Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

5,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.24/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 674 lb · 327 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.00/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 528 lb · 249 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.80/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 621 lb · 185 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,263	5,982	4,302
Feeder cattle	4,448	4,968	3,381
Slaughter cattle	700	841	743
Replacement cattle	115	173	178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold steady to spot of 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven from 2.00 lower 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
313–341	332	12	222.00–247.50	$230.02	$764	+8.63
368–397	389	40	205.00–232.50	$217.84	$847	-5.72
391 unweaned	391	3	202.00	$202.00	$790	—
400–448 thin fleshed	416	15	222.00–228.50	$226.60	$943	—
402–448	426	87	200.00–222.00	$211.84	$902	-1.75
429 value added	429	6	210.00	$210.00	$901	—
438	438	20	199.50	$199.50	$874	-14.09
451–456 thin fleshed	452	28	223.00	$223.00	$1,008	—
455 unweaned	455	4	193.00	$193.00	$878	+2.00
459–463 value added	461	16	196.50–206.00	$201.27	$928	—
451–499	477	120	190.00–220.00	$203.42	$970	-1.99
500–547	525	200	190.00–209.50	$199.84	$1,049	+1.70
537 value added	537	31	202.25	$202.25	$1,086	-9.75
540–548 unweaned	544	18	180.00–185.50	$184.10	$1,002	—
555	555	5	165.00	$165.00	$916	-20.59
550–561 unweaned	558	7	178.00–186.50	$180.39	$1,007	+6.22
563 thin fleshed	563	9	204.50	$204.50	$1,151	—
553–599	571	102	181.00–202.75	$195.13	$1,114	+9.54
564–598 value added	585	23	185.50–194.50	$188.90	$1,105	+0.90
600–648	621	185	178.00–189.50	$183.80	$1,141	+3.72
672 unweaned	672	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,102	-5.96
650–698	677	150	166.00–183.00	$176.15	$1,193	+3.70
705–735	710	33	164.00–174.50	$171.63	$1,219	+12.14
752–758	754	12	158.00–165.50	$163.61	$1,234	+5.83
763	763	3	155.50	$155.50	$1,186	-2.28
865–877	871	169	156.50–157.85	$157.37	$1,371	-0.41
1019	1019	48	133.50	$133.50	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	7	225.00	$225.00	$650	+14.00
302–325	314	6	194.00–215.00	$204.89	$643	-11.61
360 thin fleshed	360	3	225.00	$225.00	$810	+4.94
358–388	372	19	198.00–210.00	$201.30	$749	-2.81
425–438	431	23	192.00–209.00	$204.18	$880	+16.26
451–488	457	44	184.00–194.00	$189.02	$864	+4.66
470 value added	470	4	185.00	$185.00	$870	—
494 thin fleshed	494	8	206.00	$206.00	$1,018	+1.31
500	500	6	172.50	$172.50	$862	-9.91
502–548 thin fleshed	519	8	200.50–204.00	$202.61	$1,052	+2.61
518–545	536	36	177.00–193.50	$185.44	$994	+3.03
560–577 thin fleshed	571	21	192.50–195.00	$194.18	$1,109	—
556–590	576	37	170.00–186.00	$177.92	$1,025	+4.34
647	647	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,132	+6.86
651–653	652	16	160.00–168.00	$165.25	$1,077	+3.81
707	707	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,167	-3.22
754–764	759	17	147.00–162.50	$155.15	$1,178	-11.65

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	12	184.25	$184.25	$1,069	—
630–643	632	16	171.00–179.00	$177.47	$1,122	—
706	706	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,137	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	14	172.00	$172.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	4	177.00	$177.00	$492	—
300	300	12	175.50	$175.50	$526	-22.20
328–337	333	6	181.00–189.00	$185.05	$616	-12.65
350–397	381	73	172.50–190.00	$180.19	$687	-6.11
389 value added	389	7	179.00	$179.00	$696	—
412 value added	412	9	175.50	$175.50	$723	—
400–442	415	81	175.00–185.00	$179.66	$746	-2.00
440	440	3	166.00	$166.00	$730	-15.66
450–499	471	169	164.00–184.00	$175.42	$826	+0.26
506 value added	506	30	168.25	$168.25	$851	—
502–547	528	130	155.75–171.00	$164.94	$871	-8.53
541	541	9	154.50	$154.50	$836	-18.97
561 fancy	561	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,060	—
564 unweaned	564	11	155.50	$155.50	$877	+2.75
574 value added	574	17	160.75	$160.75	$923	—
554–599	581	91	150.00–177.00	$169.50	$985	-4.55
604 fancy	604	5	183.00	$183.00	$1,105	—
609–646	618	35	154.00–167.50	$159.15	$984	+13.15
623	623	9	151.50	$151.50	$944	-21.34
666	666	8	146.50	$146.50	$976	-15.42
662–685	674	319	145.50–167.75	$163.66	$1,103	+1.74
724–741	732	161	149.00–153.75	$152.59	$1,117	+0.59
804	804	70	144.50	$144.50	$1,162	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	5	196.00	$196.00	$586	+0.41
303–337	324	10	161.00–180.00	$172.67	$559	-8.40
382–395	388	22	168.00–177.00	$171.89	$667	+1.17
401	401	4	160.00	$160.00	$642	-11.39
404–438	414	49	167.00–177.00	$171.86	$712	+0.47
454	454	4	150.00	$150.00	$681	-14.67
451–495	479	75	154.00–175.50	$169.70	$813	+5.03
485 value added	485	8	162.00	$162.00	$786	—
490 thin fleshed	490	5	178.00	$178.00	$872	+4.57
514 value added	514	10	167.50	$167.50	$861	—
500–547	517	30	149.00–163.00	$159.45	$824	-1.39
552–593	570	36	152.00–171.00	$162.23	$925	+4.07
588	588	4	144.00	$144.00	$847	-14.16
611 thin fleshed	611	8	165.00	$165.00	$1,008	—
627–649	642	15	148.00–152.00	$149.05	$957	-3.38
654–683	668	11	145.50–152.00	$149.65	$1,000	—
688 value added	688	6	153.25	$153.25	$1,054	—
708	708	3	139.00	$139.00	$984	-4.52
811–837	824	10	135.00–138.00	$136.52	$1,125	—
975	975	18	123.00	$123.00	$1,199	+8.00
1055	1055	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–463	462	7	145.00–167.50	$157.89	$729	—
560	560	3	135.00	$135.00	$756	—
838	838	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,006	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
738	738	11	132.00	$132.00	$974	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	7	136.00	$136.00	$896	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	156.00	$156.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297 unweaned	297	5	177.00	$177.00	$526	—
405 thin fleshed	405	11	208.00	$208.00	$842	—
426 unweaned	426	4	170.50	$170.50	$726	—
460 unweaned	460	5	165.00	$165.00	$759	—
527–548	542	7	160.00–174.00	$168.95	$916	+5.45
565–589	580	11	165.50–173.50	$168.33	$976	+23.33
610	610	3	164.50	$164.50	$1,003	+6.84
682	682	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,016	-2.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	6	208.00	$208.00	$659	—
399	399	5	193.00	$193.00	$770	-22.00
402	402	7	196.00	$196.00	$788	-7.25
472	472	7	182.00	$182.00	$859	—
552	552	4	179.00	$179.00	$988	—
626	626	6	156.50	$156.50	$980	—
687	687	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,072	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	5	144.00	$144.00	$657	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1330	1148	80-85%	23	60.00–74.00	$68.82	$790	—
920–1380	1153	80-85%	150	68.00–84.00	$79.09	$912	+2.04
920–1410	1223	80-85%	75	78.00–93.50	$85.03	$1,040	+1.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1090	933	85-90%	3	45.00–48.00	$46.65	$435	—
880–1050	1014	85-90%	13	74.50–79.00	$76.40	$775	+18.08
810–1195	1025	85-90%	28	50.00–61.00	$57.59	$590	-9.66
845–1193	1039	85-90%	68	59.00–73.00	$65.68	$682	-9.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$925	-4.60
1130–1715	1381	75-80%	71	77.00–87.50	$84.60	$1,168	+12.00
1355–1840	1551	75-80%	14	86.00–90.50	$87.94	$1,364	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2000	1499	8	87.50–97.00	$91.74	$1,375	—
1350–1930	1629	21	90.00–109.00	$101.82	$1,659	—
1465–2120	1863	11	108.50–127.00	$114.51	$2,133	+1.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1155	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	80.00–111.00	$96.86	$944
850–1223	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	66	70.00–110.00	$90.71	$948

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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.