Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

12,475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.68/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 824 lb · 665 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.74/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 620 lb · 561 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $188.10/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 732 lb · 506 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,475	4,114	4,129
Feeder cattle	10,496	3,337	3,319
Slaughter cattle	1,238	639	697
Replacement cattle	741	138	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots 14.00 higher, yearlings steady to 3.00 higher, spots 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–342	327	92	235.00–255.00	$251.42	$822	+9.48
367 fancy	367	26	267.00	$267.00	$980	—
350–398	384	93	230.00–257.00	$242.57	$931	+11.07
400–449	425	165	230.00–255.00	$242.66	$1,031	+4.43
450–497	472	179	219.00–252.50	$242.85	$1,146	+11.15
475 thin fleshed	475	44	256.00	$256.00	$1,216	—
503–548	526	309	204.00–230.00	$221.51	$1,165	+3.98
554–596	584	241	204.00–226.00	$219.86	$1,284	+2.69
605–646	624	385	193.00–213.00	$202.73	$1,265	+3.05
644 fancy	644	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,417	—
653–696	666	207	193.00–214.00	$195.55	$1,302	+1.92
700–748	732	506	174.75–196.25	$188.10	$1,377	+1.39
750–798	773	191	178.00–189.00	$184.95	$1,430	+3.95
806–849	824	665	177.00–184.25	$180.68	$1,489	+2.60
860–876	869	57	172.50–184.75	$180.92	$1,572	+4.57
911–936	931	104	172.00–176.00	$173.45	$1,615	+1.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–346	338	13	215.00–230.00	$219.73	$743	-2.50
363–383	371	9	212.00–232.00	$224.38	$832	+5.34
410–448	428	51	200.00–227.00	$217.26	$930	+1.02
450–496	478	128	205.00–230.00	$219.71	$1,050	+5.99
500–545	525	231	183.00–213.00	$203.21	$1,067	+0.94
550–598	579	281	180.00–211.00	$197.61	$1,144	-1.82
605–648	633	167	180.00–194.00	$188.52	$1,193	+0.83
662 value added	662	13	188.00	$188.00	$1,245	—
650–698	680	457	182.00–193.00	$188.68	$1,283	±0.00
700–743	724	50	160.00–179.50	$175.79	$1,273	-0.21
752–797	784	327	160.00–182.50	$180.14	$1,412	+4.16
815–835	822	152	157.00–177.00	$176.59	$1,452	—
834 value added	834	29	176.00	$176.00	$1,468	—
855–898	871	205	166.00–177.00	$172.59	$1,503	+5.40
902–921	909	23	165.00–166.00	$165.60	$1,505	+5.10
958	958	72	171.50	$171.50	$1,643	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–445	427	3	195.00–200.00	$198.26	$847	+16.26
490–495	493	3	195.00–200.00	$196.66	$970	+16.66
533–534	533	23	175.00–179.00	$176.74	$942	—
560–592	570	23	155.00–182.00	$175.99	$1,003	—
610–647	637	24	140.00–178.00	$171.22	$1,091	+10.22
651–695	678	43	130.00–181.00	$173.54	$1,177	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	8	220.00	$220.00	$851	—
542	542	10	180.00	$180.00	$976	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	170.00–181.00	$177.18	$562	—
365–380	370	3	171.00–177.50	$173.23	$641	—
545	545	4	145.00	$145.00	$790	-20.00
639	639	6	130.00	$130.00	$831	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	125.00	$125.00	$678	—
825	825	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,064	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	9	125.00	$125.00	$586	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	6	129.50	$129.50	$1,321	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,581	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	29	210.00–230.00	$219.67	$712	+24.67
352–399	387	131	190.00–225.00	$210.36	$814	+26.36
395 fancy	395	26	228.00	$228.00	$901	—
401–445	420	159	187.00–224.00	$206.14	$866	+13.48
450–497	468	189	185.00–215.00	$201.47	$943	+11.73
501–549	524	205	180.00–199.50	$190.64	$999	+9.66
550–593	572	231	176.00–198.00	$187.24	$1,071	+5.02
601–645	619	540	174.00–188.00	$180.81	$1,119	+5.03
646 value added	646	21	179.00	$179.00	$1,156	—
657–697	676	88	169.00–177.00	$174.20	$1,178	+1.37
706–730	717	44	170.00–178.00	$173.85	$1,247	+6.35
765–781	772	91	172.00–174.00	$173.20	$1,337	+2.67
812–825	824	92	164.00–171.50	$170.75	$1,407	+7.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–299	295	76	192.00–210.00	$207.06	$611	+17.06
315–340	326	11	170.00–190.00	$175.68	$573	-8.47
353–399	379	39	172.00–201.00	$190.15	$721	+3.41
400–449	431	120	170.00–196.00	$187.27	$807	+17.94
450–498	480	172	165.00–194.00	$184.47	$885	+8.76
505–547	524	124	162.00–182.00	$177.49	$930	+14.41
550–598	573	178	162.00–181.00	$175.07	$1,003	+10.30
600–646	628	125	154.00–173.50	$169.07	$1,062	+15.43
655–696	680	56	156.00–173.00	$168.43	$1,145	+9.00
703–745	715	46	148.00–168.00	$163.18	$1,167	+3.60
781–795	785	95	145.00–170.00	$168.06	$1,319	+4.06
808–845	819	39	145.00–157.00	$154.80	$1,268	—
892	892	16	137.00	$137.00	$1,222	-15.75
938	938	13	140.00	$140.00	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	3	147.50–165.00	$156.13	$496	—
450–495	472	20	144.00–172.00	$160.05	$755	—
518–532	525	18	142.00–150.00	$145.24	$763	-4.76
558–570	560	5	140.00–152.00	$142.44	$798	-6.72
600–645	623	2	138.00–145.00	$141.63	$882	+0.42
690	690	4	141.00–150.00	$143.25	$988	+9.25
710–735	725	4	138.00–145.00	$140.22	$1,017	—
781	781	24	142.00	$142.00	$1,109	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523–539	532	19	170.00	$170.00	$904	—
561	561	5	176.00	$176.00	$987	—
1063	1063	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,276	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–560	556	19	172.00–182.00	$178.29	$991	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	6	157.00	$157.00	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	7	225.00	$225.00	$659	—
364	364	20	222.00	$222.00	$808	—
411–419	417	18	201.00–205.00	$201.88	$842	+16.88
499	499	21	191.00	$191.00	$953	—
517–520	518	8	179.00–182.00	$180.87	$937	+2.48
551–595	560	35	165.00–190.50	$182.23	$1,020	+18.59
615–645	627	12	161.00–174.00	$171.33	$1,074	—
657	657	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,117	+8.00
853	853	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	241.00	$241.00	$875	—
415–445	423	4	220.00–225.00	$223.68	$946	+11.68
450–490	471	8	210.00–221.00	$216.68	$1,021	+16.68
513–549	534	18	192.00–202.00	$195.22	$1,042	+1.15
569	569	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,121	—
667	667	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,187	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	5	153.00	$153.00	$849	—
627	627	7	155.00	$155.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
696	696	7	143.00	$143.00	$995	—
754	754	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,139	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	85-90%	11	40.00	$40.00	$270	—
775–1180	858	85-90%	44	29.00–49.00	$41.25	$354	—
775–1205	915	85-90%	90	50.00–68.00	$57.66	$528	+0.15
720–1300	1014	85-90%	228	60.00–81.00	$70.80	$718	+1.07
765–1267	1068	85-90%	85	77.00–87.00	$81.24	$868	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1395	1207	80-85%	174	76.50–93.00	$84.50	$1,020	-10.77
1014–1395	1214	80-85%	36	66.00–80.00	$73.72	$895	-21.55
1060–1480	1226	80-85%	81	88.50–102.50	$92.39	$1,133	-2.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1900	1433	75-80%	141	78.00–96.00	$87.84	$1,259	-2.86
1325–1795	1470	75-80%	27	67.50–82.00	$75.80	$1,114	-22.79
1325–1863	1502	75-80%	55	91.00–103.00	$94.80	$1,424	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1875	1875	65-75%	1	108.50	$108.50	$2,034	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1193	1193	3	94.00	$94.00	$1,121	—
1250–2500	1607	30	96.00–113.00	$105.53	$1,696	—
1280–2235	1641	7	90.00–98.00	$94.58	$1,552	—
1575–2395	1915	33	109.00–132.50	$118.02	$2,260	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
721 fancy	721	(<2 yrs)	Open	40	174.00	$174.00	$1,255
858–1180	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	143.00–160.00	$146.38	$1,559
1040–1245	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–127.50	$123.41	$1,411

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–935	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	120.00–140.00	$132.96	$1,182
862–1155	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	89.00–105.00	$100.15	$971
893–1185	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	90.50–121.00	$107.51	$1,145

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,702

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
953–1265	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	925.00–1,175.00	$1,083.47
987–1060	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,690.62
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1008–1340	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	875.00–1,200.00	$1,080.96
950–1505	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	1,050.00–1,550.00	$1,338.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1032–1140	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,962.42
1104 fancy	1104	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1120–1495	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	1,400.00–2,200.00	$1,800.40
1200–1390	1339	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,327.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1055	1024	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	825.00–975.00	$899.83
985–1232	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	850.00–950.00	$891.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	850.00–1,000.00	$943.75

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1020	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	700.00–800.00	$714.64

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1220	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,483.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–980	933	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	850.00–1,600.00	$1,455.84
870–1207	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,085.00–1,850.00	$1,590.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1085	1062	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,011.29
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
1060–1330	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,277.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1008	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	860.00	$860.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	329	5	127.00–136.00	$132.28	$435	—
390–395	393	12	128.00–134.00	$132.02	$519	—
420–428	425	3	124.00–136.00	$132.05	$561	—
508–510	509	4	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$639	—
602–633	611	12	119.00–127.00	$123.65	$756	—
653–657	656	14	106.00–126.00	$110.56	$725	—
703–748	729	8	120.00	$120.00	$875	—
805–828	824	14	110.00–125.00	$122.15	$1,007	—
865–881	875	40	125.00–128.00	$126.81	$1,110	—
964	964	34	129.00	$129.00	$1,244	—

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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.