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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

3,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.66/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 624 lb · 284 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.17/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 521 lb · 271 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.90/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 432 lb · 188 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,575 2,804 1,392
Feeder cattle 3,197 2,451 1,077
Slaughter cattle 303 333 275
Replacement cattle 75 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs uneven from 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady. 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
325 325 8 223.00 $223.00 $725 —
350–395 370 21 202.00–212.00 $205.98 $762 -7.61
402–448 419 65 192.00–219.00 $204.12 $855 -4.81
430 value added 430 11 203.00 $203.00 $873 +5.00
435–445 438 13 181.00–185.00 $182.08 $798 -26.85
470 value added 470 14 191.00 $191.00 $898 —
450–492 480 152 181.00–208.00 $194.64 $934 -4.30
500 500 6 186.00 $186.00 $930 -6.45
510 value added 510 18 186.00–196.00 $191.56 $977 -5.74
505–545 522 247 181.00–200.50 $191.27 $998 -1.18
550–585 559 135 173.50–197.75 $187.26 $1,047 +4.37
581–586 584 12 165.00–170.00 $167.07 $976 -2.78
607–645 unweaned 615 54 160.00–170.75 $168.46 $1,036 +3.96
605–635 value added 625 131 178.25–180.75 $179.18 $1,120 +4.79
625 625 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,081 +9.28
600–639 629 93 165.00–183.25 $178.11 $1,120 +14.39
652 unweaned 652 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,043 —
660–668 664 9 164.00–165.00 $164.55 $1,093 -9.96
734 734 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,108 +3.75
785–790 788 13 150.25 $150.25 $1,184 -6.00
870 870 30 141.25 $141.25 $1,229 -2.25
911 value added 911 24 140.00 $140.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 205.00 $205.00 $554 —
305–345 334 12 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $685 -2.87
350–395 375 14 200.00–210.00 $204.55 $767 +3.94
395 value added 395 10 208.00 $208.00 $822 —
400–448 434 43 178.00–205.00 $190.39 $826 -4.66
455 value added 455 22 194.50 $194.50 $885 —
452–480 463 17 180.00–190.00 $185.23 $858 +1.56
494 494 5 175.00 $175.00 $864 -1.00
515–542 533 19 167.50–180.00 $174.53 $930 -2.82
555 value added 555 21 182.00 $182.00 $1,010 —
564–595 574 33 161.00–171.00 $166.03 $953 -11.06
609–630 619 20 162.00–167.00 $165.09 $1,022 -0.74
624 624 10 160.00 $160.00 $998 -5.83
645 unweaned 645 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
687 687 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,079 -5.50
750–781 772 7 147.00–149.00 $148.44 $1,146 -2.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 154.00 $154.00 $462 —
408 408 4 170.00 $170.00 $694 -14.00
415 value added 415 11 161.00 $161.00 $668 —
455–490 470 9 160.00–176.00 $167.03 $785 +2.02
485 value added 485 13 166.00 $166.00 $805 —
507–545 539 21 149.00–155.50 $154.15 $831 -11.01
562–599 583 7 135.00–160.00 $149.67 $873 —
605 605 4 147.50 $147.50 $892 ±0.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 8 150.00 $150.00 $648 —
475–488 483 5 135.00–170.00 $148.77 $719 —
532 532 3 144.00 $144.00 $766 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 170.00 $170.00 $763 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 136.00 $136.00 $471 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 3 125.00 $125.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 39 171.00–187.50 $181.12 $601 -5.21
382–395 388 39 173.50–186.00 $182.05 $706 +0.13
405 thin fleshed 405 6 184.00 $184.00 $745 —
400–449 432 151 173.00–184.00 $177.49 $767 -2.64
415–445 value added 436 31 176.50–181.00 $178.74 $779 +0.24
450–498 477 183 162.00–180.50 $173.84 $829 +3.54
500 500 6 151.00 $151.00 $755 -13.04
505–545 525 174 157.00–182.25 $167.82 $881 +3.78
550–580 568 68 152.00–168.25 $159.02 $903 -3.61
635–640 636 29 146.50–154.50 $153.67 $977 +15.72
644 644 5 147.00 $147.00 $947 +9.05
648 unweaned 648 6 140.00 $140.00 $907 —
678 678 3 144.00 $144.00 $976 -8.04
758 758 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,061 —
775 775 11 146.50 $146.50 $1,135 —
885 885 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
305–345 332 11 170.00–180.00 $173.28 $575 -5.81
365–390 381 7 168.00–178.00 $172.63 $658 +2.41
400 value added 400 8 178.50 $178.50 $714 —
417–438 430 31 168.00–176.00 $172.74 $743 +2.64
450 450 4 152.50 $152.50 $686 -14.78
450–496 470 44 156.00–169.00 $163.31 $768 -3.97
470 value added 470 20 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
500–546 523 40 151.00–167.00 $156.47 $818 -3.61
556 556 5 140.00 $140.00 $778 -11.00
555–572 559 19 147.00–152.00 $150.06 $839 -0.94
560 value added 560 22 159.00 $159.00 $890 —
600–638 624 22 139.00–148.50 $143.97 $898 -3.17
656–690 671 7 140.00–143.50 $141.96 $953 -1.42
710 710 3 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 35 162.00 $162.00 $642 -5.00
485 485 7 151.00 $151.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 4 151.00–159.00 $155.11 $558 -4.89
490–499 496 10 145.00–154.00 $151.33 $751 —
519–548 532 9 138.00–145.00 $141.79 $754 -10.19
570–595 584 7 132.50–143.50 $137.10 $801 -7.90
616 616 6 131.00 $131.00 $807 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 131.00 $131.00 $435 —
411 411 8 140.00 $140.00 $575 —
493 493 9 144.50 $144.50 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 409 9 170.00–199.00 $183.84 $752 -4.30
450–497 479 26 155.00–191.00 $170.18 $815 -10.06
500–542 523 10 152.50–162.00 $157.10 $822 -1.70
552–588 574 9 152.50–160.00 $156.12 $896 -2.39
650–675 668 7 129.50–131.00 $129.92 $868 -4.07

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1050 847 85-90% 5 20.00–42.50 $32.30 $274 -5.70
840–1130 940 85-90% 34 44.00–61.50 $55.32 $520 +1.85
910–1190 1057 85-90% 49 60.00–73.50 $66.16 $699 -0.16
1110–1150 1120 85-90% 4 74.00–74.50 $74.37 $833 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1475 1239 80-85% 34 71.75–80.00 $76.52 $948 -1.21
1065–1394 1325 80-85% 11 80.00–85.00 $81.58 $1,081 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1830 1449 75-80% 9 75.00–79.50 $77.17 $1,118 -1.28
1335–1551 1484 75-80% 9 80.50–85.00 $82.00 $1,217 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1640 1381 10 83.00–95.00 $92.41 $1,276 —
1475–2015 1686 10 96.00–109.50 $104.91 $1,769 —
1820–2085 1953 2 114.00–117.00 $115.40 $2,254 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
888 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 885.00 $885.00
815–1165 911 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 930.00–1,180.00 $1,071.79
920–1325 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 900.00–1,125.00 $993.53

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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.