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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

7,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.26/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 530 lb · 205 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.75/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 615 lb · 197 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.25/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 521 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,089 7,018 7,061
Feeder cattle 5,967 5,655 5,726
Slaughter cattle 950 1,179 860
Replacement cattle 172 184 475

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers early week steady to 4.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher on steers less than 525 lbs, late week steers steady to weak and heifers unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 14 240.00 $240.00 $686 —
301–333 321 19 230.00–247.50 $234.63 $753 +10.94
350–393 372 73 206.00–240.00 $222.94 $829 +0.05
400–446 421 76 204.00–227.50 $221.00 $930 +6.40
457–499 474 70 199.00–228.00 $217.69 $1,032 +10.08
500–549 521 185 200.00–218.00 $210.25 $1,095 +6.77
555–599 577 149 193.50–211.00 $205.29 $1,185 +2.95
579 unweaned 579 5 185.50 $185.50 $1,074 —
602–645 625 178 190.00–209.00 $198.36 $1,240 +0.26
655–699 685 167 180.00–204.00 $195.82 $1,341 +0.91
700–748 721 174 178.50–196.00 $190.99 $1,377 +5.09
752–778 760 62 174.00–188.00 $186.38 $1,416 —
800–843 831 133 167.00–180.00 $173.40 $1,441 -2.50
852–861 855 90 174.00–176.00 $175.42 $1,500 +1.39
924–926 925 14 163.00–168.00 $165.50 $1,531 +5.50
977–989 986 28 162.00–163.00 $162.25 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 13 215.00–225.00 $219.49 $698 +18.71
351–390 369 50 205.00–227.50 $221.28 $817 +21.31
401–436 414 28 186.00–212.50 $199.79 $827 +2.71
450–498 469 87 179.00–212.50 $200.47 $940 +2.33
500–549 529 79 179.00–198.00 $187.92 $994 -2.39
550–598 573 166 179.00–198.00 $188.75 $1,082 -2.62
597 value added 597 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,140 —
600–647 615 197 170.00–190.00 $185.75 $1,142 +0.90
660–697 679 77 161.50–188.00 $180.04 $1,222 -1.87
701–744 731 91 164.00–183.00 $175.51 $1,283 -2.80
751 value added 751 55 182.50 $182.50 $1,371 —
752–795 787 88 154.00–177.00 $172.49 $1,357 -4.33
828 828 10 168.00 $168.00 $1,391 -0.83
902 902 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,461 —
1024 1024 60 152.00 $152.00 $1,556 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 21 202.50 $202.50 $628 —
370 370 5 170.00 $170.00 $629 +2.73
415–448 437 5 150.00–175.00 $166.24 $726 -2.43
460–486 475 19 150.00–185.00 $176.90 $840 +7.35
530–548 538 16 165.00–178.00 $172.96 $931 +6.11
555–590 567 14 158.00–180.00 $173.70 $985 +6.36
609–645 628 21 165.00–170.00 $168.55 $1,058 +11.19
660 660 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 +14.45
739 739 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,219 +5.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 8 170.00 $170.00 $714 —
768 768 12 155.00 $155.00 $1,190 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 10 50.00 $50.00 $320 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,243 —
1013 1013 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–299 290 28 197.50–210.00 $205.98 $597 —
317–338 325 21 199.00–208.00 $203.58 $662 +9.44
361–393 372 55 181.00–200.00 $191.37 $712 -2.98
400–437 411 57 181.00–199.00 $188.69 $776 +1.58
450–494 466 124 176.00–188.50 $185.46 $864 +4.04
490 unweaned 490 13 175.00 $175.00 $858 —
500–549 530 205 169.00–188.00 $180.26 $955 +0.37
551–596 584 162 167.00–186.50 $176.25 $1,029 -3.24
605–644 625 108 162.00–184.50 $175.62 $1,098 +0.32
652–689 661 124 158.00–184.00 $176.37 $1,166 +1.32
703–728 722 98 168.00–176.00 $170.05 $1,228 -3.13
778–798 791 96 151.50–166.00 $165.41 $1,308 -4.94
805 805 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–336 323 21 170.00–190.00 $183.03 $591 +7.93
359–395 374 37 165.00–194.00 $188.48 $705 +3.25
403–446 422 62 150.00–181.00 $172.61 $728 +2.65
450–498 478 108 150.00–176.00 $170.09 $813 -3.96
503–549 527 67 150.00–173.00 $166.01 $875 -0.48
550–596 578 177 150.00–172.00 $166.39 $962 -0.20
601–644 621 106 150.00–170.00 $164.31 $1,020 +0.38
650–699 684 108 146.00–170.00 $163.54 $1,119 +1.12
700–742 716 77 139.00–167.00 $161.38 $1,155 +14.19
767–780 776 31 157.00–165.00 $162.41 $1,260 -1.66
963 963 29 146.50 $146.50 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–329 314 31 171.00–180.00 $173.43 $545 +8.43
361–397 390 48 170.00–184.00 $177.09 $691 +5.21
400–435 413 37 141.00–162.00 $158.17 $653 +11.74
451–490 472 41 147.00–165.00 $161.59 $763 +18.08
516–548 528 16 130.00–152.50 $146.74 $775 —
556–561 559 26 145.00–155.00 $151.88 $849 —
633–646 640 21 142.50–152.50 $147.68 $945 -9.71
813–840 824 15 144.00–146.00 $144.82 $1,193 —
948 948 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,337 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 13 162.50 $162.50 $546 —
734 734 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,028 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 169.00 $169.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 9 215.00 $215.00 $624 —
353–370 360 15 180.00–200.00 $195.09 $702 +4.70
415–435 427 5 170.00–182.00 $174.67 $746 -8.02
450–494 485 24 174.00–194.00 $185.40 $899 +4.37
507–538 519 22 174.00–185.00 $178.66 $927 +2.86
558–592 569 21 164.00–185.00 $174.85 $995 +4.78
600–630 617 38 160.00–172.00 $167.60 $1,034 +1.36
653–685 669 4 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $1,044 -8.99
702–735 709 11 154.00–163.00 $161.14 $1,142 +6.90
853 853 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 22 187.50 $187.50 $729 —
413 413 6 177.50 $177.50 $733 +4.61
452 452 10 172.50 $172.50 $780 +11.91
500–544 518 15 160.00–172.50 $167.24 $866 +7.37
559–594 568 20 159.00–172.50 $164.75 $936 -2.00
701–726 711 10 142.50–150.00 $145.56 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 209.00 $209.00 $773 —
430–448 436 13 197.50–216.00 $207.04 $903 +4.26
475–485 478 9 197.00–209.00 $205.08 $980 +10.07
503–545 508 17 187.00–197.00 $191.97 $975 +7.71
605–620 614 5 174.00–180.00 $177.64 $1,091 +1.41
715 715 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,201 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 5 155.00 $155.00 $778 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1180 941 85-90% 20 35.00–53.00 $46.31 $436 —
750–1195 980 85-90% 34 54.00–65.00 $60.72 $595 +0.51
880–1230 1072 85-90% 41 75.00–85.00 $79.20 $849 -1.36
810–1260 1077 85-90% 199 64.00–80.00 $72.63 $782 -7.93
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1350 1190 80-85% 188 73.00–89.00 $81.87 $974 -0.81
1050–1320 1206 80-85% 68 84.00–93.00 $87.13 $1,051 -1.00
1015–1335 1221 80-85% 24 65.00–78.00 $71.70 $875 -16.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1860 1442 75-80% 106 77.50–89.00 $84.00 $1,211 -1.44
1210–1830 1474 75-80% 8 70.00–79.00 $75.22 $1,109 -14.74
1345–1780 1499 75-80% 29 87.00–95.00 $90.27 $1,353 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2175 1622 22 84.00–101.00 $94.03 $1,525 —
1222–2180 1630 43 97.00–113.00 $106.70 $1,739 —
1345–1975 1715 10 114.00–123.00 $118.92 $2,039 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
729–1215 877 (<2 yrs)Open 45 106.00–150.00 $138.37 $1,214
750–1250 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 85.00–114.00 $94.33 $933
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
962 962 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,164
950–995 985 (<2 yrs)Open 21 145.00–152.00 $148.13 $1,459

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1050 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–1,010.00 $938.41
985–1460 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 900.00–1,300.00 $1,146.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1156 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
771–975 873 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 950.00–1,225.00 $1,103.57

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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.