Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

7,942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.86/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 666 lb · 222 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.94/cwt +5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 822 lb · 199 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.04/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 526 lb · 197 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,942	11,725	6,804
Feeder cattle	6,509	8,468	5,431
Slaughter cattle	1,127	1,587	1,066
Replacement cattle	306	1,670	307

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Heifers early week under 500 lb 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady; late week heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–345	338	53	200.00–210.00	$203.19	$687	-11.81
351–395	376	44	185.00–210.00	$202.22	$760	+0.93
402–449	433	88	180.00–202.00	$193.42	$838	+0.79
450–497	481	88	180.00–202.00	$193.28	$930	-1.29
482 value added	482	7	204.00	$204.00	$983	—
500–548	528	188	165.00–191.00	$183.10	$967	-1.23
540 value added	540	5	175.00	$175.00	$945	—
552–597	565	107	165.00–192.00	$183.23	$1,035	-1.43
600–645	622	96	155.00–183.00	$176.10	$1,095	-3.31
648 value added	648	5	177.00	$177.00	$1,147	—
650–696	671	190	155.00–183.00	$175.73	$1,179	-3.33
700–743	721	110	162.00–178.00	$173.52	$1,251	-4.27
752–795	768	69	152.00–175.00	$170.95	$1,313	-4.07
815–846	841	79	153.00–171.50	$169.19	$1,423	-0.63
858–878	870	143	156.00–169.00	$166.16	$1,446	-1.84
904–936	923	17	152.50–163.00	$158.43	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–316	314	38	217.00–220.00	$217.70	$684	-5.80
358	358	5	219.00	$219.00	$784	+20.47
400 value added	400	13	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
400–439	410	93	198.00–222.00	$211.48	$867	+2.59
468–495 value added	476	25	201.00–209.00	$206.67	$984	—
459–490	479	28	198.00–213.00	$208.31	$998	—
504 fancy	504	17	216.50	$216.50	$1,091	—
508 value added	508	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,001	—
509–549	529	108	191.00–211.00	$205.90	$1,089	+5.56
552–593	578	112	193.00–207.50	$198.75	$1,149	+1.00
600–636	613	171	184.00–210.75	$195.72	$1,200	+3.91
663 value added	663	6	188.50	$188.50	$1,250	—
660–697	679	55	189.00–199.25	$194.00	$1,317	+5.12
705–745	719	133	167.50–189.00	$181.83	$1,307	-0.93
760 value added	760	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,307	—
773–787	777	115	167.00–183.00	$174.22	$1,354	-8.30
814–831	818	140	174.00–177.75	$177.34	$1,451	+2.91
890	890	55	158.75	$158.75	$1,413	-14.25
1012	1012	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,629	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–345	345	57	180.00–195.00	$181.30	$625	-8.70
352–383	360	11	180.00–190.00	$187.10	$674	-5.40
400–445	425	60	158.00–185.00	$177.30	$754	-7.07
470–493	481	59	172.00–185.00	$179.73	$865	-1.64
500–546	518	52	160.00–175.00	$169.12	$876	-0.27
555–590	573	36	155.00–175.00	$169.05	$969	-2.59
617–648	630	24	162.50–170.00	$166.56	$1,049	-1.79
665–689	677	13	140.00–165.00	$158.16	$1,071	-7.84
707–733	721	23	162.00–169.00	$164.78	$1,188	—
880	880	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,364	-8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	8	180.00	$180.00	$715	—
403	403	8	160.00	$160.00	$645	-10.00
560	560	6	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
673	673	3	137.00	$137.00	$922	—
863	863	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,217	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	9	174.00	$174.00	$1,178	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	39	205.00	$205.00	$619	+20.87
358–361	361	38	186.00–190.00	$189.37	$684	—
400–436	416	69	167.00–180.00	$173.45	$722	-3.44
431 value added	431	11	170.00	$170.00	$733	—
453–495	477	103	170.00–183.50	$175.08	$835	-0.89
500–541	535	180	167.00–180.00	$170.98	$915	-3.14
550–598	579	147	167.00–185.50	$173.12	$1,002	+1.91
588 value added	588	3	167.00	$167.00	$982	—
600–636	621	84	160.00–175.50	$169.29	$1,051	-1.54
656–699	666	222	161.00–175.00	$171.86	$1,145	-0.19
703–746	720	82	151.00–173.50	$170.67	$1,229	+1.43
792	792	8	149.50	$149.50	$1,184	—
802–840	822	199	147.00–164.60	$162.94	$1,339	+5.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–337	317	28	175.00–182.00	$176.85	$561	+2.64
374–392	377	17	176.00–181.00	$176.92	$667	+1.25
411–448	431	62	151.00–167.50	$159.47	$687	-3.22
454–498	476	138	150.00–169.00	$162.64	$774	-1.73
502–548	526	197	145.00–168.00	$162.04	$852	-1.26
554 value added	554	4	164.50	$164.50	$911	—
556–595	573	109	145.00–167.00	$159.00	$911	-1.35
607–635	618	73	150.00–166.00	$163.74	$1,012	-2.10
653–685	672	100	140.00–167.50	$164.68	$1,107	+1.67
706–738	725	62	159.00–164.00	$162.60	$1,179	+0.67
750–785	760	10	135.00–156.00	$147.94	$1,124	-12.63
820	820	3	145.50	$145.50	$1,193	-9.72
850–876	859	12	147.00–151.00	$148.36	$1,274	—
1002	1002	32	121.50	$121.50	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–341	324	15	142.00–175.00	$166.22	$539	+1.12
352–395	381	66	150.00–174.00	$168.40	$642	-2.60
403–448	422	21	133.00–149.00	$139.32	$588	-15.12
450–490	472	77	139.00–156.00	$147.93	$698	-4.06
513–546	528	50	141.00–152.00	$146.27	$772	-4.28
550–597	572	60	135.00–153.00	$145.99	$835	+1.73
607–645	625	38	131.00–157.00	$149.64	$935	-0.99
656–673	663	17	128.00–156.00	$149.95	$994	-0.65
705–709	707	9	144.00–150.00	$146.66	$1,037	-1.87
797 value added	797	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,203	—
872	872	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,195	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	10	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
350–365	362	35	150.00–164.00	$154.20	$558	-5.16
422	422	3	123.00	$123.00	$519	-19.00
461	461	4	129.00	$129.00	$595	-25.00
568	568	3	125.00	$125.00	$710	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,006	—
700	700	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	190.00	$190.00	$756	+4.22
438–447	444	9	176.00–182.00	$177.97	$790	-2.58
453–492	475	21	170.00–180.00	$172.97	$822	+2.01
500–541	525	36	156.00–175.00	$167.09	$877	+0.46
550–588	573	33	161.00–165.00	$163.28	$936	+0.22
625–648	637	6	145.00–149.00	$146.96	$936	-9.88
703	703	7	146.00	$146.00	$1,026	-0.76
808	808	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,083	+1.12

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	21	164.00	$164.00	$618	—
435	435	27	152.00	$152.00	$661	-4.00
454–492	482	30	142.00–144.00	$143.50	$692	-12.64
561–569	563	19	137.00–150.00	$140.46	$791	-3.54
606–631	625	17	139.00–147.00	$140.82	$880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	12	180.00	$180.00	$502	—
393	393	5	185.00	$185.00	$727	—
435–445	440	6	150.00–164.00	$156.92	$690	-15.70
472–490	478	25	150.00–172.50	$166.24	$795	+1.64
510–546	532	26	150.00–160.00	$153.81	$818	+4.15
606–641	624	8	152.00–155.00	$153.46	$958	+7.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	4	190.00	$190.00	$899	—
659–688	680	15	155.50–162.00	$157.18	$1,069	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1290	1077	80-85%	58	58.00–73.00	$66.67	$718	—
860–1445	1183	80-85%	215	68.00–83.00	$75.32	$891	-5.20
915–1465	1219	80-85%	54	76.00–85.00	$80.36	$980	-4.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632–1205	875	85-90%	83	25.00–47.00	$35.04	$307	—
605–1375	995	85-90%	97	45.00–59.00	$52.12	$519	-6.59
830–1295	1074	85-90%	113	60.00–73.00	$67.58	$726	-11.72
1070–1290	1168	85-90%	7	72.00–75.50	$73.74	$861	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1558	1348	75-80%	19	63.00–73.00	$70.18	$946	—
1123–1910	1435	75-80%	137	73.00–82.50	$78.35	$1,124	-3.17
1230–1865	1506	75-80%	18	81.00–89.50	$85.05	$1,281	—
1580	1580	75-80%	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,714	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1800	1527	19	79.00–96.50	$89.58	$1,368	—
1270–2240	1724	43	95.50–114.00	$104.67	$1,805	—
1600–2135	1848	13	112.00–122.00	$115.80	$2,140	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1180	949	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	92.00–130.00	$113.13	$1,074
755–1320	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	76.00–124.00	$96.81	$956

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–865	778	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	120.00–155.00	$133.01	$1,035
765–1042	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	83.00–112.50	$93.71	$829

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1320	1229	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	130.00–142.00	$133.65	$1,643

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–957	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–152.50	$149.37	$1,328
1042	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,459

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
767	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,158

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1240	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	875.00–1,200.00	$1,069.37
985–1265	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,150.00	$946.79
885–1365	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	900.00–1,375.00	$1,204.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1035	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	625.00–950.00	$889.01
985–1000	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	960.00–1,060.00	$1,022.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1260	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	78.00–79.00	$78.47	$926
1286–1320	1296	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	78.50–84.00	$81.56	$1,057

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1035	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	80.00–87.50	$83.57	$826
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	81.00	$81.00	$846

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1200	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1450	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,326.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1120	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,025.00	$1,018.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1020	972	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	960.00–1,175.00	$1,052.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	760.00	$760.00

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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
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-166.67
1050–1280	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,275.00	$1,179.17	-245.83
1085–1450	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00	-1,375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1000	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,060.00–1,250.00	$1,155.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,460.00	$1,456.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	6	122.00	$122.00	$733	-0.90

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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.