Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

6,878 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.86/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 892 lb · 196 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.57/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 779 lb · 194 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.17/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 666 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,878	7,126	8,408
Feeder cattle	4,819	4,477	6,835
Slaughter cattle	923	1,440	1,117
Replacement cattle	1,136	1,209	456

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 9.00 higher on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	3	186.00–190.00	$187.24	$605	—
412–443	426	18	177.50–182.00	$179.52	$765	+2.43
464–497	486	26	165.00–177.00	$174.49	$848	+12.32
503–511 fancy	508	12	176.00	$176.00	$894	—
506–534	515	61	153.00–170.00	$160.32	$826	+4.66
553–587	566	42	154.00–166.00	$160.83	$910	+5.66
604–641	624	48	140.00–166.00	$157.64	$984	-12.36
650–675	665	83	143.00–166.50	$158.45	$1,054	+7.59
705–747	737	133	142.00–161.50	$157.85	$1,163	+4.49
752–785	776	62	141.00–153.00	$150.08	$1,165	-3.62
811–836	827	66	140.00–153.00	$151.29	$1,251	+3.25
880–893	890	133	145.00–148.00	$147.42	$1,312	+0.76
951	951	21	144.00	$144.00	$1,369	+6.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	8	185.00	$185.00	$561	—
375–395	385	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$626	-24.51
413–438	423	9	148.00–170.00	$162.92	$689	-2.71
450–462	454	19	146.00–170.00	$162.63	$738	+9.32
502–548	522	80	140.00–157.00	$150.76	$787	-3.20
552–596	573	57	133.00–154.00	$148.54	$851	-7.86
603–648	625	54	140.00–155.00	$149.96	$937	+0.02
654–695	679	103	137.00–155.00	$149.80	$1,017	+0.53
702–720	707	4	132.00–135.00	$132.76	$939	-10.09
824–844	841	30	140.00–144.00	$140.65	$1,183	+10.07
864–879	874	76	136.00–144.50	$138.99	$1,215	+2.99
957–971	960	67	126.00–132.50	$130.93	$1,257	-6.07
1005	1005	18	132.00	$132.00	$1,327	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–375	368	9	170.00–172.00	$171.09	$630	-2.81
413–442	428	40	152.00–160.00	$157.23	$673	+7.36
452–490	472	13	120.00–152.00	$143.48	$677	-14.51
504	504	11	140.00	$140.00	$706	-3.08
556–575	567	10	140.00	$140.00	$794	-4.02
605–645	626	9	140.00–142.00	$140.67	$881	+4.82
655–661	657	17	135.00–142.50	$140.84	$925	+0.97
745	745	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,013	—
864	864	28	133.00	$133.00	$1,149	—
902–933	912	15	110.00–118.00	$112.73	$1,028	—
1107	1107	22	108.50	$108.50	$1,201	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	9	165.00	$165.00	$561	—
444	444	20	152.00	$152.00	$675	—
566	566	22	144.00	$144.00	$815	—
1047	1047	50	129.85	$129.85	$1,360	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–388	387	13	160.00–162.00	$160.61	$622	-0.91
417–448	435	15	150.00	$150.00	$652	+1.07
452–476	463	14	142.00–150.00	$146.10	$676	-1.98
601	601	8	127.00–130.00	$128.88	$775	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–373	364	10	152.00–157.00	$154.95	$564	—
451–485	475	22	132.00–140.00	$138.23	$657	—
626–645	634	9	120.00	$120.00	$761	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	120.00	$120.00	$470	-6.00
636	636	7	120.00	$120.00	$763	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	6	159.00	$159.00	$445	—
370–395	382	24	138.00–164.00	$150.63	$575	-5.49
403–447	423	83	137.00–155.00	$148.54	$628	+2.02
460–479	468	46	139.00–153.00	$148.43	$695	+2.77
505–544	529	40	132.00–143.00	$137.39	$727	-8.86
553–598	576	60	131.00–155.00	$145.30	$837	-3.64
605–645	619	39	144.00–151.00	$146.44	$906	+5.63
657–698	666	153	129.00–155.00	$148.17	$987	+6.44
706–745	727	128	144.25–150.00	$145.38	$1,057	+1.58
753 fancy	753	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,032	—
763–787	779	191	142.25–144.00	$142.66	$1,111	+11.05
817–848	820	62	137.00	$137.00	$1,123	+4.84
864–898	892	196	135.00–138.00	$135.86	$1,212	—
952	952	17	123.50	$123.50	$1,176	+5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–346	332	15	130.00–147.00	$139.41	$463	-2.17
353–395	368	13	126.00–137.00	$134.46	$495	-5.98
400–449	435	35	130.00–140.00	$135.63	$590	-0.04
453–497	482	61	130.00–138.00	$133.09	$641	-0.50
508–544	522	86	125.00–139.00	$132.52	$692	+0.14
551–588	563	40	122.00–139.00	$131.45	$740	-1.67
600–640	621	49	121.00–142.00	$131.53	$817	+0.99
658–688	680	53	109.00–133.00	$130.23	$886	-3.79
701–740	716	23	119.00–136.00	$130.66	$936	+0.12
771–790	786	34	130.00–138.00	$136.15	$1,070	+9.88
870	870	6	119.50	$119.50	$1,040	+3.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	8	134.00	$134.00	$429	+3.50
362	362	5	125.00	$125.00	$452	-7.44
423–445	436	9	105.00–125.00	$118.53	$517	-6.70
474–495	490	26	110.00–122.00	$120.76	$592	-5.52
501–548	515	23	120.00–129.00	$124.54	$641	+1.68
558	558	5	127.00	$127.00	$709	+4.05
606–623	616	36	124.00–131.00	$128.62	$792	+3.67
650–683	661	19	110.00–130.00	$121.15	$801	-4.34
827	827	11	119.00	$119.00	$984	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	15	127.50	$127.50	$439	—
417	417	7	115.00	$115.00	$480	—
555–565	563	12	112.00–116.00	$115.01	$648	-0.72
625	625	3	110.00	$110.00	$688	-7.00
651	651	6	112.00	$112.00	$729	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	147.00	$147.00	$478	—
410	410	9	143.00	$143.00	$586	—
492	492	16	135.00	$135.00	$664	—
624	624	5	123.00	$123.00	$768	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	2	109.00	$109.00	$976	—
1015–1046	1041	6	100.00–101.00	$100.16	$1,043	—
1068	1068	4	106.50	$106.50	$1,137	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	8	160.00	$160.00	$558	-2.50
365	365	7	165.00	$165.00	$602	—
420–426	424	15	130.00–135.00	$131.65	$558	—
491	491	18	137.00	$137.00	$673	-4.92
552–596	574	41	120.00–127.00	$124.23	$713	-4.41
608–624	620	12	120.00–122.00	$120.49	$747	-1.94
729–739	737	23	115.00–119.00	$118.14	$871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391–395	392	5	144.00–156.00	$146.42	$574	+3.42
480–495	482	9	135.00–151.00	$149.17	$719	+13.69
500–533	528	10	129.00–138.00	$134.82	$712	+4.85
560–598	585	11	131.00–135.00	$132.26	$774	+3.84
602–620	608	10	133.00–135.00	$134.39	$817	+9.59
655–672	660	16	120.00–127.00	$124.03	$819	+1.49
755–785	775	3	119.00–120.00	$119.68	$928	—
828–830	829	6	118.00–122.00	$120.00	$995	+8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	3	188.00	$188.00	$587	—
420–442	438	14	159.00–172.00	$167.15	$732	-12.64
460–490	473	8	151.00–170.00	$161.01	$762	+8.48
540	540	6	138.00	$138.00	$745	-1.95
577	577	3	137.00	$137.00	$790	—
618–645	627	3	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$849	—
665–683	674	4	133.00	$133.00	$896	+3.00
703–725	712	4	130.00–133.00	$131.02	$933	+1.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511–538	520	12	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$704	+10.47
585–592	589	4	120.00	$120.00	$707	-1.83
682	682	5	120.00	$120.00	$818	-4.50
793	793	3	105.00	$105.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1465–2215	1771	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,659.15	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1275	951	85-90%	34	33.00–38.00	$35.46	$337	—
733–1225	996	85-90%	13	55.00–62.00	$58.03	$578	—
760–1540	1084	85-90%	150	36.00–47.50	$43.30	$469	—
810–1705	1148	85-90%	159	45.50–56.50	$50.69	$582	-1.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1625	1253	80-85%	84	54.00–68.00	$59.08	$740	-1.45
1010–1613	1283	80-85%	54	48.00–55.00	$52.26	$670	-8.27
1040–1595	1301	80-85%	13	63.00–73.00	$67.94	$884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1950	1432	75-80%	24	50.00–63.50	$54.89	$786	—
1315–1645	1461	75-80%	44	58.00–68.50	$64.08	$936	-1.28
1305–1840	1571	75-80%	36	67.50–76.00	$71.04	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1820	1486	18	71.00–83.00	$77.45	$1,151	-20.59
1300–2140	1671	29	80.00–94.50	$86.79	$1,450	-2.45
1570–1955	1794	11	89.00–95.00	$91.53	$1,642	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–1155	811	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	72.50–122.50	$108.28	$878
795–1298	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	71.50–97.50	$79.65	$831

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
638	638	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	735.00	$735.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
992	992	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1036–1063	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	510.00	$510.00
930–1210	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	585.00–950.00	$716.83
1003–1200	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	535.00–725.00	$662.57
960–1850	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	254	735.00–1,300.00	$966.16
1019–1430	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	600.00–950.00	$760.46
1175–1280 fancy	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,375.00–1,485.00	$1,445.94
1144–1550	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	560.00–950.00	$682.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1210	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	875.00–900.00	$891.25
1003–1620	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	80	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,292.47

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1138	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	675.00–1,000.00	$951.64
1176–1378	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	750.00–785.00	$770.80
1293	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1045	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	350.00–500.00	$440.96
883–1073	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	510.00–725.00	$609.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1290	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	700.00–875.00	$791.86

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
712–775	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	525.00–800.00	$693.47
665–915	801	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	735.00–860.00	$805.02
705–1005	860	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–875.00	$779.92
765–940	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	585.00–1,000.00	$887.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00	$700.00

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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
980–1855	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	95	950.00–1,650.00	$1,250.32	—
1005–1350	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	800.00–1,485.00	$1,178.13	+123.43
1035–1635	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	78	875.00–1,325.00	$1,145.06	—
1345	1345	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1100–1485	1359	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	975.00–1,250.00	$1,223.28	—
1300–1570	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,125.00–1,600.00	$1,423.21	—
1305–1540	1391	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	1,185.00–1,500.00	$1,328.40	—
1225–1593	1457	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,244.52	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1213–1445	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,485.71	—
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1129–1607	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,410.00–1,650.00	$1,495.56	—
1378	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1474–1702	1555	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,285.00–1,375.00	$1,345.00	—
1570–1660	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-162.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–338	327	26	80.00–90.00	$85.34	$279	—
385	385	3	85.00	$85.00	$327	-9.00
402–445	417	21	75.00–87.50	$84.32	$352	-7.68
458–494	471	24	74.00–105.00	$94.15	$443	—
500–502	501	6	85.00–103.00	$93.98	$471	—
559–593	578	26	99.00–102.00	$100.43	$580	+15.43
605–622	616	31	96.50–100.00	$97.39	$600	—
674	674	7	96.50	$96.50	$650	—
751–788	765	13	94.50–96.50	$95.29	$729	—
808–820	814	12	96.00–96.50	$96.25	$783	—

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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.