Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

5,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $406.55/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 526 lb · 470 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.75/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 619 lb · 449 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.11/cwt -10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 526 lb · 393 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,249	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	281	10	502.50–530.00	$510.44	$1,434	-15.85
265–288 unweaned	282	8	490.00–510.00	$501.16	$1,413	+11.16
303–340	318	13	490.00–527.50	$511.86	$1,628	+49.63
355–382 unweaned	374	15	455.00–465.00	$462.15	$1,728	—
355–399	379	76	442.50–471.00	$460.47	$1,745	+12.31
403–437 unweaned	420	13	417.50–454.00	$434.54	$1,825	+1.85
400–448	428	87	420.00–467.50	$446.03	$1,909	-1.32
451–491 unweaned	467	64	407.50–440.50	$427.05	$1,994	+52.05
453–499	478	218	407.50–457.50	$429.26	$2,052	+1.11
500–546	522	314	389.00–435.00	$411.16	$2,146	+5.36
505–547 unweaned	533	156	383.00–414.00	$397.26	$2,117	+0.93
559–581 unweaned	570	29	370.00–388.00	$375.23	$2,139	-13.51
550–599	573	297	374.00–410.00	$393.48	$2,255	+8.41
607–625 unweaned	609	54	348.00–368.00	$364.58	$2,220	+25.58
600–642	620	395	358.50–396.00	$377.28	$2,339	+10.32
650–695 unweaned	675	17	307.00–348.00	$324.91	$2,193	—
653–699	687	120	323.00–385.00	$347.83	$2,390	+0.36
701–748	716	91	314.00–329.00	$322.63	$2,310	-5.30
718–719 unweaned	718	18	315.00–318.00	$317.33	$2,278	—
750–785	770	137	316.50–320.00	$316.78	$2,439	—
822–845	834	14	283.00–289.00	$287.16	$2,395	-11.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	453.00	$453.00	$1,576	—
375–395	386	10	415.00–445.00	$432.11	$1,668	+22.97
400–448	428	34	400.00–441.00	$419.99	$1,798	+47.83
441 unweaned	441	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,610	-43.30
454–495	477	56	367.50–406.00	$383.20	$1,828	-10.05
493 unweaned	493	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,775	-40.21
504–548	527	108	350.00–407.00	$388.30	$2,046	+0.80
548 unweaned	548	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,082	+6.78
555–595	571	37	319.00–377.00	$360.24	$2,057	-1.11
577–582 unweaned	579	20	360.00–368.00	$362.41	$2,098	+17.06
600–645	630	85	329.00–362.50	$347.17	$2,187	+15.98
632–645 unweaned	635	18	342.50–360.00	$356.05	$2,261	+14.94
650	650	8	349.00	$349.00	$2,268	+49.08
658–659	659	7	342.50–345.00	$343.93	$2,266	+44.01
688 unweaned	688	3	333.00	$333.00	$2,291	—
718	718	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,190	-8.32
762	762	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,286	-5.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,798	-28.00
618–646	633	25	318.00–360.00	$336.98	$2,133	+33.61
650–691	671	11	309.00–319.00	$314.17	$2,108	-12.83
677 unweaned	677	9	333.00	$333.00	$2,254	—
727–748	731	18	301.00–316.00	$313.44	$2,291	+13.44
771	771	6	281.00	$281.00	$2,167	+1.54
817–835	826	37	279.50–287.00	$283.95	$2,345	-1.68
881	881	5	261.00	$261.00	$2,299	-15.00
1012	1012	4	233.50	$233.50	$2,363	—
1094	1094	5	231.00	$231.00	$2,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,613	+24.14
456 unweaned	456	5	358.00	$358.00	$1,632	-22.00
517–541	531	16	330.00–354.00	$343.67	$1,825	+24.67
558–597	584	24	318.00–349.00	$331.36	$1,935	+8.36
601	601	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,803	-36.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852–883	868	6	240.00–269.00	$254.76	$2,211	—
980	980	3	226.00	$226.00	$2,215	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	3	263.00	$263.00	$2,007	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–330	315	13	430.00–490.00	$452.39	$1,425	-21.00
303–349 unweaned	331	14	440.00–450.00	$446.96	$1,479	-55.54
350–373	362	12	397.50–455.00	$425.52	$1,540	+3.42
370–388 unweaned	378	13	410.00–460.00	$423.67	$1,601	+30.48
408–449 unweaned	420	52	360.00–417.50	$390.40	$1,640	+23.21
401–448	428	106	390.00–445.00	$403.92	$1,729	-19.38
475	475	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,746	-20.04
450–499	478	185	350.00–402.50	$374.71	$1,791	-12.83
480–494 unweaned	488	24	349.00–360.00	$353.51	$1,725	-24.45
509–548 unweaned	518	95	327.50–352.00	$347.15	$1,798	—
500–545	529	298	337.50–384.00	$353.69	$1,871	-9.33
575	575	7	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	-24.50
555–595	583	89	324.00–364.50	$348.42	$2,031	-11.08
598 unweaned	598	48	327.00	$327.00	$1,955	—
608–640	620	104	298.50–330.00	$319.18	$1,979	-24.33
645 unweaned	645	6	289.00	$289.00	$1,864	—
667 unweaned	667	11	296.00	$296.00	$1,974	—
700–742	713	118	307.00–321.25	$317.73	$2,265	+11.71
760	760	120	302.25	$302.25	$2,297	+3.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	12	435.00	$435.00	$1,292	—
335 unweaned	335	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	—
356–397	380	31	382.50–430.00	$408.91	$1,554	+25.51
403–448	422	33	340.00–390.00	$378.45	$1,597	+6.54
450–493	478	102	321.00–373.00	$354.17	$1,693	-7.50
461–487 unweaned	478	22	332.00–380.00	$350.33	$1,675	+8.98
513–522 unweaned	519	11	313.00–325.00	$320.68	$1,664	-3.74
502–548	531	95	310.00–340.00	$333.88	$1,773	-4.54
573 unweaned	573	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,891	—
551–596	574	149	311.00–339.00	$327.06	$1,877	-8.57
569–595	584	31	318.00–335.00	$329.76	$1,926	-5.87
615 unweaned	615	13	310.00	$310.00	$1,906	—
610–647	639	178	285.00–325.00	$318.67	$2,036	+4.06
655–688	671	26	287.00–314.00	$303.53	$2,037	-4.47
687 unweaned	687	3	299.00	$299.00	$2,054	—
707–748	728	13	263.00–285.00	$277.86	$2,023	-9.10
779–790	784	23	268.50–277.50	$271.22	$2,126	-5.48
828	828	3	282.00	$282.00	$2,335	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–443	420	7	375.00–378.00	$376.64	$1,582	+46.61
428 unweaned	428	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,391	±0.00
463–490	476	14	351.00–355.00	$353.56	$1,683	+18.32
502–534	519	15	315.00–350.00	$328.37	$1,704	+3.93
561–595	584	22	291.00–317.00	$308.15	$1,800	+15.15
613	613	4	303.00	$303.00	$1,857	-7.00
685	685	5	292.00	$292.00	$2,000	—
690	690	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,960	—
773	773	4	272.00	$272.00	$2,103	+28.00
813	813	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,195	—
858–867	862	9	246.00–262.00	$254.85	$2,197	—
1129	1129	11	183.00	$183.00	$2,066	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750 unweaned	750	7	275.00	$275.00	$2,062	—
755–767	762	25	275.00–280.00	$277.82	$2,117	+8.32

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,854	—
878	878	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,195	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	329.00	$329.00	$1,372	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 unweaned	343	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,492	—
382 unweaned	382	3	441.00	$441.00	$1,685	—
373–398	383	11	391.00–462.50	$417.61	$1,599	+50.11
448	448	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,792	+36.69
452–490	469	15	300.00–425.00	$352.83	$1,655	-10.94
507–542	519	18	343.00–387.00	$354.74	$1,841	-11.20
555 unweaned	555	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,818	-8.06
550–596	576	25	327.50–360.00	$337.57	$1,944	+14.03
600 unweaned	600	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	—
603	603	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,568	-64.29
656–694	675	8	261.00–274.00	$267.32	$1,804	-18.50
690 unweaned	690	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,932	—
718	718	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,974	-11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1370	1187	80-85%	26	135.00–154.00	$146.49	$1,739	—
1040–1445	1191	80-85%	26	150.00–167.00	$156.65	$1,866	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1795	1488	75-80%	27	157.00–164.00	$159.22	$2,369	+9.66
1310–1695	1491	75-80%	13	146.00–157.00	$152.68	$2,276	+3.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1185	990	85-90%	31	119.00–148.00	$138.06	$1,367	—
1030	1030	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,236	—
1005–1110	1058	85-90%	5	149.00–161.00	$153.64	$1,626	+14.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1620	1472	3	143.00–173.00	$159.89	$2,354	—
1270–1795	1568	6	173.00–191.00	$185.48	$2,908	+27.48
1105–2085	1689	6	196.00–202.00	$199.64	$3,372	+13.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1067–1140	1104	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,493.38
1035–1270	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,540.63
1094–1285	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,397.85
1015–1555	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,607.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,200.00	$2,975.00	—
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,850.00	$3,850.00	-126.92
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	-476.92
1700	1700	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.