.74
460–485	474	11	142.00–149.50	$145.42	$689	+1.56
500–545	521	16	132.00–147.00	$137.74	$718	+1.61
615	615	7	132.00	$132.00	$812	+5.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	3	125.00	$125.00	$669	+1.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	469	5	132.00–152.00	$143.64	$674	-3.16
545	545	7	134.00–141.00	$139.00	$758	-3.20
550–585	573	6	129.00–135.50	$133.42	$764	+2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1600	1310	80-85%	21	59.00–65.00	$61.81	$810	—
1220–1535	1430	80-85%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.72	$954	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1110	983	85-90%	9	38.00–47.00	$41.56	$409	—
1105–1430	1236	85-90%	10	48.00–56.00	$53.81	$665	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1500	1446	75-80%	9	62.00–65.00	$63.55	$919	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–2050	1794	6	82.00–88.00	$85.08	$1,526	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1390	1262	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	900.00–950.00	$917.79

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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.