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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

5,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.54/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 725 lb · 298 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.19/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 521 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.62/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 524 lb · 233 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,531 4,934 8,219
Feeder cattle 5,168 4,538 7,210
Slaughter cattle 313 375 959
Replacement cattle 50 21 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher and yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 321 23 357.50–427.50 $390.54 $1,254 +21.06
365–398 381 45 365.00–403.00 $384.68 $1,466 +12.17
405–448 429 172 353.00–400.00 $387.49 $1,662 +24.17
451–497 482 140 327.50–387.50 $358.33 $1,727 +8.46
508–548 521 275 310.00–358.50 $340.37 $1,773 +5.40
540 540 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 -11.93
566–572 569 7 285.00–290.00 $287.16 $1,634 -22.88
550–598 573 164 291.00–321.00 $311.81 $1,787 +1.77
573 thin fleshed 573 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,834 —
601–643 619 196 289.00–319.00 $308.31 $1,908 +16.14
651–699 669 94 263.00–290.00 $278.75 $1,865 +0.14
671 671 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 -29.61
708–742 714 27 266.00–276.50 $275.22 $1,965 —
746 746 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,925 —
841 841 69 252.50 $252.50 $2,124 —
883 883 18 222.00 $222.00 $1,960 —
883 883 11 219.00 $219.00 $1,934 —
934 934 57 227.50 $227.50 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 6 402.50 $402.50 $1,159 +35.00
300–343 322 6 341.00–370.00 $354.53 $1,142 +30.53
375–398 385 25 327.00–355.00 $345.90 $1,332 +50.84
405–445 414 19 327.50–355.00 $335.44 $1,389 +1.08
452–491 473 47 308.00–362.50 $344.04 $1,627 +14.54
474 474 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,327 -49.50
513–549 534 45 290.00–325.00 $304.61 $1,627 +21.42
555–599 576 64 260.00–303.00 $289.71 $1,669 -1.75
603–633 615 27 263.50–280.00 $272.11 $1,673 +5.54
653–687 674 44 255.00–282.00 $264.24 $1,781 +23.43
702–737 719 54 247.00–260.00 $253.37 $1,822 —
820 820 61 242.25 $242.25 $1,986 —
859–863 861 29 224.50–225.50 $224.91 $1,936 —
907 907 54 222.00 $222.00 $2,014 —
966 966 28 227.00 $227.00 $2,193 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–534 534 10 290.00–301.00 $297.70 $1,590 —
576 576 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,469 +8.00
1117 1117 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,921 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,513 —
654 654 15 284.00 $284.00 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,225 —
702 702 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,727 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
498 498 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,394 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,069 —
315–348 336 18 320.00–362.50 $350.96 $1,179 +27.73
360–398 381 61 295.00–365.00 $338.00 $1,288 +11.39
401–436 423 79 300.00–340.00 $325.63 $1,377 +7.01
435 435 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,294 -21.12
453–499 471 174 285.00–322.50 $309.55 $1,458 +30.05
500–548 524 233 276.00–310.00 $293.62 $1,539 +8.06
550–594 569 87 260.00–283.00 $273.41 $1,556 +28.41
581–597 589 14 247.00–256.00 $251.44 $1,481 -21.44
600–649 608 83 244.50–275.00 $259.70 $1,579 +1.08
635–643 639 33 244.00–260.00 $251.22 $1,605 -7.40
653–662 658 6 243.00–248.00 $245.48 $1,615 +3.49
655–697 671 39 227.00–238.00 $233.11 $1,564 -8.88
710–732 720 240 250.00–253.75 $251.95 $1,814 +0.01
744 744 58 255.00 $255.00 $1,897 +3.06
763–764 763 45 235.00–239.00 $238.38 $1,819 —
824 824 15 206.00 $206.00 $1,697 —
834 834 42 260.50 $260.50 $2,173 —
920 920 10 200.50 $200.50 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,055 +30.22
352–396 373 15 307.50–326.00 $319.33 $1,191 +10.39
409–447 433 30 275.00–330.00 $295.98 $1,282 +5.72
454–472 thin fleshed 457 16 302.50–311.00 $309.36 $1,414 —
466–497 484 63 270.00–303.00 $283.36 $1,371 +16.10
495 495 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,228 -19.26
505 505 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,227 -24.41
520–543 thin fleshed 533 7 291.00–298.00 $295.07 $1,573 —
523–538 533 27 259.00–282.00 $268.47 $1,431 +6.47
550–593 575 59 238.00–277.00 $256.05 $1,472 -0.28
611–644 629 53 232.00–254.00 $244.55 $1,538 -9.77
653–697 692 107 226.00–252.50 $249.81 $1,729 +3.81
700–749 740 12 222.00–233.00 $229.00 $1,695 -21.25
753 753 15 215.50 $215.50 $1,623 -13.00
883 883 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,766 —
913–917 916 18 198.50–199.50 $199.17 $1,824 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,175 —
504–531 515 12 277.50–288.00 $283.49 $1,460 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —
687 687 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,199 -48.90
373–380 377 5 357.50–395.00 $372.33 $1,404 +9.83
420–425 423 8 306.00–325.00 $316.03 $1,337 -35.97
458–491 482 15 280.00–320.00 $303.62 $1,463 +40.90
523–547 542 13 310.00–317.50 $315.46 $1,710 +34.10
563–582 574 23 279.00–315.00 $296.94 $1,704 +13.50
648 648 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,866 +20.27
708 708 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,692 +26.00
751 751 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,765 +19.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,245 —
910–1265 1099 80-85% 27 119.00–135.00 $129.80 $1,427 —
1040–1295 1215 80-85% 14 135.00–143.00 $137.95 $1,676 +27.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1595 1383 75-80% 13 129.00–142.00 $134.29 $1,857 —
1310–1785 1500 75-80% 20 138.00–145.50 $141.04 $2,116 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–825 783 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $97.70 $765 —
875–1050 965 85-90% 3 120.00–128.00 $124.91 $1,205 +28.83
845–1115 1015 85-90% 15 105.00–124.00 $114.80 $1,165 +2.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1945 1851 5 138.00–170.00 $153.44 $2,840 —
1770–2325 2101 7 164.00–183.00 $174.65 $3,669 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1070 1018 (<2 yrs)Open 11 160.00–177.00 $169.94 $1,730
860–1240 1067 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 140.00–155.00 $145.54 $1,553

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —

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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.