Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

2,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $422.81/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 528 lb · 120 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.62/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 575 lb · 106 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.52/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 621 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,001	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–288	269	6	467.00–512.00	$487.91	$1,312	-49.31
315–343	330	18	450.00–475.00	$457.95	$1,511	-49.24
350–370	360	2	432.00–445.00	$438.68	$1,579	-54.53
400–447	429	40	425.00–465.00	$450.95	$1,935	-2.73
450–498	474	65	422.00–470.00	$452.22	$2,144	-3.93
508–545 fancy	522	20	422.00–450.00	$438.21	$2,287	+10.40
500–548	529	97	377.00–440.00	$420.80	$2,226	+9.61
540	540	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,079	-26.19
550–593	574	90	360.00–412.00	$399.18	$2,291	+7.48
550–597 fancy	581	16	415.00–455.00	$435.24	$2,529	—
605–630 fancy	619	16	412.00–415.00	$413.69	$2,561	+17.49
600–645	621	74	360.00–410.00	$385.51	$2,394	+7.14
650–680	661	32	345.00–385.00	$365.69	$2,417	-6.71
710–745	733	39	330.00–354.00	$347.38	$2,546	-1.06
750–797	762	40	315.00–357.00	$340.11	$2,592	-12.58
822–833	828	16	325.00–340.00	$339.07	$2,807	+29.07
871–872	871	11	312.00–317.00	$315.64	$2,749	—
915	915	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,791	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	321	22	375.00–435.00	$416.46	$1,337	-19.44
350–390	368	11	400.00–440.00	$433.13	$1,594	+0.94
400–441	423	22	375.00–435.00	$413.12	$1,747	-15.23
460–495	481	24	362.00–445.00	$396.80	$1,909	-25.89
500–545	524	20	325.00–440.00	$365.80	$1,917	+11.29
550–595	578	13	315.00–380.00	$363.03	$2,098	+20.73
610–627	616	13	342.00–350.00	$348.75	$2,148	—
650–680	666	6	305.00–330.00	$321.63	$2,142	-16.18
707–720	710	4	310.00–320.00	$312.53	$2,219	—
760–772	767	11	325.00–330.00	$327.25	$2,510	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
699	699	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	321	20	390.00–467.00	$420.73	$1,351	-11.46
358–395	377	30	380.00–435.00	$420.21	$1,584	+4.97
400–447	424	55	352.00–440.00	$401.87	$1,704	-14.35
450–498	484	72	360.00–415.00	$384.03	$1,859	-18.56
502–548 fancy	520	8	387.00–417.00	$401.66	$2,089	-13.24
500–546	521	63	335.00–410.00	$371.19	$1,934	+7.37
550–595	572	82	320.00–415.00	$368.36	$2,107	+5.65
600–645	621	49	320.00–367.00	$347.23	$2,156	-14.75
650–698	673	40	305.00–345.00	$335.01	$2,255	-19.71
700–745	721	15	300.00–325.00	$314.07	$2,264	-2.93
755–790	769	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,307	-37.08
800–840	811	5	280.00–300.00	$295.02	$2,393	-28.98
950–995	978	8	270.00–295.00	$285.89	$2,796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	9	365.00–400.00	$375.30	$1,269	+5.92
352–388	372	17	337.00–387.00	$369.92	$1,376	+14.97
400–442	427	31	325.00–380.00	$351.85	$1,502	-25.72
450–497	473	44	325.00–380.00	$354.44	$1,677	+8.32
500–545	527	36	300.00–380.00	$345.33	$1,820	+9.20
550–590	578	21	300.00–360.00	$333.31	$1,927	+5.43
610–645	631	10	285.00–320.00	$300.44	$1,896	-26.18
650–695	674	31	270.00–335.00	$319.90	$2,156	-1.24
705	705	2	288.00	$288.00	$2,030	—
770–780	773	4	282.00–287.00	$285.74	$2,209	—
836	836	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,633	—
895	895	3	279.00	$279.00	$2,497	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	374	5	425.00–472.00	$442.59	$1,655	+4.71
402–445	415	25	395.00–477.00	$447.92	$1,859	-10.69
450–498	471	47	385.00–460.00	$422.74	$1,991	+5.93
500–545	520	53	340.00–400.00	$378.43	$1,968	+5.94
550–593	569	41	340.00–397.50	$371.71	$2,115	+13.60
600–649	625	31	330.00–370.00	$350.05	$2,188	+11.30
660–685	666	8	310.00–350.00	$319.55	$2,128	-2.84
712–745	724	7	265.00–320.00	$295.54	$2,140	—
870	870	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	11	350.00–440.00	$418.34	$1,565	-6.66
405–440	418	10	350.00–410.00	$370.72	$1,550	-19.22
470–498	481	11	325.00–400.00	$380.80	$1,832	+23.67
500–515	511	8	300.00–360.00	$325.62	$1,664	+7.95
555–595	585	15	285.00–350.00	$316.97	$1,854	-0.03
610–635	618	10	285.00–345.00	$325.31	$2,010	—
652–693	679	36	265.00–320.00	$301.69	$2,048	-26.87
748	748	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,870	—
760–785	773	2	241.00–259.00	$249.85	$1,931	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1295	1130	80-85%	5	125.00–140.00	$134.03	$1,515	-5.44
845–1565	1206	80-85%	48	141.50–156.00	$150.20	$1,811	—
1020–1735	1303	80-85%	38	155.00–169.00	$161.30	$2,102	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1340	941	85-90%	15	92.00–126.00	$115.41	$1,086	—
765–1340	1089	85-90%	15	130.00–149.00	$137.98	$1,503	+21.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1995	1450	75-80%	12	140.00–155.50	$150.29	$2,179	-3.71
1180–1785	1483	75-80%	2	125.00–139.00	$133.43	$1,979	-20.57
1195–1940	1486	75-80%	14	160.00–169.50	$164.74	$2,448	+10.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1130	1118	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$1,649	—
1010–1640	1336	7	165.00–179.00	$174.16	$2,327	—
1365–2280	1801	26	180.00–200.00	$189.58	$3,414	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1280	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,600.00	$2,224.10
1095–1280	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–2,500.00	$2,036.90
1078–1385	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,000.00–3,200.00	$2,595.11
1015–1515	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,800.00–3,000.00	$2,585.16
1205–1365	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,201.31
1025–1730	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,000.00–3,650.00	$3,127.99

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–855	847	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,900.00	$1,530.71
730–990	864	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,944.75
860–980	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,063.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–920	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,265.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	-600.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	-1,200.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1250–1300	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–3,700.00	$3,400.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	-1,100.00

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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.