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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.79/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 530 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.77/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 478 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.55/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 570 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 1,130 1,136
Feeder cattle 661 943 1,032
Slaughter cattle 142 173 82
Replacement cattle 23 14 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–323 321 4 183.00–190.00 $184.72 $593 +26.29
360–398 383 12 152.00–172.00 $163.69 $627 +5.99
400–445 431 13 146.00–172.50 $161.75 $697 -3.49
455–496 479 18 145.00–170.00 $162.03 $776 +3.13
505–540 517 28 139.00–169.00 $159.18 $823 +3.78
550–595 568 10 139.00–154.50 $147.47 $838 -6.10
610–645 632 34 133.00–144.00 $138.98 $878 -1.70
650–690 661 16 128.00–148.00 $141.75 $937 +6.34
700–715 707 17 121.00–135.50 $131.64 $931 +2.07
753–786 771 15 120.00–132.50 $127.43 $982 +0.77
851–885 858 5 109.00–121.00 $118.52 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 152.00 $152.00 $578 +10.75
400–448 428 7 144.00–150.00 $146.38 $627 +8.57
468 468 3 150.00 $150.00 $702 +5.22
500–518 508 5 135.00–145.00 $141.05 $717 +6.38
550–578 568 8 130.00–148.00 $138.49 $787 +6.53
605–633 624 7 115.00–135.50 $129.95 $811 +5.05
750 750 3 110.00 $110.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 10 136.00–157.50 $145.34 $395 +7.34
300–345 326 6 137.00–146.00 $144.10 $470 -0.39
350–390 380 7 130.00–147.50 $141.60 $538 +1.72
403–447 425 32 128.00–149.00 $138.73 $590 -3.15
455–496 478 43 125.00–149.00 $140.77 $673 +3.43
500–549 530 52 125.00–141.00 $135.79 $720 +3.01
550–595 568 36 125.00–151.50 $132.72 $754 +4.92
586 586 4 121.00 $121.00 $709 -6.80
613–635 616 8 118.00–125.50 $123.18 $759 -3.87
665–678 670 26 118.00–128.00 $121.88 $817 -1.32
735 735 3 118.00 $118.00 $867 +3.01
755–774 769 10 117.50–118.00 $117.65 $905 —
810–840 824 14 100.00–118.00 $107.65 $887 -1.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 125.00–138.00 $129.75 $409 -2.31
360–393 372 10 120.00–135.00 $124.74 $464 -7.24
415–440 429 9 119.00–134.00 $125.16 $537 +2.02
457–495 474 12 120.00–135.00 $129.43 $613 +4.44
565–595 586 12 105.00–124.00 $116.21 $681 +4.03
605–645 622 11 104.00–113.00 $106.55 $663 -5.19
708 708 3 104.00 $104.00 $736 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–385 384 4 137.50–149.00 $146.11 $561 -12.69
420–432 428 9 143.00–155.00 $152.11 $651 +11.55
452–493 471 17 130.00–145.00 $138.50 $652 -8.34
512–518 516 5 135.00–140.00 $136.99 $707 +3.50
550–580 560 17 127.00–138.00 $132.72 $743 +0.05
720–735 728 2 109.00–118.00 $113.45 $826 —
808 808 7 107.00 $107.00 $865 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
535–545 538 4 120.00–130.00 $127.47 $686 +1.47
560–590 578 5 120.00–135.00 $125.36 $725 +13.62
600–638 621 8 105.00–115.00 $110.89 $689 +1.62
655–685 670 4 100.00–110.00 $103.68 $695 -3.95
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 119.00 $119.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1595 1152 80-85% 47 50.00–63.00 $59.49 $685 +4.07
850–1540 1187 80-85% 45 63.00–69.00 $65.20 $774 +9.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1680 1377 75-80% 10 64.00–67.50 $65.69 $905 —
1225–1635 1388 75-80% 4 58.00–64.00 $61.16 $849 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1050 970 85-90% 2 56.50–58.00 $57.19 $555 —
785–1255 990 85-90% 7 40.00–56.00 $49.90 $494 —
995 995 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $348 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 60.00 $60.00 $717 —
1375–1990 1683 2 80.00–85.00 $82.96 $1,396 —
1350–2095 1778 8 86.50–100.00 $94.29 $1,676 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1220 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–800.00 $741.04
1068–1385 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–1,235.00 $1,175.71
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1275–1280 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,075.00 $974.80
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
745–985 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–840.00 $801.24

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 +50.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 +65.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 78.00 $78.00 $282 —

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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.