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Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

6,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $309.10/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 620 lb · 353 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $335.87/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 567 lb · 331 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.28/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 718 lb · 329 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,424 6,265 4,357
Feeder cattle 5,900 5,699 3,550
Slaughter cattle 524 566 807

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders sold firm to sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 391.00 $391.00 $1,458 +19.30
401–435 418 55 367.25–420.00 $389.89 $1,630 +7.01
453–493 471 93 339.00–393.00 $360.22 $1,697 +0.75
490 490 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 +17.00
501–549 519 260 328.00–370.00 $349.20 $1,812 +8.54
552–592 565 290 306.00–362.50 $338.45 $1,912 +14.68
569 569 21 321.00 $321.00 $1,826 -2.77
590 unweaned 590 20 314.00 $314.00 $1,853 —
602–624 616 13 294.00–297.00 $295.13 $1,818 -8.78
600–648 620 340 293.00–323.00 $309.63 $1,920 +5.72
663 unweaned 663 23 275.00 $275.00 $1,823 —
663 thin fleshed 663 9 297.00 $297.00 $1,969 —
650–691 670 221 275.25–306.00 $290.98 $1,950 +15.04
701 unweaned 701 41 268.50 $268.50 $1,882 —
703–746 719 151 256.00–287.25 $279.57 $2,010 +14.52
753–768 763 28 251.00–266.00 $254.66 $1,943 -7.34
780 unweaned 780 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,771 —
883–898 895 150 244.25–247.00 $246.06 $2,202 —
902–912 907 179 244.10–247.00 $245.62 $2,228 +5.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,344 —
350–371 363 15 307.50–364.50 $342.49 $1,243 -21.23
413–432 422 15 330.00–350.00 $339.73 $1,434 +20.73
451–490 472 30 330.50–342.50 $337.66 $1,594 +6.54
475 thin fleshed 475 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,758 —
501–546 519 49 306.00–335.00 $322.02 $1,671 +22.70
567–580 574 7 284.50–290.00 $286.83 $1,646 -16.71
551–595 578 83 299.00–322.00 $309.33 $1,788 +5.79
564–595 thin fleshed 579 27 325.00–333.00 $328.57 $1,902 —
606–641 625 24 276.00–285.00 $278.49 $1,741 -3.83
650–682 674 60 258.50–286.00 $269.49 $1,816 +7.98
704–742 722 54 240.25–265.50 $248.33 $1,793 -9.97
726 726 19 227.00 $227.00 $1,648 -31.30
750–798 788 42 240.25–250.00 $244.32 $1,925 -0.29
812 812 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,924 —
928 928 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,995 -17.42
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 13 245.50 $245.50 $1,792 —
791 791 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,898 ±0.00
890 890 12 230.50 $230.50 $2,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 9 280.50 $280.50 $1,537 —
642 642 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,708 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 15 285.00 $285.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–343 330 14 350.50–354.00 $352.58 $1,164 -10.66
352–394 373 28 340.00–410.00 $364.06 $1,358 +34.23
401–446 422 71 330.00–390.00 $352.67 $1,488 +27.93
450–496 471 195 294.00–380.00 $326.41 $1,537 +25.57
473 unweaned 473 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,362 —
493 493 12 302.50 $302.50 $1,491 +1.66
501–546 526 214 280.00–314.50 $297.35 $1,564 +8.35
552–593 572 259 273.50–297.00 $285.71 $1,634 +14.39
573 573 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,547 -1.32
611–638 624 80 265.75–280.50 $275.14 $1,717 +14.18
659 659 14 241.50 $241.50 $1,591 -15.13
662–674 unweaned 672 53 244.00–249.50 $248.58 $1,670 —
653–682 674 181 260.00–280.00 $277.95 $1,873 +21.32
708–724 718 329 250.00–262.60 $258.28 $1,854 +4.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,145 —
415 thin fleshed 415 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,421 —
443 443 18 302.50 $302.50 $1,340 +13.57
460–499 488 103 280.00–327.00 $296.38 $1,446 +3.65
529 thin fleshed 529 9 291.50 $291.50 $1,542 —
502–547 532 74 260.00–299.00 $282.09 $1,501 +23.25
576 576 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,463 -12.47
553–599 581 97 256.00–287.00 $269.94 $1,568 +3.47
600–641 624 108 237.00–265.25 $258.48 $1,613 +14.64
657–697 674 57 232.50–260.75 $247.48 $1,668 -5.48
676–697 690 22 237.75–240.25 $239.25 $1,651 -13.71
718–735 726 9 230.50–246.00 $239.02 $1,735 +12.97
753–789 774 14 215.50–231.00 $224.39 $1,737 -0.61
800–817 807 29 217.25–226.50 $223.38 $1,803 +12.38
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 15 235.00 $235.00 $1,730 —
772 772 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,660 —
813 813 10 223.50 $223.50 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 8 255.50 $255.50 $1,362 —
585 585 5 238.50 $238.50 $1,395 —
630 630 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,496 +1.48
654 654 6 243.50 $243.50 $1,592 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,424 —
735 735 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,492 +4.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1320 1209 80-85% 25 131.00–147.00 $135.55 $1,639 +11.95
1160–1280 1223 80-85% 7 115.50–119.00 $116.55 $1,425 -7.05
1005–1412 1263 80-85% 94 118.00–138.00 $129.40 $1,634 +21.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1096–1870 1368 75-80% 72 121.00–140.00 $131.49 $1,799 +22.73
1395–1500 1437 75-80% 5 119.00–121.00 $120.16 $1,727 -3.98
1310–1850 1497 75-80% 43 134.00–146.00 $140.21 $2,099 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1130 1009 85-90% 15 94.00–123.00 $108.64 $1,096 +15.48
920–1190 1057 85-90% 51 111.00–130.00 $121.66 $1,286 -2.27
975–1160 1063 85-90% 18 123.00–131.00 $127.34 $1,354 +3.41
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1660 1633 65-75% 4 137.00–149.00 $142.53 $2,328 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2195 2007 3 171.00–188.50 $179.13 $3,595 —
1800–2235 2009 11 157.50–176.00 $166.86 $3,352 —

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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.