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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

3,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.32/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 522 lb · 411 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.74/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 570 lb · 250 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.68/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 469 lb · 209 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,991 3,575 3,199
Feeder cattle 3,559 3,197 2,957
Slaughter cattle 327 303 220
Replacement cattle 105 75 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers uneven from 2.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, except 450-500 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–337 322 7 210.00–222.00 $214.76 $692 -8.24
350–395 379 29 204.00–212.50 $206.63 $783 +0.65
390 value added 390 11 207.00 $207.00 $807 —
400–445 422 97 198.00–217.00 $207.76 $877 +3.64
425–440 value added 430 46 206.00–220.50 $214.77 $924 +11.77
450–498 478 164 186.50–210.00 $198.82 $950 +4.18
495 value added 495 13 206.00 $206.00 $1,020 +15.00
508 508 4 178.00 $178.00 $904 -8.00
511 511 4 179.50 $179.50 $917 -6.50
500–535 value added 520 160 201.50–208.50 $204.17 $1,062 +12.61
500–547 523 243 179.00–209.00 $198.49 $1,038 +7.22
555–575 value added 566 75 190.00–200.50 $195.32 $1,106 —
571 571 10 170.00 $170.00 $971 -17.26
550–598 572 165 171.00–203.00 $188.40 $1,078 +21.33
605–610 value added 608 37 190.75–191.00 $190.84 $1,160 +11.66
600–640 unweaned 623 13 157.50–177.00 $164.27 $1,023 -4.19
600–640 624 135 165.00–195.00 $183.03 $1,142 +10.03
650–651 unweaned 651 12 148.00–153.50 $152.58 $993 -7.42
665 665 6 172.75 $172.75 $1,149 +8.20
675 value added 675 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,141 —
700–737 710 72 155.00–172.75 $170.54 $1,211 +19.54
760–765 764 11 153.50–155.00 $154.73 $1,182 +4.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 195.00 $195.00 $579 -10.00
315–346 329 23 190.00–212.50 $199.74 $657 -5.30
360–398 377 20 191.00–203.00 $197.93 $746 -6.62
405–448 422 42 178.00–206.50 $189.61 $800 -0.78
454–495 476 41 175.00–202.00 $185.15 $881 -0.08
510–535 520 30 175.00–188.00 $183.85 $956 +9.32
547 547 7 171.50 $171.50 $938 -3.03
550–595 571 66 160.00–183.50 $169.87 $970 +3.84
579–598 586 8 160.00–162.50 $161.54 $947 -4.49
595 595 3 156.00 $156.00 $928 -10.03
620–648 627 14 162.00–165.50 $163.95 $1,028 +3.95
652–692 672 14 152.00–162.50 $159.85 $1,074 +2.85
705–713 708 9 150.00–155.50 $152.95 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 7 170.00 $170.00 $733 ±0.00
525 525 3 172.00 $172.00 $903 +17.85
560–575 571 8 140.00–173.00 $153.44 $876 +3.77
652–692 676 5 137.50–144.00 $140.01 $946 —
712 712 3 130.00 $130.00 $926 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 9 185.00 $185.00 $925 —
590 590 5 166.00 $166.00 $979 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 8 184.00 $184.00 $718 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 7 136.00 $136.00 $619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 12 171.00–181.00 $177.91 $566 -3.21
370–380 value added 374 21 175.00–187.00 $180.22 $674 —
365–395 383 51 165.00–185.00 $178.30 $683 -3.75
415 415 6 171.00 $171.00 $710 -6.49
400–445 424 63 168.00–184.00 $177.72 $754 +0.23
425 value added 425 23 180.50 $180.50 $767 +1.76
455–485 value added 468 64 176.00–189.50 $184.01 $861 —
450–495 469 145 162.00–186.00 $176.33 $827 +2.49
506 506 11 156.00 $156.00 $789 +5.00
500–540 521 125 156.00–178.00 $169.03 $881 +1.21
525 value added 525 17 166.00 $166.00 $872 —
551–598 576 75 149.50–156.00 $152.62 $879 -6.40
585 585 4 144.00 $144.00 $842 -15.02
600 600 5 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
605–615 unweaned 610 8 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $857 —
610–648 627 39 140.00–160.00 $152.46 $956 -1.21
682 682 3 143.00 $143.00 $975 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 5 161.00 $161.00 $394 —
305–347 331 20 160.00–176.00 $167.10 $553 -6.18
355–398 381 25 154.00–171.00 $160.30 $611 -12.33
400–445 422 41 155.00–176.00 $167.90 $709 -4.84
450–495 476 60 155.00–176.00 $162.35 $773 -0.96
500–545 521 46 147.00–164.00 $156.14 $813 -0.33
525 value added 525 36 158.00 $158.00 $830 —
550–595 582 28 135.00–151.50 $144.13 $839 -5.93
597 597 6 135.00 $135.00 $806 —
605–608 unweaned 606 6 130.00–138.00 $132.68 $804 —
625–630 627 6 141.00–144.50 $143.33 $899 -0.64
650–695 662 12 138.00–141.00 $139.36 $923 -2.60
820 820 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 11 157.00 $157.00 $702 —
478 478 2 150.00 $150.00 $717 -1.33
534–545 540 10 136.50–142.00 $139.28 $752 -2.51
552–593 575 9 132.50–137.50 $135.37 $778 -1.73
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–424 415 14 125.00–130.00 $127.81 $530 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 thin fleshed 540 5 150.00 $150.00 $810 —
598 598 8 135.00 $135.00 $807 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 9 155.00 $155.00 $808 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–443 443 8 145.00–160.00 $154.38 $684 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 140.00 $140.00 $508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 202.50 $202.50 $697 —
354–362 356 7 188.00–191.00 $190.13 $677 —
400–442 425 11 170.00–178.00 $173.36 $737 -10.48
451–490 468 20 155.00–185.00 $171.64 $803 +1.46
505–545 522 6 155.00–166.00 $158.62 $828 +1.52
610–648 619 15 130.50–145.00 $141.37 $875 —
680–685 683 8 135.00–140.50 $137.43 $939 +7.51
725–734 730 7 128.00–129.50 $128.86 $941 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 6 138.00 $138.00 $563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 5 133.00 $133.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $359 —
795–1070 951 85-90% 15 52.00–64.00 $59.59 $567 —
948–1280 1065 85-90% 74 63.00–75.00 $71.00 $756 +4.84
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1350 1193 80-85% 34 75.00–86.00 $78.46 $936 —
1119–1530 1243 80-85% 33 84.00–90.00 $85.80 $1,066 +9.28
1280 1280 80-85% 3 74.00 $74.00 $947 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1710 1416 75-80% 18 80.00–85.50 $84.39 $1,195 +7.22
1300–1585 1443 75-80% 16 85.00–89.50 $87.27 $1,259 +10.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1755 1535 4 86.00–93.50 $90.00 $1,382 —
1385–2170 1741 10 97.00–108.50 $100.77 $1,754 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1465 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,251.03
1359 1359 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 77.00 $77.00 $839

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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
1100–1210 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 13 1,250.00–1,700.00 $1,630.77 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1350 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,837.50 —

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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.