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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

1,727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.30/cwt +10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 521 lb · 129 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $292.38/cwt +12.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 625 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.72/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 520 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,727 1,341 2,133
Feeder cattle 1,484 1,076 1,922
Slaughter cattle 194 231 192
Replacement cattle 49 34 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 4.00 higher, with 600-700 lbs. up to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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
290 290 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,050 +1.80
300–348 321 14 347.00–385.00 $362.62 $1,164 +0.30
350–390 371 14 347.00–382.00 $365.23 $1,355 +7.16
403–448 fancy 428 19 360.00–370.00 $362.93 $1,553 +4.46
400–448 433 28 325.00–355.00 $341.32 $1,478 +11.91
450–498 476 99 300.00–350.00 $336.68 $1,603 +10.98
500–543 fancy 521 74 327.50–348.00 $340.95 $1,776 +15.16
500–548 522 55 300.00–325.00 $315.96 $1,649 +3.64
552–567 fancy 564 18 327.00–337.50 $333.74 $1,882 —
552–596 569 71 290.00–321.00 $310.28 $1,765 +2.31
606–638 fancy 619 46 305.00–310.00 $307.58 $1,904 +8.36
600–646 630 57 260.00–306.00 $280.12 $1,765 +6.77
652–689 671 18 268.00–281.00 $274.11 $1,839 +20.49
705–745 725 2 222.00–230.00 $226.11 $1,639 -16.94
755–773 762 12 228.00–237.00 $231.07 $1,761 -2.45
805 805 4 218.00–228.00 $225.50 $1,815 -2.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 336 12 275.00–347.00 $327.61 $1,101 +20.11
357–390 374 8 300.00–327.00 $312.72 $1,170 -18.67
400–445 428 11 300.00–320.00 $309.73 $1,326 +22.11
455–482 468 19 254.00–322.00 $304.57 $1,425 +6.84
507–535 519 12 271.00–290.00 $279.43 $1,450 +3.93
555–586 578 15 252.00–285.00 $271.51 $1,569 +12.24
600–641 622 22 227.00–261.00 $249.09 $1,549 -4.91
650–695 671 14 220.00–250.00 $241.45 $1,620 —
910 910 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 15 302.50–332.00 $319.11 $1,043 -11.02
355–390 376 20 320.00–337.00 $328.14 $1,234 +10.88
400–447 426 68 280.00–330.00 $302.46 $1,288 +0.61
450–457 fancy 454 6 327.50–330.00 $328.76 $1,493 +13.76
450–498 480 72 260.00–301.00 $281.08 $1,349 -4.26
503–522 fancy 513 38 291.00–325.00 $299.10 $1,534 -25.90
500–549 525 63 260.00–287.00 $274.44 $1,441 -1.20
555–598 570 74 245.00–287.00 $275.56 $1,571 +18.00
582 582 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,432 +6.00
605 fancy 605 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
604–645 620 49 235.00–262.00 $252.35 $1,565 +10.56
660–690 673 16 219.00–241.00 $232.00 $1,561 -4.59
700–716 707 7 215.00–227.00 $221.62 $1,567 -6.80
768 768 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 272.50–288.00 $279.82 $890 -23.29
358–397 381 37 264.00–310.00 $288.71 $1,100 -1.62
400–440 414 12 230.00–265.00 $252.87 $1,047 -20.40
455–490 474 21 252.00–285.00 $269.10 $1,276 +0.09
500–545 519 12 220.00–250.00 $239.20 $1,241 -3.47
555–575 564 8 234.00–262.00 $246.21 $1,389 +2.95
600–637 620 11 215.00–240.00 $227.84 $1,413 +2.22
670–690 680 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,411 -8.82
748 748 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,309 —
855 855 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 419 7 275.00–352.50 $318.62 $1,335 -18.07
460–480 472 16 287.50–327.50 $313.23 $1,478 +8.70
505–545 516 13 265.00–315.00 $296.86 $1,532 +14.70
550–594 572 26 250.00–305.00 $275.96 $1,578 -0.91
618 618 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,533 —
680 680 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,510 —
710–747 739 5 214.00–230.00 $224.09 $1,656 +9.09
835 835 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 510 2 252.00–257.00 $254.52 $1,298 —
622 622 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,518 —
690 690 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,374 —
1030–1740 1214 80-85% 13 106.00–119.00 $114.28 $1,387 -9.91
960–1890 1262 80-85% 39 120.00–134.00 $126.65 $1,598 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1215 982 85-90% 9 80.00–100.00 $91.32 $897 -1.26
845–1230 988 85-90% 15 104.50–121.00 $113.24 $1,119 +20.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1635 1466 75-80% 10 127.00–144.00 $135.78 $1,991 +9.32
1580 1580 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1800 1598 3 120.00–140.00 $130.41 $2,084 —
1440–2095 1775 13 140.00–174.00 $156.82 $2,784 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1445 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,200.00–2,125.00 $1,703.10
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1180–1370 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,925.00 $1,817.25
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
850–930 877 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,575.00 $1,353.99
890–960 916 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,274.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–880 773 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,081.96
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
925–930 928 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–2,000.00 $1,749.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1090 1026 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,750.00–2,100.00 $2,007.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1150 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,000.00–2,325.00 $2,090.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1325–1400 1356 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,200.00–2,700.00 $2,462.50 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
700–950 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,562.50 -212.50

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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.