Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.71/cwt +14.97 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 656 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.80/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 577 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.78/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 525 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,130	1,233	1,231
Feeder cattle	943	1,055	1,095
Slaughter cattle	173	147	112
Replacement cattle	14	31	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 9.00 higher, heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	6	159.00–170.00	$164.45	$474	-11.05
310–345	326	8	148.00–167.50	$158.43	$516	-9.90
350–398	385	20	143.00–168.00	$157.70	$607	-5.22
400–447	420	31	152.00–175.00	$165.24	$694	-1.49
450 value added	450	6	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
450–497	483	29	150.00–168.00	$158.90	$767	-3.47
500–543	524	29	135.00–165.00	$155.40	$814	+3.92
547 value added	547	19	168.00	$168.00	$919	—
550–595	566	31	132.00–164.00	$153.57	$869	+9.99
600–639	626	17	130.50–146.00	$140.68	$881	-3.03
653 value added	653	40	148.00	$148.00	$966	—
650–673	660	29	127.00–142.00	$135.41	$894	+7.67
714–740	724	21	125.00–132.00	$129.57	$938	+5.83
758–780	765	15	120.00–127.50	$126.66	$969	+8.00
800–840	818	19	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$994	-5.03
896	896	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,057	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	391	4	141.00–142.00	$141.25	$552	+3.95
400–440	418	6	135.00–150.00	$137.81	$576	-4.88
450–468	457	15	137.00–157.00	$144.78	$662	+4.92
518–545	528	7	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$711	+5.66
580–585	582	5	120.00–140.00	$131.96	$768	-4.11
610–635	623	2	120.00–130.00	$124.90	$778	-2.10
660–695	666	6	120.00–130.00	$123.65	$824	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	131.00	$131.00	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	138.00	$138.00	$359	—
305–345	328	6	134.00–152.00	$144.49	$474	+1.45
350–398	381	22	129.00–157.50	$139.88	$533	-3.75
400–449	426	35	125.00–155.00	$141.88	$604	+1.55
450–495	473	33	125.00–150.00	$137.34	$650	+3.74
500–545	525	63	115.00–143.00	$132.78	$697	+1.74
553–590	577	67	115.00–141.00	$127.80	$737	-0.56
600–638	619	22	118.00–130.00	$127.05	$786	+8.12
638 fancy	638	22	130.00	$130.00	$829	—
657–671	665	14	120.00–125.50	$123.20	$819	+5.37
700–721	715	14	105.00–118.00	$114.99	$822	—
835–838	837	4	108.00–112.00	$109.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	324	6	125.00–140.00	$132.06	$428	-0.33
388–395	392	10	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$517	+8.57
405–435	425	7	120.00–130.00	$123.14	$523	-4.20
450–490	468	19	115.00–137.00	$124.99	$585	+0.79
500–535	515	14	103.00–125.00	$118.68	$611	-0.98
550–595	565	15	104.00–125.00	$112.18	$634	-8.49
615–648	638	9	100.00–120.00	$111.74	$713	+5.74
695	695	3	106.00	$106.00	$737	—
720	720	3	109.00	$109.00	$785	-2.00
915	915	3	100.00	$100.00	$915	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	166.00	$166.00	$548	+8.47
370–393	379	9	154.00–164.00	$158.80	$602	+16.64
430–445	439	8	137.00–150.00	$140.56	$617	-6.28
456–495	469	23	128.00–163.00	$146.84	$689	+10.96
505–549	526	33	125.00–142.00	$133.49	$702	+0.53
565–591	581	6	125.00–136.00	$132.67	$771	-2.11
608–645	624	10	121.00–132.00	$125.75	$785	+3.24
650	650	6	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$816	+3.33
800	800	4	108.00	$108.00	$864	—
1017	1017	5	96.00	$96.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	3	130.00	$130.00	$629	+1.44
543	543	3	126.00	$126.00	$684	-2.42
550–595	586	11	102.00–119.00	$111.74	$655	-5.02
600–630	621	7	100.00–115.00	$109.27	$679	-0.73
665–690	677	3	105.00–112.00	$107.63	$729	-5.83
740	740	3	107.00	$107.00	$792	—
765–790	784	8	98.00–110.00	$106.04	$831	+5.04
820	820	3	90.00	$90.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1455	1172	80-85%	33	49.00–62.00	$55.42	$650	-2.56
930–1550	1245	80-85%	41	60.00–69.50	$65.71	$818	-1.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1630	1467	75-80%	12	63.50–71.00	$67.26	$987	—
1540–1650	1595	75-80%	2	56.50	$56.50	$901	-11.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–840	813	85-90%	2	57.00	$57.00	$463	—
910–1455	1046	85-90%	7	46.00–53.00	$48.87	$511	—
785–1405	1128	85-90%	3	35.00–38.00	$36.06	$407	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1785	1300	12	70.00–83.00	$79.98	$1,040	—
1425–2805	1865	15	83.50–99.00	$91.81	$1,712	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1120–1315	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	835.00–1,125.00	$1,009.17
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–970	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–625.00	$564.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	-350.00
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-35.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-15.00
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-115.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	16	91.50	$91.50	$265	—

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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.