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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

3,561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.41/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 725 lb · 572 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.70/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 524 lb · 135 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $263.35/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 822 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,561 6,162 6,409
Feeder cattle 3,326 4,490 5,414
Slaughter cattle 211 654 895
Replacement cattle 24 1,018 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold firm to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–320 313 5 410.00–425.00 $418.86 $1,311 +28.84
359–388 373 19 318.00–390.00 $366.00 $1,365 -28.98
418–447 435 36 322.00–380.00 $353.17 $1,536 -23.11
457–463 fancy 459 8 394.00–407.50 $399.10 $1,832 —
454–487 475 63 310.00–385.00 $342.99 $1,629 -21.28
506–548 532 121 292.00–370.00 $338.38 $1,800 +1.76
551–598 575 124 277.00–344.00 $315.74 $1,816 -5.49
606–636 626 114 280.00–319.00 $301.65 $1,888 -4.70
661–693 677 41 278.50–291.50 $283.26 $1,918 -5.04
703–735 715 82 263.00–279.50 $274.14 $1,960 +5.59
755 755 110 270.00 $270.00 $2,038 —
803–839 822 129 263.00–263.75 $263.35 $2,165 +11.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,083 -16.47
387–395 390 8 314.00–365.00 $333.37 $1,300 -28.65
431 unweaned 431 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,289 —
425–448 442 4 332.00–342.50 $335.54 $1,483 +13.17
450–485 478 20 310.00–331.00 $317.53 $1,518 -20.31
530 530 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,497 -36.11
530–548 541 19 284.00–317.00 $293.14 $1,586 -25.47
566–594 579 24 281.00–309.00 $293.12 $1,697 -0.41
607–640 628 33 260.00–295.00 $275.99 $1,733 -15.27
662 662 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,701 -12.79
659–675 thin fleshed 669 37 287.50 $287.50 $1,923 —
663–686 673 7 261.00–265.00 $263.25 $1,772 -6.54
717–722 718 9 254.00–265.00 $262.54 $1,885 +14.54
813–840 822 9 242.50–243.00 $242.83 $1,996 -1.77
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,500 —
565 565 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,568 —
680 680 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,782 —
748 748 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,907 —
769 769 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,598 —
594 594 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,592 —
623 623 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,651 +4.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 7 360.00–388.00 $372.53 $1,196 +4.22
387–393 390 9 337.50–359.00 $347.12 $1,354 -14.48
408 unweaned 408 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,346 -10.00
407–413 thin fleshed 410 11 361.00–364.00 $362.35 $1,486 —
404–449 426 69 300.00–353.00 $332.52 $1,417 -5.26
457–497 472 103 280.00–333.50 $304.95 $1,439 -8.49
473 unweaned 473 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,372 —
508–513 thin fleshed 511 8 324.00–325.00 $324.50 $1,658 —
501–548 525 127 267.00–315.00 $303.45 $1,593 +0.67
551–592 570 51 256.00–305.50 $280.85 $1,601 +18.42
611 thin fleshed 611 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,729 —
600–645 629 62 253.00–270.00 $266.22 $1,675 +4.72
651 thin fleshed 651 34 285.00 $285.00 $1,855 —
653–668 658 37 257.50–278.00 $263.88 $1,736 +2.90
702–747 725 572 255.50–264.25 $258.41 $1,873 +3.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,034 +2.00
370 370 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,080 -26.39
412–444 432 37 278.00–319.00 $300.70 $1,299 +9.07
471–489 483 25 273.00–308.50 $294.25 $1,421 -1.58
500–549 523 47 263.00–278.00 $272.77 $1,427 +3.07
525 525 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,386 -5.70
550–588 564 82 255.00–279.00 $268.41 $1,514 +5.17
605–648 613 38 245.00–269.00 $255.77 $1,568 +3.40
650–696 665 45 240.00–260.00 $248.31 $1,651 -5.44
653–691 682 17 236.00–247.00 $239.67 $1,635 -14.08
731 731 8 240.50 $240.50 $1,758 +4.96
894 894 5 204.50 $204.50 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–595 570 13 232.00–249.00 $236.34 $1,347 —
611–636 626 10 239.50–240.00 $239.70 $1,501 -5.30
684 684 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,590 +8.53
700–727 716 5 225.00–230.00 $226.95 $1,625 —
786 786 6 220.50 $220.50 $1,733 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,162 —
643 643 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,517 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 260.50 $260.50 $1,209 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,986 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,480 -3.15
523–527 525 7 279.00–314.00 $293.93 $1,543 -12.54
615–645 628 7 250.00–257.00 $253.08 $1,589 -8.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1390 1187 80-85% 18 137.00–149.00 $142.20 $1,688 +26.19
955–1425 1216 80-85% 36 120.00–138.50 $130.73 $1,590 -12.65
1245–1305 1264 80-85% 4 105.00–119.00 $111.97 $1,415 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1585 1404 75-80% 17 136.00–145.00 $139.75 $1,962 +14.26
1250–1665 1447 75-80% 36 143.00–160.00 $148.32 $2,146 +9.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
970–1045 1008 85-90% 2 98.00–105.00 $101.37 $1,022 -34.55
840–1190 1027 85-90% 24 105.00–126.00 $117.40 $1,206 -18.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2085 1640 14 152.50–174.00 $165.23 $2,710 —
1580–2020 1814 7 181.00–191.00 $184.47 $3,346 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
962–1160 1028 (<2 yrs)Open 3 162.00–196.00 $183.21 $1,883
880–1315 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 140.00–166.00 $155.03 $1,679

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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.