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Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

6,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.96/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 634 lb · 233 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.38/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 714 lb · 193 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.41/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 487 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,560 8,801 7,001
Feeder cattle 4,884 6,045 5,869
Slaughter cattle 1,432 1,482 961
Replacement cattle 244 1,274 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–349 339 18 160.00–190.00 $179.50 $609 -1.26
358–390 365 13 175.00–180.00 $176.23 $643 -0.50
400–446 426 51 161.00–180.00 $173.17 $738 -2.67
450–495 473 32 150.00–182.00 $168.28 $796 -7.96
500–546 521 62 155.00–172.00 $166.04 $865 +0.87
556–559 unweaned 557 13 157.00 $157.00 $874 —
553–592 577 92 147.00–175.00 $164.14 $947 -3.78
605 unweaned 605 8 157.50 $157.50 $953 —
600–649 628 123 144.00–177.00 $167.64 $1,053 -2.35
653–698 674 47 148.00–175.00 $167.62 $1,130 +1.28
705–745 728 41 147.00–167.00 $164.23 $1,196 -0.33
770–797 785 150 135.00–170.00 $166.91 $1,310 +0.37
805–843 828 23 149.00–164.00 $161.02 $1,333 -1.84
862–892 882 94 158.00–166.00 $165.22 $1,457 +22.22
900–936 932 39 133.00–157.00 $155.57 $1,450 -1.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–393 388 24 181.00–204.00 $199.08 $772 +0.49
405–445 423 36 184.00–197.50 $190.12 $804 +2.69
437 thin fleshed 437 9 204.00 $204.00 $891 —
450–494 482 71 175.00–193.00 $187.64 $904 +4.07
500–548 522 93 170.00–193.00 $181.78 $949 +1.21
522–541 unweaned 531 11 165.00 $165.00 $876 -3.00
550–581 unweaned 568 7 161.00–162.00 $161.58 $918 —
553–591 571 76 167.00–186.00 $180.78 $1,032 -1.37
605–644 632 64 165.00–187.00 $179.79 $1,136 -4.06
633 unweaned 633 12 159.00 $159.00 $1,006 -3.00
650–690 664 29 177.00–181.00 $180.16 $1,196 +20.16
702–749 724 143 156.00–180.00 $173.49 $1,256 -6.20
752–799 765 52 157.00–172.00 $168.31 $1,288 -3.22
862–870 866 16 150.00–154.00 $152.25 $1,318 -18.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 5 170.00 $170.00 $466 —
362–373 367 7 155.00–160.00 $157.82 $579 +1.29
425–441 430 14 140.00–170.00 $155.79 $670 -11.22
459–485 478 36 134.00–167.00 $157.81 $754 -10.69
501–546 517 16 137.50–153.00 $145.22 $751 -11.34
560–586 575 31 139.00–157.50 $150.78 $867 +0.45
609–641 624 30 142.00–160.00 $151.33 $944 -5.97
650–680 663 4 130.00–140.00 $136.05 $902 -13.05
706 706 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,101 +30.95
760–768 765 7 142.00–143.00 $142.43 $1,090 -15.07
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 10 152.00 $152.00 $733 -5.00
517 517 5 140.00 $140.00 $724 -2.50
563–570 567 14 120.00–137.50 $130.05 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 18 167.00–182.00 $176.35 $564 +9.83
355–396 371 27 158.00–177.00 $169.30 $628 +0.04
402–449 427 39 157.00–170.00 $161.62 $690 +0.43
451–494 465 53 154.00–168.00 $162.24 $754 -2.86
458–480 unweaned 472 14 157.00–157.50 $157.15 $742 —
501–547 524 109 150.00–169.00 $160.45 $841 -1.21
538 unweaned 538 8 140.00 $140.00 $753 -19.00
553–595 570 38 153.00–163.00 $159.09 $907 -5.10
618 unweaned 618 14 142.50 $142.50 $881 -1.50
605–647 635 219 146.50–162.50 $161.08 $1,023 -7.27
650–690 664 36 148.00–165.00 $157.01 $1,043 -6.19
708–735 714 193 147.00–164.00 $160.38 $1,145 +0.93
771–788 773 75 159.00–162.00 $159.41 $1,232 +2.81
810–836 832 13 149.00–153.00 $149.60 $1,245 -6.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 343 34 140.00–160.00 $154.89 $531 -9.11
350–396 374 32 140.00–165.00 $153.68 $575 -4.85
417 unweaned 417 30 145.00 $145.00 $605 ±0.00
400–441 419 69 140.00–157.00 $150.81 $632 -1.80
456–499 487 182 140.00–156.00 $150.41 $732 -2.41
504–545 517 114 135.00–157.00 $146.37 $757 -4.30
555 unweaned 555 5 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
550–597 574 123 136.00–155.00 $149.32 $857 -3.82
605–642 625 108 135.00–157.00 $150.02 $938 -0.85
650–695 671 56 132.00–154.00 $145.12 $974 -10.19
700–746 733 12 130.00–140.00 $132.02 $968 -20.22
750–793 761 33 125.00–154.00 $148.41 $1,129 -5.35
800–810 807 15 130.00–140.00 $138.67 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 335 4 130.00–135.00 $133.84 $448 -14.07
383–395 385 5 130.00–137.00 $131.43 $506 -20.57
400–445 418 38 120.00–147.00 $136.64 $571 +6.70
455–499 475 29 120.00–145.00 $135.12 $642 -2.79
500–548 530 41 110.00–142.00 $134.75 $714 -1.96
550–599 580 50 120.00–142.00 $136.57 $792 -2.16
586 unweaned 586 7 130.00 $130.00 $762 —
603–640 623 38 109.00–146.00 $138.27 $861 -9.70
667–668 667 7 137.00–145.00 $140.43 $937 -3.05
703–737 715 11 138.00–140.00 $138.75 $992 —
892 892 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,177 -4.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–566 564 8 120.00–122.00 $120.75 $681 —
858–862 860 12 121.00 $121.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 367 5 160.00–180.00 $170.49 $626 +6.22
400–449 417 20 160.00–185.00 $165.83 $692 -1.22
459–490 465 8 150.00–165.00 $162.29 $755 +1.60
525 unweaned 525 3 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
523–545 537 23 154.00–167.00 $160.64 $863 +4.58
550–593 568 44 146.00–165.00 $154.20 $876 -2.40
592 unweaned 592 5 139.00 $139.00 $823 —
608–648 625 27 144.00–158.00 $150.23 $939 +0.82
650–698 675 22 141.00–157.00 $147.08 $993 +5.67
720–728 726 6 130.00–141.00 $132.15 $959 -8.08
750–772 767 4 120.00–131.00 $128.31 $984 -3.69
820–840 831 4 122.00–131.00 $127.00 $1,055 —
885–890 888 8 101.00–131.00 $115.96 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–345 331 13 150.00–160.00 $157.37 $521 —
403 403 10 130.00–150.00 $146.00 $588 -9.00
450–497 479 47 125.00–155.00 $148.65 $712 -4.51
491 unweaned 491 12 146.00 $146.00 $717 —
501–532 518 13 130.00–145.00 $140.49 $728 -3.04
522 unweaned 522 9 132.00 $132.00 $689 —
550–597 575 16 125.00–150.00 $141.13 $811 +1.86
600–641 613 29 126.00–145.00 $140.22 $860 +11.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–434 430 31 167.00–172.00 $169.28 $728 —
533–535 534 6 169.00–171.00 $170.33 $910 -1.44
560–587 576 5 165.00–169.00 $167.44 $964 —
608–625 615 5 153.00–154.00 $153.41 $943 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 unweaned 565 11 130.00 $130.00 $734 —
569 569 5 137.00 $137.00 $780 -1.00
614 614 12 134.00 $134.00 $823 +12.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1620–1750 1674 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 7 3,000.00–3,450.00 $3,178.92 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697–1050 835 85-90% 49 25.00–44.50 $33.63 $281 —
765–1195 966 85-90% 95 35.00–55.00 $47.20 $456 -1.62
707–1285 1065 85-90% 245 51.00–63.00 $58.03 $618 -1.72
840–1295 1109 85-90% 52 62.00–70.00 $64.04 $710 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1330 1185 80-85% 53 45.00–63.50 $56.51 $670 —
1005–1393 1213 80-85% 276 57.00–72.00 $63.73 $773 -1.07
1005–1485 1220 80-85% 70 63.00–80.00 $69.07 $843 +4.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1630 1397 75-80% 25 55.00–63.00 $60.19 $841 —
1305–1790 1456 75-80% 183 62.00–75.00 $67.69 $986 —
1320–1920 1546 75-80% 33 70.00–78.50 $73.66 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2180 1619 25 73.00–85.00 $81.87 $1,325 —
1310–2615 1727 40 87.50–100.50 $93.78 $1,620 -1.69
1335–2340 1855 15 98.00–110.00 $102.83 $1,907 -4.73

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–1215 980 (<2 yrs)Open 28 100.00–134.00 $113.95 $1,117
750–1295 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 44 70.00–122.00 $85.57 $859
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
827–1109 981 (<2 yrs)Open 39 130.00–144.00 $131.80 $1,293

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 935.00 $935.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00
960–1447 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 61 735.00–1,175.00 $920.78
1135–1243 1186 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 800.00–900.00 $822.27

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–915 897 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 700.00–935.00 $859.87
805–1240 976 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–900.00 $821.45

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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.