Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 25, 2026

3,223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $470.61/cwt -31.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 528 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.26/cwt -17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 516 lb · 93 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $482.81/cwt -19.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 423 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,223	7,595	2,703
Feeder cattle	2,198	6,766	1,921
Slaughter cattle	471	401	377
Replacement cattle	554	428	405

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold uneven, early week calves sold 4.00-12.00 lower, and late week steady to as much as 20.00 higher on steer calves, yearlings 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

↕ Feeder cattle: feeders sold uneven
▲ Feeder steers: and late week steady to as much as 20.00 higher on steer calves
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	680.00	$680.00	$1,972	—
305	305	5	695.00	$695.00	$2,120	—
355–382	369	4	580.00–605.00	$592.04	$2,185	-43.74
405–437	426	20	495.00–565.00	$540.49	$2,302	-48.13
459–490 unweaned	470	17	505.00	$505.00	$2,374	-1.88
467–497	476	24	505.00–535.00	$520.34	$2,477	-9.86
500–534 unweaned	515	12	475.00–477.50	$476.08	$2,452	-16.88
501–548	529	103	450.00–500.00	$469.97	$2,486	-34.17
551–566	561	21	457.50–472.50	$465.18	$2,610	-16.67
581 unweaned	581	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,614	-4.36
606–631	618	61	410.00–435.00	$425.94	$2,632	-22.13
655–675	664	44	400.00–427.50	$414.06	$2,749	-5.92
659–681 unweaned	674	19	395.00–397.50	$395.77	$2,667	-6.73
724	724	8	377.50	$377.50	$2,733	-18.17
750	750	3	366.00	$366.00	$2,745	-20.12
817–835	826	6	347.00–351.00	$348.98	$2,883	—
1047	1047	207	306.00	$306.00	$3,204	-18.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	5	590.00	$590.00	$1,864	-21.10
365–384	373	15	545.00–595.00	$577.83	$2,155	-12.38
404–442	422	29	465.00–555.00	$527.88	$2,228	-19.61
460	460	8	425.00	$425.00	$1,955	-77.37
452–495	470	30	420.00–495.00	$478.21	$2,248	-24.16
500–545	534	22	425.00–470.00	$454.99	$2,430	-24.18
552–593	574	62	425.00–450.00	$437.33	$2,510	-3.43
600–647	633	49	387.50–417.50	$407.00	$2,576	-5.97
654–693	679	22	367.00–385.00	$375.82	$2,552	-17.63
700–745	730	24	340.00–375.00	$347.49	$2,537	—
770–783	778	5	345.00–354.00	$350.44	$2,726	—
820	820	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,788	+6.13
870	870	14	339.00	$339.00	$2,949	—
905	905	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–449	440	18	475.00–490.00	$478.00	$2,103	-29.82
471–490	481	14	435.00–465.00	$455.19	$2,189	-15.09
528–546	543	11	407.50–432.50	$425.72	$2,312	-26.60
550–591	584	11	390.00–415.00	$410.72	$2,399	+11.96
618	618	6	345.00	$345.00	$2,132	-15.00
792	792	4	331.00	$331.00	$2,622	+6.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	9	512.50	$512.50	$2,363	+33.85
511	511	18	485.00	$485.00	$2,478	+25.00
575	575	13	417.50	$417.50	$2,401	+22.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	2	362.50	$362.50	$2,519	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	5	665.00	$665.00	$1,988	—
370–375	374	7	525.00–535.00	$527.83	$1,974	-29.22
401–430	407	33	485.00–515.00	$499.00	$2,031	-10.40
440 unweaned	440	30	465.00	$465.00	$2,046	-21.53
456–494	473	37	465.00–485.00	$471.45	$2,230	-15.82
457–485 unweaned	474	10	450.00	$450.00	$2,133	-18.23
500–531	516	76	425.00–445.00	$434.65	$2,243	-21.49
510–530 unweaned	517	17	420.00–430.00	$427.05	$2,208	-1.16
557–587	569	43	400.00–430.00	$410.60	$2,336	-5.87
562–586 unweaned	577	16	390.00	$390.00	$2,250	-15.00
600–640	624	36	367.50–397.00	$379.41	$2,368	-9.13
727	727	6	348.00	$348.00	$2,530	-12.13
807	807	23	330.00	$330.00	$2,663	+0.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,550	—
325	325	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,609	-49.88
360–397	386	20	485.00–515.00	$501.31	$1,935	+4.72
402–445	426	42	435.00–475.00	$457.10	$1,947	-18.40
455–499	481	52	420.00–455.00	$436.96	$2,102	-9.32
503–549	535	51	400.00–415.00	$407.17	$2,178	-15.79
556–588	579	36	370.00–385.00	$380.99	$2,206	-12.26
606–645	625	37	357.50–390.00	$371.14	$2,320	+5.45
660–680	668	5	342.50–375.00	$355.04	$2,372	+11.35
700–745	718	25	315.00–345.00	$333.60	$2,395	-2.48
750	750	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,456	-2.50
812–825	815	4	290.00–324.00	$298.60	$2,434	-15.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	6	450.00	$450.00	$1,840	—
478	478	11	435.00	$435.00	$2,079	+15.00
529	529	7	415.00	$415.00	$2,195	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	363	8	425.00–455.00	$436.82	$1,586	+1.82
485	485	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,964	-9.93
605	605	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,996	+3.63

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,294	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	630.00	$630.00	$1,858	—
375–392	387	9	490.00–505.00	$497.26	$1,924	—
422	422	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,899	-19.28
462–496	484	21	430.00–470.00	$455.63	$2,205	+34.70
510–545	531	9	400.00–425.00	$418.23	$2,221	-3.36
558–570	562	9	400.00–407.50	$405.00	$2,276	+32.50
612–640	632	11	355.00–390.00	$370.64	$2,342	+20.64
675	675	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,464	+15.00
720–733	731	6	326.00–338.00	$336.03	$2,456	-3.97
800	800	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,520	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	580.00	$580.00	$1,798	—
405–425	417	5	495.00–515.00	$502.77	$2,097	+16.67
453–462	457	5	480.00–490.00	$484.05	$2,212	+1.73
510–524	518	20	440.00–455.00	$446.72	$2,314	-12.11
575–590	586	19	415.00–420.00	$416.85	$2,443	-13.00
602–642	626	5	372.50–407.50	$385.96	$2,416	+0.96
656	656	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–392	387	5	475.00–490.00	$484.11	$1,874	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1300	941	85-90%	14	75.00–125.00	$112.27	$1,056	—
755–1325	1004	85-90%	89	146.00–172.00	$159.54	$1,602	-17.58
700–1245	1028	85-90%	45	126.00–148.00	$139.04	$1,429	-38.08
945–1165	1046	85-90%	11	171.00–180.00	$174.60	$1,826	-2.52

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1355	1196	80-85%	16	150.00–167.00	$160.37	$1,918	—
1005–1370	1198	80-85%	97	166.00–185.00	$175.94	$2,108	—
1015–1330	1243	80-85%	21	179.00–197.00	$186.41	$2,317	+23.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1500	1400	75-80%	4	150.00–168.00	$156.68	$2,194	—
1270–1590	1418	75-80%	79	168.00–186.00	$180.69	$2,562	—
1210–1740	1509	75-80%	23	180.00–196.00	$188.29	$2,841	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1750	1551	7	194.00–205.00	$200.01	$3,102	—
1355–1985	1628	23	202.00–224.00	$214.03	$3,484	—
1550–2190	1767	12	228.00–256.00	$234.40	$4,142	+1.46

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1140	942	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	270.00–297.50	$283.10	$2,667
820–1145	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	180.00–262.50	$212.60	$2,256

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1102	1102	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,975
1140–1460	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	185.00–257.50	$197.09	$2,477

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1000	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,198.48

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1050	959	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	151.00–172.50	$164.04	$1,573

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185–1260	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	155.00–170.00	$161.53	$1,961

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1145	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	1,350.00–2,550.00	$1,915.04
910–1145	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	44	1,800.00–2,700.00	$2,407.71
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1100–1110	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,200.45
1193	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1146–1430	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	2,500.00–3,400.00	$3,026.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1300	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,400.00	$2,205.49
1152–1455	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	42	2,100.00–2,700.00	$2,464.89

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1140	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	2,750.00–3,500.00	$2,973.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1340	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,400.00–3,450.00	$3,417.36

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1485–1610	1548	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,926.01

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1145	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,300.00–4,700.00	$4,504.92

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–850	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,370.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1111	1019	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,886.12

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–950	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,650.00	$3,087.50	—
785–1100	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	2,800.00–3,450.00	$3,109.09	—
965–990	984	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–975	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,500.00–3,550.00	$3,510.00	—
1020–1095	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	4,200.00–4,400.00	$4,360.00	—

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	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1235–1240	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,800.00	-50.00
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	-450.00
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	4,425.00	$4,425.00	+575.00
1250–1290	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,500.00–4,300.00	$3,660.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–750	742	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1085	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,000.00–5,100.00	$5,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280–1370	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,682	—

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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.