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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

6,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.67/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 626 lb · 337 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.42/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 581 lb · 228 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.88/cwt -13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 527 lb · 218 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,096 7,616 4,398
Feeder cattle 4,542 4,862 3,496
Slaughter cattle 1,184 1,094 702
Replacement cattle 370 1,660 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady to firm. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–391 387 27 291.00–297.00 $292.40 $1,132 -6.23
410 410 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,115 -21.94
400–444 426 44 265.00–292.00 $276.99 $1,180 -16.95
458–498 479 99 263.00–286.00 $273.01 $1,308 -8.02
510 unweaned 510 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 —
501–548 526 177 255.00–270.00 $263.05 $1,384 -11.23
543–546 544 26 248.00–253.75 $252.42 $1,373 -21.86
550–595 581 228 240.00–258.00 $248.42 $1,443 -7.11
602–648 626 337 230.00–246.50 $239.67 $1,500 -7.74
663 thin fleshed 663 34 238.50 $238.50 $1,581 -16.93
658–683 672 43 220.00–231.50 $224.30 $1,507 -5.25
705–738 719 82 208.50–224.00 $220.25 $1,584 +15.26
751–758 756 23 201.00–208.00 $203.12 $1,536 -4.47
800–818 809 99 202.75–205.75 $204.22 $1,652 +20.72
852 852 5 195.25 $195.25 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 unweaned 357 5 250.00 $250.00 $892 —
363–398 380 32 236.00–289.00 $263.85 $1,003 -12.02
404–443 423 38 247.00–268.00 $256.79 $1,086 -8.70
453–498 477 96 240.00–269.00 $257.40 $1,228 -3.63
486–490 unweaned 489 29 243.00–248.00 $247.32 $1,209 +3.32
492 492 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,255 -6.03
502–545 519 92 239.00–254.00 $249.58 $1,295 +1.79
540 unweaned 540 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,145 —
551–595 574 68 221.00–241.00 $230.62 $1,324 -3.97
585 unweaned 585 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,188 -20.00
626 unweaned 626 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,189 —
611–648 632 37 220.00–231.50 $225.65 $1,426 +10.35
655–698 686 42 196.00–219.00 $206.16 $1,414 -7.51
706 706 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,341 -17.50
711–748 730 27 190.00–197.00 $193.30 $1,411 -14.20
760 760 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 -14.00
806–834 824 11 180.00–185.50 $183.54 $1,512 -8.46
868–890 880 24 179.00–184.50 $181.49 $1,597 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1365 1291 17 173.00–175.00 $173.68 $2,242 —
1191–1414 1306 17 166.00–172.00 $169.28 $2,211 -2.19
1188–1456 1344 22 173.50–179.50 $176.99 $2,379 +5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–445 438 7 210.00–213.00 $211.69 $927 -20.04
465–482 475 9 211.00–241.00 $228.91 $1,087 —
542 542 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,095 -21.85
564 unweaned 564 4 162.00 $162.00 $914 —
574–578 576 8 189.00–200.00 $195.86 $1,128 -8.14
636 636 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,383 —
728–737 732 7 190.00–191.00 $190.43 $1,394 -7.57
800 800 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,456 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 22 215.50 $215.50 $1,457 -2.50
837 837 18 192.75 $192.75 $1,613 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,181 —
927 927 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 4 150.00 $150.00 $879 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 425 52 231.00–242.00 $237.64 $1,010 -9.94
433 unweaned 433 9 225.00 $225.00 $974 —
457 unweaned 457 26 219.00 $219.00 $1,001 —
450–494 472 99 231.00–246.00 $237.09 $1,119 -2.59
496 496 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,091 ±0.00
500–548 528 141 222.00–239.50 $228.39 $1,206 -7.08
559–576 567 68 217.00–223.50 $219.89 $1,247 -8.71
584–596 thin fleshed 592 9 233.00–234.00 $233.33 $1,381 -4.38
606–643 624 55 209.50–226.00 $217.72 $1,359 -0.14
661–677 665 49 205.00–206.25 $206.02 $1,370 -2.98
780 780 15 189.50 $189.50 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 19 225.00–245.00 $235.66 $756 -9.46
350–390 373 51 230.00–238.00 $233.87 $872 +2.93
413–448 433 77 217.00–230.00 $225.04 $974 +0.32
455–490 466 33 216.00–229.00 $220.89 $1,029 -3.48
502–533 516 40 204.00–220.00 $211.19 $1,090 -3.24
518 thin fleshed 518 35 233.00 $233.00 $1,207 —
558–584 567 24 195.00–210.50 $205.75 $1,167 +7.01
570 570 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -3.74
597 thin fleshed 597 25 225.00 $225.00 $1,343 —
611 unweaned 611 5 188.50 $188.50 $1,152 —
630 630 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 +2.18
679–689 683 35 183.00–186.50 $184.90 $1,263 -5.32
705–743 736 24 175.00–183.25 $181.09 $1,333 —
781–794 792 68 181.00–190.00 $188.96 $1,497 -10.04
834 834 21 173.00 $173.00 $1,443 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 200.00 $200.00 $762 +3.96
431–442 434 10 195.00–200.00 $196.53 $853 -11.47
453–497 477 56 195.00–204.00 $200.82 $958 —
506–516 511 8 183.00–186.00 $184.49 $943 —
578–585 582 6 183.00–185.00 $184.01 $1,071 —
682 682 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,159 —
705 705 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,128 -17.00
807 807 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,291 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,214 —
717 717 32 189.50 $189.50 $1,359 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1087–1375 1202 5 166.00–170.00 $167.83 $2,017 +1.72
1185–1460 1278 32 173.50–179.50 $176.51 $2,256 +17.17
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 237.00 $237.00 $891 —
400–425 412 27 219.00–244.50 $227.92 $939 +3.23
457–481 469 15 220.00–235.00 $227.75 $1,068 -11.74
523 523 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,046 -15.00
558–562 560 9 190.00–203.00 $195.75 $1,096 -9.75
607–646 627 22 192.50–199.00 $195.65 $1,227 -2.70
708 708 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–541 534 12 223.00–229.00 $226.97 $1,212 +6.97

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1200 978 85-90% 18 55.00–71.00 $63.50 $621 -4.58
913–1175 1042 85-90% 32 89.00–100.00 $92.80 $967 +7.59
850–1225 1045 85-90% 48 70.00–80.50 $75.37 $788 -9.84
858–1200 1047 85-90% 55 80.00–91.00 $85.56 $896 +0.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1525 1244 80-85% 61 88.00–97.00 $92.58 $1,152 +8.77
1165–1350 1247 80-85% 29 80.00–87.50 $84.53 $1,054 +0.72
975–1385 1263 80-85% 37 97.00–107.00 $101.75 $1,285 +0.35
1145–1455 1298 80-85% 4 72.00–76.00 $74.25 $964 -27.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1520 1447 75-80% 13 77.00–89.00 $86.16 $1,247 —
1277–1650 1453 75-80% 44 89.00–98.50 $94.82 $1,378 —
1335–1600 1476 75-80% 39 99.00–109.00 $103.28 $1,524 +8.09
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1810 1650 65-75% 13 102.50–117.00 $107.86 $1,780 —
1695 1695 65-75% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2075 1630 3 110.00–113.00 $110.81 $1,806 -6.17
1385–2550 1872 13 111.00–132.00 $121.25 $2,270 —
1600–2370 1923 13 123.00–138.00 $130.62 $2,512 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1473 1301 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 77 1,675.00–1,975.00 $1,811.24
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1542 1420 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 1,210.00–1,650.00 $1,424.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1650 1460 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 2,550.00–3,050.00 $2,707.29 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–975 926 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 2,325.00–2,375.00 $2,345.83 —

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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.