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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

2,849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.33/cwt +22.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 475 lb · 217 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.52/cwt +26.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 523 lb · 177 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $277.85/cwt +22.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 527 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,849 1,050 1,507
Feeder cattle 2,418 815 1,233
Slaughter cattle 407 205 222
Replacement cattle 24 30 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 7.00 to 22.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–299 295 11 260.00–285.00 $274.96 $811 +29.96
305–348 328 11 270.00–307.00 $284.10 $932 +34.10
355–398 375 32 250.00–297.00 $280.84 $1,053 +14.46
400–445 fancy 422 65 277.50–309.00 $294.10 $1,241 +11.60
400–440 426 15 232.50–290.00 $269.72 $1,149 +17.53
469 value added 469 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,407 —
452–496 483 39 250.00–275.00 $262.80 $1,269 +6.75
451–496 fancy 486 50 260.00–300.00 $275.38 $1,338 +2.88
500–530 fancy 511 68 262.50–300.00 $285.64 $1,460 +18.98
502–543 531 40 228.00–277.00 $262.00 $1,391 +12.50
545–548 value added 547 46 279.00–283.00 $280.13 $1,532 —
552 value added 552 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,546 —
552–572 fancy 563 31 257.50–260.00 $257.84 $1,452 —
554–597 569 84 226.00–285.00 $262.61 $1,494 +24.74
601–640 fancy 616 36 250.00–260.00 $255.18 $1,572 —
614–622 value added 618 23 250.00–255.00 $252.62 $1,561 —
611–645 626 30 220.00–255.00 $235.06 $1,471 +19.50
653 value added 653 28 250.00 $250.00 $1,632 —
650–660 fancy 654 31 227.00–255.00 $245.46 $1,605 —
660–683 678 35 204.00–229.00 $225.56 $1,529 +11.70
700–725 717 36 191.00–222.00 $217.61 $1,560 +27.34
712–740 fancy 724 12 219.00–228.00 $223.93 $1,621 —
716–741 value added 726 52 219.00–227.00 $223.62 $1,623 —
750–795 779 9 196.00–220.00 $201.82 $1,572 +17.72
811–814 value added 814 26 210.00–211.00 $210.15 $1,711 —
815 815 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,630 +19.00
875 875 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,706 —
888 value added 888 58 212.25 $212.25 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–432 416 13 222.50–250.00 $233.68 $972 +0.51
450–497 473 10 215.00–252.00 $241.28 $1,141 -3.60
510–547 537 17 200.00–231.00 $216.39 $1,162 +20.29
557–595 564 34 190.00–252.00 $234.57 $1,323 +20.16
675–695 685 10 196.00–225.00 $206.17 $1,412 —
817 817 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,389 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–298 273 11 235.00–260.00 $250.33 $683 +22.64
300–346 318 16 210.00–250.00 $230.75 $734 +12.45
320–333 fancy 326 7 260.00–297.00 $280.78 $915 —
351–382 fancy 366 20 247.50–280.00 $265.23 $971 —
355–390 370 13 219.00–258.00 $242.80 $898 +19.42
400–440 fancy 426 56 245.00–280.00 $264.39 $1,126 —
400–448 429 35 212.00–255.00 $231.01 $991 +8.12
450–492 fancy 468 80 237.50–280.00 $266.76 $1,248 +33.76
450–496 477 116 197.50–260.00 $230.74 $1,101 +7.33
492 value added 492 21 265.00 $265.00 $1,304 —
503–541 value added 518 35 239.00–262.00 $252.40 $1,307 —
500–549 fancy 521 79 227.00–254.00 $237.96 $1,240 +13.52
502–548 527 63 217.00–240.00 $228.69 $1,205 +22.32
565 565 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 +31.80
551–595 568 47 192.00–239.00 $218.76 $1,243 +15.56
570–571 fancy 571 13 233.00–235.00 $233.46 $1,333 +4.46
578 value added 578 36 252.00 $252.00 $1,457 —
610 value added 610 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,397 —
600–645 625 35 191.00–227.00 $218.36 $1,365 +33.75
605–634 fancy 627 36 208.00–222.00 $211.20 $1,324 —
655–695 683 25 180.00–235.00 $211.06 $1,442 +27.42
705–738 716 10 180.00–200.00 $191.03 $1,368 +4.15
757–785 776 6 180.00–185.00 $183.37 $1,423 —
812 value added 812 20 194.75 $194.75 $1,581 —
820–845 833 7 175.00–177.00 $175.84 $1,465 —
870 870 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,531 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 6 210.00–225.00 $217.86 $573 —
367–395 385 6 200.00–230.00 $211.23 $813 +6.42
406–447 425 16 200.00–206.00 $201.27 $855 +9.67
460–495 484 12 191.00–215.00 $207.21 $1,003 +17.53
515–540 526 17 180.00–195.00 $184.95 $973 -5.68
550–595 574 20 175.00–210.00 $191.34 $1,098 +7.16
600–628 620 9 171.00–195.00 $181.18 $1,123 +16.84
660 660 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
702 702 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,137 —
771 771 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,349 —
960 960 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 370 4 250.00–272.00 $266.72 $987 +24.17
400–425 412 8 227.00–265.00 $247.85 $1,021 +7.19
465–490 477 20 240.00–264.00 $251.86 $1,201 +19.79
481 fancy 481 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,239 —
505–540 525 21 201.00–239.00 $229.89 $1,207 +3.38
568–591 581 10 212.00–239.00 $221.75 $1,288 —
601–645 617 32 185.00–230.00 $208.14 $1,284 +16.35
688–695 692 7 175.00–181.00 $178.44 $1,235 -0.88
730 730 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 +24.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 409 7 190.00–224.00 $216.06 $884 +32.34
455–497 470 10 185.00–230.00 $212.72 $1,000 +6.70
595 595 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,351 +40.37
653 653 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,384 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1655 1147 80-85% 74 80.00–96.00 $90.35 $1,036 —
1105–1385 1245 80-85% 2 80.00–80.50 $80.28 $999 —
870–1625 1267 80-85% 68 95.00–115.00 $102.27 $1,296 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1735 1362 75-80% 9 88.00–94.00 $91.35 $1,244 —
1150–1625 1403 75-80% 28 95.00–119.00 $103.14 $1,447 +14.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–995 868 85-90% 3 65.00 $65.00 $564 +8.04
660–1150 966 85-90% 15 66.00–80.00 $75.45 $729 +7.46
845–1515 1098 85-90% 11 80.00–88.00 $83.93 $922 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1880 1402 9 100.00–111.00 $105.19 $1,475 —
1345–2545 1837 21 111.00–139.00 $127.38 $2,340 +6.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1055 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $974.76
1065–1255 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,300.00 $1,164.65
1065–1535 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 900.00–1,485.00 $1,127.62
1185–1320 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,180.50
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775–800 788 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,550.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.