Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

1,454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.79/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 429 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.70/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 512 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.68/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,454	5,555	1,582
Feeder cattle	425	4,870	305
Slaughter cattle	270	685	150
Replacement cattle	759	—	1,127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, this week's shortened sale volume was not tested due to early week sales closed and very light receipts from midweek on.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	186.00	$186.00	$807	-9.66
463	463	4	185.00	$185.00	$857	-9.50
508–533	520	18	180.00–182.00	$180.68	$940	-3.09
579	579	4	163.00	$163.00	$944	-14.49
602	602	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,035	-4.13
871	871	9	142.50	$142.50	$1,241	-4.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	200.00	$200.00	$856	-7.56
505–520	514	5	191.00–194.00	$192.82	$991	-10.24
566–567	566	14	190.00–199.50	$197.46	$1,118	+4.15
701	701	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,122	-2.35

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1398	1340	7	130.00–132.00	$130.74	$1,752	—
1295–1472	1381	7	144.00–146.00	$145.02	$2,003	+1.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	174.00	$174.00	$760	+0.50
500	500	6	160.00	$160.00	$800	-9.23
902	902	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,263	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	9	179.00	$179.00	$659	+9.26
412–427 thin fleshed	422	14	177.00–180.00	$178.51	$753	—
420–442	435	15	167.00–176.00	$169.38	$737	+4.25
468–497	487	11	162.50–171.00	$168.37	$820	+6.87
500–522	512	19	152.50–160.00	$156.70	$802	-4.27
558–580	569	6	157.00–157.50	$157.25	$895	+8.00
610–638	631	16	147.50–153.50	$152.25	$961	+3.54
672–692	682	6	147.50–149.00	$148.24	$1,011	+4.90
720	720	3	144.50	$144.50	$1,040	+0.65
776	776	14	138.50	$138.50	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	3	158.00	$158.00	$651	+5.26
474	474	6	156.00	$156.00	$739	—
570–580	575	6	135.00–145.00	$140.04	$805	+2.05
602–623	613	6	142.00–144.50	$143.23	$878	+3.23
672–685	679	6	135.00–137.00	$136.01	$924	—
755–760	758	6	127.00–130.50	$128.74	$976	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1185	1122	6	131.00–132.00	$131.47	$1,475	—
1407–1422	1413	8	149.00–150.00	$149.62	$2,114	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	200.00	$200.00	$724	—
465–480	470	12	169.00–173.00	$170.36	$801	+13.68
502–532	516	12	160.00–170.00	$166.33	$858	+6.03
568–580	574	6	154.00–155.00	$154.51	$887	—
723	723	7	143.00	$143.00	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1245	1207	80-85%	5	65.00–75.00	$71.84	$867	+1.29
1100–1375	1253	80-85%	31	87.00–98.00	$91.25	$1,143	+3.07
1105–1360	1272	80-85%	26	79.00–87.00	$83.87	$1,067	-4.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1025	923	85-90%	6	49.00–55.00	$51.91	$479	+3.26
875–1200	1004	85-90%	9	58.50–67.00	$62.48	$627	+0.84
980–1245	1048	85-90%	9	70.50–77.00	$74.58	$782	+12.94
950–1150	1093	85-90%	16	79.50–94.00	$84.22	$921	+2.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1605	1470	75-80%	12	82.00–87.00	$85.46	$1,256	+4.17
1400–1620	1486	75-80%	11	90.00–100.00	$94.27	$1,401	+12.98

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1710	1654	65-75%	5	82.50–87.00	$84.50	$1,398	—
1550–1750	1676	65-75%	8	90.00–101.50	$95.32	$1,598	+1.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1905	1737	8	114.00–137.50	$124.97	$2,171	—
1405–2445	1925	2	107.00–110.00	$108.91	$2,097	-8.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1224	1224	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1065–1600	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	137	1,225.00–1,575.00	$1,376.43
1293	1293	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138–1218	1152	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	935.00–1,025.00	$966.55
942–1319	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	925.00–1,210.00	$1,105.00
1270–1395	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,035.00–1,225.00	$1,106.76

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968–1120	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	800.00–1,000.00	$929.54

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1050–1150	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,000.00–2,125.00	$2,067.50	—
1050–1250	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,933.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–875	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,683.33	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1043	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,378.57	—

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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.