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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

2,804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.95/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 624 lb · 206 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.01/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 531 lb · 199 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.11/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 565 lb · 163 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,804 2,200 1,482
Feeder cattle 2,451 1,725 1,314
Slaughter cattle 333 420 144
Replacement cattle 20 55 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower, over steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold steady 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
354–382 365 9 211.00–220.00 $213.59 $780 -3.61
405–445 424 24 205.00–214.00 $208.93 $886 +3.16
449 value added 449 30 198.00 $198.00 $889 —
450–499 479 91 191.00–205.00 $198.94 $953 -2.05
490 490 3 171.00 $171.00 $838 -15.14
500–545 528 94 182.00–208.50 $192.45 $1,016 -2.87
503–541 value added 534 105 194.25–204.50 $197.30 $1,054 -10.70
550–588 567 49 171.00–200.00 $182.89 $1,037 -7.41
550–590 576 28 164.00–172.50 $169.85 $978 -20.45
584 value added 584 48 186.50 $186.50 $1,089 —
570–595 unweaned 588 12 161.00–165.00 $163.67 $962 —
615 unweaned 615 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,012 —
606–644 620 136 171.50–182.50 $176.99 $1,097 -6.59
610–635 625 14 162.00–165.00 $163.72 $1,023 -19.86
626–640 value added 639 47 173.50–182.00 $174.39 $1,114 —
658–664 value added 661 20 173.00–174.50 $173.67 $1,148 —
660–692 674 30 170.50–177.00 $174.51 $1,176 +2.07
700 700 4 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $1,166 +8.35
705 705 13 147.25 $147.25 $1,038 -10.90
757 757 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 +0.25
777 777 19 156.25 $156.25 $1,214 +6.50
823 823 60 153.10 $153.10 $1,260 +3.85
884 884 9 143.50 $143.50 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 12 203.00–214.00 $207.91 $674 +16.91
365–390 376 11 196.00–205.00 $200.61 $754 -0.47
400–443 429 49 186.00–207.00 $195.05 $837 +3.97
470–498 484 38 176.00–191.00 $183.67 $889 -3.74
492 492 3 176.00 $176.00 $866 -11.41
500–533 518 41 171.00–183.00 $177.35 $919 -4.69
550–565 555 10 174.00–178.00 $177.09 $983 -5.20
610–647 637 41 162.00–172.00 $165.83 $1,056 -6.84
694 694 5 162.50 $162.50 $1,128 +5.95
700–735 713 8 145.00–158.00 $151.48 $1,080 +5.48
768–780 772 6 150.00–153.00 $151.01 $1,166 —
820 value added 820 25 148.50 $148.50 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 8 184.00 $184.00 $800 +8.00
468–470 469 6 160.00–170.00 $165.01 $774 -14.99
505–545 521 12 151.00–170.00 $165.16 $860 +5.16
640 640 3 147.50 $147.50 $944 +0.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 11 175.00 $175.00 $936 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 185.00 $185.00 $944 +8.00
555 555 3 152.00 $152.00 $844 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 3 93.00 $93.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 321 10 182.50–192.00 $186.33 $598 +1.79
350–390 375 15 179.00–184.50 $181.92 $682 +4.87
422 422 3 175.00 $175.00 $738 -4.06
404–448 425 55 176.00–184.00 $180.13 $766 +1.07
445 value added 445 9 178.50 $178.50 $794 —
450–497 478 74 167.00–176.00 $170.30 $814 +3.55
485 485 4 168.00 $168.00 $815 +1.25
485 value added 485 25 169.00–172.50 $171.66 $833 —
505–548 528 79 158.00–170.00 $164.04 $866 +6.13
530 530 4 157.00 $157.00 $832 -0.91
550–592 563 147 150.00–168.00 $162.63 $916 +6.35
570–595 583 4 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $854 +0.15
589 value added 589 12 161.00 $161.00 $948 —
610–638 627 26 146.50–160.00 $153.71 $964 +5.63
625–645 635 4 135.00–141.00 $137.95 $876 -10.13
658–684 680 19 149.50–152.50 $152.04 $1,034 +3.26
719–727 724 14 144.00–147.50 $145.49 $1,053 -1.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 334 15 163.00–187.50 $179.09 $598 —
375–390 384 10 160.00–176.00 $170.22 $654 +4.71
410–445 431 30 166.00–176.00 $170.10 $733 +4.70
460–495 473 50 158.00–175.00 $167.28 $791 +6.71
503–545 522 42 151.00–166.00 $160.08 $836 +4.02
555 555 4 151.00 $151.00 $838 +3.45
600–635 613 9 142.00–151.00 $147.14 $902 +2.31
614–625 value added 623 49 148.50–149.50 $149.30 $930 —
650–672 661 17 141.00–147.00 $143.38 $948 +5.38
862 862 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 160.00 $160.00 $563 +14.00
413 413 5 170.00 $170.00 $702 —
500–505 503 4 148.00–156.00 $151.98 $764 +2.54
525 thin fleshed 525 3 159.00 $159.00 $835 —
550 550 3 145.00 $145.00 $798 +9.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 6 134.00 $134.00 $356 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 135.00 $135.00 $666 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 167.00 $167.00 $635 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–430 411 16 169.00–206.00 $188.14 $773 +11.56
450–483 472 30 160.00–186.00 $180.24 $851 +7.91
520–541 532 16 141.50–170.00 $158.80 $845 -11.44
558–560 559 4 153.00–164.00 $158.51 $886 +0.51
605–630 622 14 138.00–150.00 $145.07 $902 —
670–695 678 3 133.00–134.50 $133.99 $908 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 4 176.00 $176.00 $715 —
623 623 3 137.00 $137.00 $854 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 4 110.00 $110.00 $874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1385 1211 80-85% 72 73.00–81.00 $77.73 $941 +5.18
1065–1520 1276 80-85% 19 80.50–87.50 $82.84 $1,057 +4.08
1265–1290 1278 80-85% 2 73.00 $73.00 $933 -5.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $312 +3.27
800–1110 932 85-90% 25 43.00–59.50 $53.47 $498 —
895–1265 1051 85-90% 51 62.00–72.00 $66.32 $697 -0.18
1030–1110 1068 85-90% 3 72.50–75.50 $74.04 $791 +7.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1590 1414 75-80% 11 75.50–82.50 $78.45 $1,109 -1.71
1510–1630 1550 75-80% 5 82.50–85.00 $83.50 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1930 1745 2 113.50–116.00 $114.88 $2,005 —
1780–1835 1808 2 82.00–92.00 $86.92 $1,572 -16.79
1495–2200 1852 12 94.00–109.50 $103.49 $1,917 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1048 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
965–1195 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,132.72

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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.