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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

3,945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.09/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 521 lb · 307 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.84/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 566 lb · 203 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.68/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 471 lb · 181 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,945 2,037 2,804
Feeder cattle 3,568 1,578 2,451
Slaughter cattle 362 444 333
Replacement cattle 15 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 3.00 lower and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 260.00 $260.00 $728 -15.00
300–341 324 19 240.00–282.50 $270.93 $878 -9.07
350–390 371 38 248.00–287.50 $267.17 $991 -12.51
400–445 425 105 245.00–287.00 $268.24 $1,140 -17.49
425 unweaned 425 13 236.00 $236.00 $1,003 —
455 455 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,106 -33.33
450–495 477 115 242.00–278.50 $263.88 $1,259 -12.45
475–495 unweaned 483 16 230.00–242.00 $235.00 $1,135 -9.00
500 unweaned 500 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 -11.40
500–548 521 292 241.00–278.50 $265.40 $1,383 -1.07
536–545 540 10 240.00–241.00 $240.40 $1,298 -26.07
550–590 unweaned 563 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,227 —
551–585 566 176 241.00–265.00 $253.74 $1,436 -4.46
560–575 571 18 236.00–240.00 $238.91 $1,364 -19.29
602–649 633 136 220.00–252.00 $236.59 $1,498 +0.61
655–695 666 46 217.00–234.50 $230.36 $1,534 +10.36
705–715 708 6 216.00–218.00 $217.33 $1,539 —
750–795 756 21 203.00–216.00 $214.05 $1,618 +15.86
835–840 837 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 4 250.00–270.00 $259.92 $801 -5.56
350–395 379 31 247.00–269.00 $256.51 $972 -9.04
400–440 421 46 240.00–275.00 $258.28 $1,087 -7.38
430 430 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,019 -28.66
450 450 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,022 -39.70
450–495 471 55 226.00–267.00 $248.46 $1,170 -18.24
506–545 524 42 232.50–252.00 $241.52 $1,266 -13.23
552–570 561 19 230.00–245.00 $237.92 $1,335 +3.47
600–630 615 31 213.00–232.00 $222.87 $1,371 -1.63
638 638 12 216.00 $216.00 $1,378 -8.50
708–720 717 8 213.25–215.00 $213.68 $1,532 +0.18
762 762 18 195.00 $195.00 $1,486 —
799 799 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,502 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 9 241.00 $241.00 $880 -27.00
564 564 20 242.00 $242.00 $1,365 —
622 622 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,368 —
694 694 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 4 229.00–238.00 $233.55 $1,004 +8.55
485 485 6 221.00–231.00 $224.33 $1,088 +9.85
510–512 511 8 230.00–245.00 $239.37 $1,223 +19.37
573–580 576 8 210.00–221.00 $214.16 $1,234 —
612–625 618 12 184.00–210.00 $200.55 $1,239 —
735 735 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,330 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–348 329 10 230.00–250.00 $239.21 $787 —
357–370 362 5 230.00–250.00 $241.83 $875 —
445 445 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,059 —
452–460 456 4 225.00–235.00 $229.96 $1,049 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,134 —
597 597 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,254 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 262.50 $262.50 $643 —
313–345 334 30 232.00–260.00 $247.51 $827 -1.80
351–395 376 44 231.00–259.00 $245.15 $922 -2.74
402–442 422 80 225.00–256.00 $244.14 $1,030 -1.49
430–435 unweaned 431 11 218.00–220.00 $218.37 $941 —
435 435 9 225.00 $225.00 $979 -20.63
450–498 470 148 227.00–260.00 $243.62 $1,145 +1.19
465–475 473 12 214.00–227.00 $223.80 $1,059 -18.63
465–480 unweaned 475 18 207.00–218.00 $211.64 $1,005 —
480 480 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,042 -22.00
505 unweaned 505 10 220.50 $220.50 $1,114 —
501–549 526 124 218.00–246.00 $229.35 $1,206 -6.44
535 535 14 218.00 $218.00 $1,166 -17.79
538 538 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,232 -6.79
550–598 565 108 207.00–230.50 $220.03 $1,243 -6.91
584–596 593 20 200.00–208.00 $206.03 $1,222 -9.69
605–648 630 16 205.00–217.50 $209.39 $1,319 -3.61
650–686 664 31 206.00–210.00 $207.91 $1,381 +1.07
700–720 713 20 187.50–201.00 $189.95 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 19 226.00–238.00 $235.38 $777 -4.27
355–395 376 60 212.00–244.00 $230.38 $866 -7.62
405–445 427 78 216.00–247.00 $227.89 $973 -7.93
450–495 470 47 216.00–240.00 $227.37 $1,069 -5.62
500–545 525 41 201.00–230.00 $210.51 $1,105 -12.92
550–588 565 14 200.00–215.00 $209.23 $1,182 -9.72
575 unweaned 575 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 —
641–645 643 8 198.00–201.00 $199.50 $1,283 -0.50
694 694 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,263 —
700–737 714 18 181.00–187.00 $183.25 $1,308 -2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 192.00 $192.00 $893 -5.55
518 518 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,067 +6.00
557 557 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,058 +2.11
560–584 574 7 185.00–200.00 $193.73 $1,112 +5.84
632 632 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,169 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 4 220.00 $220.00 $680 —
368 368 5 220.00 $220.00 $810 —
500 500 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —
551 551 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,113 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 223.50 $223.50 $1,019 +13.50
517 unweaned 517 12 209.00 $209.00 $1,081 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 385 10 265.00–282.00 $278.14 $1,071 +29.14
425–447 436 21 238.00–278.00 $261.45 $1,140 +1.99
465–480 470 14 225.00–246.00 $231.89 $1,090 -5.62
503–540 518 21 210.00–245.00 $226.38 $1,173 +4.40
560–597 578 12 206.00–217.00 $211.69 $1,224 +7.00
610–636 628 13 185.50–204.00 $190.24 $1,195 -0.21
685–695 690 4 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1395 1227 80-85% 63 87.00–96.50 $90.89 $1,115 -1.15
1155–1350 1253 80-85% 7 84.00–87.00 $86.00 $1,078 —
1105–1390 1286 80-85% 14 96.50–99.00 $97.48 $1,254 -3.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1035 927 85-90% 6 55.00–64.00 $60.08 $557 -1.41
855–1255 988 85-90% 33 67.00–76.00 $71.09 $702 +0.01
890–1110 1051 85-90% 5 89.00–91.00 $89.71 $943 +0.72
980–1175 1079 85-90% 33 79.50–89.00 $85.02 $917 +1.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1585 1470 75-80% 16 95.00–100.50 $98.81 $1,453 +10.48
1358–1875 1479 75-80% 6 88.50–98.00 $92.77 $1,372 +4.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2055 1657 8 107.50–120.00 $113.84 $1,886 —
1750–1895 1838 3 105.00–108.00 $106.02 $1,949 -10.03
1505–2150 1930 3 120.00–127.00 $122.56 $2,365 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.