Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

7,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.67/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 684 lb · 339 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.48/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 769 lb · 236 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.82/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 817 lb · 182 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,001	6,878	9,521
Feeder cattle	5,869	4,819	6,407
Slaughter cattle	961	923	1,090
Replacement cattle	171	1,136	2,024

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 8.00 to 10.00 higher with most of the gain on heavier weights. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher, spots 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, except some lean cows early week steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	22	190.00–210.00	$199.17	$661	+11.93
350–388	373	13	190.00–200.00	$193.91	$723	—
405–439	428	54	172.00–182.50	$178.39	$764	-1.13
465–490	479	7	160.00–169.00	$164.54	$788	-9.95
520 thin fleshed	520	7	174.00	$174.00	$905	—
503–547	531	121	154.00–168.00	$161.68	$859	+1.36
550–599	583	168	155.00–168.50	$161.53	$942	+0.70
601–646	630	157	152.00–175.00	$162.41	$1,023	+4.77
680	680	5	135.00	$135.00	$918	-23.45
651–695	684	334	152.50–170.50	$166.13	$1,136	+7.68
710–741	725	88	152.00–161.50	$157.73	$1,144	-0.12
752–799	769	222	153.50–163.50	$159.38	$1,226	+9.30
774 fancy	774	14	161.00	$161.00	$1,246	—
800–848	817	182	144.00–162.50	$157.82	$1,289	+6.53
863–897	883	135	154.85–159.50	$157.05	$1,387	+9.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	180.00	$180.00	$576	-5.00
390	390	13	182.00	$182.00	$710	+19.44
407–445	429	60	149.00–170.00	$164.61	$706	+1.69
450–498	480	71	145.00–168.00	$160.87	$772	-1.76
500–543	522	107	141.00–154.00	$149.97	$783	-0.79
555–595	577	169	141.00–154.50	$150.77	$870	+2.23
601–644	621	123	138.00–157.00	$151.30	$940	+1.34
652–689	670	96	140.00–157.00	$150.09	$1,006	+0.29
701–740	722	69	135.00–153.00	$148.66	$1,073	+15.90
753–775	768	14	129.00–153.00	$147.85	$1,135	—
871–881	878	10	132.50–141.00	$137.29	$1,205	-1.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–393	390	11	165.00–170.00	$168.17	$656	-2.92
403–448	426	48	155.00–160.00	$157.77	$672	+0.54
456–499	479	97	135.00–160.00	$153.24	$734	+9.76
510–548	530	46	135.00–142.00	$138.56	$734	-1.44
551–599	563	74	130.00–142.00	$139.57	$786	-0.43
602–637	623	46	135.00–143.00	$141.11	$879	+0.44
671	671	7	135.00	$135.00	$906	-5.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	120.00	$120.00	$470	-40.61
411–430	422	10	142.00–150.00	$145.11	$612	-4.89
450–495	478	44	125.00–150.00	$143.89	$688	-2.21

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936	936	15	133.50	$133.50	$1,250	—
958	958	4	132.50	$132.50	$1,269	—
1099	1099	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,286	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	133.00	$133.00	$649	—
560–567	564	7	130.00–141.00	$137.42	$775	—
660	660	4	136.50	$136.50	$901	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 fancy	321	11	171.00	$171.00	$549	—
326–346	331	22	155.00–167.00	$157.78	$522	—
354–399	370	87	145.00–166.00	$157.98	$585	+7.35
400–442	420	71	136.00–152.00	$145.54	$611	-3.00
451–499	471	178	130.00–156.00	$146.82	$692	-1.61
501–542	517	90	130.00–152.00	$146.84	$759	+9.45
551–595	570	119	133.00–155.50	$145.39	$829	+0.09
618–647	632	75	132.00–149.00	$143.68	$908	-2.76
633 fancy	633	10	150.00	$150.00	$950	—
663 fancy	663	10	147.50	$147.50	$978	—
667–697	683	73	133.00–154.50	$149.41	$1,020	+1.24
710 fancy	710	30	153.00	$153.00	$1,086	—
712–749	722	68	136.00–154.00	$149.06	$1,076	+3.68
750–762	753	42	134.50–146.50	$143.61	$1,081	+0.95
808–844	831	39	128.00–144.00	$136.84	$1,137	-0.16
850 fancy	850	27	147.50	$147.50	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	142.50	$142.50	$456	+3.09
361–398	384	23	125.00–154.00	$144.22	$554	+9.76
400–449	424	114	128.00–141.00	$137.64	$584	+2.01
456–498	479	114	125.00–139.00	$133.66	$640	+0.57
500–546	525	129	120.00–142.00	$134.12	$704	+1.60
550–598	575	124	125.00–142.00	$135.74	$781	+4.29
600–640	618	27	125.00–141.00	$136.96	$846	+5.43
658–686	673	47	125.00–140.00	$135.60	$913	+5.37
708–738	725	29	134.00–138.00	$135.71	$984	+5.05
755–794	772	17	133.00–141.00	$138.35	$1,068	+2.20
813–842	832	25	124.50–137.00	$128.92	$1,073	—
891	891	7	115.50	$115.50	$1,029	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	8	135.00	$135.00	$402	—
364–394	386	36	115.00–131.00	$124.95	$482	-0.05
440	440	8	110.00	$110.00	$484	-8.53
491–496	494	8	127.00–128.00	$127.37	$629	+6.61
501–541	520	18	121.00–127.50	$124.83	$649	+0.29
553–590	566	58	116.00–127.00	$124.50	$705	-2.50
601–643	630	34	126.00–131.00	$129.63	$817	+1.01
660	660	8	130.00	$130.00	$858	+8.85
700–727	714	18	124.00–128.00	$126.45	$903	—
758	758	2	119.50	$119.50	$906	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–449	437	10	105.00–122.00	$117.00	$511	—
656–680	660	6	110.00–121.00	$119.11	$786	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	11	146.50	$146.50	$774	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–932	930	5	80.00–112.00	$92.77	$863	—
1013	1013	6	95.00	$95.00	$962	-5.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–442	430	7	142.00–145.00	$143.24	$616	+11.59
463–494	484	51	140.00–150.00	$141.47	$685	+4.47
555–588	567	16	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$743	+6.73
600–645	612	54	127.00–130.00	$129.54	$793	+9.05
708–723	714	7	117.00–119.00	$117.87	$842	-0.27
856	856	5	105.00	$105.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	6	187.50	$187.50	$564	—
356–395	365	19	135.00–187.00	$172.97	$631	+26.55
428–445	431	20	140.00–163.00	$159.66	$688	—
464–485	467	8	137.00–146.00	$138.17	$645	-11.00
500–537	527	8	131.00–136.00	$133.46	$703	-1.36
550–588	562	14	125.00–139.00	$134.34	$755	+2.08
690–695	692	5	125.00–129.00	$126.61	$876	+2.58
703–705	704	6	126.00–129.00	$127.50	$898	—
1033	1033	5	94.00	$94.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	493	4	125.00–128.00	$125.74	$620	—
512–545	532	45	134.00–142.00	$137.80	$733	+2.46
575	575	11	135.00	$135.00	$776	+15.00
666–675	672	19	126.00–130.00	$128.75	$865	+8.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	3	165.00–169.00	$166.97	$556	-21.03
423	423	3	164.00	$164.00	$694	-3.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260–1380	1318	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,150.00–1,675.00	$1,396.39	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1135	990	85-90%	24	30.00–39.00	$36.29	$359	-21.74
793–1720	1057	85-90%	52	38.00–47.50	$42.72	$452	-0.58
895–1405	1094	85-90%	42	55.00–69.00	$59.96	$656	+16.66
705–1540	1114	85-90%	132	43.00–56.50	$50.65	$564	-0.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1730	1192	80-85%	25	48.00–57.00	$52.40	$625	—
1040–1345	1223	80-85%	40	63.00–72.00	$66.15	$809	—
1015–1735	1272	80-85%	144	54.00–67.00	$59.04	$751	+6.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1710	1421	75-80%	17	52.00–62.00	$57.24	$813	+2.35
1315–1790	1437	75-80%	94	58.00–70.00	$63.16	$908	+8.27
1375–1780	1546	75-80%	51	67.00–75.00	$70.65	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1935	1502	18	67.00–83.50	$78.39	$1,177	—
1095–2165	1719	42	80.00–95.00	$88.01	$1,513	—
1160–2315	1838	17	89.00–103.50	$95.34	$1,752	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
899–1010	947	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	97.50–112.50	$103.08	$976
775–1160	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	70.00–95.50	$81.66	$782

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1240	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	750.00–950.00	$840.00
930–1295	1104	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	535.00–800.00	$712.83
920–1680	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	710.00–1,250.00	$1,008.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–925	874	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,050.00	$1,018.25
880–1055	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–885.00	$862.51

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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
970–1200	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,311.11	—
1070–1235	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,200.00	$1,050.00	-200.32

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Dairy Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	10	85.00	$85.00	$268	—

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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.