Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

10,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.24/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 742 lb · 434 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.28/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 737 lb · 356 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.03/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 824 lb · 328 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,495	4,330	13,239
Feeder cattle	8,844	3,195	10,359
Slaughter cattle	1,461	962	2,094
Replacement cattle	190	173	786

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders uneven with early week 3.00 to 9.00 higher and late week 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower and 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
309 thin fleshed	309	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,051	—
343	343	3	276.00	$276.00	$947	-35.92
362–393	376	45	281.00–325.00	$309.72	$1,165	+2.12
405–448	429	51	265.00–320.00	$303.88	$1,304	+8.16
439 value added	439	8	302.50	$302.50	$1,328	—
450–498	476	153	266.00–310.00	$292.39	$1,392	-4.99
511 value added	511	8	272.00	$272.00	$1,390	—
500–545	521	184	251.00–295.00	$278.28	$1,450	-0.32
551–593	568	229	246.00–287.00	$269.34	$1,530	+10.27
600–645	619	240	244.00–270.50	$259.41	$1,606	+6.04
629 unweaned	629	13	259.00	$259.00	$1,629	—
655–691	669	217	237.00–261.00	$247.75	$1,657	+7.31
717–748	742	434	219.00–254.00	$246.24	$1,827	+7.34
753–785	766	216	220.50–248.00	$243.53	$1,865	-1.89
816–836	824	328	226.00–236.00	$231.03	$1,904	-3.97
850–894	869	222	227.00–233.00	$228.61	$1,987	+8.61
906–935	922	83	222.00–224.00	$223.64	$2,062	—
977–988	986	61	217.00–220.00	$217.58	$2,145	-1.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–313	305	13	295.00–305.00	$300.33	$916	—
376–395	386	28	280.00–295.00	$291.76	$1,126	-2.78
419 unweaned	419	15	275.00	$275.00	$1,152	—
425–448	440	47	256.00–285.00	$277.05	$1,219	+4.85
450–499	476	167	257.00–287.50	$274.33	$1,306	+2.94
495–498 unweaned	497	27	260.00–272.50	$264.61	$1,315	—
500–547	527	86	230.00–265.00	$255.90	$1,349	+9.74
508–547 unweaned	540	84	233.00–258.00	$251.93	$1,360	—
571 unweaned	571	16	247.00	$247.00	$1,410	—
555–598	579	274	220.00–263.00	$250.55	$1,451	+4.95
600–648	628	93	207.50–242.00	$233.70	$1,468	-3.69
650–697	682	84	220.00–235.00	$226.35	$1,544	-4.35
721 unweaned	721	54	218.50	$218.50	$1,575	—
700–749	739	79	190.00–237.00	$230.16	$1,701	+3.43
775–788	787	44	230.00–235.00	$234.66	$1,847	+4.96
816–846	830	12	200.00–220.00	$209.63	$1,740	—
892	892	58	223.00	$223.00	$1,989	+2.00
948	948	18	215.00	$215.00	$2,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–386	380	19	240.00–277.50	$256.02	$973	—
431	431	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,013	+2.13
452–499	474	73	230.00–253.00	$247.09	$1,171	+1.40
493 unweaned	493	14	227.00	$227.00	$1,119	—
510–521	514	10	200.00–230.00	$215.10	$1,106	-27.32
554–593	568	47	215.00–235.00	$230.33	$1,308	+5.77
637	637	14	220.00	$220.00	$1,401	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,235	—
649	649	5	196.00	$196.00	$1,272	—
803–810	807	5	179.00–181.00	$179.80	$1,451	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	7	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
487	487	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,076	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,003	—
651	651	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,204	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
842	842	6	226.50	$226.50	$1,907	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–330	326	14	270.00–297.00	$287.57	$937	+12.57
376–388	379	19	240.00–267.50	$261.57	$991	-8.43
406–447	424	58	248.00–282.00	$270.67	$1,148	-2.77
458–499	468	84	223.00–264.00	$253.39	$1,186	-21.61
492 unweaned	492	22	248.00	$248.00	$1,220	+3.00
502 unweaned	502	10	246.00	$246.00	$1,235	—
505–549	522	193	233.00–259.00	$246.65	$1,288	+3.28
553–589	570	103	211.00–257.00	$239.93	$1,368	+2.39
572 unweaned	572	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,144	—
605–646	624	229	220.00–236.00	$226.99	$1,416	+3.22
655–695	669	215	220.00–236.00	$229.52	$1,535	+11.48
674 unweaned	674	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,449	—
734 value added	734	18	228.50	$228.50	$1,677	—
702–747	737	338	204.00–239.25	$235.64	$1,737	+14.64
752–774	755	138	218.00–227.00	$220.80	$1,667	—
803–813	807	58	213.00–221.00	$216.36	$1,746	+13.86
871	871	65	207.50	$207.50	$1,807	—
945	945	13	191.00	$191.00	$1,805	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–344	334	9	220.00–230.00	$223.13	$745	-9.58
356 unweaned	356	13	242.00	$242.00	$862	—
350–391	376	35	220.00–270.00	$247.91	$932	+0.80
400–445	424	105	210.00–252.00	$237.81	$1,008	+8.59
462 unweaned	462	30	238.00	$238.00	$1,100	—
451–497	476	129	210.00–247.50	$239.26	$1,139	+15.97
479 value added	479	16	241.00	$241.00	$1,154	—
502–548	518	112	195.00–233.00	$220.33	$1,141	+1.46
504–545 unweaned	529	40	217.00–227.00	$221.19	$1,170	+31.19
552–598	571	180	205.00–228.00	$220.37	$1,258	+7.29
600–648	618	80	190.00–217.50	$209.34	$1,294	+1.15
664 unweaned	664	48	210.00	$210.00	$1,394	—
650–686	675	55	188.00–217.00	$210.46	$1,421	+1.21
705–743	723	24	180.00–224.00	$194.14	$1,404	—
805–823	810	7	180.00–188.00	$185.68	$1,504	—
862	862	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,724	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–396	386	11	200.00–235.00	$224.04	$865	-4.10
427 unweaned	427	24	205.00	$205.00	$875	-6.00
424–435	428	21	222.50–232.00	$228.51	$978	+8.51
451–498	472	34	197.50–230.00	$220.55	$1,041	+13.07
490 unweaned	490	26	215.00	$215.00	$1,054	—
505–507	506	6	185.00	$185.00	$936	-19.13
563–599	586	21	182.00–201.00	$189.23	$1,109	-1.65

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	7	165.00–186.00	$177.00	$660	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,157	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	258.00	$258.00	$921	—
421–435	426	6	230.00–250.00	$236.81	$1,009	-16.50
468–494	481	26	228.00–250.00	$240.56	$1,157	-12.92
501–545	520	25	210.00–230.00	$220.05	$1,144	-36.54
549 unweaned	549	21	219.00	$219.00	$1,202	—
568–595	578	40	210.00–227.50	$222.41	$1,286	-21.44
614–646	632	50	199.00–230.00	$209.40	$1,323	-11.09
651–655	653	16	204.00–215.00	$212.07	$1,385	-6.77
707–730	716	21	180.00–210.00	$199.94	$1,432	-1.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	4	273.00	$273.00	$1,228	-1.03
520–534	528	30	237.00–250.00	$244.05	$1,289	-5.56
606	606	11	225.00	$225.00	$1,364	—
651–682	668	22	218.00–222.00	$220.23	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307 unweaned	307	5	250.00	$250.00	$768	—
428 unweaned	428	24	227.00	$227.00	$972	—
475	475	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,083	+11.27
498 unweaned	498	17	225.00	$225.00	$1,120	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–396	390	7	230.00–235.00	$232.10	$905	—
508–545	527	4	171.00–220.00	$196.36	$1,035	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716	716	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,274	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1355	1206	80-85%	103	94.50–107.50	$97.45	$1,175	-3.50
1035–1420	1221	80-85%	370	81.00–103.50	$89.88	$1,097	-3.00
1065–1367	1244	80-85%	23	71.00–92.00	$84.96	$1,057	-1.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1212	937	85-90%	27	90.00–100.00	$94.68	$887	—
725–1200	973	85-90%	98	56.00–84.00	$71.57	$696	+14.68
758–1115	974	85-90%	16	42.50–62.00	$54.87	$534	-2.02
770–1378	1084	85-90%	220	76.00–94.50	$85.51	$927	-10.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1610	1418	75-80%	50	80.00–92.00	$86.65	$1,229	-4.21
1230–1738	1465	75-80%	175	89.00–104.00	$95.25	$1,395	-2.76
1345–1920	1570	75-80%	19	102.00–106.00	$104.44	$1,640	-5.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046	1046	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,475	—
1093–1390	1242	6	110.00–120.00	$114.40	$1,421	—
1310–2515	1646	17	80.00–106.00	$97.16	$1,599	—
1330–2390	1706	63	105.00–119.50	$111.28	$1,898	—
1650–2210	1876	13	117.00–130.00	$121.75	$2,284	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1135	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	104.50–145.00	$118.82	$1,166
915–1178	1014	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	140.00–187.00	$153.33	$1,555

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
853–878	871	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	175.00–187.50	$178.67	$1,556

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1133	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	112.00	$112.00	$1,269

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
721	721	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	112.50	$112.50	$811

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1115	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,385.00–1,475.00	$1,420.03
885–1430	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,398.45
1140–1291	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,352.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1131–1420	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,766.86

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1155	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,060.00–1,385.00	$1,196.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00
870–1030	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,123.79

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,535.00	$1,535.00

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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
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1338–1380	1352	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,483.33	—
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210–1300	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,275.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–264	260	9	170.00–175.00	$173.38	$451	—
338	338	3	180.00	$180.00	$608	—
350–397	385	7	170.00–174.00	$171.40	$660	—
420–448	432	5	173.00–184.00	$178.92	$773	—
465–495	483	15	150.00–183.00	$164.40	$794	—
510–542	530	20	160.00–183.00	$174.76	$926	—
570–588	575	10	175.00–178.00	$175.59	$1,010	—
605–640	615	21	159.00–173.50	$168.68	$1,037	—
653–675	661	8	160.00–165.00	$160.62	$1,062	—
709–730	711	15	155.00–165.00	$161.26	$1,147	—
751–795	786	41	153.00–160.00	$159.35	$1,252	—
810	810	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,256	—
876	876	25	165.00	$165.00	$1,445	—
922	922	34	166.00	$166.00	$1,531	—
968	968	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,452	—
1053	1053	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,527	—

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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.