Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

4,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.36/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 526 lb · 132 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $383.77/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 441 lb · 126 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $280.12/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 883 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,285	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–328	320	10	500.00–530.00	$520.76	$1,666	+20.23
350–380	372	10	465.00–485.00	$481.24	$1,790	+19.50
408–448	420	47	422.50–480.00	$461.73	$1,939	+6.55
453–495	470	45	402.00–467.50	$429.24	$2,017	+7.67
473 thin fleshed	473	18	450.00	$450.00	$2,128	—
504–544	523	112	384.00–416.00	$398.63	$2,085	-3.18
554–587	578	83	376.00–395.00	$383.48	$2,217	-0.63
579	579	11	369.00	$369.00	$2,137	-15.11
607–618	613	77	347.50–362.00	$354.46	$2,173	-6.73
652–699	678	52	317.00–345.00	$335.65	$2,276	-10.10
712	712	13	285.00	$285.00	$2,029	-38.11
739	739	61	313.00	$313.00	$2,313	-10.11
759–777	775	34	312.00–312.50	$312.06	$2,418	-5.96
790	790	6	304.00	$304.00	$2,402	-14.02
845	845	12	291.00	$291.00	$2,459	-16.15
881–889	883	124	280.00–280.50	$280.12	$2,473	-6.88
984	984	10	260.00	$260.00	$2,558	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308 thin fleshed	308	2	502.50	$502.50	$1,548	—
310–342	329	15	435.00–465.00	$448.85	$1,477	+5.12
355–398	381	9	440.00–455.00	$444.29	$1,693	+12.05
382–394 thin fleshed	391	14	459.00–460.00	$459.28	$1,796	—
405–448	435	24	400.00–435.00	$424.64	$1,847	-5.41
460–477 thin fleshed	473	4	412.50–419.00	$414.08	$1,959	—
450–496	483	65	367.50–413.00	$399.26	$1,928	+7.76
501 thin fleshed	501	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,954	—
510–540	525	63	342.00–390.00	$372.33	$1,955	+0.40
560–598	583	104	335.00–365.00	$351.88	$2,051	-0.48
602 thin fleshed	602	16	380.00	$380.00	$2,288	—
605–642	625	81	320.00–350.00	$337.85	$2,112	+2.80
654–690	673	48	310.00–328.00	$315.31	$2,122	-1.70
715–742	730	11	287.50–305.00	$296.33	$2,163	+10.34
761–798	784	37	276.00–291.00	$280.66	$2,200	-8.42
836	836	5	275.00	$275.00	$2,299	-5.00
854	854	4	261.00	$261.00	$2,229	-10.71
1226	1226	5	213.00	$213.00	$2,611	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519–530	523	6	370.00–382.50	$378.27	$1,978	—
600–642	612	17	312.50–320.00	$317.69	$1,944	-22.31
676–682	678	13	313.00–317.00	$315.76	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–325	319	6	385.00–400.00	$392.64	$1,253	—
365–382	375	5	400.00–415.00	$409.16	$1,534	—
507–542	525	12	332.50–365.00	$342.85	$1,800	+3.63
591	591	6	322.50	$322.50	$1,906	+6.53
605	605	5	317.50	$317.50	$1,921	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
803	803	21	292.00	$292.00	$2,345	—
949	949	9	276.00	$276.00	$2,619	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	11	450.00	$450.00	$1,746	—
514–532	523	18	340.00–372.50	$355.97	$1,862	+3.47

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	5	435.00	$435.00	$1,827	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 thin fleshed	313	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,330	—
318–337	329	7	390.00–425.00	$404.50	$1,331	-3.56
360–394 thin fleshed	373	20	408.00–423.00	$415.67	$1,550	—
357–397	378	40	375.00–415.00	$406.44	$1,536	+16.98
418–448 thin fleshed	429	19	381.00–395.00	$389.36	$1,670	—
415–449	443	107	352.50–390.00	$382.78	$1,696	+10.98
460–486 thin fleshed	475	17	372.00–398.00	$387.64	$1,841	—
455–497	479	34	327.50–360.00	$352.40	$1,688	-0.08
504 unweaned	504	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,411	—
514–534 thin fleshed	527	54	357.00–361.00	$358.30	$1,888	—
508–547	528	70	315.00–342.50	$331.54	$1,751	-0.10
558–595	583	45	300.00–333.00	$314.54	$1,834	+6.77
575–596 unweaned	583	10	298.00–301.00	$299.23	$1,745	—
615–648	637	41	275.00–310.00	$293.49	$1,870	-8.48
666 thin fleshed	666	14	311.00	$311.00	$2,071	—
650–688	680	10	280.00–304.00	$291.20	$1,980	+16.40
701–735	714	19	260.00–291.00	$275.30	$1,966	-2.38
783	783	15	267.50	$267.50	$2,095	+8.49
822–835	830	17	255.00–262.50	$259.88	$2,157	+22.34
860–884	882	22	252.00–278.00	$254.31	$2,243	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	6	440.00–455.00	$445.24	$1,443	+8.00
354–393	365	11	420.00–445.00	$431.01	$1,573	+3.89
400–442	413	33	382.50–432.50	$408.32	$1,686	+2.19
450–490	475	102	368.00–387.50	$377.44	$1,793	+4.07
506–540	524	72	342.50–357.50	$351.67	$1,843	-8.88
556–592	575	113	320.00–335.00	$327.42	$1,883	+2.98
600–639	623	89	302.50–329.50	$324.17	$2,020	+6.12
713	713	73	290.50	$290.50	$2,071	-2.00
800	800	18	284.00	$284.00	$2,272	—
808	808	34	273.00	$273.00	$2,206	+4.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,290	+47.50
398	398	6	362.50	$362.50	$1,443	—
402 thin fleshed	402	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,688	—
405–435	426	7	325.00–332.50	$327.04	$1,393	+10.69
450–494	486	15	292.50–305.00	$298.29	$1,450	-19.96
525–538	532	12	285.00–317.50	$299.37	$1,593	+6.29
560–562	561	3	260.00–275.00	$264.99	$1,487	-1.45
643	643	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,833	—
716–735	723	8	260.00–268.00	$263.05	$1,902	-4.45
761	761	5	268.00	$268.00	$2,039	—
878	878	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,984	—
934	934	16	140.00	$140.00	$1,308	-5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	5	347.50	$347.50	$1,703	-2.50
661–665	662	20	272.00–294.00	$286.88	$1,899	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	10	405.00	$405.00	$1,523	+15.00
505–517	510	12	340.00–347.50	$343.17	$1,750	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	11	355.00	$355.00	$1,828	—
616	616	9	310.00	$310.00	$1,910	-5.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,767	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311 thin fleshed	311	5	495.00	$495.00	$1,539	—
391 unweaned	391	9	421.00	$421.00	$1,646	—
410 thin fleshed	410	11	415.00	$415.00	$1,702	—
443	443	7	387.50	$387.50	$1,717	+42.02
462–496	480	22	340.00–377.50	$361.31	$1,734	-3.34
481 thin fleshed	481	12	374.00	$374.00	$1,799	—
505–530	522	16	320.00–355.00	$341.39	$1,782	—
550–595	580	24	307.50–342.50	$323.32	$1,875	+4.82
600–638	626	7	285.00–310.00	$290.27	$1,817	-2.11
654–670	657	13	275.00–300.00	$284.20	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–490	475	8	385.00–397.50	$390.80	$1,856	+5.80
509–537	521	15	360.00–375.00	$363.50	$1,894	-0.87
558–589	571	19	337.50–360.00	$348.68	$1,991	—
635	635	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,953	-65.25
662–671	667	8	310.00	$310.00	$2,068	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,595	—
632	632	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,722	—
698	698	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,808	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325–1445	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,200.00–3,950.00	$3,591.25	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1560	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1075	836	85-90%	16	85.00–106.00	$97.50	$815	—
725–1400	972	85-90%	44	106.00–129.00	$120.60	$1,172	—
855–1150	984	85-90%	6	143.00–151.00	$146.20	$1,439	—
770–1240	1013	85-90%	52	127.50–142.50	$135.03	$1,368	+16.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1295	1149	80-85%	59	132.50–153.00	$145.89	$1,676	—
1010–1345	1152	80-85%	11	127.00–139.00	$133.91	$1,543	-9.96
1010–1382	1195	80-85%	30	149.00–167.50	$156.63	$1,872	+2.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1520	1419	75-80%	7	136.00–143.00	$139.05	$1,973	-16.18
1225–2025	1421	75-80%	23	151.50–166.00	$156.62	$2,226	+1.39
1205–1745	1447	75-80%	46	142.50–155.00	$149.71	$2,166	-5.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1350	1192	3	171.00–177.50	$172.97	$2,062	—
1342–1590	1443	7	147.00–161.00	$152.40	$2,199	—
1290–2255	1627	41	165.00–186.00	$176.05	$2,864	—
1540–2255	1827	12	185.50–208.00	$195.28	$3,568	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–980	772	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	202.50–276.00	$244.62	$1,888
700–1070	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	131.00–202.50	$175.13	$1,602

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1215	1102	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	197.50–222.50	$205.92	$2,269
1082–1450	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	147.00–190.00	$168.53	$2,017

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1016–1120	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,265.14
700–1200	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	147	2,250.00–3,150.00	$2,780.77
1137–1177	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,417.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1200	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,233.69
1075–1450	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	92	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,557.93
1245–1247	1247	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,125.00–2,500.00	$2,406.36
1394	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1125	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	73	1,175.00–2,200.00	$1,703.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1365	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,187.12
1095–1385	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	1,550.00–2,150.00	$1,880.14

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1405–1422	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,300.00–2,675.00	$2,448.92

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–880	769	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,050.00	$992.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–950	825	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	2,200.00–2,725.00	$2,362.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1276–1300	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—
1246–1350	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,025.00	—
1173–1391	1299	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	362	3,950.00–4,700.00	$4,343.02	—
1275–1350	1317	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	82	3,500.00–3,625.00	$3,574.39	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,800.00	$3,800.00	+233.33
1000–1343	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	2,800.00–3,650.00	$3,461.05	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	4,375.00	$4,375.00	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,200.00–4,500.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1042	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,200.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00	—
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1042	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,650.00–3,800.00	$3,195.83	+333.33
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1412	1412	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,225.00	$4,225.00	—

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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.