Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

9,718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.32/cwt -8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 524 lb · 300 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.31/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 475 lb · 292 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.63/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 523 lb · 290 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,718	9,838	11,072
Feeder cattle	7,768	7,676	8,243
Slaughter cattle	1,005	1,631	1,010
Replacement cattle	945	531	1,819

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 7.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	328	27	211.00–230.00	$220.35	$723	-1.80
356–395	375	82	209.00–224.00	$217.09	$814	-5.30
400–449	426	253	202.00–218.00	$209.55	$893	-8.96
434 thin fleshed	434	7	217.00	$217.00	$942	—
451–498	474	102	191.50–211.00	$205.60	$975	+0.52
513 thin fleshed	513	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,041	—
500–549	524	298	180.50–205.00	$193.26	$1,013	-10.63
555–587	568	125	187.50–200.00	$191.67	$1,089	-5.45
600–649	629	250	165.00–185.00	$179.18	$1,127	-0.11
659 value added	659	6	180.50	$180.50	$1,189	—
655–667	661	80	171.50–184.50	$176.35	$1,166	+1.45
705–746	718	162	155.00–170.00	$163.39	$1,173	-0.25
768–794	786	29	146.00–160.00	$158.24	$1,244	+1.37
804–829	815	67	153.00–157.00	$153.57	$1,252	+0.07
859–865	861	96	151.35–153.00	$151.94	$1,308	—
908	908	44	141.50	$141.50	$1,285	-2.71
953–965	963	23	140.00–141.50	$141.31	$1,361	+3.81
1030	1030	12	135.00	$135.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	12	215.00	$215.00	$624	—
302–325	311	13	187.50–210.00	$206.68	$643	+1.99
353–397	378	66	195.00–212.00	$204.99	$775	-1.16
400–445	423	107	166.00–200.00	$193.43	$818	-6.77
450–495	468	231	165.50–200.00	$192.95	$903	+2.19
500–545	530	212	159.00–187.50	$181.72	$963	-6.62
550–591	571	194	154.00–185.00	$178.36	$1,018	-4.67
626	626	4	150.00	$150.00	$939	-16.42
603–645	630	140	150.00–170.00	$164.00	$1,033	-2.42
650–696	678	285	141.00–170.00	$163.30	$1,107	+0.98
706–744	734	107	138.00–157.00	$152.52	$1,119	-0.70
760–790	782	82	131.00–157.50	$150.49	$1,177	-4.44
800–840	817	3	137.00–141.50	$138.49	$1,131	-10.94
856–881	862	34	124.00–148.00	$144.25	$1,243	-2.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–376	364	11	175.00–192.50	$184.83	$673	+11.84
407–438	417	19	165.00–180.00	$171.22	$714	-3.68
458–495	481	50	150.00–185.00	$173.31	$834	+2.95
503–545	531	31	165.00–170.00	$168.29	$894	-1.73
559–581	573	62	167.00–175.00	$171.36	$982	-4.59
610–640	622	3	130.00–150.00	$140.50	$874	-4.77
663–692	680	17	135.00–153.00	$150.29	$1,022	+14.53
746	746	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,029	-0.27
773–794	782	23	138.00–147.50	$140.49	$1,099	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–468	458	21	162.00–164.00	$162.49	$744	—
563–596	578	9	150.00–163.00	$155.96	$901	+11.96

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	12	181.50	$181.50	$1,065	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	380	3	141.00–151.00	$147.58	$561	—
400–440	420	2	136.00–140.00	$137.90	$579	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–985	975	4	122.00–127.00	$123.97	$1,209	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	328	21	175.00–187.50	$184.71	$606	-5.12
350–394	372	71	167.00–193.00	$181.48	$675	-3.30
400–447	426	210	160.00–180.00	$169.20	$721	-3.21
450–498	473	119	159.00–170.00	$166.43	$787	-6.13
500–547	523	290	154.00–166.00	$161.63	$845	-4.35
559–596	578	153	158.00–164.00	$161.78	$935	-1.00
604–646	623	174	146.00–164.00	$158.50	$987	+0.37
663–698	676	90	153.00–158.00	$156.46	$1,058	+6.86
705–727	718	74	145.00–157.00	$150.81	$1,083	+4.50
753–791	772	108	144.00–159.25	$151.89	$1,173	+7.59
805–830	827	157	142.25–148.00	$143.83	$1,189	+0.97
902–907	905	22	135.00–139.00	$136.45	$1,235	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	3	155.00–162.00	$157.99	$509	-16.31
345 unweaned	345	10	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
355–398	386	103	148.00–174.00	$167.97	$648	-3.12
400–447	427	159	149.00–165.00	$159.90	$683	-3.73
450–496	475	292	145.00–163.00	$158.31	$752	-3.39
505–545	529	149	142.00–157.00	$152.31	$806	-0.97
550–598	584	117	135.00–157.00	$150.70	$880	-4.09
605–647	630	218	130.00–152.75	$149.12	$939	+3.69
655–696	681	72	120.00–152.00	$145.96	$994	+2.52
700–748	722	58	131.00–144.00	$140.39	$1,014	-2.61
754–774	765	76	124.00–143.75	$141.66	$1,084	+2.16
822–837	832	9	126.50–137.00	$133.54	$1,111	+3.54
865–880	870	71	136.00–139.25	$137.42	$1,196	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	6	157.00	$157.00	$520	—
393	393	3	144.00	$144.00	$566	-8.49
417–437	427	18	143.00–152.50	$148.42	$634	+15.97
460–495	489	33	120.00–152.50	$144.36	$706	+9.77
500–547	522	17	120.00–142.00	$136.39	$712	+14.75
552–578	562	10	140.00–144.00	$141.64	$796	+10.03
919	919	10	107.00	$107.00	$983	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	7	129.00	$129.00	$519	—
685	685	8	115.00	$115.00	$788	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	6	165.00	$165.00	$610	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–928	927	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	6	185.00	$185.00	$561	—
377	377	5	185.00	$185.00	$697	-5.02
400–440	408	18	170.00–187.50	$184.20	$752	+0.07
455–480	469	8	159.00–185.00	$174.26	$817	-3.64
502 unweaned	502	7	167.50	$167.50	$841	—
520–539	534	7	166.00–170.00	$168.89	$902	+0.13
550–590	566	12	140.00–170.00	$159.36	$902	-7.81
600–640	615	11	120.00–150.00	$143.65	$883	-13.22
670–690	676	5	128.00–148.00	$138.77	$938	-6.78
813	813	2	121.00	$121.00	$984	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488 unweaned	488	17	157.50	$157.50	$769	—
564 unweaned	564	15	152.00	$152.00	$857	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	532	9	181.00–192.00	$185.74	$988	+2.50
565–578	575	4	165.00–170.00	$166.23	$956	-10.10
601–628	620	10	153.00–160.00	$155.04	$961	-8.59
699	699	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1170	1081	(<2 yrs)	N/A	12	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,356.73	—
1360–1540	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,406.21	—
1390–1802	1548	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,653.57	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	10	180.00	$180.00	$634	+21.73
578–582	581	11	147.00–150.00	$148.91	$865	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1270	1060	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,227.04	—
1225–1540	1352	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,510.05	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1625	1352	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,947.16	—
1510–1545	1532	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,117.63	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1315	1215	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,822.94	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1037–1330	1201	80-85%	57	83.00–91.00	$85.34	$1,025	+8.07
920–1385	1215	80-85%	231	74.00–87.50	$82.09	$997	+4.82
1035–1365	1223	80-85%	12	61.00–77.00	$73.46	$898	-3.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1250	840	85-90%	31	30.00–50.00	$42.72	$359	—
750–1200	957	85-90%	68	51.00–66.00	$61.17	$585	—
710–1335	1069	85-90%	139	64.00–79.00	$72.59	$776	-9.39
915–1225	1102	85-90%	41	79.00–85.00	$81.48	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1610	1425	75-80%	12	72.00–78.50	$75.17	$1,071	-13.18
1230–1940	1452	75-80%	111	77.00–88.00	$83.08	$1,206	—
1320–1790	1469	75-80%	27	86.00–99.00	$88.27	$1,297	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1770	1445	18	88.00–97.00	$93.96	$1,358	—
1220–2545	1723	45	97.00–110.00	$103.85	$1,789	—
1570–2200	1894	19	110.00–126.00	$114.49	$2,168	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
784–1120	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	76.00–100.00	$87.37	$827
864–1142	1014	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	95.00–129.00	$112.40	$1,140

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
753–1030	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,010.00	$966.86

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	87.50	$87.50	$669

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
913–1132	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	750.00–1,125.00	$1,017.75
1043–1118	1081	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–810.00	$793.11
853–1425	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	176	800.00–1,460.00	$1,130.23
1078–1270	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	700.00–950.00	$781.71
925–1365	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	650.00–1,125.00	$980.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1093–1500	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,404.04
1214	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1250–1360	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,060.23

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
721–896	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	625.00–1,050.00	$812.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1010	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	600.00–850.00	$698.26
860–1075	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–760.00	$681.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808–980	879	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	925.00–1,200.00	$1,041.47
820–1170	946	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	750.00–1,100.00	$918.03
908–1205	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,225.00	$1,090.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1003	1003	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1074	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1490	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,100.00	$1,033.74

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–950	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	685.00–700.00	$692.17

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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
903–1330	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,317.86	+17.86
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-275.00
1113–1163	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,235.00–1,325.00	$1,280.00	-342.19
875–1648	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,075.00–1,500.00	$1,371.05	—
1145–1380	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,386.67	+224.17
1098–1346	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	1,025.00–1,375.00	$1,270.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
963–1018	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,925.00–2,025.00	$1,975.00	—
961–1273	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,550.00–1,875.00	$1,733.80	—
1349	1349	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1578	1578	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1525–1750	1696	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,685.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–980	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	725.00–1,125.00	$930.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–305	304	17	121.00–125.00	$122.64	$373	—
361–391	378	14	122.00–144.00	$133.93	$506	—
400–432	419	5	110.00–131.00	$118.02	$495	—
460–475	468	4	123.00–131.00	$126.94	$594	—
501–547	524	17	109.00–126.00	$118.83	$623	—
585–593	589	21	110.00–120.00	$112.18	$661	—
613–626	623	11	95.00–120.00	$113.80	$709	—
655–695	689	30	90.00–114.00	$109.27	$753	—
707–730	722	15	100.00–110.00	$108.35	$782	—
770–795	780	35	100.00–109.00	$106.50	$831	—
800–848	827	15	100.00–108.00	$105.55	$873	—
858–898	879	19	90.00–106.00	$98.84	$869	—
903–940	935	34	98.00–102.00	$100.89	$943	—

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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.