Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

10,775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.01/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 827 lb · 1,703 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.04/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 729 lb · 381 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.22/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 577 lb · 314 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,775	12,322	5,900
Feeder cattle	9,583	8,794	5,480
Slaughter cattle	915	1,322	302
Replacement cattle	277	2,206	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	31	250.00	$250.00	$805	+18.83
353	353	12	242.00	$242.00	$854	+9.63
412 thin fleshed	412	30	230.00–237.50	$232.50	$958	-11.73
416 fancy	416	13	230.00	$230.00	$957	—
403–448	426	82	205.00–222.00	$208.69	$889	-8.81
452–490	465	87	187.00–210.00	$206.51	$960	-7.17
501–548	527	151	182.00–201.00	$193.06	$1,017	-14.34
550–576	562	133	187.00–195.00	$190.70	$1,072	-6.19
601–649	624	169	173.00–188.00	$179.08	$1,117	-5.03
650–671	658	223	173.00–181.00	$179.00	$1,178	-2.27
710–736	720	138	172.00–183.00	$178.59	$1,286	-0.69
751–795	784	111	170.25–173.00	$170.83	$1,339	-8.53
812–848	827	1,703	171.50–178.75	$176.01	$1,456	-4.65
916	916	60	170.00	$170.00	$1,557	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–398	370	33	174.00–225.00	$211.32	$782	+0.72
400–445	413	92	166.00–201.00	$188.96	$780	-4.21
450–490	465	137	161.00–203.00	$192.10	$893	+1.10
503–546	532	166	169.00–185.00	$180.95	$963	+0.08
550–593	577	314	157.00–188.00	$180.22	$1,040	-3.87
621 unweaned	621	29	164.00	$164.00	$1,018	—
601–649	624	59	150.00–173.00	$169.67	$1,059	-5.27
652–694	675	269	151.00–174.00	$170.12	$1,148	-4.55
704–748	721	100	152.00–172.00	$167.75	$1,209	-4.62
758–797	783	305	152.00–171.75	$168.18	$1,317	-4.87
803–841	818	205	152.50–169.00	$167.85	$1,373	-5.80
851–886	863	217	166.50–170.50	$169.03	$1,459	-2.73
900–937	916	85	160.00–170.50	$165.60	$1,517	-6.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	309	4	155.00–158.00	$156.54	$484	-30.72
363–397	393	29	195.00–200.00	$195.99	$770	—
430	430	3	152.00	$152.00	$654	-22.91
529	529	5	170.00	$170.00	$899	+0.58
555–588	568	36	130.00–171.00	$163.95	$931	-0.29
600–637	619	15	162.00–165.00	$163.44	$1,012	+3.99
678	678	8	161.50	$161.50	$1,095	+0.87
706	706	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,094	+7.15
827	827	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,108	—
955	955	12	150.00	$150.00	$1,432	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339–348	342	10	170.00–175.00	$171.53	$587	—
385	385	5	170.00	$170.00	$654	—
449	449	5	155.00	$155.00	$696	—
547	547	7	152.00	$152.00	$831	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	19	180.00	$180.00	$508	-2.00
313–348	341	41	161.00–179.00	$173.51	$592	+1.43
350–399	373	43	150.00–174.00	$170.45	$636	-8.19
402–448	427	83	151.00–173.00	$164.37	$702	+3.55
458–499	482	179	148.00–171.00	$162.57	$784	-0.52
500–548	528	151	142.00–164.00	$158.58	$837	-0.25
552–595	571	246	142.50–165.00	$159.83	$913	+1.78
601–646	625	236	139.00–162.00	$157.22	$983	+0.76
655–698	681	61	158.00–162.00	$159.70	$1,088	+3.21
709–748	736	257	140.00–162.00	$155.72	$1,146	-3.85
765–793	766	217	154.00–160.50	$160.28	$1,228	+7.21
813	813	36	150.00	$150.00	$1,220	+7.00
861	861	10	149.00	$149.00	$1,283	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	333	20	180.00–190.00	$182.47	$608	+3.05
352–394	372	47	180.00–183.00	$181.78	$676	-5.21
405–449	432	90	175.00–183.00	$181.36	$783	+1.01
452–480	473	100	172.00–180.00	$175.27	$829	-8.37
504 fancy	504	8	180.00	$180.00	$907	—
501–548	529	131	165.00–175.00	$168.60	$892	-5.54
551–572	559	84	165.00–169.00	$166.96	$933	-4.38
600–637	615	207	161.00–168.00	$165.44	$1,017	+0.31
650–688	668	89	158.00–167.00	$162.91	$1,088	-2.53
705–740	729	381	162.00–164.00	$163.04	$1,189	-3.72
800–838	819	123	158.50–162.00	$159.61	$1,307	-0.07
852	852	17	160.25	$160.25	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–346	320	15	148.00–162.00	$155.00	$496	-7.00
352–388	365	43	160.00–167.00	$163.76	$598	+3.90
388 unweaned	388	9	157.00	$157.00	$609	—
415–435	428	18	130.00–151.00	$146.83	$628	-2.85
455–497	469	64	140.00–152.00	$144.76	$679	-0.89
500–535	529	47	120.00–150.00	$141.09	$746	-6.21
564	564	20	145.00	$145.00	$818	-0.42
615–632	624	31	141.00–144.00	$142.12	$887	+3.14
655–690	672	3	120.00–135.00	$128.46	$863	-9.97
710–738	720	16	110.00–145.00	$133.77	$963	-3.21
765–770	768	3	120.00	$120.00	$922	-14.15
828–845	830	20	125.00–140.00	$138.47	$1,149	+2.47

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	15	140.00	$140.00	$538	—
656–690	669	16	100.00–132.00	$115.17	$770	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–882	866	6	122.00–124.00	$122.98	$1,065	—
1151	1151	4	92.50	$92.50	$1,065	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	420	17	155.00–166.00	$155.85	$655	-22.30
477	477	7	162.00	$162.00	$773	-17.11
500–546	526	17	154.00–171.00	$162.98	$857	-6.33
556–594	569	27	148.50–168.00	$162.60	$925	+0.18
621–626	624	33	144.00–164.00	$154.24	$962	-3.88
652–696	674	24	128.00–166.00	$148.63	$1,002	-5.74
770–773	772	4	114.00–126.00	$123.01	$950	-18.49
868	868	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,076	-3.00
935	935	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	5	150.00	$150.00	$537	—
490	490	3	140.00	$140.00	$686	-12.61
530	530	2	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
567–595	578	24	130.00–152.00	$146.30	$846	-9.11
616	616	7	144.00	$144.00	$887	—
745	745	5	130.00	$130.00	$968	—
754	754	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,056	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	23	165.00	$165.00	$604	—
539	539	5	140.00	$140.00	$755	—
637	637	6	132.00	$132.00	$841	+2.00
658	658	7	142.00	$142.00	$934	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	3	172.00	$172.00	$846	—
517	517	14	175.00	$175.00	$905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	826	85-90%	15	20.00–40.00	$24.45	$202	—
755–1255	936	85-90%	56	30.00–53.00	$40.60	$380	—
825–1220	1044	85-90%	47	59.00–69.00	$62.35	$651	—
828–1285	1044	85-90%	126	45.00–63.00	$56.44	$589	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1118–1370	1207	80-85%	19	59.50–64.00	$61.39	$741	-6.81
1007–1370	1216	80-85%	140	55.00–72.50	$65.81	$800	+2.94
1020–1420	1222	80-85%	71	68.00–83.00	$72.17	$882	+18.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1635	1406	75-80%	8	59.00–64.50	$61.64	$867	—
1200–1840	1457	75-80%	107	63.00–76.00	$70.30	$1,024	-1.18
1320–1855	1512	75-80%	40	72.50–85.00	$78.62	$1,189	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1144–2345	1414	18	70.00–85.00	$80.19	$1,134	—
1350–2280	1731	38	82.50–99.00	$91.61	$1,586	—
1510–2330	1881	16	96.00–106.00	$102.40	$1,926	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1365	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	69	72.50–108.00	$86.26	$907
785–1381	1053	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	99.00–133.00	$105.72	$1,113

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1101	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	118.00–130.00	$122.68	$1,239
893–1210	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	104.00–125.00	$115.68	$1,220

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1439	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	800.00–1,025.00	$933.59
930–1470	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	800.00–1,200.00	$1,026.60

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1095	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	650.00–725.00	$681.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1215	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,135.00–1,150.00	$1,142.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
978	978	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	835.00	$835.00
930–1030	997	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,150.00	$1,095.57
995–1115	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$847.16

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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.