Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

5,637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.49/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 513 lb · 279 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.82/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 570 lb · 195 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.75/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 475 lb · 182 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,637	5,050	5,154
Feeder cattle	4,718	4,154	4,114
Slaughter cattle	593	451	802
Replacement cattle	326	445	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, except heifers late week 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	260.00	$260.00	$879	—
356–389	364	20	265.00–285.00	$270.44	$984	—
411–419	415	32	249.00–287.00	$274.87	$1,141	-0.48
429 unweaned	429	14	267.00	$267.00	$1,145	—
471 unweaned	471	10	258.00	$258.00	$1,215	—
453–494	479	73	252.50–279.00	$269.11	$1,289	+0.13
500–549	527	147	244.50–278.00	$267.55	$1,410	+2.06
551 unweaned	551	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,322	+5.50
550–580	562	32	243.00–261.00	$252.71	$1,420	+4.46
602–646	621	72	221.00–238.00	$232.72	$1,445	-0.99
652–659	655	34	222.00–224.00	$223.65	$1,465	-0.11
703–744	720	130	212.00–224.00	$221.54	$1,595	+4.31
854	854	29	190.00	$190.00	$1,623	±0.00
922	922	12	185.00	$185.00	$1,706	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–346	329	44	242.00–275.00	$262.69	$864	-4.16
358–391	383	33	246.00–272.50	$260.86	$999	-2.58
400–449	430	70	236.00–262.50	$255.25	$1,098	+0.56
466–499	484	63	227.50–260.00	$250.04	$1,210	+6.57
503–548	526	113	217.50–257.50	$245.52	$1,291	+8.88
550–599	571	119	220.00–248.00	$236.17	$1,349	+5.44
600–645	628	47	214.00–230.00	$226.60	$1,423	+2.19
650–693	673	40	202.00–220.00	$213.70	$1,438	+3.19
711–720	712	29	180.00–200.00	$195.51	$1,392	-9.27
755–783	770	36	185.00–200.00	$193.68	$1,491	+1.22
825	825	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,534	+1.50
1055–1084	1071	13	140.00–160.00	$149.10	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	5	257.50	$257.50	$855	—
355–393	376	19	234.00–252.50	$241.87	$909	-5.67
403–441	423	53	210.00–242.50	$228.80	$968	+9.88
450–485	470	35	209.50–235.00	$218.33	$1,026	-3.04
508–522	512	18	223.00–237.00	$229.68	$1,176	-1.22
562–595	574	39	185.00–225.00	$205.84	$1,182	+33.36
600–630	626	28	202.00–205.00	$202.41	$1,267	-9.93
652–695	669	50	180.00–204.00	$188.58	$1,262	—
779–794	783	21	165.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,344	—
852	852	4	157.50	$157.50	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	230.00	$230.00	$840	—
463–484	480	19	200.00	$200.00	$960	—
522–540	533	5	205.00–210.00	$206.96	$1,103	+10.53
553–577	570	11	162.50–185.00	$179.05	$1,021	-14.65

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	205.00	$205.00	$701	—
409–438	421	15	195.00–220.00	$204.51	$861	—
454–462	458	10	185.00–215.00	$200.13	$917	-11.06
642	642	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,124	—
727	727	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,090	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	12	250.00	$250.00	$1,118	—
487	487	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,193	—
594	594	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,307	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,234	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–349	333	34	221.00–245.00	$237.93	$792	+6.89
350–399	373	86	215.00–230.00	$223.66	$834	-6.08
402–441	428	42	200.00–229.00	$216.20	$925	-9.52
451–499	475	182	200.00–220.00	$212.75	$1,011	-1.77
502–549	527	117	185.00–208.00	$201.38	$1,061	-0.56
550–599	570	195	185.00–206.00	$195.82	$1,116	+3.44
602–646	633	104	170.00–191.50	$188.27	$1,192	-4.59
650–698	680	124	170.00–190.00	$182.65	$1,242	-0.95
702–743	722	65	165.00–185.00	$183.60	$1,326	+8.29
814–837	825	14	163.00–173.00	$168.01	$1,386	-5.95
876	876	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,332	-14.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	5	248.00	$248.00	$709	—
312–340	328	40	235.00–246.00	$238.92	$784	-12.88
357–399	379	33	232.00–250.00	$238.73	$905	-6.82
404–448	423	89	219.00–242.00	$233.34	$987	-6.39
452–494	472	33	218.00–240.00	$225.73	$1,065	-11.44
508 unweaned	508	19	207.50	$207.50	$1,054	—
500–543	513	260	201.50–217.00	$213.93	$1,097	-7.74
550–597	564	76	200.00–210.00	$206.76	$1,166	-4.82
607–643	629	42	195.00–196.00	$195.37	$1,229	-6.97
730	730	16	189.00	$189.00	$1,380	—
752–777	755	46	180.00–185.00	$184.33	$1,392	-3.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–344	339	21	205.00–215.00	$208.79	$708	+7.25
364–398	388	35	207.50–222.50	$215.96	$838	+7.83
409–449	436	49	183.00–205.00	$194.95	$850	-4.81
450–498	470	47	184.00–202.50	$194.61	$915	-4.37
527	527	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,001	-0.04
562–590	577	43	170.00–187.00	$183.60	$1,059	-2.79
691	691	11	156.00	$156.00	$1,078	-13.55
795	795	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,288	—
901	901	17	130.00	$130.00	$1,171	±0.00
1092	1092	7	119.00	$119.00	$1,299	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	5	192.50	$192.50	$951	—
552	552	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,049	-7.00
792	792	8	178.00	$178.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–448	437	9	180.00–205.00	$185.19	$809	+0.19
847	847	7	128.00	$128.00	$1,084	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	225.00	$225.00	$904	—
482	482	5	205.00	$205.00	$988	—
789	789	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,262	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	6	207.50	$207.50	$643	—
390	390	3	175.00	$175.00	$682	—
446	446	6	175.00	$175.00	$780	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	7	242.50	$242.50	$912	—

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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	3	251.00	$251.00	$846	+1.00
353–390	373	23	220.00–240.00	$228.19	$851	-7.98
408–448	424	26	213.00–230.00	$224.20	$951	-6.71
450–495	477	22	206.00–233.00	$220.10	$1,050	+1.27
502–548	532	35	194.00–209.00	$202.90	$1,079	-4.47
550–596	571	29	180.00–215.00	$200.79	$1,147	+1.87
660–696	679	22	177.00–190.00	$180.37	$1,225	-11.26
808	808	10	149.00	$149.00	$1,204	—
1032–1048	1037	7	120.00–130.00	$127.11	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	6	274.00	$274.00	$800	—
420–442	431	10	228.00–237.00	$232.71	$1,003	—
458–481	468	28	222.50–234.00	$230.86	$1,080	-12.66
514–548	531	17	209.00–235.00	$222.83	$1,183	-2.72
632	632	6	203.00	$203.00	$1,283	—
657–665	658	11	194.00–197.50	$194.64	$1,281	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–440	435	9	196.00–203.00	$198.36	$863	—
455–466	463	13	195.00–200.00	$196.13	$908	—
528	528	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,051	+27.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	4	178.00	$178.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1225	1225	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1095	849	85-90%	21	30.00–55.00	$47.89	$407	+1.04
700–1155	893	85-90%	56	55.00–72.50	$63.63	$568	—
790–1188	916	85-90%	124	70.50–86.00	$80.94	$741	—
925–1285	1051	85-90%	18	87.00–94.00	$89.80	$944	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1370	1161	80-85%	116	85.00–95.00	$88.30	$1,025	—
1040–1330	1200	80-85%	16	95.00–103.00	$99.05	$1,189	+0.55
1020–1310	1213	80-85%	36	67.50–85.00	$77.00	$934	-21.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1590	1372	75-80%	29	76.00–87.00	$84.30	$1,157	—
1350–1655	1419	75-80%	23	95.00–102.00	$99.43	$1,411	+16.83
1215–1830	1482	75-80%	48	85.00–97.50	$91.78	$1,360	-8.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1670	1457	8	81.00–101.00	$93.00	$1,355	-17.47
1130–2370	1610	40	103.00–122.00	$113.12	$1,821	—
1237–2390	1721	26	119.00–134.50	$126.35	$2,174	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1255	919	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	118.00–160.00	$147.85	$1,359
730–1230	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	89.00–128.00	$105.27	$1,055

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–810	732	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	135.00–166.00	$143.45	$1,050
700–1050	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	86.00–125.00	$102.56	$899

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1110	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	73.00–81.00	$78.03	$688

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–935	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	67.50–82.00	$76.01	$638

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
998–1152	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,091.30
997–1390	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,264.78

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1120	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	600.00–1,000.00	$840.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1090	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	825.00–1,200.00	$1,055.71
920–1165	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,100.00	$976.73
1112	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1100	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,133.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1075	938	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1079	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–975	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,270.00	-28.08

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	10	110.00	$110.00	$738	—

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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.