Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

5,555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.94/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 531 lb · 417 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.04/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 574 lb · 295 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.54/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 622 lb · 280 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,555	4,892	4,626
Feeder cattle	4,870	3,722	4,157
Slaughter cattle	685	761	469
Replacement cattle	—	409	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's very active market, steers 400-500 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs higher undertone. Heifers mostly steady to firm. 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
303–348	330	23	213.00–229.00	$217.35	$717	+5.00
358–393	382	16	210.00–220.00	$214.47	$819	+1.58
403–446	429	84	202.00–214.00	$207.56	$890	-6.52
454–495	473	103	200.00–212.00	$204.10	$965	-6.04
500–549	531	413	195.50–209.00	$203.06	$1,078	+1.81
540	540	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,031	-10.25
560 unweaned	560	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	+4.50
550–598	574	289	184.00–202.00	$193.31	$1,110	-1.52
600–639	622	280	183.00–191.00	$187.54	$1,166	-3.35
651–696	668	168	164.50–182.50	$177.23	$1,184	+0.90
671 thin fleshed	671	10	179.75	$179.75	$1,206	—
703–723	719	101	158.00–170.00	$162.35	$1,167	-6.93
728	728	14	155.00	$155.00	$1,128	-14.28
775	775	63	156.00	$156.00	$1,209	—
831–846	836	139	153.50–158.75	$157.56	$1,317	+1.56
887	887	120	157.00	$157.00	$1,393	—
910–917	913	120	145.00–146.50	$145.74	$1,331	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	208.00	$208.00	$711	+8.00
375	375	7	187.00–201.00	$193.00	$724	-8.31
403–443	420	38	190.00–199.00	$195.66	$822	-1.79
420–435 unweaned	428	9	185.00–188.00	$186.31	$797	—
462–476 unweaned	470	12	185.50–187.00	$186.39	$876	—
457–488	472	33	190.00–199.00	$194.50	$918	+1.66
507–547	524	34	175.00–191.00	$183.77	$963	-0.82
563–596	579	52	169.00–184.00	$177.49	$1,028	+6.20
608–645	626	42	168.50–181.00	$176.13	$1,103	+7.19
653–692	672	29	155.00–166.50	$160.72	$1,080	+7.14
676	676	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,014	-3.58
769	769	9	153.00	$153.00	$1,177	—
878	878	4	147.00	$147.00	$1,291	+2.17
964	964	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,301	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1140	1132	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$1,509	—
1140–1598	1275	25	138.00–141.00	$138.95	$1,772	-6.12
1295 value added	1295	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,917	—
1145–1595	1358	55	140.00–146.00	$143.47	$1,948	—
1408	1408	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,957	-11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	7	173.50	$173.50	$710	—
458	458	14	163.00	$163.00	$747	—
526–531	529	9	167.00–171.00	$169.23	$895	—
598	598	10	160.00	$160.00	$957	—
622–633	628	6	150.00–156.00	$152.97	$961	+0.31
669–682	676	8	145.00–152.50	$148.79	$1,006	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	4	168.50	$168.50	$969	—
639	639	20	176.50	$176.50	$1,128	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	9	145.00	$145.00	$787	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	4	130.25	$130.25	$1,257	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	325	24	179.50–188.00	$186.17	$605	+0.25
353–358	356	7	179.00–182.00	$180.28	$642	-6.69
419–444	427	40	174.50–180.00	$177.23	$757	-2.77
453–494	483	118	168.00–179.00	$173.88	$840	+0.31
500–536	513	157	166.00–179.50	$173.57	$890	+5.80
555 thin fleshed	555	3	167.00	$167.00	$927	—
560 fancy	560	23	174.00	$174.00	$974	-2.50
550–595	578	176	153.00–168.50	$161.09	$931	+5.29
603–636	618	69	154.00–164.00	$156.55	$967	—
659–698	690	34	146.00–150.00	$148.57	$1,025	—
700	700	16	169.50	$169.50	$1,186	—
713	713	10	144.50	$144.50	$1,030	—
727	727	74	151.25	$151.25	$1,100	—
756	756	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	7	173.00	$173.00	$507	—
358 thin fleshed	358	8	178.00	$178.00	$637	—
358–394	377	60	163.00–176.00	$169.74	$640	-8.49
401–445	430	82	154.50–173.00	$165.13	$710	-5.03
432 unweaned	432	6	160.00	$160.00	$691	—
470–496	485	45	155.00–165.00	$161.50	$783	-3.15
500–547	528	98	153.00–166.00	$160.97	$850	+4.21
553–595	568	28	146.50–154.00	$149.25	$848	+3.63
572	572	8	140.00	$140.00	$801	-5.62
600–648	621	70	145.00–152.00	$148.71	$923	+4.00
652–684	670	7	140.00–148.00	$143.34	$960	-13.16
712–743	728	19	135.00–149.00	$143.85	$1,047	-7.80
848	848	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–322	322	10	151.00–155.00	$153.00	$493	—
358–360	359	8	145.00–155.00	$151.24	$543	-2.82
420–434	428	7	151.00–154.00	$152.74	$654	—
500–532	512	12	138.00–146.00	$140.97	$722	+5.97
568–579	574	13	135.00–140.50	$137.99	$792	+0.80
618	618	6	140.00	$140.00	$865	+4.19
725	725	4	126.00	$126.00	$914	-2.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,303	—
1105–1475	1174	7	137.00–139.50	$138.85	$1,630	—
1185 value added	1185	1	149.50	$149.50	$1,772	—
1160–1305	1193	21	137.00–140.00	$139.48	$1,664	—
1105–1430	1246	18	141.00–147.00	$142.85	$1,780	-1.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	16	152.00	$152.00	$912	—
721	721	7	135.00	$135.00	$973	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	6	130.00	$130.00	$504	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 unweaned	404	5	160.00	$160.00	$646	—
465–488	474	8	153.00–159.00	$156.68	$743	—
500–530	522	29	154.00–169.50	$160.30	$837	-1.90
577 unweaned	577	6	140.00	$140.00	$808	—
601–634	622	16	146.00–146.50	$146.28	$910	+2.28
628	628	4	135.00	$135.00	$848	-9.00
677	677	5	130.00	$130.00	$880	-17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1350	1209	80-85%	18	64.00–75.00	$70.55	$853	+2.53
1130–1375	1225	80-85%	50	73.50–84.00	$79.44	$973	+11.42
1120–1385	1271	80-85%	67	84.00–97.00	$88.18	$1,121	+1.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1060	928	85-90%	9	40.00–54.50	$48.65	$451	—
875–1110	1016	85-90%	17	55.00–65.00	$61.64	$626	-7.87
905–1200	1055	85-90%	41	64.50–77.00	$70.41	$743	-8.61
1000–1140	1071	85-90%	23	75.00–90.00	$81.98	$878	+2.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1600	1466	75-80%	28	85.00–97.50	$90.09	$1,321	+19.66
1385–1610	1469	75-80%	24	76.50–85.00	$81.29	$1,194	+10.86
1510	1510	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$997	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1760	1692	65-75%	6	87.50–98.00	$93.36	$1,580	+1.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1955	1587	15	84.00–95.50	$90.29	$1,433	+1.98
1350–2320	1770	17	94.00–110.00	$104.45	$1,849	—
1620–2290	1925	8	109.00–123.00	$117.68	$2,265	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	3	119.50	$119.50	$1,924	—

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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.