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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

6,976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.83/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 681 lb · 252 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $162.93/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 980 lb · 234 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.33/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 630 lb · 181 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,976 6,642 8,500
Feeder cattle 5,245 5,093 5,730
Slaughter cattle 699 1,048 1,091
Replacement cattle 1,032 501 1,679

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher, with some heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–320 318 7 213.00–217.00 $215.85 $686 -9.49
355–373 362 5 213.00–214.00 $213.59 $773 -9.25
407–443 424 107 197.00–222.00 $208.92 $886 +8.29
454–496 480 85 196.00–220.00 $202.61 $973 +0.20
500–548 530 70 193.00–214.00 $206.40 $1,094 +4.28
550–596 585 113 195.00–210.00 $201.12 $1,177 +5.77
603–647 630 181 186.50–199.50 $192.33 $1,212 +1.82
650–696 669 134 183.00–196.50 $190.67 $1,276 +6.43
700–745 728 166 165.00–189.50 $185.67 $1,352 +8.44
754–798 760 78 166.50–183.00 $178.23 $1,355 +5.23
807–825 821 24 172.00–173.50 $172.37 $1,415 +4.28
850–866 866 132 156.00–174.00 $171.55 $1,486 —
979–992 980 234 162.00–163.00 $162.93 $1,597 +8.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 331 13 205.00–211.00 $207.56 $687 —
350–398 371 18 194.00–212.00 $204.13 $757 -0.69
405–435 420 48 180.00–200.00 $186.58 $784 -2.09
450–495 478 12 185.00–196.00 $190.52 $911 -1.28
500–548 526 112 175.00–199.00 $188.94 $994 +5.51
550–599 574 113 174.00–192.00 $182.58 $1,048 +0.32
600–643 618 103 168.00–190.00 $177.32 $1,096 +1.37
650–697 666 156 164.50–184.00 $178.46 $1,189 +3.36
709–746 722 17 168.00–174.00 $171.96 $1,242 +6.96
755–792 779 114 150.00–178.00 $170.87 $1,331 +2.93
835 835 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 4 175.00 $175.00 $530 -11.00
360–395 384 19 163.00–197.00 $188.73 $725 —
413–441 424 11 174.00–177.00 $175.21 $743 —
469–482 476 17 172.00–175.00 $172.87 $823 +0.04
519–537 530 16 150.00–170.00 $164.94 $874 -6.13
557–598 580 27 161.00–170.00 $167.67 $972 +4.95
594 594 14 155.00 $155.00 $921 -7.72
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,499 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 10 154.00 $154.00 $792 +1.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 10 50.00 $50.00 $319 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–321 317 9 187.00–197.50 $192.22 $609 -9.20
358–376 364 18 179.00–191.00 $184.26 $671 -11.98
408–440 427 69 175.00–189.00 $179.86 $768 +1.49
453–499 477 81 170.00–185.00 $177.94 $849 +1.46
500–545 523 138 160.00–181.00 $174.07 $910 +2.32
555–596 580 178 159.00–180.00 $173.55 $1,007 +3.79
600–645 625 178 156.00–180.00 $175.61 $1,098 +5.49
651–698 681 252 154.00–177.00 $169.83 $1,157 +0.31
706–740 718 47 148.00–169.00 $160.22 $1,150 -1.89
724 value added 724 69 172.50 $172.50 $1,249 —
775–790 776 12 149.00–152.50 $152.20 $1,181 -8.80
809–835 811 155 148.00–163.50 $162.92 $1,321 +24.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 7 185.00 $185.00 $524 +23.93
328–346 336 25 160.00–187.00 $177.68 $597 +6.22
363–397 388 36 160.00–187.00 $179.72 $697 +3.26
405–445 422 48 150.00–172.00 $166.87 $704 +0.17
451–497 474 144 157.00–175.00 $167.11 $792 +0.30
513–546 531 29 150.00–168.00 $165.19 $877 +7.05
552–599 577 95 150.00–168.00 $161.91 $934 +2.04
600–645 629 58 140.00–167.00 $161.41 $1,015 +5.79
653–697 664 90 142.00–167.00 $163.09 $1,083 +8.51
715–730 719 4 143.00–147.00 $145.74 $1,048 -3.15
763–794 792 135 140.00–162.75 $161.88 $1,282 +3.88
819–830 828 25 146.00–149.00 $146.59 $1,214 -1.41
895 895 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,316 —
951 951 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 9 155.00 $155.00 $422 —
340 340 6 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
422–440 431 11 152.00–157.00 $154.66 $667 -4.34
485 485 4 125.00 $125.00 $606 -26.57
525–538 533 8 140.00–150.00 $146.31 $780 +8.38
550–570 553 17 120.00–154.00 $148.08 $819 +1.61
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–443 426 14 127.00–145.00 $134.30 $572 —
496 496 6 135.00 $135.00 $670 +1.20
516 516 14 125.00 $125.00 $645 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 13 120.50 $120.50 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 14 170.00–194.00 $179.73 $778 +6.24
490 490 3 179.00 $179.00 $877 —
501–535 506 26 169.00–179.00 $175.67 $889 —
567–583 570 14 165.00–181.00 $168.69 $962 -2.08
605–638 631 31 157.00–167.00 $160.09 $1,010 +10.09
698 698 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,061 -5.48
745–748 747 4 150.00–154.50 $153.38 $1,146 —
765–795 783 3 114.00–132.00 $122.00 $955 —
901 901 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,072 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 9 182.00 $182.00 $657 +12.00
513–526 515 33 150.00 $150.00 $772 ±0.00
572–577 575 12 152.00 $152.00 $874 +4.71
664 664 5 130.00 $130.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–439 430 17 160.00–170.00 $167.05 $718 +7.05
460 460 7 172.00 $172.00 $791 —
515–548 524 29 158.00–165.00 $161.45 $846 +6.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 185.00 $185.00 $821 -6.33
515–545 525 3 189.00–192.00 $190.04 $998 +2.06
600–643 632 4 175.00–177.00 $176.53 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1180 1065 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,182.63 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1595 1595 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1290 1184 80-85% 13 67.50–76.00 $72.72 $861 -8.49
950–1445 1209 80-85% 128 76.00–91.00 $82.05 $992 -6.50
1010–1390 1212 80-85% 61 84.00–98.00 $87.20 $1,057 -1.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–1085 757 85-90% 6 39.00–55.00 $43.19 $327 —
625–1215 946 85-90% 21 54.00–66.00 $60.23 $570 —
820–1235 1034 85-90% 88 65.00–80.00 $72.89 $754 —
740–1225 1058 85-90% 54 76.00–84.00 $79.06 $836 +8.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1430 1385 75-80% 5 69.00–76.00 $73.14 $1,013 —
1310–1720 1453 75-80% 78 77.00–93.00 $85.86 $1,248 +11.39
1185–1725 1462 75-80% 42 84.00–100.50 $91.12 $1,332 +16.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1925 1577 16 78.00–97.50 $90.04 $1,420 —
1175–2035 1756 10 114.00–125.00 $119.28 $2,095 —
1050–2545 1810 31 95.00–113.50 $105.35 $1,907 -13.44

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
605–1048 881 (<2 yrs)Open 13 90.00–130.00 $108.06 $952
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
778–822 800 (<2 yrs)Open 8 120.00–126.00 $123.08 $985

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1330 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 41 875.00–1,150.00 $1,026.68
1020–1320 1166 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 76 900.00–1,150.00 $972.33
1168 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
984–1540 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 184 1,000.00–1,575.00 $1,296.21
1083–1307 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 825.00–1,150.00 $1,062.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1116–1793 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 51 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,810.33
1213–1620 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,289.63
1390–1635 1451 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,306.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
934–1135 968 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 625.00–775.00 $654.33
978 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
950–1370 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 775.00–1,075.00 $1,002.36
1101–1188 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 800.00–875.00 $830.51
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1214–1356 1299 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 1,075.00–1,500.00 $1,266.62
1412–1538 1459 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,175.00–1,350.00 $1,244.17
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00 $700.00
Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
794 794 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1200 902 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 70 1,400.00–1,850.00 $1,511.41
1092–1094 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,735.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
838–1015 863 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 800.00–900.00 $831.62
720–1045 881 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–1,075.00 $924.65
878–975 902 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,050.00 $940.52
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1302–1328 1312 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,760.00–1,850.00 $1,815.83

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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
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
996–1360 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 24 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,147.50 -98.93
850–1330 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,409.38 +224.38
1190–1510 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,430.00 —
1223–1380 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,262.50 —
1178–1715 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,750.00 $1,500.00 —
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1280–1680 1502 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,700.00 $1,580.00 —
1490–1658 1605 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00–1,700.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1092–1385 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,575.00–1,850.00 $1,815.63 —
1123–1470 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,625.00–2,000.00 $1,875.00 —
1344 1344 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
1298–1655 1417 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1479 1479 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1343–1615 1513 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,850.00–2,185.00 $2,059.38 —
1624 1624 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
893 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 650.00 $650.00 —
1033–1047 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 700.00–725.00 $710.71 —
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1332 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 825.00–1,100.00 $1,017.86 —

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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.