Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

9,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.59/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 773 lb · 723 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.93/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 725 lb · 606 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.09/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 819 lb · 512 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,558	12,563	6,269
Feeder cattle	9,006	10,752	5,434
Slaughter cattle	475	886	571
Replacement cattle	77	925	264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–344	333	17	205.00–215.00	$210.34	$700	-3.33
350–371	364	21	207.00–215.00	$209.40	$762	-0.72
402–435	422	41	197.00–214.00	$203.42	$858	+4.10
456–493	469	96	195.00–211.00	$201.62	$946	-0.32
519 fancy	519	16	208.00	$208.00	$1,080	+8.00
500–542	531	116	182.00–200.00	$191.20	$1,015	+3.66
550–589	562	146	184.00–200.00	$186.40	$1,048	+4.14
600–640	622	264	165.00–182.00	$170.71	$1,062	-2.18
651–680	666	184	165.50–172.50	$168.21	$1,120	+1.14
700–748	725	606	156.00–163.00	$158.93	$1,152	+1.03
752–794	773	723	156.00–161.50	$157.59	$1,218	-0.69
803–842	819	512	150.00–158.50	$154.09	$1,262	-1.21
855–882	863	71	150.00–154.00	$152.13	$1,313	—
911–930	925	81	140.00–147.50	$146.35	$1,354	+0.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–348	330	11	190.00–200.00	$197.27	$651	-4.15
356–370	361	12	200.00–202.00	$201.32	$727	+4.21
403–449	429	68	177.50–190.00	$183.73	$788	+0.01
458–498	480	135	175.00–194.00	$184.56	$886	+5.60
502 value added	502	7	180.00	$180.00	$904	—
510–546	534	132	175.00–181.00	$178.58	$954	+4.19
550–599	581	257	170.00–181.50	$175.13	$1,018	+0.05
603–648	630	186	152.00–164.00	$161.30	$1,016	+2.71
650–699	683	387	152.50–164.00	$160.28	$1,095	+1.48
705–748	730	134	147.00–155.00	$152.55	$1,114	-1.04
756–796	781	259	148.00–155.75	$152.76	$1,193	+0.26
800–846	827	68	140.00–149.00	$145.52	$1,203	-4.92
872–899	887	81	148.00	$148.00	$1,313	-3.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–397	381	28	180.00–190.00	$183.76	$700	+13.47
430–431	431	7	160.00–167.00	$164.00	$707	+0.85
463–495	481	33	160.00–167.50	$164.09	$789	-4.58
500–546	525	76	157.00–169.00	$164.65	$864	+0.75
552–598	570	61	152.00–167.00	$159.77	$911	+0.41
600–645	625	60	141.00–151.00	$145.96	$912	+0.93
652–683	664	71	140.00–151.00	$145.20	$964	+6.46
703–746	740	23	141.00–143.00	$142.18	$1,052	—
768	768	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,052	—
806–820	814	14	135.00	$135.00	$1,099	-8.86

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	6	175.00	$175.00	$654	—
502–538	521	13	145.00–150.00	$147.37	$768	+17.63
583	583	6	140.00	$140.00	$816	—
670–683	676	9	130.00–138.00	$134.41	$909	-0.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
919	919	29	154.75	$154.75	$1,422	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–348	335	39	172.00–182.00	$177.27	$594	-0.38
350–389	369	47	174.00–184.00	$177.48	$655	+4.05
402–443	426	68	161.00–171.00	$166.59	$710	+0.19
450–497	481	189	161.00–169.00	$163.64	$787	-1.66
500–546	522	227	157.00–169.50	$162.89	$850	-0.12
550–594	574	134	157.50–165.00	$160.11	$919	+1.43
605–649	631	207	148.00–155.00	$151.92	$959	-0.20
657–679	672	130	148.00–156.00	$150.27	$1,010	+5.82
705–746	727	237	146.85–156.00	$148.27	$1,078	-3.89
764	764	127	147.35–153.00	$149.04	$1,139	+2.35
801–808	802	14	138.00–144.00	$138.43	$1,110	—
864	864	25	141.00	$141.00	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	328	13	157.00–170.00	$163.94	$538	-0.32
363–386	374	28	157.00–167.50	$163.25	$611	-0.01
405–448	431	108	148.00–160.00	$154.55	$666	-1.73
450–499	476	177	146.00–160.00	$154.13	$734	+0.62
500–548	530	158	142.00–155.00	$150.17	$796	+1.56
552–596	579	327	142.00–156.00	$149.44	$865	-0.29
601–648	638	231	135.00–147.00	$143.99	$919	-0.15
650–694	677	152	135.00–147.00	$143.65	$973	-0.39
705–747	720	49	137.00–145.00	$140.26	$1,010	-2.30
752–785	764	20	137.00–145.00	$142.12	$1,086	+4.06
803–832	820	10	127.00–132.00	$128.96	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–432	419	18	136.00–144.00	$142.17	$596	+14.85
466–492	482	54	132.00–144.00	$141.72	$683	+2.00
513–531	526	10	135.00–141.00	$136.76	$719	-0.61
555–591	577	22	132.00–141.00	$138.19	$797	+1.10
631–633	633	13	130.00–133.00	$132.31	$838	+3.54
670–696	675	19	131.00–134.00	$131.65	$889	+3.33
711–741	724	24	126.00–132.00	$130.09	$942	+1.00
766–772	770	12	126.00–134.00	$129.32	$996	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	6	120.00	$120.00	$871	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–571	554	40	155.00–167.50	$163.08	$903	+19.74
608–647	628	23	139.00–152.00	$146.51	$920	+3.27
660	660	16	149.00	$149.00	$983	+11.47
714–736	724	16	134.00–142.00	$136.42	$988	+0.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	12	175.00	$175.00	$611	±0.00
414–439	422	18	152.00–162.00	$158.54	$669	-1.46
478	478	13	160.00	$160.00	$765	+5.00
551	551	10	147.00	$147.00	$810	-3.62
656–681	670	10	135.00–137.00	$136.39	$914	—
791	791	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	23	196.00	$196.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138–1330	1218	80-85%	5	54.00–67.00	$63.32	$771	-5.08
1020–1460	1272	80-85%	79	66.00–78.50	$73.20	$931	—
1190–1478	1349	80-85%	20	77.00–84.00	$80.19	$1,082	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1080	907	85-90%	12	24.00–45.00	$36.09	$327	-11.04
860–1285	1023	85-90%	13	47.00–54.50	$51.34	$525	-5.64
850–1285	1076	85-90%	45	55.00–67.00	$60.40	$650	-7.40
905–1260	1130	85-90%	15	66.00–70.00	$68.32	$772	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1333–1840	1494	75-80%	58	69.00–78.00	$73.06	$1,092	—
1350–2020	1531	75-80%	7	60.00–68.00	$63.34	$970	-11.97
1400–1860	1593	75-80%	10	78.00–86.00	$80.89	$1,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2395	1617	9	80.00–91.00	$86.84	$1,404	—
1400–2075	1761	24	91.50–103.00	$97.36	$1,715	—
1560–2495	1904	9	104.00–114.00	$106.86	$2,035	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1420	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	67.00–84.00	$80.12	$856

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1050	1034	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	700.00–775.00	$737.54
970–1465	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	860.00–1,225.00	$988.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
874–875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	710.00–925.00	$817.56
872–1320	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	985.00–1,325.00	$1,074.55

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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
1260–1377	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,262.50	—

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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.