Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

7,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.56/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 576 lb · 253 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.36/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,028/hd at 807 lb · 239 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.87/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 519 lb · 229 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,866	8,962	12,872
Feeder cattle	6,431	7,770	10,433
Slaughter cattle	1,086	973	1,485
Replacement cattle	349	219	954

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	68	360.00–400.00	$394.71	$1,299	—
355–391	372	45	354.00–405.00	$384.22	$1,429	+3.55
400–445	425	151	343.00–413.00	$382.78	$1,627	+17.87
450–497	472	102	350.00–380.00	$364.49	$1,720	+12.88
517 fancy	517	11	375.00	$375.00	$1,939	—
503–548	518	182	307.50–360.00	$342.19	$1,773	+24.62
550–598	575	227	288.00–330.00	$313.32	$1,802	+0.15
561–586 unweaned	582	26	291.00–320.00	$315.70	$1,837	+0.70
602–640	621	213	280.00–322.00	$293.90	$1,825	+0.55
650–691	663	221	275.00–302.50	$288.45	$1,912	+9.99
709–743	716	80	254.00–271.00	$267.91	$1,918	+3.10
760–796	787	91	251.00–264.00	$252.18	$1,985	-6.73
801–817	807	239	235.00–259.75	$251.36	$2,028	+10.32
871	871	19	232.00	$232.00	$2,021	-6.06
918–930	922	87	226.00–226.50	$226.33	$2,087	-0.65
1012	1012	86	221.00	$221.00	$2,237	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	329	22	340.00–380.00	$361.67	$1,190	+5.17
351–395	367	28	322.50–375.00	$352.35	$1,293	+14.17
391 unweaned	391	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,290	—
403–449	430	141	322.50–360.00	$342.56	$1,473	+14.16
453–499 unweaned	471	18	311.00–340.00	$328.05	$1,545	—
451–496	478	134	300.00–340.00	$326.39	$1,560	-5.85
500–545	524	104	270.00–320.00	$307.98	$1,614	+11.37
559–597	584	81	262.00–307.50	$289.61	$1,691	+1.61
600–645	619	66	254.00–280.00	$266.99	$1,653	+5.77
650–687	672	173	250.00–270.00	$265.35	$1,783	+1.27
715–748	724	49	228.50–251.00	$243.59	$1,764	-7.19
753–793	786	118	234.00–245.00	$240.40	$1,890	-6.22
807–838	829	93	213.50–233.00	$229.64	$1,904	-3.50
860–884	874	58	224.00–231.00	$226.44	$1,979	-5.64
911	911	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,895	+0.58
988	988	6	206.00	$206.00	$2,035	+0.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	19	310.00–340.00	$322.92	$1,195	-4.69
427	427	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,324	+6.75
485–495	490	5	291.00–300.00	$296.19	$1,451	-2.86
548	548	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,425	+10.00
575–598	588	4	250.00–251.00	$250.51	$1,473	-8.08
655–680	668	2	221.00–242.00	$231.30	$1,545	—
895	895	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,611	—
955	955	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,719	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,796	—
650	650	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	5	150.00	$150.00	$912	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	255.00	$255.00	$880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	313	44	318.00–370.00	$360.75	$1,129	+31.65
361–392	372	90	307.00–365.00	$334.96	$1,246	+15.83
397 unweaned	397	7	313.00	$313.00	$1,243	-2.00
400–440	420	96	300.00–340.00	$316.07	$1,327	+8.35
435 fancy	435	8	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	—
455–487	477	119	286.00–305.00	$293.16	$1,398	+0.85
512 unweaned	512	5	274.00	$274.00	$1,403	—
504–546	519	224	270.00–305.00	$280.00	$1,453	-6.17
550–587	569	105	258.00–287.50	$275.67	$1,569	+5.00
602–642	618	105	242.50–270.00	$257.74	$1,593	+7.59
652–680	659	120	230.00–248.00	$243.88	$1,607	+3.10
700–747	734	222	225.00–241.00	$233.56	$1,714	+0.72
753–781	761	45	223.00–235.00	$227.64	$1,732	+2.96
839	839	116	213.00	$213.00	$1,787	-11.64
861–887	868	85	211.00–220.00	$216.85	$1,882	—
1032	1032	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,961	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–348	331	25	287.00–330.00	$314.42	$1,041	+17.85
355–398	380	63	280.00–320.00	$299.60	$1,138	+2.10
425 unweaned	425	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,169	—
400–448	427	99	270.00–296.00	$286.90	$1,225	+4.74
450–497	471	194	255.00–295.00	$280.82	$1,323	+9.45
474 unweaned	474	13	275.00	$275.00	$1,304	—
502–545	522	73	250.00–271.00	$264.12	$1,379	+9.14
559 unweaned	559	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,398	+10.00
559–597	579	79	231.00–259.00	$253.78	$1,469	+2.93
600–643	618	50	216.00–240.00	$230.60	$1,425	-1.11
650–694	682	36	222.00–230.00	$226.42	$1,544	-1.55
700–746	726	25	200.00–224.00	$217.69	$1,580	+1.84
741 value added	741	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,638	—
752–795	767	18	214.00–218.00	$216.36	$1,659	+0.95
801–849	834	13	190.00–209.00	$203.39	$1,696	-1.39
875	875	18	209.00	$209.00	$1,829	+9.71
931	931	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,769	-1.25
953	953	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–475	467	3	255.00–260.00	$258.30	$1,206	+23.30
535–548	544	3	233.00–235.00	$233.66	$1,271	-5.34
690	690	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	-1.26
772	772	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,544	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
634	634	10	239.00	$239.00	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	6	250.00	$250.00	$890	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	250.00	$250.00	$750	±0.00
393	393	2	231.00	$231.00	$908	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–387	379	12	310.00–327.50	$318.11	$1,206	-13.41
408–439	427	15	307.50–350.00	$326.34	$1,393	+21.85
475–497	484	12	299.00–320.00	$313.46	$1,517	+1.41
521–533	529	19	270.00–285.00	$280.22	$1,482	-2.51
563–595	572	5	255.00–271.00	$264.13	$1,511	-11.47
681	681	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,641	—
710–740	720	3	206.00–216.00	$209.43	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	13	330.00	$330.00	$1,363	-40.00
465–496	482	26	315.00–335.00	$321.78	$1,551	—
528–540	537	7	297.00–312.50	$308.14	$1,655	-0.94
556–565	558	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,590	-5.00
600	600	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,530	-17.50
700	700	11	221.50–224.00	$221.73	$1,552	-9.44

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1375	1209	80-85%	14	110.00–126.00	$118.26	$1,430	-11.09
1040–1360	1211	80-85%	97	132.00–144.50	$137.84	$1,669	+8.49
1040–1390	1235	80-85%	202	120.00–138.00	$129.76	$1,603	+5.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1490	1411	75-80%	7	117.00–126.00	$124.07	$1,751	-1.66
1275–1830	1465	75-80%	130	123.00–139.50	$132.95	$1,948	+0.85
1346–2060	1505	75-80%	62	134.50–145.00	$139.16	$2,094	-2.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1120	852	85-90%	11	61.00–90.00	$80.74	$688	—
760–1225	943	85-90%	19	92.00–111.00	$101.17	$954	—
806–1215	1004	85-90%	43	124.00–135.00	$128.18	$1,287	—
810–1260	1040	85-90%	94	109.00–127.00	$119.46	$1,242	+0.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1255	1070	27	164.00–191.00	$179.61	$1,922	+45.61
1201	1201	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,862	—
1375–1505	1432	5	130.00–145.00	$139.50	$1,998	+4.24
1305–2710	1739	61	145.00–169.00	$157.74	$2,743	+1.86
1525–2225	1853	32	162.00–183.00	$170.00	$3,150	-0.67

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–960	797	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	175.00–210.00	$191.21	$1,524
750–1320	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	142.50–185.00	$153.96	$1,537
875–1215	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	129.00–162.00	$137.10	$1,370

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
892–1030	992	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	190.00–195.00	$193.10	$1,916
1041–1231	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	162.50–167.00	$165.49	$1,920

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
977	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,495

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,380

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1180	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,742.47
1025–1210	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,732.44
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
970–1407	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	1,425.00–2,200.00	$1,966.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290–1620	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,875.00–2,750.00	$2,220.65

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1200	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,075.00–2,225.00	$2,176.69

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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
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-500.00
990–1130	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,353.33	-1,046.67
1145–1175	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	2,050.00–2,125.00	$2,091.67	—
1170–1465	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	31	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,361.29	-238.71
1433	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1170	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,793.33	—
1160–1260	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,604.55	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	-400.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	260.00	$260.00	$845	+10.00
415	415	4	239.00	$239.00	$992	-13.70

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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.