Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

9,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.23/cwt -7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 523 lb · 461 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.48/cwt -16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 831 lb · 307 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.72/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 925 lb · 276 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,356	7,866	12,198
Feeder cattle	7,820	6,431	9,895
Slaughter cattle	1,285	1,086	1,115
Replacement cattle	251	349	1,188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders very uneven with early week sales 8.00 to 15.00 lower, spots 20.00 lower, late week steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows early week 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, late week steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,180	+8.33
350–395	383	16	330.00–367.50	$355.06	$1,360	+2.71
400–449	431	131	310.00–342.50	$323.57	$1,395	-18.99
473 unweaned	473	9	310.00	$310.00	$1,466	-18.05
453–495	477	206	304.00–332.50	$320.31	$1,528	-6.08
500–549	532	153	275.00–307.00	$293.30	$1,560	-14.68
550–596	571	182	261.00–295.00	$280.83	$1,604	-8.78
605–648	631	74	245.00–276.00	$262.88	$1,659	-4.11
632	632	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,485	-31.99
663 unweaned	663	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,525	—
650–689	667	60	241.00–271.00	$260.13	$1,735	-5.22
700–749	742	115	230.00–242.50	$236.27	$1,753	-7.32
757–791	780	86	220.00–243.00	$236.69	$1,846	-3.71
803–844	833	95	220.00–224.50	$221.74	$1,847	-7.90
850–899	884	98	210.00–229.00	$216.90	$1,917	-9.54
904–938	925	276	208.50–213.00	$210.72	$1,949	+2.72
954	954	38	209.00	$209.00	$1,994	+3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	14	390.00	$390.00	$1,349	-4.71
358–395	369	48	355.00–395.00	$375.17	$1,384	-9.05
401–438	420	95	340.00–377.50	$354.58	$1,489	-28.20
438 value added	438	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,489	—
453 fancy	453	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,676	—
451–491	463	101	330.00–350.00	$334.92	$1,551	-29.57
500–546	517	136	305.00–340.00	$320.52	$1,657	-21.67
519 unweaned	519	8	302.00	$302.00	$1,567	—
565 unweaned	565	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	-15.70
551–597	576	196	293.00–317.50	$309.26	$1,781	-4.06
600–646	616	161	272.50–300.00	$288.88	$1,780	-5.02
651 fancy	651	14	305.00	$305.00	$1,986	—
664–688	672	59	262.00–287.50	$273.91	$1,841	-14.54
702–741	713	93	250.00–267.50	$257.20	$1,834	-10.71
800–847	831	307	230.00–245.00	$234.48	$1,949	-16.88
915–938	930	39	213.50–216.00	$214.32	$1,993	-12.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–393	379	15	320.00–330.00	$324.01	$1,228	+1.09
410–443	431	16	282.50–296.00	$294.56	$1,270	-15.44
475 value added	475	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,472	—
480 unweaned	480	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,402	—
450–499	489	60	280.00–303.00	$293.06	$1,433	-3.13
500–540	527	28	250.00–275.00	$261.37	$1,377	+1.37
565–595	591	34	250.00–270.00	$261.04	$1,543	+10.53
615–649	644	11	237.50–247.00	$238.99	$1,539	—
685–693	690	19	238.00–242.50	$240.23	$1,658	+8.93
710	710	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	24	257.50	$257.50	$1,257	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,327	—
713	713	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,005	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1080	1073	6	164.00–170.00	$165.98	$1,781	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	318	42	320.00–350.00	$330.63	$1,051	-30.12
350–389	381	63	300.00–337.00	$313.57	$1,195	-21.39
400–448	426	160	276.00–327.50	$287.74	$1,226	-28.33
453–498	476	140	270.00–302.50	$281.76	$1,341	-11.40
501–546	523	461	260.00–285.00	$272.23	$1,424	-7.77
554–590	564	124	255.00–267.50	$259.26	$1,462	-16.41
601 fancy	601	27	270.00	$270.00	$1,623	—
600–649	627	169	232.00–257.00	$247.09	$1,549	-10.65
650–699	682	144	228.00–237.00	$232.62	$1,586	-11.26
700–735	722	138	217.50–229.00	$226.59	$1,636	-6.97
824	824	130	219.25	$219.25	$1,807	+6.25
850	850	18	203.50	$203.50	$1,730	-13.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	317	27	300.00–319.00	$309.66	$982	-4.76
358–395	380	52	285.00–317.50	$289.98	$1,102	-9.62
401–448	424	156	250.00–301.00	$270.87	$1,148	-16.03
450–497	478	212	250.00–289.00	$266.11	$1,272	-14.71
503–545	524	221	242.50–267.00	$256.06	$1,342	-8.06
552–595	574	91	235.00–258.00	$243.86	$1,400	-9.92
608–648	625	35	209.00–245.00	$229.18	$1,432	-1.42
651–699	686	54	200.00–226.00	$219.57	$1,506	-6.85
700–748	723	31	200.00–238.00	$211.74	$1,531	-5.95
763–788	769	94	210.00–216.75	$215.47	$1,657	-0.89
825	825	104	203.10	$203.10	$1,676	-0.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–333	326	12	270.00–275.00	$272.02	$887	—
355–398	376	28	260.00–297.00	$278.19	$1,046	—
411–445	415	13	252.00–269.00	$254.67	$1,057	—
455–499	489	30	247.50–270.00	$250.13	$1,223	-8.17
500–545	534	24	210.00–243.00	$223.82	$1,195	-9.84
569–590	572	14	220.00–244.00	$232.19	$1,328	—
600–645	617	8	190.00–220.00	$205.62	$1,269	—
720–735	725	3	181.00–187.00	$184.97	$1,341	—
852	852	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,278	—
903	903	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,589	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	8	225.00	$225.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	5	210.00	$210.00	$960	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,063	—
350–388	370	5	320.00–355.00	$331.82	$1,228	+13.71
400–443	431	24	295.00–325.00	$299.91	$1,293	-26.43
455–495	478	12	275.00–318.00	$298.12	$1,425	-15.34
500–548	521	59	261.00–308.00	$276.20	$1,439	-4.02
550–595	580	29	262.00–282.00	$273.96	$1,589	+9.83
605–643	625	22	244.00–271.00	$258.63	$1,616	—
655–695	680	3	235.00–248.00	$240.88	$1,638	-0.12
703	703	13	220.00	$220.00	$1,547	+10.57
753–760	755	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,653	—
833	833	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,549	—
885	885	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–387	365	10	262.50–300.00	$288.06	$1,051	—
430	430	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	—
539–549	546	20	250.00–269.00	$255.63	$1,396	—
562–592	574	26	235.00–250.00	$239.88	$1,377	—
611	611	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,271	—
420–435	428	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,455	+10.00
468	468	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,544	+8.22
519	519	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,557	-8.14
555	555	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,626	+8.00
600–618	604	10	272.50–281.00	$274.24	$1,656	+19.24

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,177	—
487	487	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,266	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1393	1195	80-85%	263	120.00–135.50	$128.67	$1,538	—
1005–1390	1224	80-85%	93	129.00–149.50	$136.15	$1,666	+6.39
1035–1392	1269	80-85%	23	110.00–123.00	$117.89	$1,496	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1165	843	85-90%	39	60.00–92.00	$83.55	$704	—
653–1195	936	85-90%	45	84.00–111.50	$102.75	$962	+1.58
827–1192	1027	85-90%	30	125.00–139.00	$132.17	$1,357	+12.71
770–1218	1043	85-90%	169	111.50–126.00	$119.54	$1,247	+0.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1685	1425	75-80%	19	112.50–123.00	$117.66	$1,677	-6.41
1308–1848	1438	75-80%	151	122.00–138.50	$130.98	$1,883	+6.91
1350–1870	1487	75-80%	58	135.50–147.00	$139.02	$2,067	+6.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1845	1408	30	130.00–150.50	$143.82	$2,025	+4.32
1235–2405	1694	93	149.00–165.00	$158.56	$2,686	—
1345–2160	1774	27	162.00–179.00	$169.18	$3,001	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1005	873	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	160.00–190.00	$167.07	$1,459
738–1175	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	125.00–150.00	$130.86	$1,200
680–1315	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	127.00–161.00	$143.97	$1,430

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
999–1042	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	139.00–142.50	$141.15	$1,433

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
872–950	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	187.50	$187.50	$1,697

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,850.00	$1,850.00
805–1175	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,700.00	$1,481.21
930–1195	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,535.05
900–1370	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	1,275.00–2,200.00	$1,881.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1133–1418	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,276.29

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–810	704	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	835.00–1,250.00	$1,117.29
665–815	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1085	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,625.00	$1,516.69

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1125–1180	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,820.00	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+45.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1175–1245	1222	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,075.00	$2,016.67	-344.62

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1040	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,865.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	7	241.00	$241.00	$829	-19.00
350–399	385	33	212.00–247.50	$226.43	$872	—
427	427	10	223.00–230.00	$227.90	$973	-11.10
453–488	468	27	231.00–250.00	$237.22	$1,110	—
535	535	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,198	—
555–570	565	10	196.00–230.00	$207.01	$1,170	—
600–633	611	13	180.00–200.00	$189.74	$1,159	—
650–651	651	12	180.00–186.50	$185.96	$1,211	—
713	713	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,283	—
755–795	758	38	160.00–180.00	$177.57	$1,346	—
884–886	885	21	160.00–180.00	$174.28	$1,542	—
1014	1014	21	160.00	$160.00	$1,622	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	5	133.00	$133.00	$471	—

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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.