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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

8,861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $163.17/cwt ≈ $1,532/hd at 939 lb · 225 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.28/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 678 lb · 218 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.85/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 636 lb · 211 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,861 7,942 7,516
Feeder cattle 7,238 6,509 6,039
Slaughter cattle 1,458 1,127 1,257
Replacement cattle 165 306 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 5.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 336 6 200.00 $200.00 $672 -17.70
355–397 389 36 190.00–210.00 $206.36 $803 -12.64
403–445 430 21 186.00–217.50 $196.21 $844 -15.27
450–491 475 82 185.00–211.00 $195.17 $927 -13.14
500–538 526 66 185.00–202.00 $192.44 $1,012 -13.46
577–594 593 179 180.00–187.50 $182.21 $1,081 -16.54
600–639 620 151 175.00–195.00 $185.50 $1,150 -10.22
657–699 671 114 180.00–184.00 $183.02 $1,228 -10.98
702–749 720 179 165.00–178.00 $174.47 $1,256 -7.36
756–797 790 97 163.00–177.00 $170.65 $1,348 -3.57
802–834 820 174 171.00–177.00 $175.86 $1,442 -1.48
850–893 865 167 169.00–172.00 $169.62 $1,467 +10.87
936–949 939 225 162.50–165.00 $163.17 $1,532 —
968 968 23 162.00 $162.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–348 345 30 189.00–190.00 $189.83 $655 -13.36
354–388 370 32 175.00–195.00 $187.46 $694 -14.76
402–448 431 78 170.00–190.00 $185.48 $799 -7.94
450–490 470 35 165.00–190.00 $178.87 $841 -14.41
502–537 518 148 165.00–185.00 $178.84 $926 -4.26
550–595 574 108 155.00–185.00 $173.90 $998 -9.33
600–649 627 130 157.00–179.00 $171.00 $1,072 -5.10
651–698 678 218 151.00–180.00 $173.28 $1,175 -2.45
704 704 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,056 -23.52
704–740 711 38 155.00–171.00 $165.99 $1,180 -7.53
757–795 785 164 148.00–171.00 $169.41 $1,330 -1.54
807–848 831 94 160.00–169.00 $167.60 $1,393 -1.59
855–897 888 121 145.00–167.00 $164.78 $1,463 -1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–398 375 7 177.00–180.00 $178.64 $670 -8.46
409–433 415 34 160.00–175.00 $170.79 $709 -6.51
453–497 475 40 150.00–177.00 $170.12 $808 -9.61
503–543 527 72 140.00–170.00 $162.99 $859 -6.13
550–588 570 86 140.00–171.00 $163.06 $929 -5.99
600–638 618 45 130.00–165.00 $157.36 $972 -9.20
665–695 666 80 136.00–163.50 $162.67 $1,083 +4.51
715–747 736 11 145.00–159.00 $153.10 $1,127 -11.68
826–843 832 12 125.00–140.00 $134.93 $1,123 —
865 865 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,228 -13.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 7 130.00–150.00 $144.16 $458 —
403–440 411 31 150.00–167.00 $158.50 $651 -1.50
454–491 476 52 148.00–165.00 $154.94 $738 —
557 557 14 152.00 $152.00 $847 +12.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 18 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
592 592 21 163.00 $163.00 $965 —
947 947 15 151.50 $151.50 $1,435 —
950–965 963 9 154.00–155.00 $154.11 $1,484 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
929 929 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,366 —
1120–1125 1123 2 114.00–118.00 $116.00 $1,303 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 337 23 156.00–167.50 $165.03 $556 -11.82
363–388 380 23 150.00–177.00 $167.30 $636 -9.62
401–448 429 137 141.00–161.00 $154.69 $664 -4.78
450–497 472 166 140.00–161.00 $155.62 $735 -7.02
489 unweaned 489 12 149.00 $149.00 $729 —
504–543 530 96 140.00–164.00 $155.15 $822 -6.89
550–598 574 135 140.00–164.00 $155.68 $894 -3.32
603–645 625 161 137.00–163.00 $158.62 $991 -5.12
654–697 670 86 136.00–163.00 $156.54 $1,049 -8.14
700–740 721 31 135.00–162.00 $154.18 $1,112 -8.42
722 unweaned 722 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,011 —
752–789 774 95 153.00–162.50 $157.85 $1,222 +9.91
835 835 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,198 -2.00
857 857 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,277 +0.64
912–921 916 15 140.00–152.00 $146.13 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 7 182.00 $182.00 $586 -23.00
384 384 20 177.50 $177.50 $682 -11.87
400–449 427 49 163.00–171.00 $167.78 $716 -5.67
464 unweaned 464 4 151.00 $151.00 $701 —
459–495 476 76 163.00–170.00 $165.19 $786 -9.89
504–546 518 69 159.00–171.00 $165.80 $859 -5.18
551–590 569 130 155.00–170.00 $164.11 $934 -9.01
591 unweaned 591 20 149.50 $149.50 $884 —
602–649 636 211 156.00–169.00 $165.85 $1,055 -3.44
651–698 681 101 147.00–165.00 $162.35 $1,106 -9.51
703–730 719 55 150.50–169.50 $165.34 $1,189 -5.33
825–842 831 22 155.00–157.00 $156.26 $1,299 -6.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–291 288 19 167.50–175.00 $171.49 $494 —
325–341 334 12 135.00–160.00 $153.04 $511 -13.18
365–391 378 38 138.00–166.00 $158.35 $599 -10.05
402–445 418 14 120.00–148.00 $135.29 $566 -4.03
453–495 482 54 130.00–145.00 $141.84 $684 -6.09
503–548 526 36 124.00–148.00 $141.61 $745 -4.66
550–593 570 41 120.00–150.00 $141.66 $807 -4.33
615–625 618 13 110.00–147.00 $137.35 $849 -12.29
661–696 683 17 145.00–151.00 $149.63 $1,022 -0.32
723–745 727 7 125.00–155.00 $147.77 $1,074 +1.11
760–790 775 6 141.00–152.00 $146.39 $1,135 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 17 152.00 $152.00 $651 —
562 562 21 152.00 $152.00 $854 —
942 942 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,314 —
1041 1041 10 134.50 $134.50 $1,400 —
1106 1106 7 131.50 $131.50 $1,454 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
354–372 362 24 131.00–152.00 $141.81 $513 -12.39
448 448 9 120.00 $120.00 $538 -3.00
653 653 5 136.00 $136.00 $888 —
773 773 6 120.00 $120.00 $928 —
892 892 7 119.00 $119.00 $1,061 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–395 375 10 172.00–184.00 $180.00 $675 -10.00
405–445 438 12 170.00–186.00 $174.88 $766 -3.09
465–498 487 3 170.00 $170.00 $828 -2.97
505–537 517 29 150.00–160.00 $157.58 $815 -9.51
553–593 578 12 142.00–154.00 $149.67 $865 -13.61
608–638 616 22 144.00–156.00 $148.57 $915 +1.61
619 unweaned 619 20 147.00 $147.00 $910 —
660–693 685 8 132.00–145.00 $140.32 $961 —
700–748 734 10 120.00–138.00 $133.30 $978 -12.70
753–795 779 20 120.00–135.00 $130.23 $1,014 —
820–831 827 6 125.00–139.00 $134.37 $1,111 +0.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–348 345 24 167.50–170.00 $168.55 $581 —
413–447 424 16 140.00–155.00 $150.82 $639 -6.10
459–469 467 21 148.00–150.00 $148.47 $693 -17.77
521–547 536 15 127.00–151.00 $141.71 $760 -12.10
551–581 560 38 140.00–152.00 $147.66 $827 —
625–645 632 3 125.00 $125.00 $790 -28.46
719 719 9 138.00 $138.00 $992 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 8 130.00 $130.00 $629 -13.50
558–565 561 24 120.00–132.50 $129.27 $725 -11.19
610–614 612 28 124.00–130.00 $127.42 $780 -13.40
681 681 5 132.00 $132.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 7 170.00 $170.00 $768 -20.00
903 903 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1080 830 85-90% 50 31.00–45.50 $36.98 $307 —
715–1268 927 85-90% 208 44.00–62.00 $51.22 $475 —
845–1265 1082 85-90% 212 59.00–73.00 $65.53 $709 -2.05
960–1231 1166 85-90% 66 69.00–76.50 $71.14 $829 -2.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1470 1207 80-85% 72 75.00–85.00 $77.63 $937 -2.73
1050–1290 1210 80-85% 36 61.00–73.00 $66.49 $805 -13.87
1005–1360 1218 80-85% 225 67.00–82.00 $73.23 $892 -7.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1778 1432 75-80% 174 71.00–84.00 $76.28 $1,092 -2.07
1320–1730 1450 75-80% 35 57.00–74.00 $68.68 $996 —
1305–1775 1531 75-80% 50 78.50–89.00 $83.78 $1,283 -1.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1940 1450 25 79.50–95.00 $88.85 $1,288 —
1325–2305 1720 51 94.00–111.00 $102.07 $1,756 -2.60
1460–2275 1833 18 108.00–122.00 $113.57 $2,082 -2.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1151 978 (<2 yrs)Open 26 100.00–133.00 $108.56 $1,062
871–1210 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 23 76.00–119.00 $90.10 $904
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
867 867 (<2 yrs)Open 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,214

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1135 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 875.00–1,125.00 $962.72
930–1420 1182 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 775.00–1,175.00 $969.12
975–1515 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 1,010.00–1,400.00 $1,197.99
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 710.00 $710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 885.00 $885.00
765–1185 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 885.00–1,400.00 $1,196.46
1090–1190 1165 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 925.00–1,075.00 $1,039.91

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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
1225–1310 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,337.50 —
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 110 77.00 $77.00 $530 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 17 81.00 $81.00 $673 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 126.00 $126.00 $518 —
496 496 8 121.00 $121.00 $600 —
556–594 578 17 111.00–115.00 $113.42 $656 —
600–644 628 9 95.00–115.00 $102.77 $645 -19.23
773 773 62 129.50 $129.50 $1,001 —
810–838 830 26 114.00–118.50 $117.32 $974 —
868–892 891 56 112.00–126.00 $125.51 $1,118 —
906 906 12 117.00 $117.00 $1,060 —
958 958 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,092 —

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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.