Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

7,376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.12/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 824 lb · 559 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.60/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 630 lb · 400 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.86/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 625 lb · 349 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,376	9,770	6,375
Feeder cattle	6,475	8,253	5,555
Slaughter cattle	485	681	602
Replacement cattle	416	836	218

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady, except steers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–343	323	35	185.00–200.00	$187.55	$606	-1.29
360–389	378	88	183.00–191.00	$184.20	$696	+2.68
401–427	416	53	172.00–187.50	$181.33	$754	+5.76
457–496	477	113	169.00–177.00	$173.05	$825	+2.31
500–547	524	234	153.00–168.00	$161.30	$845	-0.02
551–597	573	230	152.00–163.00	$159.11	$912	+4.90
601–648	630	400	140.00–152.00	$144.60	$911	-0.72
650–671	652	163	138.00–149.00	$147.55	$962	+8.12
700–747	726	326	131.00–140.35	$135.60	$984	+1.12
750–797	772	145	130.00–139.00	$134.98	$1,042	+3.29
803–847	824	559	128.00–136.50	$133.12	$1,097	+3.92
903–930	908	97	126.25–127.00	$126.39	$1,148	+0.89
998	998	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,208	—
1050–1051	1050	116	117.00–122.00	$119.54	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–336	329	33	170.00–175.00	$171.60	$565	-0.17
372–398	383	30	167.00–179.00	$173.04	$663	-1.19
401–447	427	87	155.00–171.00	$164.98	$704	+3.22
450–496	468	72	149.00–165.00	$159.30	$746	-2.54
504–549	529	52	139.00–151.00	$143.16	$757	-4.17
554–595	578	120	140.00–151.00	$145.23	$839	-0.10
615–648	629	81	125.00–138.00	$134.27	$845	-0.30
652–696	671	202	130.00–136.50	$134.65	$904	+1.46
723–738	730	21	127.00–128.00	$127.66	$932	+0.72
750–780	765	37	127.00–131.00	$128.67	$984	+2.26
821	821	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,018	-3.03
950	950	6	124.00	$124.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–345	336	10	141.00–160.00	$154.15	$518	+44.15
365–399	382	12	142.00–155.00	$148.79	$568	-4.71
429	429	5	152.00	$152.00	$652	+19.00
455–495	483	26	130.00–153.00	$145.64	$703	-4.17
523–535	527	14	131.00–135.00	$133.22	$702	-1.98
563–595	589	59	125.00–136.00	$133.79	$788	+2.87
636	636	4	120.00	$120.00	$763	-3.24
653–689	675	24	120.00–128.00	$122.47	$827	-1.55
793	793	4	120.00	$120.00	$952	+2.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	139.00	$139.00	$678	—
665	665	3	131.00	$131.00	$871	—
791	791	5	117.00	$117.00	$925	—
817	817	4	115.00	$115.00	$940	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	145.00	$145.00	$718	—
591	591	4	124.00	$124.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–362	362	31	141.00–156.00	$146.31	$530	+2.31
405–442	425	118	140.00–154.00	$143.26	$609	+1.27
452–498	478	200	138.00–146.00	$141.98	$679	-0.04
500–539	521	193	128.00–140.00	$132.97	$693	+0.15
550–595	577	238	125.00–137.00	$129.00	$744	-0.92
608–647	625	349	122.00–133.00	$127.86	$799	-0.22
653–695	680	286	119.00–129.50	$125.44	$853	+0.31
703–749	714	215	121.00–128.10	$125.99	$900	+1.42
753–779	773	24	121.00–125.00	$123.06	$951	-2.40
801	801	14	122.00	$122.00	$977	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	331	26	136.00–153.00	$145.59	$482	+5.16
366–387	377	42	142.00–151.00	$146.50	$552	+6.59
400–447	420	81	120.00–145.00	$134.99	$567	+2.81
453–493	477	50	125.00–137.00	$132.84	$634	+1.37
504–545	518	66	122.00–134.00	$130.33	$675	+5.07
555–598	577	54	121.00–125.00	$122.98	$710	+0.53
603–636	617	42	112.00–121.00	$118.20	$729	-2.05
650–682	671	39	112.00–121.00	$115.99	$778	-4.06
700–735	723	35	108.00–121.00	$118.59	$857	+2.50
785	785	6	118.00	$118.00	$926	+2.61

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653–659	654	97	127.50–133.00	$132.09	$864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	8	137.00	$137.00	$471	—
378–388	384	26	129.00–139.00	$134.46	$516	-0.38
488	488	3	127.00	$127.00	$620	+10.00
582–595	586	16	115.00–118.00	$116.20	$681	+3.77

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	117.00	$117.00	$450	—
698	698	13	100.00	$100.00	$698	—
725–727	726	14	102.00–104.00	$103.29	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	3	118.00	$118.00	$815	+18.00
703	703	11	117.00	$117.00	$823	—
763–793	781	24	90.00–112.00	$105.15	$821	+5.15
857–885	862	23	83.00–85.00	$83.36	$719	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	7	150.00	$150.00	$594	+1.82
498	498	6	150.00	$150.00	$747	+14.34
528	528	3	140.00	$140.00	$739	+8.02
593	593	17	128.00	$128.00	$759	+1.56
626–637	634	13	125.00–134.00	$127.05	$805	+11.05
666	666	7	124.00	$124.00	$826	+3.99
914	914	5	101.00	$101.00	$923	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	155.00	$155.00	$747	+5.00
508–527	522	11	140.00–150.00	$142.66	$745	-3.84
598	598	3	133.00	$133.00	$795	+3.50
707	707	5	121.00	$121.00	$855	—
899	899	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1380	1189	80-85%	20	44.50–51.00	$47.38	$563	—
885–1530	1195	80-85%	55	47.50–56.00	$51.97	$621	—
1020–1591	1349	80-85%	83	53.50–64.50	$59.64	$805	+4.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657–1305	976	85-90%	25	31.00–38.00	$34.96	$341	—
650–1355	983	85-90%	14	12.00–27.50	$22.89	$225	—
842–1300	1046	85-90%	51	39.50–50.00	$45.24	$473	+12.13
852–1380	1117	85-90%	33	44.00–58.00	$51.68	$577	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1700	1322	75-80%	38	47.50–55.50	$51.75	$684	—
1052–1850	1423	75-80%	66	52.00–60.50	$56.00	$797	+6.14
1180–1870	1471	75-80%	14	57.50–64.00	$61.33	$902	+6.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1775	1413	8	64.00–73.50	$68.50	$968	—
1170–2140	1719	17	74.00–86.00	$80.42	$1,382	-0.01
1675–2240	1962	13	85.00–96.00	$89.12	$1,749	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775	1775	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,757	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–875	718	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	90.00–115.50	$105.68	$759
710–955	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	59.00–92.50	$78.37	$653
801–905	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	47.00–67.50	$54.82	$473
883 thin fleshed	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	72.00	$72.00	$636

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1045	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–85.00	$68.47	$704
1020–1038	1034	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	85.50–99.50	$96.74	$1,000
1058–1215	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	54.00–58.00	$57.43	$642

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195–1300	1216	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	80.50–87.00	$85.55	$1,040

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1295	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	800.00–985.00	$924.10
985–1366	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	935.00–1,100.00	$1,028.30
1095–1360	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	650.00–925.00	$826.99
1165–1345	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	675.00–800.00	$736.10

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1075	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	600.00–975.00	$844.72
965–1075	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	550.00–660.00	$602.03
995–1215	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00–800.00	$646.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1320	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	51.00–65.00	$58.77	$688
1070–1275	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	57.00–66.00	$61.10	$729
1095–1280	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	57.00–69.00	$62.32	$760
1205–1238	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	53.00–55.50	$54.23	$663

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1355	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,280.27
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1488	1367	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	885.00–1,000.00	$966.92
1415–1475	1437	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00–850.00	$811.20

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1500	1444	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	56.00–63.00	$58.57	$846

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1600	1468	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,157.41

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1045	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,075.00	$1,048.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1300	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	775.00–885.00	$851.54

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1055	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	62.00–66.00	$63.23	$642

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–795	741	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	550.00–600.00	$573.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853	853	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	885.00	$885.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1050	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,250.00	$1,071.25	—
985–1020	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1015–1040	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,135.00–1,150.00	$1,142.50	+467.50
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00	$825.00	-275.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1090	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00	—
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+333.33
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	735.00	$735.00	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	-175.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	-25.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
520	520	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	460.00	$460.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	75.00	$75.00	$345	—
545	545	1	65.00	$65.00	$354	—
673	673	2	73.00	$73.00	$491	—
725–744	738	6	74.00–74.50	$74.16	$547	—
995	995	55	90.75	$90.75	$903	—
1018–1042	1032	5	69.00–72.00	$70.18	$724	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.