Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

5,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.17/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 627 lb · 188 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.18/cwt ≈ $1,382/hd at 879 lb · 180 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.46/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 529 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,425	5,278	4,971
Feeder cattle	2,912	4,256	2,818
Slaughter cattle	941	1,022	634
Replacement cattle	1,572	—	1,519

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-600 lbs fully steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs lightly tested, 3 loads 850-900 lbs higher undertone. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to spots 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–337	333	6	208.00–209.00	$208.51	$694	-6.80
361 value added	361	4	213.00	$213.00	$769	—
350–395	378	23	207.00–216.00	$211.75	$800	+5.12
400–445	421	78	194.00–218.00	$209.93	$884	+0.60
426–437 value added	428	20	210.00–215.00	$214.23	$917	+16.23
481–489 value added	483	18	193.00–203.00	$200.75	$970	-4.36
462–495	485	87	200.00–213.00	$206.83	$1,003	+16.04
506 unweaned	506	5	179.00	$179.00	$906	—
517–530 fancy	522	33	204.00–207.00	$205.89	$1,075	—
505–547	530	76	184.50–199.00	$193.84	$1,027	-0.88
548 value added	548	17	195.00	$195.00	$1,069	-6.00
550 value added	550	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	—
551–597	572	119	183.50–199.00	$192.33	$1,100	+0.60
604–639	626	148	179.00–187.00	$180.37	$1,129	-0.54
619–631	628	27	169.00–172.50	$171.37	$1,076	-9.54
628 thin fleshed	628	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,193	—
646–648 value added	647	10	174.00–181.50	$179.25	$1,160	—
650–693	674	17	166.00–174.50	$168.02	$1,132	+5.02
706	706	7	162.50	$162.50	$1,147	-2.12
773	773	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,160	+0.13
868–884	879	180	155.00–158.25	$157.18	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–445	427	24	189.00–202.00	$197.72	$844	+7.63
461–493	473	23	188.00–196.00	$191.21	$904	+8.28
500–548	518	35	169.00–185.00	$181.22	$939	+3.81
556–595	570	24	174.00–179.00	$175.76	$1,002	+2.31
589	589	6	166.00	$166.00	$978	-7.45
603–624	616	35	158.50–178.50	$169.93	$1,047	+2.84
671–680	676	20	154.00–161.50	$159.85	$1,081	-4.54
694	694	5	151.75	$151.75	$1,053	-3.25
705–729	728	75	157.00	$157.00	$1,143	+3.45
771	771	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,079	-12.37
881	881	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,145	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	5	156.00	$156.00	$775	—
522	522	9	168.00	$168.00	$877	-4.00
619	619	16	157.25	$157.25	$973	+5.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,127	—
1180	1180	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,475	-11.71
1213	1213	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,565	—
1270	1270	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,765	—
1358	1358	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,901	-1.96
1299–1465	1383	14	142.50–147.50	$145.09	$2,007	+3.13

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	7	208.00	$208.00	$626	—
598	598	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,064	—
785	785	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,115	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	8	154.00	$154.00	$658	—
513	513	5	136.50	$136.50	$700	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	4	177.00	$177.00	$869	+10.12
556	556	4	151.50	$151.50	$842	—
608	608	5	151.00	$151.00	$918	-15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	7	192.00	$192.00	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–395	371	42	164.00–174.00	$169.04	$627	-0.68
403–445	428	33	150.00–169.00	$161.72	$692	+2.90
453–498	470	37	147.00–160.25	$156.95	$738	-2.13
501–548	526	40	146.00–155.00	$149.90	$788	-7.54
552–591	570	40	144.00–156.00	$147.36	$840	-2.81
603–637	619	97	142.50–163.00	$159.10	$985	+13.90
615–647	626	9	138.50–141.00	$139.36	$872	-5.84
650	650	4	130.00	$130.00	$845	-13.59
668–690	672	28	135.00–143.00	$140.69	$945	-2.90
700–718	710	9	140.00–146.25	$142.74	$1,013	-5.51
753–794	786	38	136.50–139.00	$136.77	$1,075	+0.89
785–787	786	6	120.00–131.50	$125.74	$988	-10.14
812	812	3	123.00	$123.00	$999	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367 fancy	367	3	194.00	$194.00	$712	—
358–380	374	12	180.00–183.00	$182.00	$681	—
398 value added	398	5	160.50	$160.50	$639	—
408–435 value added	414	14	163.00–169.00	$164.11	$679	-8.82
405–435	417	51	166.00–180.00	$172.43	$719	+2.18
450–496	478	71	154.50–172.00	$164.00	$784	-4.45
469–493	489	25	160.00	$160.00	$782	-8.45
501–548	515	45	158.00–168.00	$161.40	$831	+2.40
551	551	11	151.00	$151.00	$832	-10.17
578–583	579	19	154.00–159.00	$154.80	$896	-6.37
640	640	15	152.00	$152.00	$973	+8.00
718	718	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,041	-2.50
800	800	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,128	—
887	887	7	134.25	$134.25	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–333	329	6	147.00–155.00	$150.95	$497	-8.05
350–393	372	6	153.00–154.00	$153.53	$571	-1.47
429	429	6	140.00	$140.00	$601	-12.21
482–485	484	7	140.00–144.00	$142.29	$689	+1.56
574	574	5	141.00	$141.00	$809	+7.00
664	664	18	135.00	$135.00	$896	—
755	755	4	129.00	$129.00	$974	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	2	139.50	$139.50	$1,653	+7.17
1200	1200	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,572	-13.34
1110–1402	1239	5	145.50–150.00	$146.58	$1,816	+9.38
1205–1386	1336	6	121.00–127.00	$124.67	$1,666	—
1329–1355	1341	9	142.50–143.50	$143.05	$1,918	—
1352–1474	1417	17	148.00–148.50	$148.22	$2,100	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	5	163.00	$163.00	$484	—
357	357	3	161.00	$161.00	$575	—
434	434	9	142.00	$142.00	$616	—
577	577	5	150.00	$150.00	$866	—
607	607	7	145.00	$145.00	$880	+6.00
675	675	4	141.50	$141.50	$955	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–487	477	20	162.00–165.00	$162.86	$777	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	5	159.00	$159.00	$609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–428	424	9	172.00–176.50	$174.48	$740	—
455	455	3	150.00	$150.00	$682	+1.46
554–598	572	18	148.50–156.00	$151.50	$867	-6.88
681–685	683	8	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$905	—
751	751	8	139.00	$139.00	$1,044	+1.00
945	945	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,087	—
966	966	13	118.50	$118.50	$1,145	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$732	—
1030–1415	1239	80-85%	45	60.00–74.00	$68.91	$854	—
1050–1525	1273	80-85%	116	73.00–82.00	$76.71	$977	-1.36
1120–1445	1277	80-85%	40	81.00–88.00	$82.76	$1,057	+4.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1215	1018	85-90%	46	52.00–65.00	$58.46	$595	—
830–1175	1038	85-90%	14	35.00–55.50	$47.06	$488	—
910–1165	1067	85-90%	70	63.00–74.50	$68.80	$734	-0.36
865–1150	1070	85-90%	25	74.00–80.50	$77.07	$825	+7.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1835	1472	75-80%	66	74.00–82.50	$78.43	$1,154	-0.21
1300–1680	1480	75-80%	17	65.00–74.00	$71.40	$1,057	-7.24
1485	1485	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$965	-13.64
1325–1850	1502	75-80%	51	81.00–89.50	$84.08	$1,263	-0.90

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625–1780	1709	65-75%	5	75.00–80.00	$78.06	$1,334	—
1595–1860	1716	65-75%	14	84.50–92.50	$87.78	$1,506	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1900	1591	6	84.00–96.00	$92.68	$1,475	—
1300–2320	1687	22	100.00–111.00	$105.68	$1,783	+0.58
1655–2225	1974	8	110.00–122.00	$114.17	$2,254	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1245	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	750.00–900.00	$834.95
1191	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	860.00	$860.00
1014–1355	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,232.99
1203	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1095–1324	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,405.83
1271	1271	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00	$875.00
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1141–1279	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,566.39
1240–1256	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1348–1382	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	835.00	$835.00
1257	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1267	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
936	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1028	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—
1000–1250	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	104	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,865.14	—
1150–1200	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	2,000.00–2,175.00	$2,077.78	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,844.64	—
900–1050	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,030.00	—
1000–1300	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,675.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
1000–1200	1106	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	35	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,297.29	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00	$925.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	850.00	$850.00	—
1000–1150	1056	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,112.50	—
1000–1350	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,300.00–1,385.00	$1,354.79	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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
900–1050	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	98	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,979.08	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1050	1014	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	2,250.00–2,425.00	$2,323.75	—

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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.