Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

10,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $259.09/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 881 lb · 1,136 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $255.03/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 825 lb · 890 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.14/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 882 lb · 509 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,568	14,594	13,671
Feeder cattle	9,726	13,266	12,166
Slaughter cattle	753	1,029	1,282
Replacement cattle	89	299	223

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold 7.00 to 14.00 lower, heifers calves steady to 3.00 lower. all yearlings sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 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
282	282	15	420.00	$420.00	$1,184	—
320	320	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,264	+35.00
357–365	361	22	350.00–360.00	$355.06	$1,282	+4.12
417–444	432	39	321.50–322.00	$321.72	$1,390	-13.16
454–497	464	44	311.00–340.00	$331.94	$1,540	-6.89
501–549	517	52	300.00–316.00	$307.16	$1,588	-27.36
552–593	575	142	297.00–310.00	$300.01	$1,725	-15.75
608–637	619	126	281.00–307.00	$292.68	$1,812	-13.16
650–693	674	140	270.00–285.00	$275.94	$1,860	-10.27
705–739	726	276	257.00–270.00	$261.33	$1,897	-7.37
751–789	771	382	255.00–273.00	$263.10	$2,029	+3.42
810–844	825	890	252.00–265.50	$255.03	$2,104	+1.63
850–891	881	1,136	249.00–261.50	$259.09	$2,283	+4.61
902–919	908	270	240.50–252.00	$243.74	$2,213	-3.78
1018–1024	1023	105	227.00–230.00	$229.29	$2,346	+12.29
1072	1072	29	224.00	$224.00	$2,401	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	312.00–332.50	$322.33	$1,089	-4.01
370–379	378	7	318.00–337.00	$334.34	$1,264	+6.14
405–448	430	14	300.00–320.00	$315.09	$1,355	-1.87
467 unweaned	467	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,364	—
453–495	484	26	297.00–320.00	$312.63	$1,513	+5.97
506–545	527	55	275.00–300.00	$288.32	$1,519	-15.82
550–599	583	158	265.00–295.00	$283.04	$1,650	-3.43
608–647	627	171	250.00–287.00	$278.35	$1,745	-2.36
671 unweaned	671	8	253.50	$253.50	$1,701	—
663–692	681	66	242.00–270.00	$262.28	$1,786	-0.82
710–745	724	62	240.00–257.00	$247.44	$1,791	-0.89
792–798	794	91	247.00–248.00	$247.28	$1,963	+3.62
806–847	815	351	230.00–250.00	$244.49	$1,993	-1.52
854–896	882	509	232.00–249.50	$242.14	$2,136	+3.16
900–913	910	99	232.00–239.00	$237.75	$2,164	+3.50
952–962	957	110	234.00–235.00	$234.53	$2,244	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	12	310.00	$310.00	$1,361	—
556	556	19	282.00	$282.00	$1,568	—
887	887	9	240.00	$240.00	$2,129	—
1015–1040	1036	18	160.00–234.00	$227.31	$2,355	—
1059	1059	39	235.00	$235.00	$2,489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	9	285.00	$285.00	$1,183	-2.50
475–495	484	16	269.00–300.00	$294.99	$1,428	+4.49
525–546	544	9	254.00–270.00	$268.17	$1,459	-11.19
681	681	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,682	+10.18
732	732	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,588	-13.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	204.00	$204.00	$969	—
733	733	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,385	—
795	795	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	15	360.00	$360.00	$1,148	+27.48
371	371	18	338.00	$338.00	$1,254	+4.74
408–443	424	23	304.00–340.00	$314.91	$1,335	-9.68
450–496	470	54	288.00–307.00	$303.28	$1,425	-3.97
513–549	545	102	280.00–296.00	$291.92	$1,591	-2.52
551–598	581	207	270.00–290.00	$277.39	$1,612	-2.72
608–642	630	189	252.00–290.00	$266.80	$1,681	+3.51
650–685	663	49	245.00–254.00	$249.25	$1,653	-5.92
702–735	708	170	237.00–259.00	$255.82	$1,811	+10.88
751–793	762	434	222.00–244.00	$236.68	$1,804	-0.77
813–845	826	72	225.00–238.00	$230.24	$1,902	+6.37
889	889	81	217.00	$217.00	$1,929	-4.36
904–942	927	46	216.00–225.00	$219.62	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	4	299.00–305.00	$300.54	$1,007	-19.46
366 thin fleshed	366	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,208	—
358–377	367	18	300.00–315.00	$307.28	$1,128	+9.34
403–449	435	60	287.00–300.00	$292.61	$1,273	+0.89
451–491	470	55	268.00–290.00	$282.75	$1,329	-3.06
520–535 unweaned	526	7	247.00–250.00	$248.31	$1,306	-21.02
503–545	529	148	252.00–280.00	$269.56	$1,426	-4.11
556–599	573	174	250.00–274.00	$263.75	$1,511	+1.95
605–645	631	47	230.00–252.00	$243.68	$1,538	-5.42
650–698	680	55	225.00–246.00	$239.94	$1,632	+5.37
710–745	723	107	223.00–240.00	$236.07	$1,707	+13.08
788	788	55	223.00	$223.00	$1,757	-4.25
781–795	794	127	210.00–227.00	$226.45	$1,798	-0.80
810–843	827	93	218.00–223.00	$220.97	$1,827	-6.03
944	944	31	217.00	$217.00	$2,048	+27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–367	365	4	251.00–277.00	$257.41	$940	-15.76
435–445	439	12	240.00–270.00	$245.86	$1,079	—
451–498	484	19	261.00–267.50	$266.04	$1,288	-1.84
511–548	531	20	221.00–247.00	$235.59	$1,251	-15.41
555–597	579	84	240.00–248.00	$246.90	$1,430	+7.16
601–621	608	11	227.00–236.00	$232.66	$1,415	—
710–720	715	2	175.00–179.00	$177.01	$1,266	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,204	—
745	745	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,781	—
779	779	10	216.00	$216.00	$1,683	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493–495	494	9	252.00–255.00	$254.00	$1,255	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,040	—
512	512	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,085	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–445	425	7	293.00–300.00	$298.70	$1,269	—
457–480	462	12	271.00–306.00	$284.13	$1,313	-10.88
500–530	517	5	283.00–303.00	$294.68	$1,523	+4.01
553–591	568	31	256.00–282.00	$265.81	$1,510	-14.62
643	643	3	254.50	$254.50	$1,636	-4.63
680	680	2	243.00–245.00	$244.00	$1,659	+7.22
725	725	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,733	-4.00
800–820	815	8	202.00–208.00	$206.53	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561–594	571	13	240.00–252.00	$248.16	$1,417	—
651–667	657	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	8	282.00	$282.00	$1,483	-10.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1395	1207	80-85%	107	135.00–155.00	$144.04	$1,739	+18.40
1055–1465	1239	80-85%	117	146.00–167.50	$149.97	$1,858	+24.33
1115–1385	1312	80-85%	5	125.00–133.00	$130.46	$1,712	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1215	980	85-90%	5	71.00–102.00	$90.75	$889	+7.27
720–1230	992	85-90%	27	97.00–124.00	$114.63	$1,137	—
750–1275	999	85-90%	82	120.00–142.00	$130.93	$1,308	—
790–1265	1048	85-90%	60	136.00–153.00	$141.97	$1,488	+15.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1420	1373	75-80%	2	130.00–132.00	$130.97	$1,798	—
1310–1930	1461	75-80%	64	139.00–153.00	$146.83	$2,145	+10.32
1327–1727	1509	75-80%	38	149.00–165.50	$153.53	$2,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1720	1291	12	138.00–163.00	$154.58	$1,996	—
1260–2350	1652	26	160.00–181.00	$171.20	$2,828	—
1340–2240	1776	30	179.00–205.50	$190.35	$3,381	+21.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–975	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	143.00–180.00	$161.33	$1,425
805–1025	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	190.00–193.00	$192.13	$1,768

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
858	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	167.50	$167.50	$1,437

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1238	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1165–1505	1411	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,100.00–2,525.00	$2,323.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1015–1290	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,675.00–2,100.00	$1,942.86

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Bred Heifers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	162.50	$162.50	$1,601

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
741	741	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,601

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
1015–1350	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,475.00	$2,379.17	+379.17
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	4	236.00–240.00	$237.97	$892	—
425–446	433	16	240.00–247.00	$245.63	$1,064	—
475	475	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,069	—
518–527	526	19	222.00–248.00	$245.31	$1,290	—
588	588	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,335	—
890	890	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,468	—
970	970	53	192.25	$192.25	$1,865	—

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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.