Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

12,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.62/cwt +18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 724 lb · 605 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $195.17/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 827 lb · 526 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.59/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 775 lb · 510 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,198	12,872	9,718
Feeder cattle	9,895	10,433	7,768
Slaughter cattle	1,115	1,485	1,005
Replacement cattle	1,188	954	945

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	5	285.00	$285.00	$844	+8.00
305–339	324	94	262.50–315.00	$290.01	$940	+18.27
366–398	387	51	258.00–300.00	$276.18	$1,069	+1.62
400–448	424	200	255.00–301.00	$271.22	$1,150	+18.14
436 value added	436	11	264.00	$264.00	$1,151	+6.50
467 value added	467	7	262.00	$262.00	$1,224	+10.00
451–482	469	73	252.50–287.00	$265.55	$1,245	+11.35
500 value added	500	21	245.00	$245.00	$1,225	-5.00
503–547	524	268	238.00–273.00	$252.33	$1,322	+3.93
550–595	564	131	231.00–257.00	$246.38	$1,390	+6.24
600–649	627	166	222.00–238.00	$228.49	$1,433	+1.76
651–675	659	178	212.00–235.00	$229.29	$1,511	+8.60
707–746	721	61	200.00–210.00	$205.19	$1,479	-3.80
750–784	768	123	200.00–213.00	$205.82	$1,581	-0.40
806–845	827	526	189.00–206.00	$195.17	$1,614	+6.70
850–897	880	175	190.00–194.50	$191.59	$1,686	+5.71
902–927	914	102	185.00–192.00	$186.69	$1,706	+4.19
957	957	91	183.75	$183.75	$1,758	+3.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	334	33	250.00–275.00	$262.32	$876	+12.55
350–394	371	44	240.00–256.00	$248.08	$920	-1.34
402–448	426	113	225.00–255.00	$246.34	$1,049	+6.39
453–498	477	167	225.00–257.00	$243.86	$1,163	+9.60
479 unweaned	479	11	213.00	$213.00	$1,020	—
503–547	530	138	220.00–240.00	$231.43	$1,227	+4.75
552–598	575	234	220.00–245.00	$229.06	$1,317	+0.16
602–643	622	95	201.00–222.00	$218.16	$1,357	+11.00
650–695	666	99	199.00–216.00	$211.81	$1,411	+2.76
710–746	732	42	174.00–199.00	$194.16	$1,421	+0.37
755–775	768	101	180.00–201.00	$198.98	$1,528	+10.79
802–843	831	174	160.00–189.50	$186.10	$1,546	+4.55
859–896	885	187	176.00–187.00	$182.19	$1,612	+2.01
966	966	17	173.00	$173.00	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	230.00	$230.00	$702	+11.71
355–383	376	43	210.00–240.00	$225.80	$849	+4.09
402–405	404	23	215.00–230.00	$220.84	$892	+15.84
456–495	485	68	217.00–222.00	$220.31	$1,069	+7.77
535	535	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,081	-9.95
566–596	576	53	200.00–219.00	$214.41	$1,235	+2.02
650–660	655	2	150.00–174.00	$162.09	$1,062	—
700–725	718	8	160.00–173.00	$169.78	$1,219	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	8	123.00	$123.00	$801	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–995	988	2	133.00–150.00	$141.44	$1,397	—
1043	1043	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,252	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	180.00	$180.00	$572	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1245	1223	2	134.00–140.00	$136.94	$1,675	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	325	95	232.00–282.00	$258.40	$840	+11.34
350–396	376	87	226.00–275.00	$250.29	$941	+13.90
383 unweaned	383	5	230.00	$230.00	$881	—
402–447	431	247	218.00–243.00	$229.19	$988	+9.06
449 value added	449	12	228.00	$228.00	$1,024	—
450–498	478	148	217.00–230.00	$223.19	$1,067	+6.55
500–549	521	261	212.00–232.00	$217.73	$1,134	+4.21
555–590	574	120	199.00–227.00	$219.99	$1,263	+10.08
600–640	616	422	190.00–215.00	$206.04	$1,269	+5.25
652–696	670	138	182.00–213.00	$199.17	$1,334	+2.65
700–748	724	605	177.50–215.00	$202.62	$1,467	+18.53
755–795	777	11	180.50–192.00	$186.92	$1,452	+5.11
810–847	824	304	165.00–185.50	$179.46	$1,479	+1.92
906	906	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 unweaned	320	11	210.00	$210.00	$672	—
315–336	323	11	225.00–230.00	$226.89	$733	+1.40
352–396	384	96	212.00–232.00	$225.09	$864	+5.38
400–448	429	55	205.00–223.00	$211.42	$907	+6.07
452–491	476	201	195.00–217.00	$213.20	$1,015	+12.02
510–545	524	76	187.00–214.00	$206.62	$1,083	+11.84
550–593	578	198	187.00–213.00	$204.18	$1,180	+9.09
600–645	610	56	175.00–194.00	$190.68	$1,163	+11.51
655–698	680	139	170.00–194.00	$188.33	$1,281	+6.06
701–749	735	391	150.00–186.00	$184.97	$1,360	+11.58
752–785	775	510	175.00–187.00	$183.59	$1,423	+7.88
853–885	883	78	147.00–172.50	$171.41	$1,514	+1.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	419	5	190.00–200.00	$193.96	$813	—
465–488	480	3	190.00–194.00	$191.29	$918	+6.08
577–595	586	17	153.00–182.00	$178.26	$1,045	+17.12
682	682	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,166	+8.06
740	740	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,140	—
865	865	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,168	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	212.00	$212.00	$992	+5.00
516	516	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,073	—
641	641	14	180.00	$180.00	$1,154	—
708	708	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,147	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	140.00	$140.00	$613	—
595	595	3	120.00	$120.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–440	429	10	225.00–240.00	$235.66	$1,011	-8.52
450–491	474	21	220.00–247.00	$231.17	$1,096	+3.07
505–548	534	24	214.00–235.00	$222.71	$1,189	+12.20
550–595	575	14	214.00–227.00	$216.18	$1,243	+4.32
630–640	638	6	195.00–208.00	$197.14	$1,258	—
673–699	689	12	170.00–184.00	$178.61	$1,231	—
778	778	3	174.50	$174.50	$1,358	+6.50
845	845	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–475	464	22	237.00–252.00	$248.76	$1,154	+6.09
510–539	528	15	242.00–247.00	$245.74	$1,298	+13.74
550–585	559	4	240.00–248.00	$245.91	$1,375	+34.77
615–630	623	2	213.00–223.00	$217.94	$1,358	+20.00
677	677	6	199.50	$199.50	$1,351	-1.50
710–725	717	11	182.00–200.00	$188.54	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–447	427	8	200.00–215.00	$207.85	$888	—
495	495	5	207.00	$207.00	$1,025	—
503	503	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,036	—
555–593	579	12	180.00–207.00	$189.47	$1,097	—
622	622	3	160.00	$160.00	$995	-22.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1490	1250	(<2 yrs)	N/A	12	1,375.00–1,850.00	$1,531.48	—
1360–1715	1533	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,759.27	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295–1390	1341	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,100.00–3,000.00	$2,626.47	—
1585–1985	1785	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,333.19	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1260	1126	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,324.67	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1418	1201	80-85%	296	85.00–98.00	$93.09	$1,118	+0.98
1065–1338	1202	80-85%	56	97.50–107.00	$101.27	$1,217	+9.16
1085–1265	1202	80-85%	16	81.00–87.00	$82.88	$996	-9.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1125	814	85-90%	33	35.00–56.00	$49.38	$402	+1.71
715–1155	919	85-90%	53	55.00–75.00	$66.59	$612	-1.93
812–1305	1004	85-90%	176	75.00–90.00	$82.86	$832	+0.90
755–1255	1014	85-90%	82	89.00–103.00	$92.43	$937	+10.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1485	1378	75-80%	2	85.00–87.00	$85.92	$1,184	—
1255–1970	1445	75-80%	109	90.00–100.00	$95.29	$1,377	+9.98
1315–1800	1452	75-80%	36	98.00–114.00	$102.62	$1,490	+9.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
946	946	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,277	—
1245–1640	1429	7	80.00–100.00	$94.10	$1,345	—
1210–2395	1672	38	100.00–117.00	$109.03	$1,823	-0.18
1230–2190	1822	33	114.00–132.50	$118.85	$2,165	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
767–1020	824	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	135.00–145.00	$143.03	$1,179
845–975	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	89.00–100.00	$95.76	$867
690–1525	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	93.50–137.00	$107.88	$1,044

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
821–840	831	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	160.00–172.50	$166.18	$1,381
1037	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	132.50	$132.50	$1,374

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1052	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,239.46
920–1197	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	63	900.00–1,350.00	$1,234.73
933–1480	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	230	1,200.00–1,575.00	$1,368.46
925–1293	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	975.00–1,300.00	$1,106.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1014	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,035.00	$1,035.00
847–1188	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	825.00–1,000.00	$941.26
785–1243	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	825.00–1,175.00	$1,015.29
1015–1083	1062	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	860.00–975.00	$922.00
1121	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	935.00	$935.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073–1535	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,414.39
1007–1735	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,703.94

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1232	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1447	1447	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1121	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
822	822	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–767	744	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,142.18
704–1010	827	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	985.00–1,450.00	$1,148.51
870–1080	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,289.25
980–1165	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,284.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
981–1040	1011	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,620.76
1073–1208	1141	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,776.48

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–735	712	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–975.00	$937.84

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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
918–1395	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,200.00–1,875.00	$1,511.81	-98.19
1020–1043	1032	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,312.50	-297.50
1002–1455	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,425.00–1,900.00	$1,583.93	—
1135–1233	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,933.33	+528.62
1235–1280	1246	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,425.00–1,535.00	$1,507.50	-992.50
1160–1530	1276	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,721.43	+146.43
1060–1478	1281	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	1,350.00–1,735.00	$1,552.58	-22.42
1332–1400	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,617.86	—
1258–1720	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,775.00	$1,375.00	—
1515–1740	1605	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–1,900.00	$1,841.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1073–1140	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,925.00–2,350.00	$2,095.00	—
1279–1380	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,200.00–2,625.00	$2,464.29	—
1374	1374	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1362–1555	1432	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,004.17	—
1325–1635	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00	—
1440–1910	1601	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	2,350.00–3,200.00	$2,531.82	+306.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1123	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,318.18	—
1100–1247	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,239.29	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
842–848	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,875.00	—
924–1040	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,477.27	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
839–857	847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,925.00–1,950.00	$1,939.29	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–338	336	13	140.00–147.00	$142.66	$479	—
414–433	425	50	151.00–171.00	$159.93	$680	—
452–490	474	11	150.00–170.00	$156.44	$742	—
508–528	516	20	162.00–177.00	$168.14	$868	—
550–567	555	40	150.00–178.00	$168.79	$937	—
632	632	8	147.00	$147.00	$929	—
681	681	8	142.00	$142.00	$967	—
731–742	737	10	140.00–146.00	$142.98	$1,054	—
764–793	776	43	140.00–154.50	$146.90	$1,140	—
811–835	819	45	130.00–154.25	$145.31	$1,190	—
894	894	19	154.00	$154.00	$1,377	—
915–932	928	26	153.00–155.25	$154.74	$1,436	—
1002–1029	1020	38	130.00–148.25	$142.12	$1,450	—

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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.