Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

9,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.55/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 524 lb · 337 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.85/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 876 lb · 321 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.60/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 619 lb · 231 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,137	2,578	9,647
Feeder cattle	7,304	1,933	7,423
Slaughter cattle	1,057	577	1,206
Replacement cattle	776	68	1,018

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, heavier steers and all heifers sold mostly steady, although some spots up to 12.00 lower on smaller bunches of lower quality cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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
328–347	337	22	170.00–190.00	$183.76	$619	—
350–396	381	53	168.00–190.00	$181.54	$692	—
409–448	428	80	165.00–176.00	$170.89	$731	+8.01
450–493	478	74	148.00–176.00	$167.91	$803	+9.06
501–545	518	133	143.00–169.00	$162.25	$840	+7.29
552–598	579	159	139.00–169.00	$158.84	$920	+6.16
600–647	619	123	135.00–160.00	$155.28	$961	+10.38
650–695	668	203	135.00–163.00	$156.53	$1,046	+6.97
705–748	731	45	134.00–148.00	$143.79	$1,051	-1.60
750–797	787	153	131.00–147.50	$145.68	$1,147	-2.24
813–843	830	83	142.00–149.50	$148.17	$1,230	+1.87
850–898	876	321	144.00–147.00	$144.85	$1,269	+5.52
931	931	20	133.50	$133.50	$1,243	—
960–986	975	13	129.00–135.00	$133.63	$1,303	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	5	209.00	$209.00	$608	—
305–320	313	2	190.00–201.00	$195.37	$612	-5.63
375	375	2	189.00	$189.00	$709	+1.00
402–432	423	21	175.00–185.00	$178.85	$757	+3.24
459–469	462	13	162.50–170.00	$166.94	$771	-0.56
505–547	530	42	155.00–172.00	$164.05	$869	-0.05
550–597	568	118	150.00–175.00	$167.83	$953	+3.85
575 unweaned	575	15	146.50	$146.50	$842	—
605–640	622	89	150.00–167.50	$163.80	$1,019	-0.90
659–696	684	24	145.00–152.00	$147.25	$1,007	-16.91
687 unweaned	687	30	139.00	$139.00	$955	—
701–748	718	96	142.00–159.00	$152.73	$1,097	-6.01
750–796	774	146	146.00–157.00	$152.87	$1,183	-4.64
807–841	813	62	140.00–154.50	$151.70	$1,233	-0.93
889	889	53	152.00	$152.00	$1,351	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	5	172.50–175.00	$173.54	$571	—
360–397	378	24	157.50–177.50	$171.17	$647	—
412–447	436	24	140.00–162.50	$156.38	$682	—
464–498	478	42	155.00–162.50	$159.43	$762	—
502–545	525	68	118.00–156.00	$152.33	$800	—
553–595	566	64	133.00–156.00	$151.48	$857	—
600–636	628	39	130.00–151.00	$148.23	$931	—
658–690	669	50	130.00–150.00	$145.30	$972	+3.80
830–841	839	26	136.50–137.00	$136.58	$1,146	—
858–869	866	25	131.00–139.00	$137.10	$1,187	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–397	384	10	160.00–167.50	$165.97	$637	—
450–499	482	30	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$730	—
503–549	531	39	140.00–147.50	$142.08	$754	—
550–588	569	46	141.00–149.00	$145.90	$830	—
600–641	630	21	135.00–137.50	$135.59	$854	—
658–691	675	6	132.00–137.00	$134.44	$907	—
730–736	733	20	126.00–131.00	$128.76	$944	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–386	382	15	155.00	$155.00	$592	—
406–430	420	13	137.00–142.00	$139.48	$586	—
534	534	10	131.00	$131.00	$700	—
566–595	575	13	134.00–139.00	$137.40	$790	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
645	645	12	142.00	$142.00	$916	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	5	120.00	$120.00	$527	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	6	150.00	$150.00	$436	—
314–348	335	40	135.00–163.00	$157.55	$528	—
355–399	383	40	135.00–162.00	$150.88	$578	+11.51
401–448	426	107	136.00–153.00	$143.50	$611	+1.74
450–498	477	209	135.00–152.00	$143.71	$685	-6.05
500–549	524	337	130.00–150.00	$141.55	$742	-3.18
550–598	579	181	130.00–150.50	$141.00	$816	-1.19
600–648	619	231	128.00–147.50	$140.60	$870	-0.55
650–694	685	161	127.00–145.00	$139.72	$957	+0.70
700–749	722	55	130.00–139.00	$136.09	$983	—
752–780	764	28	123.00–138.00	$135.53	$1,035	—
805–834	819	63	110.00–138.00	$132.18	$1,083	—
865–877	877	70	126.00–134.75	$134.50	$1,180	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	7	164.00	$164.00	$569	—
355–367	361	38	150.00–165.00	$162.15	$585	-0.62
405–449	435	30	150.00–159.00	$155.10	$675	+0.10
450–498	475	46	142.00–156.00	$151.30	$719	-2.64
500–542	529	117	141.00–162.00	$154.66	$818	-4.53
550–593	559	34	141.00–154.00	$149.32	$835	-3.53
600–648	628	145	136.00–157.00	$152.53	$958	-4.43
652–690	679	141	136.00–152.50	$149.41	$1,014	-0.66
700–745	729	139	135.00–152.00	$143.78	$1,048	+4.47
751–780	771	208	130.00–147.50	$143.10	$1,103	+12.33
804–849	816	100	137.00–144.75	$141.51	$1,155	—
870	870	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,201	+4.75
902	902	9	133.00	$133.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	361	34	140.00–146.00	$144.24	$521	—
400–442	428	39	120.00–138.00	$134.84	$577	—
450–495	479	91	120.00–139.00	$135.03	$647	—
508–540	526	26	127.50–134.00	$130.89	$688	—
550–595	573	121	125.00–133.00	$129.51	$742	—
600–640	628	30	125.00–133.00	$130.48	$819	—
650–688	680	21	110.00–131.00	$128.49	$874	—
750–795	773	8	117.00–125.00	$121.41	$938	—
961	961	6	102.00	$102.00	$980	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–315	313	5	131.00–135.00	$134.20	$420	—
675–690	685	11	120.00–123.00	$121.08	$829	—
827	827	7	92.00	$92.00	$761	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–433	427	7	129.50–130.00	$129.64	$554	+2.86
572	572	8	110.00	$110.00	$629	-15.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	5	117.50	$117.50	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–487	470	20	147.00–152.00	$149.80	$704	—
500–547	520	80	140.00–145.00	$142.76	$742	—
583–594	588	22	140.00–145.00	$141.59	$833	—
640	640	17	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
715	715	6	122.00	$122.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–346	343	17	159.00–180.00	$176.45	$605	—
383–391	390	16	151.00–175.00	$171.18	$668	+12.18
415–428	424	3	147.00–150.00	$147.98	$627	-8.40
470–485	475	5	139.00–150.00	$146.26	$695	-1.32
512–526	522	19	124.00–139.00	$136.22	$711	-9.61
558–580	566	16	130.00–161.00	$146.67	$830	—
615–642	630	20	127.00–137.00	$133.41	$840	-8.35
655–695	666	16	131.00–139.00	$133.71	$891	—
755–793	779	6	126.00–130.00	$128.86	$1,004	—
800	800	2	124.00	$124.00	$992	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	6	137.00	$137.00	$507	—
432	432	5	136.00	$136.00	$588	—
525	525	13	129.00–130.00	$129.46	$680	—
553–594	582	50	134.00–137.00	$135.24	$787	—
755	755	10	114.00	$114.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	22	155.00	$155.00	$653	—
502	502	31	150.00	$150.00	$753	—
609–637	623	20	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$826	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	9	200.00	$200.00	$576	—
346	346	10	202.00	$202.00	$699	+19.00
360	360	5	194.00	$194.00	$698	+22.00
415	415	3	160.00	$160.00	$664	-13.00
450–475	455	8	154.00–161.00	$155.52	$708	-1.17
503–542	519	14	141.00–148.00	$142.86	$741	-12.52
588	588	7	142.00	$142.00	$835	-8.71
603–620	610	9	138.00–145.00	$140.24	$855	-6.04
700–732	721	3	132.00–138.00	$136.06	$981	—
760–795	783	3	132.00–133.00	$132.68	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1315	1215	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	1,300.00–1,800.00	$1,523.73	—
1645–1915	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,425.00–1,675.00	$1,559.48	—
1920	1920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,760.00	$1,760.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	6	136.00	$136.00	$816	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–594	589	6	110.00–119.00	$111.44	$656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385–1535	1452	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,100.00–2,900.00	$2,407.29	—
1490–1955	1723	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00–2,150.00	$2,128.37	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556–1395	903	85-90%	52	26.00–45.00	$37.14	$335	—
703–1520	993	85-90%	115	41.50–54.50	$49.94	$496	+10.07
808–1273	1095	85-90%	32	61.00–70.00	$64.10	$702	+10.61
705–1420	1111	85-90%	166	50.00–62.00	$55.90	$621	-3.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1580	1220	80-85%	119	59.50–74.00	$66.57	$812	+0.18
965–1595	1227	80-85%	88	53.50–63.50	$60.17	$738	-6.22
890–1645	1291	80-85%	25	71.00–77.00	$73.47	$948	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1450	1362	75-80%	13	57.00–65.00	$62.54	$852	—
1225–1670	1405	75-80%	106	63.00–73.00	$68.19	$958	+0.97
1420–2205	1592	75-80%	37	73.00–81.00	$76.23	$1,214	-2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2090	1458	19	73.50–87.50	$81.42	$1,187	—
1175–2365	1780	68	84.50–99.50	$92.76	$1,651	-4.90
995–2220	1809	18	97.00–106.00	$100.64	$1,821	-6.69

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1220	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	77.00–93.00	$84.98	$874

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1415	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	700.00–1,135.00	$894.75
895–1295	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	510.00–875.00	$702.46
910–1630	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	172	800.00–1,375.00	$1,125.12
1040–1550	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	800.00–1,100.00	$925.78
1185–1400	1317	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	725.00–1,000.00	$889.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1240	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,063.44
1048–1643	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	97	1,375.00–2,150.00	$1,815.04
1328–1725	1407	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,110.00–1,250.00	$1,141.51

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1143–1585	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,125.52
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
878–1220	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,100.00	$998.06

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800	757	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–950.00	$876.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–995	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	585.00–750.00	$705.27
1040–1230	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	760.00–800.00	$778.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–885	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	450.00–600.00	$488.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–945	849	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,047.26
1058–1140	1070	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,175.00–1,650.00	$1,556.10
1096	1096	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–1050	854	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–1,000.00	$955.33
845–1105	943	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	875.00–1,150.00	$1,051.19
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
920–1510	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,303.57	—
1055–1170	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,200.00	—
980–1400	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,311.11	—
1163	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
920–1335	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,200.00	—
1213–1348	1281	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–985.00	$980.00	—
1308	1308	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1335–1490	1413	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00	—
1305–1525	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00	—
1482	1482	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1560	1560	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1063–1130	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,526.79	—
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1035–1474	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,360.00	—
1320–1343	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,506.25	—
1203–1645	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,508.33	—
1368–1442	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1028	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	3	103.00	$103.00	$541	+8.00
569	569	4	90.00	$90.00	$512	-9.60
657	657	3	103.00	$103.00	$677	+3.00
748	748	14	103.00	$103.00	$770	+8.00
863–895	869	108	99.00–105.00	$102.96	$895	—

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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.