Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 155 priced lines covering 6,815 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,766 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 401 head. replacement cattle receipts at 428 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,766Last week 3,355Year ago 6,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 506Year ago 456

Replacement CattleReceipts 428Last week 409Year ago 393

Compared to last week, feeders sold 4.00-12.00 higher, except for steer calves late week 5.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	518	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	370	575.00–655.00	635.78
47	400–450	410	520.00–615.00	588.62
156	450–500	473	485.00–555.00	530.20
228	500–550	520	480.00–520.00	504.14
559	550–600	577	454.00–497.50	481.85
433	600–650	619	421.00–467.50	448.07
199	650–700	679	397.50–430.00	419.98
130	700–750	719	389.00–417.00	395.67
45	750–800	776	385.50–389.00	386.12
63	850–900	854	342.50	342.50
33	900–950	900	344.00	344.00
108	1000–1050	1,031	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	442.50	442.50
6	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	343	550.00–635.00	611.10
38	350–400	374	505.00–615.00	590.21
92	400–450	425	530.00–567.50	547.49
131	450–500	479	450.00–515.00	502.37
158	500–550	527	440.00–497.50	479.17
189	550–600	582	422.50–460.00	440.76
89	600–650	625	386.00–425.00	412.97
36	650–700	675	372.50–412.50	393.45
32	800–850	838	332.50–340.00	333.87
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	565.00	565.00
60	400–450	431	460.00–525.00	507.82
22	450–500	485	445.00–480.00	470.28
35	500–550	536	430.00–462.50	452.32
7	550–600	583	375.00–408.00	398.76
2	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	758	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	373	560.00–575.00	566.99
69	400–450	436	420.00–532.50	525.26
11	450–500	491	400.00–495.00	478.65
6	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
12	550–600	572	395.00	395.00
9	650–700	682	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	565.00	565.00
25	450–500	485	340.00–450.00	432.80
4	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	357.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
54	450–500	489	495.00–522.50	506.88
51	500–550	507	487.50–496.00	492.96
49	550–600	580	450.00–460.00	454.36
67	600–650	628	427.50–432.50	429.80
19	650–700	690	402.50	402.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	536	427.50–450.00	445.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	478	400.00–420.00	414.93
15	500–550	530	380.00–400.00	386.18
30	550–600	571	325.00–367.50	347.07
19	600–650	630	320.00–337.50	326.37
3	650–700	677	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	723	282.50–300.00	291.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	338	500.00–555.00	544.88
45	350–400	378	450.00–520.00	496.59
38	400–450	422	450.00–490.00	475.50
123	450–500	487	425.00–462.50	446.28
183	500–550	528	385.00–440.00	422.96
112	550–600	582	370.00–405.00	393.25
78	600–650	633	345.00–375.00	365.69
13	650–700	670	330.00–350.00	343.69
40	700–750	732	320.00–346.00	336.08
18	750–800	772	330.00	330.00
22	800–850	827	311.00–322.00	314.58
9	900–950	909	295.00	295.00
9	950–1000	968	280.00	280.00
9	1050–1100	1,075	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	445	455.00–462.50	458.98
4	450–500	474	420.00	420.00
13	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	732	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
64	400–450	429	470.00–510.00	486.53
28	450–500	479	460.00–470.00	468.23
92	500–550	531	400.00–435.00	428.21
5	550–600	554	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	616	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	498	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	340	595.00–605.00	597.97
44	350–400	375	530.00–585.00	557.05
137	400–450	425	495.00–535.00	509.40
232	450–500	471	467.50–515.00	487.27
353	500–550	525	425.00–472.00	456.14
124	550–600	583	395.00–440.00	416.47
312	600–650	629	380.00–412.50	388.54
83	650–700	656	357.50–389.00	370.42
21	700–750	704	350.00–363.00	360.13
85	800–850	824	327.00–331.00	329.84
6	950–1000	973	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	341	556.00	556.00
22	400–450	421	457.50–510.00	469.28
16	450–500	463	415.00–450.00	420.93
26	500–550	531	392.50–440.00	421.59
3	550–600	592	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	638	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
12	700–750	703	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	849	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	549	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	545.00–570.00	553.84
24	400–450	424	475.00–505.00	486.10
11	450–500	475	480.00–485.00	482.32
25	500–550	521	450.00–460.00	458.83
17	550–600	581	425.00–432.50	429.85
5	600–650	632	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	715	350.00–372.50	361.09
5	750–800	756	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,453	170.00–186.00	179.06
15	—	1,478	153.00–172.00	164.67
10	—	1,469	183.00–200.00	192.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,207	168.00–185.00	176.29
20	—	1,237	153.00–172.00	163.04
13	—	1,232	181.00–195.00	188.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	964	125.00–151.00	138.82
21	—	1,015	170.00–192.00	177.12
18	—	961	99.00–120.00	109.20
67	—	1,059	142.00–170.00	157.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,693	207.00–224.00	215.35
15	—	1,784	224.50–258.00	232.94
6	—	1,594	192.50–203.00	197.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	—	1,070	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,323.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,040	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,862.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	947	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,034.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,204	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,174.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	30	—	1,224	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,415.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	3,850.00–4,100.00	3,929.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,302	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,094.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	828	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250.64
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,057	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,996.71
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,538	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,868.15
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	866	134.00–177.50	161.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,192	176.00–180.00	179.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,294	182.50–250.00	203.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	963	225.00–307.50	258.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	287.50–290.00	288.37
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	906	280.00–305.00	285.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,040	182.50–280.00	225.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,113	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,667.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	3,350.00–3,575.00	3,460.81
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	980	3,750.00	3,750.00
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	892	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,536.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,068	3,500.00–5,000.00	4,088.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,505	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,941.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,182	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,239.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Missouri barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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