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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

4,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.47/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 519 lb · 208 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.77/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 579 lb · 186 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.94/cwt +13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 724 lb · 162 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,787 4,302 4,305
Feeder cattle 3,897 3,381 3,567
Slaughter cattle 756 743 625
Replacement cattle 134 178 113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher, with spots up to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 188.00 $188.00 $630 —
351 351 14 189.75 $189.75 $666 +6.36
428 428 3 165.00 $165.00 $706 -11.47
408–449 430 89 164.00–181.25 $176.88 $761 +0.41
452–498 478 90 162.00–180.00 $169.09 $808 +0.60
498 unweaned 498 3 161.00 $161.00 $802 —
502–545 517 171 161.00–175.50 $170.27 $880 +7.40
507–529 unweaned 517 23 146.50–161.50 $152.24 $787 -4.16
541–545 542 14 154.00–160.00 $158.28 $858 -4.59
557–597 577 161 151.00–166.00 $159.08 $918 +4.99
576–598 unweaned 589 25 149.00–149.50 $149.34 $880 +2.34
601–643 610 98 145.85–163.00 $151.70 $925 +5.43
622–646 unweaned 626 45 137.00–143.50 $142.46 $892 +0.46
655–695 674 94 137.50–150.25 $144.41 $973 +4.37
685 685 20 133.75 $133.75 $916 +1.25
699 unweaned 699 21 134.50 $134.50 $940 —
708 708 7 133.50 $133.50 $945 +4.00
709–729 725 155 144.00–149.50 $146.50 $1,062 +12.48
757–794 776 110 132.50–140.25 $139.64 $1,084 +5.54
783 783 10 133.25 $133.25 $1,043 -0.85
823–843 828 35 134.75–135.00 $134.79 $1,116 +7.79
965 965 17 118.85 $118.85 $1,147 -0.15
1012 1012 20 125.00 $125.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–381 372 14 164.00–184.00 $172.26 $641 +4.47
414–440 425 33 159.50–176.00 $163.30 $694 -1.86
458–490 475 25 157.00–172.00 $164.52 $781 +10.16
507–517 unweaned 510 13 153.00–154.00 $153.31 $782 +8.31
501–539 523 51 157.00–169.00 $164.31 $859 +5.28
550–595 unweaned 567 15 136.00–144.00 $140.71 $798 —
553–593 574 71 148.00–159.00 $151.78 $871 -1.10
612–628 unweaned 617 20 135.00–136.00 $135.31 $835 —
606–645 629 17 142.00–148.75 $145.79 $917 +6.32
654 thin fleshed 654 4 149.50 $149.50 $978 —
655–695 673 24 130.50–146.50 $138.55 $932 -0.11
681 unweaned 681 5 132.25 $132.25 $901 —
710–746 729 16 134.00–137.75 $135.50 $988 +4.49
743 unweaned 743 5 124.00 $124.00 $921 —
793 793 3 122.00 $122.00 $967 —
863 863 7 132.75 $132.75 $1,146 —
923 923 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–475 474 6 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $718 —
521–546 534 17 140.00–147.50 $144.06 $769 —
560–580 570 7 138.50–141.00 $139.86 $797 -3.14
688 688 3 128.00 $128.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–323 318 6 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $510 -5.65
365–388 376 9 152.00–161.00 $157.68 $593 -3.81
408 unweaned 408 6 145.50 $145.50 $594 —
404–438 422 80 150.00–159.00 $156.67 $661 +5.91
450–494 478 142 139.00–155.00 $147.86 $707 +0.72
477–482 unweaned 480 18 140.50–144.00 $142.24 $683 +8.90
500–543 520 65 134.50–151.50 $143.30 $745 +3.21
534–541 unweaned 536 60 131.25–138.75 $136.48 $732 —
558 thin fleshed 558 13 150.50 $150.50 $840 —
551–595 569 132 133.00–144.00 $139.92 $796 +4.99
575–595 582 16 124.00–133.25 $131.29 $764 +7.28
602 unweaned 602 35 133.00 $133.00 $801 —
604–649 619 99 134.00–144.25 $138.72 $859 +6.01
613–622 619 26 125.50–132.75 $130.55 $808 -2.16
652–677 665 57 137.00–140.75 $138.79 $923 +9.08
703–718 713 43 120.00–139.25 $135.72 $968 +20.47
720 720 9 125.75 $125.75 $905 +10.50
763–798 779 28 114.50–132.50 $125.60 $978 +9.60
802 802 7 122.50 $122.50 $982 +11.50
806 806 5 114.50 $114.50 $923 +3.50
885 885 10 114.10 $114.10 $1,010 +3.06
923 923 6 109.25 $109.25 $1,008 +0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 158.00 $158.00 $452 -24.00
306–333 324 13 147.00–158.00 $149.70 $485 -9.80
353–398 382 18 145.00–151.00 $148.61 $568 -4.90
400 400 10 135.50 $135.50 $542 -13.17
406–435 417 42 140.00–155.50 $148.54 $619 -0.13
437 unweaned 437 7 130.00 $130.00 $568 —
437 437 3 135.00 $135.00 $590 -13.67
459–498 478 125 134.00–150.00 $142.61 $682 +1.46
484 484 6 127.00 $127.00 $615 -14.15
513–548 528 61 133.50–147.50 $140.58 $742 +7.69
550 thin fleshed 550 3 143.00 $143.00 $786 —
552–589 573 52 125.00–140.00 $133.59 $765 +0.53
590 590 4 127.00 $127.00 $749 -6.06
605–635 615 39 127.00–139.00 $132.18 $813 +3.92
660–668 664 4 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $837 -0.67
695 695 3 120.00 $120.00 $834 -6.66
707–736 719 102 120.00–134.00 $131.21 $943 +11.15
733 unweaned 733 4 123.00 $123.00 $902 —
783 783 5 113.25–125.00 $117.95 $924 +5.95
821–849 832 19 115.00–121.00 $116.21 $967 —
905 905 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,005 —
967 967 9 101.75 $101.75 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 7 122.25 $122.25 $808 +11.75
886 886 7 105.25 $105.25 $933 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 7 148.00 $148.00 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 162.00 $162.00 $620 -11.16
406 thin fleshed 406 8 178.00 $178.00 $723 —
422–435 427 14 163.00–166.00 $164.09 $701 +9.05
469–482 474 10 148.00–159.00 $154.16 $731 +3.80
503–535 517 12 150.00–152.00 $150.90 $780 +11.98
551–596 564 30 138.50–142.50 $141.30 $797 +7.52
618–640 626 10 124.00–128.00 $126.30 $791 +1.94
723–747 735 4 120.00–120.50 $120.25 $884 +9.00
765 765 2 115.00 $115.00 $880 +0.50
835 835 3 111.00 $111.00 $927 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 8 133.50 $133.50 $725 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1305 1136 80-85% 27 50.00–58.00 $54.65 $621 -1.66
850–1515 1189 80-85% 115 55.00–67.50 $61.63 $733 —
925–1485 1221 80-85% 32 62.50–73.50 $67.39 $823 -2.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1575 1352 75-80% 9 54.00–62.50 $57.79 $781 —
1140–1653 1385 75-80% 79 58.00–69.50 $64.82 $898 -0.36
1265–1830 1506 75-80% 24 64.50–71.50 $68.25 $1,028 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1015 853 85-90% 5 32.00–42.00 $36.74 $313 —
800–1198 1005 85-90% 47 48.50–60.50 $54.93 $552 -1.53
775–1245 1010 85-90% 16 42.50–52.00 $47.15 $476 -9.31
940–1155 1051 85-90% 4 60.00–65.00 $63.11 $663 -1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1890 1455 17 69.00–85.50 $78.17 $1,137 —
1300–2000 1687 25 86.50–97.00 $92.23 $1,556 —
1745–2260 1961 9 97.00–103.50 $99.36 $1,948 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1085 989 (<2 yrs)Open 17 76.00–103.00 $90.70 $897
845–1185 1011 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 63.50–88.00 $71.97 $728

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1133–1315 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 775.00–910.00 $823.33
855–1485 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 50 900.00–1,185.00 $1,002.10

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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.