Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

14,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.17/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 870 lb · 723 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.26/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 625 lb · 564 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.51/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 727 lb · 462 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,260	20,006	9,377
Feeder cattle	12,981	17,089	8,114
Slaughter cattle	928	1,351	1,080
Replacement cattle	351	1,566	183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week feeders under 625 lbs. 3.00 to 14.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Late week steers steady to 4.00 higher and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–333	326	8	360.00–370.00	$362.33	$1,181	-12.57
350–393	377	55	360.00–390.00	$375.90	$1,417	+22.12
412 unweaned	412	5	337.00	$337.00	$1,388	+32.00
417 thin fleshed	417	7	380.00	$380.00	$1,585	—
402–449	428	194	330.00–365.00	$349.52	$1,496	+20.76
455–465 thin fleshed	464	41	360.00–365.00	$364.28	$1,690	—
450–496	482	230	325.00–360.00	$340.28	$1,640	+20.73
508 fancy	508	6	326.00	$326.00	$1,656	—
501–549	526	242	295.00–340.00	$314.55	$1,655	+6.57
527 value added	527	10	310.00	$310.00	$1,634	+2.26
550–595	573	291	284.50–330.00	$311.57	$1,785	+2.39
584 unweaned	584	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,635	—
600–640	620	421	275.00–315.00	$292.45	$1,813	+13.50
652–697	673	374	265.00–286.00	$269.56	$1,814	-5.22
700–749	727	446	244.00–276.00	$256.74	$1,866	+2.58
736 value added	736	16	250.00	$250.00	$1,840	-5.98
750–792	764	260	235.00–257.00	$244.71	$1,870	-2.02
810–831	821	326	235.00–244.00	$237.69	$1,951	-0.15
851–877	870	723	231.00–235.00	$232.17	$2,020	+0.64
903–927	915	239	222.00–228.00	$226.37	$2,071	-1.50
1007–1038	1036	131	207.00–214.25	$213.92	$2,216	—
1055	1055	58	210.50	$210.50	$2,221	—
1110	1110	7	200.00	$200.00	$2,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	4	332.50–360.00	$341.83	$1,087	+17.88
350–396	385	46	320.00–360.00	$335.85	$1,293	+2.51
400–449	425	53	290.00–345.00	$311.74	$1,325	+3.89
450–499	481	172	300.00–327.50	$313.68	$1,509	+22.80
505–549	532	119	265.00–300.00	$287.35	$1,529	+3.29
551–598	578	255	266.00–297.50	$290.11	$1,677	+10.20
605–645	632	95	241.00–270.00	$264.06	$1,669	+2.10
658–691	678	162	240.00–268.00	$259.99	$1,763	+3.94
682 unweaned	682	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,644	—
703–745	728	93	220.00–245.00	$233.03	$1,696	-0.11
750–794	781	55	218.00–236.50	$231.19	$1,806	+0.83
802–845	823	271	222.00–234.00	$230.67	$1,898	+7.16
855–899	887	253	224.00–230.00	$227.41	$2,017	+1.51
962	962	8	209.00	$209.00	$2,011	—
1092	1092	5	187.50	$187.50	$2,048	—
1151	1151	13	186.50	$186.50	$2,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–317	313	23	295.00–310.00	$302.07	$945	+27.35
370–371	371	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,113	+6.21
445	445	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	+11.38
455–475	465	2	268.00–270.00	$268.98	$1,251	+13.84
500–530	515	2	230.00–269.00	$248.93	$1,282	+8.93
555–588	574	12	210.00–265.00	$245.39	$1,409	-11.39
636	636	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,399	-0.08
667–699	690	11	200.00–224.00	$220.75	$1,523	+10.75
751	751	15	216.00	$216.00	$1,622	+23.45

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	4	156.00	$156.00	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–336	323	19	285.00–350.00	$319.29	$1,031	+2.86
352–397	378	99	290.00–330.00	$315.91	$1,194	+7.07
408–411 thin fleshed	410	40	337.50–340.00	$339.07	$1,390	—
403–445	425	147	286.00–330.00	$306.32	$1,302	+2.54
452–453 thin fleshed	452	43	327.50–330.00	$328.08	$1,483	—
454–495	473	313	272.50–315.00	$293.06	$1,386	+4.40
500–549	517	416	265.00–318.00	$294.45	$1,522	+16.04
550–587	570	387	260.00–285.00	$270.90	$1,544	-2.44
601–647	625	564	240.00–278.00	$259.26	$1,620	+10.92
661–684	676	289	234.00–260.00	$248.76	$1,682	+4.97
701–734	723	256	225.00–250.00	$235.44	$1,702	-0.53
761–786	773	363	224.50–237.00	$227.62	$1,760	+1.33
806–831	810	371	219.00–222.25	$221.60	$1,795	-1.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	9	285.00	$285.00	$852	—
300–340	329	8	250.00–277.50	$265.78	$874	-5.74
353–393	375	50	250.00–290.00	$281.29	$1,055	+7.30
403–448	428	80	250.00–285.00	$275.26	$1,178	+15.70
466–478 unweaned	468	10	246.00–265.00	$261.12	$1,222	-3.88
451–496	483	264	250.00–280.00	$267.28	$1,291	+7.00
505–548	535	130	240.00–267.50	$257.18	$1,376	+5.53
552–599	568	400	230.00–265.00	$253.79	$1,442	+8.79
600–640	619	152	217.00–242.50	$229.78	$1,422	-3.66
659 value added	659	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,542	+6.00
650–697	683	367	220.00–239.00	$232.96	$1,591	+3.95
705–748	718	79	204.00–226.00	$212.39	$1,525	-7.63
761–790	786	38	201.00–223.50	$217.56	$1,710	-0.47
805–810	807	3	189.00–191.00	$190.33	$1,536	-18.17
890	890	12	209.50	$209.50	$1,865	+2.43
906	906	32	180.00	$180.00	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	230.00	$230.00	$713	±0.00
394	394	5	257.00	$257.00	$1,013	+9.80
405–448	423	26	220.00–250.00	$237.27	$1,004	+17.27
480–483	482	18	240.00–250.00	$242.77	$1,170	+5.37
556–562	560	10	200.00–212.00	$207.23	$1,160	-13.27
606–644	626	27	190.00–233.00	$206.63	$1,294	—
665	665	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—
726	726	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,379	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	330.00–335.00	$332.52	$1,307	+2.43
415–425	423	6	315.00–336.00	$328.50	$1,390	+29.50
452–499	477	32	295.00–322.50	$309.36	$1,476	+25.28
501–545	514	20	275.00–285.00	$282.37	$1,451	+9.76
550–595	568	72	260.00–287.50	$269.51	$1,531	+5.16
633–643	636	8	259.00–270.00	$262.78	$1,671	+24.91
660–695	680	9	234.00–257.00	$241.48	$1,642	+3.43
805	805	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,602	—
871	871	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,768	+33.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,246	—
402–437	415	17	325.00–350.00	$335.54	$1,392	+50.54
479	479	21	287.00	$287.00	$1,375	-3.00
503–530	518	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,502	+10.21
553–590	574	11	270.00–288.00	$275.86	$1,583	-4.26
602–633	616	55	255.00–287.00	$269.52	$1,660	+22.23
701–725	711	15	225.00–228.00	$226.78	$1,612	-0.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,191	—
450–490	470	3	270.00–282.50	$277.46	$1,304	—
594	594	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–955	793	85-90%	32	57.50–74.00	$64.09	$508	—
680–1110	889	85-90%	47	71.00–90.00	$81.27	$722	—
775–1310	1052	85-90%	133	88.00–103.00	$95.51	$1,005	—
880–1185	1053	85-90%	36	102.00–117.50	$106.50	$1,121	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1340	1167	80-85%	6	97.00–104.00	$100.96	$1,178	—
1010–1365	1192	80-85%	133	101.50–116.00	$108.13	$1,289	—
1015–1400	1224	80-85%	63	111.00–125.00	$117.70	$1,441	+2.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1960	1467	75-80%	95	106.00–116.50	$112.78	$1,654	+2.92
1345–1875	1533	75-80%	10	97.50–105.00	$101.94	$1,563	-14.95
1325–1955	1557	75-80%	72	115.00–127.50	$119.56	$1,862	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1720	1518	65-75%	2	131.00–136.00	$133.83	$2,032	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1124–1173	1135	14	178.00–180.00	$178.44	$2,025	—
1240	1240	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,612	—
1230–1835	1432	11	107.00–123.00	$116.76	$1,672	—
1240–2255	1724	66	119.00–140.00	$129.98	$2,241	—
1260–2275	1864	35	133.50–151.00	$140.62	$2,621	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1535	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	110.00–155.00	$138.66	$1,366
960–1385	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	116.00–124.00	$118.62	$1,295
1107	1107	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,948

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
767–1123	941	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	170.00–215.00	$186.64	$1,756
1027–1157	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	162.00–180.00	$168.34	$1,806

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	113.00	$113.00	$1,102

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
902	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,308

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1150	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,181.61
1040–1325	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,707.40
955–1440	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,350.00–2,700.00	$1,721.04
1261	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1070–1540	1301	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,200.00–1,775.00	$1,638.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1025–1270	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,042.45
1191–1308	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,760.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–975	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.63
958–1105	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,359.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00
825–900	862	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,418.33
890–1220	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,675.00	$1,560.16
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–880	836	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,329.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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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
1037	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00	+825.00
980–1300	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,775.00–2,700.00	$2,400.00	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–482	467	7	211.00–230.00	$221.60	$1,035	—
503–533	523	15	208.00–225.00	$220.31	$1,152	—
590	590	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,257	—
627–645	632	4	209.00–211.00	$210.49	$1,330	—
665–685	672	3	183.00–203.00	$196.20	$1,318	—

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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.