Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

8,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.47/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 720 lb · 454 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.70/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 567 lb · 335 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.97/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 831 lb · 310 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,424	17,377	12,617
Feeder cattle	6,934	14,683	10,584
Slaughter cattle	1,236	2,239	1,683
Replacement cattle	254	455	350

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	379	17	285.00–308.00	$293.37	$1,112	+7.11
413–416	415	28	282.00–285.00	$283.17	$1,175	-0.64
464 value added	464	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,346	—
458–499	481	88	270.00–287.00	$277.75	$1,336	-5.10
501–540	515	193	268.00–292.00	$275.02	$1,416	-4.87
545 value added	545	11	281.00	$281.00	$1,531	—
555–596	576	83	260.00–295.00	$276.11	$1,590	-1.03
600–646	627	268	256.00–278.00	$265.76	$1,666	+1.78
636 thin fleshed	636	6	286.00	$286.00	$1,819	—
650–696	667	200	241.00–272.00	$262.87	$1,753	+9.09
706 thin fleshed	706	7	249.50	$249.50	$1,761	—
703–740	725	196	232.00–248.00	$241.26	$1,749	-7.82
751–789	766	184	225.00–244.00	$240.89	$1,845	+0.22
808–848	831	310	231.00–242.00	$237.97	$1,978	-0.88
866–885	874	20	230.00–232.00	$231.29	$2,021	-0.36
916–939	926	295	224.00–236.50	$230.58	$2,135	+8.16
953	953	34	222.00	$222.00	$2,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–330	327	6	280.00–285.00	$281.82	$922	+23.66
350–395	384	20	270.00–290.00	$272.33	$1,046	+5.85
400–440	428	57	245.00–283.00	$251.72	$1,077	-1.64
465 value added	465	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,209	—
453–498	480	84	245.00–262.00	$254.35	$1,221	-4.36
500–545	524	153	242.00–269.00	$257.30	$1,348	+0.76
550–598	582	193	232.00–265.00	$258.98	$1,507	+3.13
602–648	628	123	228.00–251.00	$243.68	$1,530	+2.98
650–698	677	149	220.00–249.00	$242.92	$1,645	+5.90
703–722	708	18	230.00–232.00	$230.33	$1,631	+0.40
751–790	775	85	221.00–232.00	$225.16	$1,745	+4.25
820	820	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,747	+1.90
868	868	13	225.00	$225.00	$1,953	+20.56
946	946	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,987	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	13	252.00	$252.00	$965	+7.41
415–449	433	15	220.00–256.00	$232.47	$1,007	+4.39
475–495	485	6	225.00–240.00	$232.35	$1,127	+2.15
501–543	527	37	212.00–245.00	$234.94	$1,238	+2.15
554–586	571	23	230.00–242.00	$236.27	$1,349	+2.03
601–645	627	18	212.00–220.00	$217.75	$1,365	+4.10
676–686	680	20	218.00–222.00	$219.71	$1,494	+6.09

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,424	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,639	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	326	8	257.00–260.00	$258.80	$844	+2.95
350–354	353	8	272.00	$272.00	$960	—
409–449	428	98	240.00–255.00	$250.93	$1,074	+1.47
442 value added	442	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,083	—
450–499	474	171	240.00–260.00	$249.92	$1,185	+2.10
514 unweaned	514	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,239	—
501–548	523	211	234.00–252.00	$243.24	$1,272	-1.62
550–596	567	317	229.50–259.00	$245.49	$1,392	+2.12
564–585 unweaned	572	18	223.00–236.00	$230.83	$1,320	—
600–647	620	177	223.00–250.00	$240.49	$1,491	+1.16
659 value added	659	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,588	—
651–677	672	233	219.00–244.00	$231.42	$1,555	-3.26
700–738	720	454	221.00–237.00	$231.47	$1,667	+3.61
752–785	771	20	199.50–225.00	$217.41	$1,676	-10.05
805	805	10	220.50	$220.50	$1,775	+6.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	317	26	232.00–257.00	$246.87	$783	+12.57
363–395	385	60	225.00–250.00	$240.35	$925	-3.08
408 value added	408	4	241.00	$241.00	$983	—
400–448	427	53	220.00–238.00	$228.02	$974	-4.77
454–499	477	108	220.00–237.00	$230.31	$1,099	-1.76
490 value added	490	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,152	—
500–545	521	107	217.00–238.00	$229.36	$1,195	+3.93
550–593	575	103	215.00–233.00	$225.02	$1,294	-0.36
600–640	618	112	210.00–230.00	$222.28	$1,374	+6.02
650–699	670	68	190.00–230.00	$216.87	$1,453	+6.55
708–748	746	80	201.00–221.00	$220.23	$1,643	+11.35
769–795	785	74	186.00–222.50	$220.18	$1,728	+6.99
839	839	12	192.00	$192.00	$1,611	-9.94
859–897	880	79	195.00–207.00	$200.04	$1,760	+23.45
903	903	13	190.00	$190.00	$1,716	—
1031	1031	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	4	219.00	$219.00	$703	-4.75
351–398	377	10	220.00–222.00	$220.56	$832	+3.72
455–478	474	16	190.00–220.00	$208.49	$988	-8.15
505	505	2	216.00–217.00	$216.50	$1,093	+12.97
553–595	564	29	190.00–211.00	$208.47	$1,176	+0.59
615–645	631	8	160.00–190.00	$176.22	$1,112	-9.65

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517	517	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,194	—
705	705	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,516	-1.00
825	825	13	201.00	$201.00	$1,658	—
1039	1039	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–447	423	18	228.00–244.00	$232.25	$982	+1.38
475–498	483	11	241.00–256.00	$249.67	$1,206	+14.50
504–548	513	13	226.00–252.00	$246.51	$1,265	+13.65
550–585	569	5	215.00–230.00	$221.05	$1,258	-12.92
613–635	622	5	218.00–234.00	$227.69	$1,416	+11.65
652–693	679	9	210.00–220.00	$216.80	$1,472	+6.01
800–825	809	4	170.00–196.00	$187.87	$1,520	+25.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–473	470	28	212.50–220.00	$216.50	$1,018	-7.46
506–530	518	8	205.00–220.00	$212.67	$1,102	+2.02
591	591	9	210.00	$210.00	$1,241	-1.65
611–614	612	17	182.00–187.00	$184.64	$1,130	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	5	200.00	$200.00	$942	—
544–547	545	15	200.00–201.00	$200.47	$1,093	—
587	587	10	203.00	$203.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–427	422	5	268.00–275.00	$272.25	$1,149	—
468	468	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,315	+21.00
573	573	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,427	—
610–629	625	5	239.00–248.00	$240.76	$1,505	+10.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1315	1169	80-85%	20	90.00–95.00	$93.10	$1,088	+1.72
1013–1385	1204	80-85%	261	93.00–108.00	$100.90	$1,215	+0.99
1040–1495	1221	80-85%	80	103.00–118.50	$106.86	$1,305	+0.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1155	872	85-90%	21	55.00–71.00	$65.72	$573	+7.41
720–1310	924	85-90%	40	70.00–90.50	$82.66	$764	—
915–1190	1040	85-90%	39	96.00–103.00	$98.95	$1,029	+0.85
740–1325	1046	85-90%	219	83.00–99.50	$92.21	$965	-5.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1830	1386	75-80%	145	96.00–111.00	$104.57	$1,449	—
1315–1640	1437	75-80%	15	82.50–96.00	$91.36	$1,313	-2.48
1315–1845	1475	75-80%	81	110.00–124.50	$115.37	$1,702	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1517–1845	1624	65-75%	5	128.00–135.50	$129.51	$2,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1850	1419	21	102.00–112.00	$107.64	$1,527	—
1240–2265	1682	36	113.00–128.00	$120.05	$2,019	—
1452–2360	1860	24	127.00–137.50	$130.87	$2,434	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1115	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	137.50–186.00	$167.93	$1,562
977	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	111.50	$111.50	$1,089
735–1320	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	93.00–127.50	$106.67	$1,113

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,304
766–891	851	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	185.00–205.00	$198.67	$1,691

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–961	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	97.50–117.50	$106.74	$953

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1287	1287	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
839–1050	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,146.46
980–985	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,300.00	$1,300.00
850–1390	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	1,025.00–1,510.00	$1,287.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1115–1390	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,565.00–1,900.00	$1,670.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–960	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–975.00	$845.25
795–1085	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	850.00–1,065.00	$987.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882	882	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
902–1045	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,198.95

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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
1095–1305	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,600.00	+25.00
1135–1540	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00–1,650.00	$1,508.33	+8.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–955	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

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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.