Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

3,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.11/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 522 lb · 124 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.74/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 523 lb · 108 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.10/cwt -11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,633/hd at 672 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,795	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–348	336	22	515.00–557.50	$536.12	$1,801	+6.90
383–398	392	10	490.00–510.00	$498.31	$1,953	+3.89
401–438	419	44	470.00–498.00	$480.17	$2,012	-5.64
450–462	457	14	462.50–487.50	$474.95	$2,171	+5.43
500–535	515	93	437.50–470.00	$452.15	$2,329	-3.72
543 unweaned	543	31	440.00	$440.00	$2,389	+18.89
553–572 unweaned	566	32	409.00–432.00	$416.86	$2,359	—
556–597	576	39	421.00–433.00	$426.49	$2,457	-14.96
600–644	624	74	415.00–435.00	$422.96	$2,639	+0.49
630 unweaned	630	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,488	—
656 unweaned	656	17	390.00	$390.00	$2,558	—
654–695	675	79	382.50–420.00	$392.55	$2,650	-11.46
714–748	720	13	370.00–390.00	$376.53	$2,711	-3.31
750–797	781	21	360.00–373.50	$368.59	$2,879	+12.59
809	809	65	369.50	$369.50	$2,989	+3.43
900–930	911	14	310.00–330.00	$328.22	$2,990	+17.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–336	322	11	480.00–515.00	$493.00	$1,587	+44.79
367–399	383	30	450.00–475.00	$464.88	$1,780	+0.84
402–444	422	60	435.00–465.00	$450.86	$1,903	-6.02
447 unweaned	447	3	427.50	$427.50	$1,911	+12.50
453 unweaned	453	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,038	—
459–498	483	57	422.50–457.50	$437.52	$2,113	-0.53
500–547	526	47	390.00–448.00	$410.45	$2,159	-6.24
534 unweaned	534	9	432.00	$432.00	$2,307	—
559–598	583	33	397.50–410.00	$404.84	$2,360	+10.47
608–645	631	18	372.50–402.50	$387.65	$2,446	+1.19
670–682	673	7	365.00–370.00	$368.55	$2,480	-11.92
700–729	721	9	357.50–360.00	$358.04	$2,581	+6.41
760–798	776	12	345.00–357.50	$352.79	$2,738	-3.51
832	832	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,746	-1.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	381	8	405.00–427.50	$422.75	$1,611	—
405–445	420	5	392.50–415.00	$406.32	$1,707	+3.29
460–494	478	21	375.00–412.50	$401.08	$1,917	—
505–535	513	4	350.00–380.00	$372.17	$1,909	-2.83
550–590	570	4	330.00–350.00	$339.65	$1,936	-11.40
615	615	2	315.00–325.00	$320.00	$1,968	-28.17
730–735	733	2	315.00–337.50	$326.29	$2,392	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	12	452.50	$452.50	$1,878	+19.96
467	467	8	437.50	$437.50	$2,043	—
568–571	570	15	375.00–385.00	$381.01	$2,172	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,950	—
705	705	22	369.00	$369.00	$2,601	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,112	—
627	627	8	399.00	$399.00	$2,502	—
777	777	5	353.00	$353.00	$2,743	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	11	415.00	$415.00	$2,457	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	328	21	420.00–460.00	$442.15	$1,450	-12.85
352–398	373	35	405.00–435.00	$424.19	$1,582	-10.60
405–443	424	56	400.00–437.50	$411.70	$1,746	+1.00
442 unweaned	442	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,702	—
450–490	479	68	362.50–405.00	$384.61	$1,842	-6.78
504–544	521	44	345.00–385.00	$366.68	$1,910	-0.96
552–581 unweaned	567	21	370.00–379.00	$374.17	$2,122	—
550–595	582	69	340.00–385.00	$358.90	$2,089	+0.60
600–635	614	31	356.00–365.00	$359.28	$2,206	+7.31
655–683	679	34	310.00–357.00	$329.38	$2,236	-23.36
732–740	735	6	320.00–322.00	$320.67	$2,357	+9.36
790	790	3	318.00	$318.00	$2,512	+3.00
845	845	2	308.00	$308.00	$2,603	-6.90
853–867	858	15	305.00–312.50	$307.53	$2,639	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,610	-7.34
353–396	376	23	445.00–480.00	$460.44	$1,731	+2.27
414–442	426	48	440.00–472.50	$456.19	$1,943	+15.94
434 unweaned	434	9	445.00	$445.00	$1,931	—
450	450	28	466.00	$466.00	$2,097	+48.40
450–482	472	44	405.00–426.00	$418.04	$1,973	+0.44
503–549	519	68	382.50–420.00	$398.67	$2,069	+1.64
509–543 unweaned	531	40	393.00–398.00	$396.15	$2,104	—
552–599	565	18	377.50–397.50	$380.91	$2,152	-20.52
600–639	622	54	367.50–377.50	$370.38	$2,304	-12.99
610–648	629	12	380.00–410.00	$394.55	$2,482	+11.18
712–736	728	42	341.00–367.50	$354.59	$2,581	+8.66
817	817	7	327.00	$327.00	$2,672	+3.03
855–882	871	5	302.50–306.00	$303.87	$2,647	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	400.00–405.00	$402.64	$1,301	—
358–397	379	14	352.50–390.00	$376.06	$1,425	-24.33
413–448	432	19	350.00–395.00	$372.36	$1,609	+1.44
482	482	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,627	-25.35
500–546	527	28	325.00–360.00	$331.60	$1,748	-14.77
550–594	580	14	330.00–355.00	$341.90	$1,983	+26.01
603–628	617	8	290.00–317.50	$309.65	$1,911	-5.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	9	435.00	$435.00	$1,744	-1.39
450–499	480	26	395.00–415.00	$402.21	$1,931	—
505	505	21	389.00	$389.00	$1,964	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	15	410.00	$410.00	$1,615	—
452	452	4	392.50	$392.50	$1,774	—
646	646	7	350.00	$350.00	$2,261	—
682	682	15	337.00	$337.00	$2,298	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–442	427	4	330.00–332.50	$331.21	$1,414	—
528	528	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,729	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,036	+12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,594	+44.36
358–395	387	11	442.50–465.00	$449.54	$1,740	+19.54
422–445	431	22	390.00–430.00	$411.07	$1,772	-3.27
460–498	484	31	365.00–432.50	$393.83	$1,906	-23.82
507–549	531	31	355.00–397.50	$375.28	$1,993	+4.18
550–583	574	23	350.00–375.00	$360.12	$2,067	-12.26
600–638	618	18	330.00–370.00	$356.39	$2,202	-2.32
662–690	680	17	312.50–355.00	$345.60	$2,350	-0.56
735	735	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,499	+7.50
772–785	777	8	300.00–327.50	$310.42	$2,412	+10.42
835–840	837	3	265.00–298.00	$286.96	$2,402	—
950	950	6	290.00	$290.00	$2,755	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,670	—
354	354	6	502.50	$502.50	$1,779	+24.21
430–433	432	6	435.00–455.00	$445.03	$1,923	—
454–499	482	28	400.00–425.00	$407.82	$1,966	-5.76
512–535	527	22	390.00–410.00	$401.09	$2,114	+9.19
550–565	552	14	389.00–392.50	$389.51	$2,150	—
619–645	623	16	380.00–385.00	$383.73	$2,391	—
650–652	651	5	380.00–382.50	$381.50	$2,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–498	490	7	385.00–387.50	$386.09	$1,892	-1.41
510–540	515	6	340.00–360.00	$351.65	$1,811	—
587	587	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,864	-26.21

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1028	1028	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
1255–1755	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,700.00–4,900.00	$4,399.67	+633.80

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1225	1001	85-90%	34	110.00–135.00	$125.92	$1,260	-18.64
740–1245	1015	85-90%	11	90.00–110.00	$104.47	$1,060	-40.09
860–1175	1031	85-90%	18	150.00–169.00	$159.97	$1,649	+15.41
700–1475	1040	85-90%	66	135.00–156.00	$145.50	$1,513	-14.23

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1410	1195	80-85%	15	146.00–157.00	$151.15	$1,806	-13.94
1005–1450	1203	80-85%	57	155.00–173.00	$163.64	$1,969	—
1000–1430	1243	80-85%	13	170.00–183.00	$176.04	$2,188	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1745	1459	75-80%	16	140.00–159.00	$155.61	$2,270	-11.67
1290–2010	1468	75-80%	40	159.00–175.00	$166.58	$2,445	-0.70
1400–1835	1583	75-80%	9	172.50–185.00	$179.73	$2,845	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1900	1329	9	167.00–178.50	$172.50	$2,293	—
1290–2130	1615	33	180.00–202.00	$189.52	$3,061	—
1325–2035	1755	12	197.50–227.00	$209.47	$3,676	+2.68

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1050	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	28	255.00–337.50	$298.61	$2,553
700–1230	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	150.00–245.00	$197.64	$1,947

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
793–860	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	240.00–313.00	$293.62	$2,378
1135–1410	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	143.00–220.00	$174.12	$2,183

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1435	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,400.00–3,250.00	$2,728.00
1075–1430	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	274	2,000.00–3,900.00	$3,204.46
1348–1452	1387	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,620.51

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1130	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	2,500.00–3,500.00	$2,877.75
925–1120	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	58	2,500.00–3,300.00	$3,070.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
952–1553	1341	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	111	2,950.00–4,700.00	$4,448.71
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1497–1575	1528	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,438.16

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1152	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	83	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,097.82

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1397–1720	1472	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	2,500.00–3,700.00	$3,378.98
1528	1528	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1170	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,682.00
1032–1488	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	36	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,145.22

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	4,000.00	$4,000.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1075	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,383.37

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1025	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,769.57
1025–1077	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	4,000.00–4,400.00	$4,172.33
1088–1152	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	3,800.00–4,300.00	$4,159.60

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1075	882	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,514.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1012	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,525.00	$3,525.00
1013	1013	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,600.00	$3,600.00
1025–1355	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,150.00	$3,063.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
949	949	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	3,075.00	$3,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,600.00	$4,600.00	-50.00
1175–1482	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	3,300.00–4,300.00	$3,851.22	—
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180–1350	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	4,900.00–5,000.00	$4,992.31	—
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1378	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	2,050.00–3,400.00	$2,897.06	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1140	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,250.00–4,200.00	$3,505.56	+193.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1250	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,121.43	+234.76

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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.