Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

2,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.48/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,517/hd at 816 lb · 133 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.48/cwt -26.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 566 lb · 112 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.72/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 776 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,877	1,864	5,125
Feeder cattle	2,247	1,341	4,054
Slaughter cattle	276	234	412
Replacement cattle	354	289	659

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves sold 10.00-20.00 lower, a few heavier weights sold from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-15.00 lower.

▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 3.00-15.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–399	384	47	420.00–492.50	$442.60	$1,700	-50.65
415–442	430	19	410.00–455.00	$431.84	$1,857	-44.49
460–495	482	42	375.00–422.50	$401.47	$1,935	-41.93
505–545	525	30	375.00–417.50	$389.80	$2,046	-21.39
551–599	566	112	342.50–367.50	$356.48	$2,018	-27.44
626–642	629	66	325.00–355.00	$340.00	$2,139	-54.78
651–698	682	36	325.00–335.00	$332.93	$2,271	-27.67
706–746	736	30	306.00–330.00	$315.59	$2,323	-20.89
800–818	816	133	301.00–316.00	$308.48	$2,517	-4.52
980	980	57	283.00	$283.00	$2,773	—
1003–1017	1010	6	260.00–270.00	$264.97	$2,676	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	5	550.00	$550.00	$1,490	—
300–323	316	7	515.00–535.00	$520.42	$1,645	-43.39
358	358	11	505.00	$505.00	$1,808	-37.58
460–472	470	23	459.00–465.00	$459.77	$2,161	+4.77
506–516	508	25	400.00–415.00	$404.09	$2,053	-30.57
554–599	576	26	372.50–410.00	$386.15	$2,224	-4.55
614–626	621	45	370.00–400.00	$391.04	$2,428	-7.89
652–688	671	49	360.00–380.00	$367.38	$2,465	+17.38
705–746	722	54	327.50–362.00	$349.71	$2,525	-0.29
764–787	776	84	325.00–338.00	$335.72	$2,605	-5.34
807–844	826	59	320.00–322.50	$321.55	$2,656	—
903	903	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,777	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,406	-73.38
404–412	407	7	390.00–420.00	$403.00	$1,640	-13.45
492	492	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,894	-22.11
507–540	526	10	317.50–355.00	$338.75	$1,782	-46.25
560–582	572	23	325.00–360.00	$337.83	$1,932	—
614–636	624	17	320.00–323.00	$321.50	$2,006	-14.87
660–670	667	3	307.50–315.00	$309.98	$2,068	-2.52

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,958	—
594	594	12	352.50	$352.50	$2,094	—
614	614	7	350.00	$350.00	$2,149	—
689	689	19	318.00	$318.00	$2,191	-15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567–577	572	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,973	—
686	686	7	330.00	$330.00	$2,264	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
829	829	8	280.00	$280.00	$2,321	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	305.00	$305.00	$961	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	324	15	400.00–460.00	$418.74	$1,357	-51.26
350–382	367	10	417.50–460.00	$435.17	$1,597	-15.49
413–444	433	45	365.00–417.50	$378.34	$1,638	-30.26
460–490	475	25	340.00–395.00	$346.98	$1,648	-41.19
504–546	518	73	327.50–357.50	$339.02	$1,756	-24.82
550–598	568	38	325.00–356.00	$330.72	$1,878	-17.20
608–640	629	21	311.00–333.00	$325.26	$2,046	-9.46
653	653	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,090	-11.39
705–724	718	18	315.00–318.00	$317.09	$2,277	-7.31
788	788	49	302.50	$302.50	$2,384	+2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,460	—
318	318	10	495.00	$495.00	$1,574	—
408	408	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,795	-15.04
505–549	531	43	350.00–390.00	$357.70	$1,899	-17.55
565	565	9	402.50	$402.50	$2,274	+22.10
563–594	571	27	340.00–375.00	$355.12	$2,028	-25.28
611–648	626	20	337.50–339.00	$338.56	$2,119	-18.96
665–698	694	22	327.00–355.00	$351.34	$2,438	+11.34
776	776	9	324.00	$324.00	$2,514	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	342	5	375.00–390.00	$383.95	$1,313	—
382–395	389	24	360.00–387.50	$368.30	$1,433	-56.70
420	420	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,491	-30.00
463–485	476	7	312.50–340.00	$322.70	$1,536	-47.30
520	520	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,742	-12.74
552–590	572	23	300.00–325.00	$315.42	$1,804	+10.42
738–742	740	8	300.00	$300.00	$2,220	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,702	—
617	617	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,928	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,323	—
539	539	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,617	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
702	702	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,176	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–335	318	6	430.00–480.00	$460.65	$1,465	—
380–386	384	7	455.00–460.00	$456.41	$1,753	-8.59
425–443	435	8	387.50–425.00	$404.88	$1,761	-31.85
450–495	477	10	340.00–345.00	$341.89	$1,631	-34.22
515–520	516	14	367.50–375.00	$373.38	$1,927	+20.28
553–594	580	32	300.00–332.50	$314.49	$1,824	-19.35
603–645	632	21	300.00–325.00	$309.92	$1,959	-30.17
701	701	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,033	-17.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,726	-39.01
462–478	469	9	392.50–400.00	$395.90	$1,857	-9.10
515–520	518	5	365.00–372.50	$369.52	$1,914	-13.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,613	—
500–510	505	6	322.50–340.00	$329.16	$1,662	—
560	560	2	342.50	$342.50	$1,918	-7.50
615–619	618	9	270.00–280.00	$273.32	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1370–1460	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,600.00–3,800.00	$3,733.33	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1040	872	85-90%	12	80.00–110.00	$99.57	$868	—
700–1370	1024	85-90%	40	110.00–133.00	$123.30	$1,263	-6.10
795–1585	1073	85-90%	57	133.00–151.00	$142.57	$1,530	-6.77
940–1270	1128	85-90%	9	152.00–155.00	$153.95	$1,737	-11.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1320	1215	80-85%	21	129.00–151.00	$144.55	$1,756	-34.01
1085–1345	1232	80-85%	22	136.00–165.00	$151.47	$1,866	-27.09
1245	1245	80-85%	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,179	+21.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1835	1464	75-80%	30	140.00–165.00	$154.71	$2,265	—
1325–1660	1501	75-80%	16	128.00–151.00	$143.33	$2,151	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1800	1541	8	171.00–192.00	$186.07	$2,867	—
1260–2330	1623	34	180.00–211.00	$199.50	$3,238	—
1460–2380	1939	8	212.00–225.00	$218.13	$4,230	+2.15

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1510	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	160.00–217.50	$196.16	$2,493

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1595	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	112.00–153.00	$137.51	$1,766

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–990	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	185.00–245.00	$226.55	$2,034

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1120	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	124.00–157.50	$142.90	$1,419

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1415	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,750.00–3,200.00	$2,273.45
1007–1680	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	2,650.00–3,900.00	$3,192.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1180–1270	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,908.05
1155–1440	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	2,200.00–2,700.00	$2,436.10

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1145	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,172.23
925–1185	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,689.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1160	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,863.98
1105–1140	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,304.18

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1523–2025	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,001.19

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1130	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,513.19

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1535	1535	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–825	800	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,915.10

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1085	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,920.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1510	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,350.00	$3,062.50	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
771–808	780	(<2 yrs)	N/A	83	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,852.45	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1020	941	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	200.00–250.00	$236.90	$2,229	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
932	932	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	262.00	$262.00	$2,442	—
1190–1205	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	220.00	$220.00	$2,636	—

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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.