Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

2,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.27/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 624 lb · 183 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.57/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 479 lb · 174 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $191.63/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 476 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,795	1,219	1,249
Feeder cattle	2,510	941	1,149
Slaughter cattle	264	258	78
Replacement cattle	21	20	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–292	281	3	175.00–180.00	$178.46	$501	-3.86
305–345	329	9	180.00–195.00	$185.18	$609	+1.76
358 fancy	358	2	205.00	$205.00	$734	+0.08
352–395	372	38	182.00–205.00	$193.20	$719	+7.04
411–443 fancy	420	66	200.00–216.00	$211.89	$890	+11.89
400–448	425	67	180.00–206.00	$193.13	$821	+16.44
450–499 fancy	471	27	190.00–212.00	$205.41	$967	-2.68
450–498	477	108	175.00–198.00	$188.18	$898	+0.72
500–542 fancy	526	68	185.00–205.00	$195.52	$1,028	—
502–549	531	63	165.00–194.00	$186.58	$991	+3.13
566 value added	566	7	178.00	$178.00	$1,007	—
550–596	574	92	162.00–193.00	$180.84	$1,038	+9.06
605–639 fancy	617	45	172.00–193.00	$183.18	$1,130	-1.82
600–639	623	105	155.00–179.00	$168.82	$1,052	-0.68
635 value added	635	33	185.00	$185.00	$1,175	—
654–695	674	53	148.00–172.00	$161.17	$1,086	-0.92
700–740	717	31	139.00–162.00	$151.47	$1,086	+6.85
730 fancy	730	24	157.00	$157.00	$1,146	—
753–790	780	15	137.00–148.00	$143.76	$1,121	+1.29
786 value added	786	28	150.00	$150.00	$1,179	—
830–840	836	7	136.00–137.00	$136.57	$1,142	-17.43
985	985	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	175.00	$175.00	$481	-2.00
368	368	3	150.00	$150.00	$552	-15.00
420–445	429	19	150.00–170.00	$160.88	$690	-6.44
450–491	470	30	155.00–177.00	$164.33	$772	-5.69
500–542	523	49	147.00–177.00	$160.01	$837	+3.16
550–594	576	28	155.00–175.00	$162.84	$938	+7.03
605–645	621	36	135.00–155.00	$143.07	$888	+8.07
655–698	676	14	130.00–155.00	$143.65	$971	—
700–733	723	10	130.00–134.00	$131.16	$948	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253 fancy	253	3	180.00	$180.00	$455	-10.00
275–299	291	10	157.00–160.00	$158.61	$462	+0.72
300–347	328	15	150.00–177.00	$158.36	$519	-2.31
363–380 fancy	374	18	175.00	$175.00	$654	—
350–395	376	39	152.00–172.00	$161.59	$608	+4.07
416 value added	416	4	165.00	$165.00	$686	—
405–445	427	65	150.00–170.00	$162.76	$695	+10.01
403–448 fancy	435	30	168.00–172.00	$168.49	$733	—
450–499	477	148	150.00–167.00	$158.41	$756	+3.87
482–495 fancy	493	26	166.00–167.00	$166.19	$819	—
500–545	517	65	150.00–169.00	$156.77	$811	+7.50
520 fancy	520	3	167.00	$167.00	$868	—
554 value added	554	5	167.00	$167.00	$925	—
555–592	571	92	140.00–162.00	$152.96	$873	+4.71
600–648	618	40	138.00–153.00	$144.72	$894	+6.99
615–627 fancy	620	8	150.00–154.00	$152.48	$945	—
621 value added	621	22	145.00	$145.00	$900	—
674 fancy	674	33	156.00	$156.00	$1,051	—
669–695	676	29	130.00–140.00	$136.23	$921	+2.89
705–748	720	20	128.00–138.00	$133.36	$960	+0.65
768–788	772	18	130.00–133.00	$132.32	$1,022	—
921	921	17	117.00	$117.00	$1,078	—
1009	1009	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	9	130.00–157.00	$139.81	$459	—
350–395	378	18	135.00–158.00	$146.58	$554	+2.15
400–448	429	38	130.00–150.00	$139.88	$600	+2.11
456–487	474	25	130.00–152.00	$140.63	$667	+0.23
500–545	522	77	125.00–145.00	$137.66	$719	-1.09
550–598	577	69	127.00–145.00	$136.46	$787	+2.60
615–645	634	18	122.00–137.00	$129.26	$820	-3.05
650–695	673	26	120.00–136.00	$128.41	$864	-5.59
728	728	3	115.00	$115.00	$837	—
764	764	9	134.50	$134.50	$1,028	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	170.00	$170.00	$672	-5.00
420–443	433	9	165.00–175.00	$169.42	$734	+6.70
468 fancy	468	3	185.00	$185.00	$866	—
450–495	474	6	155.00–175.00	$167.81	$795	+3.03
500–540	522	22	153.00–177.00	$160.88	$840	+4.24
550–595	577	29	139.00–187.00	$156.12	$901	+5.62
610–640	630	17	130.00–148.00	$137.59	$867	-7.25
655	655	3	132.00	$132.00	$865	-6.14
735	735	1	124.00	$124.00	$911	-14.00
840	840	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,050	+11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	140.00	$140.00	$627	—
500–540	521	14	120.00–152.00	$136.21	$710	-4.79
575–587	578	20	125.00–142.00	$137.55	$795	-5.14
640	640	3	122.00	$122.00	$781	—
854	854	4	105.00	$105.00	$897	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1780	1109	80-85%	32	57.00–74.00	$68.85	$764	—
945–1490	1227	80-85%	34	73.00–88.00	$78.97	$969	+0.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1020	843	85-90%	4	30.00–43.00	$36.94	$311	—
745–1145	919	85-90%	33	45.00–65.00	$55.77	$513	—
840–1300	997	85-90%	6	65.00–70.00	$67.56	$674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1475	1210	75-80%	3	70.00–73.00	$71.96	$871	—
1070–1935	1413	75-80%	29	75.00–90.00	$81.29	$1,149	+10.93
1630	1630	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,548	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1670	1433	19	89.00–102.50	$99.17	$1,421	—
1510–2095	1878	13	104.50–115.50	$109.24	$2,052	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–920	864	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	575.00–800.00	$674.27
855–900	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
950–980	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,000.00	$961.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1015–1320	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–950.00	$846.09
1025–1315	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,100.00	$1,010.56

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

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	950.00	$950.00	+50.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,100.00	$975.00	+75.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-75.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-125.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	13	110.00	$110.00	$350	—

↑ Back to top

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.