Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

1,802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.66/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 528 lb · 57 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.12/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 635 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.46/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 563 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,802	12,020	1,966
Feeder cattle	1,000	10,852	735
Slaughter cattle	692	1,020	1,000
Replacement cattle	110	148	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	362	7	365.00–377.00	$373.90	$1,354	+7.06
407–440	412	14	337.00–347.50	$341.38	$1,406	+0.27
455–477	470	13	326.00–332.50	$328.53	$1,544	-11.24
518–532 value added	523	9	305.00–317.50	$313.26	$1,638	—
505–549	542	33	313.00–314.00	$313.18	$1,697	-5.14
553–589	573	29	300.00–319.00	$310.18	$1,777	-6.21
628–633 unweaned	630	12	285.50–297.00	$289.35	$1,823	—
603–649	637	43	295.00–303.50	$298.01	$1,898	+10.42
651–660	654	13	280.00–291.00	$287.76	$1,882	+10.62
790–798	797	34	252.75–260.00	$253.60	$2,021	+1.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	372	7	332.50–355.00	$340.02	$1,265	+10.58
405–440	414	16	320.00–337.00	$330.82	$1,370	+14.76
468–495	483	12	310.00–325.00	$316.82	$1,530	+6.63
500–545	521	32	289.00–311.00	$304.23	$1,585	+4.86
577 unweaned	577	6	280.50	$280.50	$1,618	—
555–598	579	28	281.00–302.00	$294.35	$1,704	+8.34
605–648	620	26	269.00–290.50	$283.31	$1,757	+21.20
660–695	677	12	265.00–270.00	$269.34	$1,823	+5.40
704–730	713	19	245.00–258.00	$251.00	$1,790	+10.85
755–780	772	6	241.00–246.00	$244.99	$1,891	+5.16
805–829	826	7	230.00–242.00	$231.67	$1,914	-3.12
860–893	879	6	204.00–225.00	$211.18	$1,856	-18.12
910–928	926	10	205.00–222.00	$220.33	$2,040	+7.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	305.00	$305.00	$915	—
375–389	383	8	280.00–315.00	$296.59	$1,136	-7.13
425–440	433	4	284.00–315.00	$305.05	$1,321	-8.96
450	450	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	+28.70
505–545	523	5	270.00–290.00	$278.62	$1,457	+14.64
605–623	617	3	230.00–240.00	$236.73	$1,461	+4.38
685–695	690	3	240.00–250.00	$246.31	$1,700	+6.31

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,949	—
1018	1018	9	207.00	$207.00	$2,107	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–375	365	9	300.00–310.00	$303.26	$1,107	-2.34
415–440	430	3	290.00–296.00	$294.07	$1,265	+12.48
453–495	474	33	270.00–287.00	$279.51	$1,325	+2.49
510 value added	510	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	—
505–548	529	54	255.00–276.50	$269.09	$1,423	+9.08
550–595	563	48	250.00–268.00	$258.46	$1,455	+1.11
615–638	629	13	250.00	$250.00	$1,572	+13.52
660–698	678	5	234.50–250.00	$240.70	$1,632	+9.73
745–747	747	4	215.00–229.00	$225.51	$1,685	+4.77
765–768	767	4	216.00–225.00	$220.51	$1,691	-1.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	326	18	332.50–360.00	$344.24	$1,122	-1.28
388 value added	388	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,288	—
370–398	390	4	325.00–342.50	$334.25	$1,304	-9.52
400–423	417	11	314.00–321.00	$318.30	$1,327	+4.00
461–474	465	13	291.00–307.00	$302.01	$1,404	-8.48
500–525	508	31	276.00–287.00	$282.41	$1,435	-7.09
565–578	576	25	270.00–274.00	$270.39	$1,557	-12.25
600 unweaned	600	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,524	—
610–633	616	14	254.00–262.00	$260.69	$1,606	+6.12
655–673	665	7	252.50–255.00	$253.55	$1,686	+5.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,094	—
433–436	436	14	275.00–280.00	$279.29	$1,218	+8.45
475–485	480	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	+4.86
540–543	542	5	240.00–246.00	$242.80	$1,316	+2.80
550–590	560	4	241.00–249.00	$243.11	$1,361	+12.26
610	610	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,156	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	+11.10
405–447	436	7	312.00–334.00	$316.05	$1,378	-11.64
450–490	470	8	308.00–330.00	$313.46	$1,473	+18.31
519–538	527	7	285.00–296.00	$291.92	$1,538	+4.22
560–573	567	11	274.00–287.00	$281.42	$1,596	+9.71
625	625	2	284.00	$284.00	$1,775	+25.60
655–690	662	5	250.00–256.00	$254.75	$1,686	+7.03
705–740	714	9	236.00–250.00	$245.28	$1,751	—
875–895	888	3	194.00–197.00	$194.98	$1,731	-5.52
988	988	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	6	314.00	$314.00	$1,570	+14.75
610	610	7	294.00	$294.00	$1,793	+22.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1325	1191	80-85%	91	134.00–151.00	$138.08	$1,645	+6.69
1055–1380	1202	80-85%	5	114.00–120.00	$116.78	$1,404	-20.85
1025–1335	1218	80-85%	106	120.00–135.00	$130.86	$1,594	-6.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1840	1439	75-80%	71	124.00–137.00	$133.56	$1,922	+14.71
1335–1820	1495	75-80%	43	136.00–151.00	$142.34	$2,128	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1099	997	85-90%	15	97.50–111.00	$107.47	$1,071	—
765–1215	1014	85-90%	45	126.00–136.00	$129.75	$1,316	+8.22
840–1195	1065	85-90%	48	114.00–125.00	$119.50	$1,273	—
955–1215	1075	85-90%	3	77.50–92.50	$85.81	$922	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	65-75%	1	156.50	$156.50	$2,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,828	—
1365–2090	1683	10	135.00–153.00	$147.77	$2,487	-13.30
1280–2395	1705	47	154.50–173.00	$161.70	$2,757	—
1380–2285	1839	28	174.00–200.00	$182.38	$3,354	+1.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913–1217	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	142.50–159.00	$149.11	$1,522

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
872–1035	934	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	184.00–208.00	$196.53	$1,836

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,263

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,479

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,760.00	$1,760.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,966.67
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1075–1186	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,850.00–2,275.00	$2,044.27

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
912	912	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,715.00	$1,715.00
937	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,790.00	$1,790.00

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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
1085–1160	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,650.00–3,000.00	$2,900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,194	-28.00
1088	1088	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,937	—

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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.