Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

12,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.80/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 674 lb · 561 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.74/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 618 lb · 516 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.30/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 809 lb · 481 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,563	8,798	7,376
Feeder cattle	10,752	7,656	6,475
Slaughter cattle	886	910	485
Replacement cattle	925	232	416

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady with some light weight steers early week sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–335	322	39	205.00–215.00	$213.67	$688	—
352–395	375	28	199.00–220.00	$210.12	$788	-0.05
403–421 thin fleshed	405	42	215.00–216.00	$215.90	$874	—
408 value added	408	5	210.00	$210.00	$857	—
402–445	412	115	188.00–210.00	$199.32	$821	+2.05
412–428 fancy	422	28	217.00–220.00	$218.14	$921	—
455 thin fleshed	455	16	216.00	$216.00	$983	—
458 value added	458	9	210.00	$210.00	$962	—
450–498	474	219	192.00–212.00	$201.94	$957	+5.55
503 value added	503	6	197.00	$197.00	$991	—
523–525 fancy	524	77	200.00	$200.00	$1,048	—
502–548	531	289	170.00–197.50	$187.54	$996	-4.42
550–588	564	187	165.50–187.00	$182.26	$1,028	+2.13
601–635	618	496	164.50–180.50	$172.89	$1,068	+0.92
602–630 value added	620	20	167.00–173.00	$169.04	$1,048	—
651–696	658	138	153.00–170.00	$167.07	$1,099	+1.58
700 value added	700	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	—
700–743	719	292	156.00–164.00	$157.90	$1,135	-1.95
751–796	768	227	156.00–161.00	$158.28	$1,216	-0.47
803–835	809	481	154.00–158.00	$155.30	$1,256	-1.82
910–943	936	40	141.00–147.00	$145.36	$1,361	-2.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	339	7	200.00–202.50	$201.42	$683	+4.32
350–398	381	31	174.00–202.50	$197.11	$751	-1.41
403–447	430	49	168.00–187.50	$183.72	$790	+8.30
454–497	473	51	153.00–185.00	$178.96	$846	-2.85
507–548	532	181	151.00–181.00	$174.39	$928	+1.76
552–598	579	362	148.00–181.00	$175.08	$1,014	+3.70
601–649	630	137	147.00–164.00	$158.59	$999	-0.15
651–697	674	561	138.50–164.50	$158.80	$1,070	+1.10
700–746	725	434	134.00–155.50	$153.59	$1,114	-1.17
750–799	768	345	135.00–155.50	$152.50	$1,171	-2.63
800–843	815	245	135.00–152.75	$150.44	$1,226	+0.46
857–867	861	48	151.00–153.50	$151.68	$1,306	+3.10
1007	1007	25	143.50	$143.50	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–348	347	12	180.00–190.00	$186.69	$648	—
350–394	379	19	144.00–190.00	$170.29	$645	+28.49
413–440	419	11	140.00–170.00	$163.15	$684	-5.77
455–496	477	53	165.00–172.50	$168.67	$805	+3.66
502–547	529	28	162.00–165.00	$163.90	$867	+7.04
555–597	576	108	157.00–165.00	$159.36	$918	+11.67
576	576	6	153.00	$153.00	$881	+5.31
605–636	614	11	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$890	+25.03
670–695	681	11	110.00–150.00	$138.74	$945	—
811–849	836	33	140.00–147.00	$143.86	$1,203	—
861–877	868	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,276	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	101.00	$101.00	$343	—
440	440	2	91.00	$91.00	$400	-60.26
484	484	10	150.00	$150.00	$726	—
515–546	525	24	60.00–151.00	$129.74	$681	—
685	685	6	135.00	$135.00	$925	—
752	752	5	130.00	$130.00	$978	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–341	339	14	151.00–170.00	$164.26	$557	+8.06
352–397	375	58	140.00–170.00	$163.26	$612	+7.76
400–446	421	120	142.00–160.00	$156.28	$658	+6.78
450–499	474	280	140.00–160.00	$153.51	$728	+2.42
501–549	528	141	135.00–155.00	$148.61	$785	+5.59
550–598	576	315	135.00–155.00	$149.73	$862	+3.86
591 value added	591	6	148.00	$148.00	$875	—
600–649	627	307	129.00–147.50	$144.14	$904	+5.05
650–699	671	244	125.00–147.00	$144.04	$967	+1.94
708–746	733	142	137.00–145.00	$142.56	$1,045	+0.31
755–795	790	227	135.00–144.50	$138.06	$1,091	+0.48
896–898	897	26	140.00–143.00	$141.50	$1,269	+30.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	319	72	159.00–182.50	$177.65	$567	+1.75
363–399	383	85	171.00–178.00	$173.43	$664	+1.91
401–448	417	192	159.00–175.00	$166.40	$694	+0.13
443 value added	443	9	167.00	$167.00	$740	—
453–498	474	132	151.00–174.00	$165.30	$784	+2.86
505–548	528	425	152.00–170.00	$163.01	$861	-3.24
543 value added	543	6	163.00	$163.00	$885	—
550–594	567	186	145.00–164.00	$158.68	$900	+3.38
605–629	621	196	144.00–155.00	$152.12	$945	+0.78
676–685	680	13	140.50–149.00	$144.45	$982	-6.78
709–738	730	160	136.00–153.00	$152.16	$1,111	+4.56
778–788	782	66	146.50–147.00	$146.69	$1,147	+0.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	3	120.00–131.00	$127.32	$539	—
474–495	480	16	136.00–141.00	$139.72	$671	—
513–549	542	25	136.00–140.00	$137.37	$745	—
550–596	579	40	132.00–141.00	$137.09	$794	+18.58
613–638	624	7	124.00–132.50	$128.77	$804	—
651–691	676	17	120.00–132.50	$128.32	$867	—
720–736	725	34	120.00–133.00	$129.09	$936	-0.73
862	862	8	120.00	$120.00	$1,034	—
982	982	7	109.00	$109.00	$1,070	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652 unweaned	652	10	134.50	$134.50	$877	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	81.00	$81.00	$360	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–443	436	9	153.00–176.00	$158.61	$692	—
480–485	483	4	156.00–166.00	$161.03	$778	-0.98
519–545	531	41	150.00–165.00	$163.08	$866	+14.35
560–598	586	11	138.00–155.00	$143.34	$840	-8.47
600–633	616	21	141.00–151.00	$143.24	$882	—
663–696	679	38	135.50–145.00	$137.53	$934	-3.15
713	713	3	136.00	$136.00	$970	-2.00
783	783	10	120.00	$120.00	$940	-12.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	8	175.00	$175.00	$607	—
419	419	12	160.00	$160.00	$670	—
492	492	14	155.00	$155.00	$763	-7.00
538	538	10	156.00	$156.00	$839	—
558–595	566	16	145.00–152.00	$150.62	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–525	524	15	156.00–159.00	$156.20	$818	—
674	674	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,004	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	6	124.00	$124.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–1130	782	85-90%	34	27.50–39.00	$32.44	$254	—
760–1155	914	85-90%	28	41.00–51.00	$47.13	$431	+16.46
825–1285	1027	85-90%	105	50.00–62.50	$56.98	$585	—
985–1190	1097	85-90%	45	63.00–73.00	$67.80	$744	+1.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1180	80-85%	28	50.00–63.50	$59.13	$698	—
1005–1610	1213	80-85%	134	61.00–74.50	$68.40	$830	+0.95
1030–1595	1305	80-85%	46	72.00–80.00	$74.26	$969	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1326–1745	1426	75-80%	15	56.00–63.00	$60.73	$866	+3.81
1290–1820	1448	75-80%	108	63.00–73.50	$69.04	$1,000	+12.12
1320–2155	1510	75-80%	71	73.00–86.50	$75.31	$1,137	+1.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1505	1310	6	84.00–85.00	$84.49	$1,107	—
1260–2335	1729	40	86.00–100.00	$95.19	$1,646	—
1665–2145	1894	19	99.50–114.00	$105.87	$2,005	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
831–938	867	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–121.00	$120.36	$1,044
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	80.00	$80.00	$756
660–1400	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	65.00–91.00	$77.95	$816

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
746–763	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	119.00	$119.00	$896

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1260 thin fleshed	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	685.00–875.00	$798.33
960–1340	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	800.00–1,200.00	$1,004.50
910–1520	1216	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	650.00–1,025.00	$807.24
990–1580	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	276	825.00–1,400.00	$1,098.54
1260–1320 fancy	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,550.00–1,660.00	$1,605.80

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1480–1490 fancy	1484	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,689.05
1480–1540	1494	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,178.71

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
588	588	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	325.00	$325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810 thin fleshed	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00
710–1180	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	700.00–1,350.00	$1,121.56
915–990 fancy	966	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	1,450.00–1,585.00	$1,507.61
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,460.00	$1,460.00
775–1217	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	650.00–1,075.00	$954.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–975	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	500.00–685.00	$636.94

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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
940–1205	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,150.00	—
1030–1210	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,246.67	—
1100–1150	1126	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	800.00–1,000.00	$930.00	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1140–1170	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,328.95	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	8	100.00	$100.00	$398	—
573	573	4	104.00	$104.00	$596	—
758–770	760	10	96.00–98.00	$97.59	$742	—
806–830	828	63	96.00–111.00	$110.07	$911	—
970	970	44	106.75	$106.75	$1,035	—
1083	1083	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,278	—

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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.