Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

4,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.71/cwt +9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 766 lb · 414 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.31/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 575 lb · 385 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $402.33/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 524 lb · 307 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,153	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–387	373	27	449.00–470.00	$462.61	$1,726	-7.62
410–444	428	64	404.00–470.00	$439.45	$1,881	-7.33
450–497	481	163	395.00–457.50	$423.51	$2,037	-8.76
497	497	9	351.00	$351.00	$1,744	-81.27
504–509 fancy	506	23	434.00–438.00	$436.60	$2,209	—
500–549	525	284	363.50–430.00	$399.55	$2,098	-7.04
572 unweaned	572	6	359.00	$359.00	$2,053	—
550–599	575	379	351.00–399.00	$379.63	$2,183	+8.46
607–647	627	151	354.00–385.00	$368.78	$2,312	+15.43
627	627	5	337.00	$337.00	$2,113	-16.35
620–648 unweaned	636	17	335.00–337.50	$336.00	$2,137	—
652 unweaned	652	6	341.00	$341.00	$2,223	—
650–689	664	174	330.00–370.75	$357.92	$2,377	+18.85
708–748	718	58	317.00–338.00	$328.42	$2,358	+1.23
743	743	4	307.00	$307.00	$2,281	-20.19
751–752	752	15	308.50–320.50	$316.50	$2,380	+12.88
821–832	824	96	295.00–300.50	$298.94	$2,463	-14.43
879	879	60	293.50	$293.50	$2,580	-30.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,402	-52.00
352–382	365	9	440.00–497.50	$470.78	$1,718	+29.04
415–433	425	13	415.00–432.50	$425.20	$1,807	+13.20
455–499	480	68	355.00–421.00	$381.73	$1,832	-31.02
521–547	538	51	342.50–373.00	$361.98	$1,947	+2.18
550–594	571	37	335.00–368.00	$363.93	$2,078	+27.00
608–645	627	62	331.00–368.00	$344.68	$2,161	+29.92
668 unweaned	668	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,910	—
664–689	680	47	332.50–347.50	$340.80	$2,317	+17.75
702–713	707	11	300.00–311.00	$306.61	$2,168	+19.10
782–798	789	39	280.00–303.50	$294.96	$2,327	-12.54
816	816	26	283.00	$283.00	$2,309	-5.50
864	864	9	285.50	$285.50	$2,467	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
994	994	7	260.00	$260.00	$2,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	327.00	$327.00	$1,298	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–399	390	7	401.00–432.50	$414.06	$1,615	-16.01
406–416 thin fleshed	412	9	429.00–430.00	$429.56	$1,770	—
409–448	425	76	379.00–417.50	$402.13	$1,709	+5.48
458–496	480	117	352.50–380.00	$371.59	$1,784	-9.80
506	506	4	336.00	$336.00	$1,700	-15.80
500–546	527	221	342.00–368.00	$356.33	$1,878	+4.53
565 fancy	565	29	361.00	$361.00	$2,040	—
551–596	571	137	315.00–359.00	$343.21	$1,960	+21.46
573–597	584	28	389.00–390.00	$389.47	$2,275	+67.72
586–593	587	21	319.00–338.00	$335.26	$1,968	+30.26
603–644	627	158	305.50–331.00	$320.78	$2,011	+5.35
656	656	8	304.00	$304.00	$1,994	-1.56
665–694	670	30	305.00–341.00	$318.40	$2,133	+12.84
701–713	710	299	314.25–316.00	$314.90	$2,236	+4.16
751–795	766	402	293.00–307.00	$302.27	$2,315	+13.78
771	771	12	317.50	$317.50	$2,448	+29.01
861	861	66	280.50	$280.50	$2,415	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	378.00	$378.00	$1,240	—
394 thin fleshed	394	4	409.00	$409.00	$1,611	—
406–433	413	11	344.50–370.00	$362.72	$1,498	—
413 thin fleshed	413	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,631	—
460–490	477	48	340.00–380.00	$355.89	$1,698	-5.94
502–547	525	42	338.00–367.00	$347.36	$1,824	+13.42
586 unweaned	586	7	315.00	$315.00	$1,846	-2.00
587–596	594	13	289.50–320.00	$304.62	$1,809	-0.86
617 unweaned	617	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,666	+14.00
625–627	625	43	285.00–305.00	$292.24	$1,826	+5.18
660–679	667	21	287.25–290.00	$288.93	$1,927	+4.91
711	711	9	261.50	$261.50	$1,859	-4.38
718–738	724	13	289.50–291.00	$289.97	$2,099	+24.09
760	760	23	262.00	$262.00	$1,991	-17.75

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794	794	71	295.00	$295.00	$2,342	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	8	251.00	$251.00	$2,279	—
952	952	6	245.00	$245.00	$2,332	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	419.00	$419.00	$1,433	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	7	368.50	$368.50	$1,732	-22.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1290	1171	80-85%	59	130.00–157.00	$145.80	$1,707	—
1020–1360	1187	80-85%	25	145.00–157.00	$152.57	$1,811	—
1100–1390	1230	80-85%	13	125.00–142.00	$135.72	$1,669	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1020	973	85-90%	3	111.00–126.00	$116.56	$1,134	—
985–1095	1047	85-90%	10	143.00–157.00	$148.37	$1,553	+22.01
922–1190	1057	85-90%	57	117.00–145.00	$133.66	$1,413	-7.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1685	1420	75-80%	51	137.00–157.00	$148.56	$2,110	+7.50
1240–1575	1441	75-80%	13	150.00–161.00	$154.86	$2,232	+13.80
1590	1590	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1640	1590	2	157.00–171.00	$163.78	$2,604	+2.96
1720–1875	1798	2	217.00	$217.00	$3,902	—
1485–2290	1929	13	184.00–216.00	$204.44	$3,944	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–2355	1919	6	209.00–225.00	$217.55	$4,175	—

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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.