Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

7,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.07/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 727 lb · 386 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.00/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 520 lb · 228 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.39/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 582 lb · 211 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,885	7,037	7,720
Feeder cattle	6,437	5,383	6,100
Slaughter cattle	1,240	1,481	1,190
Replacement cattle	208	173	430

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls early week mostly steady to firm, late week 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
325–343	335	23	215.00–232.00	$221.80	$743	+1.62
354–392	376	27	217.00–222.50	$220.57	$829	-1.43
400–448	426	103	202.00–224.00	$211.86	$903	-0.44
450–495	466	195	195.00–215.00	$209.33	$975	+7.46
500–547	520	228	185.00–209.00	$198.00	$1,030	+6.64
550–595	572	124	174.00–200.00	$189.85	$1,086	+3.19
603–647	622	129	167.00–189.50	$180.25	$1,121	+3.90
658–692	669	63	160.00–181.00	$177.04	$1,184	+6.55
702–735	723	116	158.50–167.00	$162.39	$1,174	-0.97
751–788	773	115	146.00–165.00	$158.51	$1,225	+1.22
805–841	823	190	145.00–160.00	$153.59	$1,264	+0.60
901–925	905	79	146.00–146.50	$146.08	$1,322	—
953	953	15	144.50	$144.50	$1,377	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–348	340	30	190.00–214.00	$206.78	$703	+4.06
352–396	369	42	183.00–211.00	$203.39	$751	-1.68
400–449	425	80	178.00–202.00	$191.15	$812	-0.47
469 value added	469	7	187.00	$187.00	$877	—
452–498	486	165	175.00–200.00	$187.80	$913	-2.22
500–549	532	111	167.00–187.50	$179.28	$954	-2.49
550–594	582	211	165.00–187.00	$179.39	$1,044	+5.14
600–648	629	110	150.00–170.00	$163.52	$1,029	+1.91
650–699	675	112	149.00–172.00	$164.94	$1,113	-0.80
700–749	735	77	142.00–157.50	$154.67	$1,137	+3.67
755–798	784	34	125.00–155.00	$148.14	$1,161	-6.58
803–844	838	105	143.00–150.00	$146.72	$1,230	-2.95
861–875	874	36	144.00–148.50	$147.00	$1,285	-2.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	379	11	155.00–198.00	$183.41	$695	—
405–446	439	10	130.00–170.00	$162.16	$712	—
493–498	494	40	170.00–176.00	$174.49	$862	+4.49
500–520	509	20	149.00–172.00	$166.04	$845	-5.10
575–597	584	29	165.00–174.00	$170.36	$995	-0.40
625–635	633	13	136.00–147.00	$145.54	$921	—
655–680	672	23	114.00–157.00	$144.20	$969	—
730–735	733	3	120.00–135.00	$125.68	$921	-14.32
850	850	16	144.50	$144.50	$1,228	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–488	478	4	121.00–126.00	$123.55	$591	+7.35
583	583	5	141.00	$141.00	$822	—
723	723	9	137.00	$137.00	$991	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
997	997	6	134.50	$134.50	$1,341	—
1070–1085	1075	3	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$1,390	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	329	22	178.00–197.50	$186.20	$613	+3.56
350–392	375	64	173.00–200.00	$186.12	$698	+5.51
400–448	432	82	165.00–183.00	$172.38	$745	-2.29
450–496	468	205	165.00–172.00	$168.95	$791	+1.87
501–543	523	153	156.75–174.00	$164.72	$861	-0.22
550–595	571	78	158.00–164.00	$161.10	$920	-0.37
586 value added	586	10	162.00	$162.00	$949	—
603–649	636	182	154.00–166.00	$162.08	$1,031	+4.74
650–680	665	63	143.00–164.00	$158.17	$1,052	+1.56
700–746	727	386	139.50–155.00	$149.07	$1,084	-3.78
755–766	765	125	135.75–146.00	$139.85	$1,070	-3.39
803–834	815	63	136.50–143.50	$140.77	$1,147	-2.55
878–887	885	9	132.50–133.00	$132.89	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	332	11	160.00–185.00	$176.10	$585	+13.51
353–390	375	37	164.00–185.00	$177.15	$664	+5.26
400–448	433	63	151.00–169.00	$159.25	$690	-1.19
450–493	470	136	145.00–166.00	$157.61	$741	-0.70
500–549	529	178	140.00–157.00	$152.15	$805	-1.13
550–598	572	178	137.00–157.00	$149.69	$856	-1.16
600	600	12	136.00	$136.00	$816	-14.22
600–645	627	62	140.00–154.00	$149.54	$938	-0.68
650–687	667	109	129.00–155.00	$150.19	$1,002	+1.55
709–721	712	11	142.00–145.00	$144.17	$1,026	+0.82
751–795	771	125	128.00–143.50	$136.83	$1,055	+2.83
803–835	819	43	126.00–140.00	$137.72	$1,128	-1.94
881–883	882	9	137.00–141.50	$139.00	$1,226	+2.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–396	386	49	135.00–167.50	$160.00	$618	—
458–497	481	26	127.00–145.00	$136.30	$656	—
505–545	525	8	117.00–140.00	$133.90	$703	—
550–575	571	7	110.00–140.00	$134.31	$767	+4.31
606–637	629	15	130.00–143.00	$133.34	$839	+5.84
650–695	681	31	132.00–142.00	$137.00	$933	+7.37
891	891	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,114	-2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694	694	4	131.00	$131.00	$909	-14.50
758	758	3	126.00	$126.00	$955	—
912	912	7	128.50	$128.50	$1,172	—
998	998	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,248	—
1160	1160	2	106.50–107.00	$106.75	$1,238	+0.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–342	330	13	108.00–150.00	$131.47	$434	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	465	2	135.00–154.00	$144.19	$670	—
540	540	3	135.00	$135.00	$729	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–443	422	12	175.00–184.00	$178.80	$755	-7.18
460–498	489	34	172.50–180.00	$176.59	$864	-0.59
505–543	530	12	160.00–172.50	$166.52	$883	-3.52
570–596	577	24	160.00–171.00	$167.25	$965	+2.50
605–647	638	10	150.00–166.00	$153.90	$982	+3.87
660–695	682	3	138.00–158.00	$144.45	$985	-6.56
705–711	708	7	141.00–144.00	$142.72	$1,010	-1.42
760–795	783	6	126.00–135.00	$130.82	$1,024	+2.71
812–823	817	6	122.00–132.00	$127.35	$1,040	-1.65
855–895	868	3	115.00–137.00	$129.44	$1,124	+14.83
930–945	937	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,106	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	4	209.00	$209.00	$738	—
400–414	412	6	206.00–212.00	$211.03	$869	-6.50
527–543	533	5	173.00–179.00	$175.44	$935	-1.53
602–627	610	9	166.00–167.00	$166.34	$1,015	+1.95
700	700	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,092	+3.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	125.00	$125.00	$454	—
563	563	6	125.00	$125.00	$704	—
803	803	12	123.00	$123.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	140.00–159.00	$149.75	$701	—
683	683	3	133.00	$133.00	$908	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1070	873	85-90%	36	36.00–52.00	$44.80	$391	+0.82
765–1263	998	85-90%	113	50.00–66.00	$60.08	$600	-1.14
805–1290	1055	85-90%	201	62.00–78.00	$70.61	$745	-2.18
930–1250	1114	85-90%	52	77.00–85.00	$79.14	$882	-2.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1480	1163	80-85%	22	82.00–89.00	$85.11	$990	-0.45
850–1435	1172	80-85%	41	63.00–76.50	$72.10	$845	-13.46
960–1340	1207	80-85%	253	74.00–85.00	$77.94	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1670	1387	75-80%	48	67.00–77.00	$73.04	$1,013	—
1210–1875	1456	75-80%	129	76.00–85.50	$79.93	$1,164	-7.67
1330–1690	1522	75-80%	27	78.50–93.00	$86.67	$1,319	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2225	1582	12	79.00–97.00	$93.09	$1,473	+0.53
1240–2225	1719	53	97.00–111.00	$104.39	$1,794	-1.53
1480–2540	1940	20	111.00–126.00	$116.38	$2,258	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1130	903	(<2 yrs)	Open	43	92.00–121.00	$105.56	$953
805–1292	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	70.00–106.00	$90.86	$1,009

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
742–790	771	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	105.00–109.00	$107.46	$829

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1130	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	860.00–1,025.00	$921.80
1055–1105	1074	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	750.00–935.00	$837.12
850–1340	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	850.00–1,200.00	$1,023.63

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	810.00	$810.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–763	754	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–650.00	$633.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1370	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,265.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1050	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	675.00–725.00	$691.99

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–980	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–975.00	$916.67

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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
960–1095	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,207.14	—
950–1245	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,625.00	$1,475.36	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1023	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	333	21	120.00–122.00	$121.18	$404	—
368	368	3	100.00	$100.00	$368	—
423–446	430	13	98.00–137.00	$119.98	$516	—
451	451	7	129.00	$129.00	$582	—
549	549	4	115.00	$115.00	$631	—
566	566	6	118.00	$118.00	$668	—
601–625	611	13	109.00–110.00	$109.84	$671	—
672–698	692	17	110.00–110.50	$110.44	$764	—
768	768	22	115.50	$115.50	$887	—
815–845	842	50	90.00–111.50	$108.04	$910	—
852–860	854	4	100.00–109.00	$102.27	$873	—
1013–1040	1018	12	87.00–108.50	$104.84	$1,067	—
1084	1084	44	112.25	$112.25	$1,217	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	8	81.00	$81.00	$318	—

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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.