Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

2,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.76/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 691 lb · 168 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.86/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 643 lb · 146 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.37/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 582 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,578	7,061	1,851
Feeder cattle	1,933	5,726	1,263
Slaughter cattle	577	860	429
Replacement cattle	68	475	159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	201.00	$201.00	$663	-6.07
353–355	354	3	187.00–190.00	$188.00	$666	-14.19
409–443	415	11	174.00–176.00	$175.61	$729	-7.35
494	494	12	167.50	$167.50	$827	-11.55
507–536	517	25	162.00–166.00	$164.10	$848	-11.10
550–599	576	29	157.00–170.00	$163.98	$945	-8.83
577–593 fancy	585	65	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$1,047	—
600–640	631	64	155.00–169.00	$164.70	$1,039	-2.63
681–695	686	90	154.00–164.75	$164.16	$1,126	-1.03
696 fancy	696	78	169.75	$169.75	$1,181	—
711–730	721	52	153.75–163.00	$158.74	$1,145	-1.73
750–773	753	26	154.00–159.50	$157.51	$1,186	+7.26
802–838	820	53	150.00–155.50	$152.63	$1,252	-2.97
858	858	47	153.00	$153.00	$1,313	+1.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–443	428	32	158.00–173.00	$162.88	$697	-7.74
460–498	485	14	148.00–164.00	$158.85	$770	-9.38
502–548	522	39	150.00–161.00	$154.96	$809	-6.33
550–598	570	51	147.00–156.00	$152.68	$870	-9.27
600–644	638	39	140.00–155.00	$144.90	$924	-13.99
660–698	677	11	143.00–153.00	$149.56	$1,013	-9.23
710–735	717	6	140.00–148.00	$145.39	$1,042	-3.77
752–795	767	8	142.00–152.00	$147.92	$1,135	+2.27
835–845	841	33	140.00–147.00	$146.30	$1,230	—
884–890	885	6	136.00–140.00	$139.33	$1,233	-4.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	10	167.50	$167.50	$1,049	—
771	771	18	155.50	$155.50	$1,199	—
912	912	10	142.50	$142.50	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	5	141.50	$141.50	$978	-3.52
700–725	708	3	121.00–125.00	$122.36	$866	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–395	386	14	157.50–165.50	$162.77	$628	-4.17
432–435	432	22	150.00–155.50	$155.00	$670	-5.31
458–497	472	25	150.00–159.00	$153.94	$727	-5.40
510–518	515	22	154.00–161.00	$159.19	$820	+1.71
527 fancy	527	69	164.50	$164.50	$867	—
553 fancy	553	26	161.00	$161.00	$890	—
550–577	563	39	146.00–156.50	$152.85	$861	-3.88
634–645	636	62	154.50–158.00	$156.96	$998	+3.43
649 fancy	649	84	162.00	$162.00	$1,051	+9.75
652–673	665	38	146.00–153.00	$150.07	$998	-4.26
709–748	726	17	138.00–142.00	$139.31	$1,011	-12.37
751–799	779	12	124.50–134.50	$130.77	$1,019	-12.00
855–860	858	6	132.50–134.00	$133.25	$1,143	-8.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	376	8	135.00–140.00	$139.37	$524	-20.55
400–442	423	19	135.00–147.00	$141.76	$600	-4.66
458–475	471	27	144.00–150.50	$149.76	$705	+3.06
530–546	537	44	135.00–147.00	$144.73	$777	+0.47
568–593	586	11	138.00–144.00	$142.19	$833	+0.66
620–641	636	14	138.50–143.00	$141.15	$898	+2.07
660–690	684	8	130.00–143.00	$139.02	$951	+1.88
853–860	855	3	129.50	$129.50	$1,107	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691–698	696	22	143.00–146.75	$145.57	$1,013	+5.57

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–393	392	5	125.00–133.00	$131.41	$515	—
415–448	436	6	120.00–130.00	$126.78	$553	—
572	572	3	125.00	$125.00	$715	—
750	750	3	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	183.00	$183.00	$582	-8.53
393	393	2	172.00	$172.00	$676	—
418	418	6	173.00	$173.00	$723	-15.32
455–497	485	16	153.50–160.00	$156.69	$760	-10.63
509–530	513	5	153.00–156.00	$155.38	$797	+2.52
560–595	585	13	149.00–152.00	$150.71	$882	-1.29
605–608	608	7	146.00–148.00	$146.28	$889	-4.59
655–661	660	6	143.00–147.00	$146.34	$966	+3.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	159.00	$159.00	$596	—
428–445	433	7	150.00–165.00	$156.38	$677	-12.42
455–495	479	8	145.00–150.00	$147.58	$707	+0.29
530–535	532	3	145.50–146.00	$145.83	$776	-0.61
605–615	608	4	141.00–144.00	$141.76	$862	-1.67
730–740	733	3	134.00–136.00	$135.33	$992	-3.94

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	148.00	$148.00	$647	—
521	521	6	140.00	$140.00	$729	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	980	85-90%	48	32.00–46.00	$39.87	$391	—
715–1480	1062	85-90%	76	47.00–56.00	$53.49	$568	—
905–1300	1105	85-90%	26	66.00–73.00	$69.44	$767	+9.31
840–1450	1106	85-90%	86	57.00–65.00	$59.38	$657	-0.75

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1365	1212	80-85%	17	71.00–78.00	$73.22	$887	+0.77
965–1640	1227	80-85%	68	64.00–70.50	$66.39	$815	+5.76
925–1640	1371	80-85%	40	57.00–63.00	$60.31	$827	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1630	1402	75-80%	37	64.00–69.50	$67.22	$942	+0.16
1310–1870	1457	75-80%	42	70.00–76.00	$72.95	$1,063	+1.52
1540–1675	1588	75-80%	11	77.00–81.00	$79.07	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2650	1647	20	73.00–93.00	$83.27	$1,371	—
1020–2150	1793	15	93.00–103.00	$97.66	$1,751	—
965–2040	1812	7	103.00–114.00	$107.33	$1,945	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$886
942	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	80.00	$80.00	$754

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
792	792	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	77.50	$77.50	$614

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1100	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–860.00	$845.00
1170–1385	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	910.00–1,350.00	$1,141.03

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–775	754	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	550.00–850.00	$680.69

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1485–1520	1494	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–820	807	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$966.12

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	93.00	$93.00	$386	—
508	508	4	95.00	$95.00	$483	—
559–593	578	31	90.00–103.00	$99.60	$576	—
648	648	3	99.00	$99.00	$642	—
678	678	3	100.00	$100.00	$678	—
734	734	10	95.00	$95.00	$697	—
784	784	11	105.00	$105.00	$823	—
922	922	5	96.00	$96.00	$885	—

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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.