Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

4,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.97/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 506 lb · 268 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.08/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 578 lb · 139 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.22/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 674 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,330	6,768	9,191
Feeder cattle	3,195	5,171	7,449
Slaughter cattle	962	1,273	1,486
Replacement cattle	173	324	256

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm, with heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher early week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	8	297.50	$297.50	$833	—
348	348	2	260.00	$260.00	$905	-7.89
361–383	380	37	285.00–297.50	$294.54	$1,119	+17.82
401–445	427	8	260.00–286.00	$272.20	$1,162	+0.51
454–497	490	95	253.00–280.00	$271.39	$1,330	+0.34
513–545	531	49	235.00–270.00	$246.16	$1,307	-0.10
541 value added	541	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,358	—
553–594	567	51	234.00–260.00	$245.60	$1,393	-3.22
590 value added	590	6	257.50	$257.50	$1,519	—
600–641	622	35	222.00–249.00	$237.39	$1,477	+3.61
664 unweaned	664	15	222.00	$222.00	$1,474	—
650–698	674	114	225.00–238.00	$230.70	$1,555	+2.54
697 value added	697	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,673	—
708–743	721	30	220.00–233.00	$226.73	$1,635	-2.53
765–794	777	23	225.00–231.00	$229.70	$1,785	-3.36
886	886	55	221.00	$221.00	$1,958	+11.88
954	954	28	204.00	$204.00	$1,946	—
1009	1009	30	191.00	$191.00	$1,927	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–337	330	10	300.00–320.00	$311.92	$1,029	+7.22
358–390	370	12	290.00–320.00	$307.60	$1,138	+6.60
423–429	425	31	290.00–301.00	$295.72	$1,257	-3.23
451–499	482	61	284.00–305.00	$297.38	$1,433	+4.39
508 unweaned	508	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,346	+19.00
520–536	529	36	270.00–285.00	$278.60	$1,474	+10.69
556 unweaned	556	12	260.00	$260.00	$1,446	+9.67
560–585	570	64	255.00–267.50	$259.07	$1,477	-5.42
601–645	612	59	244.00–264.00	$253.37	$1,551	+1.98
639 value added	639	23	247.00	$247.00	$1,578	—
664–682	671	31	237.00–242.50	$240.44	$1,613	-7.56
700–737	720	13	238.00–240.00	$238.90	$1,720	-4.12
754–790	784	75	230.00–248.50	$245.42	$1,924	+2.92
820	820	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,927	-4.67
879	879	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,934	-7.00
977	977	52	219.00	$219.00	$2,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–346	317	9	250.00–265.00	$255.46	$810	+20.27
408–436	418	21	222.50–245.00	$232.87	$973	-11.69
463–496	490	22	240.00–250.00	$245.69	$1,204	+10.92
518–525	520	4	220.00–250.00	$242.42	$1,261	+13.50
568–595	581	57	212.50–233.00	$224.56	$1,305	-3.49
597 unweaned	597	7	207.50	$207.50	$1,239	—
648	648	8	218.00	$218.00	$1,413	+14.62
666	666	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,382	+3.13
705	705	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	—
786	786	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,651	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	5	180.00	$180.00	$936	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
923	923	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,735	—
1025	1025	2	183.50	$183.50	$1,881	-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
341	341	6	275.00	$275.00	$938	+5.00
352	352	5	270.00	$270.00	$950	-5.34
402–449	427	109	255.00–280.00	$273.44	$1,168	+24.41
455	455	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	—
475 unweaned	475	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,164	+7.72
502 value added	502	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,145	-1.00
500–537	506	261	234.00–251.00	$243.37	$1,231	+11.58
559–595	590	103	226.00–240.00	$237.54	$1,401	+8.69
602 value added	602	16	226.00	$226.00	$1,361	—
605–628	618	36	215.00–231.00	$223.77	$1,383	-2.04
658 value added	658	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,454	—
658–680	667	36	214.00–225.00	$218.04	$1,454	-4.51
730	730	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,613	+0.94
835	835	7	202.50	$202.50	$1,691	-5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	8	230.00–237.50	$232.71	$787	+13.82
355–398	386	14	240.00–260.00	$247.11	$954	+7.89
404–445	418	15	215.00–250.00	$229.22	$958	+3.62
450–490	477	43	215.00–245.00	$223.29	$1,065	+3.05
500–549	522	76	202.50–237.00	$218.87	$1,143	+3.75
524 unweaned	524	8	190.00	$190.00	$996	—
552–598	578	139	201.00–234.00	$213.08	$1,232	-6.50
602 unweaned	602	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,204	—
605–645	620	45	200.00–213.00	$208.19	$1,291	-7.89
663–697	676	46	194.00–214.00	$209.25	$1,415	-4.26
785–791	790	12	195.00–208.00	$204.77	$1,618	-1.48
888	888	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,776	—
958	958	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	330	7	227.50–235.00	$230.81	$762	+30.81
360–373	366	9	213.00–230.00	$228.14	$835	+2.52
415 unweaned	415	5	211.00	$211.00	$876	—
416	416	16	220.00	$220.00	$915	+23.38
465–496	484	71	185.00–212.50	$207.48	$1,004	+8.99
505–532	527	9	180.00–208.00	$204.13	$1,076	+13.15
555–597	579	16	170.00–205.00	$190.88	$1,105	-5.05
621–643	635	12	180.00–192.50	$185.34	$1,177	-8.23
655–670	662	17	185.00–192.50	$188.21	$1,246	-4.74
711	711	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,244	+2.47

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	5	192.50	$192.50	$601	—
542 unweaned	542	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
420–430	423	9	250.00–255.00	$253.31	$1,072	+12.37
460–495	486	10	248.00–270.00	$253.48	$1,232	+10.50
508–543	521	6	249.00–268.00	$256.59	$1,337	+26.51
550–585	567	9	235.00–260.00	$243.85	$1,383	+12.98
601–622	606	18	217.50–235.00	$220.49	$1,336	+6.20
650–696	685	16	217.00–224.00	$218.84	$1,499	+2.27
702–744	717	11	195.00–211.00	$201.03	$1,441	+3.14
750–782	776	12	187.50–210.00	$192.75	$1,496	-1.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,107	—
407	407	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,079	—
456–483	473	32	262.50–298.00	$274.03	$1,296	+16.18
501–536	514	27	240.00–270.00	$249.61	$1,283	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–439	437	20	227.50	$227.50	$994	—
462–490	471	9	215.00–220.00	$216.73	$1,021	+6.73
545	545	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	-3.90
591	591	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,123	-8.78
612–630	622	11	180.00–205.00	$191.18	$1,189	-0.91
693	693	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,247	-11.94

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,111	—
812	812	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,478	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	6	170.00	$170.00	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1410	1210	80-85%	107	95.00–111.00	$100.95	$1,221	+15.29
1005–1380	1218	80-85%	197	85.00–104.50	$92.88	$1,131	+7.22
1080–1390	1224	80-85%	24	72.00–90.50	$86.52	$1,059	+0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1158	964	85-90%	17	42.50–68.00	$56.89	$548	-16.59
800–1255	991	85-90%	32	57.00–82.00	$73.07	$724	-0.41
780–1263	1067	85-90%	162	77.50–93.00	$86.47	$923	+0.74
922–1200	1069	85-90%	33	92.00–105.00	$96.23	$1,029	+10.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1650	1426	75-80%	29	84.00–93.00	$90.86	$1,296	+1.06
1322–1763	1461	75-80%	138	93.00–105.00	$98.01	$1,432	-1.32
1445–1850	1589	75-80%	41	105.00–118.00	$109.83	$1,745	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1540	1376	7	94.00–110.00	$100.39	$1,381	—
1220–2235	1675	42	108.00–123.00	$113.74	$1,905	-0.86
1490–2265	1788	17	119.00–133.00	$124.39	$2,224	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
897–1060	958	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	145.00–179.00	$155.53	$1,490
840–1200	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–99.50	$95.15	$942
810–1310	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	103.00–147.50	$126.48	$1,422

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–912	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	177.50–209.00	$190.02	$1,653

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
983	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,160

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1273	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,075.00–1,500.00	$1,235.62
1010–1505	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,414.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1138	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,181.40

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–940	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$775.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
960–1025	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,475.00	$1,162.50
900–1180	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,389.35

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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
1310–1315	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,437.50	-232.50
1285–1410	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,525.00	-145.00

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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.