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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

3,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $325.10/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 572 lb · 265 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $341.33/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 519 lb · 253 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.79/cwt +10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 616 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,105 3,121 4,227
Feeder cattle 2,842 2,806 3,815
Slaughter cattle 193 275 407
Replacement cattle 70 40 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher with greatest advance from 550-675 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 324 4 363.00–365.00 $364.01 $1,179 -38.36
350–396 380 37 361.00–398.00 $382.95 $1,455 +6.27
402–448 425 80 354.00–398.50 $381.91 $1,623 +22.52
451–493 469 118 330.00–390.00 $364.62 $1,710 +12.29
491 491 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,473 -52.33
504–523 508 13 310.00 $310.00 $1,575 -28.00
500–545 515 176 309.00–367.00 $341.32 $1,758 +3.32
502–544 value added 533 64 337.00–357.00 $347.73 $1,853 +5.19
557–565 562 12 300.00–302.00 $300.83 $1,691 -22.83
550–598 570 217 300.00–353.00 $326.98 $1,864 +3.32
585 value added 585 28 333.00 $333.00 $1,948 +17.61
586 unweaned 586 8 283.00 $283.00 $1,658 —
600–638 unweaned 606 64 270.00–321.00 $313.27 $1,898 —
601–634 value added 617 58 301.00–322.50 $310.59 $1,916 +5.11
600–646 621 108 291.50–320.00 $306.43 $1,903 +10.28
629 629 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,730 -21.15
650–687 665 156 275.00–312.50 $298.59 $1,986 +19.91
674 unweaned 674 20 271.00 $271.00 $1,827 +4.00
704–743 714 42 240.00–279.00 $262.25 $1,872 -2.57
756 756 20 260.50 $260.50 $1,969 —
875 875 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 —
922 922 10 220.25 $220.25 $2,031 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 7 335.00 $335.00 $992 —
305–345 317 10 340.00–375.00 $354.40 $1,123 —
357–385 372 9 340.00–360.00 $353.49 $1,315 —
403–448 428 43 315.00–368.00 $335.04 $1,434 -0.05
453 thin fleshed 453 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,563 —
452–490 465 21 315.00–334.00 $321.84 $1,497 +4.60
500–540 512 32 300.00–318.00 $313.17 $1,603 +11.60
536 536 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,565 -9.57
577 577 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,587 -15.42
557–590 578 23 281.00–314.00 $302.47 $1,748 +12.05
607–648 621 24 266.00–290.00 $281.51 $1,748 +5.99
655–698 677 27 244.00–276.00 $263.28 $1,782 +8.64
707–735 721 4 255.00–256.00 $255.51 $1,842 +11.64
850 850 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,179 —
557–590 579 6 246.00–278.00 $256.26 $1,484 —
793 793 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–604 603 10 250.00–281.00 $265.53 $1,601 -3.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 9 281.00 $281.00 $1,655 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–345 327 29 310.00–352.00 $340.64 $1,114 -1.21
350–398 378 55 315.00–345.00 $331.33 $1,252 +6.80
400–448 427 65 310.00–336.00 $320.97 $1,371 -2.34
450–495 466 120 285.00–323.00 $308.75 $1,439 -7.73
471–483 476 7 286.00–287.00 $286.57 $1,364 -29.91
501–504 value added 503 25 290.00–291.00 $290.44 $1,461 —
500–549 523 178 280.00–310.00 $292.49 $1,530 +0.57
528 528 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,489 -9.92
552–593 562 92 261.00–288.00 $276.83 $1,556 +3.01
551–580 564 12 253.00–270.00 $259.73 $1,465 -14.09
564 value added 564 10 292.00 $292.00 $1,647 +18.00
605–620 unweaned 614 5 241.00–243.00 $242.21 $1,487 —
602–646 631 50 245.00–257.00 $253.39 $1,599 -0.26
650–652 651 19 256.00–257.00 $256.37 $1,669 +10.32
713 713 17 253.00 $253.00 $1,804 +18.66
750 750 5 233.50 $233.50 $1,751 —
823 823 11 218.25 $218.25 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 327.50 $327.50 $933 —
350–391 365 16 290.00–321.00 $309.71 $1,130 —
400–442 426 13 287.00–317.50 $302.58 $1,289 +0.35
450–497 476 32 277.50–305.00 $288.07 $1,371 +2.91
517–538 527 43 267.00–282.00 $275.19 $1,450 -2.89
589 589 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,414 -17.79
595 595 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,541 +1.21
605–608 607 5 252.00–254.00 $253.20 $1,537 +14.30
650–695 667 6 235.00–240.00 $238.38 $1,590 -3.83
765 765 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,664 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,217 -50.00
721 721 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,218 -9.16
524 524 5 245.50 $245.50 $1,286 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–387 382 8 352.50–378.00 $369.54 $1,412 +19.75
416–447 432 25 310.00–359.00 $336.87 $1,455 -4.01
452–495 473 15 280.00–340.00 $318.62 $1,507 —
553–570 562 9 250.00–283.00 $269.21 $1,513 -5.77
600–630 606 6 240.00–250.00 $241.73 $1,465 -21.69
655–656 656 5 252.00–257.00 $255.00 $1,673 +15.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1465 1260 80-85% 37 121.00–135.00 $126.84 $1,598 —
1360 1360 80-85% 1 124.50 $124.50 $1,693 -7.31
1120–1517 1379 80-85% 15 128.50–145.50 $135.59 $1,870 +3.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713–1025 822 85-90% 9 75.00–96.00 $80.97 $666 +5.80
880–1145 1047 85-90% 8 85.00–109.00 $99.61 $1,043 —
950–1210 1078 85-90% 20 110.00–126.00 $115.27 $1,243 +0.21
1105–1160 1130 85-90% 5 119.50–130.00 $122.05 $1,379 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1338–1635 1449 75-80% 13 125.00–137.50 $132.50 $1,920 +6.62
1388–1725 1548 75-80% 16 127.00–148.00 $139.44 $2,159 +19.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1415 1362 3 127.00–135.00 $131.89 $1,796 —
1440–2000 1778 12 143.50–168.50 $155.25 $2,760 —
1725–2125 1915 5 155.00–180.00 $171.94 $3,293 -0.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1325 1162 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,725.00–2,275.00 $1,969.72
1205–1325 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,875.00–2,200.00 $1,989.55

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1439 1439 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1300 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,675.00–3,075.00 $2,887.50 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,575.00 $2,575.00 —

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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.