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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.81/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 525 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.09/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 565 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.37/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 634 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,249 700
Feeder cattle 648 1,149 600
Slaughter cattle 89 78 84
Replacement cattle 21 22 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 268 6 160.00–182.50 $172.50 $462 -2.61
317–340 323 17 150.00–175.00 $159.36 $515 -12.80
380–395 387 13 158.00–177.00 $164.18 $635 -5.59
403–445 422 17 148.00–170.00 $157.56 $665 -9.16
458–495 480 28 154.00–171.00 $163.91 $787 -3.41
507–542 530 22 152.00–159.00 $155.92 $826 -7.73
550–580 563 26 151.00–159.00 $154.26 $868 -2.64
600–648 617 23 128.00–148.00 $138.33 $853 -6.51
650–670 660 9 135.00–140.50 $138.91 $917 -1.85
700–720 710 11 121.00–128.00 $125.39 $890 -7.90
772 772 5 125.00 $125.00 $965 -4.30
800–803 801 7 132.50–134.00 $133.36 $1,068 +9.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 6 140.50–150.00 $145.27 $475 -9.67
369 369 4 145.00 $145.00 $535 -11.00
460–490 474 8 133.00–156.00 $146.24 $693 -1.48
500–545 531 8 131.00–154.00 $139.21 $739 -0.20
550–590 571 10 125.00–149.00 $131.24 $749 -8.41
600–640 618 12 122.00–139.00 $128.52 $794 +5.85
660–665 664 6 128.00–132.50 $130.08 $864 -1.64
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 6 131.00 $131.00 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 272 10 138.00–150.00 $143.47 $390 -10.87
310–348 338 15 150.00–158.00 $154.40 $522 -3.91
350–390 370 11 142.00–157.50 $146.82 $543 -17.92
405–440 431 18 137.50–157.50 $145.54 $627 -1.64
450–498 469 27 134.00–155.00 $143.00 $671 -4.19
500–548 525 62 127.00–139.00 $134.81 $708 -2.47
550–590 565 51 120.00–137.00 $131.09 $741 -3.12
600–646 634 41 116.00–135.00 $129.37 $820 +2.26
655 655 3 120.00–129.00 $126.00 $825 +0.93
700–728 712 9 120.00–123.00 $120.99 $861 -13.01
755–767 763 14 110.00–122.50 $118.57 $905 -1.43
865 865 3 107.00 $107.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–332 327 5 130.00–146.00 $132.99 $435 —
360–375 367 6 134.00–155.00 $147.30 $541 +15.30
405–448 423 9 132.00–139.00 $135.82 $575 +2.49
450 450 6 116.00–134.00 $125.00 $562 —
505–540 523 9 111.00–128.00 $119.44 $625 -8.85
550–595 575 15 115.00–130.00 $121.80 $700 -3.13
610–640 616 5 106.00–118.00 $110.45 $680 -8.65
660–698 680 7 110.00 $110.00 $748 -8.14
750 750 3 115.00 $115.00 $862 +1.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 26 140.00–162.00 $151.26 $558 +4.17
400–445 427 10 130.00–162.00 $149.38 $638 +0.76
450–498 479 24 125.00–153.00 $142.16 $681 -3.99
500–534 517 28 130.00–154.00 $144.72 $748 +5.15
555–590 572 25 130.00–142.00 $134.93 $772 +3.46
605–630 618 10 115.00–148.00 $126.66 $783 +3.24
655–685 669 18 111.50–123.50 $119.33 $798 +1.09
700–745 739 8 108.00–112.00 $111.15 $821 -8.23
777 777 3 114.00 $114.00 $886 +4.98
905 905 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–490 485 7 127.00–145.00 $136.48 $662 —
525 525 3 121.00 $121.00 $635 -11.46
603–635 619 6 112.00–116.00 $113.95 $705 -0.45
653–693 675 10 106.00–117.00 $110.22 $744 -4.27
703–725 715 8 100.00–109.00 $105.22 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1470 1049 80-85% 16 54.00–65.00 $60.84 $638 —
885–1575 1194 80-85% 41 64.00–74.50 $68.58 $819 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1580 1533 75-80% 2 61.00–62.50 $61.77 $947 —
1390–1825 1563 75-80% 10 65.00–73.00 $70.10 $1,096 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $271 —
805–1285 986 85-90% 9 45.00–55.00 $50.98 $503 +4.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1855 1480 6 77.00–88.00 $82.47 $1,221 -2.20
1460–2255 1814 10 89.00–105.00 $97.43 $1,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–840 754 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–800.00 $691.79
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
750–1400 976 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–950.00 $813.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1155 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $880.87
1180–1340 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–1,000.00 $825.65
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1870 1870 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +310.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +210.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 3 55.00 $55.00 $383 —

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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.