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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

5,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.64/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 726 lb · 302 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.92/cwt +8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 532 lb · 299 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.00/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 677 lb · 285 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,361 2,789 4,676
Feeder cattle 4,778 2,467 4,102
Slaughter cattle 540 322 509
Replacement cattle 43 — 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the most recent sales feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mixed from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 4 202.00 $202.00 $788 —
420 unweaned 420 4 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
412–447 434 159 207.00–227.00 $215.60 $936 +5.34
460–467 unweaned 463 16 200.00–200.50 $200.28 $927 —
450–497 478 161 207.00–223.50 $217.20 $1,038 +12.77
500–548 532 299 192.00–214.00 $201.92 $1,074 +5.65
552–593 572 182 192.25–197.50 $194.56 $1,113 +5.29
600–643 617 111 170.00–187.50 $180.30 $1,112 +3.68
662–681 672 170 170.50–180.00 $177.87 $1,195 +6.10
700–735 707 47 170.50–179.50 $175.27 $1,239 +13.45
789–795 790 97 161.75–168.35 $166.78 $1,318 +4.52
839 839 65 165.75 $165.75 $1,391 —
886–893 889 186 158.35–160.10 $159.51 $1,418 —
901–903 902 125 158.85–161.00 $159.92 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 unweaned 208 8 209.00 $209.00 $435 —
268 unweaned 268 7 215.00 $215.00 $576 —
329 unweaned 329 25 236.00 $236.00 $776 —
363–393 382 39 205.00–226.00 $218.53 $835 +18.86
409–435 423 9 198.50–215.00 $207.92 $880 +13.60
459–487 473 29 186.00–203.00 $195.21 $923 +16.92
480 480 4 175.00 $175.00 $840 -3.29
497 unweaned 497 3 176.00 $176.00 $875 —
515 515 4 189.00 $189.00 $973 +10.96
523 thin fleshed 523 4 194.50 $194.50 $1,017 —
563–595 582 102 168.00–189.00 $181.32 $1,055 +6.55
602–640 628 59 167.50–179.00 $176.00 $1,105 —
656 unweaned 656 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,023 —
650–698 672 46 157.50–171.00 $162.96 $1,095 -7.54
701–748 725 14 149.50–156.75 $153.01 $1,109 +4.42
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776–796 781 12 142.00–158.25 $154.11 $1,204 —
830 830 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,228 —
919–945 942 38 154.00–154.75 $154.67 $1,457 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 5 155.00 $155.00 $828 —
725–735 728 16 132.50–135.50 $134.74 $981 —
841 841 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,093 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 7 188.50 $188.50 $722 +2.50
400–449 431 144 169.00–185.25 $179.37 $773 -0.06
451–498 474 137 169.00–189.00 $183.53 $870 +13.77
494 unweaned 494 22 163.00 $163.00 $805 +3.50
500–538 520 191 163.50–183.50 $174.77 $909 +14.31
554–592 569 106 162.75–178.50 $169.20 $963 +3.83
622–644 636 130 166.50–175.00 $169.23 $1,076 +6.30
664–693 677 285 149.10–169.50 $160.00 $1,083 -0.98
705–747 726 302 153.25–158.50 $155.64 $1,130 +0.64
779 779 67 146.35 $146.35 $1,140 +8.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 unweaned 257 8 182.50 $182.50 $469 —
301 unweaned 301 8 179.00 $179.00 $539 —
318–340 333 20 171.00–190.00 $181.33 $604 —
364 unweaned 364 8 172.50 $172.50 $628 —
371 thin fleshed 371 6 188.50 $188.50 $699 —
383 383 3 184.50 $184.50 $707 +12.53
434–445 440 14 169.00–169.50 $169.29 $745 +12.54
452–495 474 37 158.00–170.00 $164.49 $780 +1.03
500 unweaned 500 6 146.00 $146.00 $730 —
510–549 534 27 154.00–175.00 $162.55 $868 +16.38
551–595 572 31 143.00–166.75 $156.57 $896 -6.29
579–587 unweaned 583 12 146.00–150.50 $148.23 $864 +0.73
603 603 4 140.00 $140.00 $844 +2.21
608–639 627 45 144.50–160.00 $150.58 $944 +8.57
654–698 668 37 138.50–152.50 $145.01 $969 —
678 678 5 134.50 $134.50 $912 —
705–727 709 29 139.50–149.75 $147.94 $1,049 +11.69
751–780 771 10 133.00–134.00 $133.29 $1,028 -2.02
859 859 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 3 156.00 $156.00 $711 —
597 597 4 141.00 $141.00 $842 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
892 892 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,124 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1365 1190 80-85% 21 80.00–88.00 $83.52 $994 -1.15
1035–1490 1221 80-85% 124 68.00–83.50 $76.89 $939 +12.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–952 940 85-90% 3 70.00 $70.00 $658 +29.34
900–1250 1000 85-90% 10 53.00–60.50 $56.19 $562 —
850–1235 1079 85-90% 59 60.00–72.00 $66.60 $719 +0.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1765 1425 75-80% 51 72.00–86.50 $80.81 $1,152 —
1335–1600 1475 75-80% 7 84.00–85.50 $84.70 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1865 1613 15 94.00–115.00 $102.58 $1,655 —
1690 1690 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,445 -29.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 (<2 yrs)Open 20 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.