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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

6,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.08/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 624 lb · 364 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.91/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 694 lb · 342 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.62/cwt +15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 523 lb · 278 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,409 6,589 3,953
Feeder cattle 5,414 5,440 3,443
Slaughter cattle 895 1,024 435
Replacement cattle 100 125 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 20.00 higher, spots up to 30.00 higher. Yearlings steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, spots 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 295.00 $295.00 $870 —
318–340 328 13 286.00–304.00 $297.94 $977 +24.76
351–398 381 65 275.00–312.50 $301.02 $1,147 +17.21
400–449 424 145 260.00–309.50 $293.24 $1,243 +15.46
452–499 476 217 274.00–310.00 $293.53 $1,397 +23.85
501–548 519 236 256.00–301.00 $283.08 $1,469 +15.14
543 543 11 240.00–242.00 $241.45 $1,311 +4.95
552–590 566 252 251.00–280.50 $267.27 $1,513 +14.27
586–593 unweaned 589 14 241.50–249.00 $244.20 $1,438 +28.70
600–646 624 364 232.00–272.75 $255.08 $1,592 +10.25
653–697 679 80 228.00–254.00 $235.57 $1,600 +4.14
705–748 713 74 215.00–237.60 $231.87 $1,653 +13.14
716 unweaned 716 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,532 —
750–794 775 82 205.00–228.25 $225.10 $1,745 +15.74
811 811 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 301.00 $301.00 $837 —
318–322 320 5 275.00–293.00 $285.85 $915 +22.73
358–394 377 18 268.00–285.00 $279.93 $1,055 +9.66
377 unweaned 377 3 235.00 $235.00 $886 —
403–447 433 20 250.00–295.00 $264.27 $1,144 +4.11
452–497 481 62 242.00–286.00 $265.33 $1,276 +37.33
500–540 516 65 227.00–280.00 $259.28 $1,338 +19.13
555–599 580 44 232.50–264.50 $247.20 $1,434 +12.13
614–648 633 11 222.00–226.00 $224.24 $1,419 -8.64
652–688 676 12 214.50–233.00 $219.54 $1,484 +10.84
748 748 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,601 +8.03
765 765 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,549 +8.98
867 867 19 189.50 $189.50 $1,643 —
955 955 11 183.50 $183.50 $1,752 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153 1153 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,730 —
1206–1425 1322 34 164.25–165.75 $164.89 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 232.00 $232.00 $752 —
475 475 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,202 +13.00
826 826 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,363 —
1024 1024 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,485 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,208 —
554 554 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,501 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 262.00 $262.00 $760 —
323–349 333 57 249.00–299.50 $276.04 $919 +23.25
367–397 383 74 230.00–284.00 $267.05 $1,023 +10.97
402–448 429 249 246.00–282.50 $266.15 $1,142 +16.68
454 fancy 454 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,262 +9.94
453–496 477 182 227.00–275.00 $259.51 $1,238 +19.39
463–491 unweaned 477 14 242.00–247.00 $244.43 $1,166 —
513 513 9 229.00–231.00 $229.67 $1,178 -4.26
500–547 523 262 233.50–270.25 $249.74 $1,306 +15.81
528 unweaned 528 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,220 —
550–598 570 193 220.00–247.50 $238.71 $1,361 +9.13
605 unweaned 605 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,319 +8.00
604–647 632 276 227.00–241.50 $235.44 $1,488 +10.01
661 unweaned 661 25 210.25 $210.25 $1,390 —
694 694 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,405 -17.43
661–699 697 313 212.00–223.00 $222.00 $1,547 +2.07
700–741 708 87 188.00–220.75 $218.17 $1,545 +25.17
777 777 66 216.85 $216.85 $1,685 +33.85
804 804 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,528 +9.00
834 834 9 199.25 $199.25 $1,662 +18.25
863–869 866 14 175.00–186.25 $180.64 $1,564 —
914 914 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,691 +12.97
965 965 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,785 +15.50
1060 1060 4 172.75 $172.75 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 225.00 $225.00 $569 —
303–349 333 12 238.00–263.00 $252.18 $840 +15.40
360–397 376 19 225.00–279.00 $248.30 $934 +15.76
417–449 thin fleshed 434 13 267.50–277.00 $271.71 $1,179 —
420–446 436 40 220.00–264.00 $241.08 $1,051 +8.89
475–499 485 56 222.00–269.50 $245.29 $1,190 +31.79
502–547 526 45 199.50–255.00 $237.92 $1,251 +22.22
551–598 562 28 204.00–234.00 $216.92 $1,219 +16.92
621 thin fleshed 621 8 229.50 $229.50 $1,425 +6.48
626–645 633 26 204.50–233.00 $221.39 $1,401 +16.84
652–697 676 44 194.50–208.00 $200.76 $1,357 +3.10
700–736 731 37 187.50–196.00 $188.49 $1,378 -1.26
772–775 775 46 180.00–210.00 $208.05 $1,612 +24.05
807 807 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,453 —
877 877 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,579 -0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,220 —
506–524 515 10 224.00–240.00 $232.14 $1,196 —
539 unweaned 539 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,116 —
597 597 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,290 —
753 753 25 217.50 $217.50 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,163 +20.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128–1268 1226 13 166.50–169.50 $168.60 $2,067 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
484 484 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,186 +45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–384 375 12 277.00–280.00 $278.98 $1,046 -6.02
408–431 421 7 279.00–293.00 $284.81 $1,199 —
503–542 526 19 244.50–258.50 $251.54 $1,323 —
552 552 7 244.50 $244.50 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
342 342 3 225.00 $225.00 $770 -22.93
398 398 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,130 +44.76
418–439 430 7 260.00–262.50 $261.46 $1,124 +21.22
462–483 473 6 227.50–240.00 $233.61 $1,105 +6.61
504–549 523 15 229.00–260.00 $244.92 $1,281 +22.47
570–593 582 4 226.00–227.00 $226.51 $1,318 +7.39
691 691 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,296 -21.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943–1380 1161 80-85% 111 92.00–108.00 $100.82 $1,171 +15.32
1045–1265 1178 80-85% 8 80.00–92.00 $88.52 $1,043 -6.07
955–1405 1207 80-85% 50 103.00–120.00 $109.57 $1,323 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1145 945 85-90% 13 60.00–78.00 $69.63 $658 —
875–1250 1001 85-90% 52 77.00–94.50 $87.31 $874 —
982–1075 1008 85-90% 6 92.50–100.50 $97.79 $986 +4.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1768 1433 75-80% 31 101.00–114.00 $106.01 $1,519 +2.73
1190–1830 1475 75-80% 21 110.00–125.00 $115.41 $1,702 +4.94
1435–1535 1485 75-80% 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,426 -14.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1875 1546 9 90.00–116.00 $108.44 $1,676 —
1150–2260 1580 22 112.00–132.00 $121.70 $1,923 +1.20
1570–2390 1848 15 130.00–140.50 $136.01 $2,513 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1045 932 (<2 yrs)Open 25 117.00–144.00 $131.60 $1,227
810–1230 1014 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 88.00–126.00 $104.94 $1,064

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1121–1285 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,111.30

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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.