Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

3,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.08/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 626 lb · 154 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.63/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 532 lb · 145 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.11/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 673 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,265	4,622	3,721
Feeder cattle	2,181	3,563	2,856
Slaughter cattle	741	678	497
Replacement cattle	343	381	368

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	29	185.00–202.50	$189.73	$702	-8.88
402–443	429	40	175.00–195.00	$184.19	$790	-5.64
455–497	485	70	175.00–195.00	$185.13	$898	-4.58
505–548	530	64	166.00–189.00	$176.34	$935	-6.60
550–599	576	62	162.50–185.00	$172.41	$993	-1.40
609–645	632	43	164.00–174.00	$169.28	$1,070	+4.64
652–690	672	68	146.00–167.00	$157.67	$1,060	-2.05
705–738	731	35	147.00–156.00	$150.52	$1,100	-3.57
752–782	776	40	133.00–153.00	$150.60	$1,169	+5.11
875–898	883	22	137.00–141.00	$140.46	$1,240	+1.81
913–942	928	6	126.00–137.00	$131.41	$1,219	-6.93
1015	1015	6	139.00	$139.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	384	13	202.00–213.00	$210.55	$809	-10.40
400–448	426	41	200.00–217.50	$205.50	$875	-6.61
465–495	481	30	197.50–207.50	$200.82	$966	-5.30
500–545	523	27	180.50–203.00	$190.16	$995	-5.54
533 unweaned	533	29	192.00	$192.00	$1,023	—
572	572	6	186.00	$186.00	$1,064	-4.45
655–685	670	2	166.00–170.00	$167.96	$1,125	-7.04
734	734	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,182	-7.41
759	759	8	159.50	$159.50	$1,211	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	155.00–158.00	$156.50	$524	—
425–447	439	12	162.50–173.00	$169.71	$745	-2.05
460–495	475	13	160.00–175.00	$167.91	$798	+1.22
530–543	538	26	150.00–176.00	$166.90	$898	+3.66
599	599	5	160.00	$160.00	$958	—
610–645	625	9	125.00–153.00	$142.51	$891	-16.88
662–695	676	11	120.00–152.50	$142.03	$960	-10.97
715	715	2	103.00	$103.00	$736	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	5	165.00	$165.00	$837	—
626–629	627	17	152.50–162.50	$158.96	$997	—
943	943	13	132.00	$132.00	$1,245	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	8	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	157.00	$157.00	$573	—
588	588	6	165.00	$165.00	$970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	373	15	170.00–183.00	$174.11	$649	-1.05
408–449	422	65	163.00–175.00	$168.60	$711	+1.73
454–496	475	30	160.00–168.00	$163.80	$778	+1.38
501–548	530	124	155.00–164.00	$158.75	$841	-1.29
544 unweaned	544	21	151.00	$151.00	$821	—
565–589	582	33	153.00–160.00	$158.21	$921	-0.29
604–644	626	154	156.50–158.00	$157.08	$983	+2.26
650–676	673	94	146.00–150.75	$150.11	$1,010	+0.06
722–743	736	18	142.00–143.00	$142.33	$1,048	-0.60
754–768	761	12	141.00	$141.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	4	160.00–166.00	$163.47	$544	+2.22
353–398	377	10	152.50–169.00	$156.74	$591	-6.69
400–446	421	43	150.00–157.50	$152.52	$642	-4.18
455–495	478	43	145.00–159.00	$151.96	$726	-2.52
502–545	527	39	137.00–156.00	$150.43	$793	-0.91
551–595	571	53	142.50–156.00	$151.45	$865	+2.37
608–648	630	49	127.50–152.50	$145.01	$914	+3.75
650–680	657	22	125.00–143.00	$137.71	$905	-4.38
728–730	729	6	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$1,017	-1.29
773–792	776	19	130.00–133.50	$132.94	$1,032	+2.85
817–841	831	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,055	-1.01
892–897	895	10	118.00–126.00	$122.01	$1,092	-6.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–344	343	10	155.00–158.00	$156.51	$537	+5.65
368	368	3	139.00	$139.00	$512	-8.91
455–470	463	2	115.00–136.00	$125.33	$580	-6.84
515–528	521	12	125.00–135.00	$131.18	$683	—
612	612	2	108.00	$108.00	$661	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	5	180.00	$180.00	$637	+11.00
407–414	410	16	158.00–172.00	$163.31	$670	+6.31
526	526	5	160.00	$160.00	$842	+5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618–626	624	12	145.00–150.00	$148.76	$928	-7.24
678	678	5	124.00	$124.00	$841	—
877	877	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,030	—
928	928	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,021	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	6	160.00	$160.00	$539	—
370–395	383	2	191.00–199.00	$194.87	$746	+23.37
434–445	440	17	150.00–170.00	$163.96	$721	-3.04
455–488	476	15	142.50–174.00	$159.63	$760	-16.57
510–538	527	13	134.00–175.00	$157.21	$828	-3.64
587–598	593	23	137.50–151.00	$145.88	$865	-2.97
645	645	4	143.00–152.00	$145.25	$937	+0.77
725–728	726	7	135.00–141.00	$138.42	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	7	175.00–198.00	$188.22	$702	+3.22
445	445	2	194.00	$194.00	$863	+5.48
474	474	8	170.00	$170.00	$806	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	151.00	$151.00	$509	—
402–440	415	6	135.00–150.00	$142.38	$591	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1162–1750	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,834.93	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1110	844	85-90%	23	30.00–50.00	$42.30	$357	-1.67
760–1115	915	85-90%	59	50.00–60.00	$55.55	$508	+0.16
755–1205	978	85-90%	164	60.00–76.00	$67.01	$655	—
940–1235	1106	85-90%	55	73.00–88.00	$79.41	$878	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1355	1174	80-85%	226	72.00–84.00	$79.37	$932	+9.88
1055–1315	1195	80-85%	14	65.00–72.50	$69.27	$828	-10.52
1075–1325	1254	80-85%	24	84.00–88.00	$85.18	$1,068	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1605	1383	75-80%	67	72.50–85.00	$80.30	$1,111	+9.71
1325–1525	1401	75-80%	16	85.00–98.00	$88.52	$1,240	+6.38
1305–1575	1422	75-80%	7	65.00–75.00	$71.30	$1,014	-10.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1180	1165	3	86.00–97.00	$92.35	$1,076	—
1140–1785	1447	14	75.00–98.00	$90.12	$1,304	—
1210–2150	1638	34	98.00–112.00	$104.20	$1,707	—
1415–2130	1903	27	112.00–134.00	$119.88	$2,281	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1050	861	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	117.50–134.00	$126.42	$1,088
810–1290	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	76.00–117.00	$95.92	$948

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1365	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	75.00–118.00	$89.92	$796

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–930	807	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	58.00–64.00	$60.31	$487

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1055	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	67.00–68.00	$67.66	$696

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1050	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	525.00–925.00	$734.03
920–995	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	450.00–625.00	$569.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1320	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,077.27

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1120	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	950.00–1,100.00	$1,000.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1035	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	650.00–675.00	$658.17
895–1125	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	725.00–950.00	$852.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
858–938	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,219.12	+269.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1120	1057	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,216.67	—
1148–1248	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	900.00–1,475.00	$1,231.67	—
1240–1255	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-305.00

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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.