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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

2,908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.77/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 524 lb · 153 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.98/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 677 lb · 124 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.86/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 575 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,908 4,971 5,455
Feeder cattle 2,446 2,818 4,762
Slaughter cattle 462 634 693
Replacement cattle — 1,519 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 600-650 lbs mostly steady, over 650 lbs firm to higher undertone. Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 184.00 $184.00 $699 +2.12
412 unweaned 412 4 175.00 $175.00 $721 —
403–430 414 13 181.00–184.00 $182.66 $756 +9.98
460–481 470 23 170.00–180.50 $173.15 $814 -0.76
504–531 518 64 167.50–175.50 $170.86 $885 +2.08
533 unweaned 533 11 159.50 $159.50 $850 -0.50
556–592 575 114 146.25–163.50 $154.86 $890 -3.02
605–640 625 91 144.00–153.50 $148.17 $926 +4.58
655 655 6 140.00 $140.00 $917 -2.25
657–692 669 64 137.50–149.00 $144.53 $967 +2.28
719–726 720 53 139.00–143.25 $142.68 $1,027 +0.68
763–775 771 10 127.00–129.50 $127.74 $985 +1.46
755–791 776 35 125.00–139.75 $135.06 $1,048 +8.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–381 381 9 159.00–176.00 $170.34 $649 +2.26
417–440 427 9 163.00–166.00 $164.63 $703 -2.35
450–498 476 53 156.50–168.00 $162.70 $774 +0.18
513–548 528 60 153.50–164.50 $158.71 $838 +2.56
550–598 579 65 140.00–153.50 $148.53 $860 +5.84
607–648 630 45 139.00–145.00 $141.97 $894 +4.53
665–676 673 11 130.00–136.00 $134.38 $904 -3.02
709–744 729 16 125.00–136.00 $130.26 $950 -2.03
809 809 4 122.00 $122.00 $987 —
813–833 829 14 124.00–129.00 $126.43 $1,048 —
854–892 867 15 118.50–124.50 $121.54 $1,054 +16.54
976 976 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,074 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1275 1137 5 111.00–115.75 $112.62 $1,280 —
1120–1550 1374 56 116.00–130.00 $118.82 $1,633 —
1160–1715 1440 8 113.50–117.50 $116.07 $1,671 -2.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–426 415 11 145.00–150.00 $147.66 $613 +7.06
462 462 3 150.00 $150.00 $693 -5.00
504 504 14 150.00 $150.00 $756 +6.50
589 589 9 136.00 $136.00 $801 +7.46
605 605 5 141.50 $141.50 $856 +9.27
703 703 5 127.00 $127.00 $893 —
754 754 4 110.00 $110.00 $829 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 147.50 $147.50 $817 +13.99
631 631 4 135.00 $135.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 fancy 421 5 166.00 $166.00 $699 —
423–446 431 11 151.00–159.00 $154.01 $664 +2.24
452–498 475 76 148.00–160.00 $154.26 $733 +3.87
476–498 fancy 483 20 162.00–167.00 $165.48 $799 —
503–520 fancy 512 20 158.00–167.00 $159.84 $818 —
500–546 526 133 144.00–156.00 $149.41 $786 +3.81
550–584 568 58 136.75–153.50 $145.48 $826 +8.89
601–622 618 37 139.50–146.75 $140.83 $870 —
652–689 677 120 126.25–136.00 $134.16 $908 —
680 680 4 128.50 $128.50 $874 —
718–748 741 17 125.50–129.50 $127.13 $942 -6.12
750 750 4 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 150.00 $150.00 $502 -2.00
382–395 391 14 141.00–152.00 $148.63 $581 +1.71
402–437 421 28 140.00–150.00 $144.92 $610 +0.71
460–498 481 32 142.50–149.00 $146.27 $704 +12.27
502–538 526 20 131.00–141.00 $136.33 $717 +6.37
565–580 574 17 127.50–139.00 $132.76 $762 +2.95
610–640 624 25 125.50–136.00 $132.01 $824 +2.93
652–685 671 7 124.00–128.00 $125.67 $843 +13.67
704–741 722 30 118.00–126.00 $122.73 $886 -2.81
758–760 759 8 119.00–121.00 $120.25 $913 +5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 126.00 $126.00 $393 -14.00
358–382 371 9 130.00–141.00 $135.75 $504 -0.25
411–418 414 7 135.00–140.00 $137.84 $571 -0.16
458 458 3 134.00 $134.00 $614 +3.50
536 536 4 123.00 $123.00 $659 -6.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,226 —
1095 1095 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,226 —
1062–1225 1116 3 115.00–116.00 $115.63 $1,290 —
1080–1383 1313 12 114.50–116.50 $116.01 $1,523 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 4 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 168.00 $168.00 $559 —
404–433 416 7 150.50–161.50 $156.60 $651 -1.40
453 453 3 150.00 $150.00 $680 +16.25
508–525 517 8 137.75–138.00 $137.87 $713 +0.48
608–617 613 10 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $843 +13.54
734 734 6 115.50 $115.50 $848 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1380 1255 80-85% 16 50.00–59.00 $56.02 $703 -6.70
1170–1360 1261 80-85% 23 66.00–72.50 $67.69 $854 +4.97
1160–1400 1271 80-85% 43 59.00–65.50 $62.94 $800 -5.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1085 908 85-90% 6 30.00–41.50 $38.19 $347 —
835–1210 1011 85-90% 17 42.00–53.50 $47.70 $482 —
860–1190 1051 85-90% 26 55.00–62.50 $58.09 $611 -1.55
930–1235 1094 85-90% 15 62.00–70.00 $65.37 $715 +0.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1800 1462 75-80% 22 60.00–65.50 $63.41 $927 -5.26
1420–1560 1471 75-80% 4 50.00–59.00 $55.75 $820 -12.92
1385–1705 1494 75-80% 27 66.00–73.50 $68.77 $1,027 +0.10
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 65-75% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,317 +6.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2020 1601 8 77.00–84.00 $81.39 $1,303 —
1320–2395 1619 15 85.00–95.00 $90.66 $1,468 —
1735–2120 1889 4 98.50–101.00 $99.67 $1,883 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 8 80.00 $80.00 $390 —
643 643 9 80.00 $80.00 $514 —

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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.