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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

8,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.25/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 519 lb · 453 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.95/cwt +14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 520 lb · 363 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $266.51/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 474 lb · 347 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,291 8,219 5,795
Feeder cattle 7,069 7,210 4,841
Slaughter cattle 1,107 959 854
Replacement cattle 115 50 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 10.00 higher, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–291 279 11 270.00–277.00 $273.76 $764 —
337 337 4 270.00 $270.00 $910 -17.95
350–398 368 75 260.00–305.00 $277.14 $1,020 -3.62
404–449 425 232 250.00–278.00 $269.20 $1,144 -3.07
451–497 474 337 252.00–287.00 $266.75 $1,264 +4.31
475–490 486 10 258.00–259.00 $258.29 $1,255 +13.59
503 503 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,167 -24.49
500–549 519 428 240.00–270.00 $261.28 $1,356 +4.79
531 unweaned 531 20 244.50–246.00 $245.18 $1,302 —
550–595 576 308 232.00–259.00 $247.45 $1,425 +4.48
576 unweaned 576 5 219.50 $219.50 $1,264 -3.01
601–648 615 129 217.00–249.00 $237.82 $1,463 +7.85
620 fancy 620 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,587 —
650–686 664 103 210.00–244.00 $230.73 $1,532 +8.41
702–745 712 61 213.00–224.50 $218.62 $1,557 +13.62
781 781 69 217.75 $217.75 $1,701 +9.50
819–823 822 240 207.75–209.35 $208.95 $1,718 +21.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 290.00 $290.00 $861 -3.00
307–348 333 15 258.00–266.00 $263.09 $876 +0.30
351–390 382 68 220.00–278.00 $260.53 $995 -5.07
382–397 thin fleshed 392 48 279.50–289.00 $283.79 $1,112 —
410–434 416 59 230.00–270.50 $256.77 $1,068 +5.94
455–495 479 138 237.50–264.00 $253.55 $1,215 +9.06
491 thin fleshed 491 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,301 -2.00
507–518 thin fleshed 511 20 245.00–247.00 $245.71 $1,256 +4.71
500–548 523 116 220.00–262.00 $237.73 $1,243 -0.03
572–593 579 32 217.00–243.50 $228.58 $1,323 -4.26
590 590 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 -12.84
612–648 639 111 216.00–244.00 $225.08 $1,438 +15.32
677–678 678 7 202.00–222.00 $216.29 $1,466 +2.26
700–731 715 45 200.00–211.00 $203.89 $1,458 -3.07
718 718 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,379 -14.96
765–798 788 13 191.00–207.00 $195.78 $1,543 -11.03
800–820 807 40 188.00–201.50 $197.70 $1,595 +10.70
890 890 63 185.00 $185.00 $1,646 -4.85
977 977 55 183.00 $183.00 $1,788 —
1032 1032 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,796 -1.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 376 10 252.50–266.00 $263.40 $990 —
410 410 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,050 —
453–495 483 47 256.00–273.00 $267.11 $1,290 —
533 533 7 248.50 $248.50 $1,325 —
604–613 610 21 209.00–236.00 $227.41 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,023 +3.90
490 490 3 224.00–232.00 $226.67 $1,111 -6.14
500–526 513 17 213.00–259.00 $223.91 $1,149 +6.00
642 642 13 216.00 $216.00 $1,387 —
687 687 3 210.50 $210.50 $1,446 —
728 728 28 203.25 $203.25 $1,480 —
808 808 5 200.50 $200.50 $1,620 —
910 910 12 169.50 $169.50 $1,542 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,184 —
508 508 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,204 —
557–590 569 22 220.00–244.00 $227.36 $1,294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–275 272 7 242.00–247.50 $244.32 $665 +10.32
323–334 328 48 237.50–270.00 $249.26 $818 -24.02
352–396 378 107 224.00–260.00 $239.64 $906 -5.04
400–449 425 292 221.00–256.00 $241.93 $1,028 +31.93
452–498 470 218 224.00–255.50 $243.78 $1,146 +12.14
477 477 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,040 -13.64
495 495 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,119 +19.50
504 fancy 504 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,255 —
502–513 507 13 208.00–209.00 $208.47 $1,057 +8.03
502–548 521 345 210.00–251.00 $235.74 $1,228 +34.44
552–598 575 122 209.00–240.00 $224.79 $1,293 +8.75
595 595 4 201.50 $201.50 $1,199 -14.54
605–643 624 105 195.00–230.00 $219.25 $1,368 +8.30
651–698 658 30 209.00–214.00 $213.09 $1,402 +18.59
712–731 728 158 200.00–213.00 $206.84 $1,506 +0.32
757–760 759 7 190.00–195.00 $192.14 $1,458 +7.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 5 265.00 $265.00 $657 —
290–296 291 14 229.00–247.00 $243.08 $707 —
318–349 339 23 225.00–259.00 $238.17 $807 -6.43
352–398 375 117 223.00–258.00 $245.40 $920 +16.88
401–448 428 154 209.00–248.50 $232.24 $994 +4.96
450–491 469 242 206.00–241.00 $230.91 $1,083 +4.14
500–545 527 118 189.00–233.00 $215.25 $1,134 -2.42
533 thin fleshed 533 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,258 —
536 536 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,040 -23.67
552–597 580 85 206.00–221.00 $213.92 $1,241 +10.10
601–641 616 63 195.00–215.50 $208.22 $1,283 +9.60
640 640 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,165 -2.00
646 646 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,176 -2.00
661–698 672 15 187.00–207.00 $199.18 $1,338 -10.35
708–747 742 42 180.00–195.50 $186.30 $1,382 -2.65
776–798 787 35 160.00–185.50 $172.69 $1,359 -1.31
810–843 834 11 168.00–177.50 $174.98 $1,459 +4.34
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 11 245.00 $245.00 $938 —
413–433 428 11 230.00–234.00 $232.95 $997 —
465–466 465 36 230.00–243.50 $241.62 $1,124 —
528–546 544 26 210.00–238.00 $232.67 $1,266 —
715 715 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
879 879 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 8 202.00–210.00 $206.12 $882 -0.83
473–490 482 12 207.00–219.00 $212.89 $1,026 +5.25
501 501 9 195.00 $195.00 $977 -3.03
591–596 593 9 170.00–196.00 $178.72 $1,060 -23.82
630 630 6 195.50 $195.50 $1,232 +13.48
783 thin fleshed 783 11 199.75 $199.75 $1,564 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 14 205.00 $205.00 $687 -4.00
439 439 4 206.00 $206.00 $904 -15.00
628 628 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,005 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–334 320 14 244.00–276.00 $261.84 $838 +1.47
369–380 375 25 238.00–253.00 $245.91 $922 -0.31
405–440 427 12 230.00–258.00 $238.53 $1,019 +3.87
453–496 480 55 212.00–246.00 $223.42 $1,072 -2.83
505–545 521 23 215.00–250.00 $227.94 $1,188 +11.08
570–597 589 22 200.00–224.00 $215.53 $1,269 +11.83
602–640 623 13 206.00–217.00 $208.80 $1,301 -1.76
667–670 669 10 195.00–208.50 $200.39 $1,341 —
727 727 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,418 —
811 811 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 270.00 $270.00 $786 —
348 348 6 261.00 $261.00 $908 —
486 486 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,123 -4.00
552 552 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 201.00 $201.00 $961 —
881 881 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1390 1160 80-85% 150 86.50–101.50 $93.79 $1,088 +5.67
1000–1425 1171 80-85% 22 78.00–89.00 $84.91 $994 -3.21
1090–1460 1245 80-85% 54 99.00–107.00 $102.68 $1,278 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1695 1393 75-80% 51 92.00–105.00 $99.62 $1,388 -3.83
1290–1560 1445 75-80% 8 83.00–93.00 $90.15 $1,303 —
1255–1820 1483 75-80% 38 104.00–112.00 $106.54 $1,580 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1130 940 85-90% 16 59.50–76.00 $67.12 $631 —
850–1170 995 85-90% 10 82.00–95.00 $87.61 $872 -1.89
830–1200 1005 85-90% 67 70.00–91.00 $82.89 $833 +12.75
1030 1030 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $587 -13.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1725 1532 3 97.00–105.00 $101.85 $1,560 —
1250–2155 1649 12 108.00–128.00 $119.28 $1,967 —
1810–2195 1946 8 126.00–134.00 $130.55 $2,541 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
685–1210 893 (<2 yrs)Open 21 103.00–140.00 $126.05 $1,126
815–1155 991 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 94.00–112.00 $103.88 $1,029

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1205 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,160.00–1,500.00 $1,347.81
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1352 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 93.00 $93.00 $1,257

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.