Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

9,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $217.31/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 820 lb · 735 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.41/cwt -8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 717 lb · 407 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.46/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 621 lb · 380 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,712	22,125	16,355
Feeder cattle	8,584	21,388	13,700
Slaughter cattle	932	618	1,799
Replacement cattle	196	119	856

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-12.00 lower. Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	307.00	$307.00	$1,007	-8.00
396	396	8	341.00	$341.00	$1,350	+19.35
408–449	435	59	290.00–315.00	$306.58	$1,334	-19.37
451–497	479	109	292.50–330.00	$307.07	$1,471	-1.58
508 fancy	508	11	325.00	$325.00	$1,651	—
500–544	523	163	270.00–300.00	$283.65	$1,483	-12.74
551–585	570	108	245.00–288.00	$273.20	$1,557	-1.34
600–647	621	380	233.00–262.00	$247.46	$1,537	-0.60
657–689	678	185	229.00–240.00	$235.37	$1,596	-5.23
702–748	717	407	215.00–230.00	$224.41	$1,609	-5.36
750–798	770	241	214.00–218.00	$215.86	$1,662	-6.44
808–846	820	735	210.75–222.10	$217.31	$1,782	-6.62
867–888	871	343	206.50–212.00	$208.70	$1,818	-8.72
901–905	903	51	211.00–211.25	$211.10	$1,906	-5.64
988	988	80	204.50	$204.50	$2,020	-4.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	250.00–280.00	$265.11	$883	—
361–369	366	12	280.00–300.00	$295.21	$1,080	+2.65
400–446	426	73	265.00–285.00	$272.72	$1,162	-4.42
461–499	491	89	240.00–287.50	$274.87	$1,350	-0.89
503–546	518	56	252.50–270.00	$262.73	$1,361	-3.46
555–599	581	212	234.00–267.00	$259.57	$1,508	+0.77
596 value added	596	8	247.50	$247.50	$1,475	-18.20
601–647	625	240	210.00–232.00	$223.58	$1,397	-9.78
650–698	679	154	200.00–232.00	$226.31	$1,537	+0.27
705–745	724	59	200.00–214.00	$208.67	$1,511	-7.49
737 value added	737	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,585	-6.92
750–796	773	153	194.00–212.00	$207.63	$1,605	-3.08
805–847	827	178	190.00–211.00	$206.29	$1,706	-1.71
861–873	864	159	203.25–206.50	$205.69	$1,777	-2.79
906 value added	906	35	205.00	$205.00	$1,857	—
913–927	922	105	194.00–205.25	$199.98	$1,844	-1.71
972	972	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,886	+0.25
1002	1002	26	191.00	$191.00	$1,914	-9.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,089	+8.38
402	402	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,005	+1.80
450–489	481	12	200.00–245.00	$236.55	$1,138	-9.37
525–540	529	13	210.00–230.00	$223.77	$1,184	-11.91
556–598	577	35	185.00–243.00	$229.30	$1,323	-9.25
675–678	677	8	198.00–200.00	$199.00	$1,347	—
705	705	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,375	+10.57

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–692	676	22	224.00–230.00	$226.93	$1,534	—
954	954	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,765	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–491	475	10	190.00–226.50	$218.29	$1,037	—
546	546	8	206.00	$206.00	$1,125	-14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	5	280.00	$280.00	$860	-1.52
395	395	10	280.00	$280.00	$1,106	+0.92
405–435	429	79	236.00–252.50	$239.53	$1,028	-20.01
452–496	475	94	234.00–240.00	$236.89	$1,125	-25.20
500–542	522	221	220.00–252.00	$229.36	$1,197	-11.31
550–589	565	182	222.00–244.00	$227.87	$1,287	-6.88
604–646	620	273	210.00–225.00	$213.68	$1,325	-9.62
626 unweaned	626	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,252	—
650–697	672	79	205.00–223.00	$214.21	$1,439	-6.63
703–742	730	121	199.00–202.00	$200.13	$1,461	-8.29
750–765	758	121	199.00–216.00	$208.39	$1,580	+2.23
800–817	807	13	185.50–194.00	$190.69	$1,539	-8.27
820 value added	820	19	199.00	$199.00	$1,632	—
871	871	13	194.00	$194.00	$1,690	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	328	12	240.00–246.00	$242.20	$794	—
378	378	2	242.00	$242.00	$915	-9.93
403–445	423	57	220.00–240.00	$230.42	$975	-3.21
450–497	480	142	210.00–232.50	$222.93	$1,070	-12.36
501–547	527	106	202.00–220.00	$214.47	$1,130	-8.48
534 unweaned	534	11	207.00	$207.00	$1,105	-5.75
570 value added	570	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,226	-9.77
554–599	577	239	190.00–221.00	$213.10	$1,230	-4.92
602–644	627	112	180.00–205.00	$198.58	$1,245	-9.84
653–691	676	298	187.00–204.00	$197.67	$1,336	-7.61
692 value added	692	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,391	-10.72
700–730	719	126	190.00–197.50	$195.98	$1,409	+1.95
755–777	768	44	167.00–196.00	$188.28	$1,446	-2.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	320	8	194.00–230.00	$215.79	$691	-0.38
358–398	373	31	196.00–235.00	$228.16	$851	-1.84
400–422	418	23	190.00–212.00	$206.36	$863	—
450–481	469	23	185.00–207.00	$192.52	$903	-17.48
525–535	530	2	185.00–187.00	$186.01	$986	-18.25
553–596	578	45	175.00–200.00	$190.33	$1,100	-7.02
615–630	623	3	150.00–175.00	$166.58	$1,038	-31.42
675	675	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	-22.14
760–785	773	2	130.00–161.00	$145.25	$1,123	-31.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–399	395	8	172.00–182.50	$179.95	$711	—
441	441	8	171.00	$171.00	$754	—
455–495	471	5	161.00–186.00	$178.81	$842	-1.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	275.00	$275.00	$899	—
441	441	9	246.00	$246.00	$1,085	—
488	488	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,171	-24.45
500–520	508	27	215.00–248.00	$229.30	$1,165	-15.83
560–595	584	17	208.00–230.00	$224.92	$1,314	-11.66
605–640	630	20	180.00–230.00	$195.53	$1,232	—
660–675	668	2	204.00–227.00	$215.63	$1,440	+1.54
705–722	715	14	170.00–200.00	$180.06	$1,287	-12.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	210.00–213.00	$211.51	$789	—
520–530	527	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,107	—
594	594	12	208.00	$208.00	$1,236	-4.00
640	640	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–427	423	15	267.50–290.00	$282.64	$1,196	—
513	513	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,324	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1850	1850	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1330	1217	80-85%	45	97.00–110.00	$101.11	$1,231	+10.10
1020–1370	1246	80-85%	20	84.00–91.00	$87.78	$1,094	-12.56
1005–1435	1248	80-85%	218	89.50–98.00	$93.01	$1,161	-7.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1250	892	85-90%	33	47.50–68.00	$57.35	$512	—
713–1130	919	85-90%	56	60.00–83.00	$73.17	$672	—
720–1245	1071	85-90%	101	78.00–92.00	$87.51	$937	+3.85
895–1280	1087	85-90%	29	91.00–101.00	$93.94	$1,021	+10.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1760	1457	75-80%	13	82.50–90.00	$87.44	$1,274	-7.16
1273–1815	1461	75-80%	157	90.00–98.50	$94.14	$1,375	-0.46
1365–1935	1508	75-80%	39	99.00–111.00	$105.18	$1,586	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1805	1483	5	102.00–105.00	$103.86	$1,540	—
1290–2190	1681	41	104.00–123.00	$114.96	$1,932	+2.05
1480–2245	1834	28	119.00–140.00	$128.14	$2,350	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1070	938	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	148.00–164.00	$157.38	$1,476
735–1395	1139	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	104.00–140.00	$121.88	$1,388

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913–1130	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	140.00–151.00	$142.54	$1,472

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	127.50	$127.50	$1,135

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1385	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,196.29
1070–1460	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,100.00–1,775.00	$1,507.98
1105–1330	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,368.25

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722	722	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	535.00	$535.00
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	510.00	$510.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–980	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,075.00	$920.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1325	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,575.00	$1,361.99
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1208	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–980	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	960.00–975.00	$966.95

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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
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1352	1352	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1733	1733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1770	1770	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	4	120.00	$120.00	$606	—
720	720	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,001	—

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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.