Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

3,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.99/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 681 lb · 182 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.16/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 578 lb · 148 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.51/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 616 lb · 139 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,362	1,814	1,886
Feeder cattle	2,636	1,692	1,234
Slaughter cattle	521	122	277
Replacement cattle	205	—	375

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago on comparable sales, steers 6.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower after the sharp upswing two weeks ago. Slaughter cows uneven to 2.00 lower, some lean cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361 unweaned	361	3	207.50	$207.50	$749	—
393	393	20	207.00	$207.00	$814	—
430–442	436	34	197.00–223.00	$208.92	$911	+6.17
460–490	475	50	182.00–220.50	$213.12	$1,012	+2.97
451–491 unweaned	477	17	185.00–190.50	$188.66	$900	-1.84
492 value added	492	34	208.50	$208.50	$1,026	—
506 unweaned	506	20	169.50	$169.50	$858	—
514 value added	514	13	192.50	$192.50	$989	—
501–530	516	82	176.00–210.25	$203.72	$1,051	+3.46
570 value added	570	22	198.00	$198.00	$1,129	—
553–598	579	111	181.00–194.50	$188.91	$1,094	-0.13
581–585 unweaned	582	15	183.50–189.00	$187.89	$1,094	—
615–632	627	51	184.50–193.25	$188.50	$1,182	+9.72
631	631	3	143.00	$143.00	$902	-35.78
630–648 unweaned	638	7	154.00–161.00	$157.95	$1,008	-12.05
653–697	671	51	150.00–175.00	$161.10	$1,081	-11.52
706–719	707	80	143.00–150.50	$150.02	$1,061	-14.59
714	714	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,007	-23.61
753–759	754	70	144.00–162.75	$159.87	$1,205	+1.12
811–833	817	11	141.00–153.50	$146.34	$1,196	-8.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–393	375	19	200.00–211.50	$206.70	$775	+6.20
400–443	420	23	201.50–210.00	$207.52	$872	+23.59
424 thin fleshed	424	5	210.75	$210.75	$894	—
435 unweaned	435	20	187.50	$187.50	$816	—
453 fancy	453	10	193.00	$193.00	$874	—
465–496	480	26	165.00–205.50	$195.99	$941	+13.65
480	480	5	190.00	$190.00	$912	+7.66
480	480	3	168.00	$168.00	$806	-14.34
500–515	506	18	165.00–197.50	$188.36	$953	-0.14
543	543	4	181.50	$181.50	$986	-7.00
545 unweaned	545	7	180.00	$180.00	$981	—
550–593	577	78	138.00–187.50	$177.29	$1,023	—
603–649	619	49	159.00–180.00	$173.45	$1,074	—
654–686	668	30	142.00–168.50	$163.90	$1,095	+4.43
715–745	734	28	138.00–167.75	$160.51	$1,178	+9.51
759	759	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	4	195.00	$195.00	$776	—
541	541	5	134.00	$134.00	$725	—
543	543	6	154.50	$154.50	$839	—
558–568	562	7	131.00–151.00	$142.34	$800	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	8	215.00	$215.00	$669	—
356–395	370	15	177.50–183.00	$181.02	$670	—
403–448	436	44	169.50–180.00	$175.30	$764	-8.23
452–494	478	107	170.00–180.00	$174.51	$834	+0.27
502–548	524	117	165.00–178.00	$172.36	$903	-2.36
552–597	574	53	160.00–166.50	$163.37	$938	+5.47
575	575	4	143.50	$143.50	$825	-14.40
576 fancy	576	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,014	—
608 unweaned	608	3	141.00	$141.00	$857	—
603–635	616	136	147.00–168.00	$155.83	$960	-7.38
650–698	681	182	145.00–164.50	$156.99	$1,069	-1.92
708–743	718	7	141.00–145.50	$144.17	$1,035	-10.68
735	735	3	131.00	$131.00	$963	-23.85
790	790	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,035	—
797	797	4	143.50	$143.50	$1,144	—
846	846	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,176	+2.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	4	172.00	$172.00	$518	—
329 unweaned	329	6	160.00	$160.00	$526	—
355	355	3	143.00	$143.00	$508	-32.00
410–447	440	37	150.00–167.50	$161.48	$711	+3.98
455–496	476	34	160.00–169.00	$166.22	$791	+0.72
502–545	523	29	148.00–162.00	$154.53	$808	-5.02
552–595	577	45	151.00–158.00	$155.00	$894	+3.75
605–644	618	16	139.00–155.50	$151.30	$935	-0.20
657–681	666	22	145.00–149.00	$147.14	$980	-1.46
846	846	12	143.75	$143.75	$1,216	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–965	851	85-90%	5	38.00–44.50	$41.43	$353	—
830–1200	1026	85-90%	20	41.00–60.50	$56.18	$576	-0.70
850–1550	1073	85-90%	83	54.00–72.00	$65.19	$699	-1.46
1012–1155	1082	85-90%	13	74.50–81.50	$77.40	$837	+10.75

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1500	1217	80-85%	80	70.00–81.00	$75.70	$921	-6.30
1060–1335	1225	80-85%	15	65.00–72.50	$68.86	$844	-13.14
1095–1465	1247	80-85%	26	80.00–89.00	$82.55	$1,029	+0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1680	1431	75-80%	47	73.50–86.00	$80.46	$1,151	+10.46
1385–1628	1558	75-80%	18	83.00–89.50	$85.87	$1,338	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1900	1708	2	84.00–85.50	$84.83	$1,449	—
1065–2180	1736	19	89.00–108.50	$99.47	$1,727	—
1480–2020	1798	6	109.00–117.50	$111.49	$2,005	+12.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1372	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	735.00–1,100.00	$898.02
952–1500	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,050.00–1,210.00	$1,111.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1501	1501	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—
1050–1150	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	1,135.00–1,375.00	$1,270.50	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1100–1500	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,635.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	961	(<2 yrs)	Open	57	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,777.11	—

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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.