Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

2,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.85/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 625 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.17/cwt -14.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 481 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $418.69/cwt -37.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,194/hd at 524 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,284	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–337	331	9	500.00–552.50	$524.60	$1,736	+29.10
370–385	382	10	467.50–495.00	$490.05	$1,872	+5.05
404–440	412	38	455.00–470.00	$467.31	$1,925	-8.37
452–457	455	23	455.00–474.00	$464.66	$2,114	-11.67
500–543	521	37	412.50–435.00	$426.11	$2,220	-30.22
516–534 unweaned	527	35	400.00–425.00	$410.85	$2,165	—
571 unweaned	571	5	395.00	$395.00	$2,255	—
552–593	574	42	402.50–425.00	$413.85	$2,375	-10.30
605–649	628	27	377.00–425.00	$399.49	$2,509	-9.47
685–688	688	12	382.50–400.00	$397.09	$2,732	-2.32
730–732	731	27	367.50–383.00	$378.97	$2,770	-2.28
789	789	72	358.00	$358.00	$2,825	-5.01
856–860	857	43	347.00	$347.00	$2,974	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–333	319	13	450.00–485.00	$476.05	$1,519	+11.36
352–392	367	10	425.00–490.00	$468.79	$1,720	+18.54
400–444	434	15	400.00–450.00	$426.84	$1,852	-11.68
450–493	468	28	410.00–445.00	$433.12	$2,027	-4.89
458–497 unweaned	487	19	400.00	$400.00	$1,948	—
515–528	522	53	375.00–397.50	$384.31	$2,006	-23.05
529 unweaned	529	4	382.50	$382.50	$2,023	—
555–597	575	38	360.00–379.00	$368.99	$2,122	-23.66
600–647	621	19	347.50–380.00	$369.47	$2,294	-2.68
667 unweaned	667	10	320.00	$320.00	$2,134	—
665–696	686	10	345.00–365.00	$354.13	$2,429	-8.67
702–740	723	11	330.00–351.00	$345.18	$2,496	-12.90
800–842	828	8	310.00–333.00	$326.28	$2,702	-11.62
850–880	870	6	307.50–330.00	$314.83	$2,739	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,190	-75.87
350–363	357	6	345.00–360.00	$352.64	$1,259	-48.74
410–427	421	11	372.50–405.00	$388.37	$1,635	-11.53
432 unweaned	432	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,598	—
552–597	564	25	345.00–367.50	$358.81	$2,024	+6.32
588 unweaned	588	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,999	—
686–688	687	11	300.00–310.00	$303.64	$2,086	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,315	—
755	755	9	339.00	$339.00	$2,559	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,249	—
476	476	9	350.00	$350.00	$1,666	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,933	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713	713	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,317	-12.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 unweaned	401	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,444	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–340	337	14	400.00–437.50	$424.01	$1,429	—
400–438	424	18	387.50–420.00	$412.97	$1,751	-2.93
452–462	455	22	390.00–410.00	$400.45	$1,822	-0.21
475–495 unweaned	489	13	370.00–380.00	$376.19	$1,840	—
501–532	516	24	360.00–405.00	$382.42	$1,973	-9.65
567–568 unweaned	568	6	347.50–350.00	$348.75	$1,981	—
560–584	579	23	352.50–368.00	$365.91	$2,119	+3.62
602–638	622	99	355.00–367.00	$365.02	$2,270	+4.43
643 unweaned	643	14	347.50	$347.50	$2,234	—
677 unweaned	677	10	348.00	$348.00	$2,356	—
652–691	684	35	340.00–376.00	$370.12	$2,532	+17.19
700	700	7	337.00	$337.00	$2,359	—
755–765	760	6	327.50–340.00	$333.71	$2,536	+3.71
808–845	829	7	315.00–318.00	$316.75	$2,626	-7.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–340	321	7	395.00–415.00	$407.52	$1,308	—
378 unweaned	378	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,446	—
358–390	381	22	382.50–415.00	$393.68	$1,500	-15.87
408–442 unweaned	432	11	350.00–370.00	$356.14	$1,539	—
402–445	435	48	375.00–402.50	$386.54	$1,681	-7.71
458–495	481	80	345.00–370.00	$354.21	$1,704	-12.52
470–495 unweaned	481	7	327.50–330.00	$328.90	$1,582	—
500–535	516	38	330.00–380.00	$361.77	$1,867	+5.60
522–538 unweaned	528	14	320.00–330.00	$326.40	$1,723	—
551–595	570	27	315.00–348.00	$337.84	$1,926	-5.58
574 unweaned	574	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,866	±0.00
605–643	629	9	310.00–345.50	$329.17	$2,070	-14.45
652–698	667	12	317.50–345.00	$329.50	$2,198	+3.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–382	368	6	360.00–365.00	$362.60	$1,334	+3.60
402–448	424	20	317.50–360.00	$343.75	$1,458	-9.78
452–494	476	23	320.00–345.00	$329.13	$1,567	-8.90
500–508	505	3	310.00–315.00	$313.35	$1,582	-12.91
598	598	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,809	-5.33
615–645	635	3	285.00–302.50	$296.85	$1,885	-20.41

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	412.50	$412.50	$1,357	—
489	489	10	372.50	$372.50	$1,822	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 unweaned	471	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	320.00	$320.00	$963	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–392	388	3	375.00–425.00	$391.32	$1,518	-44.90
426–442	435	33	370.00–400.00	$381.68	$1,660	-23.49
455–495	480	37	362.50–385.00	$371.07	$1,781	-23.08
483 unweaned	483	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,763	—
512–546	532	24	350.00–380.00	$366.19	$1,948	+0.50
551–572	559	21	335.00–340.00	$336.93	$1,883	-6.14
605–638	625	13	320.00–342.00	$324.84	$2,030	-20.47
662–695	665	13	312.50–324.00	$323.07	$2,148	+12.05
705–712	709	5	300.00–327.50	$310.93	$2,204	+2.20
963	963	3	231.00	$231.00	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	13	470.00	$470.00	$1,800	—
435	435	4	437.50	$437.50	$1,903	—
458–486	474	7	395.00–422.50	$411.11	$1,949	+2.78
514	514	6	410.00	$410.00	$2,107	+24.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,510	—
450–480	473	10	315.00–345.00	$337.94	$1,598	-32.06
522	522	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,670	-35.00
625	625	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,969	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1075	1068	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	2,650.00–3,100.00	$2,851.34	—
1400–1425	1413	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,500.00–4,050.00	$3,772.57	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1165	920	85-90%	18	85.00–107.50	$98.72	$908	+1.05
735–1350	1000	85-90%	29	106.00–129.00	$117.09	$1,171	-4.36
860–1275	1037	85-90%	11	147.00–163.00	$156.28	$1,621	+0.13
840–1360	1078	85-90%	66	124.00–151.00	$138.82	$1,496	-2.37

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1360	1203	80-85%	19	130.00–152.00	$146.00	$1,756	-14.24
1010–1455	1205	80-85%	46	151.50–164.00	$155.53	$1,874	-4.71
1190–1440	1268	80-85%	6	165.00–169.00	$166.75	$2,114	-4.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1670	1463	75-80%	13	142.50–153.00	$150.05	$2,195	-13.23
1300–1705	1488	75-80%	44	152.50–167.00	$160.18	$2,383	-3.10
1325–1715	1541	75-80%	8	166.00–169.00	$167.41	$2,580	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2220	1540	19	150.00–176.50	$169.11	$2,604	—
1290–2265	1658	31	176.00–197.00	$185.58	$3,077	—
1255–2150	1659	5	200.00–224.00	$213.35	$3,539	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1015	903	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	240.00–280.00	$264.56	$2,389
778–1135	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	170.00–207.50	$187.17	$1,900

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
718–955	834	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	267.50–302.00	$285.18	$2,378
920–1015	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	170.00–224.00	$207.71	$2,065
1190–1310	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	170.00–183.00	$176.75	$2,222

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1075	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	129.00–160.00	$147.06	$1,434

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1450	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	157.50–160.00	$158.50	$2,040

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1360	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,900.00	$2,502.24
1095–1420	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	2,475.00–3,800.00	$3,114.48
1220–1288	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,374.60

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054–1125	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	2,500.00–3,150.00	$2,875.53
900–1140	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	2,400.00–3,400.00	$2,679.24

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1090	1026	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,443.45
825–1155	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	39	1,700.00–2,450.00	$2,062.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1430	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,171.64

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1015	791	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,650.00	$1,398.87

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1505–1697	1649	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,600.00–3,300.00	$3,140.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1630	1478	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,034.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722–1025	842	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	34	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,546.31
1020–1075	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,933.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1140	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	3,100.00–4,000.00	$3,657.89	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1120	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,150.00–2,950.00	$2,634.38	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1325	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,250.00–4,300.00	$3,431.25	-588.39
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,075.00	$4,075.00	—

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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.