Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

3,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $456.11/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 624 lb · 218 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $428.73/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 566 lb · 215 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.56/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $3,040/hd at 834 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	3,866	5,434
Feeder cattle	3,265	4,856
Slaughter cattle	252	234
Replacement cattle	349	344

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher, with some heifers late week 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 thin fleshed	335	5	730.00	$730.00	$2,446	—
339–346	342	9	607.50–655.00	$633.65	$2,167	-0.95
350–397	371	23	592.50–675.00	$626.34	$2,324	-13.25
413–448	433	48	584.00–650.00	$629.03	$2,724	+31.57
459 fancy	459	13	615.00	$615.00	$2,823	—
454–491	473	66	527.50–580.00	$549.79	$2,601	+22.36
490 unweaned	490	3	507.50	$507.50	$2,487	—
501–543	532	103	505.00–550.00	$524.28	$2,789	+11.57
552–591	565	91	457.50–490.00	$476.29	$2,691	+4.18
611 fancy	611	15	485.00	$485.00	$2,963	—
600–641	625	203	430.00–465.00	$453.98	$2,837	+3.02
658–692	667	90	410.00–430.00	$415.53	$2,772	+6.13
700–730	728	70	380.00–402.50	$382.33	$2,783	-8.76
764–776	773	24	358.00–365.00	$360.02	$2,783	-16.83
824–846	834	147	354.00–373.00	$364.56	$3,040	+4.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	565.00	$565.00	$1,910	+42.26
371–394	382	12	580.00–585.00	$583.28	$2,228	-1.26
402 unweaned	402	2	510.00	$510.00	$2,050	—
407–445	428	48	535.00–575.00	$551.27	$2,359	+11.58
488 unweaned	488	3	485.00	$485.00	$2,367	—
470–499	490	21	480.00–530.00	$506.30	$2,481	+13.75
515 unweaned	515	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,369	—
505–540	527	22	450.00–500.00	$483.44	$2,548	+19.35
551–596	578	53	424.00–464.50	$451.39	$2,609	+21.99
600–641	618	36	400.00–435.00	$419.14	$2,590	+3.63
660–688	674	62	377.50–414.00	$401.34	$2,705	+16.65
726–728	727	7	345.00–358.00	$354.28	$2,576	-12.82
775–785	778	8	332.50–360.00	$352.65	$2,744	+5.88
802–843	821	34	322.50–362.00	$353.68	$2,904	+26.24
1018	1018	10	310.00	$310.00	$3,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,771	—
372–398	394	12	490.00–563.00	$551.50	$2,173	—
412–449	432	26	460.00–535.00	$506.81	$2,189	+16.25
462–480	477	21	455.00–500.00	$486.11	$2,319	+45.11
503–537	521	26	410.00–450.00	$423.90	$2,209	-1.76
564–585	571	8	415.00–427.50	$422.72	$2,414	+27.36
600–635	627	12	380.00–425.00	$389.59	$2,443	—
688–698	690	10	365.00	$365.00	$2,518	+3.46
1116	1116	6	225.00	$225.00	$2,511	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–460	454	14	505.00–510.00	$508.19	$2,307	—
524	524	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,541	—
594	594	5	430.00	$430.00	$2,554	-3.88
667	667	8	352.50	$352.50	$2,351	—
720–723	722	18	330.00–360.00	$351.69	$2,539	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	21	605.00	$605.00	$2,021	—
414	414	11	505.00	$505.00	$2,091	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	7	540.00	$540.00	$2,543	—
621	621	12	439.00	$439.00	$2,726	—
704–732	712	11	370.00–391.00	$385.11	$2,742	-5.89

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	10	360.00	$360.00	$1,958	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	425.00–432.50	$428.73	$1,814	—
591	591	6	375.00	$375.00	$2,216	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–336	329	21	577.50–625.00	$611.05	$2,010	+64.48
358–397	374	43	535.00–577.50	$556.40	$2,081	+7.23
400–415	408	26	485.00–540.00	$515.09	$2,102	+15.67
450–490	470	87	461.00–495.00	$481.03	$2,261	-12.45
498 unweaned	498	4	437.50	$437.50	$2,179	—
503–548	514	29	445.00–487.50	$468.80	$2,410	+25.93
550–585	566	215	415.00–452.50	$428.73	$2,427	-0.96
605–643	614	97	370.00–411.00	$387.75	$2,381	+9.46
660–679	670	41	352.50–370.00	$358.89	$2,405	-7.67
705–720	714	12	342.50–367.50	$357.21	$2,550	-12.79
759	759	22	356.00	$356.00	$2,702	+18.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–347	328	13	550.00–565.00	$556.42	$1,825	—
365 unweaned	365	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,734	—
360–375	370	3	495.00–510.00	$505.14	$1,869	+16.80
402–448	434	43	445.00–485.00	$470.11	$2,040	+13.91
445 unweaned	445	2	475.00	$475.00	$2,114	—
450–495	486	54	430.00–455.00	$440.89	$2,143	+5.60
512 unweaned	512	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,022	—
505–546	526	87	400.00–437.50	$416.83	$2,193	+18.86
555–595	573	41	380.00–407.50	$398.22	$2,282	+8.53
613–649	635	46	340.00–378.00	$363.09	$2,306	+9.63
652–692	683	37	322.50–347.50	$335.37	$2,291	+1.82
710–747	739	12	322.50–325.00	$324.60	$2,399	+12.16
787	787	5	318.00	$318.00	$2,503	-2.33
804–824	814	17	305.00–315.00	$309.30	$2,518	—
870	870	11	290.00	$290.00	$2,523	-35.00
902–929	920	6	287.50–307.50	$294.04	$2,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–386	374	12	440.00–475.00	$449.52	$1,681	-3.36
415–448	430	5	325.00–435.00	$411.34	$1,769	-11.16
450–495	486	34	380.00–427.50	$407.86	$1,982	+25.68
505–541	529	12	330.00–400.00	$367.56	$1,944	+7.73
553–575	564	11	325.00–370.00	$352.99	$1,991	+31.99
600–649	637	25	290.00–350.00	$328.56	$2,093	—
651	651	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,181	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,710	—
643	643	18	340.00	$340.00	$2,186	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	10	472.50	$472.50	$2,122	—
784	784	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,430	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	10	500.00	$500.00	$2,150	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,190	—
497	497	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,925	+43.09
418–440	425	3	462.50–500.00	$487.07	$2,070	+4.57
448 unweaned	448	3	465.00	$465.00	$2,083	—
500–545	523	13	382.50–450.00	$415.78	$2,175	—
605–614	610	10	360.00–395.00	$377.98	$2,306	+7.98
673–695	679	4	332.50–360.00	$352.96	$2,397	-19.54
703–725	709	4	325.00–347.50	$330.76	$2,345	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	605.00	$605.00	$2,027	—
375	375	3	610.00	$610.00	$2,288	—
401	401	5	525.00	$525.00	$2,105	+25.24
511	511	4	450.00	$450.00	$2,300	+11.92
552–578	568	13	435.00–450.00	$439.59	$2,497	+7.09
600–625	618	7	380.00–412.50	$389.02	$2,404	-0.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,860	+2.54
468	468	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,802	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175–1230	1203	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,650.00–3,100.00	$2,880.15	—
1405–1930	1668	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,750.00–4,100.00	$3,952.55	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1120	911	85-90%	4	103.00–112.50	$106.73	$972	—
700–1200	942	85-90%	38	115.00–132.50	$124.44	$1,172	—
880–1070	979	85-90%	7	157.00–170.00	$162.80	$1,594	—
820–1305	1047	85-90%	57	130.00–154.00	$140.91	$1,475	+23.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1310	1159	80-85%	26	150.00–170.00	$163.71	$1,897	+2.92
1010–1300	1208	80-85%	10	146.00–155.00	$149.82	$1,810	-23.51
1105–1430	1210	80-85%	9	172.00–187.00	$177.68	$2,150	+4.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1680	1446	75-80%	9	140.00–158.00	$152.13	$2,200	—
1305–1620	1483	75-80%	18	157.50–174.50	$165.28	$2,451	+2.66
1310–1733	1488	75-80%	14	174.00–189.00	$176.68	$2,629	+14.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112–1195	1140	3	220.00–233.00	$228.46	$2,604	—
1240–1535	1429	5	157.00–176.00	$169.63	$2,424	—
1340–2170	1755	24	180.00–200.00	$190.18	$3,338	—
1360–2125	1757	12	199.00–215.00	$203.61	$3,577	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1085	808	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	257.50–325.00	$294.67	$2,381
702–1120	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	180.00–225.00	$200.32	$1,825

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1115	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	232.50–235.00	$234.06	$2,095
802–1123	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	260.00–310.00	$278.13	$2,684
1020–1415	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	169.00–195.00	$177.73	$2,184

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1000	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	152.50–170.00	$160.99	$1,534

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1405	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,450.00–3,100.00	$2,766.77
1035–1420	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	2,400.00–3,650.00	$3,207.19

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1145	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,784.02
1000–1135	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,550.00–3,550.00	$2,915.37
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1045	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–2,150.00	$1,742.01
820–1125	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	1,700.00–2,550.00	$2,154.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1295	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,671.49
1125–1250	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,483.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1305–1415	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,500.00–4,250.00	$3,890.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–875	854	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	2,100.00	$2,100.00
925–975	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,420.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–855	818	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–3,050.00	$2,691.55

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1165–1420	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	3,700.00–4,650.00	$4,428.57	—
1550–1720	1635	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,550.00–4,350.00	$3,950.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–925	836	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00–3,000.00	$2,700.00	—
955–975	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,350.00–3,400.00	$3,387.50	+808.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1275	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+400.00

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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.