Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

14,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $217.78/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 868 lb · 1,032 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $224.47/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 817 lb · 849 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $212.35/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 912 lb · 764 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,315	12,344	10,775
Feeder cattle	10,794	10,174	9,583
Slaughter cattle	1,432	1,296	915
Replacement cattle	2,089	874	277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 7.00 to 18.00 higher and heifers 5.00 to 17.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	305.00–325.00	$311.88	$982	-3.61
355–390	373	22	298.00–325.00	$314.93	$1,175	+7.24
400–449	421	121	283.00–330.00	$305.73	$1,287	+5.30
450–497	471	71	282.00–315.00	$295.80	$1,393	-8.01
503–548	530	195	261.00–302.00	$286.40	$1,518	+17.01
559–598	584	115	240.00–277.50	$266.95	$1,559	+13.74
600–648	625	262	230.00–255.00	$242.03	$1,513	-0.73
652 fancy	652	70	259.00	$259.00	$1,689	—
650–697	673	281	230.00–251.00	$238.85	$1,607	+11.48
703–715 fancy	704	123	248.00–252.75	$252.16	$1,775	—
700–748	728	493	210.50–244.00	$229.75	$1,673	+13.92
752–786	766	127	210.00–238.50	$232.34	$1,780	+14.60
772 value added	772	16	217.00	$217.00	$1,675	—
804–839	817	849	216.00–235.50	$224.47	$1,834	+10.36
851–891	868	1,032	213.00–228.00	$217.78	$1,890	+7.12
902–942	912	764	205.00–217.00	$212.35	$1,937	+6.42
1111	1111	15	188.00	$188.00	$2,089	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	383	27	270.00–290.00	$282.85	$1,083	+17.41
405–445	440	15	263.00–287.50	$270.29	$1,189	+15.37
458–499	481	69	255.00–280.00	$269.77	$1,298	+8.14
517	517	6	234.00	$234.00	$1,210	-16.79
500–545	522	55	235.00–265.00	$253.25	$1,322	+2.46
533 unweaned	533	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,269	—
556–599	584	172	227.00–262.00	$251.19	$1,467	+6.00
600–641	611	71	220.00–229.00	$225.21	$1,376	+6.38
652–699	680	189	210.00–230.00	$221.69	$1,507	+5.15
700–736	718	48	205.00–216.00	$210.41	$1,511	+2.34
760–783	767	124	206.00–215.00	$212.24	$1,628	+7.97
800–848	829	196	202.00–215.50	$214.07	$1,775	+7.97
861–899	882	472	205.00–212.00	$210.20	$1,854	+3.74
928	928	122	194.00–202.00	$195.51	$1,814	-0.92
950–968	957	16	199.00–209.00	$202.79	$1,941	+12.86
1034	1034	33	174.00	$174.00	$1,799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	6	260.00	$260.00	$998	+10.53
416–436	429	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,030	+12.88
455–492	490	37	242.00–247.00	$246.75	$1,209	+16.42
525	525	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,228	+5.59
555–590	572	29	215.00–230.00	$224.41	$1,284	+6.07
658–691	677	15	192.50–208.00	$202.09	$1,368	+0.77
765–771	766	38	190.00–192.00	$191.74	$1,469	+13.24
820	820	170	192.00	$192.00	$1,574	—
968	968	7	172.00	$172.00	$1,665	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	21	285.00	$285.00	$844	—
303–341	329	15	253.00–280.00	$270.09	$889	+1.70
366–398	391	57	250.00–272.00	$269.12	$1,052	+7.51
400–449	427	118	235.00–265.00	$247.67	$1,058	+4.25
441 fancy	441	7	273.00	$273.00	$1,204	-4.00
457–499	482	97	234.00–255.00	$244.63	$1,179	+6.20
501–545	528	321	219.00–240.00	$226.53	$1,196	+2.04
551–591	578	221	218.00–243.00	$235.80	$1,363	+17.40
601–644	621	272	211.00–236.00	$220.56	$1,370	+6.96
652–699	683	66	211.00–232.00	$223.92	$1,529	+6.28
707–739	725	549	206.00–224.50	$216.02	$1,566	+15.06
736 value added	736	8	209.00	$209.00	$1,538	—
761–796	777	185	200.00–207.00	$204.00	$1,585	+3.38
809–823	818	75	198.00–201.00	$200.48	$1,640	+10.03
878–884	880	37	194.00–199.00	$196.04	$1,725	+1.54
1053	1053	13	174.00	$174.00	$1,832	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–340	331	24	232.00–250.00	$239.04	$791	+1.18
350–397	382	38	218.00–260.00	$245.17	$937	+6.22
404–448	432	90	212.00–237.00	$223.97	$968	-0.03
453–495	475	115	215.00–234.00	$227.58	$1,081	+5.24
500–548	523	76	192.00–221.00	$209.34	$1,095	+3.50
554–595	568	167	191.00–218.00	$210.70	$1,197	+11.71
601–647	631	106	185.00–210.00	$199.21	$1,257	-1.27
650–695	675	141	180.00–209.00	$200.79	$1,355	+6.59
705–745	720	229	174.00–200.00	$191.13	$1,376	+5.24
755–780	767	91	180.00–198.00	$193.12	$1,481	+3.25
813–820	818	26	180.00–194.00	$190.79	$1,561	+9.32
863–898	884	19	176.00–182.00	$178.57	$1,579	-4.85
907	907	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,587	-1.38
992	992	22	170.00	$170.00	$1,686	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	211.00	$211.00	$791	-20.00
471–499	490	12	200.00–212.00	$208.15	$1,020	+0.68
516–535	519	10	190.00–206.00	$193.18	$1,003	-0.55
635	635	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	+4.00
711	711	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,209	—
768	768	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,229	—
854–898	858	26	140.00–166.00	$164.19	$1,409	+2.19
948	948	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,138	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–393	364	7	182.50–200.00	$187.90	$684	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	6	204.50	$204.50	$1,166	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,171	-16.00
458–483	475	9	255.00–272.00	$266.53	$1,266	+16.02
542–548	546	13	240.00–247.00	$244.33	$1,334	-2.18
578–592	586	24	231.00–238.00	$233.85	$1,370	—
628–630	628	10	224.00–242.00	$227.41	$1,428	—
653	653	21	215.00	$215.00	$1,404	—
750	750	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 unweaned	470	12	247.00	$247.00	$1,161	—
480	480	6	252.50	$252.50	$1,212	+15.72
555–592	579	5	218.00–226.00	$222.91	$1,291	+7.78
600–615	604	4	214.00–230.00	$223.44	$1,350	+19.43
662–683	671	16	195.00–206.00	$199.91	$1,341	+3.62
718	718	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,436	—
825–830	828	2	154.00–158.00	$155.99	$1,292	-0.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	15	211.00	$211.00	$1,264	+29.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	210.00	$210.00	$735	—
548	548	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420–1640	1528	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,980.36	—
1680	1680	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1570	1570	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1466	1205	80-85%	123	95.00–108.00	$99.23	$1,196	+9.80
1050–1440	1210	80-85%	277	84.00–98.00	$91.30	$1,105	+1.87
1005–1335	1225	80-85%	14	72.00–87.00	$81.43	$998	-8.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1328–1675	1414	75-80%	13	78.00–88.00	$83.45	$1,180	—
1270–1760	1427	75-80%	195	85.00–97.50	$93.11	$1,329	—
1330–1785	1471	75-80%	109	96.00–110.00	$99.96	$1,470	+7.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1220	946	85-90%	15	41.00–65.00	$50.98	$482	-17.76
710–1225	958	85-90%	42	60.00–81.50	$71.41	$684	—
835–1215	1042	85-90%	47	87.00–98.00	$90.08	$939	+1.36
800–1325	1055	85-90%	156	75.00–90.50	$82.93	$875	+1.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	4	102.00	$102.00	$1,158	—
1206	1206	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,278	—
1255–1575	1376	18	91.50–104.00	$96.94	$1,334	—
1180–2400	1578	40	103.50–119.50	$111.56	$1,760	+16.52
1285–2335	1836	38	116.00–142.00	$125.76	$2,309	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
809–1380	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	97.00–152.00	$131.70	$1,230
680–1260	974	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	125.00–160.00	$146.35	$1,425
1030–1330	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	93.00–102.50	$97.30	$1,161

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
911–1286	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	104.00–115.00	$109.08	$1,216

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
814	814	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	186.00	$186.00	$1,514

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
867	867	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1140 fancy	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,697.53
1125 fancy	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1160–1210	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,882.91
1020–1460	1234	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,260.09
1085–1495	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	233	1,700.00–2,425.00	$2,066.99
1280–1420	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,560.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,481.82
948–1365	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	229	1,300.00–1,850.00	$1,692.13
1075–1440	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,411.04
1070–1406	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	1,185.00–1,700.00	$1,343.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00
960–1260	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,100.00–1,575.00	$1,415.52
1080–1266	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	985.00–1,300.00	$1,072.32

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,300.00	$1,300.00
785–965	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,406.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1180	1054	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	274	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,403.34
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	77	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–890	856	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,100.00–1,825.00	$1,663.81
920–988	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1080	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,709.09	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1085–1120	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,942.11	—
1085–1120	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1100–1280	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	2,500.00–3,050.00	$2,890.54	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	+280.00
1085–1110	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,566.67	—
1010–1190	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,177.78	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1140–1743	1398	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,357.14	+650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.