Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

13,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.95/cwt +14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 859 lb · 464 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $187.12/cwt +16.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 730 lb · 413 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.43/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 528 lb · 403 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,239	9,191	11,702
Feeder cattle	10,359	7,449	9,932
Slaughter cattle	2,094	1,486	1,557
Replacement cattle	786	256	213

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, spots 3.00 lower on some steers late week. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	18	232.00	$232.00	$670	—
324–326	325	16	222.00–225.00	$223.50	$726	+5.31
350–393	371	19	200.00–215.00	$205.69	$763	-6.66
376 thin fleshed	376	97	258.00	$258.00	$970	—
405–448	434	94	190.00–220.00	$205.12	$890	-0.29
408–448 thin fleshed	441	47	222.00–225.00	$224.45	$990	+7.55
463–480 thin fleshed	466	147	215.00–229.00	$226.84	$1,057	—
454–496	473	138	190.00–212.00	$207.47	$981	+4.01
507–549	533	274	184.00–203.00	$195.14	$1,040	+0.95
577 fancy	577	92	204.00	$204.00	$1,177	—
552–598	581	109	180.00–190.00	$185.76	$1,079	-0.89
600–647	624	265	175.00–187.00	$181.24	$1,131	+1.70
615–636 thin fleshed	629	38	189.00–191.50	$190.73	$1,200	—
655–697	669	183	173.00–187.50	$182.59	$1,222	+2.36
728 fancy	728	210	196.25	$196.25	$1,429	—
704–743	733	203	166.00–183.00	$177.67	$1,302	+7.26
753–796	776	121	165.50–181.00	$174.38	$1,353	-4.22
840–841	840	76	166.50–174.00	$173.21	$1,455	-3.06
855–884	859	464	165.00–179.00	$177.95	$1,529	+14.45
901–908	907	163	159.00–168.75	$167.87	$1,523	-0.31
1027	1027	60	163.25	$163.25	$1,677	—
1054	1054	14	160.00	$160.00	$1,686	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	13	180.00–200.00	$190.07	$614	-1.75
354–396	373	61	182.00–212.00	$199.94	$746	+13.76
401–448	428	69	170.00–190.00	$182.73	$782	-5.86
450–499	481	139	170.00–195.00	$183.62	$883	-1.63
498 unweaned	498	5	165.00	$165.00	$822	—
505–548	528	138	165.00–185.00	$175.97	$929	+2.36
554–599 unweaned	575	21	155.00–161.00	$157.40	$905	—
550–598	577	279	158.50–183.00	$175.60	$1,013	+1.65
600–649	625	189	155.00–177.00	$167.63	$1,048	+3.05
603–639	629	7	154.00–155.00	$154.73	$973	-9.85
650–695	671	172	150.00–176.00	$168.86	$1,133	+1.96
705–740	720	148	145.00–176.00	$166.76	$1,201	-3.05
750–799	769	92	147.00–174.00	$167.18	$1,286	-0.12
800–845	833	44	142.00–171.00	$163.74	$1,364	-8.65
880–882	882	10	150.00–154.50	$154.05	$1,359	-18.71
907–942	909	56	150.50–158.00	$150.92	$1,372	-7.72
953	953	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,515	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	384	20	150.00–180.00	$169.92	$652	+2.28
402–448	431	22	153.00–170.00	$163.56	$705	-2.18
450–497	479	43	140.00–170.00	$157.35	$754	-4.48
510–545	525	25	147.00–160.00	$151.13	$793	-2.98
555–591	580	34	137.00–160.00	$155.20	$900	+6.61
605–646	624	42	130.00–160.00	$152.60	$952	+4.60
672–680	673	14	130.00–160.00	$153.83	$1,035	+1.28
706–728	713	32	153.00–160.00	$157.45	$1,123	+0.44
787	787	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,003	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528–530	529	7	160.00–173.00	$163.72	$866	—
626	626	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,002	—
668	668	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,029	—
950–985	960	13	136.00–145.00	$141.62	$1,360	—
1029–1030	1029	9	138.00	$138.00	$1,420	—
1055–1070	1063	2	137.00–142.00	$139.52	$1,483	—
1165–1193	1189	10	100.00–114.00	$111.24	$1,323	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	14	165.00	$165.00	$769	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	10	155.00	$155.00	$896	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329 thin fleshed	329	64	226.50	$226.50	$745	—
352–390	374	54	177.00–194.00	$187.96	$703	+1.44
410–448	429	261	175.00–194.00	$190.38	$817	+17.66
451–495	469	118	172.00–183.00	$176.62	$828	+1.91
503–544	523	261	158.00–175.00	$168.08	$879	+1.14
531 thin fleshed	531	80	180.00	$180.00	$956	—
545 fancy	545	62	181.00	$181.00	$986	—
552–591	576	84	159.00–175.00	$164.93	$950	+0.33
600–648	624	173	150.00–168.75	$164.92	$1,029	+1.65
651–692	668	64	150.00–167.00	$156.29	$1,044	-9.99
705–731	715	61	146.00–168.00	$158.49	$1,133	-8.95
751–787	774	170	157.50–166.00	$165.76	$1,283	+4.76
820–830	830	139	161.00–163.50	$163.39	$1,356	+7.39
895	895	6	158.00	$158.00	$1,414	+14.50
905	905	12	157.50	$157.50	$1,425	-2.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	337	63	150.00–177.00	$165.14	$557	-1.92
350–397	379	93	154.00–170.00	$161.55	$612	+0.81
400–448	428	141	150.00–173.00	$161.30	$690	+4.67
450–498	475	229	150.00–172.00	$162.19	$770	+6.28
500–549	523	262	140.00–161.00	$154.53	$808	+2.48
550–594	570	255	140.00–162.00	$154.60	$881	-3.74
601–647	625	205	140.00–162.00	$154.35	$965	+3.36
650–694	673	64	135.00–161.00	$151.75	$1,021	-5.01
700–739	723	60	135.00–160.00	$144.27	$1,043	-10.99
750–797	766	125	132.00–160.00	$153.53	$1,176	+6.32
805–830	814	14	128.00–153.00	$148.23	$1,207	-0.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	152.00	$152.00	$518	+11.33
365–378	370	5	149.00–153.00	$150.63	$557	-2.37
400–448	422	67	130.00–150.00	$144.91	$612	+6.95
457–499	489	58	130.00–148.00	$143.92	$704	+1.10
505–534	520	26	120.00–143.00	$138.03	$718	+7.54
558–585	573	37	130.00–144.00	$139.48	$799	+2.61
604–641	619	37	120.00–149.00	$139.91	$866	-0.38
652–693	672	35	127.00–147.00	$140.27	$943	-0.23
728–739	733	13	151.00–152.00	$151.47	$1,110	+10.77
870–885	879	32	107.00–145.00	$136.91	$1,203	—
939	939	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,239	+2.00
950	950	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,254	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	8	130.00	$130.00	$437	—
437	437	19	125.00	$125.00	$546	+5.00
559	559	22	130.00	$130.00	$727	—
674–675	674	5	108.00–110.00	$108.40	$731	—
724	724	8	133.00	$133.00	$963	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	13	150.00	$150.00	$718	-5.00
627	627	6	148.00	$148.00	$928	—
900–905	901	4	130.00–136.00	$134.49	$1,212	—
1010–1025	1014	4	120.00–125.00	$121.26	$1,230	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–336	330	6	192.00–195.00	$194.55	$642	+15.67
352–381	360	25	170.00–181.00	$180.26	$649	-0.99
403–436	420	14	170.00–183.00	$172.68	$725	+3.79
453–498	471	29	150.00–174.00	$159.12	$749	-3.85
500–545	516	28	145.00–157.00	$152.97	$789	-2.72
552–598	580	44	145.00–165.00	$157.45	$913	+3.59
603–645	614	92	140.00–155.00	$149.42	$917	-0.61
655–668	664	7	140.00–148.00	$143.73	$954	+4.81
715–728	724	18	131.00–143.00	$137.50	$996	-8.36
750–793	769	10	134.00–147.00	$138.66	$1,066	+3.67
813	813	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,179	—
863–885	870	3	127.00–133.00	$129.03	$1,123	+7.03
985–991	990	5	123.00–128.00	$127.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
416	416	21	162.00	$162.00	$674	+3.00
466–483	477	29	146.00–157.00	$153.16	$731	+6.01
528–544	540	9	125.00–140.00	$136.74	$738	-5.42
553–585	568	4	120.00–135.00	$125.78	$714	-13.82
678–689	685	14	127.00–145.00	$138.64	$950	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	192.00	$192.00	$743	—
457–473	463	5	185.00–188.00	$186.22	$862	+3.22
506–507	507	24	180.00–188.00	$185.67	$941	+11.83
625–636	631	13	163.00–168.00	$165.29	$1,043	+3.63

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	5	120.00	$120.00	$502	—
463	463	7	133.00	$133.00	$616	—
528	528	7	142.00	$142.00	$750	+13.39
579–596	585	11	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
610–626	620	10	127.00–132.00	$130.03	$806	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345–1450	1379	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,826.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–1160	914	85-90%	38	22.00–35.50	$30.16	$276	—
735–1255	954	85-90%	182	32.50–50.50	$42.33	$404	—
745–1267	1049	85-90%	350	49.00–64.00	$55.92	$587	-0.79
765–1260	1055	85-90%	70	60.00–70.00	$63.88	$674	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1310	1171	80-85%	34	51.00–62.50	$57.74	$676	-3.08
1020–1410	1196	80-85%	400	57.00–71.50	$63.98	$765	+3.16
1012–1390	1211	80-85%	118	67.00–75.00	$68.87	$834	+3.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1710	1428	75-80%	254	62.00–73.50	$66.97	$956	+8.46
1320–1730	1471	75-80%	33	52.00–63.00	$59.58	$876	—
1385–1940	1578	75-80%	27	71.50–78.00	$74.06	$1,169	-6.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1805	1500	18	73.00–89.00	$81.91	$1,229	—
1245–2125	1685	50	81.00–99.50	$92.49	$1,558	-0.78
1465–2530	1856	17	97.00–110.00	$100.85	$1,872	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
741–1360	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	77.00–113.50	$87.52	$777
730–1095	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	120.00–136.00	$125.29	$1,184

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1305	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	273	875.00–1,275.00	$1,105.36
870–1185	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	835.00–1,100.00	$1,045.95
1180–1205	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	850.00–885.00	$867.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
947	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	750.00	$750.00
920–1086	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	750.00–900.00	$834.28
1025–1240	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	725.00–750.00	$738.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1090–1195	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,349.80

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00	$850.00
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–985	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,350.00–1,510.00	$1,459.07
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–990	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	685.00–875.00	$788.92

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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
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+25.00
940–1324	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	70	1,275.00–1,700.00	$1,465.00	+40.00
1090–1095	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00	+350.00
1187–1280	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1050	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1010–1060	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	2,010.00	$2,010.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–890	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,057.50	—
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00	$950.00	—
1078	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–411	410	80	110.00–139.50	$134.41	$551	—
497	497	5	125.00	$125.00	$621	—
519	519	10	120.00	$120.00	$623	—
552	552	6	115.00	$115.00	$635	—
636	636	7	120.00	$120.00	$763	—
653	653	26	124.50	$124.50	$813	—
758–798	786	55	123.50–131.50	$128.98	$1,014	—
814–832	824	49	126.00–132.25	$130.17	$1,073	—
885–895	894	41	129.50–130.00	$129.94	$1,162	—
1023	1023	47	126.00	$126.00	$1,289	—

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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.