Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

8,408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.78/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 733 lb · 394 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.96/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 626 lb · 218 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.53/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 526 lb · 187 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,408	8,020	9,690
Feeder cattle	6,835	—	8,472
Slaughter cattle	1,117	—	836
Replacement cattle	456	—	382

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves and yearlings steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
198 thin fleshed	198	14	175.00	$175.00	$346
262 thin fleshed	262	9	165.00	$165.00	$432
340 thin fleshed	340	5	171.00	$171.00	$581
359–397	378	20	142.50–152.50	$147.64	$558
419 unweaned	419	5	135.00	$135.00	$566
400–448	430	65	136.00–155.00	$146.71	$631
455–496	479	87	136.00–153.00	$147.17	$705
474–495 unweaned	482	26	125.00–140.00	$133.34	$643
500–548	519	131	130.00–151.00	$143.42	$744
518–548 unweaned	533	38	130.00–135.00	$130.90	$698
550–591	570	95	130.00–145.00	$137.61	$784
551–595 unweaned	573	22	125.00–130.00	$128.48	$736
606 unweaned	606	5	126.00	$126.00	$764
606–649	626	213	127.00–141.00	$135.17	$846
660–678	666	36	130.00–141.00	$136.22	$907
680 unweaned	680	7	126.00	$126.00	$857
702–745	711	114	125.00–137.50	$134.68	$958
750–793	786	96	123.00–135.00	$132.80	$1,044
815–845	825	16	124.00–128.00	$126.41	$1,043
880	880	6	113.00	$113.00	$994
916	916	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,136
963–968	965	45	113.00–113.50	$113.20	$1,092

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
293	293	4	200.00	$200.00	$586
339	339	5	172.50	$172.50	$585
379–386	382	19	162.00–170.00	$167.02	$638
400–440	411	81	150.00–170.00	$164.84	$677
451–495	478	50	149.00–156.00	$154.07	$736
477–496 unweaned	486	16	132.50–143.00	$136.34	$663
500–542 unweaned	520	34	137.50–155.00	$145.54	$757
505–547	520	38	142.50–157.00	$151.21	$786
559–597	575	156	134.00–156.00	$146.77	$844
563–594 unweaned	583	22	127.00–132.50	$128.93	$752
604–634	619	39	130.50–147.00	$141.14	$874
622–646 unweaned	637	21	124.50–141.00	$131.03	$835
658–672 unweaned	667	12	121.00–122.00	$121.33	$809
656–699	676	57	135.00–140.00	$137.15	$927
706–748	726	93	134.00–153.00	$143.55	$1,042
753–791	783	169	131.50–144.00	$137.30	$1,075
802–822	811	112	131.00–143.50	$137.92	$1,119
857–899	877	39	130.50–133.50	$132.42	$1,161
942–948	943	21	128.00–130.00	$128.48	$1,212
958	958	9	129.00	$129.00	$1,236

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
448	448	9	141.00	$141.00	$632
590	590	8	107.00	$107.00	$631
621 unweaned	621	12	110.00	$110.00	$683
659–667	663	13	108.00–124.00	$115.34	$765
702–740	721	15	120.00–125.00	$122.60	$884
748 unweaned	748	6	119.00	$119.00	$890
851	851	8	128.00	$128.00	$1,089

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
458 unweaned	458	17	145.00	$145.00	$664
563–583	569	14	131.00–133.00	$131.59	$749
594 unweaned	594	16	135.00	$135.00	$802
676	676	7	135.00	$135.00	$913

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
384	384	5	125.00	$125.00	$480
514–531	520	34	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$593

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
511 unweaned	511	7	125.00	$125.00	$639
570 unweaned	570	10	126.00	$126.00	$718
1022–1025	1024	8	92.50–103.00	$97.74	$1,001

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540	540	5	132.00	$132.00	$713

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
286	286	4	151.00	$151.00	$432
300–331	314	16	135.00–150.00	$145.84	$458
377	377	3	137.00	$137.00	$516
405–434 unweaned	426	24	129.00–134.00	$130.66	$557
412–437	429	25	133.00–140.00	$135.31	$580
453–497	469	79	130.00–136.50	$133.27	$625
455–491 unweaned	479	49	120.00–131.00	$126.45	$606
514–548 unweaned	530	40	117.50–126.00	$122.63	$650
509–548	540	98	124.00–139.00	$135.24	$730
558–597	580	51	121.50–135.50	$130.75	$758
607–645 unweaned	618	31	121.50–124.50	$121.80	$753
608–649	627	101	121.00–145.50	$136.52	$856
650–698	670	171	133.00–142.75	$136.56	$915
709–739	733	394	126.00–137.00	$131.78	$966
785–787	786	9	128.00–130.00	$128.89	$1,013
805–846	811	104	124.00–129.00	$127.76	$1,036
851	851	42	126.00	$126.00	$1,072

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210	210	7	140.00	$140.00	$294
266–299	278	19	126.00–142.50	$134.98	$375
303–345	319	14	126.00–142.50	$137.99	$440
365–390	373	26	130.00–131.00	$130.40	$486
403–448	428	129	125.50–134.00	$130.17	$557
428–433 unweaned	429	38	120.00–124.00	$120.32	$516
450–497 unweaned	482	73	115.00–124.00	$117.79	$568
452–498	483	48	121.00–131.00	$124.68	$602
501–543	525	86	118.00–131.00	$125.72	$660
500–544 unweaned	527	101	110.00–122.00	$117.96	$622
550–591	562	89	118.00–133.00	$124.99	$702
552–598 unweaned	566	56	110.00–115.00	$113.90	$645
601–649	621	94	115.00–128.00	$122.62	$761
623–638 unweaned	630	36	108.00–114.00	$109.82	$692
653–663 unweaned	656	12	111.00–117.00	$113.02	$741
652–691	667	73	116.00–128.00	$123.34	$823
738–741	739	7	118.00–122.00	$119.72	$885
788	788	3	122.00	$122.00	$961
805–835	818	30	110.00–121.00	$117.35	$960
863–881	876	24	97.00–118.50	$103.18	$904

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
407–445	426	31	115.00–122.00	$117.99	$503
436 thin fleshed	436	5	130.50	$130.50	$569
480 unweaned	480	3	110.00	$110.00	$528
516–543	521	20	112.00–113.00	$112.21	$585
598 unweaned	598	3	110.00	$110.00	$658
598	598	4	110.00	$110.00	$658
616–625	621	11	116.00–120.00	$118.20	$734
665–677	672	13	105.00–114.00	$108.70	$730
707–735	721	19	110.00–113.50	$112.09	$808
773	773	7	117.00	$117.00	$904
804	804	8	100.00	$100.00	$804

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
312	312	12	120.00	$120.00	$374
312 thin fleshed	312	7	120.00	$120.00	$374
419 thin fleshed	419	9	118.00	$118.00	$494
421	421	11	117.50	$117.50	$495

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
502–530 unweaned	508	13	120.00–121.50	$120.36	$611
583	583	4	122.00	$122.00	$711
615	615	12	127.00	$127.00	$781

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
531	531	6	113.00	$113.00	$600
703	703	6	112.50	$112.50	$791

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350 thin fleshed	350	8	81.00	$81.00	$284

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
672	672	5	113.00	$113.00	$759

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
251–289	277	22	145.00–170.00	$153.40	$425
350–398	370	59	136.50–167.50	$148.86	$551
383 thin fleshed	383	3	154.00	$154.00	$590
415–447	424	32	130.00–135.00	$134.35	$570
470–485	483	41	125.00–131.00	$125.80	$608
510–545	529	18	112.00–125.00	$121.05	$640
555–595	569	38	110.00–120.00	$112.48	$640
634 unweaned	634	5	112.00	$112.00	$710
637	637	6	110.00	$110.00	$701
658 unweaned	658	9	105.00	$105.00	$691
715–742 unweaned	729	10	99.00–102.00	$100.47	$732
855	855	7	90.00	$90.00	$770

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
406–443	416	15	134.00–152.00	$146.89	$611
460–485	479	11	133.00–134.00	$133.45	$639
515–547	524	14	125.00–126.00	$125.70	$659
560–596	574	24	115.00–124.00	$121.92	$700
630 unweaned	630	3	113.00	$113.00	$712
653 unweaned	653	3	105.00	$105.00	$686
702 unweaned	702	4	107.50	$107.50	$755

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255	255	3	125.00	$125.00	$319
343	343	4	145.00	$145.00	$497
440	440	6	110.00	$110.00	$484
547	547	4	90.00	$90.00	$492
595	595	3	101.00	$101.00	$601
666	666	4	96.00	$96.00	$639

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
560–577	570	7	109.00–112.00	$110.26	$628

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
598 unweaned	598	3	110.00	$110.00	$658

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570–1155	904	85-90%	25	12.00–26.00	$21.46	$194
610–1340	1001	85-90%	64	27.00–40.00	$34.92	$350
710–1605	1052	85-90%	92	35.00–47.00	$40.96	$431
790–1320	1120	85-90%	144	44.00–53.00	$48.17	$540

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1506	1166	80-85%	87	40.00–49.00	$45.28	$528
905–1595	1267	80-85%	158	43.50–55.00	$50.36	$638
915–1620	1359	80-85%	67	52.50–60.50	$56.33	$766

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–2130	1354	75-80%	123	46.00–56.00	$50.10	$678
1140–1730	1425	75-80%	92	52.00–62.00	$58.23	$830
1250–1815	1602	75-80%	43	57.00–71.00	$64.54	$1,034

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1990	1491	13	59.00–73.00	$67.95	$1,013
1095–2205	1658	70	63.00–98.50	$78.96	$1,309
1540–2220	1838	11	84.00–97.00	$90.11	$1,656

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1445	1035	9	54.00–60.00	$57.89	$599

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1735–1895	1815	2	100.00–103.00	$101.57	$1,843

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–880	783	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	57.00–105.00	$83.12	$651
723–875 thin fleshed	834	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	57.00–79.00	$75.57	$630
750–1055	929	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	65.00–95.00	$74.66	$694
985–1000	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	51.00–53.00	$51.34	$507

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1270	1004	(<2 yrs)	Open	44	58.00–101.00	$77.55	$779
920–1190	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	60.00–85.00	$66.00	$686

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1170	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–75.00	$65.20	$748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1365	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	800.00–1,210.00	$966.63
1110–1295	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	785.00–800.00	$793.08
1090–1350	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	625.00–860.00	$748.05

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–885	843	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00–500.00	$476.26
740–1000	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	575.00–725.00	$654.21
825–1185	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	550.00–835.00	$717.19
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	590.00	$590.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1112–1235	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	49.00–52.00	$50.93	$587
1155–1190	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	51.00–67.50	$59.13	$694
1162–1380	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	48.00–57.00	$50.97	$618
1105–1325	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	51.00–67.00	$56.69	$693
1210–1375	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	52.50–57.00	$55.01	$711

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1275	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	700.00–785.00	$740.56
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1338–1525	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	700.00–1,225.00	$983.42

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1400–1500	1419	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	50.00–59.00	$53.90	$765
1400–1620	1524	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	57.00–59.00	$57.90	$882

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–835	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	350.00–400.00	$375.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1360	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,210.00	$1,205.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1035	978	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$833.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1225	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,075.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1095–1185	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,140.00–1,200.00	$1,157.50
1100–1300	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	775.00–925.00	$861.36
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,110.00	$1,110.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–995	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	735.00–950.00	$839.17
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300–1325	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–925.00	$862.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
322–349	344	15	85.00–90.00	$89.06	$306
425	425	4	85.00	$85.00	$361
439 thin fleshed	439	4	80.00	$80.00	$351
458–486	478	25	85.00–92.00	$90.93	$435
533	533	4	94.00	$94.00	$501
577–598	587	28	80.00–96.00	$87.50	$514
610	610	8	85.00	$85.00	$518
665–688	673	7	82.00–91.50	$87.19	$587
733–739	737	6	87.00–88.00	$87.33	$644
778–786	783	17	81.00–86.00	$84.25	$660
805–816	814	23	80.00–88.00	$84.42	$687
853–896	860	24	86.00–86.50	$86.09	$740
923	923	37	89.50	$89.50	$826

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
432	432	11	79.00	$79.00	$341
721	721	5	73.00	$73.00	$526
854–893	879	11	80.00	$80.00	$703

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
474	474	6	75.00	$75.00	$356
709	709	5	77.00	$77.00	$546

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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.