Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

5,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.77/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 579 lb · 285 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.79/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 520 lb · 265 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.73/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 572 lb · 201 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,081	6,452	9,400
Feeder cattle	4,325	5,480	8,802
Slaughter cattle	624	808	511
Replacement cattle	132	164	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with spots up to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	187.00	$187.00	$613	-12.38
367–389	381	8	182.50–184.00	$183.04	$697	-2.95
408–447	424	55	171.00–182.50	$177.96	$755	-3.65
433 unweaned	433	8	171.50	$171.50	$743	—
469 unweaned	469	5	159.00	$159.00	$746	+1.00
455–499	472	126	165.50–183.75	$177.57	$838	-0.88
501–532 unweaned	514	29	162.00–166.50	$164.35	$845	+7.01
501–548	521	172	167.50–179.00	$172.96	$901	+4.33
553–598	578	238	157.00–175.00	$165.55	$957	+1.66
561–598 unweaned	584	47	148.00–157.00	$154.74	$904	+0.74
602–637	610	14	145.50–157.00	$154.42	$942	+10.42
600–635	612	121	151.50–168.00	$159.51	$976	+1.52
608–647 unweaned	624	32	148.00–152.00	$150.99	$942	+6.76
652–698	671	155	142.25–160.00	$150.08	$1,007	+7.47
660–695 unweaned	672	17	138.50–142.50	$141.00	$948	+1.74
693	693	3	130.00	$130.00	$901	-20.92
700–728	715	17	140.50–141.00	$140.73	$1,006	-7.37
702–742 unweaned	717	31	135.00–139.00	$137.25	$984	+0.25
718	718	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,041	-3.10
750–771	763	29	138.00–145.50	$139.84	$1,067	-0.46
756–776	765	32	133.35–133.75	$133.53	$1,022	-6.77
813	813	2	140.50	$140.50	$1,142	+4.35
867–893	879	182	130.00–136.50	$133.79	$1,176	+0.22
908–919	912	93	130.85–131.50	$131.10	$1,196	+3.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	6	180.00	$180.00	$632	-4.56
405–447	424	44	162.00–175.00	$171.02	$725	+3.71
453–492	470	30	160.00–172.50	$167.53	$787	+3.64
485 unweaned	485	3	159.00	$159.00	$771	—
507–547	531	85	156.00–174.00	$162.96	$865	+8.96
557–583 unweaned	564	16	143.00–148.00	$145.16	$819	-6.59
575 thin fleshed	575	3	169.50	$169.50	$975	-4.50
555–597	579	76	152.00–164.00	$158.82	$920	+1.93
608–625 unweaned	615	7	144.50–145.00	$144.72	$890	—
600–649	631	54	144.50–157.00	$148.68	$938	+1.92
658–690	670	38	141.00–154.00	$147.52	$988	+8.46
712–730	722	14	139.00–147.50	$145.19	$1,048	-0.99
758–768	760	15	136.85–142.50	$137.99	$1,049	—
802–822	810	5	128.00–132.50	$130.67	$1,058	+2.31
910	910	2	130.50	$130.50	$1,188	+5.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516 unweaned	516	5	136.50	$136.50	$704	—
516	516	6	153.00	$153.00	$789	—
552–591	572	6	134.00–146.00	$139.80	$800	-4.20
609	609	5	141.00	$141.00	$859	+9.00
652–676	663	11	127.50–150.00	$139.57	$925	—
679 unweaned	679	4	130.00	$130.00	$883	—
712	712	3	130.50	$130.50	$929	—
786	786	3	123.50	$123.50	$971	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	15	125.00	$125.00	$496	—
476	476	4	110.00	$110.00	$524	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	9	165.00	$165.00	$652	—
492 unweaned	492	4	150.00	$150.00	$738	—
549	549	4	144.50	$144.50	$793	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	170.00	$170.00	$830	—
579 thin fleshed	579	4	164.00	$164.00	$950	—
606	606	4	147.00	$147.00	$891	—
698	698	3	129.00	$129.00	$900	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	5	169.00	$169.00	$857	-2.61
767	767	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,012	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	147.00	$147.00	$853	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	135.00	$135.00	$651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	329	8	155.00–164.00	$159.70	$525	-9.33
390–399	397	33	154.50–160.00	$158.62	$630	-6.70
402–447	421	50	147.00–158.00	$154.74	$651	-2.09
440–447 unweaned	442	20	148.00–150.00	$148.71	$657	—
460–483 unweaned	473	27	135.00–147.00	$141.92	$671	-1.58
455–498	476	131	145.50–154.00	$151.64	$722	+1.39
500–549	520	228	141.00–155.75	$148.62	$773	+0.38
500–543 unweaned	522	35	137.00–147.00	$142.80	$745	+8.30
528	528	2	140.00	$140.00	$739	-8.24
550–592	567	124	137.50–149.50	$145.64	$826	+1.15
561–593 unweaned	575	41	137.50–141.75	$139.79	$804	+4.52
558–597	584	36	134.25–138.75	$136.05	$795	-11.95
604–643	625	101	134.10–147.00	$138.48	$866	-2.95
652–686	666	53	131.00–148.00	$141.19	$940	+13.19
652–693	688	28	129.00–133.00	$129.69	$892	-5.34
693 unweaned	693	11	128.25	$128.25	$889	—
709–713	710	11	125.50–129.75	$128.59	$913	-3.04
700–736	714	40	129.50–139.00	$133.78	$955	+2.15
755	755	14	121.75	$121.75	$919	-5.27
772 unweaned	772	5	120.00	$120.00	$926	—
786	786	13	125.75	$125.75	$988	-1.27
801–829	817	7	115.50–130.00	$123.91	$1,012	+2.89
880	880	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	+4.86
917–926	923	13	111.00–122.50	$118.10	$1,090	+8.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328 unweaned	328	3	141.00	$141.00	$462	—
363–398	386	30	147.00–160.00	$156.42	$604	-7.58
400–446	428	27	140.00–151.00	$144.09	$617	-9.33
450–499	471	32	141.00–153.50	$146.18	$689	-0.80
480 unweaned	480	2	130.00	$130.00	$624	—
505 unweaned	505	3	137.50	$137.50	$694	+1.00
508–541	526	34	139.75–151.00	$142.86	$751	+0.14
526 thin fleshed	526	5	153.00	$153.00	$805	—
550 thin fleshed	550	9	152.50	$152.50	$839	+2.00
550–591	568	72	130.00–149.50	$138.58	$787	+4.78
586–593 unweaned	589	13	131.00–136.50	$134.76	$794	+14.76
610–637	625	29	132.50–142.50	$138.41	$865	+2.78
630–645	638	6	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$807	-9.14
655–693	687	103	129.00–134.50	$134.15	$922	+2.10
700–735	718	16	120.00–136.00	$131.87	$947	—
738 unweaned	738	5	125.00	$125.00	$922	—
782–793	788	4	125.50–132.00	$128.77	$1,015	+3.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	7	130.00	$130.00	$436	—
436	436	5	139.00	$139.00	$606	—
571	571	5	123.50	$123.50	$705	—
676	676	5	120.00	$120.00	$811	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416 unweaned	416	4	149.50	$149.50	$622	—
480	480	3	151.00	$151.00	$725	+17.84
566 unweaned	566	5	138.00	$138.00	$781	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	144.00	$144.00	$674	—
553–592	575	9	129.00–137.00	$133.58	$768	+13.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–445	418	11	114.00–119.00	$117.07	$489	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	3	125.00	$125.00	$969	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398 unweaned	398	3	150.00	$150.00	$597	—
495 unweaned	495	4	132.00	$132.00	$653	—
497	497	3	159.50	$159.50	$793	+4.88
511–527	517	5	147.00–149.50	$148.48	$768	-1.97
562–595	579	17	135.50–147.50	$141.47	$819	+5.06
600–622	613	5	132.00–134.00	$133.22	$817	—
655–693	667	13	129.50–138.50	$135.62	$905	+9.46
850	850	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518 unweaned	518	6	158.00	$158.00	$818	—
600–618	613	7	136.00–140.00	$137.12	$841	-2.88
693 unweaned	693	3	126.00	$126.00	$873	—
761	761	5	134.50	$134.50	$1,024	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486 unweaned	486	9	153.00	$153.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	140.00	$140.00	$675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1190	1071	80-85%	13	59.50–67.00	$63.53	$680	—
415–1619	1187	80-85%	148	60.00–76.50	$70.16	$833	+3.67
910–1500	1198	80-85%	33	70.00–80.50	$76.21	$913	+9.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1485	1322	75-80%	7	63.50–68.50	$65.95	$872	—
1350	1350	75-80%	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,154	+16.96
1150–2005	1400	75-80%	81	67.00–77.50	$72.85	$1,020	—
1215–1835	1461	75-80%	40	72.00–83.50	$76.91	$1,124	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1210	880	85-90%	9	44.50–57.50	$51.65	$455	+8.00
755–1210	979	85-90%	46	52.00–68.00	$60.96	$597	—
930–1315	1091	85-90%	20	63.50–74.00	$69.22	$755	+5.55

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1643	1643	65-75%	6	76.00	$76.00	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1645	1456	5	71.50–87.50	$83.42	$1,215	—
1340–2275	1646	22	88.00–105.00	$97.43	$1,604	—
1320–2255	1784	13	102.00–110.00	$105.45	$1,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1138	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	97.00–107.00	$100.78	$932
830–1260	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	60.00–100.00	$74.65	$755

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1247–1454	1339	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,215.01
1175–1464	1376	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	1,310.00–1,610.00	$1,445.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1505	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	925.00–1,175.00	$1,046.68

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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
1100–1250	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,530.00	$1,493.33	+282.08
1175–1400	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,340.00	$1,243.33	—

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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.