Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

11,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.65/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 575 lb · 406 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.01/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 523 lb · 375 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.62/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 828 lb · 350 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,394	9,377	12,457
Feeder cattle	9,391	8,114	10,335
Slaughter cattle	1,266	1,080	1,264
Replacement cattle	737	183	858

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 higher, except some heifers late week spots 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls early week steady to 5.00 lower and late week 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
287	287	6	282.00	$282.00	$809	—
300–326	321	39	250.00–265.00	$253.75	$815	+11.25
360–395	378	46	243.00–263.00	$254.24	$961	-2.24
400–444	425	252	235.00–263.00	$253.63	$1,078	-3.80
417–445 thin fleshed	430	17	268.00–270.00	$268.97	$1,157	—
452 value added	452	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,157	—
451–499	482	156	233.00–259.00	$247.50	$1,193	-2.21
501–545	523	375	228.00–256.00	$243.01	$1,271	+9.62
562 value added	562	76	235.50	$235.50	$1,324	—
558–587	577	172	225.00–251.00	$231.76	$1,337	+6.91
600–647	626	257	205.00–228.00	$219.37	$1,373	+9.99
633 value added	633	8	221.00	$221.00	$1,399	—
635 thin fleshed	635	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,486	—
653–692	682	72	199.00–217.00	$205.75	$1,403	-0.26
704–748	723	258	193.00–208.00	$197.97	$1,431	+6.25
752–783	768	59	194.00–196.50	$195.25	$1,500	+5.01
806–837	828	350	178.00–185.00	$182.62	$1,512	+3.09
860–878	863	75	180.00–183.00	$182.47	$1,575	+2.56
954–977	966	119	173.00–173.25	$173.12	$1,672	+8.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–297	294	34	230.00–237.00	$235.61	$693	-1.39
305–345	326	49	230.00–250.00	$242.32	$790	+4.23
350–390	369	77	220.00–240.00	$234.26	$864	+1.38
400–449	429	141	206.00–240.00	$228.58	$981	-1.94
450–496	472	183	204.00–241.00	$226.36	$1,068	-1.90
502–549	524	219	190.00–232.00	$219.19	$1,149	+2.88
552–591	575	406	210.00–233.00	$220.65	$1,269	+10.75
603–645	632	141	185.00–205.00	$197.78	$1,250	+1.78
672 value added	672	26	198.00	$198.00	$1,331	—
654–698	680	194	186.50–200.00	$193.84	$1,318	+0.64
704–747	731	95	182.00–192.00	$188.75	$1,380	+4.46
750–784	775	113	171.00–192.50	$187.27	$1,451	+4.07
854–873	869	21	165.00–174.00	$172.32	$1,497	-2.38
905	905	12	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–335	335	12	215.00–225.00	$217.49	$729	-5.75
352–395	374	25	200.00–222.00	$215.67	$807	+0.73
404–443	430	24	190.00–215.00	$202.57	$871	+5.55
454–481	464	22	197.00–210.00	$207.24	$962	+2.19
502–545	518	44	161.00–200.00	$194.04	$1,005	+9.51
552–595	576	123	189.00–205.00	$196.94	$1,134	+15.61
620–638	626	21	160.00–183.00	$178.50	$1,117	+0.95
650–680	671	17	155.00–183.00	$171.86	$1,153	-3.40
729	729	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,261	—
815	815	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$974	+9.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,279	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	177.00	$177.00	$982	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	45	215.00–245.00	$224.54	$723	+2.87
350–386	373	127	215.00–242.00	$231.64	$864	+20.73
402–446	424	192	204.00–235.00	$219.52	$931	+10.38
430 unweaned	430	4	200.00	$200.00	$860	—
450–499	477	276	198.00–229.00	$215.14	$1,026	+5.13
500–547	524	332	192.00–222.00	$210.80	$1,105	+8.37
550–588	564	124	187.00–220.00	$204.00	$1,151	+4.95
600–646	611	226	185.00–201.00	$192.33	$1,175	+3.77
625–641 value added	638	29	186.00–190.00	$186.81	$1,192	—
650–677	659	83	186.00–197.00	$193.83	$1,277	+9.49
703–720	709	69	175.50–186.00	$180.07	$1,277	+6.98
751–787	760	99	175.25–178.00	$177.43	$1,348	+2.51
885	885	17	170.00	$170.00	$1,504	+16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279–291	283	14	212.00–217.00	$213.83	$605	-3.67
304–345	324	37	181.00–222.00	$203.15	$658	-7.65
351–399	373	91	180.00–225.00	$215.92	$805	+9.67
400–448	432	146	180.00–209.00	$200.37	$866	+8.22
455–499	474	211	176.00–210.00	$202.35	$959	+12.03
500–547	523	155	170.00–201.00	$187.95	$983	-1.06
533 value added	533	14	194.00	$194.00	$1,034	—
550–596	571	272	170.00–200.00	$184.10	$1,051	-1.55
603–649	627	54	167.00–183.00	$180.78	$1,133	+4.73
652–693	677	278	164.00–183.00	$179.70	$1,217	+4.44
701–746	725	59	157.00–174.00	$170.94	$1,239	+4.39
772–785	777	26	153.50–171.25	$167.14	$1,299	+1.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–346	333	22	181.00–195.00	$188.73	$628	+8.73
363–391	384	15	157.00–190.00	$180.65	$694	-16.28
405–445	431	8	145.00–165.00	$155.94	$672	-14.40
453–476	464	19	150.00–180.00	$169.96	$789	-16.42
542	542	19	176.00–185.00	$177.89	$964	+11.33
555–593	580	17	155.00–176.00	$168.59	$978	—
605–635	625	5	150.00–160.00	$157.00	$981	—
692–695	693	12	165.00–168.00	$166.25	$1,152	+22.58
733	733	13	164.00	$164.00	$1,202	+27.52
870–874	872	44	147.00–148.00	$147.59	$1,287	+9.59
908–935	917	3	141.00–152.00	$144.74	$1,327	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	6	130.00	$130.00	$424	—
368–391	372	45	130.00–183.00	$171.41	$638	—
670	670	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,012	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	5	180.00	$180.00	$853	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	367	5	200.00–216.00	$206.07	$756	-8.24
405–435	419	17	190.00–215.00	$209.09	$876	+0.86
460–488	479	11	200.00–219.00	$209.96	$1,006	+10.44
565–581	572	11	194.00–200.00	$196.43	$1,124	+5.65
611	611	11	179.00	$179.00	$1,094	+5.05
660–690	683	4	168.00–180.00	$170.90	$1,167	-4.60
710	710	14	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	+5.98
785	785	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	238.00	$238.00	$881	-12.38
410–425	420	3	220.00–222.50	$220.81	$927	-20.19
458–470	462	3	230.00–234.00	$232.64	$1,075	+7.33
500–545	527	9	220.00–232.00	$225.57	$1,189	+19.24
600–649	633	17	180.00–203.00	$189.31	$1,198	+5.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	10	215.00	$215.00	$755	—
504	504	5	192.00	$192.00	$968	+3.00
560–581	571	6	175.00–185.00	$179.91	$1,027	+2.20

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648–1110	852	85-90%	36	30.00–50.00	$42.79	$365	—
698–1225	904	85-90%	114	52.50–73.00	$61.01	$552	+18.81
700–1250	995	85-90%	226	70.00–85.50	$77.02	$766	-1.84
895–1220	1091	85-90%	100	83.00–100.00	$87.94	$959	-1.05

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1310	1161	80-85%	9	79.00–85.00	$82.40	$957	+3.42
1000–1400	1194	80-85%	184	80.00–95.00	$89.02	$1,063	+0.23
1060–1321	1229	80-85%	89	93.00–105.00	$95.39	$1,172	+0.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1530	1446	75-80%	7	76.00–85.00	$82.40	$1,192	—
1302–1837	1451	75-80%	104	87.00–96.00	$92.61	$1,344	-1.01
1332–1685	1461	75-80%	38	96.00–105.00	$98.77	$1,443	+5.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1620	1434	5	88.00–102.00	$94.82	$1,360	+0.46
1235–2290	1616	49	101.00–117.00	$110.05	$1,778	—
1240–2505	1795	25	114.50–131.00	$121.09	$2,174	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713–1095	899	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	112.00–127.50	$122.83	$1,104
800–1277	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	82.00–122.50	$105.33	$1,076

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,348
1195–1267	1231	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	112.50–114.00	$113.23	$1,394

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
866	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	105.00	$105.00	$909

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
863	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	79.00	$79.00	$682

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1064–1260	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,194.35
1012–1405	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	152	1,000.00–1,675.00	$1,370.01
1100–1282	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	930.00–1,550.00	$1,195.94

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
803–970	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	750.00–1,350.00	$999.54
905–971	944	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	950.00–1,325.00	$1,175.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1390	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,450.00–1,900.00	$1,709.67

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
648–845	751	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	575.00–875.00	$656.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1235	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	725.00–1,100.00	$935.65

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	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 $
895–910	897	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,150.00–1,600.00	$1,549.26
905–947	939	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–1,080.00	$1,054.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–1125	1066	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,575.00–2,200.00	$1,972.79

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–795	788	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	950.00–975.00	$964.01

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–649	631	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	360.00–410.00	$375.72

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
970–1074	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,697.14	+192.97
980–1080	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,060.00	+555.83
973–1087	1058	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,386.00	—
1086	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,025.00	$2,025.00	+610.00
972–1315	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	1,450.00–1,975.00	$1,676.71	+261.71
1460–1485	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–1,700.00	$1,687.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–969	894	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,250.00–1,675.00	$1,479.41	—
920–926	924	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,033.33	+800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–393	378	30	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$544	—
451–494	468	35	131.00–154.00	$143.69	$672	—
500–528	512	26	130.00–139.00	$135.74	$695	—
595	595	12	140.00	$140.00	$833	—
600–642	618	40	130.00–148.00	$136.41	$843	—
694	694	11	130.00	$130.00	$902	—
703–740	717	53	142.00–144.00	$143.16	$1,026	—
752–763	755	59	130.00–147.00	$142.70	$1,077	—
802–835	828	30	133.00–144.50	$140.19	$1,161	—
860–879	867	21	136.50–142.00	$139.88	$1,213	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	10	85.00	$85.00	$295	—

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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.