Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

4,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.21/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 522 lb · 237 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.02/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 613 lb · 207 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.45/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 482 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,666	4,118	5,878
Feeder cattle	3,631	2,880	4,928
Slaughter cattle	661	778	639
Replacement cattle	374	460	311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week trends flip flopped with early sales 3.00 to 6.00 lower and later week sales 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 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
339	339	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,170	-13.66
352–398	372	26	330.00–352.50	$341.46	$1,270	-4.03
409–442	421	53	315.00–335.00	$327.72	$1,380	-9.77
452–499	482	121	305.00–332.50	$319.07	$1,538	-5.41
487 unweaned	487	10	324.00	$324.00	$1,578	-1.00
503–546	531	83	288.00–315.00	$298.61	$1,586	-13.70
564–591	575	112	275.00–300.00	$289.77	$1,666	-4.59
601–648	626	62	265.00–291.00	$278.75	$1,745	-2.08
652–698	668	30	251.00–267.00	$259.88	$1,736	-5.08
712–746	734	55	237.00–247.00	$244.08	$1,792	-1.22
777–799	790	29	225.00–235.00	$231.35	$1,828	-8.75
800–812	802	15	225.00–232.50	$226.52	$1,817	—
893–895	894	10	200.00–216.00	$208.01	$1,860	-15.22
934	934	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,961	—
976	976	20	202.00	$202.00	$1,972	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–342	321	9	372.50–380.00	$377.34	$1,211	-30.10
365–375	372	5	380.00–382.50	$380.50	$1,415	+8.33
421 unweaned	421	6	373.00	$373.00	$1,570	—
414–432	422	25	343.00–375.00	$363.60	$1,534	+4.80
454–477	460	66	335.00–361.00	$348.86	$1,605	-8.06
450–495 unweaned	484	29	335.00–339.00	$337.11	$1,632	—
502–542	514	76	305.00–336.00	$325.28	$1,672	-5.81
500–538 unweaned	516	18	311.50–322.50	$316.33	$1,632	—
550–580 unweaned	561	41	302.00–309.00	$305.23	$1,712	—
551–586	563	56	301.00–322.50	$310.56	$1,748	-9.67
605–628	616	71	277.50–296.00	$289.14	$1,781	-6.26
669–688	676	12	258.00–278.00	$269.91	$1,825	-23.08
700–740	723	32	249.00–256.00	$253.05	$1,830	-14.35
774–785	780	39	244.00–264.00	$250.20	$1,952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–395	390	11	300.00–327.50	$314.46	$1,226	-4.85
410	410	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,230	+1.96
465–498	479	47	229.00–303.00	$275.77	$1,321	-23.38
516–530	523	20	272.50–288.00	$279.97	$1,464	-14.81
580–592	587	12	247.50–269.00	$261.50	$1,535	+26.50
632–648	641	39	251.00–262.50	$258.52	$1,657	—
673–687	680	16	231.00–243.00	$237.82	$1,617	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,514	—
635	635	11	271.00	$271.00	$1,721	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–548	544	6	290.00–295.00	$292.52	$1,591	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,611	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,160	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–343	319	13	335.00–380.00	$361.13	$1,152	+8.37
380–398	390	34	310.00–340.00	$324.75	$1,267	-6.84
400–449	426	77	298.00–330.00	$312.26	$1,330	-2.41
426–435 unweaned	429	24	302.50–308.00	$305.78	$1,312	+7.78
452–495	473	60	295.00–312.00	$302.84	$1,432	-4.73
451–498 unweaned	476	37	275.00–288.00	$282.94	$1,347	—
500–538	521	196	277.50–300.00	$283.72	$1,478	-3.45
512–540 unweaned	528	41	272.50–280.00	$275.01	$1,452	—
562–574	572	21	262.50–266.00	$265.39	$1,518	-22.65
575–599 unweaned	587	24	255.00–258.00	$256.40	$1,505	—
601–630	613	207	244.00–256.00	$250.02	$1,533	-5.70
653–695	674	50	233.00–247.00	$237.02	$1,598	-5.98
735	735	32	229.50	$229.50	$1,687	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–332	330	6	300.00–311.00	$305.47	$1,008	-15.07
350–390	381	20	287.50–315.00	$302.22	$1,151	-5.81
405–437	417	58	275.00–302.50	$295.73	$1,233	+9.54
452–497	490	123	261.00–287.50	$266.98	$1,308	-18.68
503–546	531	124	250.00–274.00	$266.29	$1,414	-1.19
550–598	575	56	240.00–252.50	$249.36	$1,434	-11.17
619–635	625	12	235.00–245.00	$240.79	$1,505	-2.91
650–690	669	29	210.00–230.00	$222.85	$1,491	-7.58
708–735	725	49	206.00–230.50	$220.71	$1,600	+0.35
753–768	767	60	206.00–210.00	$209.34	$1,606	—
897	897	7	206.00	$206.00	$1,848	—
903	903	13	201.00	$201.00	$1,815	—
965	965	7	162.50–172.00	$166.57	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	324	6	285.00–305.00	$294.41	$954	+9.46
365–395	374	7	275.00–277.50	$275.76	$1,031	-14.24
400–443	425	9	252.50–262.50	$259.11	$1,101	+0.78
462–497	479	23	237.00–267.50	$255.25	$1,223	-7.79
515	515	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,249	+8.51
590	590	3	235.50	$235.50	$1,389	-11.01
614–630	620	8	214.00–220.00	$217.71	$1,350	-0.92
815–845	821	14	172.00–175.00	$172.66	$1,418	—
923	923	12	136.00	$136.00	$1,255	-0.40
976–984	980	22	130.00–135.00	$132.72	$1,301	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,380	—
520–548	528	21	275.00–283.00	$280.63	$1,482	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	5	312.50	$312.50	$1,119	—
597	597	15	252.00	$252.00	$1,504	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	8	266.00	$266.00	$1,399	—
563–585	576	10	230.00–256.00	$243.38	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,064	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,183	-33.00
408–418	411	9	319.00–330.00	$326.27	$1,341	—
468–484	477	7	297.50–302.50	$299.60	$1,429	—
522–548	528	35	286.00–310.00	$294.35	$1,554	—
565–593	580	26	262.00–272.50	$267.64	$1,552	—
634	634	10	264.00	$264.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	392	10	307.50–321.00	$314.37	$1,232	-35.80
475–497	488	10	260.00–303.00	$282.62	$1,379	-25.36
540–542	541	9	250.00–275.00	$266.69	$1,443	-13.92
588–589	588	9	233.00–250.00	$240.56	$1,414	-31.44
605–643	623	24	234.00–269.00	$253.35	$1,578	+1.33
764	764	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,597	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,265	—
788	788	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,576	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1285	1152	80-85%	24	105.00–117.00	$113.03	$1,302	-0.78
1010–1410	1161	80-85%	124	116.00–133.00	$125.52	$1,457	+11.71
1010–1390	1211	80-85%	49	129.50–143.00	$136.90	$1,658	+12.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1135	895	85-90%	14	70.00–90.00	$82.31	$737	—
700–1310	967	85-90%	44	85.00–112.00	$102.55	$992	—
830–1250	1012	85-90%	31	126.00–138.00	$131.31	$1,329	+4.36
775–1215	1038	85-90%	106	107.00–127.00	$117.68	$1,222	-9.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1560	1382	75-80%	38	135.00–146.00	$138.43	$1,913	+24.97
1205–1670	1410	75-80%	110	120.00–134.00	$129.38	$1,824	+2.48
1300–1905	1471	75-80%	17	110.00–122.00	$114.93	$1,691	-19.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1625	1383	10	128.00–149.00	$141.73	$1,960	—
1270–2205	1677	51	150.00–168.00	$158.34	$2,655	+0.35
1530–2250	1837	15	163.00–181.00	$171.66	$3,153	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–900	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	147.00–183.00	$162.54	$1,248
880–1110	996	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	150.00–202.50	$176.11	$1,754
930–1365	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	121.00–145.00	$132.46	$1,486

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1050	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	123.00–150.00	$131.34	$1,152
810–1070	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	145.00–170.00	$154.04	$1,409

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–775	719	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	92.50–107.50	$98.37	$707

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
960–1050	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,686.75
900–1077	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,722.60
875–1095	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	1,600.00–1,975.00	$1,806.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1250	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,822.26
1115–1153	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,500.00–2,100.00	$2,002.76
1105–1300	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	1,600.00–2,325.00	$2,056.03
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,358.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1175	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,471.56

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	525.00–800.00	$680.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1045	1018	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,050.00	$1,818.92

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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
925–1170	1048	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,400.00	$2,225.00	+425.00
1075–1205	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,475.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1000	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1125	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,083.33	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.