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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

8,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.86/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 523 lb · 277 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.61/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 474 lb · 265 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.07/cwt -2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 621 lb · 265 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,195 7,545 11,321
Feeder cattle 6,350 5,183 8,999
Slaughter cattle 1,357 987 843
Replacement cattle 488 1,375 1,479

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 6 185.00–190.00 $188.24 $589 -1.23
363–378 374 11 179.00–185.00 $183.41 $686 +0.41
400–448 427 91 167.00–181.00 $176.58 $754 +0.72
450–496 476 64 167.00–178.00 $174.72 $832 -3.25
500–542 518 147 157.00–177.00 $169.73 $879 +5.79
535 thin fleshed 535 7 173.00 $173.00 $926 —
550–590 562 112 155.00–175.00 $164.04 $922 +1.57
600–648 621 265 144.00–159.00 $153.07 $951 -2.74
650–699 672 141 142.50–155.00 $150.73 $1,013 +5.65
700 fancy 700 74 148.75 $148.75 $1,041 —
708 708 19 150.00 $150.00 $1,062 +9.00
700–746 716 92 135.00–145.00 $140.28 $1,004 -0.72
750 750 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 —
800–836 823 61 123.00–132.00 $128.02 $1,054 -4.53
803–831 fancy 825 162 134.00–135.75 $135.41 $1,117 —
860–885 878 55 122.50–129.00 $126.36 $1,109 —
913–928 924 12 119.00–122.50 $121.64 $1,124 -4.12
964–994 988 68 121.00–122.50 $122.22 $1,208 —
1025 fancy 1025 53 123.00 $123.00 $1,261 —
1046 1046 13 103.50 $103.50 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 15 160.00–180.00 $173.97 $578 -6.03
359–385 372 22 166.00–177.00 $172.30 $641 -2.70
402–447 420 22 160.00–170.00 $164.51 $691 -2.78
450–498 482 113 150.00–173.00 $165.59 $798 -0.19
492 thin fleshed 492 8 165.50 $165.50 $814 —
500–547 521 115 140.00–167.00 $154.72 $806 -2.74
550–599 576 255 140.00–162.50 $154.30 $889 +1.02
601–649 633 185 129.00–148.00 $142.35 $901 -1.65
653–699 677 133 130.00–147.00 $141.69 $959 -0.98
700–748 730 73 125.00–134.00 $129.35 $944 +1.71
755–798 772 91 125.00–133.00 $131.63 $1,016 +0.21
802–845 836 12 122.00 $122.00 $1,020 -1.96
856 856 17 122.00 $122.00 $1,044 +0.50
992 992 9 87.00 $87.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 376 19 162.00–172.00 $167.65 $630 -0.45
400–447 433 22 136.00–160.00 $151.93 $658 -2.01
452–495 473 97 150.00–162.00 $156.40 $740 +6.99
501–548 529 36 130.00–150.00 $144.27 $763 +3.06
550–595 574 62 131.00–147.00 $142.02 $815 +1.29
600–640 620 4 125.00–128.00 $125.77 $780 -5.88
662–695 680 30 122.00–137.00 $131.45 $894 +2.57
705–745 720 3 119.00–124.00 $122.01 $878 -4.31
753–795 768 13 120.00–124.00 $122.06 $937 -5.03
872 872 3 111.00 $111.00 $968 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 341 10 162.00–165.00 $163.52 $558 +13.74
426–443 430 12 140.00–155.00 $149.95 $645 —
470–485 478 7 142.00–147.00 $144.71 $692 +4.34
560–581 569 20 132.00–138.00 $134.85 $767 +4.59
673 673 8 127.00 $127.00 $855 +5.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–491 486 13 172.00–177.00 $176.28 $857 —
555–590 584 11 147.00 $147.00 $858 —
710 710 18 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 4 113.00 $113.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–341 319 9 145.00–157.00 $150.90 $481 —
350–392 360 50 150.00–157.50 $153.03 $551 -1.16
367 fancy 367 9 165.00 $165.00 $606 —
400–446 433 58 138.00–152.00 $147.70 $640 +1.26
455–496 471 141 140.00–155.00 $146.68 $691 +4.01
504 fancy 504 4 145.00 $145.00 $731 -2.00
500–545 523 273 130.00–149.00 $139.78 $731 +0.97
550–598 573 193 130.00–145.00 $138.23 $792 +3.63
600–646 618 107 125.00–141.00 $134.27 $830 +0.58
650–698 676 158 124.00–137.00 $133.09 $900 -0.72
725 725 3 122.00–123.00 $122.67 $889 -10.89
800–842 828 118 119.50–123.00 $120.96 $1,002 +3.24
914–933 916 23 112.50–115.50 $115.10 $1,054 +0.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 330 9 142.00–147.50 $145.05 $479 +0.72
355–399 384 64 141.00–148.00 $144.69 $556 -1.76
403–445 425 121 132.50–144.00 $141.12 $600 +1.34
451–499 474 265 132.00–144.00 $141.61 $671 +2.86
500–548 537 65 120.00–135.00 $129.70 $696 -1.82
550–599 574 145 120.00–135.00 $129.85 $745 -1.04
601–647 623 169 115.00–131.50 $128.76 $802 +4.41
650–680 656 70 119.00–131.00 $129.11 $847 +4.83
708 unweaned 708 7 110.00 $110.00 $779 —
704–748 731 106 120.00–125.25 $123.66 $904 +0.57
750–775 756 23 112.00–122.50 $120.89 $914 —
805–840 819 40 107.50–118.00 $114.61 $939 -0.21
885 885 17 119.00 $119.00 $1,053 —
960–972 970 7 92.50–102.00 $93.84 $910 -4.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 8 133.00–140.00 $137.24 $449 -0.83
355–398 385 33 130.00–140.00 $135.78 $523 +0.78
400–445 432 20 120.00–135.00 $128.71 $556 -4.89
450–497 469 64 125.00–135.00 $131.55 $617 +0.96
525–540 532 9 122.00–126.00 $123.77 $658 +2.58
554–598 582 47 115.00–126.00 $123.71 $720 -0.07
605–640 625 13 105.00–123.00 $118.07 $738 -0.56
650–695 666 14 105.00–121.00 $114.81 $765 -7.20
700–734 728 22 105.00–117.50 $110.88 $807 —
880–895 890 3 101.00–102.00 $101.33 $902 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–441 431 7 122.00 $122.00 $526 —
612 612 3 105.00 $105.00 $643 -11.76
650–695 676 10 105.00–115.00 $111.49 $754 +1.04
730 730 7 94.00 $94.00 $686 —
778 778 7 100.00 $100.00 $778 —
818 818 5 91.00 $91.00 $744 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–530 514 11 141.00–142.00 $141.47 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 11 172.50 $172.50 $605 -1.78
454–498 469 12 161.00–172.00 $167.21 $784 +12.39
501–532 515 36 143.00–152.00 $148.18 $763 +1.06
550–585 567 20 136.00–149.00 $142.54 $808 +1.42
603–633 622 11 130.00–132.00 $131.30 $817 -0.91
673–683 676 6 123.00–129.50 $125.19 $846 +0.19
708–715 710 3 126.00–127.00 $126.34 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 155.00 $155.00 $498 —
400–435 415 19 150.00–153.00 $152.59 $633 +12.01
460–472 469 4 140.00–146.00 $141.47 $663 —
510–530 522 13 127.00–142.00 $136.33 $712 +5.49
556–585 574 15 135.00–140.00 $137.83 $791 +8.60
600–640 620 13 115.00–127.00 $122.59 $760 +2.92
670–677 676 9 120.00–123.00 $120.33 $813 -1.42
712–721 716 11 107.00–113.00 $109.75 $786 -7.65
750–790 768 4 110.00–117.00 $114.83 $882 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 155.00 $155.00 $547 —
490–494 494 22 135.00–142.00 $135.32 $668 —
550–580 570 31 132.00–135.00 $133.84 $763 +6.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–485 466 8 165.00–171.50 $170.65 $795 —
615 615 3 125.00–136.00 $132.33 $814 -11.04
650–663 659 3 131.00–136.00 $134.36 $885 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325–1700 1545 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,600.00–2,050.00 $1,748.34 —
1720 1720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1470 1139 80-85% 269 50.00–61.00 $55.23 $629 —
815–1545 1179 80-85% 290 60.00–68.00 $64.17 $757 +9.73
1045–1310 1201 80-85% 32 67.50–76.00 $71.58 $860 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–1380 875 85-90% 17 15.00–33.00 $24.78 $217 -14.27
695–1220 911 85-90% 50 35.00–45.50 $39.57 $360 —
745–1388 1006 85-90% 156 46.00–57.00 $51.67 $520 —
850–1255 1021 85-90% 77 56.00–66.00 $60.20 $615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1611 1312 75-80% 95 55.00–64.00 $60.77 $797 +2.41
1145–1855 1460 75-80% 105 62.00–69.00 $65.60 $958 —
1195–1860 1517 75-80% 43 67.50–74.00 $70.49 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2590 1452 22 70.00–86.00 $82.04 $1,191 —
1270–2420 1716 44 85.00–96.00 $90.87 $1,559 —
1640–2165 1886 31 95.00–107.00 $100.63 $1,898 +2.78
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825–1885 1855 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $2,050 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1020 979 (<2 yrs)Open 9 85.00–97.50 $94.03 $921
865–1175 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 67.50–94.00 $76.76 $798
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
746–970 813 (<2 yrs)Open 11 74.00–99.00 $89.58 $728
705–1030 894 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 60.00–88.00 $72.20 $645
805–1025 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 60.00–64.00 $63.10 $603
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1122–1235 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 64.00–86.00 $78.50 $913
1123–1245 1164 (<2 yrs)Open 3 88.50–96.00 $91.17 $1,061
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
763–865 819 (<2 yrs)Open 8 106.00–116.00 $113.04 $926
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1065 953 (<2 yrs)Open 3 101.50–106.00 $103.39 $985

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1290 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 785.00–1,060.00 $918.24
900–1365 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 825.00–1,150.00 $989.65
1100–1285 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 725.00–850.00 $787.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–1280 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 62.00–70.00 $63.80 $727
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 68.00 $68.00 $792
1058–1315 1201 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 55.00–67.00 $60.68 $729
1100–1625 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 54.00–67.00 $62.27 $806
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400–1545 1426 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 850.00–860.00 $857.42
1400–1500 1439 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 810.00–1,050.00 $911.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1365 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,250.00–1,285.00 $1,269.19
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1050 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 675.00–875.00 $769.14
980–1000 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $699.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1060–1280 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 700.00–850.00 $803.43
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–970 935 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 60.00–63.00 $61.44 $574
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 57.00–65.00 $61.00 $650
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1440–1470 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 64.00–65.00 $64.66 $938

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–710 705 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–685.00 $642.80
650–850 738 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 575.00–825.00 $667.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 875.00 $875.00 -135.00
1150–1175 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,318.75 +204.85
1075–1300 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 78 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,362.82 +248.92
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -157.63
1115–1250 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 850.00–900.00 $884.38 -352.65
1170–1285 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00 -212.03
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,466.67 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–985 862 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 825.00–950.00 $866.67 —
950–1000 967 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 850.00 $850.00 -400.00
825–1050 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,050.00 $990.00 -260.00
850–1045 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 925.00–1,200.00 $1,108.33 -141.67
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,010.00 $1,010.00 -75.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 -485.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685–950 812 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 550.00–600.00 $583.33 -341.67
815 815 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 -275.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00 $850.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.