Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

7,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.84/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 572 lb · 265 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.62/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 580 lb · 250 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.41/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 519 lb · 241 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,616	5,489	5,425
Feeder cattle	4,862	4,694	2,912
Slaughter cattle	1,094	795	941
Replacement cattle	1,660	—	1,572

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-600 lbs steady to firm, 600-700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs higher undertone. Heifers 400-500 lbs steady to spots 3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs higher undertone. 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
330 value added	330	1	302.50	$302.50	$998	—
345	345	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,052	-0.24
357–395	382	25	280.00–306.00	$298.63	$1,141	+0.76
376–397 value added	386	11	270.00–295.00	$280.68	$1,083	—
400–444	425	48	280.00–303.00	$293.94	$1,249	+7.60
442 value added	442	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,171	—
467–480 fancy	471	9	300.00–301.00	$300.66	$1,416	—
454–497 value added	478	27	270.00–288.00	$283.20	$1,354	—
459–489	478	112	262.50–289.00	$281.03	$1,343	+2.60
481	481	11	238.00	$238.00	$1,145	-40.43
506–533 value added	511	58	257.50–283.00	$274.82	$1,404	—
500–549	522	183	258.00–288.00	$274.28	$1,432	+3.07
562–566	563	14	222.00–225.00	$223.92	$1,261	-37.07
550–593	572	191	241.00–271.00	$255.53	$1,462	-5.46
559–586 value added	574	60	249.00–267.50	$259.88	$1,492	—
612 fancy	612	19	265.00	$265.00	$1,622	+5.84
606–645	621	79	231.00–253.00	$247.41	$1,536	+12.05
601–648 value added	625	53	226.00–237.50	$231.90	$1,449	—
650 thin fleshed	650	14	255.00–257.00	$255.43	$1,660	—
658 value added	658	19	226.50	$226.50	$1,490	—
661 fancy	661	78	259.25	$259.25	$1,714	+11.25
656–699	679	77	217.50–245.00	$229.55	$1,559	+0.79
698	698	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,501	-13.76
700	700	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,638	+18.00
707 value added	707	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,555	—
719–746	734	13	202.50–208.00	$204.99	$1,505	-11.01
763–795	787	28	198.50–210.50	$207.59	$1,634	-6.26
801	801	13	183.50	$183.50	$1,470	-16.24
813–831	828	78	190.50–199.75	$198.00	$1,639	-1.74
906–930	916	14	178.00–192.50	$186.19	$1,706	-3.97
952	952	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	324	16	267.00–277.50	$271.72	$880	-13.28
357–395	373	26	271.00–288.00	$275.87	$1,029	+13.87
401–443	417	36	249.00–277.50	$265.49	$1,107	+2.13
452–498	473	48	220.00–272.00	$261.03	$1,235	+11.50
490 unweaned	490	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,196	—
501–545	528	71	218.00–272.50	$247.79	$1,308	-2.60
553–570	560	39	211.00–247.00	$234.59	$1,314	+27.59
575 unweaned	575	7	223.00	$223.00	$1,282	—
600–630	617	9	209.00–220.00	$215.30	$1,328	-3.58
658	658	9	203.00–219.00	$213.67	$1,406	+2.97
701	701	6	207.50	$207.50	$1,455	+14.74
770	770	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,455	-6.35
840	840	4	192.00	$192.00	$1,613	+2.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1455	1323	12	170.00–175.00	$171.47	$2,269	—
1320–1470	1395	2	165.00–169.00	$167.11	$2,331	—
1343–1565	1417	3	171.00–174.00	$172.10	$2,439	—
1262–1574	1434	54	174.00–182.00	$177.99	$2,552	—
1342–1478	1447	15	183.00–184.50	$184.20	$2,665	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	12	265.00	$265.00	$753	—
346	346	9	265.00	$265.00	$917	—
383–384	384	12	260.00	$260.00	$998	—
405–423	418	15	205.00–265.00	$245.28	$1,025	—
505–531	519	19	200.00–227.50	$212.49	$1,103	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	6	234.00	$234.00	$1,259	—
646	646	12	217.00	$217.00	$1,402	—
671	671	18	218.00	$218.00	$1,463	—
1061	1061	13	171.00	$171.00	$1,814	—
1182	1182	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	237.00	$237.00	$901	—
407–430	419	6	223.00–240.00	$231.73	$971	+9.73
526–548	534	8	220.00–230.00	$223.85	$1,195	+10.85
568	568	4	204.00	$204.00	$1,159	+3.52
739	739	5	198.00	$198.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	14	229.00	$229.00	$1,033	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–438	423	8	170.00–192.50	$181.65	$768	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,734	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–348	330	13	257.50–267.50	$261.54	$863	+9.88
364 thin fleshed	364	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,023	+14.00
363–397	380	27	250.00–262.50	$253.82	$965	+9.56
404–448	422	112	238.00–256.00	$247.58	$1,045	-1.37
419–443 value added	427	26	228.00–236.00	$231.61	$989	—
432 thin fleshed	432	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,136	-12.00
453–485 value added	468	26	239.00–252.00	$243.77	$1,141	—
469 fancy	469	8	269.00	$269.00	$1,262	—
450–499	471	121	230.00–246.00	$239.68	$1,129	-4.62
480	480	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,056	-24.30
503–521 value added	516	20	248.00–252.50	$251.18	$1,296	—
504–534 fancy	520	23	252.75–256.00	$254.26	$1,322	-3.99
500–547	521	90	221.00–246.50	$235.47	$1,227	-0.74
550–581 value added	575	43	228.00–233.00	$230.59	$1,326	—
554–593 thin fleshed	579	46	237.00–239.00	$237.71	$1,376	-0.15
555–595	581	161	210.00–240.00	$228.60	$1,328	+2.18
602–641 thin fleshed	610	114	228.75–232.50	$231.67	$1,413	—
602–647	622	61	207.00–227.00	$217.86	$1,355	+3.61
650–652	651	11	209.00	$209.00	$1,361	+1.99
737–738	738	6	194.50–200.00	$197.25	$1,456	-4.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–347	339	13	242.50–248.00	$245.12	$831	+3.48
352–398	379	56	214.00–242.50	$230.94	$875	-7.83
403–443	426	32	210.00–235.00	$224.72	$957	-4.41
452–499	473	124	205.00–241.00	$224.37	$1,061	+0.98
495 unweaned	495	4	204.00	$204.00	$1,010	—
521 value added	521	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,188	—
505–545	526	65	205.50–225.00	$214.43	$1,128	+1.52
535–548	540	14	200.00–215.00	$207.78	$1,122	-5.13
562–592	573	23	190.00–218.00	$198.74	$1,139	-3.16
600–629	614	30	191.00–218.50	$204.43	$1,255	+4.00
603–649	625	19	185.00–212.50	$197.82	$1,236	-2.61
650–670	659	7	192.00–205.00	$199.33	$1,314	+4.83
656–680	663	11	180.50–194.00	$190.22	$1,261	-4.28
672 thin fleshed	672	5	204.50	$204.50	$1,374	—
766	766	66	199.00	$199.00	$1,524	—
818	818	29	184.00	$184.00	$1,505	+6.50
858	858	10	168.00	$168.00	$1,441	-3.26

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,892	—
1168–1237	1205	13	165.00–167.00	$166.11	$2,002	-3.08
1152–1315	1209	17	170.00–172.50	$171.64	$2,075	+2.45
1257–1289	1271	16	156.00–162.00	$159.34	$2,025	-11.93
1228–1525	1326	38	174.00–180.00	$177.93	$2,359	-2.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–336	331	12	210.00	$210.00	$695	+9.00
350–396	382	16	178.00–200.00	$196.04	$749	—
432	432	3	208.00	$208.00	$899	-1.80
730	730	5	177.00	$177.00	$1,292	—
970	970	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,416	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677 thin fleshed	677	18	224.50	$224.50	$1,520	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	4	245.00	$245.00	$554	—
274	274	10	240.00	$240.00	$658	—
474	474	4	200.00	$200.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	216.00	$216.00	$957	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	7	285.00	$285.00	$909	+14.00
406–442	415	11	221.00–226.00	$224.69	$932	+2.71
455–482	470	15	231.00–249.00	$239.49	$1,126	+6.33
511–542	521	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,120	—
588	588	4	205.50	$205.50	$1,208	-15.51
610–637	627	8	192.00–204.00	$198.35	$1,244	+7.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–423	411	8	280.00–283.00	$281.84	$1,158	+23.21
510	510	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-4.87
508–521 thin fleshed	517	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,298	—
579	579	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,326	+24.00
642	642	11	213.00	$213.00	$1,367	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	223.00	$223.00	$892	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1465	1217	80-85%	21	77.00–88.00	$83.81	$1,020	-1.12
1130–1405	1254	80-85%	56	89.00–97.50	$93.03	$1,167	-0.39
1150–1385	1267	80-85%	34	98.00–106.00	$101.40	$1,285	+1.47
1185–1430	1322	80-85%	6	71.00–77.00	$75.05	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1285	982	85-90%	10	58.00–71.00	$68.08	$669	-7.93
800–1200	1003	85-90%	26	73.00–80.50	$76.59	$768	-10.16
900–1200	1038	85-90%	50	81.00–89.00	$85.21	$884	-1.54
910–1135	1038	85-90%	28	88.00–102.00	$92.88	$964	+6.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1665	1489	75-80%	30	90.50–98.00	$95.19	$1,417	-7.81
1400–1580	1499	75-80%	9	82.00–90.00	$86.06	$1,290	-16.94
1370–1780	1514	75-80%	27	99.00–108.00	$103.08	$1,561	—
1505–1620	1563	75-80%	2	75.00–80.00	$77.59	$1,213	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1990	1743	65-75%	10	101.00–115.00	$108.68	$1,894	+10.43
1770–1790	1780	65-75%	2	90.00–94.50	$92.24	$1,642	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1940	1634	11	110.00–129.00	$116.98	$1,911	—
1680	1680	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,730	—
1515–2175	1842	10	123.00–136.50	$130.06	$2,396	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1180	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,475.00–1,585.00	$1,538.55
851–1384	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	80	1,360.00–1,485.00	$1,421.62
1079–1188	1127	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,275.00–1,385.00	$1,326.51
1036–1268	1148	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	1,150.00–1,285.00	$1,209.51
1178	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1085–1396	1276	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,317.78
1358	1358	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,410.00	$1,410.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
972	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1013–1028	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	975.00–1,025.00	$1,008.17
1027–1050	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,125.00–1,285.00	$1,179.12
898–1267	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,275.91
1091	1091	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1023–1235	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	900.00–1,110.00	$1,010.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1125	986	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,775.00–1,900.00	$1,842.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,725.00–2,025.00	$1,890.52	—
950–1050	1011	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,385.00	$1,302.86	—
950–1250	1060	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,561.46	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1200	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,575.00–1,585.00	$1,579.00	—
950–1350	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,125.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1050	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,650.00–1,710.00	$1,672.50	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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
850–1100	948	(<2 yrs)	Open	83	2,175.00–2,650.00	$2,435.54	—
900–1100	986	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	2,175.00–2,425.00	$2,282.14	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1063	(<2 yrs)	Open	32	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,864.84	—
1050–1150	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	2,725.00–2,775.00	$2,756.25	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1000	934	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,014.00	—

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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.