Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

11,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.09/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 630 lb · 440 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.02/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 478 lb · 401 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $196.65/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 825 lb · 370 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,106	12,198	7,037
Feeder cattle	9,619	9,895	5,383
Slaughter cattle	1,226	1,115	1,481
Replacement cattle	261	1,188	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, spots 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls uneven from 2.00 lower 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
303–343	320	18	272.00–285.00	$278.26	$890	-11.75
350–398	384	60	259.00–278.00	$271.91	$1,044	-4.27
400–448	421	167	257.00–280.00	$265.52	$1,118	-5.70
451 thin fleshed	451	8	291.00	$291.00	$1,312	—
467 unweaned	467	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,139	—
453–499	475	204	256.00–284.00	$267.67	$1,271	+2.12
500–545	521	368	240.00–270.00	$252.88	$1,318	+0.55
550–583	571	148	232.50–264.00	$242.97	$1,387	-3.41
600–640	620	170	221.00–245.00	$231.10	$1,433	+2.61
652–697	671	165	208.00–230.00	$224.47	$1,506	-4.82
713–745	735	165	204.00–216.00	$209.96	$1,543	+4.77
750–787	762	154	190.00–212.00	$205.21	$1,564	-0.61
802–837	825	370	191.00–204.00	$196.65	$1,622	+1.48
851–889	876	361	189.00–200.25	$195.20	$1,710	+3.61
912–937	923	346	185.00–194.00	$189.35	$1,748	+2.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	7	280.00	$280.00	$826	—
311–348	329	100	250.00–270.00	$259.55	$854	-2.77
365–398	383	36	240.00–265.00	$256.11	$981	+8.03
400–449	428	216	225.00–257.00	$245.34	$1,050	-1.00
450–497	469	206	225.00–255.00	$243.96	$1,144	+0.10
488 value added	488	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,181	—
501–548	527	155	220.00–238.00	$231.43	$1,220	±0.00
531 unweaned	531	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,174	—
562 value added	562	12	225.00	$225.00	$1,264	—
550–597	575	257	220.00–240.00	$232.14	$1,335	+3.08
605–646	629	56	200.00–221.00	$215.69	$1,357	-2.47
629 value added	629	23	218.00	$218.00	$1,371	—
655–699	678	113	192.00–222.00	$210.79	$1,429	-1.02
700–745	741	12	190.50–199.00	$191.17	$1,417	-2.99
760–785	769	16	174.00–190.00	$185.77	$1,429	-13.21
780 value added	780	13	201.50	$201.50	$1,572	—
800–820	806	5	184.00–186.00	$184.61	$1,488	-1.49
855–890	862	50	173.00–183.00	$180.88	$1,559	-1.31
904	904	10	181.00	$181.00	$1,636	—
952–985	977	61	158.00–180.00	$175.00	$1,710	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–347	329	38	240.00–242.00	$240.63	$792	+10.63
354–396	375	80	230.00–247.00	$241.13	$904	+15.33
410–443	427	6	215.00–220.00	$217.60	$929	-3.24
488	488	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,049	-5.31
505–531	519	20	189.00–220.00	$207.76	$1,078	+5.76
558–593	569	23	189.00–212.00	$204.49	$1,164	-9.92
660–691	668	12	180.00–192.00	$188.07	$1,256	+25.98
825	825	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,229	—
912	912	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,450	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–340	335	52	242.00–265.00	$253.85	$850	-4.55
365–388	375	34	235.00–246.00	$242.48	$909	-7.81
400–441	424	223	219.00–250.00	$228.50	$969	-0.69
451–499	478	401	219.00–244.00	$225.02	$1,076	+1.83
500–549	522	260	205.00–232.00	$219.58	$1,146	+1.85
551–596	574	176	203.00–230.00	$220.01	$1,263	+0.02
600–648	630	430	195.00–220.00	$214.32	$1,350	+8.28
637	637	10	204.00	$204.00	$1,299	-2.04
655–689	672	268	178.00–215.00	$205.41	$1,380	+6.24
701–735	714	142	179.50–198.50	$192.10	$1,372	-10.52
755–784	774	185	185.75–200.00	$187.11	$1,448	+0.19
807	807	13	180.00	$180.00	$1,453	+0.54
807–820	815	48	180.00–186.50	$182.55	$1,488	+3.09
902	902	14	171.00	$171.00	$1,542	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	332	52	215.00–240.00	$227.85	$756	+0.96
350–398	383	205	210.00–239.00	$229.61	$879	+4.52
400–445	422	115	208.00–218.00	$213.91	$903	+2.49
450–498	477	272	200.00–225.00	$212.03	$1,011	-1.17
505–545	521	58	193.00–213.00	$205.08	$1,068	-1.54
558 unweaned	558	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,060	—
555–593	580	234	186.00–215.00	$205.85	$1,194	+1.67
600–635	621	18	179.00–192.00	$183.82	$1,142	-6.86
641 value added	641	53	197.00	$197.00	$1,263	—
650–699	678	142	171.00–200.00	$191.56	$1,299	+3.23
700–746	737	116	166.00–187.00	$181.95	$1,341	-3.02
751–791	759	106	166.00–184.00	$181.23	$1,376	-2.36
816–837	821	15	161.00–170.00	$168.58	$1,384	—
981–990	986	10	153.00–160.00	$156.52	$1,543	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–347	316	32	190.00–211.00	$199.98	$632	—
354–390	363	27	200.00–211.00	$209.00	$759	—
415–445	434	30	185.00–201.00	$193.94	$842	-0.02
468–486	482	9	184.00–200.00	$187.45	$904	-3.84
565–598	584	34	170.00–195.00	$188.16	$1,099	+9.90
613–627	620	8	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,070	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	225.00	$225.00	$682	—
363	363	4	225.00	$225.00	$817	—
401–445	424	8	225.00–235.00	$228.39	$968	-7.27
460–491	477	22	225.00–237.00	$232.49	$1,109	+1.32
495 unweaned	495	6	207.00	$207.00	$1,025	—
525–545	532	41	212.00–236.00	$218.97	$1,165	-3.74
550–598	583	17	203.00–220.00	$211.06	$1,230	-5.12
600–648	640	14	206.00–215.00	$209.81	$1,343	+12.67
720–745	733	3	169.00–187.00	$180.57	$1,324	—
857–875	864	5	151.00–160.00	$157.29	$1,359	—
930	930	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–344	336	17	265.00–281.00	$268.46	$902	—
403–411	410	23	230.00–258.00	$232.39	$953	—
468–490	481	11	229.00–253.00	$235.84	$1,134	-12.92
519–548	527	22	235.00–251.00	$240.14	$1,266	-5.60
557	557	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,270	-17.91
606–612	609	8	210.00–218.00	$214.02	$1,303	-3.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–543	525	13	180.00–193.00	$187.25	$983	-18.75
550–595	575	16	186.00–200.00	$193.97	$1,115	+4.50
648	648	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,231	+30.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–987	810	85-90%	20	45.00–57.00	$49.15	$398	-0.23
745–1235	938	85-90%	75	56.50–76.00	$68.14	$639	+1.55
795–1218	1041	85-90%	74	86.00–96.50	$88.72	$924	-3.71
760–1285	1046	85-90%	229	72.50–88.00	$81.04	$848	-11.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1400	1194	80-85%	245	83.00–98.00	$90.86	$1,085	—
1005–1310	1206	80-85%	32	72.50–87.00	$81.93	$988	-19.34
1065–1455	1224	80-85%	73	95.00–104.00	$97.58	$1,194	-3.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1680	1406	75-80%	18	70.00–88.00	$85.07	$1,196	—
1263–1855	1428	75-80%	94	87.00–97.50	$92.95	$1,327	-2.34
1320–1820	1502	75-80%	37	96.00–103.00	$98.10	$1,473	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1780	1479	13	87.50–101.00	$95.84	$1,417	—
1200–2075	1598	52	99.00–116.50	$108.95	$1,741	—
1480–2230	1808	27	114.00–135.50	$121.17	$2,191	+2.32

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–1175	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	125.00–151.00	$140.55	$1,280
800–1450	1041	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	89.00–130.00	$110.40	$1,149

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
958–1025	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	155.00–170.00	$159.38	$1,560

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	117.50	$117.50	$828

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1070	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,086.51
920–1450	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	1,050.00–1,425.00	$1,209.95
1210–1240	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	975.00–1,125.00	$1,036.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1561	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,472.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–940	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	875.00–1,000.00	$914.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–890	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$887.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–860	846	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,075.00	$1,016.49

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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
1110–1148	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,375.00	—
1040–1550	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,701.92	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1440	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—
1327	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,275.00	$2,275.00	-189.29
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	-75.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.