Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

20,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.30/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 719 lb · 914 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.34/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 624 lb · 769 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.40/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 715 lb · 702 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,006	16,448	11,896
Feeder cattle	17,089	14,466	10,724
Slaughter cattle	1,351	775	1,047
Replacement cattle	1,566	1,207	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls uneven from 2.00 lower 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
325–349	334	17	360.00–383.00	$374.90	$1,252	—
375 fancy	375	21	405.00	$405.00	$1,519	—
363–398	379	42	350.00–360.00	$353.78	$1,341	-13.27
415 unweaned	415	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,266	-35.00
400–448	423	156	305.00–382.50	$328.76	$1,391	-25.95
427–440 fancy	432	35	367.00–377.50	$373.53	$1,614	—
453 fancy	453	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,665	—
474 unweaned	474	11	302.50	$302.50	$1,434	—
453–499	478	246	302.50–335.00	$319.55	$1,527	-5.68
513 thin fleshed	513	92	338.00	$338.00	$1,734	—
500–549	529	329	292.00–340.00	$307.98	$1,629	+0.79
500–548 value added	534	24	302.00–323.00	$307.74	$1,643	-7.26
552–598	567	593	292.00–326.00	$309.18	$1,753	+7.21
568 value added	568	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,659	-18.00
614 unweaned	614	8	268.00	$268.00	$1,646	—
600–649	622	500	267.00–304.50	$278.95	$1,735	-2.15
634 value added	634	40	279.50	$279.50	$1,772	-3.50
654 value added	654	44	275.00	$275.00	$1,798	+4.34
650–698	667	526	265.00–296.00	$274.78	$1,833	+10.76
700–735 value added	711	71	255.50–257.00	$255.98	$1,820	+9.98
701–743	720	843	243.00–266.00	$254.16	$1,830	+0.83
752–799	770	636	235.00–255.50	$246.73	$1,900	+1.98
801–842	826	569	233.00–245.00	$237.84	$1,965	+1.30
850–888	869	582	228.00–237.00	$231.53	$2,012	+0.26
872 value added	872	28	236.75	$236.75	$2,064	+0.68
900–937	915	261	220.00–234.50	$227.87	$2,085	+3.35
986	986	58	220.50	$220.50	$2,174	+1.32
1146	1146	13	195.00	$195.00	$2,235	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	35	310.00–345.00	$323.95	$1,085	—
352–398	379	51	310.00–345.00	$333.34	$1,263	-13.25
386 unweaned	386	20	300.00	$300.00	$1,158	—
413 unweaned	413	21	290.00	$290.00	$1,198	—
400–448	426	72	280.00–342.50	$307.85	$1,311	-8.90
450–498	476	76	270.00–322.50	$290.88	$1,385	-15.09
455–491 unweaned	484	5	300.00–307.00	$305.68	$1,479	—
505–549	533	146	265.00–294.00	$284.06	$1,514	+2.09
551–599	578	332	260.00–290.00	$279.91	$1,618	+2.26
579–588 unweaned	581	13	271.00–273.50	$272.92	$1,586	-7.08
609 unweaned	609	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,522	—
600–649	628	354	245.00–275.00	$261.96	$1,645	+2.06
668 value added	668	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,743	—
650–699	675	309	237.50–267.00	$256.05	$1,728	+3.84
700–748	727	46	220.00–247.00	$233.14	$1,695	-5.86
752–795	774	121	219.00–241.00	$230.36	$1,783	-4.25
804–847	814	121	200.00–232.00	$223.51	$1,819	-2.49
850–892	879	258	224.00–228.00	$225.90	$1,986	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–346	330	15	250.00–315.00	$274.72	$907	-35.32
333 unweaned	333	30	285.00	$285.00	$949	—
383–390	385	20	275.00–300.00	$293.79	$1,131	-22.19
410–445	415	21	250.00–300.00	$258.62	$1,073	-17.20
457–495	480	60	230.00–290.00	$255.14	$1,225	-28.40
520	520	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	+24.80
587–596	593	10	255.00–261.00	$256.78	$1,523	+7.75
615–640	628	2	216.00–224.00	$220.08	$1,382	—
657	657	14	210.00	$210.00	$1,380	-11.73
705	705	2	209.00–213.00	$211.00	$1,488	—
755–765	760	2	185.00–200.00	$192.55	$1,463	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	9	277.00	$277.00	$1,607	+17.00
730	730	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,862	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	7	290.00	$290.00	$983	—
472	472	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,227	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	240.00	$240.00	$811	—
410	410	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–346	329	38	290.00–335.00	$316.43	$1,041	+3.88
361 fancy	361	30	355.00	$355.00	$1,282	—
350–395	380	106	290.00–330.00	$308.84	$1,174	+4.50
401–449	428	169	275.00–330.00	$303.78	$1,300	+15.65
443 fancy	443	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,395	±0.00
465 fancy	465	91	332.00	$332.00	$1,544	—
472–480 unweaned	474	8	258.00–265.00	$259.77	$1,231	-6.23
455–499	478	289	270.00–327.00	$288.66	$1,380	+5.35
500–549	522	362	262.00–302.00	$278.41	$1,453	+5.32
545 value added	545	26	280.00	$280.00	$1,526	-2.00
559 fancy	559	37	315.00	$315.00	$1,761	—
552–598	570	429	258.00–290.00	$273.34	$1,558	+8.73
600–649	624	769	237.00–273.00	$248.34	$1,550	-3.75
651–690	672	527	228.00–259.00	$243.79	$1,638	+0.73
679 value added	679	23	250.00	$250.00	$1,698	+8.00
701–743	715	679	227.00–248.25	$235.97	$1,687	+6.59
728 value added	728	23	249.00	$249.00	$1,813	—
755–784	770	161	224.50–227.50	$226.29	$1,742	-2.22
804	804	15	223.00	$223.00	$1,793	+1.87
858	858	20	211.00	$211.00	$1,810	—
901	901	41	203.50	$203.50	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317 unweaned	317	37	256.50	$256.50	$813	—
348	348	23	270.00–275.00	$271.52	$945	+0.17
383 unweaned	383	32	256.00	$256.00	$980	—
371–396	387	27	265.00–290.00	$273.99	$1,060	-1.76
402–448	423	103	250.00–276.00	$259.56	$1,098	-11.34
469 unweaned	469	12	265.00	$265.00	$1,243	+14.00
451–499	485	174	248.00–272.00	$260.28	$1,262	+3.76
500–546 unweaned	530	17	240.00–252.00	$244.00	$1,293	+14.00
500–549	532	248	230.00–262.50	$251.65	$1,339	+4.06
550–598	571	278	230.00–257.00	$245.00	$1,399	+6.70
575 unweaned	575	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,392	—
613 unweaned	613	6	212.00	$212.00	$1,300	-8.00
603–648	630	303	213.00–244.00	$233.44	$1,471	+2.10
671 value added	671	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,530	—
650–699	674	239	210.00–234.00	$229.01	$1,544	+2.11
685 unweaned	685	5	207.00	$207.00	$1,418	—
705–748	724	102	204.00–225.00	$220.02	$1,593	-3.72
750–788	764	662	195.00–222.00	$218.03	$1,666	+3.33
785 value added	785	6	218.00	$218.00	$1,711	-8.00
841	841	32	208.50	$208.50	$1,753	+1.36
867–874	871	19	202.00–210.00	$207.07	$1,804	+10.07
1025	1025	12	171.00	$171.00	$1,753	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	230.00	$230.00	$690	—
364–398	375	12	230.00–260.00	$247.20	$927	-12.80
423	423	10	220.00	$220.00	$931	-14.97
475 unweaned	475	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,112	—
450–499	478	45	210.00–246.00	$237.40	$1,135	-0.42
510–540	524	41	222.00–233.00	$224.99	$1,179	+4.99
558–598	572	41	196.00–229.00	$220.50	$1,261	+2.41
794	794	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,556	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	6	257.00	$257.00	$1,020	—
445	445	3	185.00	$185.00	$823	—
571	571	10	180.00	$180.00	$1,028	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	240.00	$240.00	$943	—
522	522	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,148	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392–394	393	10	323.00–337.50	$330.09	$1,297	—
414–445	418	25	275.00–332.50	$299.00	$1,250	—
453–495	472	32	275.00–310.00	$284.08	$1,341	+1.08
505–542	535	22	265.00–288.00	$272.61	$1,458	+2.68
553–590	568	35	250.00–277.00	$264.35	$1,502	-2.55
610–637	625	32	230.00–265.00	$237.87	$1,487	-15.63
660–675	667	19	230.00–255.00	$238.05	$1,588	+8.27
710–740	722	5	210.00–233.00	$223.70	$1,615	+0.70
755	755	2	205.00–215.00	$210.00	$1,586	—
855	855	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	16	285.00	$285.00	$1,234	-15.97
496	496	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,438	—
503–525	523	19	274.00–303.00	$279.79	$1,463	-5.11
553–590	559	34	274.00–286.00	$280.12	$1,566	-1.81
635–647	641	14	242.50–252.00	$247.29	$1,585	+2.54
660	660	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-3.56
706–733	723	25	220.00–231.00	$227.13	$1,642	-4.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	26	305.00	$305.00	$1,101	+5.00
510–540	522	3	204.00–240.00	$221.00	$1,154	—
728	728	9	185.00	$185.00	$1,347	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1310	1206	80-85%	18	96.00–104.50	$99.60	$1,201	+2.75
1005–1430	1209	80-85%	235	97.00–114.50	$107.64	$1,301	+10.79
1047–1460	1225	80-85%	147	111.00–124.00	$114.95	$1,408	+18.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
682–1055	800	85-90%	38	50.00–72.00	$65.06	$520	-1.45
700–1170	923	85-90%	72	74.00–92.00	$82.63	$763	—
737–1185	971	85-90%	92	101.00–118.00	$109.49	$1,063	+27.59
800–1290	1031	85-90%	161	88.00–104.50	$96.45	$994	+1.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1795	1477	75-80%	137	102.00–114.50	$109.86	$1,623	+3.04
1335–1710	1504	75-80%	5	100.00–104.00	$102.48	$1,541	-12.72
1340–1780	1507	75-80%	59	112.00–128.00	$116.89	$1,762	+1.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1312	1287	5	122.00–123.50	$122.89	$1,582	—
1333–2045	1591	19	110.00–122.00	$115.95	$1,845	—
1220–2445	1764	71	119.00–140.00	$130.50	$2,302	+0.72
1323–2280	1794	53	132.00–148.50	$138.17	$2,479	+8.39

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1050	898	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	165.00–193.00	$176.85	$1,588
795–1125	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	114.50–127.00	$121.06	$1,206
790–1345	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	111.00–149.00	$132.00	$1,393

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
778–1040	901	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	183.00–210.00	$197.18	$1,777

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1029	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
939	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	146.00	$146.00	$1,371

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
921	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,160

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–796	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	123.00–130.00	$126.63	$973

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1160	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,300.00–2,850.00	$2,510.13
1060–1335 fancy	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	2,900.00–3,100.00	$2,970.15
1160–1260 fancy	1214	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	2,925.00–3,100.00	$2,998.29
1060–1540	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	362	1,900.00–2,850.00	$2,306.37
1240–1480	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,700.00–2,250.00	$2,003.28
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,000.00	$2,000.00
850–1250	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	82	1,125.00–1,850.00	$1,675.49
963–1460	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,666.46
1050–1325	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,522.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,250.00	$1,250.00
795–990	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,380.63
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–960	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,175.00	$1,044.97
778–1285	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,125.79
1040–1090	1071	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,168.20

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,575.00	$2,575.00
1040 fancy	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,775.00
940–1160	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	117	1,850.00–2,525.00	$2,383.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–820	783	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,182.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1115	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,775.00	$1,566.81

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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
960–1095	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,575.00	—
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1060–1105	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00	—
1095–1160	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,642.86	—
1120–1165	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,150.00–2,900.00	$2,550.00	—
1695	1695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1085–1155	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,700.00–3,350.00	$3,081.82	—
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1120–1180	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,972.73	+372.73
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,750.00	$2,750.00	-151.47

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.