Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

4,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.85/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 615 lb · 196 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $489.04/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 471 lb · 144 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $432.67/cwt -23.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,514/hd at 581 lb · 133 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,270	3,954	5,664
Feeder cattle	3,355	3,221	3,444
Slaughter cattle	506	361	368
Replacement cattle	409	372	1,852

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

▼ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 10.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–342	335	8	600.00–655.00	$635.15	$2,128	-34.36
371–372	372	9	625.00	$625.00	$2,325	-28.65
385 unweaned	385	5	570.00	$570.00	$2,194	—
405–429	414	30	530.00–615.00	$574.55	$2,379	-4.86
464–499	487	47	520.00–545.00	$532.66	$2,594	-38.46
502–535	518	90	500.00–520.00	$508.90	$2,636	-15.32
514–547 unweaned	541	22	481.00–485.00	$481.69	$2,606	—
550–568	557	36	462.00–492.50	$476.80	$2,656	-9.54
563–591 unweaned	576	51	438.00–462.50	$450.95	$2,597	—
600–633 unweaned	623	22	420.00–430.00	$422.19	$2,630	—
602–646	635	90	412.50–442.50	$419.19	$2,662	-34.80
662–698 unweaned	677	79	400.00–405.00	$403.09	$2,729	—
665–697	678	33	393.00–425.00	$409.09	$2,774	+14.09
726–730	728	22	380.00–408.00	$397.52	$2,894	-5.98
808–819	815	40	350.00–356.00	$352.18	$2,870	+0.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–341	338	9	575.00–605.00	$591.82	$2,000	-18.63
354–393	371	30	565.00–615.00	$582.53	$2,161	-5.29
412–449	435	48	507.50–565.00	$534.50	$2,325	-25.72
468 unweaned	468	6	490.00	$490.00	$2,293	—
460–495	478	99	480.00–525.00	$509.05	$2,433	-9.45
502–548	524	56	465.00–500.00	$487.95	$2,557	-5.98
557–597	581	133	415.00–449.00	$432.67	$2,514	-23.06
602–644	623	34	405.00–425.00	$416.57	$2,595	-16.66
662–684	677	87	380.00–397.50	$384.91	$2,606	-17.78
706–748	724	68	350.00–396.00	$373.88	$2,707	+9.04
868	868	8	325.00	$325.00	$2,821	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–343	317	8	560.00–565.00	$562.97	$1,785	+17.97
436–448	443	15	437.50–520.00	$497.32	$2,203	-2.18
475–495	483	5	425.00–445.00	$436.80	$2,110	-41.43
540–544	543	8	425.00–452.50	$442.24	$2,401	-17.77
582	582	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,372	—
805–845	821	5	310.00–325.00	$316.18	$2,596	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	12	477.50	$477.50	$2,550	—
614–641	636	20	407.50–415.00	$408.95	$2,601	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	7	475.00	$475.00	$2,304	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–399	385	20	515.00–580.00	$550.82	$2,121	+1.10
405–439	427	29	485.00–520.00	$508.78	$2,172	-24.64
451–499	471	144	452.50–510.00	$489.04	$2,303	-3.48
500–540	515	80	417.50–470.00	$451.16	$2,323	-13.82
503–540 unweaned	529	40	425.00–442.50	$436.32	$2,308	—
550–595	574	70	380.00–432.50	$414.05	$2,377	-20.95
598 unweaned	598	11	400.00	$400.00	$2,392	—
602–648	614	189	377.00–415.00	$398.21	$2,445	-3.20
646 unweaned	646	7	360.00	$360.00	$2,326	—
664–686	672	23	355.00–357.00	$356.20	$2,394	-12.72
714–734	729	34	342.50–343.00	$342.88	$2,500	-2.12
806–812	810	15	325.50–327.50	$326.16	$2,642	-4.34
892–896	894	21	313.00–315.00	$314.24	$2,809	-5.76
949	949	4	299.00	$299.00	$2,838	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–348	339	15	530.00–550.00	$547.27	$1,855	-7.05
366–395	381	27	490.00–525.00	$506.58	$1,930	-12.51
403–446	432	32	450.00–490.00	$479.04	$2,069	-7.37
452–489	473	26	420.00–461.00	$444.91	$2,104	-19.48
515–542	526	69	394.00–447.50	$428.80	$2,255	-7.27
565–598	583	26	380.00–400.00	$389.50	$2,271	-17.43
605–643	634	52	355.00–378.00	$371.66	$2,356	-5.46
650–695	675	46	335.00–355.00	$343.43	$2,318	-7.29
713–747	741	88	322.50–340.00	$337.13	$2,498	-0.01
787	787	6	322.00	$322.00	$2,534	-13.00
828	828	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,608	—
876–890	881	8	302.00–306.00	$303.51	$2,674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	338	8	500.00–515.00	$505.33	$1,708	-10.01
414–432	426	15	400.00–450.00	$416.20	$1,773	-32.25
508–534	525	14	375.00–410.00	$393.68	$2,067	-7.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	7	480.00	$480.00	$2,189	—
758–765	762	26	338.00–344.00	$340.53	$2,595	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,251	—
621–626	622	20	375.00	$375.00	$2,332	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	8	520.00	$520.00	$2,002	+65.00
417–444	432	13	450.00–495.00	$474.93	$2,052	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,286	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	3	570.00	$570.00	$2,120	-6.26
402–434	424	14	530.00–565.00	$547.66	$2,322	-12.84
465–495	490	11	487.50–497.50	$495.77	$2,429	+8.72
500–548	526	49	450.00–480.00	$461.90	$2,430	-30.95
558–598	576	14	420.00–455.00	$441.26	$2,542	-11.41
607–621	615	10	410.00–422.50	$415.45	$2,555	-8.09
700–738	727	10	340.00–370.00	$348.82	$2,536	—
757	757	8	347.50	$347.50	$2,631	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	525.00	$525.00	$2,095	-5.09
495	495	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,277	-15.00
507–530	516	15	390.00–445.00	$432.49	$2,232	-10.01
570	570	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,223	-20.33
615–637	624	7	382.50–405.00	$392.34	$2,448	-7.67
716	716	5	327.50	$327.50	$2,345	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1438	1236	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,900.00–3,200.00	$2,987.27	—
1235–1715	1444	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	3,500.00–4,700.00	$4,035.88	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–387	381	6	472.50–477.50	$474.96	$1,810	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1245	824	85-90%	5	90.00–101.00	$98.88	$815	-7.16
730–1320	990	85-90%	57	120.00–151.00	$141.18	$1,398	+4.48
740–1345	1017	85-90%	77	143.00–169.00	$158.79	$1,615	+2.59
805–1580	1021	85-90%	23	169.00–194.00	$174.60	$1,783	+18.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1545	1186	80-85%	29	142.00–169.00	$162.82	$1,931	-13.78
990–1515	1209	80-85%	114	169.00–186.00	$178.86	$2,162	-6.35
1100–1315	1227	80-85%	10	189.00–195.00	$189.72	$2,328	+4.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1535	1388	75-80%	14	160.00–170.00	$166.97	$2,318	—
1205–1635	1507	75-80%	88	171.00–187.00	$180.95	$2,727	-5.60
1310–1920	1561	75-80%	13	180.50–196.00	$189.13	$2,952	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2035	1535	11	178.00–213.00	$199.53	$3,063	—
1350–2225	1697	48	206.00–225.00	$215.76	$3,661	—
1670–2025	1840	7	226.00–241.00	$231.99	$4,269	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–860	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	307.50–322.50	$315.07	$2,688
775–1062	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	275.00–337.50	$305.36	$2,715
700–1130	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	182.00–250.00	$215.73	$2,209

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1420	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	181.00–295.00	$209.75	$2,504

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1105	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	147.50–177.50	$165.12	$1,508

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1150	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	48	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,167.23
825–1130	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	1,450.00–2,200.00	$1,920.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1530	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	2,650.00–3,625.00	$2,852.12
1185–1415	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,768.14
1261–1415	1284	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,398.22
1195–1600	1372	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,763.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1445	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	44	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,399.57
1170–1395	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,264.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1062	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,566.43
965–1145	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,700.00–3,400.00	$2,876.42
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1281–1410	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	3,250.00–3,550.00	$3,366.72

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–750	722	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,200.21

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1260	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,640.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–998	954	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,663.01

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,375.00	$3,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1016	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00–3,750.00	$3,575.00	—
990–1000	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,825.00	-540.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1260	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,150.00–3,300.00	$3,187.50	—

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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.