Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

4,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $489.28/cwt ≈ $2,808/hd at 574 lb · 284 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $508.50/cwt ≈ $2,680/hd at 527 lb · 260 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $445.53/cwt ≈ $2,967/hd at 666 lb · 259 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,640	1,204	1,965
Feeder cattle	4,320	—	1,805
Slaughter cattle	320	75	160
Replacement cattle	—	1,129	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders early week sold steady to 15.00 higher, with later week sales steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to sharply higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders early week sold steady to 15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to sharply higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,465	—
457–491	471	33	501.00–536.00	$517.48	$2,437	—
503–545	527	260	488.00–540.00	$508.50	$2,680	—
550–597	574	284	460.00–509.50	$489.28	$2,808	—
601–648	620	154	444.50–488.00	$460.64	$2,856	—
650–697	666	259	429.50–459.50	$445.53	$2,967	—
702–711	707	10	410.50–418.00	$413.48	$2,923	—
838	838	53	378.25	$378.25	$3,170	—
894	894	62	367.75	$367.75	$3,288	—
908–928	916	252	352.00–366.50	$360.88	$3,306	—
987–988	987	115	346.50–347.00	$346.75	$3,422	—
1032	1032	56	326.25	$326.25	$3,367	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	3	687.50	$687.50	$2,241	—
382	382	3	547.50	$547.50	$2,091	—
403–442	430	60	495.00–566.00	$524.81	$2,257	—
449 unweaned	449	4	435.00	$435.00	$1,953	—
450–498	474	96	493.00–548.00	$532.76	$2,525	—
500–549	535	82	455.00–506.00	$486.31	$2,602	—
545 unweaned	545	4	459.00	$459.00	$2,502	—
560–597	577	69	442.00–482.00	$462.91	$2,671	—
601–648	625	55	395.00–457.00	$423.08	$2,644	—
651–694	677	47	406.50–424.00	$419.55	$2,840	—
713–716	715	35	391.50–403.50	$396.29	$2,833	—
766–781	774	33	372.50–382.00	$377.18	$2,919	—
802	802	10	375.50	$375.50	$3,012	—
945	945	45	336.75	$336.75	$3,182	—
1126	1126	50	314.25	$314.25	$3,538	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	6	403.00	$403.00	$2,628	—
783	783	6	375.50	$375.50	$2,940	—
841	841	15	337.50	$337.50	$2,838	—
980	980	12	333.00	$333.00	$3,263	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	8	467.00	$467.00	$2,410	—
658	658	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	374	14	551.00–562.50	$557.80	$2,086	—
400–446	430	112	476.00–551.00	$507.64	$2,183	—
451–498	482	154	462.00–520.50	$489.15	$2,358	—
505 fancy	505	14	505.00	$505.00	$2,550	—
500–545	520	120	410.00–490.50	$456.72	$2,375	—
556 fancy	556	18	462.50	$462.50	$2,572	—
550–590	572	54	389.00–450.50	$430.02	$2,460	—
601–627	614	21	368.00–380.50	$376.87	$2,314	—
651–661	657	54	345.00–397.00	$378.52	$2,487	—
700–726	720	178	375.00–376.85	$376.74	$2,713	—
760	760	13	356.00	$356.00	$2,706	—
886	886	57	319.00	$319.00	$2,826	—
1005	1005	30	316.50	$316.50	$3,181	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	465.00	$465.00	$1,595	—
377–390	384	12	500.00–515.00	$507.37	$1,948	—
420	420	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,890	—
466–491	475	38	440.00–478.00	$461.79	$2,194	—
475	475	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,948	—
500–541	532	29	379.50–440.00	$404.58	$2,152	—
550–599	573	51	379.00–412.00	$392.65	$2,250	—
610–640	627	35	338.50–403.00	$370.30	$2,322	—
657–694	673	31	362.00–378.50	$370.18	$2,491	—
711–743	730	13	341.00–360.00	$352.80	$2,575	—
818	818	5	329.00	$329.00	$2,691	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	9	320.00	$320.00	$2,880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	4	391.00	$391.00	$2,350	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1545	1226	80-85%	23	176.00–196.00	$187.63	$2,300	—
1080–1470	1243	80-85%	41	164.00–187.00	$175.06	$2,176	—
1185–1350	1265	80-85%	7	151.00–167.00	$159.62	$2,019	-4.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1465	1433	75-80%	2	162.50–165.00	$163.78	$2,347	—
1265–1625	1463	75-80%	16	184.00–197.00	$189.48	$2,772	+28.70
1185–1670	1487	75-80%	36	168.00–189.00	$181.95	$2,706	+21.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1110	1008	85-90%	6	167.50–180.00	$172.30	$1,737	+7.36
920–1100	1010	85-90%	2	128.00–130.00	$129.09	$1,304	-35.85
865–1195	1067	85-90%	24	150.00–165.00	$157.28	$1,678	-17.38
1140	1140	85-90%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,653	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	65-75%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,799	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–2100	1917	3	217.00–240.00	$228.73	$4,385	—
1615–2200	1965	17	210.00–253.00	$238.79	$4,692	—

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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.