Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

6,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.85/cwt +27.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 882 lb · 248 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.80/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 572 lb · 171 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.21/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 583 lb · 161 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,877	6,560	6,446
Feeder cattle	5,422	4,884	5,304
Slaughter cattle	1,240	1,432	940
Replacement cattle	215	244	202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs 7.00 to 13.00 higher, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher; heifers uneven from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher on heifer calves early week. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	6	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
308–333	321	8	215.00–222.00	$218.36	$701	—
363–390	379	20	195.00–222.00	$210.05	$796	+10.97
411–445	431	53	190.00–210.00	$198.13	$854	+8.01
452–490	473	104	185.00–205.00	$198.88	$941	+11.24
505 value added	505	24	207.00	$207.00	$1,045	—
500–540	517	136	174.00–197.50	$187.23	$968	+5.45
564–598	583	161	172.00–189.00	$182.21	$1,062	+1.43
603–615 value added	605	34	181.00–185.50	$184.83	$1,118	—
602–648	621	119	167.00–185.00	$180.34	$1,120	+0.55
650–679	663	50	161.00–187.00	$176.48	$1,170	-3.68
700–733	713	81	159.00–183.00	$175.19	$1,249	+1.70
789–795	793	21	176.00–181.00	$179.34	$1,422	+11.03
803–848	808	78	154.00–181.50	$177.97	$1,438	—
825 value added	825	10	176.00	$176.00	$1,452	—
882	882	248	179.85	$179.85	$1,586	+27.60
938	938	110	173.75	$173.75	$1,630	—
1008	1008	39	156.50	$156.50	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–397	374	44	170.00–192.00	$182.21	$681	+5.98
400–446	432	21	170.00–182.00	$174.14	$752	+0.97
452–497	475	76	162.50–187.00	$174.45	$829	+6.17
501–548	532	105	160.00–177.00	$168.93	$899	+2.89
550–596	581	105	153.00–177.00	$171.57	$997	+7.43
600–647	620	157	152.00–175.00	$167.40	$1,038	-0.24
650	650	12	157.00	$157.00	$1,020	-10.62
650–676	663	59	150.00–174.00	$166.54	$1,104	-1.08
700–743	723	31	153.00–171.00	$164.47	$1,189	+0.24
751–792	772	31	154.00–168.00	$162.84	$1,257	-4.07
800–848	835	135	140.00–170.00	$167.81	$1,401	+6.79
850	850	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,420	+1.78
980	980	47	160.75	$160.75	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	11	165.00	$165.00	$767	+7.19
510–543	533	4	138.00–155.00	$146.34	$780	+1.12
581	581	9	157.00	$157.00	$912	+6.22
610–640	621	13	130.00–157.00	$151.99	$944	+0.66
653–692	687	39	144.00–153.00	$151.75	$1,043	+15.70
750–796	789	25	134.00–156.00	$150.24	$1,185	+7.81

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
737	737	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,238	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	6	154.00	$154.00	$884	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,031	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,316	—
1220–1240	1230	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$1,291	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–342	323	25	170.00–180.00	$175.60	$567	-0.75
385	385	7	171.00	$171.00	$658	+1.70
417 value added	417	10	180.00	$180.00	$751	—
404–445	424	103	165.00–179.00	$174.60	$740	+12.98
453–495	472	115	161.00–180.00	$172.70	$815	+10.46
502–549	513	110	153.00–169.00	$164.20	$842	+3.75
551–594	572	171	153.00–176.00	$166.80	$954	+7.71
613 unweaned	613	3	140.00	$140.00	$858	-2.50
600–649	624	47	146.00–166.00	$163.71	$1,022	+2.63
653–696	670	78	143.00–170.00	$162.28	$1,087	+5.27
713–748	720	55	145.50–164.00	$160.69	$1,157	+0.31
763–789	778	77	144.00–163.00	$161.23	$1,254	+1.82
810	810	66	159.00	$159.00	$1,288	+9.40
869	869	23	155.00	$155.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–346	335	8	160.00–168.00	$164.90	$552	+10.01
357–385	366	20	142.00–160.00	$155.18	$568	+1.50
401–443	422	59	145.00–156.00	$150.38	$635	-0.43
451–499	473	60	140.00–160.00	$150.25	$711	-0.16
477 unweaned	477	3	140.00	$140.00	$668	—
500–548	524	83	141.00–160.00	$151.59	$794	+5.22
544 unweaned	544	26	141.00	$141.00	$767	—
552–598	573	104	140.00–161.00	$154.51	$885	+5.19
605–638	614	119	130.00–160.00	$151.79	$932	+1.77
660–698	683	85	138.00–161.00	$157.28	$1,074	+12.16
700–743	715	77	131.00–156.00	$152.21	$1,088	+20.19
758–793	789	152	135.00–157.00	$155.98	$1,231	+7.57
800–843	817	11	124.00–140.00	$131.14	$1,071	-7.53
891	891	21	143.00	$143.00	$1,274	—
1089	1089	9	120.00	$120.00	$1,307	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	12	150.00	$150.00	$564	+18.57
400–446	437	30	130.00–143.00	$137.12	$599	+0.48
463–496	485	42	130.00–142.00	$138.52	$672	+3.40
505–548	525	33	120.00–142.00	$135.91	$714	+1.16
555–589	571	83	125.00–142.00	$138.41	$790	+1.84
605–636	617	73	130.00–146.00	$139.42	$860	+1.15
655–696	682	11	110.00–132.50	$126.55	$863	-13.88
701–726	718	27	126.00–146.00	$141.72	$1,018	+2.97

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	7	140.00	$140.00	$536	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	5	125.00	$125.00	$660	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	12	160.00	$160.00	$562	—
425–440	427	22	150.00	$150.00	$640	+4.00
460	460	4	136.00	$136.00	$626	-12.65
519–542	534	11	120.00–145.00	$136.16	$727	-4.33
565	565	13	142.00	$142.00	$802	+0.87
610–634	625	17	130.00–146.00	$140.19	$876	-0.03
652–695	668	15	102.00–130.00	$124.18	$830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	460	4	162.00–180.00	$172.40	$793	+10.11
505–525	515	13	152.00–167.00	$158.66	$817	-1.98
550–595	570	27	149.00–165.00	$152.48	$869	-1.72
601–635	610	12	144.00–155.00	$148.31	$905	-1.92
655–690	678	15	139.00–148.00	$141.59	$960	-5.49
715–735	728	6	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$935	-3.65
750–795	770	5	128.00–140.00	$133.29	$1,026	+4.98
800–835	817	6	130.00–137.00	$135.14	$1,104	+8.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–385	374	5	198.00–212.00	$209.12	$782	—
403	403	4	189.00–197.00	$193.00	$778	+23.72
455–475	462	3	186.00	$186.00	$859	—
527	527	3	177.00	$177.00	$933	+6.67
829	829	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,227	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	6	130.00	$130.00	$750	-7.00
610–632	623	10	122.00–137.50	$131.43	$819	-2.57

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024–1027	1025	7	107.00–111.00	$109.28	$1,120	—
1058	1058	6	104.00	$104.00	$1,100	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1185	881	85-90%	29	22.50–41.00	$31.94	$281	—
775–1225	989	85-90%	107	35.00–52.00	$45.27	$448	-1.93
860–1235	1053	85-90%	50	61.00–70.00	$64.12	$675	+6.09
890–1258	1078	85-90%	197	50.00–62.00	$56.68	$611	-1.35

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1380	1222	80-85%	233	56.50–71.00	$64.59	$789	-4.48
1020–1366	1224	80-85%	34	45.00–60.50	$55.78	$683	-13.29
1040–1360	1229	80-85%	64	67.00–76.00	$70.43	$866	+1.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1555	1408	75-80%	37	52.00–62.50	$59.43	$837	—
1305–1820	1438	75-80%	121	61.00–74.00	$67.67	$973	—
1340–1950	1570	75-80%	52	70.00–85.00	$75.59	$1,187	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1780	1495	22	75.00–88.00	$83.87	$1,254	—
1222–2200	1630	57	85.00–99.50	$93.47	$1,524	+11.60
1740–2310	1990	9	99.00–115.00	$105.83	$2,106	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
998–1165	1056	(<2 yrs)	Open	44	128.00–133.50	$131.74	$1,391

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1030	898	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	97.00–125.00	$109.96	$987
765–1373	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	74.00–116.50	$83.45	$919

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
862–976	927	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–88.00	$82.82	$768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1175	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	810.00–1,100.00	$1,031.14
1060–1460	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	825.00–1,200.00	$999.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1363	1363	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1083	957	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	710.00–1,050.00	$932.67
930–1005	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–850.00	$753.88
855–1120	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,075.00	$976.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–945	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	535.00–700.00	$650.64

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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
920–1190	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	985.00–1,350.00	$1,152.00	—
1448	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00	$775.00	—
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1411	1411	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	8	116.00	$116.00	$486	—
468	468	3	111.00	$111.00	$519	—
515–548	536	9	89.00–102.00	$92.27	$495	—
657	657	3	106.00	$106.00	$696	—
732	732	6	104.00	$104.00	$761	—
750–790	761	12	80.00–98.00	$88.72	$675	—
863	863	8	80.00	$80.00	$690	—

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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.