Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

1,952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.22/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 535 lb · 109 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.64/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 478 lb · 107 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.37/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 523 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,952	1,455	1,130
Feeder cattle	1,643	1,052	943
Slaughter cattle	295	348	173
Replacement cattle	14	55	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	195.00	$195.00	$556	+3.52
300–343 fancy	320	13	210.00–232.00	$226.03	$723	—
300–345	323	16	187.00–207.00	$199.09	$643	+10.07
357–385 fancy	376	10	212.00–221.00	$216.40	$814	—
356–397	377	20	187.00–207.00	$199.96	$754	+16.11
400–448	428	35	175.00–200.00	$187.61	$803	+2.58
411–447 fancy	433	18	200.00–219.00	$211.83	$917	+2.85
450–496 fancy	476	53	200.00–213.00	$206.75	$984	—
450–494	480	54	177.00–200.00	$188.70	$906	+4.58
508–548 fancy	532	54	197.00–208.00	$200.59	$1,067	—
505–548	538	55	170.00–197.00	$184.01	$990	+6.89
550–596	565	40	170.00–192.00	$182.44	$1,031	+8.92
550–587 fancy	565	29	182.00–199.00	$189.79	$1,072	—
601–642 fancy	614	38	183.00–189.00	$186.05	$1,142	—
600–648	623	28	145.00–182.00	$165.64	$1,032	+2.40
636 value added	636	10	171.00	$171.00	$1,088	—
650–681	665	33	154.00–168.00	$162.64	$1,082	+5.54
700–740	726	25	140.00–156.00	$147.85	$1,073	-4.40
705–740 value added	726	20	148.00–157.00	$153.79	$1,117	—
750–788	760	20	142.00–162.00	$154.61	$1,175	+11.59
819 value added	819	20	154.00	$154.00	$1,261	—
845	845	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	+12.38
900–905	903	6	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	180.00	$180.00	$558	+14.19
375–395	385	6	170.00–177.00	$173.59	$668	+3.79
400–445	429	13	160.00–175.00	$165.75	$711	+3.22
450–494	470	28	154.00–187.00	$174.09	$818	+9.51
505–539	532	15	137.00–162.00	$152.93	$814	-6.86
567–598	578	13	145.00–170.00	$154.96	$896	+0.59
605–641	629	13	137.00–145.50	$142.35	$895	-3.89
660	660	5	140.00–143.00	$140.60	$928	+0.11
842	842	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,179	—
890	890	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,210	—
987	987	5	121.00	$121.00	$1,194	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	145.00	$145.00	$568	-12.00
596	596	8	146.00	$146.00	$870	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	170.00	$170.00	$502	+4.10
325 fancy	325	3	190.00	$190.00	$618	—
300–345	328	12	157.00–178.00	$170.83	$560	+14.25
355–398	369	23	160.00–177.00	$167.00	$616	+2.50
368–383 fancy	376	6	177.00–182.00	$179.55	$675	—
400–448	426	30	150.00–175.00	$163.09	$695	+3.78
442 fancy	442	5	182.00	$182.00	$804	—
451–490 fancy	460	12	165.00–177.00	$171.12	$787	—
450–496	477	51	145.00–177.00	$160.52	$766	+7.27
500–548	523	80	147.00–172.00	$158.84	$831	+7.42
510–530 fancy	525	16	162.00–177.00	$168.02	$882	+11.02
565–594	575	26	153.00–162.00	$156.70	$901	+12.30
600–642	625	44	137.00–153.00	$145.69	$911	+2.03
654–680	659	26	137.00–151.50	$147.86	$974	+12.36
708–730	709	23	131.00–145.00	$142.90	$1,013	+0.90
750–788	778	22	132.00–141.00	$136.59	$1,063	-5.41
840	840	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,109	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
300–335	309	4	152.00–155.00	$154.19	$476	+9.53
359–389	373	21	140.00–155.00	$148.96	$556	-2.54
400–445	420	35	135.00–151.00	$143.83	$604	+1.64
455–495	477	26	135.00–151.00	$146.39	$698	+5.82
502–545	523	43	135.00–151.00	$143.84	$752	+8.72
552 fancy	552	3	139.00	$139.00	$767	—
550–598	571	34	130.00–150.00	$140.39	$802	+8.25
604–645	620	11	120.00–135.00	$130.34	$808	-3.66
665–675	673	17	138.00–140.00	$138.35	$931	+14.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	6	150.00–165.00	$157.69	$607	-22.15
400–448	432	9	160.00–185.00	$168.55	$728	-2.83
460–485	472	8	171.00–182.00	$177.80	$839	+14.66
505–548	529	25	155.00–177.00	$166.41	$880	+2.16
540 fancy	540	5	170.00	$170.00	$918	—
565–590	585	5	157.00	$157.00	$918	+1.89
600–645	625	15	136.00–150.00	$140.56	$878	+7.39
692–695	693	4	135.00–136.00	$135.75	$941	-7.48
775	775	3	127.00	$127.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	156.00	$156.00	$619	+1.00
415–435	425	6	140.00	$140.00	$595	-16.07
465–485	470	4	155.00–177.00	$171.32	$805	+24.09
535	535	3	140.00	$140.00	$749	+1.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1975	1184	80-85%	89	63.00–79.00	$73.54	$871	-1.44
925–1415	1208	80-85%	26	75.00–85.00	$80.25	$969	—
1480	1480	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$814	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1125	857	85-90%	7	32.00–43.00	$37.75	$324	—
635–1330	995	85-90%	55	49.00–73.00	$58.75	$585	—
1195	1195	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$848	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1445	1291	75-80%	15	75.00–80.00	$76.40	$986	—
1180–1720	1434	75-80%	18	77.00–85.00	$82.16	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1900	1607	9	85.00–105.00	$99.62	$1,601	—
1530–2085	1745	3	109.00–114.50	$111.01	$1,937	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
850–940	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$790.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1145	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,250.00	$974.74

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-275.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	83.00	$83.00	$481	—

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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.