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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

8,496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.53/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 522 lb · 449 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.99/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 524 lb · 422 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $267.19/cwt -19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 473 lb · 340 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,496 6,148 5,263
Feeder cattle 7,364 5,315 4,448
Slaughter cattle 1,046 274 700
Replacement cattle 86 559 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 330 37 275.00–320.00 $291.81 $963 -12.41
356–398 379 85 260.00–297.00 $280.00 $1,061 -20.36
400–449 420 202 257.00–303.00 $277.68 $1,166 -8.64
450–499 472 304 248.50–289.00 $269.50 $1,272 -17.11
463–497 483 25 244.50–255.00 $248.85 $1,202 -37.76
489 489 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,198 -41.61
511 511 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,211 -23.30
502–549 522 430 244.00–274.50 $260.67 $1,361 +0.37
520–547 537 11 226.00–234.00 $231.18 $1,241 -3.02
551–599 573 291 234.00–257.00 $249.45 $1,429 +0.25
571–592 584 15 225.00–233.00 $228.68 $1,335 -20.52
579–595 unweaned 589 23 228.00–235.00 $232.61 $1,370 —
608 unweaned 608 19 220.50 $220.50 $1,341 -3.50
603–645 623 172 224.00–244.00 $235.38 $1,466 +0.24
652–699 665 46 210.00–228.00 $222.00 $1,476 +0.82
670 670 14 206.00 $206.00 $1,380 -15.18
659–690 unweaned 686 31 210.00–213.50 $212.38 $1,457 +1.38
700–738 728 19 209.00–220.00 $216.97 $1,580 -0.64
774–779 774 75 196.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,629 +6.32
785 785 25 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 +0.82
800 800 5 172.50 $172.50 $1,380 -35.83
853–895 876 287 190.00–200.00 $196.79 $1,724 +13.01
965–987 972 174 182.10–190.00 $187.42 $1,822 —
1023 1023 59 181.10 $181.10 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–288 279 7 287.50–293.00 $290.57 $811 -13.43
304–347 329 22 240.00–297.00 $276.29 $909 +6.46
354–391 369 30 237.00–281.00 $262.05 $967 -20.51
420 thin fleshed 420 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,126 —
400–448 421 34 249.00–271.00 $257.00 $1,082 +9.85
454 454 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,040 -26.87
450–499 478 128 232.50–269.50 $254.34 $1,216 -1.53
500–548 522 69 230.00–261.00 $249.49 $1,302 -8.81
555–599 584 61 220.00–245.00 $230.41 $1,346 -1.82
590 thin fleshed 590 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,463 —
591 591 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,241 -15.50
618–647 629 20 215.00–238.00 $222.07 $1,397 —
650–694 664 22 205.00–220.00 $213.32 $1,416 -0.82
710–748 733 141 206.50–218.00 $208.71 $1,530 +5.71
765–795 782 25 191.00–200.00 $196.71 $1,538 -12.04
883 883 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,607 +0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 —
443 443 3 218.00 $218.00 $966 -40.00
594 594 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,336 —
658–693 666 25 205.00–213.75 $211.57 $1,409 —
756 756 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,588 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 11 209.00 $209.00 $1,035 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,039 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294–299 297 18 230.00–249.00 $241.69 $718 -34.89
300–346 324 28 231.00–264.00 $244.85 $793 -12.65
325 unweaned 325 3 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
354 unweaned 354 7 220.00 $220.00 $779 —
353–397 383 159 228.00–258.00 $242.95 $930 -12.17
388 388 3 221.00 $221.00 $857 -34.12
392 392 3 215.00 $215.00 $843 -40.12
403–435 416 5 220.00–221.00 $220.42 $917 -28.87
401–448 429 212 225.00–251.50 $236.57 $1,015 -12.72
453–496 473 257 219.00–246.00 $234.98 $1,111 +2.74
468–479 unweaned 473 11 220.00–222.00 $220.92 $1,045 —
455–499 484 49 209.00–217.50 $214.96 $1,040 -6.04
501–520 fancy 510 54 241.00–246.00 $242.45 $1,236 —
510 510 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,061 -15.07
508–519 unweaned 514 19 214.00–220.00 $217.50 $1,118 —
504–548 527 307 205.00–240.50 $227.24 $1,198 +4.17
513–544 531 38 208.50–211.50 $209.79 $1,114 -13.28
550–593 568 173 210.00–234.50 $223.77 $1,271 +6.33
551–591 unweaned 574 40 195.00–209.00 $200.86 $1,153 —
607 607 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,141 -23.96
600–646 623 102 203.00–228.00 $214.78 $1,338 +2.82
620–646 unweaned 640 30 186.00–203.00 $195.76 $1,253 +25.76
656–697 674 50 188.00–204.00 $198.90 $1,341 -7.42
703–745 711 239 192.50–207.75 $206.23 $1,466 +3.74
784 784 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,380 -27.66
833 833 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,416 -18.50
840 840 13 159.50 $159.50 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–289 276 15 220.00–224.00 $221.47 $611 -74.25
307–345 326 19 216.00–239.00 $229.16 $747 -18.51
368 unweaned 368 5 210.00 $210.00 $773 —
351–395 371 73 209.00–244.00 $227.77 $845 -0.76
407–449 426 128 217.50–240.00 $230.23 $981 -0.20
450–498 471 74 208.00–239.00 $224.86 $1,059 +5.31
482–485 thin fleshed 483 5 238.00–244.00 $241.59 $1,167 -2.41
493 unweaned 493 4 198.00 $198.00 $976 —
515 thin fleshed 515 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,272 +16.76
502–541 524 45 199.00–232.00 $215.64 $1,130 +4.40
547 unweaned 547 7 191.50 $191.50 $1,048 —
551–590 573 55 196.00–222.00 $210.83 $1,208 +10.02
590 590 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,080 -17.81
607–624 615 42 187.50–210.00 $201.35 $1,238 +5.05
661 661 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,124 -26.99
657–693 676 38 182.00–206.00 $189.16 $1,279 -7.83
713–749 726 46 172.00–188.75 $182.89 $1,328 -6.74
751–780 777 66 178.00–184.50 $183.22 $1,424 +3.22
805–848 819 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,351 —
855 855 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,377 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 198.00 $198.00 $911 -36.17
488–498 491 12 188.00–189.50 $189.12 $929 -45.05
567 567 5 173.00 $173.00 $981 -32.00
570 570 20 203.50 $203.50 $1,160 -1.50
600–627 619 14 194.50–198.50 $195.61 $1,211 —
1044 1044 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,618 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,010 +16.00
548 548 6 203.50 $203.50 $1,115 —
574 574 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,119 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 191.00 $191.00 $884 —
639 639 14 182.50 $182.50 $1,166 —
722 722 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 9 217.00 $217.00 $937 —
533 533 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,071 —
638 638 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 270.00 $270.00 $589 —
295 295 3 279.00 $279.00 $823 —
318–323 321 25 270.00–271.00 $270.32 $868 -1.81
370–382 374 6 247.00–250.00 $248.02 $928 -11.12
407–448 426 38 230.00–250.00 $245.48 $1,046 -16.12
508 508 33 214.50 $214.50 $1,090 -11.96
557 unweaned 557 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,053 —
550–580 567 22 205.00–220.00 $211.46 $1,199 +0.32
660 660 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,300 -2.00
703 703 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,301 —
820 820 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —
915 915 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 7 289.00 $289.00 $887 +25.00
386 386 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,042 —
443 443 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,147 -14.81
536 536 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,244 -7.46
558 558 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 3 246.00 $246.00 $927 —
495 thin fleshed 495 3 201.00 $201.00 $995 —
823 823 8 162.50 $162.50 $1,337 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1305 1131 80-85% 18 75.00–84.50 $80.92 $915 -0.06
945–1435 1170 80-85% 169 83.00–96.00 $88.74 $1,038 -1.09
1175–1435 1314 80-85% 22 93.00–105.00 $97.18 $1,277 +30.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1070 889 85-90% 20 54.00–73.00 $66.09 $588 —
860–1205 991 85-90% 65 71.00–88.00 $79.01 $783 +15.84
930–1080 1000 85-90% 6 82.00–91.00 $87.54 $875 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1665 1428 75-80% 38 89.00–101.00 $94.48 $1,349 -2.58
1375–1615 1496 75-80% 10 98.00–111.00 $102.35 $1,531 —
1305–1920 1523 75-80% 4 82.00–88.00 $85.72 $1,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1935 1621 14 106.00–125.00 $114.22 $1,852 —
1595–1675 1635 2 105.50–106.00 $105.76 $1,729 —
1720–2005 1799 4 126.00–134.00 $130.63 $2,350 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1125 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 84.00–118.50 $101.89 $900
932 932 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 86.00 $86.00 $802
800–1065 936 (<2 yrs)Open 7 100.00–130.00 $114.28 $1,070

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1197 1197 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1205–1335 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,130.00–1,275.00 $1,176.17

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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.