Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

18,718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $239.89/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 773 lb · 1,139 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.98/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 623 lb · 930 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.68/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 724 lb · 893 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,718	14,290	12,475
Feeder cattle	17,456	13,166	10,496
Slaughter cattle	1,062	903	1,238
Replacement cattle	200	221	741

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to 5.00 higher, except early week steers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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	317	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,268	+23.65
365–398	385	74	352.50–400.00	$378.85	$1,459	+14.79
415 value added	415	8	355.00	$355.00	$1,473	—
400–448	421	67	325.00–365.00	$341.67	$1,438	-1.38
455–495	480	218	315.00–340.00	$326.96	$1,569	-4.35
488 value added	488	24	322.50	$322.50	$1,574	—
510–527 value added	517	18	300.00–330.00	$318.10	$1,645	—
500–549	523	536	285.00–322.00	$301.98	$1,579	-7.03
551–590	567	299	280.00–307.50	$296.84	$1,683	-2.96
609 thin fleshed	609	18	305.00	$305.00	$1,857	+7.34
602–649	623	912	264.00–295.00	$276.43	$1,722	-1.74
650–692	666	270	252.00–281.00	$258.61	$1,722	-3.78
700–748	723	835	232.00–258.00	$244.80	$1,770	-1.63
735 value added	735	58	243.00	$243.00	$1,786	+3.00
751–797	773	1,113	230.00–254.00	$240.10	$1,856	-0.66
781 value added	781	26	231.00	$231.00	$1,804	—
800 value added	800	41	237.00	$237.00	$1,896	—
800–846	826	450	226.00–244.00	$232.36	$1,919	-2.45
855–899	873	459	220.00–238.00	$229.02	$1,999	-1.50
913–941	929	231	222.00–225.00	$222.96	$2,071	-0.79
930 value added	930	13	222.00	$222.00	$2,065	-4.93
1010–1025	1018	27	212.00–217.00	$214.61	$2,185	+12.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	341	12	310.00–336.00	$329.05	$1,122	+14.13
354–395	375	51	309.00–350.00	$334.67	$1,255	+26.64
400–446	430	80	284.00–325.00	$310.42	$1,335	+8.21
450–495	477	179	288.00–317.50	$302.99	$1,445	+4.73
487–499 unweaned	492	17	275.00–290.00	$283.73	$1,396	—
500–549	527	171	245.00–294.00	$278.96	$1,470	-2.55
531–539 value added	535	17	270.00–284.00	$277.36	$1,484	—
550–598	579	406	256.00–285.00	$276.49	$1,601	-0.32
592 value added	592	15	272.00	$272.00	$1,610	—
600–649	636	529	240.00–271.00	$255.04	$1,622	+3.20
644–648 value added	645	51	256.50–260.00	$257.51	$1,661	—
650–699	677	646	230.00–264.00	$247.95	$1,679	+2.84
697 value added	697	13	250.00	$250.00	$1,742	—
700–749	734	103	220.00–247.00	$236.09	$1,733	+7.04
738 value added	738	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,786	—
750–796	775	76	220.00–240.00	$231.59	$1,795	+9.97
811–849	829	142	205.00–229.00	$223.60	$1,854	+38.60
850–895	876	272	210.00–224.00	$222.54	$1,949	+12.49
983–990	986	98	209.00–212.00	$210.47	$2,075	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	320.00	$320.00	$963	—
352–380	357	11	300.00–302.50	$300.46	$1,073	—
431–448	436	10	260.00–280.00	$276.67	$1,206	+14.62
460–498	486	33	270.00–285.00	$280.80	$1,365	+25.85
548	548	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,463	+18.82
559–590	569	29	240.00–257.50	$252.20	$1,435	+11.86
660–670	665	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	+30.83

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	8	243.00	$243.00	$1,672	—
850	850	7	223.50	$223.50	$1,900	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,038	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163	1163	3	174.00	$174.00	$2,024	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	316	13	295.00–300.00	$299.61	$947	-16.54
355–399	382	138	285.00–335.00	$308.97	$1,180	+7.49
400–445	421	210	265.00–314.00	$290.04	$1,221	-1.61
425 fancy	425	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,381	—
450 thin fleshed	450	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,406	—
453–490	473	194	267.50–300.00	$281.28	$1,330	+3.04
502–541	518	567	254.00–295.00	$273.06	$1,414	+7.41
544 unweaned	544	20	241.00	$241.00	$1,311	-15.00
556–577 value added	568	71	240.00–255.00	$247.08	$1,403	—
553–596	571	634	240.00–262.50	$253.47	$1,447	+0.63
603–649	632	678	232.00–254.00	$238.94	$1,510	+5.55
621–648 value added	636	18	244.00–246.00	$244.87	$1,557	—
650–696	671	722	227.50–258.00	$239.01	$1,604	+2.42
657–696 value added	684	80	230.00–244.00	$237.96	$1,628	—
703 value added	703	50	232.00	$232.00	$1,631	—
700–748	730	683	218.00–244.00	$225.55	$1,647	+1.54
754–794	784	302	218.00–231.00	$221.87	$1,739	+5.39
803–835	819	211	206.00–224.00	$209.32	$1,714	+1.11
852–885	864	103	200.00–212.00	$206.34	$1,783	+2.28
911	911	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,822	-5.00
982	982	20	195.00	$195.00	$1,915	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	321	32	254.00–285.00	$266.55	$856	-23.45
362–393	380	55	256.00–282.50	$274.08	$1,042	+9.66
427 unweaned	427	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,046	—
400–448	428	78	240.00–286.00	$258.70	$1,107	-1.84
452–496	480	284	240.00–272.00	$254.12	$1,220	-0.67
488 unweaned	488	23	242.00	$242.00	$1,181	-5.00
492 value added	492	58	250.00	$250.00	$1,230	—
500–545	523	236	225.00–255.00	$242.61	$1,269	+2.95
545 unweaned	545	17	226.00	$226.00	$1,232	-4.00
574 unweaned	574	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,320	+1.62
550–599	578	319	220.00–246.00	$233.85	$1,352	+3.19
603–648	624	196	210.00–236.00	$227.34	$1,419	+6.76
650–698	677	187	210.00–228.50	$221.67	$1,501	+4.22
722 unweaned	722	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,444	—
700–746	734	69	211.00–215.00	$214.10	$1,571	+8.03
750–787	776	62	202.00–215.00	$213.28	$1,655	+13.14
810–823	817	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,634	+9.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	240.00	$240.00	$838	—
382–397	389	19	250.00	$250.00	$972	±0.00
402–447	416	35	225.00–240.00	$233.55	$972	+17.54
456–498	472	75	217.00–237.00	$230.26	$1,087	+4.23
520–545	534	12	200.00–217.00	$208.07	$1,111	+4.59
565–581	576	21	210.00–222.00	$219.09	$1,262	+8.87
671	671	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,275	+7.78
700	700	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	—
783	783	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,331	-6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,449	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,071	—
384	384	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,229	+30.00
436	436	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,243	—
463–493	480	30	285.00–319.00	$289.10	$1,388	+18.02
503–547	527	9	260.00–282.00	$270.21	$1,424	+4.60
563–595	577	42	245.00–271.00	$256.74	$1,481	+7.56
618–645	625	8	235.00–256.00	$250.90	$1,568	+8.57
658–684	674	13	195.00–250.00	$218.12	$1,470	-5.50
700–705	703	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,624	+19.01
773	773	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,507	+17.05
915	915	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,273	—
415	415	6	302.00	$302.00	$1,253	-25.50
501–514	506	30	268.00–270.00	$268.75	$1,360	-5.22
719	719	15	230.00	$230.00	$1,654	+9.83
956	956	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,177	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723–1130	913	85-90%	25	50.00–73.00	$66.41	$606	—
825–1255	969	85-90%	66	72.50–89.00	$81.91	$794	+17.70
813–1318	1059	85-90%	159	87.00–100.50	$94.45	$1,000	-9.94
940–1210	1087	85-90%	43	98.00–106.50	$102.92	$1,119	-1.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1410	1210	80-85%	218	94.00–111.50	$103.41	$1,251	-1.36
1040–1388	1211	80-85%	55	108.50–120.00	$112.39	$1,361	+7.62
1110–1345	1217	80-85%	11	99.00–102.50	$101.24	$1,232	-3.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1343–1603	1460	75-80%	8	100.00–103.00	$100.96	$1,474	+4.72
1325–2085	1478	75-80%	153	100.00–111.50	$106.92	$1,580	-6.25
1340–1930	1517	75-80%	36	110.00–122.00	$113.24	$1,718	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2025	2025	65-75%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047–1210	1145	10	117.00–139.00	$125.05	$1,432	—
1230–1705	1483	18	102.00–119.00	$112.41	$1,667	—
1245–2550	1754	71	118.00–136.00	$128.70	$2,257	-1.36
1685–2120	1854	16	137.50–150.50	$142.01	$2,633	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1405	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	110.00–147.00	$128.62	$1,354

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1156	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	148.00	$148.00	$1,711

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1245	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	115.00–129.00	$119.37	$1,375

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1120	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,425.00	$1,321.74
1102	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,450.00	$1,450.00
965–1385	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,325.00–1,635.00	$1,517.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078–1140	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,658.23
1190–1480	1334	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,675.00–2,100.00	$1,936.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
742	742	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,365.00	$1,365.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1165	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,447.78
1153	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1180	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,500.00	$2,100.34

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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
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1862	1862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1515–1645	1558	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,833.33	—

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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.