Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.51/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 525 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.82/cwt -10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 474 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.50/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,105	2,795	758
Feeder cattle	820	2,510	648
Slaughter cattle	210	264	89
Replacement cattle	75	21	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	5	170.50–179.00	$175.66	$495	-2.80
305–340	329	11	187.00–211.00	$199.80	$657	+14.62
357–385	372	15	181.00–205.00	$191.02	$711	-2.18
363–382 fancy	374	5	208.00–215.00	$210.71	$788	+5.71
405–440	423	13	180.00–199.00	$186.80	$790	-6.33
432	432	3	152.50	$152.50	$659	-40.63
450–490	468	22	177.00–190.00	$182.29	$853	-5.89
501–545	527	27	154.00–187.00	$172.87	$911	-13.71
577–599	583	15	164.50–170.00	$167.17	$975	-13.67
585	585	7	160.00	$160.00	$936	-20.84
602–615	604	11	143.00–161.00	$153.54	$927	-15.28
605 fancy	605	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	+1.82
690–696	696	20	150.50–155.00	$150.72	$1,049	-10.45
723–736	730	7	143.00–148.00	$145.88	$1,065	-5.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–338	321	9	155.00–175.00	$165.57	$531	—
398	398	3	161.00	$161.00	$641	+11.00
425–445	435	8	155.00–170.00	$159.48	$694	-1.40
460–490	472	8	140.00–168.00	$155.55	$734	-8.78
500–532	525	32	140.00–160.50	$154.50	$811	-5.51
552–585	573	13	138.00–162.00	$151.53	$868	-11.31
670	670	3	140.00	$140.00	$938	-3.65
700	700	3	130.00	$130.00	$910	-1.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	6	148.00–157.00	$152.70	$432	-5.91
310–345	330	12	151.00–177.00	$165.95	$548	+7.59
355–395	375	23	155.00–171.00	$161.95	$607	+0.36
400–445	424	30	145.00–165.00	$156.93	$665	-5.83
453–495	474	33	135.00–158.00	$148.82	$705	-9.59
500–545	517	27	139.00–164.00	$151.07	$781	-5.70
544 fancy	544	12	159.00	$159.00	$865	-8.00
558–595	576	12	140.00–154.00	$147.83	$852	-5.13
585 fancy	585	11	159.50	$159.50	$933	—
620–635	628	21	134.00–148.00	$144.32	$906	-0.40
670–682	679	4	135.50–139.00	$136.36	$926	+0.13
708	708	4	136.00	$136.00	$963	+2.64
829	829	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	140.00–155.00	$147.33	$476	+7.52
376–380	377	9	145.00–150.00	$148.33	$559	+1.75
400–425	412	9	130.00–150.00	$141.19	$582	+1.31
455–495	483	9	131.00–142.00	$135.76	$656	-4.87
505–530	516	5	122.00–140.00	$132.28	$683	-5.38
564–590	571	22	125.00–137.00	$132.74	$758	-3.72
608–645	628	9	128.00–134.00	$130.20	$818	+0.94
670	670	3	135.50	$135.50	$908	+7.09
745	745	3	120.00	$120.00	$894	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	168.50	$168.50	$590	—
413 fancy	413	3	186.00	$186.00	$768	—
410–445	429	19	152.00–185.00	$167.22	$717	-2.20
450–498	474	19	147.00–168.00	$156.50	$742	-11.31
502–540	517	22	145.00–154.00	$149.17	$771	-11.71
552–595	567	10	140.00–155.00	$147.30	$835	-8.82
615–640	628	6	120.00–143.00	$129.48	$813	-8.11
650–695	670	20	125.00–143.00	$131.35	$880	-0.65
705	705	3	125.00	$125.00	$881	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–495	479	6	140.50–145.50	$142.91	$685	—
510–535	521	7	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$716	+1.27
555–585	570	9	136.00–144.00	$139.83	$797	+2.28
728	728	3	116.00	$116.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$754	-1.85
780–1550	1139	80-85%	26	70.00–77.00	$73.02	$832	+4.17
780–1700	1201	80-85%	48	75.00–88.00	$79.48	$955	+0.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1925	1426	75-80%	33	75.00–90.00	$81.18	$1,158	-0.11
1525	1525	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,068	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$340	+4.06
835–1420	1045	85-90%	18	55.00–67.00	$61.38	$641	—
955–1230	1129	85-90%	5	70.00–79.00	$73.28	$827	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1550	1321	9	80.00–101.00	$91.61	$1,210	—
1505–2090	1811	11	108.00–118.50	$113.25	$2,051	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
1090–1115	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	850.00–875.00	$862.36
1015–1395	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	850.00–1,175.00	$1,045.71
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1230–1380	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,064.06

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–935	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$867.88

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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	8	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00	+50.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+450.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+50.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,365.00	+415.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+325.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+425.00
1000–1200	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,272.73	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.