Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.54/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 476 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.27/cwt -11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 518 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.40/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 474 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,219	1,952	826
Feeder cattle	941	1,643	661
Slaughter cattle	258	295	142
Replacement cattle	20	14	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
268–290	276	9	176.00–190.00	$182.32	$503	-12.68
308–345 fancy	315	5	207.00–212.00	$210.91	$664	-15.12
315–335	327	20	171.00–200.00	$183.42	$600	-15.67
358–370	361	4	175.00–190.00	$186.16	$672	-13.80
360–388 fancy	383	6	202.00–212.00	$204.92	$785	-11.48
410–427	423	5	176.00–178.00	$176.69	$747	-10.92
448 fancy	448	6	200.00	$200.00	$896	-11.83
456–457 fancy	456	11	203.00–210.00	$208.09	$949	+1.34
450–493	474	20	172.50–197.00	$187.46	$889	-1.24
500–548	528	32	165.00–191.00	$183.45	$969	-0.56
550–596	574	31	154.50–188.00	$171.78	$986	-10.66
606 fancy	606	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,121	-1.05
600–640	624	15	167.00–177.00	$169.50	$1,058	+3.86
661–674	671	20	150.00–178.00	$162.09	$1,088	-0.55
710–730	717	10	130.00–153.00	$144.62	$1,037	-3.23
770–793	783	13	136.00–148.00	$142.47	$1,116	-12.14
817	817	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,258	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	177.00	$177.00	$513	—
390	390	4	165.00	$165.00	$644	-8.59
400–445	414	11	155.00–175.00	$167.32	$693	+1.57
450–488	466	10	160.00–180.00	$170.02	$792	-4.07
510–543	535	4	150.00–159.00	$156.85	$839	+3.92
565–590	577	13	150.00–168.00	$155.81	$899	+0.85
610	610	6	135.00	$135.00	$824	-7.35
902–904	903	9	115.00–120.00	$118.34	$1,069	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–262	259	8	148.00–172.00	$157.89	$409	—
285 fancy	285	3	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
320 fancy	320	4	172.00	$172.00	$550	-18.00
305–337	321	13	152.00–165.00	$160.67	$516	-10.16
368–398	379	9	152.00–166.00	$157.52	$597	-9.48
400–443	421	25	145.00–166.00	$152.75	$643	-10.34
450–495	476	49	146.00–166.00	$154.54	$736	-5.98
502–545	518	38	144.00–163.00	$149.27	$773	-9.57
553–579	567	36	140.50–152.00	$148.25	$841	-8.45
600–646	622	37	132.00–145.00	$137.73	$857	-7.96
672–682	676	9	129.00–138.00	$133.34	$901	-14.52
675–687	681	6	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$855	-22.36
710–734	727	13	130.00–135.00	$132.71	$965	-10.19
832	832	9	128.00	$128.00	$1,065	-4.00
1089	1089	7	127.25	$127.25	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$404	+2.36
355–395	383	13	140.00–153.00	$144.43	$553	-4.53
400–428	414	14	130.00–145.00	$137.77	$570	-6.06
450–495	474	38	132.00–147.00	$140.40	$665	-5.99
505–540	529	27	130.00–145.50	$138.75	$734	-5.09
580–595	585	19	127.00–140.00	$133.86	$783	-6.53
610–645	624	5	129.00–137.00	$132.31	$826	+1.97
660–665	663	2	134.00	$134.00	$888	-4.35
890	890	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,046	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	175.00	$175.00	$630	+17.31
405–445	426	8	150.00–172.00	$162.72	$693	-5.83
455–495	470	24	150.00–180.00	$164.78	$774	-13.02
500–540	523	28	146.00–167.00	$156.64	$819	-9.77
556–585	564	12	145.00–154.00	$150.50	$849	-6.50
615–645	633	13	140.00–160.00	$144.84	$917	+4.28
660–685	672	12	132.00–141.00	$138.14	$928	+2.39
700	700	3	138.00	$138.00	$966	—
750–770	757	11	126.00–130.00	$128.35	$972	+1.35
820	820	3	114.00	$114.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–380	369	6	142.00–153.00	$147.34	$544	-8.66
473	473	3	156.00	$156.00	$738	-15.32
520	520	3	141.00	$141.00	$733	+1.00
550–599	586	13	140.00–146.50	$142.69	$836	—
790	790	3	100.00	$100.00	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1525	1152	80-85%	68	60.00–76.50	$70.97	$818	-2.57
935–1465	1222	80-85%	37	74.00–85.00	$78.26	$956	-1.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1080	871	85-90%	11	31.00–50.00	$42.07	$366	+4.32
655–1010	890	85-90%	3	68.00–79.00	$71.27	$634	+33.52
685–1210	1013	85-90%	22	50.00–66.00	$60.05	$608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1725	1415	75-80%	17	65.00–75.00	$70.36	$996	-11.80
1250–1740	1449	75-80%	14	74.00–85.00	$80.02	$1,159	-2.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1650	1497	6	85.00–100.00	$93.83	$1,405	—
1620–2090	1813	11	103.00–113.00	$108.45	$1,966	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1020–1175	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$813.95
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1110–1396	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,075.00	$1,043.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–980	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$781.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–900	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,000.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	±0.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+375.00

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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.