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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

10,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.67/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 634 lb · 571 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.62/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 580 lb · 490 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.95/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 679 lb · 398 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,019 12,004 10,779
Feeder cattle 8,999 9,879 8,331
Slaughter cattle 876 964 1,064
Replacement cattle 144 1,161 1,384

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 thin fleshed 324 10 227.50–237.50 $232.40 $753 —
310–349 329 24 205.00–215.00 $210.05 $691 +0.82
352–395 385 37 205.00–225.00 $216.47 $833 -0.54
386–399 thin fleshed 396 24 229.00–232.00 $230.88 $914 —
400–435 416 67 200.00–222.00 $211.68 $881 +1.78
416–435 thin fleshed 423 57 223.00–227.00 $224.19 $948 —
451–498 474 222 200.00–220.00 $210.47 $998 ±0.00
495 thin fleshed 495 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 +3.78
520–528 thin fleshed 522 25 220.00 $220.00 $1,148 -0.43
505–546 523 317 192.00–216.00 $202.90 $1,061 +0.74
551–598 573 356 192.50–203.00 $197.64 $1,132 +2.44
610–618 fancy 613 15 190.00 $190.00 $1,165 —
604–646 629 160 168.00–188.00 $176.65 $1,111 +0.84
650–677 665 105 170.00–176.00 $172.69 $1,148 +2.90
715 value added 715 11 163.00 $163.00 $1,165 —
703–747 733 331 153.50–170.00 $163.70 $1,200 +1.02
750–782 756 240 160.50–163.00 $161.74 $1,223 +2.76
800–836 821 234 152.00–159.00 $157.14 $1,290 +2.44
855–890 877 255 153.50–158.00 $155.98 $1,368 +1.67
920–930 925 22 145.00–148.00 $146.63 $1,356 —
1060 1060 130 140.00 $140.00 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 4 180.00–182.00 $180.52 $558 -14.04
356–398 384 52 180.00–200.00 $191.09 $734 -10.34
400–445 426 24 173.00–195.00 $183.52 $782 -8.03
450–499 478 76 180.00–198.00 $186.90 $893 -0.98
501–548 528 139 150.00–191.00 $183.66 $970 -1.25
552–599 580 490 155.00–191.50 $186.62 $1,082 +8.46
601–647 621 138 150.00–169.00 $164.48 $1,021 +3.63
657–695 679 398 155.00–169.00 $163.95 $1,113 +3.51
704–740 729 29 153.00–158.00 $155.72 $1,135 +5.37
750–797 771 136 150.00–159.50 $158.79 $1,224 +5.98
783 value added 783 75 158.50 $158.50 $1,241 —
801–849 840 191 142.00–150.75 $149.32 $1,254 +4.79
863–875 872 21 149.00–150.00 $149.19 $1,301 +1.70
1140 1140 42 123.50 $123.50 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–370 365 34 170.00–177.50 $173.21 $632 -6.82
408–422 416 9 177.00–177.50 $177.22 $737 —
476–499 490 8 170.00–177.50 $172.73 $846 +1.09
576–595 587 12 170.00–172.50 $171.02 $1,004 +7.50
618–646 632 10 146.00–154.00 $149.91 $947 +4.43
654–656 655 25 142.00–153.00 $148.17 $971 +4.25
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 10 165.00 $165.00 $756 —
572–595 580 23 155.00–157.50 $156.61 $908 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
777 777 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,220 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931–945 934 5 106.50–115.00 $108.22 $1,011 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 23 175.00–181.00 $177.73 $601 -0.65
350–394 372 125 175.00–184.00 $178.75 $665 +1.54
410–449 437 70 168.00–180.00 $173.33 $757 -0.49
450–498 477 152 169.00–185.00 $174.71 $833 +0.83
501 fancy 501 23 189.00 $189.00 $947 —
501–548 526 304 166.00–184.00 $173.97 $915 +1.96
550–598 576 107 167.00–174.00 $171.35 $987 +6.17
618–648 634 571 156.00–170.00 $160.67 $1,019 +0.33
652–699 678 179 154.00–164.00 $156.40 $1,060 -0.21
700–741 730 179 149.00–157.00 $153.39 $1,120 +0.07
757 757 42 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 +6.50
816–826 823 15 144.00–145.00 $144.33 $1,188 -1.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–348 323 32 160.00–171.00 $165.42 $534 +1.22
353–398 387 50 151.00–172.50 $167.63 $649 -0.37
401–443 423 144 140.00–167.50 $160.69 $680 +0.85
451–499 477 196 146.00–167.00 $161.95 $773 +3.09
501–548 526 154 145.00–164.00 $159.90 $841 +3.78
552–595 569 304 127.00–164.00 $156.61 $891 -0.09
615 value added 615 6 153.00 $153.00 $941 —
602–641 618 66 130.00–153.00 $146.84 $907 +0.90
652–699 669 131 142.00–153.00 $149.16 $998 +1.01
701–743 716 34 142.00–147.00 $144.24 $1,033 +4.09
755–797 783 73 144.00–156.00 $147.40 $1,154 +1.82
816 816 5 128.50 $128.50 $1,049 -10.39
865 865 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 366 19 128.00–150.00 $146.71 $537 +6.71
417–437 425 10 145.00–146.00 $145.59 $619 +12.05
475–490 480 31 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $708 +7.57
512–527 522 25 145.00–146.00 $145.65 $760 +4.74
551–580 565 15 100.00–147.50 $133.45 $754 -11.55
928 928 5 104.00 $104.00 $965 -28.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–398 381 14 139.00–140.00 $139.45 $531 +2.39
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 871 4 110.00 $110.00 $958 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 176.00 $176.00 $827 -1.44
500–505 503 4 154.00–158.00 $155.99 $785 -22.23
550–594 567 24 152.00–170.00 $164.40 $932 -4.32
651–654 654 25 149.00–153.00 $149.48 $978 -5.52
733 733 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,034 +9.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 12 165.00 $165.00 $665 —
481–484 483 21 163.00–172.00 $165.62 $800 —
534 534 6 158.00 $158.00 $844 -2.73
643 643 6 144.00 $144.00 $926 +4.00
763 763 9 134.00 $134.00 $1,022 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 482 20 145.00–155.00 $148.02 $713 +5.02
505 505 6 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,058 —
692 692 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415–1515 1465 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,435.00–1,600.00 $1,520.32 —
1355–1600 1478 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,475.97 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1040 865 85-90% 12 34.00–49.50 $42.01 $363 —
742–1195 977 85-90% 122 62.00–75.00 $68.10 $665 +24.94
755–1230 996 85-90% 60 50.00–63.00 $58.44 $582 +15.28
800–1235 1066 85-90% 62 74.00–87.00 $79.62 $849 +4.99
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1340 1206 80-85% 19 62.50–74.50 $70.25 $847 +2.38
1005–1485 1208 80-85% 110 72.00–86.50 $80.64 $974 +12.77
1035–1470 1210 80-85% 64 84.00–95.00 $87.81 $1,063 +19.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1610 1479 75-80% 15 62.00–75.00 $71.20 $1,053 -6.56
1345–1920 1509 75-80% 30 84.00–92.00 $86.50 $1,305 +1.47
1353–1935 1516 75-80% 93 75.00–87.00 $82.35 $1,248 -2.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1870 1460 15 82.00–92.00 $87.62 $1,279 —
1245–2275 1709 39 93.00–112.00 $102.98 $1,760 +1.35
1295–2275 1856 19 110.00–127.00 $116.89 $2,169 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1275 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 80.00–99.00 $84.68 $908
1087 1087 (<2 yrs)Open 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,359

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1190 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 785.00–1,250.00 $1,048.05
890–1340 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 29 625.00–1,000.00 $892.80
940–1460 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 785.00–1,350.00 $1,135.81
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
835–925 897 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 525.00–775.00 $615.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1180 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 875.00–925.00 $903.44

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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
1043 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–384 383 6 90.00–106.00 $103.39 $396 —
455–491 482 6 90.00–104.00 $99.66 $480 —
560–577 573 4 101.00 $101.00 $579 —
628 628 3 105.00 $105.00 $659 —
650–668 665 8 80.00–106.50 $97.80 $650 —
735–745 738 3 90.00 $90.00 $664 —
784 784 7 105.50 $105.50 $827 —
880 880 53 115.00 $115.00 $1,012 —
1010 1010 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,060 —

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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.