Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

8,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.00/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,012/hd at 771 lb · 391 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.34/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 839 lb · 391 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $244.08/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 859 lb · 324 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,801	10,420	8,861
Feeder cattle	7,554	9,008	7,238
Slaughter cattle	1,011	1,110	1,458
Replacement cattle	236	302	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 4.00 to 10.00 lower, with yearling steers steady early week and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	4	305.00	$305.00	$982	-26.29
360–370	366	7	297.50–310.00	$305.08	$1,117	-24.33
422–439	427	33	290.00–320.00	$310.47	$1,326	-3.88
450–499	470	104	280.00–318.00	$303.22	$1,425	-5.49
502–548	520	119	275.00–310.00	$292.90	$1,523	-8.66
554–599	579	75	266.00–302.00	$286.43	$1,658	-4.22
603–629	612	175	254.50–295.00	$279.30	$1,709	+2.02
652–685	667	154	250.00–281.00	$272.56	$1,818	-4.82
703–742	718	174	247.50–268.00	$257.89	$1,852	-11.78
755–792	771	391	245.00–264.50	$261.00	$2,012	+0.23
803–849	839	391	244.00–255.00	$248.34	$2,084	-3.72
850–863	859	324	242.00–253.50	$244.08	$2,097	-0.17
910	910	8	230.00	$230.00	$2,093	-6.56
997	997	29	226.00	$226.00	$2,253	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	10	280.00	$280.00	$857	-14.78
353–382	362	33	268.00–305.00	$290.27	$1,051	-15.55
407–435	424	16	262.00–287.00	$282.30	$1,197	-6.17
452–498	468	124	259.00–290.00	$280.21	$1,311	-6.43
488 unweaned	488	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,308	+18.00
518 unweaned	518	6	252.00	$252.00	$1,305	—
500–548	528	60	245.00–272.50	$267.58	$1,413	-5.81
550–595	574	184	240.00–280.00	$269.13	$1,545	-3.16
596 unweaned	596	9	227.00	$227.00	$1,353	—
600–644	620	128	230.00–267.00	$259.57	$1,609	+4.87
621 unweaned	621	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,428	-8.00
655–698	678	68	225.00–267.50	$259.54	$1,760	+7.17
700–743	725	125	235.00–251.00	$244.97	$1,776	-4.27
750–789	772	61	238.00–252.00	$246.20	$1,901	-3.04
824–839	838	192	240.00–241.50	$241.43	$2,023	—
850–870	862	18	234.00–242.00	$238.93	$2,060	+3.13
1000	1000	11	220.00	$220.00	$2,200	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–342	329	23	260.00–275.00	$267.34	$880	-12.66
362–395	379	10	265.00–272.50	$268.91	$1,019	-9.47
421	421	7	235.00	$235.00	$989	-13.10
458–498	479	44	233.00–255.00	$249.13	$1,193	-4.13
520–546	525	69	223.00–295.00	$236.61	$1,242	-14.69
550–596	575	76	230.00–261.00	$252.23	$1,450	+1.80
601–632	620	22	222.00–242.50	$234.93	$1,457	-10.07
655–690	666	58	210.00–241.00	$229.74	$1,530	+0.19
760–795	776	9	203.00–230.00	$222.18	$1,724	—
915	915	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,784	—
954–980	970	13	192.00–210.00	$203.19	$1,971	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–548	531	5	175.00–180.00	$178.10	$946	-29.90
640	640	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,402	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	6	247.50	$247.50	$1,713	—
1005	1005	6	222.00	$222.00	$2,231	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616	616	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,047	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–346	334	10	272.00–290.00	$278.83	$931	-1.17
415 fancy	415	12	299.00	$299.00	$1,241	±0.00
425–440	432	22	255.00–277.00	$262.93	$1,136	-11.51
457 fancy	457	9	292.50	$292.50	$1,337	—
451–498	476	85	255.00–282.00	$266.65	$1,269	-8.34
507–548	528	130	234.00–266.00	$256.52	$1,354	-1.20
552–595	568	174	243.00–271.00	$256.44	$1,457	-0.63
605–648	620	190	230.00–264.00	$250.86	$1,555	-7.44
651–686	666	217	240.00–243.50	$242.81	$1,617	-5.63
703–740	725	56	225.50–243.00	$239.11	$1,734	-4.64
761	761	45	240.50	$240.50	$1,830	+3.00
803–845	811	135	222.00–236.00	$230.42	$1,869	+0.12
900–916	905	104	211.00–226.00	$220.21	$1,993	+9.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–327	318	12	240.00–265.00	$256.82	$817	+1.82
367–396	382	55	220.00–262.00	$253.60	$969	-10.52
400–443	422	113	220.00–250.00	$241.99	$1,021	-9.21
450–498	479	66	216.00–254.00	$235.81	$1,130	-12.14
516–526 unweaned	522	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,154	—
500–548	528	171	219.00–242.00	$234.21	$1,237	-4.96
550–596	576	178	214.00–242.00	$231.76	$1,335	-5.85
620 unweaned	620	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	—
600–646	630	103	215.00–235.00	$227.13	$1,431	-2.91
650–695	672	131	206.00–237.00	$226.46	$1,522	-3.17
702–745	725	63	205.00–231.00	$223.59	$1,621	-5.42
767–799	784	129	200.00–230.00	$226.07	$1,772	-2.23
803–846	831	33	200.00–220.00	$216.49	$1,799	-1.20
870–895	875	15	200.00–212.00	$209.55	$1,834	-5.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–328	322	27	230.00–242.00	$233.62	$752	+4.90
352–388	373	52	190.00–242.50	$234.59	$875	+24.14
408–449	438	33	217.50–230.00	$226.40	$992	-1.60
450–476	464	56	193.00–235.00	$229.35	$1,064	+0.80
501–538	519	56	180.00–220.00	$212.75	$1,104	+6.75
550–588	574	47	185.00–220.00	$209.34	$1,202	-3.41
643 unweaned	643	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,350	—
780	780	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,568	—
801–827	817	22	180.00–201.00	$193.28	$1,579	—
877	877	21	189.00	$189.00	$1,658	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	6	205.00	$205.00	$783	-11.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,829	-13.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,536	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	2	120.00	$120.00	$882	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	262.50–265.00	$263.78	$1,016	-27.22
400–448	431	18	250.00–278.00	$266.34	$1,148	+4.08
458–496	476	15	250.00–275.00	$265.93	$1,266	+8.34
515–528	520	10	239.00–262.00	$253.73	$1,319	+14.00
534 unweaned	534	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,239	—
568–590	581	30	235.00–261.00	$252.85	$1,469	+3.13
603–615	608	5	225.00–233.00	$229.76	$1,397	-4.39
653–694	676	12	202.00–226.00	$214.18	$1,448	-12.38
900–945	923	2	150.00–175.00	$162.20	$1,497	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–379	378	23	289.00–295.00	$294.24	$1,112	-17.12
425–448	435	18	265.00–275.00	$270.43	$1,176	—
467–486	482	32	270.00–287.00	$273.56	$1,319	—
507–535	518	19	265.00–276.00	$272.87	$1,413	+6.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–447	435	19	226.00–255.00	$244.36	$1,063	+7.18
450–481	469	41	210.00–252.00	$249.72	$1,171	+12.19
519–537	530	15	227.00–243.00	$235.54	$1,248	+2.40
588	588	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,276	-13.59
751	751	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,517	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	7	230.00	$230.00	$840	—
411	411	8	218.00	$218.00	$896	—
464–496	470	23	228.00–231.00	$229.91	$1,081	+13.83
584	584	6	203.00	$203.00	$1,186	—
663	663	8	206.00	$206.00	$1,366	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1165	887	85-90%	38	40.00–72.50	$57.42	$509	—
870–1170	972	85-90%	17	100.00–110.00	$103.81	$1,009	+21.02
755–1255	1026	85-90%	119	70.00–87.50	$80.75	$828	-27.86
815–1285	1072	85-90%	181	85.00–99.00	$91.81	$984	-3.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1490	1213	80-85%	142	87.50–112.00	$100.35	$1,217	+1.80
1045–1430	1236	80-85%	40	106.00–118.00	$110.72	$1,368	-2.94
1057–1463	1263	80-85%	30	75.00–101.00	$90.97	$1,149	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1935	1430	75-80%	98	101.00–115.00	$106.80	$1,527	+5.16
1210–1955	1449	75-80%	36	92.00–102.00	$98.02	$1,420	—
1355–2085	1589	75-80%	33	112.00–124.00	$116.32	$1,848	-2.91

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680	1680	65-75%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2495	1586	17	89.00–117.50	$107.72	$1,708	—
1220–2620	1662	57	109.00–128.00	$120.06	$1,995	—
1620–2100	1837	30	123.00–134.00	$126.60	$2,326	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
796–1015	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	180.00–207.50	$189.88	$1,614
875–1670	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	108.50–147.50	$130.76	$1,369

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1172	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	117.00–135.00	$128.39	$1,366

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
954	954	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,956
1250–1362	1306	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	140.00–165.00	$151.96	$1,985

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1155	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,487.49
1030–1420	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,150.00–1,660.00	$1,456.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–990	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,337.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1380–1605	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,875.00–2,150.00	$1,957.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,580.00	$1,580.00
920–1005	957	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,375.00–1,750.00	$1,596.83
1150–1160	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,637.30
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778–820	796	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	975.00–1,300.00	$1,162.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
958	958	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,870.00	$1,870.00

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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
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1070–1320	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,725.00–2,400.00	$2,229.17	—
1210–1430	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,925.00–2,100.00	$2,045.83	—
1228–1410	1319	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,850.00	$1,525.00	-187.50
1590	1590	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644	644	46	148.00	$148.00	$953	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–468	464	5	165.00–182.00	$171.85	$797	—
517–548	530	17	171.00–186.00	$174.74	$926	—
594–596	595	21	170.00–182.00	$173.99	$1,035	—
615–626	624	25	179.00–181.50	$179.49	$1,120	—
665	665	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—
715–725	719	34	140.00–172.00	$158.72	$1,141	—
790	790	16	146.00	$146.00	$1,153	—
845	845	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
924	924	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,488	—

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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.