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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

4,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.41/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 679 lb · 243 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.23/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 567 lb · 225 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.23/cwt +20.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 613 lb · 187 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,591 5,237 6,176
Feeder cattle 3,561 4,199 4,636
Slaughter cattle 671 738 1,190
Replacement cattle 359 300 350

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 650 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs all sold steady to firm with steers over 650 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone with near 10 pot loads of heifers weighing over 600 lbs all top quality with good weighing conditions that sold with a sharply higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold 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
338–347 344 11 378.00–405.00 $388.52 $1,337 -12.41
355–395 382 32 354.00–395.00 $368.59 $1,408 -7.20
404–445 421 38 344.00–377.50 $361.32 $1,521 +3.81
434 value added 434 4 357.00 $357.00 $1,549 —
450–493 471 126 333.00–369.00 $355.10 $1,673 +2.78
500 value added 500 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,705 —
501–548 528 141 315.00–344.00 $329.74 $1,741 -5.08
556–573 value added 564 9 305.00–321.00 $313.77 $1,770 —
552–588 567 211 300.00–335.00 $325.34 $1,845 +26.34
583 583 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,726 -21.59
614–615 unweaned 614 19 294.00–295.00 $294.37 $1,807 —
600–641 624 144 290.00–310.50 $306.01 $1,910 -1.83
635 value added 635 20 308.50 $308.50 $1,959 —
651 thin fleshed 651 27 301.50 $301.50 $1,963 —
651–698 682 212 273.00–295.00 $289.19 $1,972 -1.45
693 value added 693 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,940 —
704 704 39 278.00 $278.00 $1,957 +22.84
703–706 value added 706 22 277.00–291.50 $290.19 $2,049 —
718 thin fleshed 718 8 289.00 $289.00 $2,075 —
759–762 762 24 255.00–268.00 $265.84 $2,026 +25.84
796 value added 796 5 253.00 $253.00 $2,014 —
803 803 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,999 —
894 894 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,146 —
905 905 60 235.00 $235.00 $2,127 +4.75
977 977 39 220.35 $220.35 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,247 —
415–445 428 9 328.00–340.00 $331.88 $1,420 +0.19
463–497 487 30 314.00–333.00 $325.92 $1,587 +3.14
510 unweaned 510 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,530 +29.00
528–548 536 14 304.00–309.00 $306.68 $1,644 +0.64
568 unweaned 568 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,647 —
553–590 576 75 291.00–321.00 $299.17 $1,723 +7.29
603–644 623 60 264.00–294.00 $283.56 $1,767 +5.72
660 value added 660 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 —
652–689 663 28 270.00–279.50 $277.23 $1,838 +15.03
700–717 711 15 248.00–292.00 $267.95 $1,905 +12.38
760–788 770 9 230.00–253.00 $238.89 $1,839 +3.02
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1315 1223 3 172.00–175.00 $173.07 $2,117 —
1239–1345 1253 9 179.00–181.00 $180.54 $2,262 —
1180–1563 1373 30 183.00–186.50 $184.92 $2,539 —
1381–1405 1385 11 178.00–180.50 $180.04 $2,494 —
1515 1515 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 9 291.00 $291.00 $1,449 —
525 525 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,370 -23.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 295.50 $295.50 $1,767 +31.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 thin fleshed 313 4 389.00 $389.00 $1,218 —
313–338 327 10 340.00–345.00 $341.91 $1,118 -38.00
340 value added 340 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 —
350–364 360 17 330.00–342.50 $336.62 $1,212 -18.99
420 value added 420 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,382 —
403–446 425 96 312.50–342.50 $330.72 $1,406 +6.57
450–488 462 101 303.00–325.00 $312.52 $1,444 +0.87
500–549 522 182 283.00–312.75 $300.50 $1,569 -1.42
557–573 564 58 274.00–293.00 $281.55 $1,588 +3.88
575 value added 575 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 —
578 fancy 578 93 298.75 $298.75 $1,727 —
603–636 612 173 264.50–290.75 $285.24 $1,746 +23.00
609–646 value added 629 14 255.00–263.00 $258.33 $1,625 —
651–670 657 20 247.00–269.50 $262.61 $1,725 +6.72
688 value added 688 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,624 —
715 value added 715 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–336 335 6 330.00–336.00 $332.01 $1,112 —
428–444 441 24 301.00–306.00 $303.95 $1,340 +1.54
472–496 489 19 285.00–298.00 $290.60 $1,421 +6.88
520 thin fleshed 520 11 311.00 $311.00 $1,617 —
508–545 531 69 269.00–286.50 $276.40 $1,468 +0.87
553–579 560 24 253.00–264.00 $261.78 $1,466 +7.59
613 thin fleshed 613 21 272.00 $272.00 $1,667 —
602–648 618 44 250.00–264.00 $259.26 $1,602 +17.74
659–698 673 41 244.00–250.50 $248.73 $1,674 +7.71
738 738 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,705 +3.26
713–743 739 100 228.00–247.50 $245.34 $1,813 +17.60
786 786 14 231.50 $231.50 $1,820 +18.50
798 798 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,780 +10.00
808 808 4 210.50 $210.50 $1,701 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1270 1191 13 178.00–182.50 $180.53 $2,150 —
1265–1319 1285 16 185.50–186.50 $185.88 $2,389 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,224 —
479 479 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,356 +12.00
555 555 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,354 +4.00
693 693 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,594 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,227 —
538 538 9 271.00 $271.00 $1,458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–480 472 17 307.00–327.00 $314.43 $1,484 -12.57
505–533 517 12 285.00–300.00 $292.40 $1,512 +17.90
587–598 594 9 262.50–285.00 $277.59 $1,649 +12.82
608 608 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,550 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1390 1224 80-85% 45 120.00–133.00 $126.06 $1,543 +0.36
1155–1350 1245 80-85% 18 108.00–120.00 $115.24 $1,435 -19.69
1100–1388 1251 80-85% 60 129.00–144.00 $134.84 $1,687 +16.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1620 1471 75-80% 74 130.00–145.00 $136.74 $2,011 +9.04
1355–1675 1483 75-80% 18 120.00–135.00 $127.82 $1,896 +0.12
1405–1575 1490 75-80% 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,848 -3.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1065 946 85-90% 7 70.00–81.00 $77.98 $738 —
885–1165 1011 85-90% 10 89.00–103.00 $96.16 $972 -16.02
840–1210 1032 85-90% 27 106.00–118.00 $113.66 $1,173 +18.65
850–1190 1050 85-90% 28 118.00–135.00 $125.26 $1,315 -0.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1900 1719 65-75% 17 135.00–144.00 $139.61 $2,400 —
1535–1975 1724 65-75% 15 123.00–144.00 $131.91 $2,274 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1605 1543 2 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $2,216 —
1350–2215 1813 18 149.00–168.50 $156.07 $2,830 —
1515–2410 1937 23 153.00–185.50 $164.95 $3,195 -2.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1138 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1044–1198 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 1,675.00–1,925.00 $1,820.42
1196 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1388 1388 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1201 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 2,300.00–2,625.00 $2,453.91
1306 1306 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1350 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 2,525.00–2,825.00 $2,724.04 —
1050–1350 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 3,000.00 $3,000.00 -200.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00 $2,350.00 -850.00
1250–1350 1274 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 21 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,552.38 -565.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1400 1259 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 40 3,025.00–3,375.00 $3,230.63 —
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 4,325.00 $4,325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1200 1180 (<2 yrs)Open 5 3,475.00–3,800.00 $3,605.00 —

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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.