Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

4,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $231.19/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 910 lb · 345 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.78/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,697/hd at 714 lb · 319 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.52/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 723 lb · 249 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,296	8,069	7,018
Feeder cattle	3,754	6,648	5,655
Slaughter cattle	455	500	1,179
Replacement cattle	87	921	184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 625 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers under 625 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heavier weights steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	11	284.00–302.50	$298.68	$1,090	—
414–437	426	17	290.00–302.00	$294.34	$1,254	+2.19
481–488	486	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,409	-1.52
515–548	525	47	276.00–294.00	$284.67	$1,495	-7.33
553–566	560	34	276.00–286.00	$277.31	$1,553	-3.91
601–632	619	149	262.00–276.00	$266.76	$1,651	-8.96
628 value added	628	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,658	-7.47
703–745	723	249	249.00–259.00	$253.52	$1,833	-0.19
759	759	67	250.00	$250.00	$1,898	-4.78
813–830	823	21	240.00	$240.00	$1,975	-2.11
852–864	862	72	240.00–242.00	$240.27	$2,071	-1.33
900–936	910	345	221.00–233.00	$231.19	$2,104	-8.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	389	20	263.00–290.00	$286.30	$1,114	-1.27
413–442	428	31	255.00–280.00	$270.06	$1,156	+1.05
455–466	459	28	257.00–275.00	$264.63	$1,215	-9.65
503–545	515	63	241.00–270.00	$267.25	$1,376	+3.58
551–598	575	112	250.00–272.00	$261.74	$1,505	-3.19
605–646	622	83	232.00–260.00	$255.69	$1,590	-2.53
662–696	681	122	242.00–253.00	$249.83	$1,701	-7.45
701–726	713	53	244.00–251.00	$247.14	$1,762	+5.91
758 value added	758	28	241.50	$241.50	$1,831	—
766–796	773	124	230.00–246.00	$242.92	$1,878	-3.57
950–953	951	94	218.00–222.00	$221.30	$2,105	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–380	379	8	265.00–270.00	$268.12	$1,016	-7.74
455–489	468	41	245.00–250.00	$247.94	$1,160	+4.37
693	693	15	242.00	$242.00	$1,677	+3.08
715–740	729	9	191.00–222.00	$211.86	$1,544	-14.14
753–785	767	9	220.00–235.00	$226.82	$1,740	—
825	825	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,559	-32.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	7	247.00	$247.00	$961	-3.00
566	566	8	218.00	$218.00	$1,234	+4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	335	9	269.00–275.00	$273.77	$917	-11.44
402–446	431	88	250.00–267.50	$254.58	$1,097	-8.33
470–491	476	10	254.00–255.00	$254.69	$1,212	-8.26
510–542	524	90	243.00–259.00	$248.97	$1,305	-8.87
568–598	588	48	243.00–252.00	$244.95	$1,440	-12.98
601–639	636	96	239.00–247.00	$239.74	$1,525	-13.58
659–666	664	16	241.00–243.00	$242.50	$1,610	+1.61
704–708 value added	706	110	228.75–230.00	$229.29	$1,619	-0.23
707–728	718	209	232.00–252.00	$242.25	$1,739	+6.45
782	782	10	226.00	$226.00	$1,767	-1.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	375	25	220.00–252.00	$243.56	$913	-10.35
415–448	431	77	221.00–250.00	$242.52	$1,045	+0.85
450–497	484	37	220.00–245.00	$235.08	$1,138	-8.06
515–548	538	43	220.00–242.00	$236.12	$1,270	-2.46
553–585	565	51	221.00–242.00	$233.67	$1,320	-6.29
600–636	622	45	221.00–240.00	$235.42	$1,464	+2.31
650–693	665	48	219.00–236.50	$228.38	$1,519	-5.70
708–746	727	10	210.00–228.00	$218.27	$1,587	+1.18
780–795	793	45	184.00–216.50	$210.69	$1,671	-6.86
816	816	4	197.50	$197.50	$1,612	-2.95
855	855	9	208.00	$208.00	$1,778	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	32	207.00–240.00	$229.97	$869	+9.47
460–485	470	3	200.00–210.00	$205.09	$964	-2.78
505–548	534	3	200.00–217.00	$211.64	$1,130	—
555–595	587	31	207.50–220.00	$211.99	$1,244	-12.01
657–685	671	16	200.00–218.00	$205.50	$1,379	+0.54
706	706	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,518	+12.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–497	479	43	221.00–255.00	$240.32	$1,151	—
555–586	566	11	225.00–236.00	$231.86	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,010	+6.83
464–472	467	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,168	-3.52
501–536	519	12	228.00–261.00	$239.21	$1,241	-14.08
681–683	682	7	210.00–222.50	$217.15	$1,481	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	5	255.00	$255.00	$778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,619	+15.12
660	660	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,723	+13.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230–1515	1377	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,500.00–1,735.00	$1,619.74	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1140	844	85-90%	14	47.50–70.00	$64.13	$541	—
705–1145	890	85-90%	35	67.50–89.00	$81.89	$729	—
815–1150	996	85-90%	16	101.00–117.50	$106.28	$1,059	—
705–1330	1036	85-90%	56	87.50–104.00	$95.71	$992	-1.27

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1440	1199	80-85%	69	97.50–109.50	$105.43	$1,264	+0.89
1050–1276	1215	80-85%	6	76.00–101.50	$87.18	$1,059	-26.79
1070–1345	1231	80-85%	19	109.00–117.50	$111.93	$1,378	+18.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1435	1346	75-80%	4	96.00–100.00	$98.98	$1,332	—
1320–1820	1432	75-80%	50	104.50–116.00	$109.71	$1,571	-0.84
1400–1787	1597	75-80%	16	112.50–129.00	$119.53	$1,909	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,346	—
1215–1520	1335	3	104.00–110.00	$106.91	$1,427	—
1255–2025	1573	31	112.00–127.00	$120.78	$1,900	+9.12
1480–2150	1781	19	126.00–142.00	$133.30	$2,374	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–1095	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	172.00–197.00	$187.20	$1,601
775–1160	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	115.00–173.00	$138.69	$1,300

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1250	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	178.00–190.00	$182.94	$1,945

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1280	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,350.00–2,050.00	$1,989.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	161.00	$161.00	$528	—
370	370	4	164.00	$164.00	$607	—
420–435	423	6	155.00–173.00	$165.93	$702	—
450–497	485	13	160.00–181.00	$177.40	$860	—
523–540	531	5	149.00–175.00	$162.87	$865	—
550–598	577	10	153.00–175.00	$162.91	$940	—
602–620	608	10	159.00–172.00	$165.96	$1,009	—
655–690	672	6	149.00–153.00	$151.34	$1,017	—

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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.