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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

3,960 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.52/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 522 lb · 289 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $272.97/cwt +13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 478 lb · 233 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.65/cwt -4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 572 lb · 221 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,960 3,945 3,575
Feeder cattle 3,594 3,568 3,197
Slaughter cattle 336 362 303
Replacement cattle 30 15 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 2.00 lower, except several under 500 lb 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers uneven from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 5 281.00–285.00 $282.54 $882 +11.61
358–395 374 33 271.00–285.00 $279.45 $1,045 +12.28
375 value added 375 27 285.00–287.00 $285.96 $1,072 —
405–445 420 67 252.50–276.00 $271.22 $1,139 +2.98
420 value added 420 17 282.00 $282.00 $1,184 —
440 440 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,135 -10.24
450–495 473 152 252.00–281.50 $271.35 $1,283 +7.47
478 478 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,195 -13.88
482 482 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,239 -6.88
465–494 value added 487 70 278.00–280.00 $279.51 $1,361 —
500–545 519 18 232.00–241.00 $238.58 $1,238 -26.82
500–548 521 229 244.50–279.00 $266.07 $1,386 +0.67
529 unweaned 529 28 255.50 $255.50 $1,352 +20.50
534 value added 534 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,442 —
565–576 value added 568 36 249.00–256.50 $254.18 $1,444 —
550–595 569 139 238.50–264.00 $250.70 $1,426 +11.79
576 576 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,354 -3.91
552–598 582 25 226.00–235.00 $231.74 $1,349 -7.17
575–595 unweaned 588 15 214.00–230.00 $220.62 $1,297 +2.62
602–640 623 118 229.50–236.00 $233.64 $1,456 -2.95
623–633 unweaned 628 6 218.00–222.50 $220.27 $1,383 —
650 unweaned 650 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,492 —
650–695 670 87 219.00–237.00 $224.30 $1,503 -6.06
710 710 7 223.50 $223.50 $1,587 +6.17
740–741 741 7 194.50–197.00 $195.93 $1,452 -21.40
772 772 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,513 -18.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 311 8 260.00–272.00 $268.67 $836 +8.75
361–365 362 7 270.00–272.50 $270.72 $980 +14.21
407–445 429 60 250.00–267.50 $262.46 $1,126 +25.46
465–495 487 28 231.00–260.00 $244.31 $1,190 -4.15
504–545 520 29 230.00–260.00 $247.27 $1,286 +5.75
550–583 567 58 228.00–250.00 $235.98 $1,338 -1.94
570 570 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,208 -25.92
572 value added 572 42 244.75 $244.75 $1,400 —
630 630 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,367 +1.00
695 695 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,522 —
702 value added 702 73 213.00 $213.00 $1,495 —
700–748 730 8 197.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,453 -14.68
838 value added 838 22 187.00 $187.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 17 201.00 $201.00 $1,196 —
648 648 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,296 -0.55
660 660 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,333 —
750 750 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,358 —
882 882 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,482 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 8 240.00–250.00 $245.10 $1,032 —
530–545 541 19 234.00–247.00 $237.35 $1,284 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 value added 722 17 198.00 $198.00 $1,430 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–525 516 7 223.00–237.00 $229.10 $1,182 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,091 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 291 5 251.00–254.00 $252.18 $734 —
300–345 325 24 230.00–256.00 $240.22 $781 -7.29
350–397 366 78 232.00–256.00 $244.92 $896 -0.23
395 395 3 229.00 $229.00 $905 -16.15
415 unweaned 415 3 222.00 $222.00 $921 +3.63
400–445 428 177 231.00–252.00 $240.77 $1,030 -3.37
450–493 469 81 230.50–248.00 $240.23 $1,127 -3.39
500–547 513 160 220.00–245.00 $232.20 $1,191 +2.85
515–530 unweaned 525 33 218.50–222.50 $220.63 $1,158 +0.13
545 545 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,188 -11.00
555 unweaned 555 13 222.50 $222.50 $1,235 —
550–595 568 116 215.00–230.00 $224.64 $1,276 +4.61
570 570 11 207.00 $207.00 $1,180 -13.03
605–640 626 21 209.50–217.50 $214.07 $1,340 +4.68
666 666 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,265 -17.91
685 685 5 197.50–198.00 $197.70 $1,354 -10.21
700–733 719 24 190.00–201.00 $197.40 $1,419 +7.45
900 900 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 231.00 $231.00 $605 —
300–345 323 18 215.00–235.00 $227.26 $734 -8.12
350–396 375 42 210.00–241.00 $228.74 $858 -1.64
400–445 425 28 216.00–237.00 $226.64 $963 -1.25
427 thin fleshed 427 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,016 —
464 value added 464 18 232.00 $232.00 $1,076 —
452–495 475 68 221.00–245.00 $230.22 $1,094 +2.85
500–545 528 62 215.00–232.50 $221.20 $1,168 +10.69
555–587 564 56 200.00–226.50 $219.31 $1,237 +10.08
578 value added 578 72 227.00 $227.00 $1,312 —
615–645 636 32 190.00–207.50 $205.17 $1,305 +5.67
722 722 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,199 -17.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 200.00 $200.00 $894 —
522–523 523 6 200.00–204.00 $202.00 $1,056 -4.00
655 655 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,225 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 216.00 $216.00 $972 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 240.00–258.00 $250.80 $953 -27.34
430–449 443 24 226.00–260.00 $242.64 $1,075 -18.81
450–473 456 19 220.00–240.00 $233.99 $1,067 +2.10
503–548 523 14 210.00–241.00 $222.66 $1,165 -3.72
550–565 556 9 210.00–220.00 $215.75 $1,200 +4.06
632 632 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,106 -15.24
655–698 675 9 170.00–188.00 $179.98 $1,215 +10.99
762 762 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 182.00 $182.00 $928 —
822 822 3 120.00 $120.00 $986 —
1010 1010 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,010 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 170.00 $170.00 $826 —
603 603 3 160.00 $160.00 $965 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–900 885 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $487 —
824–1255 966 85-90% 49 60.00–79.50 $73.99 $715 +2.90
1045 1045 85-90% 7 92.00 $92.00 $961 —
860–1245 1063 85-90% 65 79.00–88.50 $84.66 $900 -5.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1240 1200 80-85% 8 84.00–90.00 $88.93 $1,067 -1.96
1130–1385 1219 80-85% 54 88.00–97.00 $92.83 $1,132 +1.94
1118–1555 1245 80-85% 6 96.50–99.50 $98.01 $1,220 +7.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1410 1363 75-80% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.55 $1,207 —
1400–1660 1465 75-80% 4 97.00–100.00 $97.85 $1,434 -0.96
1370–1700 1491 75-80% 20 90.50–99.50 $95.22 $1,420 +2.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1915 1658 10 105.00–123.00 $114.11 $1,892 +0.27
1735–1910 1823 2 127.00–135.00 $131.19 $2,392 +25.17
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2475 2475 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,376 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1290 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,420.00 $1,306.79
1030–1375 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,160.00–1,335.00 $1,286.15

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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.