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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

2,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.58/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 524 lb · 209 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.09/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 617 lb · 119 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.73/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 574 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,133 1,248 2,795
Feeder cattle 1,922 1,026 2,510
Slaughter cattle 192 202 264
Replacement cattle 19 20 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steers 10.00 to 14.00 higher, rest of the steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and bulls 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
305–335 323 14 252.00–270.00 $265.60 $858 -5.73
333 fancy 333 10 287.00 $287.00 $956 —
350–390 375 15 247.50–270.00 $263.44 $988 -1.33
400–442 424 22 240.00–270.00 $263.37 $1,117 +0.88
415–447 fancy 425 35 270.00–292.00 $286.01 $1,216 -8.99
470–471 fancy 470 36 276.00–280.00 $277.56 $1,305 +7.56
458–492 475 78 243.00–280.00 $269.92 $1,282 +14.70
506 value added 506 21 262.50 $262.50 $1,328 -7.02
500–542 520 118 237.50–262.00 $253.07 $1,316 +7.48
511–549 fancy 535 70 263.00–280.00 $269.67 $1,443 +3.10
550–581 565 52 234.00–262.00 $253.49 $1,432 +15.65
552–581 fancy 566 33 265.00–268.00 $266.84 $1,510 —
601 value added 601 23 250.00 $250.00 $1,502 +8.00
602–633 618 12 202.00–220.00 $213.34 $1,318 +7.83
600–641 fancy 621 84 223.00–255.00 $238.36 $1,480 —
650–692 683 38 196.00–227.00 $209.21 $1,429 +9.64
714–725 value added 715 40 204.00 $204.00 $1,459 +4.88
708–726 fancy 717 33 208.00–209.50 $208.53 $1,495 —
709–725 718 13 190.00–206.00 $201.12 $1,444 +18.12
755–756 756 4 180.00–199.00 $184.75 $1,397 —
760 value added 760 18 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 —
822 822 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,603 —
880 880 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,584 -5.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 9 239.00 $239.00 $674 —
312–348 338 9 210.00–235.00 $227.10 $768 +5.85
354–396 369 9 235.00–255.00 $244.81 $903 +3.98
400–437 428 16 194.00–245.00 $221.81 $949 -4.90
450–497 470 17 225.00–240.00 $232.01 $1,090 +21.37
500–547 523 16 219.00–235.00 $225.42 $1,179 +20.56
552–595 570 42 191.00–230.00 $219.26 $1,250 +26.12
680–695 689 12 177.00–190.00 $183.17 $1,262 +10.08
705–727 722 7 175.00–180.00 $179.30 $1,295 —
760–775 764 4 170.00–185.00 $181.19 $1,384 —
815 815 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–347 327 29 223.00–240.00 $230.35 $753 -4.04
355–397 372 20 217.50–237.00 $230.70 $858 +2.35
398 fancy 398 5 243.00 $243.00 $967 —
400–405 fancy 403 14 235.00–241.00 $239.07 $963 -3.88
402–448 429 71 216.00–238.50 $228.85 $982 +7.62
450–497 476 78 190.00–232.00 $220.66 $1,050 +5.43
495 value added 495 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,124 —
500–541 fancy 517 45 220.00–225.00 $222.00 $1,148 —
500–548 530 51 185.00–215.00 $201.11 $1,066 +7.71
560–567 fancy 565 23 218.00–220.00 $218.65 $1,235 —
551–598 576 93 185.00–215.00 $196.30 $1,131 +1.99
600–645 621 32 178.00–200.00 $189.42 $1,176 -4.35
652–695 674 17 170.00–194.00 $183.60 $1,237 -0.68
700–725 711 13 174.00–188.00 $184.28 $1,310 +12.28
768–785 781 12 174.00–175.00 $174.75 $1,365 —
837 837 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,465 —
908 908 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 225.00 $225.00 $574 —
310–335 326 14 172.00–210.00 $197.75 $645 -0.93
360–392 377 13 185.00–219.00 $202.19 $762 +15.74
400–441 414 37 175.00–215.00 $197.41 $817 +1.46
450–495 469 25 155.00–215.00 $199.88 $937 +6.40
500–533 518 15 170.00–185.00 $178.96 $927 -3.69
570–585 578 9 180.00–218.00 $198.12 $1,145 +21.87
600–647 632 5 165.00–185.00 $170.02 $1,075 +0.08
675–680 678 7 174.00–187.00 $180.16 $1,221 +15.18
775–795 780 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,287 +25.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 3 165.00 $165.00 $936 —
742 742 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 368 5 235.00–250.00 $244.86 $901 +20.16
412–425 418 7 222.00–227.00 $224.82 $940 -18.83
450–498 485 12 210.00–240.00 $234.69 $1,138 -0.49
502–545 515 14 182.00–230.00 $211.41 $1,089 -16.78
555–595 565 7 200.00–210.00 $204.29 $1,154 +0.21
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 -10.49
654–698 663 5 174.00–195.00 $190.58 $1,264 +13.68
705–715 710 6 150.00–167.00 $158.56 $1,126 -27.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 200.00 $200.00 $710 +5.08
400–435 422 5 183.00–199.00 $193.27 $816 -12.45
475 475 3 180.00 $180.00 $855 -19.41
502–545 516 11 180.00–200.00 $188.08 $970 -6.92
580–585 583 3 175.00–176.00 $175.33 $1,022 -11.67
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 190.00 $190.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1520 1088 80-85% 32 80.00–90.00 $86.61 $942 —
905–1460 1243 80-85% 32 91.00–97.50 $92.70 $1,152 +2.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1070 893 85-90% 8 50.00–60.00 $57.14 $510 —
825–1450 1015 85-90% 12 62.50–76.00 $70.41 $715 —
900–1555 1176 85-90% 9 77.00–84.50 $81.48 $958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1835 1356 75-80% 11 81.00–91.00 $87.82 $1,191 —
1130–1685 1448 75-80% 13 91.00–100.00 $95.10 $1,377 +2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1990 1616 7 95.00–108.00 $103.85 $1,678 —
1610–2170 1844 16 107.00–127.00 $118.63 $2,188 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
995–1080 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,341.34
1060–1205 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,000.00 $952.68
1445 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–925 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–1,150.00 $981.73
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,800.00 $1,500.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1150–1400 1288 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.