Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

9,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $294.37/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 624 lb · 384 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.91/cwt +15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 620 lb · 367 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.20/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 571 lb · 322 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,735	11,595	11,565
Feeder cattle	8,132	7,509	9,640
Slaughter cattle	1,392	1,385	1,611
Replacement cattle	211	2,701	314

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher on steers late week. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter 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
300–337	327	16	365.00–412.50	$381.75	$1,248	+0.50
353–370	356	18	360.00–365.00	$363.86	$1,295	+8.36
405–449	424	55	325.00–365.00	$342.71	$1,453	+1.49
450–493	472	127	325.00–365.00	$343.35	$1,621	+7.51
500–547	527	301	302.00–340.00	$317.11	$1,671	+6.11
557 unweaned	557	31	319.00	$319.00	$1,777	—
550–597	573	291	295.00–328.00	$314.80	$1,804	+7.77
602–649	624	384	277.00–312.00	$294.37	$1,837	+6.62
668 unweaned	668	74	279.75	$279.75	$1,869	—
652–695	679	125	273.00–289.00	$277.51	$1,884	-5.14
702–740	714	187	250.00–277.00	$264.44	$1,888	+6.85
750–787	771	255	237.00–266.00	$248.16	$1,913	+9.39
806–842	819	142	236.00–252.50	$243.74	$1,996	+10.18
868–898	876	118	233.50	$233.50	$2,045	+7.82
920–947	932	157	216.00–224.00	$222.00	$2,069	+4.59
955–987	967	97	216.00–223.00	$220.23	$2,130	+16.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	9	350.00–367.50	$354.93	$1,182	+15.00
355–399	380	48	325.00–355.00	$335.81	$1,276	-6.91
410–449	431	93	270.00–342.50	$318.74	$1,374	+0.93
452 unweaned	452	5	327.00	$327.00	$1,478	—
450–499	476	93	300.00–331.00	$317.90	$1,513	+7.19
501–548	523	43	270.00–300.00	$293.79	$1,537	+8.10
550–583	572	112	270.00–296.00	$283.51	$1,622	+0.81
610–641	625	19	257.00–280.00	$263.03	$1,644	+0.22
650–698	672	158	250.00–275.00	$267.20	$1,796	+10.30
703–747	724	27	230.00–248.00	$239.69	$1,735	+1.34
758–798	778	36	224.00–247.00	$233.12	$1,814	+0.02
830	830	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,917	+13.10
860–898	884	141	207.00–227.00	$225.04	$1,989	+10.17
964–994	984	20	187.50–202.00	$193.12	$1,900	-2.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	6	300.00–320.00	$308.71	$1,016	-7.16
380	380	3	287.50–320.00	$309.17	$1,175	-8.11
430–440	435	4	273.00–298.00	$283.97	$1,235	-4.56
450–499	486	42	272.00–300.00	$282.30	$1,372	-1.68
550–575	563	4	238.00–260.00	$247.18	$1,392	+1.45
615–640	628	2	230.00–247.00	$238.33	$1,497	+4.97
660–695	680	23	220.00–250.00	$236.53	$1,608	+11.53
713	713	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,569	—
760–795	778	2	215.00–220.00	$217.44	$1,692	—
890	890	8	196.50	$196.50	$1,749	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,085	—
793	793	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,237	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–338	323	21	325.00–355.00	$338.54	$1,093	+4.44
361–396	377	65	307.50–330.00	$321.23	$1,211	-6.05
422–428 unweaned	423	18	294.00–300.00	$298.65	$1,263	—
400–448	426	152	290.00–325.00	$306.43	$1,305	+2.46
452–495	477	308	285.00–312.50	$301.52	$1,438	+7.87
506–543	527	214	270.00–300.00	$287.45	$1,515	+14.94
550–599	569	238	260.00–285.00	$272.78	$1,552	+7.64
581 unweaned	581	9	263.00	$263.00	$1,528	—
609 unweaned	609	37	256.00	$256.00	$1,559	—
600–647	621	330	240.00–269.00	$259.24	$1,610	+15.59
656 fancy	656	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,837	—
651–697	676	211	235.00–262.00	$246.06	$1,663	+10.46
717 value added	717	8	232.00	$232.00	$1,663	—
715–743	736	224	222.00–242.50	$236.22	$1,739	+12.12
755–795	774	210	225.00–244.50	$230.75	$1,786	+12.01
802–846	826	270	209.00–224.00	$216.64	$1,789	+6.00
850–873	864	53	205.00–210.00	$206.54	$1,785	—
906–946	921	56	191.00–204.75	$200.55	$1,847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	328	8	290.00–315.00	$302.20	$991	-5.04
352–397	381	33	285.00–307.50	$298.22	$1,136	-6.17
405–448	429	33	275.00–295.00	$283.77	$1,217	+7.63
450–499	477	92	266.00–291.00	$281.40	$1,342	+9.06
500–548	527	51	252.00–274.00	$262.30	$1,382	+6.96
553–598	585	106	237.00–262.00	$255.30	$1,494	+6.10
600–648	628	41	227.00–246.00	$236.61	$1,486	+6.49
650–691	682	83	220.00–237.00	$233.26	$1,591	+15.38
700–742	720	34	212.00–236.00	$222.56	$1,602	+8.77
774 value added	774	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,664	+3.00
753–797	779	22	197.50–222.00	$205.66	$1,602	-4.77
800–838	828	37	190.00–209.00	$202.77	$1,679	—
854–868	859	27	201.00–203.50	$202.50	$1,739	+5.24
934–940	937	10	177.00–182.50	$179.74	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	3	285.00	$285.00	$915	—
365–395	375	3	260.00–282.50	$274.60	$1,030	-0.40
405–445	420	3	254.00–270.00	$264.79	$1,112	+12.08
453–490	484	44	232.00–260.00	$239.17	$1,158	-5.27
510	510	2	225.00–250.00	$237.50	$1,211	-5.26
583–585	584	4	206.00–214.00	$208.01	$1,215	-20.67
650	650	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,365	—
705–710	708	2	180.00–210.00	$195.05	$1,381	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	11	237.00	$237.00	$1,593	—
747	747	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,643	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,505	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	3	207.00–230.00	$221.51	$842	—
415–425	420	2	234.00–240.00	$237.04	$996	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–343	323	8	265.00–362.50	$340.66	$1,100	—
355–380	368	2	330.00–332.50	$331.29	$1,219	-24.68
410–425	413	11	323.00–332.00	$324.86	$1,342	+20.85
450–498	481	21	300.00–320.00	$315.34	$1,517	+19.03
510–549	540	14	272.00–307.00	$283.79	$1,532	+12.45
550–595	558	9	266.00–284.00	$280.21	$1,564	+10.24
605–645	624	27	230.00–271.00	$254.06	$1,585	+14.31
672	672	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,546	-3.62
705–720	715	6	210.00–220.00	$216.02	$1,545	—
805–825	813	3	185.00–195.00	$189.96	$1,544	—
875–890	885	3	180.00–197.00	$191.40	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	7	347.50	$347.50	$1,206	—
383	383	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,398	+8.50
437	437	12	325.00	$325.00	$1,420	+8.66
462–476	473	13	315.00–332.50	$318.95	$1,509	—
520–549	527	20	305.00–310.00	$306.30	$1,614	+24.28
604–625	611	13	275.00–280.00	$278.20	$1,700	+9.64
706–745	710	14	222.00–238.00	$235.79	$1,674	+11.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–493	487	7	275.00–280.00	$276.45	$1,346	+6.45
525–543	537	17	250.00–262.00	$254.74	$1,368	-3.37
670–697	687	10	210.00–217.00	$213.59	$1,467	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047–1335	1220	80-85%	105	127.00–139.50	$131.13	$1,600	+15.21
1000–1450	1224	80-85%	281	117.00–134.00	$123.57	$1,512	+7.65
1125–1325	1253	80-85%	31	106.00–120.00	$114.45	$1,434	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1110	936	85-90%	19	65.00–92.00	$85.11	$797	-17.77
720–1185	973	85-90%	59	87.00–109.50	$102.54	$998	—
835–1207	1047	85-90%	61	123.50–132.50	$126.27	$1,322	-1.45
750–1256	1066	85-90%	199	108.00–124.00	$117.13	$1,249	-1.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1293–1765	1442	75-80%	177	119.00–131.50	$125.76	$1,813	-0.53
1345–1900	1522	75-80%	49	131.00–145.00	$136.08	$2,071	—
1395–1680	1537	75-80%	8	117.00–122.00	$119.64	$1,839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1770	1425	12	135.00–148.00	$142.10	$2,025	—
1255–2280	1702	59	148.00–168.00	$160.75	$2,736	—
1530–2270	1841	50	168.00–192.00	$178.20	$3,281	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–845	806	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	173.00–216.00	$185.56	$1,496
790–1125	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	128.00–145.00	$132.39	$1,342
815–1338	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	126.50–176.00	$147.88	$1,588

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
882	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,252

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,795

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1100	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,310.00–1,475.00	$1,400.85
860–1370	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,300.00–1,775.00	$1,623.39
1088–1290	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,585.00–1,650.00	$1,621.54

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1195–1435	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,750.00–2,350.00	$2,029.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
874	874	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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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
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1120–1243	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,900.00–2,550.00	$2,344.44	—
1180–1388	1319	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,950.00–2,250.00	$2,150.00	—
1245–1350	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,250.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1213	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00	-575.00
1323	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1340–1380	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00	—
1423	1423	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,525.00	$2,525.00	+75.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00	-975.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–348	339	6	220.00–225.00	$223.29	$757	—
393	393	4	250.00	$250.00	$982	—
400–441	421	9	214.00–250.00	$235.33	$991	—
453–493	471	20	225.00–240.00	$234.49	$1,104	—
500–543	527	26	206.00–235.00	$219.46	$1,157	—
550–565	560	7	217.00–222.00	$218.84	$1,226	—
600–618	606	18	190.00–204.00	$199.37	$1,208	—
656–690	666	17	170.00–190.00	$184.91	$1,232	—
703	703	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,301	—
775–786	785	12	175.00–189.00	$187.85	$1,475	—
800–848	828	41	170.00–188.00	$185.16	$1,533	—
855–894	880	65	170.00–189.50	$187.21	$1,647	—
918	918	6	189.00	$189.00	$1,735	—
988	988	24	183.00	$183.00	$1,808	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.