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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

6,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.41/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 815 lb · 305 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.50/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 758 lb · 204 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.36/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 879 lb · 180 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,446 7,001 4,705
Feeder cattle 5,304 5,869 3,430
Slaughter cattle 940 961 835
Replacement cattle 202 171 440

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on lighter weights, except some steers late week steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–383 362 11 193.00–200.00 $195.02 $706 +1.11
408–426 fancy 421 19 194.00–199.00 $195.27 $822 —
401–447 425 87 170.00–192.00 $183.63 $780 +5.24
450–491 467 93 159.00–189.50 $180.62 $843 +16.08
500–548 524 82 154.00–182.00 $172.78 $905 +11.10
548 unweaned 548 10 163.00 $163.00 $893 —
552–598 577 165 155.00–175.00 $164.65 $950 +3.12
592 unweaned 592 9 141.00 $141.00 $835 —
606–646 622 95 154.00–170.00 $162.43 $1,010 +0.02
658–676 669 48 162.00–165.00 $163.84 $1,096 +28.84
708–748 735 44 147.00–161.00 $157.86 $1,160 +0.13
755–797 775 176 152.00–161.00 $158.66 $1,230 -0.72
802 fancy 802 22 156.50 $156.50 $1,255 —
805–838 816 283 138.00–163.85 $161.79 $1,320 +3.97
857–899 879 180 154.75–159.00 $156.36 $1,374 -0.69
965 965 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–445 423 50 150.00–175.00 $166.84 $706 +2.23
453–495 476 90 149.00–172.00 $165.86 $789 +4.99
505–548 537 96 145.00–157.00 $151.21 $812 +1.24
556–595 575 82 137.00–154.00 $149.23 $858 -1.54
601–641 621 105 139.00–160.00 $151.00 $938 -0.30
655–699 678 110 145.00–161.50 $157.05 $1,065 +6.96
711–745 729 41 140.00–153.00 $147.05 $1,072 -1.61
760–796 782 82 130.00–153.00 $151.00 $1,181 +3.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 120.00 $120.00 $478 -48.17
468–485 477 11 152.00 $152.00 $725 -1.24
511–548 536 18 135.00–142.00 $138.48 $742 -0.08
556–580 565 11 120.00–143.00 $133.56 $755 -6.01
643 643 6 142.00 $142.00 $913 +0.89
653–689 670 49 140.00–145.00 $141.41 $947 +6.41
708–723 719 10 140.00–141.00 $140.30 $1,009 —
777 777 19 140.00 $140.00 $1,088 —
891 891 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,132 —
927 927 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,177 —
954 954 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,250 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 162.00 $162.00 $515 —
401–425 415 7 135.00–145.00 $140.86 $585 -4.25
490–495 492 30 132.00–142.00 $136.14 $670 -7.75
575–596 590 11 127.00–130.00 $127.80 $754 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,092 —
956 956 25 151.00 $151.00 $1,444 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 8 145.00 $145.00 $599 —
505–520 513 4 125.00–135.00 $130.07 $667 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 147.00 $147.00 $592 —
530 530 3 140.50 $140.50 $745 —
991 991 4 134.50 $134.50 $1,333 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–348 335 16 159.00–161.00 $160.02 $536 +2.24
387 387 3 146.00 $146.00 $565 -11.98
421–446 433 44 142.00–151.00 $146.49 $634 +0.95
453–493 472 86 140.50–157.00 $147.68 $697 +0.86
502–543 516 107 138.00–152.00 $146.86 $758 +0.02
551–598 571 65 137.00–150.00 $146.12 $834 +0.73
584 unweaned 584 7 130.00 $130.00 $759 —
601–645 615 131 132.00–156.00 $147.63 $908 +3.95
654–698 678 147 143.00–157.00 $152.08 $1,031 +2.67
703–731 714 72 139.00–151.00 $148.13 $1,058 -0.93
717 fancy 717 18 147.00 $147.00 $1,054 -6.00
753–776 758 204 140.50–150.50 $148.50 $1,126 +4.89
828 828 16 148.50 $148.50 $1,230 +11.66
860–890 875 48 136.00–142.00 $138.83 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 341 30 130.00–150.00 $143.47 $489 +0.97
351–397 377 49 135.00–150.00 $143.94 $543 -0.28
410–440 424 55 130.00–141.00 $137.24 $582 -0.40
462–496 479 112 130.00–141.00 $136.54 $654 +2.88
500–548 529 123 130.00–142.00 $134.50 $712 +0.38
552–596 571 84 130.00–142.00 $136.55 $780 +0.81
605–643 617 24 125.00–136.00 $132.33 $816 -4.63
650–696 671 22 124.00–142.00 $136.31 $915 +0.71
715 715 4 129.00 $129.00 $922 -6.71
833–845 844 42 124.00–131.00 $124.52 $1,051 -4.40
1009 1009 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 368 21 110.00–140.00 $133.85 $493 +8.90
407–431 416 19 120.00–127.50 $121.54 $506 +11.54
452 452 7 122.00 $122.00 $551 —
535–545 544 24 125.00–126.00 $125.88 $685 +1.05
566–579 575 21 122.00–128.00 $125.81 $723 +1.31
600–646 622 59 122.00–132.00 $124.74 $776 -4.89
653 653 8 125.00 $125.00 $816 -5.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–597 580 11 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 7 130.00 $130.00 $867 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 142.00 $142.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 180.00 $180.00 $625 —
423–430 425 3 142.00–155.00 $150.62 $640 -9.04
485–496 493 7 143.00–158.00 $147.22 $726 +9.05
520–545 532 8 137.00–146.00 $139.74 $743 +6.28
554–598 569 24 131.00–139.00 $136.64 $777 +2.30
603–649 624 18 131.00–139.00 $137.13 $856 —
663–688 678 10 120.00–135.00 $128.46 $871 +1.85
830–835 832 5 110.00–118.00 $113.21 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 323 4 120.00–134.00 $123.74 $400 —
403–405 404 4 125.00–129.00 $128.00 $517 —
493–497 496 8 140.00–142.00 $140.75 $698 +15.01
502–518 508 10 130.00–135.00 $132.04 $671 -5.76
612 612 6 122.00 $122.00 $747 —
613 613 5 134.00 $134.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 165.00 $165.00 $681 +1.00
470–480 472 12 164.00–171.00 $167.82 $792 —
542 542 5 157.00 $157.00 $851 —
553–594 583 11 140.00–144.00 $141.06 $822 —
658–663 661 4 142.00–147.00 $144.49 $955 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1525 1176 80-85% 46 48.00–56.00 $53.13 $625 +0.73
850–1590 1204 80-85% 151 49.00–66.00 $59.65 $718 -6.50
905–1445 1211 80-85% 66 65.00–80.00 $68.78 $833 +2.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1235 954 85-90% 22 28.00–39.00 $35.49 $339 —
780–1367 1035 85-90% 66 35.00–47.50 $43.59 $451 —
790–1388 1078 85-90% 107 44.00–56.00 $51.98 $560 -7.98
865–1455 1115 85-90% 40 54.00–66.00 $59.02 $658 +8.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1645 1404 75-80% 13 54.00–61.50 $57.54 $808 +0.30
1215–1820 1436 75-80% 72 58.00–70.00 $63.99 $919 +0.83
1300–1825 1497 75-80% 67 68.00–80.00 $72.64 $1,087 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2820 1516 11 70.00–83.00 $76.34 $1,157 -2.05
1280–2620 1721 24 80.00–94.50 $87.99 $1,514 -0.02
1235–2280 1883 29 89.00–102.50 $95.75 $1,803 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
897–1004 958 (<2 yrs)Open 17 119.00–120.00 $119.45 $1,144
755–1290 971 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 52 68.00–91.00 $79.44 $771

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1150 1012 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–885.00 $827.40
962–1390 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 53 800.00–1,175.00 $945.54
1055–1550 1162 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 700.00–950.00 $786.25
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–790 757 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 625.00–700.00 $668.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–973 921 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 650.00–975.00 $821.80
1025–1270 1107 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,025.00 $996.31

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–443 442 7 93.00–100.00 $96.01 $424 —
524 524 4 95.00 $95.00 $498 —
602–632 619 16 78.50–90.00 $84.07 $520 —
657–699 686 20 75.00–97.50 $91.13 $625 —
700–713 706 10 92.00–94.50 $93.49 $660 —
835 835 4 93.00 $93.00 $777 —
878 878 20 95.00 $95.00 $834 —
907 907 14 90.00 $90.00 $816 —

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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.