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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

16,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.10/cwt ≈ $1,407/hd at 837 lb · 962 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.09/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 729 lb · 607 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.34/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 577 lb · 512 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 16,066 1,293 9,118
Feeder cattle 13,897 756 8,202
Slaughter cattle 1,905 463 799
Replacement cattle 264 74 117

Compared to the most recent sales, steers and heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 10 211.00 $211.00 $660 —
350–390 366 5 205.00–215.00 $210.57 $771 —
413 thin fleshed 413 3 216.00 $216.00 $892 —
405–449 428 97 194.00–205.00 $201.20 $861 +7.20
457–498 483 172 190.00–207.00 $197.64 $955 +7.64
512 unweaned 512 12 187.50 $187.50 $960 —
517 value added 517 18 191.00 $191.00 $987 —
500–549 532 282 189.00–209.00 $197.90 $1,053 —
543 fancy 543 60 214.50 $214.50 $1,165 —
550–597 577 321 186.50–206.00 $198.20 $1,144 +11.29
600–602 fancy 601 74 199.00–201.00 $199.57 $1,199 —
600–648 614 238 181.00–199.00 $193.45 $1,188 +7.95
612–634 value added 630 28 186.00–200.00 $188.43 $1,187 —
646 unweaned 646 14 182.50 $182.50 $1,179 —
650–679 664 160 170.50–188.50 $184.56 $1,225 +11.34
701–749 729 607 162.00–180.00 $174.09 $1,269 +10.51
757 value added 757 15 172.00 $172.00 $1,302 —
750–797 773 434 160.00–176.00 $169.06 $1,307 +10.46
810–849 837 962 163.00–173.50 $168.10 $1,407 —
852–865 854 35 163.00–165.00 $164.65 $1,406 +13.15
923 value added 923 59 161.75 $161.75 $1,493 —
931–943 941 68 148.00–155.25 $154.30 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 4 181.00–184.00 $183.22 $566 —
353–395 371 25 174.00–200.00 $195.42 $725 +15.42
400–443 434 133 170.00–193.00 $188.23 $817 +15.12
452–495 472 189 170.00–193.00 $186.58 $881 +7.97
504–546 526 241 171.00–189.00 $181.01 $952 +10.18
561 value added 561 27 187.50 $187.50 $1,052 —
550–599 578 485 164.00–189.00 $179.94 $1,040 +4.66
600–648 625 275 160.00–179.00 $173.51 $1,084 +1.55
647 647 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,042 -10.96
650–699 676 506 153.00–179.00 $172.26 $1,164 +4.26
702–748 731 127 143.00–166.00 $160.85 $1,176 +14.61
765 unweaned 765 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 —
755–795 779 274 141.00–164.50 $157.86 $1,230 +5.13
821–844 841 30 156.00–160.00 $159.48 $1,341 +19.44
860–895 880 117 144.00–161.50 $155.69 $1,370 —
928 928 91 152.50 $152.50 $1,415 —
999 999 30 146.00 $146.00 $1,459 —
1052 1052 25 140.00 $140.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
400–445 428 21 140.00–180.00 $168.38 $721 +21.22
456–492 472 95 150.00–180.00 $173.68 $820 +26.52
500–545 517 38 130.00–170.00 $163.98 $848 +5.80
555–596 575 60 140.00–167.00 $162.48 $934 +15.80
605–642 626 68 128.00–162.00 $154.62 $968 —
653–698 688 48 129.00–162.50 $154.62 $1,064 —
707–741 723 18 140.00–149.00 $143.59 $1,038 —
778–792 785 34 142.00–148.00 $144.93 $1,138 —
871 871 17 142.00 $142.00 $1,237 —
1092 1092 18 122.00 $122.00 $1,332 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–497 484 29 165.00 $165.00 $799 —
536 536 4 152.00 $152.00 $815 —
566–590 579 17 146.00–152.00 $148.05 $857 —
658–699 685 21 130.00–141.00 $137.48 $942 —
745 745 3 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 11 181.00 $181.00 $1,064 —
626 626 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 11 187.50 $187.50 $1,106 —
605 605 2 181.50 $181.50 $1,098 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–393 386 22 173.00–185.00 $177.62 $686 —
400–447 422 180 169.00–184.50 $175.75 $742 —
445 value added 445 5 178.00 $178.00 $792 —
467 fancy 467 10 186.00 $186.00 $869 —
450–492 471 221 163.00–183.00 $174.47 $822 +13.37
502–549 530 342 157.00–174.00 $165.39 $877 +8.29
551–598 568 364 154.50–174.50 $165.16 $938 +5.27
598 value added 598 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,005 —
600–647 622 372 147.00–169.00 $161.38 $1,004 +11.67
627 unweaned 627 13 142.50 $142.50 $893 —
650–699 675 251 146.50–170.00 $161.07 $1,087 +10.89
700–737 715 213 152.00–166.50 $162.08 $1,159 +17.08
763–798 778 56 154.00–156.00 $155.08 $1,207 —
802–841 820 28 151.50–154.00 $152.57 $1,251 +10.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–330 325 27 160.00–170.00 $166.12 $540 —
365–386 380 22 165.00–172.00 $167.66 $637 —
403–448 423 77 150.00–168.00 $161.71 $684 +11.66
450–499 477 169 145.00–169.00 $164.51 $785 —
514 unweaned 514 6 153.00 $153.00 $786 —
505–549 527 256 144.00–162.00 $156.28 $824 +6.67
550–597 574 395 140.00–161.00 $155.41 $892 +15.41
603–649 624 217 135.00–156.00 $152.60 $952 +7.97
655–697 679 313 133.50–156.00 $150.67 $1,023 +9.39
703–740 715 24 130.00–152.00 $148.22 $1,060 +5.67
750–783 771 134 130.00–151.25 $149.25 $1,151 +14.23
800–829 829 151 135.75–139.00 $135.79 $1,126 —
868 868 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 149.00 $149.00 $514 —
359–388 376 12 155.00–158.00 $156.19 $587 +24.98
405–442 425 23 139.00–151.00 $145.60 $619 +22.60
450–496 475 49 120.00–152.50 $146.22 $695 —
500–535 520 23 123.00–140.00 $137.08 $713 —
553–595 586 34 125.00–143.00 $137.02 $803 —
613–645 624 6 130.00 $130.00 $811 —
678–693 686 27 120.00–142.00 $135.66 $931 —
734 734 4 120.00 $120.00 $881 —
847 847 11 129.00 $129.00 $1,093 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 146.00 $146.00 $815 —
657 657 3 144.00 $144.00 $946 —
776 776 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,071 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 122.00 $122.00 $537 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 11 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
355–395 375 4 165.00–184.00 $177.50 $666 +25.11
411–430 415 24 164.00–179.00 $167.35 $695 +5.25
453–485 463 8 165.00–181.00 $167.74 $777 +15.21
500–548 520 26 146.00–171.00 $159.66 $830 +2.94
552–593 582 12 140.00–156.00 $143.80 $837 -9.69
601–621 607 34 140.00–162.50 $155.85 $946 +1.57
668–698 689 12 132.00–149.00 $136.73 $942 —
700–721 714 19 129.00–142.50 $139.23 $994 +9.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 140.00–155.00 $149.96 $588 —
400 400 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $602 —
461–495 471 35 141.00–160.00 $154.20 $726 —
520–523 522 6 135.00–140.00 $136.66 $713 —
557–585 566 11 125.00–155.00 $142.52 $807 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559–570 563 16 143.00–145.00 $143.76 $809 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–570 556 5 160.00–161.00 $160.80 $894 —
650–690 663 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,061 +3.00

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1105 871 85-90% 29 33.00–57.00 $42.05 $366 -18.93
770–1280 984 85-90% 150 45.00–67.50 $59.46 $585 -15.85
760–1280 1060 85-90% 379 61.00–79.50 $67.02 $710 -19.13
865–1235 1073 85-90% 96 70.00–86.00 $73.74 $791 -12.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1330 1195 80-85% 145 61.00–78.00 $68.77 $822 -22.73
1005–1395 1211 80-85% 304 62.50–90.50 $76.59 $928 -8.15
1040–1435 1219 80-85% 26 77.00–93.00 $81.89 $998 -2.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268–1555 1375 75-80% 66 63.00–78.00 $69.43 $955 —
1232–1785 1420 75-80% 193 70.00–91.00 $80.30 $1,140 -6.44
1304–1685 1476 75-80% 55 81.00–98.00 $85.69 $1,265 -7.50

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1985 1587 18 85.00–98.00 $92.31 $1,465 —
1310–2225 1769 55 95.00–114.00 $106.40 $1,882 —
1510–2595 1926 20 109.00–129.00 $117.99 $2,272 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1165 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 35 86.00–122.00 $90.94 $898
770–1082 994 (<2 yrs)Open 11 103.00–126.00 $116.56 $1,159
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
812–981 897 (<2 yrs)Open 8 80.00–87.50 $84.10 $754

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1005 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 600.00–975.00 $830.45
948–1145 1007 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 650.00–875.00 $718.10
895–1340 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 39 750.00–1,175.00 $928.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1460 1302 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,294.78

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 785.00 $785.00
765–1240 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 760.00–1,300.00 $1,068.63

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 fancy 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1020–1040 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,218.75 —
1000–1270 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,250.00 —
1227–1340 1264 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,117.00 —
1333–1370 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,170.00 —
1343–1605 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,383.33 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190–1341 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,525.00–1,685.00 $1,613.89 —
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,710.00 $1,710.00 —
1535 1535 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1568 1568 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,660.00 $1,660.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1088 1088 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 850.00 $850.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–486 481 15 114.00–116.00 $115.19 $554 —
524–549 534 29 111.00–121.00 $116.21 $621 —
566 566 4 112.00 $112.00 $634 —
600–641 617 56 111.00–129.50 $119.09 $735 —
654 654 7 114.00 $114.00 $746 —
753–794 769 63 123.50–128.00 $126.69 $974 —
800–843 809 36 108.00–124.50 $120.65 $976 —
971 971 54 119.85 $119.85 $1,164 —

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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.