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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

3,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $323.04/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 574 lb · 317 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $298.30/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 633 lb · 312 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.66/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 532 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,262 3,105 4,425
Feeder cattle 2,995 2,842 4,053
Slaughter cattle 207 193 302
Replacement cattle 60 70 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 —
335–345 340 4 382.00–390.00 $385.94 $1,312 +21.93
380 380 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 -27.95
367–397 386 19 375.00–390.00 $379.87 $1,466 -3.08
400–443 429 35 350.00–388.00 $368.56 $1,581 -13.35
450–499 475 82 325.00–373.00 $351.83 $1,671 -12.79
494 value added 494 15 358.00 $358.00 $1,769 —
505–548 521 61 318.00–353.00 $335.63 $1,749 -5.69
548 unweaned 548 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,573 —
554–577 value added 567 115 322.00–330.00 $326.13 $1,849 -6.87
550–598 576 168 307.00–340.00 $325.70 $1,876 -1.28
550–591 582 13 297.00–300.00 $297.65 $1,732 -29.33
584 584 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,799 -18.98
577–596 unweaned 590 16 285.00–304.00 $298.19 $1,759 +15.19
603 603 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,773 -12.43
601–648 628 150 280.00–316.00 $299.77 $1,883 +24.77
621–643 unweaned 632 25 270.00–276.00 $273.09 $1,726 -40.18
632–641 value added 639 133 297.25–311.50 $301.51 $1,927 -9.08
656 unweaned 656 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,758 -3.00
650–696 674 61 270.00–294.00 $284.88 $1,920 -13.71
707–735 value added 716 79 276.50–288.25 $284.43 $2,037 —
700–743 725 63 259.00–289.00 $269.21 $1,952 +6.96
748 unweaned 748 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,825 —
752–755 753 5 248.00–257.00 $251.61 $1,895 -8.89
805–848 832 14 239.50–244.00 $242.29 $2,016 —
850–855 850 53 235.00–250.25 $249.13 $2,118 +29.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 8 330.00–352.50 $343.38 $1,119 -11.02
379–395 386 10 345.00–380.00 $366.82 $1,416 +13.33
415–439 428 8 335.00–350.00 $344.78 $1,476 +9.74
451–498 470 11 320.00–345.00 $331.97 $1,560 +10.13
505 505 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 -3.17
500–535 514 17 306.00–327.00 $314.20 $1,615 +1.03
531 value added 531 31 310.00 $310.00 $1,646 —
537 thin fleshed 537 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,745 —
550–585 561 31 290.00–317.00 $305.99 $1,717 +30.99
572 572 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,653 +14.00
580 580 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 -22.47
588 unweaned 588 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,635 —
605–640 633 19 275.00–292.00 $283.60 $1,795 +2.09
662 value added 662 20 281.00 $281.00 $1,860 —
650–680 664 12 260.00–277.00 $272.05 $1,806 +8.77
700–734 716 36 247.00–276.25 $268.12 $1,920 +12.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–483 481 7 308.00–312.50 $309.85 $1,490 —
538 538 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,463 —
564–577 571 11 274.00–280.00 $277.31 $1,583 +21.05
600–630 615 6 256.00–260.00 $258.05 $1,587 —
788 788 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,655 -24.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–447 442 7 245.00–275.00 $262.01 $1,158 —
498 498 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,394 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 422 5 284.00–320.00 $304.72 $1,286 —
525 525 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,580 —
611 611 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,717 +9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 341.00 $341.00 $1,477 —
538 538 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,603 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–509 507 9 303.00–309.00 $305.65 $1,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 8 330.00–356.00 $345.52 $1,109 +4.88
365–388 377 13 342.00–355.00 $348.72 $1,315 +17.39
410–446 436 43 320.00–349.00 $337.19 $1,470 +16.22
450–499 478 95 301.00–337.00 $312.36 $1,493 +25.79
467–496 value added 481 21 316.00–322.00 $319.05 $1,535 —
503–514 510 8 276.00–293.00 $282.29 $1,440 -10.20
501–548 523 86 284.50–312.00 $300.23 $1,570 +7.74
534–549 value added 548 60 289.25–306.00 $290.88 $1,594 —
556 value added 556 23 291.50 $291.50 $1,621 -0.50
551–596 567 97 266.00–299.75 $284.95 $1,616 +25.22
593 593 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,530 -1.73
601–649 615 68 255.00–277.00 $266.32 $1,638 +12.93
610–628 unweaned 624 10 256.00–262.00 $260.83 $1,628 +18.62
652–670 660 18 244.00–269.00 $258.01 $1,703 +1.64
673 value added 673 44 249.75–251.00 $250.55 $1,686 —
719 unweaned 719 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,654 —
700–741 722 32 230.00–254.00 $244.25 $1,763 -8.75
750–770 763 12 218.00–230.00 $221.68 $1,691 -11.82
835–844 841 6 211.00–212.00 $211.33 $1,777 -6.92
888 888 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 18 316.00–344.00 $327.63 $1,238 +17.92
400–430 417 13 306.00–322.50 $315.30 $1,315 +12.72
455–495 470 21 285.00–306.00 $297.27 $1,397 +9.20
479 479 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,245 -28.07
508–546 532 20 269.00–288.00 $273.54 $1,455 -1.65
550–595 566 23 254.75–281.00 $266.33 $1,507 +26.33
605–647 632 85 240.00–260.00 $255.87 $1,617 +2.67
642 value added 642 24 266.00 $266.00 $1,708 —
650–685 659 11 239.00–255.50 $246.30 $1,623 +7.92
671 value added 671 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 —
832–840 value added 837 26 203.00–206.00 $204.74 $1,714 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–482 481 16 275.00–288.00 $277.42 $1,334 —
578 578 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,431 —
682 682 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,603 —
932 932 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–428 427 5 250.00–280.00 $268.05 $1,145 —
461 461 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,134 -16.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,320 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–382 369 4 367.50–372.00 $369.83 $1,365 +0.29
400–439 425 17 305.00–343.00 $335.02 $1,424 -1.85
450–495 473 8 269.00–325.00 $305.41 $1,445 -13.21
552–591 571 14 260.00–286.00 $276.91 $1,581 +7.70
600–645 616 11 257.00–271.00 $263.30 $1,622 +21.57
655–675 665 4 246.00–252.50 $249.20 $1,657 -5.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1525 1215 80-85% 49 127.00–138.00 $133.35 $1,620 —
1210–1355 1243 80-85% 6 112.00–126.00 $121.82 $1,514 —
1095–1387 1253 80-85% 22 139.50–151.00 $145.31 $1,821 +18.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–965 870 85-90% 2 52.00–66.00 $58.24 $507 —
810–1080 963 85-90% 16 105.00–116.50 $110.80 $1,067 —
890–1150 1058 85-90% 29 118.00–131.00 $124.34 $1,316 +9.07
980–1112 1078 85-90% 10 132.00–141.00 $134.86 $1,454 +19.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1565 1449 75-80% 12 131.50–139.00 $136.11 $1,972 +3.61
1405–1580 1473 75-80% 4 141.50–142.00 $141.62 $2,086 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1485 1328 6 127.50–150.00 $141.42 $1,878 —
1150–2375 1768 11 157.00–178.00 $166.93 $2,951 +11.68
1755–2150 1903 3 187.50–197.00 $192.87 $3,670 +20.93
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2340 2340 1 150.00 $150.00 $3,510 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 158.00 $158.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1385 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,800.00–2,250.00 $1,993.63

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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
825–920 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 2,750.00–2,925.00 $2,875.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1300 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.