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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

4,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $350.03/cwt +20.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 525 lb · 336 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.82/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 570 lb · 288 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $310.17/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 629 lb · 283 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,925 4,591 4,983
Feeder cattle 4,507 3,561 4,260
Slaughter cattle 418 671 723
Replacement cattle — 359 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 700 lbs sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with over 600 lbs selling steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,218 —
313–345 331 11 380.00–406.00 $397.81 $1,317 +9.29
315–349 fancy 342 10 435.00–448.00 $437.39 $1,496 —
343 value added 343 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,338 —
353–396 376 39 370.00–407.50 $385.20 $1,448 +16.61
400–448 418 50 351.00–390.00 $369.10 $1,543 +7.78
442 value added 442 8 384.00 $384.00 $1,697 +27.00
463 thin fleshed 463 9 382.00 $382.00 $1,769 —
450–486 value added 465 17 377.50–380.00 $378.92 $1,762 —
453–491 474 104 346.00–372.00 $360.83 $1,710 +5.73
470–498 488 8 317.00–340.00 $325.32 $1,588 -29.78
489–498 unweaned 496 20 345.00–346.00 $345.20 $1,712 —
506–511 fancy 509 38 363.00–372.00 $367.59 $1,871 —
509–513 value added 510 10 330.00–337.50 $332.26 $1,695 -8.74
500–549 528 288 325.00–361.50 $348.33 $1,839 +18.59
556–566 thin fleshed 559 58 353.50–356.00 $354.27 $1,980 —
568 568 10 306.00 $306.00 $1,738 -19.34
550–597 572 186 286.00–342.00 $328.00 $1,876 +2.66
576 unweaned 576 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,716 —
571–592 value added 583 30 312.00–320.00 $315.64 $1,840 +1.87
600–649 629 266 292.00–320.25 $311.41 $1,959 +5.40
619–641 value added 636 17 288.00–300.00 $290.75 $1,849 -17.75
650–696 665 152 277.00–296.50 $288.98 $1,922 -0.21
662–689 679 20 270.00–272.00 $270.54 $1,837 -18.65
700–723 703 91 266.00–291.25 $282.52 $1,986 +4.52
736 736 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,906 -19.00
743 value added 743 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,976 —
756–770 768 74 256.00–261.00 $260.55 $2,001 -5.29
771–783 776 12 249.00–250.00 $249.42 $1,935 -16.42
859–882 874 180 250.35–251.85 $250.84 $2,192 +10.84
909 909 60 248.60 $248.60 $2,260 +13.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–493 485 13 315.00–325.00 $320.09 $1,552 -5.83
502–540 518 24 307.50–328.00 $318.21 $1,648 +11.53
550–598 572 34 299.00–313.00 $302.46 $1,730 +3.29
603–643 625 53 280.00–294.00 $290.39 $1,815 +6.83
650 650 15 277.00 $277.00 $1,800 -0.23
656–692 670 10 260.00–274.00 $268.22 $1,797 -9.01
711–749 727 44 243.50–268.00 $253.06 $1,840 -14.89
756–780 765 29 234.00–249.00 $245.55 $1,878 +6.66
800–833 816 22 228.50–237.50 $234.16 $1,911 —
867 867 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,951 —
925 925 55 239.60 $239.60 $2,216 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1355 1305 3 181.00–183.00 $182.17 $2,377 —
1285–1700 1468 16 186.50–189.00 $187.40 $2,751 —
1615 1615 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,718 —
678 678 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,648 —
795 795 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,733 —
900 900 6 222.50 $222.50 $2,002 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,564 —
916 916 9 230.25 $230.25 $2,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 6 405.00 $405.00 $802 —
308–321 315 10 354.00–379.00 $366.24 $1,154 +24.33
342 value added 342 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,163 -15.00
353–398 377 37 325.00–373.00 $356.58 $1,344 +19.96
388 value added 388 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,329 —
405 fancy 405 3 359.00 $359.00 $1,454 —
400–447 427 95 320.00–347.50 $331.60 $1,416 +0.88
415–445 value added 434 10 324.00–334.00 $332.40 $1,443 +3.40
450–498 480 101 306.00–332.50 $313.94 $1,507 +1.42
496–499 value added 497 11 317.00 $317.00 $1,575 —
501–548 525 154 291.00–316.00 $303.24 $1,592 +2.74
520–538 value added 534 12 300.00–303.50 $302.65 $1,616 —
556–558 thin fleshed 557 25 298.00–300.00 $298.72 $1,664 —
569 value added 569 17 288.00 $288.00 $1,639 +3.00
574 574 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,550 -11.55
550–596 580 81 263.00–295.00 $280.63 $1,628 -0.92
584 fancy 584 96 301.25 $301.25 $1,759 +2.50
600–632 612 112 265.00–284.00 $275.37 $1,685 -9.87
612 612 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,634 -18.24
608–629 value added 622 20 264.00–271.00 $265.38 $1,651 +7.05
650–696 681 24 243.00–262.00 $254.05 $1,730 -8.56
700–747 736 92 231.50–254.75 $245.59 $1,808 —
755 755 13 235.50 $235.50 $1,778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 307.25 $307.25 $1,306 +3.30
468 unweaned 468 18 287.00 $287.00 $1,343 —
460–494 470 33 279.50–309.00 $296.63 $1,394 +6.03
500–548 530 50 266.00–289.00 $280.51 $1,487 +4.11
533 533 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,359 -21.40
550 550 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 +15.22
554–588 573 40 263.00–287.00 $274.58 $1,573 +12.80
614 614 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,535 -9.26
602–642 621 36 255.00–271.50 $265.15 $1,647 +5.89
650–662 653 14 241.00–241.50 $241.39 $1,576 -7.34
651–697 664 20 231.00–256.00 $248.34 $1,649 -0.39
707–742 728 33 222.00–235.00 $226.93 $1,652 -4.07
758–798 780 18 223.50–234.00 $228.25 $1,780 -3.25
783 783 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,781 -4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,403 —
777 777 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,632 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1502 1368 14 186.50–190.00 $187.89 $2,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,325 —
593 593 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,459 —
603 603 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,477 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 7 306.00 $306.00 $1,573 +13.60
562–585 576 16 287.00–296.00 $291.04 $1,676 +13.45
603–618 609 7 277.00–290.00 $284.35 $1,732 +29.35
682 682 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,719 —
740 740 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 412.50 $412.50 $1,431 —
368 368 4 384.00 $384.00 $1,413 —
409–439 425 14 341.00–367.50 $357.17 $1,518 —
487 487 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1400 1231 80-85% 32 120.00–131.00 $126.41 $1,556 +0.35
1100–1405 1235 80-85% 10 111.00–119.00 $116.11 $1,434 +0.87
1105–1370 1241 80-85% 38 132.00–147.00 $137.25 $1,703 +22.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1580 1456 75-80% 6 115.00–125.00 $120.56 $1,755 -16.18
1350–1745 1482 75-80% 46 134.00–146.00 $139.30 $2,064 +11.48
1290–1835 1496 75-80% 27 121.00–134.50 $129.59 $1,939 +5.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $648 —
850–1170 1027 85-90% 12 90.00–104.00 $97.05 $997 -16.61
880–1150 1031 85-90% 19 106.00–120.00 $114.58 $1,181 +0.92
925–1140 1040 85-90% 26 123.00–136.00 $127.94 $1,331 +14.28
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1915 1688 65-75% 9 137.00–150.00 $144.74 $2,443 —
1810 1810 65-75% 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1720 1513 3 141.00–150.00 $145.96 $2,208 +2.32
1400–2150 1714 14 150.00–168.00 $158.59 $2,718 —
1495–2065 1780 11 160.00–180.00 $167.11 $2,975 —

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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.