Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

7,318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.90/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 577 lb · 489 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.76/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 536 lb · 383 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.75/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 532 lb · 286 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,318	10,019	18,520
Feeder cattle	6,165	8,999	16,001
Slaughter cattle	991	876	1,056
Replacement cattle	162	144	1,463

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher, except some heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	6	220.00	$220.00	$645	—
320 thin fleshed	320	7	237.50	$237.50	$760	+5.10
323–327	325	7	210.00–215.00	$212.13	$689	+2.08
355–386 thin fleshed	376	13	232.50–235.00	$234.27	$881	+3.39
378–396	388	19	210.00–229.00	$218.72	$849	+2.25
400–426 thin fleshed	418	27	230.00–234.00	$233.00	$974	+8.81
401–446	426	78	191.00–225.00	$215.09	$916	+3.41
451–495	471	75	194.00–224.00	$212.31	$1,000	+1.84
453–492 thin fleshed	480	57	224.00–230.00	$226.00	$1,085	+1.00
500–549	536	383	195.00–216.00	$203.76	$1,092	+0.86
550–588	567	120	184.00–200.00	$195.83	$1,110	-1.81
601 fancy	601	50	189.00	$189.00	$1,136	-1.00
600–648	629	218	168.50–185.00	$179.24	$1,127	+2.59
661–679	671	136	162.50–174.50	$169.98	$1,141	-2.71
708–740	721	253	153.00–172.50	$167.25	$1,206	+3.55
750–797	776	161	160.00–164.25	$162.41	$1,260	+0.67
821–849	828	99	152.00–161.60	$154.70	$1,281	-2.44
856–874	859	107	155.00–157.00	$156.27	$1,342	+0.29
933	933	10	145.00	$145.00	$1,353	-1.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	10	180.00–200.00	$195.62	$634	+15.10
350–395	379	8	185.00–200.00	$193.08	$732	+1.99
403–446	425	23	175.00–197.00	$188.35	$800	+4.83
453–495	483	37	175.00–200.00	$188.95	$913	+2.05
510–548	538	44	162.00–192.50	$182.38	$981	-1.28
550–599	582	170	154.00–192.50	$187.21	$1,090	+0.59
600–648	632	28	147.00–168.00	$162.08	$1,024	-2.40
650–695	683	88	141.00–166.00	$163.01	$1,113	-0.94
701–749	740	125	140.00–158.00	$155.44	$1,150	-0.28
761–797	774	264	135.00–157.00	$154.78	$1,198	-4.01
803–830	811	5	134.50–148.50	$142.82	$1,158	-6.50
878–899	881	35	137.50–150.00	$146.54	$1,291	-2.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	5	150.00	$150.00	$450	—
445	445	8	177.50	$177.50	$790	+0.28
455–490	482	15	148.00–172.00	$164.67	$794	-8.06
523–540	527	14	150.00–171.00	$164.28	$866	—
556–588	579	31	170.00–174.00	$170.91	$990	-0.11
666–683	672	8	150.00–153.00	$151.14	$1,016	+2.97
731	731	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,038	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	6	150.00	$150.00	$942	—
895	895	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,253	—
900–920	917	14	130.00–133.25	$132.93	$1,219	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758	758	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,160	-4.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	6	140.00	$140.00	$976	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–348	317	21	175.00–187.50	$182.10	$577	+4.37
350–391	375	69	172.00–190.00	$183.87	$690	+5.12
400–448	422	146	166.00–183.00	$175.57	$741	+2.24
455–496	477	136	166.00–191.00	$181.96	$868	+7.25
501–549	532	286	160.00–185.00	$173.75	$924	-0.22
550–598	577	489	157.00–180.00	$171.90	$992	+0.55
607 value added	607	5	154.00	$154.00	$935	—
600–648	625	211	152.50–170.00	$161.64	$1,010	+0.97
650–695	672	111	150.00–161.00	$156.16	$1,049	-0.24
713 fancy	713	18	152.00	$152.00	$1,084	—
708–743	720	97	148.50–154.00	$151.60	$1,092	-1.79
751–776	758	121	144.50–160.00	$155.28	$1,177	+5.28
810–819	814	10	136.00–146.00	$141.97	$1,156	-2.36
950	950	39	142.00	$142.00	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	20	151.00–172.50	$165.84	$536	+0.42
350–390	378	14	165.00–170.00	$168.70	$638	+1.07
415–443	430	23	150.00–168.00	$163.55	$703	+2.86
450–497	483	48	145.00–168.00	$157.22	$759	-4.73
500–545	530	84	140.00–164.00	$156.37	$829	-3.53
550–598	576	70	140.00–165.00	$155.46	$895	-1.15
603–648	619	56	135.00–154.00	$148.21	$917	+1.37
650–698	681	98	125.00–152.00	$146.00	$994	-3.16
701–736	715	80	130.50–148.00	$140.20	$1,002	-4.04
750–788	781	94	140.00–145.00	$142.76	$1,115	-4.64
802	802	13	141.00	$141.00	$1,131	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	329	14	110.00–160.00	$136.62	$449	—
380–385	384	4	127.00–135.00	$133.02	$511	-13.69
450–460	457	5	125.00–130.00	$129.00	$590	-18.49
500–533	513	23	125.00–147.50	$138.16	$709	-7.49
553	553	3	140.00	$140.00	$774	+6.55
645	645	4	125.00	$125.00	$806	—
757	757	5	123.00	$123.00	$931	—
775	775	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	5	136.00	$136.00	$956	—
754	754	7	135.00	$135.00	$1,018	—
915–925	920	4	124.00–128.00	$125.99	$1,159	—
1015–1030	1024	5	116.00–121.00	$119.02	$1,219	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	384	9	171.00–194.00	$183.30	$704	—
417–440	423	4	170.00	$170.00	$719	—
481	481	4	188.00	$188.00	$904	+12.00
502–540	520	13	170.00–176.50	$172.73	$898	+16.74
550–585	571	15	168.00–175.00	$172.80	$987	+8.40
655–660	658	24	139.00–147.00	$143.24	$943	-6.24
705–730	710	10	136.00–142.00	$139.90	$993	-1.10
792	792	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,053	—
800–815	808	5	126.00–135.00	$130.78	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	16	155.00	$155.00	$767	-10.62
579–592	588	25	146.00–159.00	$154.51	$909	—
767	767	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,020	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	4	190.00	$190.00	$857	—
500–540	536	20	187.50–199.00	$189.20	$1,014	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	6	122.00	$122.00	$895	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1440	1235	80-85%	39	88.00–102.00	$92.43	$1,142	+4.62
1040–1445	1251	80-85%	210	75.00–93.00	$83.30	$1,042	—
1105–1390	1254	80-85%	23	63.00–76.00	$72.06	$904	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1805	1452	75-80%	143	75.00–93.00	$83.84	$1,217	+12.64
1355–1725	1464	75-80%	10	68.00–79.00	$73.03	$1,069	+1.83
1315–1855	1513	75-80%	72	86.00–99.00	$90.85	$1,375	+8.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1065	883	85-90%	17	35.00–47.50	$41.23	$364	-0.78
765–1275	953	85-90%	41	50.00–65.00	$59.08	$563	-9.02
825–1330	1055	85-90%	92	62.00–80.00	$71.59	$755	-8.03
855–1550	1080	85-90%	59	77.00–93.00	$81.50	$880	+1.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1715	1506	9	88.00–95.00	$92.47	$1,393	—
1335–2245	1788	41	97.00–112.00	$105.07	$1,879	—
1475–2215	1895	25	110.00–134.00	$115.54	$2,189	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1180	1005	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	115.00–135.00	$125.19	$1,258
905–1470	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	88.50–114.00	$98.98	$1,191

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1445	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	925.00–1,550.00	$1,321.47
1125–1225	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	925.00–1,060.00	$1,028.36
1005–1345	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,125.00	$980.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1713	1491	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,425.00–1,635.00	$1,566.45

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1460–1520	1487	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,395.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–925	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$851.24
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1285	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,433.96

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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
1395–1403	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,360.00	$1,286.67	—
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1570–1740	1643	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,675.00–1,935.00	$1,781.67	—
1570–1860	1715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,685.00–1,725.00	$1,705.00	—

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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.