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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

14,936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.02/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 620 lb · 765 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.36/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 524 lb · 727 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.01/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 723 lb · 670 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,936 20,919 12,165
Feeder cattle 13,596 19,685 9,623
Slaughter cattle 1,063 1,072 892
Replacement cattle 277 162 1,650

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven with feeders early week steady to 3.00 higher, spots 6.00 higher on steer calves and late week 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher, spots 6.00 lower on steer calves. Slaughter cows steady, spots up to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–347 328 44 189.00–220.00 $210.21 $689 +9.70
350–397 379 91 205.00–220.00 $215.27 $816 +7.80
408–448 432 149 182.00–214.00 $202.79 $876 +5.03
433 value added 433 6 192.00 $192.00 $831 -17.92
407–445 fancy 437 44 215.00–225.00 $215.85 $943 —
451–498 475 223 178.50–212.50 $196.92 $935 +0.39
491 value added 491 9 190.00 $190.00 $933 -17.61
513 value added 513 35 197.00 $197.00 $1,011 +4.25
519 fancy 519 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,043 —
500–548 526 393 177.00–198.00 $185.77 $977 +0.83
557 value added 557 37 183.00 $183.00 $1,019 +5.32
551–589 564 536 164.50–191.00 $183.68 $1,036 +3.13
600–647 619 745 157.00–178.00 $170.89 $1,058 +1.76
639 value added 639 20 176.00 $176.00 $1,125 +6.89
665 unweaned 665 6 147.50 $147.50 $981 —
650–697 676 206 157.00–172.00 $166.04 $1,122 +1.58
702–747 723 670 149.50–169.00 $162.01 $1,171 +1.34
753–789 772 421 153.00–167.50 $160.98 $1,243 +2.14
803 value added 803 8 159.50 $159.50 $1,281 +3.40
800–835 820 228 154.00–159.00 $155.37 $1,274 -3.53
871–876 875 41 154.00–157.00 $156.13 $1,366 -2.77
900–933 908 13 146.00–151.50 $149.24 $1,355 -5.08
958–980 970 53 146.00–153.00 $149.13 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 10 200.00 $200.00 $678 —
360–397 383 30 167.00–202.00 $191.72 $734 +10.23
408–445 427 81 170.00–187.00 $181.85 $776 +4.24
476 value added 476 5 185.00 $185.00 $881 -5.00
455–499 485 213 159.00–188.00 $178.53 $866 +2.76
506–549 530 143 153.00–178.00 $171.90 $911 +6.38
530 value added 530 5 172.00 $172.00 $912 +5.99
550–599 581 484 144.00–179.00 $172.06 $1,000 +3.71
600–648 627 285 140.00–163.00 $157.52 $988 +0.68
657 value added 657 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,045 +0.24
650–699 672 620 139.00–163.75 $160.54 $1,079 +2.62
700–746 725 216 140.00–157.00 $151.73 $1,100 -0.65
732 value added 732 33 156.00 $156.00 $1,142 +0.11
750–794 773 496 130.00–157.50 $155.24 $1,200 +0.42
808–847 834 33 134.50–153.00 $146.80 $1,224 -7.38
867 867 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,231 -10.05
852–892 868 10 145.00–153.00 $148.29 $1,287 -3.76
925 925 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,314 -4.02
981 981 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,373 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–337 315 13 130.00–144.00 $139.60 $440 —
365–397 386 16 147.00–187.00 $174.23 $673 +24.23
403–448 429 11 130.00–150.00 $141.13 $605 -20.93
473–498 482 21 130.00–168.00 $156.32 $753 +3.47
505–538 519 21 130.00–155.00 $145.48 $755 —
560–595 578 31 125.00–160.00 $153.98 $890 +7.10
605–630 618 18 141.00–147.00 $143.33 $886 +1.55
650–687 670 18 142.00–146.00 $144.74 $970 +7.39
706–745 726 30 116.00–142.00 $138.69 $1,007 —
760–768 767 23 100.00–143.00 $130.83 $1,003 -10.95
830–844 838 9 125.00–136.00 $131.16 $1,099 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–482 467 23 135.00–140.00 $138.43 $646 —
502 502 5 132.00 $132.00 $663 —
642 642 5 135.00 $135.00 $867 —
788 788 30 116.00 $116.00 $914 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 162.00 $162.00 $897 —
915 915 8 147.50 $147.50 $1,350 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 6 140.00 $140.00 $704 —
923 923 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,288 —
1075–1090 1085 3 110.00–127.00 $121.39 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–342 338 20 177.50–181.00 $180.16 $609 +10.80
351–397 372 114 161.50–175.00 $168.91 $628 -2.10
379 value added 379 6 171.00 $171.00 $648 +3.10
422 value added 422 6 155.00 $155.00 $654 -14.27
402–447 425 266 155.00–170.00 $161.28 $685 -2.16
452–499 474 299 155.00–168.00 $160.61 $761 +2.45
475 value added 475 23 166.00 $166.00 $788 +3.49
504 fancy 504 42 165.00 $165.00 $832 —
500–549 525 653 148.00–165.00 $155.92 $819 +2.18
525 value added 525 32 154.00 $154.00 $808 -6.24
550–591 569 451 148.00–160.50 $155.46 $885 +2.34
600 value added 600 19 158.00 $158.00 $948 +3.70
601–640 623 573 143.00–159.50 $152.19 $948 -1.66
650–699 668 222 146.50–156.00 $150.33 $1,004 -1.88
703–743 731 459 139.50–155.00 $148.80 $1,088 -3.62
756–780 770 71 147.00–151.00 $148.10 $1,140 -2.34
800–810 808 33 140.00–146.75 $145.54 $1,176 -4.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–340 318 32 144.00–160.00 $154.10 $490 +1.42
350–397 381 49 140.00–160.00 $152.62 $581 +0.23
400–447 426 103 140.00–154.00 $150.82 $642 +1.45
454–496 478 193 135.00–155.00 $148.68 $711 -1.85
500–548 521 89 135.00–147.00 $141.57 $738 -1.83
550–599 578 140 129.00–147.00 $140.18 $810 -2.37
600–648 631 378 129.00–147.00 $142.72 $901 +0.33
651–696 667 145 123.50–147.00 $141.66 $945 +0.85
694 value added 694 43 146.00 $146.00 $1,013 -2.56
702–745 727 138 115.00–145.00 $140.50 $1,021 +9.71
752–785 760 134 139.00–145.00 $143.89 $1,094 +14.12
817 817 12 141.00 $141.00 $1,152 +6.73
836 value added 836 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,195 —
868 868 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 342 8 120.00–140.00 $130.20 $445 -3.65
372–393 387 13 130.00–140.00 $136.56 $528 +2.55
413–445 420 5 105.00–120.00 $114.07 $479 —
470–485 478 12 108.00–130.00 $125.68 $601 -6.39
513 513 6 156.00 $156.00 $800 +26.00
569–593 578 8 122.00–127.50 $124.12 $717 —
620–628 621 18 128.00–134.00 $129.01 $801 +0.17
650–678 669 3 120.00 $120.00 $803 ±0.00
705–736 734 80 90.00–140.00 $129.89 $953 +14.89
785 785 8 123.00 $123.00 $966 —
874 874 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,101 +5.00
913 913 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,068 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 430 3 103.00 $103.00 $443 —
493 493 6 127.00 $127.00 $626 —
610 610 14 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
868 868 5 108.00 $108.00 $937 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–565 555 5 140.00–142.00 $140.80 $781 —
658–668 661 6 128.00–129.50 $128.99 $853 —
755–763 760 5 125.00–130.00 $128.01 $973 —
925–945 933 5 102.00–103.00 $102.59 $957 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–387 360 25 176.00–183.00 $179.97 $648 —
402–442 423 25 150.00–175.00 $167.54 $709 —
480–495 493 27 159.00–161.00 $160.78 $793 -0.17
505–548 533 44 140.00–162.00 $157.38 $839 +3.46
553–599 571 65 140.00–163.00 $155.89 $890 +6.76
600–648 626 43 141.00–152.00 $147.38 $923 +8.35
665–690 678 8 134.00–143.50 $140.79 $955 +5.09
705–745 734 5 120.00–141.00 $130.69 $959 -0.25
751–794 766 15 117.00–132.00 $128.65 $985 +1.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 28 203.00 $203.00 $810 —
401–420 407 6 176.00–185.00 $179.09 $729 —
477 477 9 174.00 $174.00 $830 —
604–606 605 18 153.00–158.00 $155.78 $942 —
724 724 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 384 5 125.00–141.00 $137.15 $527 +11.00
435–443 440 6 120.00–145.00 $136.77 $602 —
454–498 475 9 100.00–125.00 $117.23 $557 -22.77
541 541 10 149.00 $149.00 $806 —
555–595 575 6 124.00–130.00 $127.10 $731 —
695 695 6 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
735 735 6 125.00 $125.00 $919 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1615 1172 80-85% 213 56.00–71.50 $66.44 $779 —
955–1450 1217 80-85% 34 50.50–63.00 $59.50 $724 -1.29
1035–1423 1225 80-85% 104 67.50–80.50 $74.53 $913 +13.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1255 925 85-90% 22 20.00–36.50 $28.94 $268 —
785–1285 1011 85-90% 36 35.00–47.50 $42.09 $426 +2.40
790–1380 1062 85-90% 110 46.00–61.00 $54.52 $579 —
790–1265 1078 85-90% 40 62.00–70.00 $65.17 $703 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1705 1464 75-80% 15 54.00–62.50 $58.01 $849 +0.50
1315–2010 1467 75-80% 129 58.00–71.00 $66.29 $972 +8.78
1335–1990 1526 75-80% 47 68.00–80.00 $74.57 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2010 1655 4 70.00–82.00 $76.16 $1,260 -10.75
1265–2310 1712 36 83.00–95.00 $89.20 $1,527 —
1490–2375 1926 30 94.50–106.00 $100.93 $1,944 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
743–1085 877 (<2 yrs)Open 17 90.00–105.00 $100.13 $878
728–1480 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 66.00–110.00 $83.29 $922

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1230 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 535.00–810.00 $705.43
1080–1382 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 915.00–1,080.00 $1,010.90
1080–1340 fancy 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,250.00–1,510.00 $1,331.56
1115–1430 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 610.00–975.00 $816.03
875–1530 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 77 900.00–1,200.00 $997.12
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–715 710 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 350.00–375.00 $362.59
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
751–910 774 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 725.00–910.00 $756.08
790–800 795 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 775.00–850.00 $812.26
785–1200 891 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 600.00–1,225.00 $905.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350–1370 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,100.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 105.00 $105.00 $411 —
454 454 5 105.00 $105.00 $477 —
538–540 539 21 70.00–112.00 $103.31 $557 —
633 633 6 109.00 $109.00 $690 —
821–834 829 10 104.00–105.00 $104.60 $867 —
877–883 882 25 101.00–111.00 $109.81 $969 —
964 964 10 101.00 $101.00 $974 —
1023 1023 7 104.00 $104.00 $1,064 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 6 65.00 $65.00 $311 —
561 561 9 52.00 $52.00 $292 —

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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.