Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

10,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $271.02/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 714 lb · 406 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.76/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 566 lb · 403 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.47/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 718 lb · 329 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,397	12,082	10,584
Feeder cattle	9,419	10,959	8,702
Slaughter cattle	796	910	833
Replacement cattle	182	213	1,049

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers early week steady to 5.00 higher, late week feeders 2.00 to 7.00 lower with more short weaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–344	328	35	390.00–420.00	$408.59	$1,340	+34.35
385	385	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,502	+1.65
416 thin fleshed	416	8	400.00	$400.00	$1,664	—
406–448	436	135	335.00–391.00	$359.32	$1,567	+2.69
455 fancy	455	20	387.00	$387.00	$1,761	+7.00
457–498	480	109	317.50–365.00	$340.08	$1,632	-8.05
510 thin fleshed	510	10	360.00	$360.00	$1,836	—
515 value added	515	11	330.00	$330.00	$1,700	—
504–546	523	237	295.00–350.00	$324.41	$1,697	-2.80
550–599	568	192	290.00–340.00	$313.61	$1,781	-0.15
612 unweaned	612	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,652	-3.99
615 value added	615	6	282.00	$282.00	$1,734	—
601–645	626	317	280.00–317.00	$295.01	$1,847	+1.25
650–695	667	305	271.00–302.50	$286.48	$1,911	+2.43
663–686 value added	676	17	270.00–275.00	$272.30	$1,841	-13.70
700–743	714	406	260.00–283.00	$271.02	$1,935	+9.03
752–773	764	304	246.00–264.00	$250.41	$1,913	+1.27
801–839	822	219	236.00–247.50	$240.98	$1,981	+4.59
850–876	859	290	232.50–237.50	$235.01	$2,019	+2.18
922	922	25	230.00	$230.00	$2,121	+10.78
985	985	7	220.00	$220.00	$2,167	—
1050	1050	17	207.00	$207.00	$2,174	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	331	21	320.00–340.00	$333.50	$1,104	-15.50
345 unweaned	345	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,190	—
358–395	384	33	315.00–344.00	$324.38	$1,246	-17.79
401–443	430	95	300.00–332.50	$317.77	$1,366	-8.93
470 unweaned	470	7	292.00	$292.00	$1,372	-35.00
450–499	476	125	292.50–325.00	$313.34	$1,491	-3.89
500–545	521	85	270.00–310.00	$292.93	$1,526	-6.76
550–595	575	183	270.00–310.00	$290.57	$1,671	+1.60
600–645	623	139	250.00–284.00	$270.21	$1,683	+3.82
669 unweaned	669	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,746	—
666–699	684	159	260.00–268.00	$264.57	$1,810	+2.70
703–746	723	118	235.00–257.50	$252.30	$1,824	+12.77
752–793	776	53	241.00–247.00	$245.89	$1,908	+10.90
819–827	822	47	215.00–234.00	$229.23	$1,884	+7.85
878–885	882	4	210.00–220.00	$214.98	$1,896	-12.81
930–932	932	10	200.00–211.00	$207.50	$1,934	-6.72
951	951	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	290.00–315.00	$301.72	$966	-18.28
355–396	376	22	290.00–310.00	$305.45	$1,148	-11.34
401–448	429	20	250.00–290.00	$269.45	$1,156	-21.00
465–493	476	25	270.00–290.00	$278.17	$1,324	-11.34
500–530	510	9	240.00–265.00	$249.49	$1,272	-18.40
550–590	574	15	232.00–264.00	$252.35	$1,448	-18.85
605–610	606	5	245.00–255.00	$250.81	$1,520	+7.25
650–685	663	7	230.00–245.00	$236.13	$1,566	+2.14
704–745	712	8	201.00–211.00	$209.72	$1,493	+2.22
750–780	765	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—
843	843	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,686	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	9	221.00	$221.00	$999	—
640	640	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,440	—
723	723	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,374	—
873	873	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,667	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	9	187.00–191.00	$190.56	$1,915	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,102	-25.60
575–598	583	6	216.00–219.00	$217.97	$1,271	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–336	323	15	316.00–360.00	$335.99	$1,085	+17.34
355–393	382	31	315.00–322.00	$320.79	$1,225	-8.37
430 fancy	430	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,440	—
400–449	431	182	287.50–330.00	$309.40	$1,334	-7.78
453–498	470	80	285.00–315.00	$297.37	$1,398	-6.77
481 unweaned	481	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,371	-7.00
501–548	521	248	267.00–310.00	$281.48	$1,467	-2.73
550–594	566	398	260.00–290.00	$277.92	$1,573	+4.39
586 value added	586	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,553	—
626 value added	626	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,646	—
600–647	630	254	250.00–270.00	$258.17	$1,626	+3.57
651–695	671	318	240.00–258.00	$250.85	$1,683	+3.37
700–747	718	329	229.00–250.00	$242.47	$1,741	+1.33
768–788	783	149	225.50–228.00	$226.13	$1,771	+0.53
801–828	820	28	209.00–226.00	$214.90	$1,762	-6.10
864	864	33	214.00	$214.00	$1,849	+0.50
955	955	15	195.50	$195.50	$1,867	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	331	22	272.50–310.00	$290.11	$960	+1.11
351–394	369	74	267.00–310.00	$292.55	$1,080	+5.28
405–445	430	84	260.00–300.00	$274.77	$1,182	+2.39
453–495	479	149	260.00–285.00	$271.72	$1,302	+0.71
483 unweaned	483	5	253.00	$253.00	$1,222	-17.00
500–548	526	110	246.00–270.00	$254.50	$1,339	-6.59
541 value added	541	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,407	-7.00
554–597	569	260	240.00–262.00	$253.72	$1,444	-0.35
594 value added	594	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,455	—
602–645	631	46	227.00–252.00	$240.14	$1,515	+3.42
650–690	668	130	220.00–240.00	$232.96	$1,556	+3.15
700–733	720	65	210.00–229.00	$224.37	$1,615	+3.89
753–788	771	77	200.00–221.00	$215.68	$1,663	+4.22
812–841	828	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,656	-9.94
862–894	888	119	194.50–204.00	$195.91	$1,740	-3.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	267.50	$267.50	$896	-1.54
360–390	375	2	247.50–260.00	$253.50	$951	—
400–430	410	4	250.00–270.00	$255.00	$1,046	-0.02
450–499	476	14	225.00–260.00	$243.53	$1,159	-8.30
515–540	528	14	210.00–240.00	$231.59	$1,223	+9.48
580–593	587	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,350	+11.20
655–660	658	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,382	-4.20
787	787	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,519	+17.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	228.00	$228.00	$730	—
365–390	374	6	200.00–220.00	$205.12	$767	—
410	410	16	239.00	$239.00	$980	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	8	156.00	$156.00	$1,373	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
617	617	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,450	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	180.00	$180.00	$729	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	320.00–323.00	$321.51	$1,199	—
413–445	431	7	290.00–315.00	$305.81	$1,318	-7.27
450–490	469	38	280.00–310.00	$290.21	$1,361	-7.55
500–545	521	28	260.00–295.00	$277.39	$1,445	+0.85
555–596	578	46	252.00–287.00	$268.88	$1,554	-0.89
610–645	628	9	232.00–256.00	$248.27	$1,559	+2.76
650–695	668	14	220.00–253.00	$243.85	$1,629	-0.65
823–825	824	3	193.00–200.00	$195.34	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–413	410	3	327.50–331.00	$329.85	$1,352	—
463–465	464	7	315.00–322.50	$319.28	$1,481	-2.72
505–540	516	22	285.00–309.00	$296.77	$1,531	-7.77
600–639	617	32	260.00–280.00	$267.90	$1,653	+4.91
650–662	658	11	252.00–254.00	$252.72	$1,663	-1.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–449	439	12	270.00–285.00	$280.24	$1,230	—
460–485	472	17	265.00–280.00	$275.60	$1,301	+3.57
515–530	520	3	260.00–265.00	$261.70	$1,361	—
561 unweaned	561	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,374	—
576–585	579	10	240.00–260.00	$253.93	$1,470	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	6	233.00	$233.00	$974	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–980	777	85-90%	25	64.00–76.00	$67.96	$528	—
735–1078	862	85-90%	27	82.00–97.50	$86.30	$744	—
820–1325	1043	85-90%	78	93.00–114.00	$106.52	$1,111	+5.59
870–1253	1066	85-90%	52	110.00–127.00	$118.37	$1,262	+7.94

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1355	1167	80-85%	99	112.00–127.50	$119.48	$1,394	+12.69
1145–1300	1206	80-85%	14	104.50–112.50	$108.59	$1,310	-12.80
1045–1405	1240	80-85%	68	121.00–139.00	$127.46	$1,581	+13.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1570	1465	75-80%	8	106.00–114.00	$108.97	$1,596	-5.95
1245–1840	1482	75-80%	91	112.50–128.00	$122.11	$1,810	+7.19
1305–1800	1515	75-80%	62	122.00–144.00	$132.07	$2,001	+23.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1795	1501	10	121.00–134.50	$129.30	$1,941	—
1231–2725	1670	40	135.00–150.00	$143.05	$2,389	—
1330–2585	1831	44	145.00–169.00	$156.08	$2,858	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1015	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–185.00	$179.62	$1,694
740–1210	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	117.00–180.00	$151.13	$1,445
915–1140	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–134.00	$126.71	$1,254

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
912–927	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,470

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
952–1030	1004	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	180.00–192.50	$188.55	$1,893

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
878–935	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	124.00–130.00	$126.34	$1,136

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1285	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,350.00–1,675.00	$1,506.09
865–1425	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	1,450.00–2,250.00	$1,790.20
1145–1192	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,445.72
1073–1260	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,540.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078–1445	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00–1,860.00	$1,831.58
1243–1385	1314	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,813.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1085	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,525.00	$1,413.80

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–870	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,280.06
775–1065	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,586.21
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1200–1213	1209	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,875.00–1,900.00	$1,883.27

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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
1020–1135	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,762.50	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1120–1600	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,075.00–2,600.00	$2,465.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–432	424	24	220.00–257.00	$249.36	$1,057	—
514–546	536	31	221.00–259.00	$246.82	$1,323	—
551–597	574	33	219.00–242.00	$230.39	$1,322	—
608–645	633	23	220.00–231.00	$227.57	$1,441	—
703–745	724	21	180.00–214.00	$203.23	$1,471	—
762–792	770	22	187.00–210.00	$195.45	$1,505	—
838–849	844	24	181.00–184.00	$182.76	$1,542	—
873–889	888	28	175.00–190.00	$176.05	$1,563	—
908–927	913	79	180.00–183.00	$182.65	$1,668	—
1125	1125	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,688	—
1165	1165	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,015	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	7	118.00	$118.00	$681	—

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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.