Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

5,797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.84/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 528 lb · 202 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.56/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 573 lb · 199 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.22/cwt -9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 570 lb · 194 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,797	5,795	6,452
Feeder cattle	4,746	4,841	5,480
Slaughter cattle	805	854	808
Replacement cattle	246	100	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
341–343	342	8	220.00–224.00	$221.49	$757	—
365–395	381	18	200.00–225.00	$217.35	$828	-3.07
400–443	425	82	200.00–220.00	$210.36	$894	-1.40
431	431	8	196.00	$196.00	$845	-15.76
447 unweaned	447	11	203.50	$203.50	$910	+19.00
458 value added	458	6	213.00	$213.00	$976	—
451–485	467	24	191.00–197.50	$194.84	$910	-11.58
456–499	482	157	181.00–212.00	$200.93	$968	-5.49
500–545	528	202	185.00–210.00	$198.84	$1,050	-0.48
550–598	572	195	166.50–200.00	$186.00	$1,064	-3.02
598	598	4	164.00	$164.00	$981	-12.00
600–643	625	171	168.00–190.50	$178.37	$1,115	-4.93
628–629	629	8	162.50–164.00	$163.06	$1,026	-3.12
633 value added	633	12	178.00	$178.00	$1,127	—
656–695	678	64	167.00–176.00	$170.43	$1,156	-6.50
688 unweaned	688	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,066	-4.81
702–739	719	53	158.00–168.50	$163.52	$1,176	+4.02
758	758	13	151.00	$151.00	$1,145	-14.85
763–773	764	67	152.00–164.50	$163.74	$1,251	-2.11
783 value added	783	11	154.00	$154.00	$1,206	—
803–804	803	76	154.50–160.85	$160.18	$1,286	+6.18
876	876	21	153.75	$153.75	$1,347	-3.00
900–927	918	84	144.25–147.50	$146.44	$1,344	+3.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312 thin fleshed	312	7	221.00	$221.00	$690	—
363–397	378	15	194.00–204.00	$199.18	$753	-3.82
379–399 thin fleshed	393	31	218.75–229.00	$221.94	$872	—
398 unweaned	398	4	192.00	$192.00	$764	—
418–435	422	12	180.00–205.00	$198.85	$839	+11.56
451–489	464	32	176.00–203.00	$192.07	$891	+7.44
503–545	529	58	167.00–198.00	$188.26	$996	+1.86
535	535	4	166.00	$166.00	$888	-20.40
574 unweaned	574	8	166.00	$166.00	$953	—
561–599	581	34	155.00–182.00	$168.02	$976	+11.02
607–638	626	61	154.50–175.00	$164.98	$1,033	-3.40
651–688	671	38	157.00–171.00	$161.52	$1,084	+2.10
757–797	793	88	150.00–159.35	$157.37	$1,248	+4.37
895	895	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,302	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–495	477	6	164.00–172.00	$167.84	$801	—
808	808	64	160.00	$160.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	6	174.50	$174.50	$646	—
557	557	5	145.00	$145.00	$808	—
878	878	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,229	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	3	190.00	$190.00	$857	-9.00
583	583	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,032	-10.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	4	151.00	$151.00	$711	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	4	158.00	$158.00	$988	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	322	5	170.00–172.00	$171.14	$551	-2.62
360–397	376	34	171.00–186.00	$180.39	$678	+0.06
400–447	425	103	167.00–183.00	$177.38	$754	+2.43
450–498	477	157	163.50–182.00	$173.24	$826	+0.69
496–498	497	10	147.50–151.50	$148.70	$739	-1.30
506–545	518	128	154.50–177.50	$165.23	$856	+0.01
525	525	4	159.50	$159.50	$837	-5.72
554–575 value added	564	27	162.75–163.00	$162.87	$919	—
552–591	571	163	149.00–163.50	$156.32	$893	-8.13
586	586	4	156.00	$156.00	$914	±0.00
603–631	616	35	146.50–155.00	$151.81	$935	+5.74
600–648	624	82	150.50–169.50	$155.71	$972	+9.64
650–696	675	161	151.00–163.25	$157.79	$1,065	+3.09
746	746	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,156	+1.94
763–789	788	70	142.00–145.00	$144.88	$1,142	-3.74
797	797	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,108	-9.62
864	864	5	127.50	$127.50	$1,102	—
913	913	9	132.00	$132.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–323 thin fleshed	307	16	180.00–184.00	$182.69	$561	—
307–347	324	7	161.00–168.00	$164.79	$534	-5.54
352–397	371	20	165.00–177.00	$170.11	$631	+9.00
367–393 thin fleshed	387	28	180.75–184.50	$181.64	$703	+3.64
402–447	430	29	157.00–180.00	$174.28	$749	+7.44
452–498	481	29	156.00–168.00	$160.99	$774	-1.33
497 unweaned	497	3	153.00	$153.00	$760	—
508–548	528	93	149.00–175.00	$160.32	$846	+3.63
558–566	561	8	135.00–143.00	$139.97	$785	-17.64
550–595	570	79	145.50–165.00	$154.51	$881	-3.10
602–649	626	58	140.00–156.00	$151.03	$945	-2.54
660–682	669	14	140.00–157.50	$149.08	$997	+0.48
700–748	710	167	143.75–154.75	$153.72	$1,091	+14.22
758–772	764	11	141.00–147.00	$143.03	$1,093	—
920	920	7	127.50	$127.50	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	149.50	$149.50	$622	+4.50
483–485	484	8	154.00–165.00	$159.49	$772	—
552–585	571	26	144.50–147.00	$145.83	$833	-2.17
670–695	683	8	134.50–146.00	$140.14	$957	-4.86

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614	614	4	145.00	$145.00	$890	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	4	146.25	$146.25	$831	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	201.00	$201.00	$653	—
449	449	5	180.00	$180.00	$808	+5.00
465–473	468	7	174.00–175.50	$174.65	$817	-6.41
516–540	530	11	162.00–170.50	$167.33	$887	—
530	530	3	159.00	$159.00	$843	—
580	580	8	162.00	$162.00	$940	+6.21
654–698	673	7	143.00–150.50	$147.17	$990	—
769	769	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,107	-5.00
806–831	820	9	138.00–140.50	$139.41	$1,143	—
954	954	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	172.00	$172.00	$819	-27.36
602–613	609	9	162.00–167.50	$163.81	$998	—
673	673	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,036	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1331	1173	80-85%	108	73.00–85.00	$79.48	$932	+8.94
1010–1400	1182	80-85%	19	62.50–74.00	$68.39	$808	-9.92
1080–1410	1253	80-85%	36	82.00–92.50	$85.83	$1,075	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1135	918	85-90%	22	52.00–65.50	$61.72	$567	—
745–1210	993	85-90%	61	63.00–75.00	$68.14	$677	+13.10
1055–1148	1126	85-90%	6	75.50–76.00	$75.75	$853	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1645	1399	75-80%	52	80.00–87.50	$84.75	$1,186	—
1270–1810	1555	75-80%	20	87.50–95.00	$89.57	$1,393	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	75.50	$75.50	$1,200	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1795	1509	11	85.00–97.00	$92.64	$1,398	—
1430–2185	1721	17	99.00–111.50	$104.25	$1,794	—
1515–2185	1861	10	109.00–126.00	$115.41	$2,148	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1215	1004	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	73.00–91.00	$80.15	$805
905–1230	1089	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–108.00	$94.03	$1,024

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1173	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,360.00–1,375.00	$1,369.13
1120–1333	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,275.00–1,335.00	$1,309.76
1270–1316	1301	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,210.00–1,225.00	$1,220.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1240	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,117.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1157	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	84.00	$84.00	$972

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1225–1325	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,637.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,185.00–1,225.00	$1,202.50	—
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

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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.