Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

8,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.79/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 620 lb · 532 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.77/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 578 lb · 428 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.50/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 828 lb · 417 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,179	8,195	2,170
Feeder cattle	7,094	6,350	1,640
Slaughter cattle	776	1,357	419
Replacement cattle	309	488	111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher with several high dressing bulls up to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–332	313	12	195.00–210.00	$201.58	$631	+13.34
350–396	377	55	183.50–199.00	$190.44	$718	+7.03
419–445	430	40	172.00–192.50	$184.00	$791	+7.42
463–497	480	34	172.50–178.00	$175.37	$842	+0.65
502 fancy	502	24	188.50	$188.50	$946	—
500–545	519	250	156.00–179.00	$170.03	$882	+0.30
518–540 thin fleshed	522	37	180.00–184.00	$180.81	$944	+7.81
550–599	571	193	158.00–175.00	$168.86	$964	+4.82
591 fancy	591	46	176.00	$176.00	$1,040	—
600–648	619	420	144.50–167.00	$159.79	$989	+6.72
607–631 fancy	625	112	163.00–165.00	$164.52	$1,028	—
653–685	667	119	145.00–157.00	$151.61	$1,011	+0.88
700 thin fleshed	700	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	—
702–743	724	109	136.00–146.00	$141.17	$1,022	+0.89
752–770	754	68	138.00–140.00	$139.37	$1,051	+4.37
800–846	828	417	124.00–138.00	$133.50	$1,105	+5.48
855–897	893	122	127.00–131.00	$130.61	$1,166	+4.25
914–946	926	143	120.00–132.50	$128.57	$1,191	+6.93
966–990	981	14	123.00–124.00	$123.35	$1,210	+1.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	19	177.00–185.00	$180.15	$596	+6.18
355–399	381	42	165.00–182.50	$177.61	$677	+5.31
405–446	425	64	156.00–181.00	$170.92	$726	+6.41
450–495	472	185	152.00–175.00	$170.28	$804	+4.69
500–541	525	135	140.00–165.00	$156.57	$822	+1.85
552–597	576	159	140.00–165.00	$158.64	$914	+4.34
600–649	631	144	130.00–149.00	$143.81	$907	+1.46
650–695	669	193	130.00–149.00	$144.89	$969	+3.20
700–747	722	19	125.00–136.50	$132.51	$957	+3.16
750–798	786	88	125.00–135.00	$132.76	$1,043	+1.13
851	851	9	121.00	$121.00	$1,030	-1.00
903	903	10	121.00	$121.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	365	7	162.00–170.00	$167.65	$612	±0.00
400–448	432	19	139.00–160.00	$152.28	$658	+0.35
455–495	476	26	136.00–157.00	$150.26	$715	-6.14
515–546	535	15	135.00–150.00	$143.94	$770	-0.33
550–596	581	16	134.00–145.00	$138.75	$806	-3.27
617–649	634	14	135.00	$135.00	$856	+9.23
662–690	667	10	130.00–137.00	$133.89	$893	+2.44
705–720	710	3	121.00–124.00	$122.01	$866	±0.00
773	773	5	124.50	$124.50	$962	+2.44
860–880	872	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$1,000	+3.67

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	5	171.00	$171.00	$853	-5.28
602–628	615	20	123.00–143.00	$136.66	$840	—
752	752	3	121.00	$121.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	340	31	153.00–165.00	$158.85	$540	+7.95
350–388	359	45	150.00–165.00	$157.52	$565	+4.49
400–449	430	110	141.00–163.00	$152.47	$656	+4.77
450–496	471	317	140.00–159.00	$152.31	$717	+5.63
500–545	525	252	134.00–153.50	$143.86	$755	+4.08
550–595	577	396	133.00–145.00	$140.19	$809	+1.96
591 fancy	591	32	148.00	$148.00	$875	—
600–644	619	148	127.00–144.00	$134.68	$834	+0.41
663–689	676	35	125.50–133.00	$131.03	$886	-2.06
700–748	731	198	126.00–134.00	$128.75	$941	+6.08
753–783	764	121	124.50–133.00	$128.34	$981	—
800–831	809	36	120.00–123.50	$122.12	$988	+1.16
887	887	55	123.00	$123.00	$1,091	—
907	907	65	121.00	$121.00	$1,097	+5.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	326	14	140.00–150.00	$143.09	$466	-1.96
360–397	384	41	140.00–152.00	$145.61	$559	+0.92
401–449	424	59	134.00–147.00	$141.37	$599	+0.25
450–493	474	151	132.00–147.00	$140.94	$668	-0.67
513–549	532	38	129.00–142.00	$133.05	$708	+3.35
550–599	579	152	120.00–136.00	$132.24	$766	+2.39
605–645	627	60	115.00–133.00	$128.28	$804	-0.48
660–699	678	156	115.00–131.00	$127.98	$868	-1.13
705–722	709	10	117.00–124.00	$122.40	$868	-1.26
755–795	786	40	114.00–122.00	$121.32	$954	+0.43
800–845	822	9	114.00–118.00	$116.21	$955	+1.60
850–865	854	6	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$993	-2.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–310	305	3	131.00–132.00	$131.66	$402	-5.58
385–399	395	19	132.00–137.00	$134.80	$532	-0.98
410–449	438	33	125.00–135.00	$130.47	$571	+1.76
452–495	476	22	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$619	-1.61
516–535	529	11	125.00–126.00	$125.91	$666	+2.14
608–635	622	17	110.00–125.00	$120.52	$750	+2.45
650–695	676	33	108.00–124.00	$121.16	$819	+6.35
793	793	5	105.00	$105.00	$833	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	150.00	$150.00	$568	—
417–434	426	10	131.00–144.00	$137.37	$585	—
474	474	15	143.00	$143.00	$678	—
557–591	567	13	132.00–133.00	$132.68	$752	—
603–610	605	29	125.00–136.00	$131.47	$795	—
700–720	714	7	118.00–125.00	$123.74	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	7	150.00	$150.00	$620	-2.59
450–475	463	3	134.00–148.00	$141.70	$656	+0.23
503–544	532	37	130.00–149.00	$141.44	$752	+5.11
655–686	683	24	125.00–126.00	$125.92	$860	+5.59
706–741	724	6	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$840	+6.27
770–775	773	3	109.00–115.00	$112.00	$866	-2.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	424	12	160.00–171.00	$167.70	$711	—
450–495	469	4	155.00–161.00	$158.94	$745	-8.27
513–540	525	9	138.00–150.00	$144.54	$759	-3.64
550–588	578	8	128.00–149.00	$142.42	$823	-0.12
630–645	637	23	123.00–142.00	$134.14	$854	+2.84
662	662	3	136.00	$136.00	$900	+10.81

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	11	137.00	$137.00	$658	+1.68
500–522	517	14	135.00–137.00	$135.41	$700	—
561–565	564	11	123.00–132.00	$129.56	$731	-4.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 thin fleshed	468	6	171.00	$171.00	$800	—
560–590	575	4	149.00	$149.00	$857	—
605–628	620	3	141.00–147.00	$145.05	$899	+12.72

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609–620	612	8	122.00–124.00	$123.50	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1420	1118	80-85%	49	54.00–64.00	$59.49	$665	+4.26
895–1504	1189	80-85%	173	63.00–71.50	$67.39	$801	+3.22
1020–1625	1197	80-85%	65	70.00–80.00	$74.52	$892	+10.35
1260–1390	1325	80-85%	2	83.00–88.00	$85.62	$1,134	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1650	1381	75-80%	17	57.00–68.50	$63.65	$879	—
1180–1735	1407	75-80%	78	64.50–72.00	$68.30	$961	—
1115–1778	1485	75-80%	86	70.00–79.00	$74.55	$1,107	+8.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–1150	907	85-90%	19	36.00–48.00	$41.47	$376	+1.90
675–1380	923	85-90%	6	16.00–35.00	$29.00	$268	-10.57
720–1360	993	85-90%	68	49.00–59.50	$54.48	$541	—
845–1262	1086	85-90%	62	58.00–70.50	$65.20	$708	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2115	1520	17	65.50–89.00	$81.79	$1,243	—
1290–2070	1619	24	86.50–99.00	$92.79	$1,502	—
1295–2320	1806	37	97.00–117.00	$106.99	$1,932	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2035	2035	1	109.50	$109.50	$2,228	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
712–855	769	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–100.00	$89.17	$686
675–915	829	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	62.00–93.00	$76.64	$635
740–1025	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	58.00–73.00	$62.94	$570

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1080	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	74.00–95.00	$82.91	$832
915–1123	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	62.50–84.50	$72.18	$743
1108	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	73.00	$73.00	$809

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1240	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	70.00–77.50	$74.19	$870
1220	1220	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,074

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1305	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	800.00–950.00	$872.90
973–1385	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	850.00–1,150.00	$992.40
1055–1318	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	700.00–925.00	$860.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1340	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	66.00–76.00	$70.52	$860
1113–1320	1256	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	62.00–73.00	$69.25	$870

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–900	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	610.00–850.00	$760.98
700–1060	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	600.00–875.00	$725.06

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1405–1505	1423	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,050.00	$1,020.21

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	57.50	$57.50	$569
1025–1030	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	70.00–73.00	$71.50	$735

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–835	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–435.00	$370.45
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1343	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1300	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	785.00–850.00	$823.02

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1090–1355	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,245.00	+360.62
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1000	856	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,125.00	$975.00	+108.33
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	85.00	$85.00	$294	—
405–449	427	8	101.00–121.00	$110.48	$472	—
454–493	474	10	100.00–108.00	$104.16	$494	—
536–544	542	19	100.00–144.00	$134.84	$731	—
554–598	571	18	96.50–110.00	$102.90	$588	—
660	660	15	89.50	$89.50	$591	—
711	711	17	92.50	$92.50	$658	—
1042–1044	1043	14	88.50–93.25	$91.55	$955	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	7	97.50	$97.50	$478	—
558	558	9	85.00	$85.00	$474	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+125.00

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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.