Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

14,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $240.76/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 772 lb · 816 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.38/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 722 lb · 739 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.46/cwt +19.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 619 lb · 604 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,290	8,885	4,114
Feeder cattle	13,166	7,273	3,337
Slaughter cattle	903	922	639
Replacement cattle	221	690	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher on calves. Heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher, yearlings steady to 5.00 higher, spots 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–348	336	18	340.00–400.00	$376.35	$1,265	+53.21
352–396	375	49	326.00–400.00	$364.06	$1,365	+33.45
387 unweaned	387	3	322.00	$322.00	$1,246	—
412–430 fancy	418	16	370.00–381.00	$374.50	$1,565	—
401–449	431	87	310.00–360.00	$343.05	$1,479	+19.20
453–467 fancy	459	21	365.00–385.00	$372.23	$1,709	—
450–498	472	125	300.00–350.00	$331.31	$1,564	+18.43
510 thin fleshed	510	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,734	—
500–548	528	299	292.00–327.50	$309.01	$1,632	+1.21
534–544 unweaned	539	12	284.00–286.00	$285.01	$1,536	—
550–595	572	422	276.00–319.00	$299.80	$1,715	+10.02
600–604 thin fleshed	600	44	295.00–298.00	$297.66	$1,786	—
616 unweaned	616	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,614	—
600–646	621	555	260.00–290.00	$278.17	$1,727	+20.62
650–699	666	384	252.00–280.00	$262.39	$1,748	+20.13
677 unweaned	677	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,665	—
700–749	722	733	235.00–260.00	$246.43	$1,779	+10.09
735 value added	735	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	+7.00
750–798	772	816	228.00–252.50	$240.76	$1,859	+8.61
803–848	827	408	220.00–248.00	$234.81	$1,942	+9.02
852–899	870	351	218.00–239.00	$230.52	$2,006	+8.33
906–944	914	300	221.00–229.00	$223.75	$2,045	+12.31
912–939 value added	927	21	222.50–233.00	$226.93	$2,104	—
951–962	955	187	213.50–217.50	$213.74	$2,041	—
1003–1047	1037	55	197.50–215.50	$201.62	$2,091	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	343	17	305.00–325.00	$314.92	$1,080	+44.35
380–395	387	20	295.00–315.00	$308.03	$1,192	+8.30
405–446	433	43	285.00–322.50	$302.21	$1,309	+15.32
450–499	484	66	270.00–314.00	$298.26	$1,444	+25.94
500–547	523	137	268.00–295.00	$281.51	$1,472	+3.94
550–598	578	231	252.00–292.00	$276.81	$1,600	+5.98
586–598 unweaned	591	12	247.50–248.00	$247.71	$1,464	-12.29
600–648	632	222	230.00–265.00	$251.84	$1,592	+10.39
600–646 unweaned	635	12	230.00–250.00	$234.73	$1,491	—
650–698	669	431	226.00–257.00	$245.11	$1,640	+12.88
690–695 unweaned	693	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,490	-9.00
700–748	732	355	200.00–237.00	$229.05	$1,677	+6.87
765–797	792	46	205.00–226.00	$221.62	$1,755	+11.62
833–837	835	105	185.00	$185.00	$1,545	-30.00
841	841	18	202.00	$202.00	$1,699	—
850–899	875	26	190.00–217.00	$210.05	$1,838	-2.95
908–941	920	17	214.00–215.00	$214.64	$1,975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–433	425	5	250.00–281.00	$262.05	$1,114	—
458–470	461	7	250.00–274.00	$254.95	$1,175	+3.45
515–545	518	16	230.00–250.00	$248.18	$1,286	+38.18
575–598	590	8	230.00–247.00	$240.34	$1,418	+4.56
640	640	4	210.00–220.00	$212.50	$1,360	—
650–693	680	8	190.00–220.00	$199.17	$1,354	-2.83
780	780	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	—
803	803	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,325	—
855–870	857	8	170.00–173.00	$170.38	$1,460	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,137	—
525	525	7	202.00	$202.00	$1,060	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614	614	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,406	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616 unweaned	616	7	258.00	$258.00	$1,589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–343	329	45	282.50–330.00	$316.15	$1,040	+67.15
333 unweaned	333	3	276.00	$276.00	$919	—
356–393 unweaned	370	8	276.00–278.00	$276.80	$1,024	—
363–395	383	57	284.00–320.00	$301.48	$1,155	-8.79
400–444	426	131	272.50–320.00	$291.65	$1,242	+25.81
423–437 unweaned	432	8	269.00–270.00	$269.37	$1,164	—
451–498	471	224	262.00–295.00	$278.24	$1,311	+21.56
503–549	525	245	255.00–280.00	$265.65	$1,395	+15.04
536 unweaned	536	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,372	—
550–593	575	492	240.00–272.50	$252.84	$1,454	+19.91
600–648	624	501	223.00–245.00	$233.39	$1,456	+2.66
632–644 unweaned	637	10	221.00–223.00	$222.19	$1,415	—
650–697	677	461	218.00–250.00	$236.59	$1,602	+13.00
700–740	721	502	215.00–245.00	$224.01	$1,615	+5.51
754–793	774	329	210.00–221.00	$216.48	$1,676	+6.94
805–834	814	163	198.00–212.00	$208.21	$1,695	+2.21
802–840 value added	829	17	205.00–217.00	$208.42	$1,728	—
852–888	864	90	199.00–207.50	$204.06	$1,763	—
916	916	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,878	+9.50
952	952	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,809	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	290.00	$290.00	$948	+20.00
350–391	367	14	248.00–280.00	$264.42	$970	+26.92
415–445	431	45	245.00–270.00	$260.54	$1,123	+17.49
480 unweaned	480	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,186	—
450–499	483	82	245.00–266.00	$254.79	$1,231	+25.22
500–548	524	246	222.00–252.50	$239.66	$1,256	+9.27
526 unweaned	526	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,210	—
558–599	584	254	210.00–245.00	$230.66	$1,347	+7.28
572–597 unweaned	585	12	223.00–234.00	$228.38	$1,336	+12.36
589 value added	589	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,355	—
600–648	625	132	210.00–227.50	$220.58	$1,379	+7.49
651–695	678	193	208.00–223.00	$217.45	$1,474	+10.86
695 value added	695	9	214.00	$214.00	$1,487	—
701–749	725	156	190.00–215.00	$206.07	$1,494	+4.50
755–788	786	85	186.00–210.00	$200.14	$1,573	-0.86
801–845	825	26	182.00–195.00	$190.90	$1,575	-3.10
913–918	915	15	183.00–186.00	$184.00	$1,684	+13.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	240.00	$240.00	$744	+40.00
372	372	7	250.00	$250.00	$930	+49.40
435–445	441	17	200.00–225.00	$216.01	$953	+6.01
465–473	471	4	220.00–228.00	$226.03	$1,065	+15.65
530–548	542	3	190.00–210.00	$203.48	$1,103	+0.70
580–590	585	5	200.00–216.00	$210.22	$1,230	—
676–685	678	5	180.00–191.00	$182.22	$1,235	—
778	778	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,369	—
828–838	832	5	169.00–171.00	$169.81	$1,413	—
863	863	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,294	-17.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579 unweaned	579	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,361	—
692	692	11	206.00	$206.00	$1,426	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	7	204.00	$204.00	$1,214	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	6	204.00	$204.00	$1,473	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	327.50	$327.50	$1,441	—
457–478	463	10	300.00–309.00	$302.79	$1,402	+16.79
501–532	519	12	265.00–280.00	$273.97	$1,422	+5.26
614–617	616	20	220.00–230.00	$225.01	$1,386	—
672	672	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,546	—
705–721	714	20	216.00–223.50	$220.17	$1,572	-14.83
793	793	6	218.00	$218.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,050	—
460–490	471	5	250.00–285.00	$271.08	$1,277	+4.32
525–549	540	7	259.00–267.00	$265.61	$1,434	+28.11
568–595	579	11	239.00–263.00	$249.18	$1,443	+10.18
600–635	610	11	224.00–257.00	$242.33	$1,478	—
650–691	687	11	210.00–227.00	$223.62	$1,536	+3.37
705–735	715	10	209.00–215.00	$211.99	$1,516	+23.45
755–780	768	2	175.00–181.00	$177.95	$1,367	-36.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1270	957	85-90%	30	77.00–92.00	$83.28	$797	-1.35
775–1240	972	85-90%	13	47.50–75.00	$64.21	$624	-20.42
855–1265	1045	85-90%	159	87.50–101.50	$96.56	$1,009	-8.83
865–1235	1074	85-90%	44	101.00–109.00	$104.39	$1,121	+8.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1485	1221	80-85%	144	93.00–110.50	$104.77	$1,279	+11.64
1075–1470	1246	80-85%	48	109.00–120.00	$111.99	$1,395	+8.10
1120–1380	1281	80-85%	13	75.00–102.50	$94.38	$1,209	—
1585	1585	80-85%	1	133.50	$133.50	$2,116	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1595	1450	75-80%	21	88.00–103.00	$96.24	$1,395	-10.90
1340–1970	1474	75-80%	50	110.00–119.00	$113.17	$1,668	+6.03
1325–1803	1495	75-80%	100	98.00–114.50	$107.40	$1,606	+0.26

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	65-75%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,099	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213	1213	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,492	—
1275	1275	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,881	—
1285–1735	1515	12	102.00–120.00	$113.99	$1,727	—
1275–2345	1760	68	119.00–141.00	$130.06	$2,289	—
1250–2250	1847	24	137.00–152.00	$142.88	$2,639	—
1925	1925	1	168.50	$168.50	$3,244	+23.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1071	970	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	140.00–168.00	$156.47	$1,518
920–1307	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	108.00–145.00	$129.82	$1,466

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
988	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,601

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–985	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–134.00	$127.28	$1,207

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1255	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,309.71
1106	1106	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,135.00	$1,135.00
980–1500	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,325.00–1,600.00	$1,465.22
1145–1230	1184	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,282.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1323	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,800.00–2,425.00	$2,023.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–915	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,085.00	$1,073.15
968	968	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,115.00	$1,115.00
1083–1240	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,210.00	$1,199.36

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1058	1058	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–825	797	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,193.28
805	805	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,230.00	$1,230.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00
980–1120	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,438.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1143	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,825.00–2,225.00	$2,028.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–780	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,025.00	$974.35

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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
1200–1490	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–1,825.00	$1,741.67	—
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1775	1775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	9	168.00	$168.00	$1,003	—
768	768	2	130.00	$130.00	$998	—

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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.