Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

1,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.32/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 522 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.58/cwt -10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 661 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.18/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,562	7,089	2,578
Feeder cattle	864	5,967	1,933
Slaughter cattle	632	950	577
Replacement cattle	66	172	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, most weights of steers had few comparisons with the best test mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to weak and over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	4	187.00–193.00	$191.26	$618	-28.23
350–395	370	3	190.00–200.00	$196.85	$728	-24.43
410–448	432	17	176.00–200.00	$184.73	$798	-15.06
455–485	474	6	176.00–189.00	$184.41	$874	-16.06
502–545	522	35	174.00–190.00	$184.32	$962	-3.60
550–570	560	6	169.00–181.00	$176.00	$986	-12.75
600–645	620	17	163.00–180.00	$171.70	$1,065	-14.05
655–697	680	8	166.00–174.00	$169.47	$1,152	-10.57
700–730	709	4	159.00–170.00	$162.23	$1,150	-13.28
768–792	775	11	159.00–165.00	$163.09	$1,264	-9.40
815–835	825	2	163.00–166.00	$164.48	$1,357	-3.52
850	850	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,343	—
953	953	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	388	6	204.00–216.00	$207.28	$804	-15.66
405–444	418	3	203.00–207.00	$204.42	$854	-16.58
480–492	486	10	202.00–215.00	$208.58	$1,014	-9.11
523	523	8	196.00–197.00	$196.25	$1,026	-14.00
550–589	579	12	195.00–196.00	$195.24	$1,130	-10.05
593 thin fleshed	593	7	210.50	$210.50	$1,248	—
603–616	610	13	194.00–202.50	$198.14	$1,209	-0.22
650–678	661	34	185.00–187.00	$185.58	$1,227	-10.24
713–748	725	9	175.00–177.00	$176.31	$1,278	-14.68
770–786	783	5	166.50–171.00	$167.39	$1,311	-18.99
933	933	5	155.50	$155.50	$1,451	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–340	317	5	160.00–177.00	$172.94	$548	-29.56
473–475	474	3	158.00–165.00	$162.66	$771	-14.24
500–505	501	4	156.00–162.00	$160.49	$804	—
603–630	617	2	155.00–160.00	$157.55	$972	-11.00
655–680	672	3	149.00–154.00	$152.37	$1,024	-12.63

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034	1034	14	147.25	$147.25	$1,523	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	179.00	$179.00	$600	-4.03
365–395	379	6	157.00–175.00	$164.85	$625	-23.63
400–445	419	18	160.00–174.00	$166.85	$699	-5.76
465–495	476	32	160.00–174.00	$169.18	$805	-0.91
500–535	514	31	150.00–169.00	$165.56	$851	-0.45
565–598	575	20	155.00–165.00	$159.54	$917	-6.85
615–645	632	5	158.50–161.00	$159.82	$1,010	-4.49
665–681	673	26	152.00–158.00	$157.00	$1,057	-6.54
740	740	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,088	-14.38
755–768	764	3	143.00–147.00	$144.32	$1,103	-18.09
828–845	835	5	135.00–145.00	$141.18	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	180.00	$180.00	$567	-23.58
403–425	414	4	183.00–187.00	$184.54	$764	-4.15
458–491	477	16	175.00–181.00	$178.52	$852	-6.94
507–548	514	27	170.00–185.00	$175.13	$900	-5.13
560–564 fancy	563	10	185.50–189.50	$188.70	$1,062	—
562–595	580	18	172.00–183.00	$179.30	$1,040	+3.05
605–640	619	13	164.00–176.00	$168.01	$1,040	-7.61
655–685	664	12	159.00–169.00	$165.31	$1,098	-11.06
700–713	708	10	154.00–157.00	$155.19	$1,099	-14.86
788	788	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,206	-12.41
803–845	824	4	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$1,257	-9.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	337	7	130.00–148.00	$145.01	$489	-28.42
380–390	385	3	135.00–150.00	$144.39	$556	-32.70
430–440	433	3	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$606	-18.17
450–475	460	5	131.00–140.00	$132.86	$611	-28.73
536	536	6	145.00	$145.00	$777	-1.74
562–580	568	6	125.00–145.00	$132.59	$753	-19.29
665	665	3	131.00	$131.00	$871	—
790	790	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,059	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
824	824	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,121	—
925–930	928	2	120.00–129.00	$124.51	$1,155	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–343	342	6	175.00–193.00	$183.96	$629	—
375–398	388	4	185.00–187.00	$186.52	$724	-8.57
415–435	426	12	174.00–192.00	$183.94	$784	+9.27
461–488	475	9	175.00–191.00	$187.85	$892	+2.45
530–540	534	8	154.00–169.00	$163.35	$872	-15.31
555–589	578	19	155.00–170.00	$163.89	$947	-10.96
602–640	619	11	154.00–165.00	$159.21	$986	-8.39
650–693	672	8	139.00–156.00	$152.87	$1,027	-3.15
715–735	726	4	151.00–157.00	$154.24	$1,120	-6.90
755–770	758	5	143.00–156.00	$152.60	$1,157	—
847	847	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,211	—
850–895	865	3	129.00–143.00	$138.17	$1,195	-11.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	198.00	$198.00	$851	-9.04
477	477	3	199.00	$199.00	$949	-6.08
512–545	514	16	173.00–182.00	$173.60	$892	-18.37
570–590	577	3	170.00–171.00	$170.66	$985	—
623	623	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,059	-7.64

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721–1015	856	85-90%	46	37.50–52.50	$47.06	$403	—
760–1230	964	85-90%	129	50.00–64.00	$58.11	$560	-2.61
805–1165	1017	85-90%	69	64.00–75.00	$70.55	$717	—
765–1232	1060	85-90%	37	75.00–84.00	$79.85	$846	+0.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1337	1154	80-85%	79	73.00–84.00	$79.98	$923	—
1030–1300	1192	80-85%	38	83.50–91.00	$86.66	$1,033	+4.79
1265–1330	1318	80-85%	6	67.00–71.00	$70.36	$927	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1480	1440	75-80%	7	66.00–74.00	$71.64	$1,032	-12.36
1305–1670	1447	75-80%	47	76.00–87.00	$83.05	$1,202	-0.95
1310–1680	1487	75-80%	26	83.50–100.00	$88.87	$1,321	-1.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2340	1820	7	114.00–122.00	$117.05	$2,130	—
1475–2285	1824	17	101.00–112.00	$107.04	$1,952	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,176
1012–1245	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	95.00	$95.00	$1,056

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,274

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
702	702	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	132.00	$132.00	$927

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1160	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	925.00–1,150.00	$960.10
1100–1390	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	985.00–1,250.00	$1,087.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,550.00

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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.