Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

6,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.76/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 761 lb · 324 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.80/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 631 lb · 242 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.09/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 665 lb · 171 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,823	8,424	8,439
Feeder cattle	5,553	6,934	7,023
Slaughter cattle	1,028	1,236	1,155
Replacement cattle	242	254	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 3.00 lower and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher with most of the gain over 525 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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
300–326	310	8	300.00–305.00	$301.97	$936	—
430–440	438	26	277.00–282.00	$278.13	$1,218	-5.04
455–492	480	67	270.00–293.00	$280.57	$1,347	+2.82
501–535	524	56	262.00–287.00	$269.17	$1,410	-5.85
547–548 value added	548	30	280.00–291.00	$284.00	$1,556	+3.00
552–592	570	82	260.00–285.00	$275.29	$1,569	-0.82
582 value added	582	19	270.00	$270.00	$1,571	—
600–649	627	177	245.00–282.00	$263.61	$1,653	-2.15
619–647 value added	641	65	273.50–283.00	$275.48	$1,766	—
669–693	682	83	242.00–263.00	$258.52	$1,763	-4.35
686 value added	686	15	265.00	$265.00	$1,818	—
702–746	719	163	232.00–245.00	$242.95	$1,747	+1.69
752–790	761	324	231.00–243.50	$241.76	$1,840	+0.87
805–816	812	85	234.00–240.00	$236.86	$1,923	-1.11
900–947	916	91	223.00–227.50	$226.25	$2,072	-4.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–392	386	26	256.00–280.00	$271.12	$1,047	-1.21
400–431	410	19	252.00–278.00	$257.83	$1,057	+6.11
451–499	481	86	247.00–267.00	$253.41	$1,219	-0.94
507–542	530	128	247.00–264.00	$255.55	$1,354	-1.75
551–596	574	139	236.00–261.00	$250.56	$1,438	-8.42
618–645	634	93	224.00–255.00	$247.66	$1,570	+3.98
650–696	664	146	236.00–257.00	$242.88	$1,613	-0.04
672 value added	672	25	258.00	$258.00	$1,734	—
700–735	718	3	204.00–231.00	$214.97	$1,543	-15.36
750–760	752	42	209.00–235.25	$233.11	$1,753	+7.95
836–846	843	158	222.00–225.00	$224.21	$1,890	+11.21
885–895	893	71	221.00–229.50	$227.60	$2,032	+2.60
915–925	920	2	174.00–194.00	$183.95	$1,692	-26.05
996	996	25	220.00	$220.00	$2,191	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–343	331	16	250.00–265.00	$255.22	$845	—
370–379	373	13	252.00–265.00	$257.07	$959	+5.07
418–448	435	29	220.00–245.00	$235.66	$1,025	+3.19
475–499	489	17	232.00–244.00	$237.60	$1,162	+5.25
507–538	516	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,161	-9.94
556–598	583	57	220.00–245.00	$235.25	$1,372	-1.02
600–635	614	9	170.00–220.00	$207.44	$1,274	-10.31
660–695	680	18	178.00–230.00	$218.75	$1,488	-0.96
753	753	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,498	—
871	871	10	222.00	$222.00	$1,934	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	23	200.25	$200.25	$1,818	—
1050	1050	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,785	—
1194	1194	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,707	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	5	240.00	$240.00	$866	—
514	514	9	182.00	$182.00	$935	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,918	—
1385	1385	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,216	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
939	939	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	11	275.00	$275.00	$822	—
348	348	17	274.00	$274.00	$954	+15.20
401–449	429	96	241.00–262.00	$249.19	$1,069	-1.74
453–498	479	145	240.00–261.00	$250.97	$1,202	+1.05
513–522 value added	516	16	241.00–256.00	$251.26	$1,297	—
504–547	523	151	240.00–263.00	$247.75	$1,296	+4.51
554 value added	554	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,341	—
550–597	575	116	228.00–263.00	$246.07	$1,415	+0.58
600–640	614	85	228.00–254.00	$243.24	$1,493	+2.75
604–640 value added	623	38	240.00–255.00	$246.80	$1,538	—
654–688	676	97	222.00–254.00	$239.05	$1,616	+7.63
705–726	720	71	225.00–233.00	$227.52	$1,638	-3.95
776–786	782	57	225.00	$225.00	$1,760	+7.59
974	974	20	187.00	$187.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–348	334	8	240.00–242.00	$241.30	$806	-5.57
355–395	384	38	226.00–245.00	$240.58	$924	+0.23
400–446	423	52	220.00–245.00	$230.86	$977	+2.84
450–498	475	76	220.00–240.00	$229.94	$1,092	-0.37
500–548	522	101	220.00–238.00	$230.79	$1,205	+1.43
551–596	583	169	210.00–238.00	$228.52	$1,332	+3.50
600–641	614	39	204.00–230.00	$222.78	$1,368	+0.50
650–682	660	162	198.00–229.00	$226.49	$1,495	+9.62
700–745	720	94	195.00–218.00	$211.53	$1,523	-8.70
758–795	765	61	189.00–220.00	$218.46	$1,671	-1.72
846	846	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,692	+8.00
860–895	885	28	200.00–203.50	$202.53	$1,792	+2.49
908	908	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,489	-26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	200.00–205.00	$203.33	$701	-15.67
353–382	361	36	215.00–225.00	$221.88	$801	+1.32
400–437	422	22	200.00–216.00	$211.06	$891	—
460–496	484	25	210.00–219.00	$214.92	$1,040	+6.43
500–536	521	16	201.00–228.00	$217.77	$1,135	+1.27
550–593	577	39	180.00–217.00	$204.45	$1,180	-4.02
650–675	663	2	177.00–201.00	$188.77	$1,252	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	170.00–195.00	$182.66	$703	—
450–485	460	4	180.00	$180.00	$828	—
513	513	2	165.00	$165.00	$846	—
550–578	569	3	147.00–150.00	$147.97	$842	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,053	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	205.00	$205.00	$820	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	8	261.00–275.00	$269.55	$898	—
355–370	364	4	240.00–255.00	$246.13	$896	—
401–445	426	14	240.00–258.00	$248.98	$1,061	+16.73
450–485	462	6	243.00–258.00	$251.28	$1,161	+1.61
500–547	537	15	230.00–252.00	$240.84	$1,293	-5.67
575–593	587	3	239.00–243.00	$240.31	$1,411	+19.26
600–640	622	10	215.00–236.00	$221.55	$1,378	-6.14
650–690	679	13	204.00–230.00	$219.03	$1,487	+2.23
725–730	728	3	189.00–216.00	$206.31	$1,502	—
755–790	775	6	206.00–215.00	$209.45	$1,623	—
905–915	910	2	177.00–182.00	$179.49	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	7	220.00	$220.00	$939	—
482	482	5	232.00	$232.00	$1,118	+15.50
500–535	512	18	212.00–216.00	$213.52	$1,093	+0.85
555–597	580	33	215.00–225.00	$221.91	$1,287	+11.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658–670	667	9	225.00–238.00	$227.85	$1,520	—
718–720	718	6	226.00–234.00	$232.66	$1,670	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	14	239.00	$239.00	$827	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1320	1141	80-85%	7	97.00–99.00	$98.26	$1,121	—
1015–1380	1187	80-85%	105	109.00–120.00	$113.16	$1,343	+20.06
940–1475	1195	80-85%	198	95.00–113.00	$105.82	$1,265	+12.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1095	924	85-90%	45	75.00–90.00	$83.23	$769	+0.57
683–1190	926	85-90%	19	40.00–72.50	$65.42	$606	-17.24
800–1235	1023	85-90%	126	86.00–101.00	$96.34	$986	-2.61
850–1215	1049	85-90%	81	102.00–110.00	$103.92	$1,090	+11.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1278–1550	1421	75-80%	13	94.00–102.00	$98.13	$1,394	+6.77
1280–1775	1438	75-80%	81	100.00–114.00	$108.49	$1,560	+17.13
1326–1895	1491	75-80%	55	112.00–124.00	$116.83	$1,742	+1.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1485	1333	8	100.00–113.00	$108.80	$1,450	—
1215–2280	1616	52	110.00–130.00	$121.26	$1,960	—
1330–2200	1748	29	118.00–142.00	$133.25	$2,329	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
857–1047	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	180.00–187.50	$181.62	$1,667
998–1310	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	148.00–157.00	$151.02	$1,675

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1375	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	110.00–139.00	$121.84	$1,278

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
731	731	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,170

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1305	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	106.50–110.00	$107.30	$1,161

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1270	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,075.00–1,360.00	$1,275.88
890–1276	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,437.88
1125–1240	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,450.00–1,625.00	$1,533.25
1253	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,485.00	$1,485.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1405	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,510.00–1,775.00	$1,652.70
1363–1464	1433	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,600.00–1,670.00	$1,649.51

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–890	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,310.00	$1,207.52
925–1125	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,390.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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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
1294	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1260–1346	1317	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,735.00	$1,673.33	+165.00
1417	1417	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1517	1517	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1032	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–439	420	8	162.00–171.00	$166.30	$698	—
508	508	4	174.00	$174.00	$884	—
566–588	572	12	164.00–179.00	$174.16	$996	—
623–644	634	17	147.00–169.00	$154.09	$977	—
654	654	8	173.00	$173.00	$1,131	—
739	739	8	165.50	$165.50	$1,223	—
786	786	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,258	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	14	139.00	$139.00	$685	—
574	574	19	127.00	$127.00	$729	—
603	603	3	130.00	$130.00	$784	—
663	663	2	127.00	$127.00	$842	—
827	827	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,042	—

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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.