Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

12,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $248.89/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,282/hd at 917 lb · 1,136 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $259.55/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 833 lb · 1,042 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $266.83/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 777 lb · 740 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,880	7,130	17,377
Feeder cattle	11,742	6,620	14,683
Slaughter cattle	922	477	2,239
Replacement cattle	216	33	455

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–347	330	12	385.00–395.00	$390.27	$1,288	-0.39
358–365	359	12	352.50–365.00	$362.88	$1,303	+11.53
417–447	433	51	335.00–365.00	$350.43	$1,517	+14.28
451–495	474	49	332.50–360.00	$344.95	$1,635	+7.87
500–543	525	168	300.00–334.00	$319.24	$1,676	+13.12
549 thin fleshed	549	16	345.00	$345.00	$1,894	—
564 unweaned	564	24	306.00	$306.00	$1,726	—
551–589	568	160	289.00–335.00	$310.73	$1,765	+6.59
600–646	623	275	285.00–325.00	$302.57	$1,885	+7.72
627 unweaned	627	17	286.00	$286.00	$1,793	—
653–699	673	301	272.00–300.00	$281.19	$1,892	+5.10
653–679 unweaned	674	25	283.50–289.00	$287.93	$1,941	—
701–747	725	331	263.00–283.00	$269.32	$1,953	+8.43
754–796	777	740	256.00–278.00	$266.83	$2,073	+9.01
800–847	833	1,042	255.00–266.00	$259.55	$2,162	-0.31
852–883	866	708	252.00–260.00	$254.22	$2,202	-3.07
900–923	917	1,136	244.00–252.75	$248.89	$2,282	+5.14
952–992	970	155	234.00–246.00	$237.19	$2,301	-4.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	337.00	$337.00	$1,139	—
368–395	388	12	320.00–330.00	$327.45	$1,271	+7.45
405–443	430	11	310.00–327.50	$317.57	$1,366	+15.63
473 unweaned	473	13	301.00	$301.00	$1,424	—
455–493	483	21	295.00–327.00	$305.04	$1,473	+3.74
502–549	524	63	270.00–313.00	$293.24	$1,537	+6.18
569 unweaned	569	15	296.00	$296.00	$1,684	+15.00
551–595	581	80	280.00–306.00	$288.99	$1,679	+6.58
600–641	622	109	257.50–290.00	$272.81	$1,697	-0.25
655–690 unweaned	672	3	236.00–251.00	$245.69	$1,651	—
655–698	690	77	251.00–279.00	$260.95	$1,801	+5.44
701–745	725	57	237.00–262.00	$253.80	$1,840	+1.63
760–788	776	48	240.00–255.00	$250.18	$1,941	-1.73
806–849	831	695	234.00–254.00	$251.67	$2,091	+5.77
853–899	873	173	214.00–252.50	$245.91	$2,147	+2.27
900–939	919	38	200.00–244.00	$240.65	$2,212	+8.43
1022	1022	10	228.00	$228.00	$2,330	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,257	—
457–494	482	24	260.00–290.00	$284.11	$1,369	+9.11
500–515	508	15	260.00–289.00	$269.80	$1,371	+14.80
550–595	582	17	245.00–275.00	$255.86	$1,489	-11.87
608–640	616	6	222.00–240.00	$233.59	$1,439	+2.50
669–695	673	6	240.00–245.00	$240.86	$1,621	+9.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 fancy	321	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,236	—
338	338	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,098	-42.15
407–446	428	35	305.00–332.00	$317.66	$1,360	+3.15
450–482	469	72	292.00–307.00	$301.66	$1,415	+0.81
498 unweaned	498	10	298.00	$298.00	$1,484	—
501–546	527	302	271.00–335.00	$291.61	$1,537	+7.68
566 unweaned	566	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,472	—
550–598	585	310	271.00–305.00	$279.08	$1,633	+4.42
604 unweaned	604	9	268.00	$268.00	$1,619	—
600–640	624	432	254.00–285.00	$265.84	$1,659	+6.76
651–691	673	505	248.00–275.00	$260.50	$1,753	+6.04
702–749	721	311	235.00–270.00	$252.12	$1,818	+11.34
750–791	768	348	229.00–250.00	$242.42	$1,862	+4.37
815–824	822	158	231.00–236.00	$234.31	$1,926	-1.89
856–880	868	162	229.00–234.00	$231.53	$2,010	+3.78
900–906	901	23	221.00–226.00	$224.91	$2,026	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	385	12	292.00–315.00	$307.26	$1,183	-17.74
405–443	428	35	270.00–304.00	$289.08	$1,237	-4.30
455–499	487	125	269.00–295.00	$288.12	$1,403	+7.02
500–545	522	298	250.00–286.00	$274.49	$1,433	+8.22
568 unweaned	568	8	252.00	$252.00	$1,431	+2.00
550–598	574	191	245.00–274.00	$262.46	$1,507	+2.39
611–645	628	31	229.00–253.00	$241.76	$1,518	+5.37
655–697	680	126	225.00–249.00	$243.75	$1,658	+2.11
700–742	727	161	211.00–243.50	$237.24	$1,725	+14.68
795–799	798	9	217.00–233.00	$229.46	$1,831	—
804–827	814	18	212.00–221.00	$218.53	$1,779	+1.44
873–880	875	11	222.00–224.00	$223.45	$1,955	+14.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–394	384	35	288.00–295.00	$292.62	$1,124	+7.29
445	445	4	260.00–275.00	$271.25	$1,207	—
450–495	472	8	238.00–266.00	$261.12	$1,232	+1.74
550–570	560	2	230.00–238.00	$234.07	$1,311	+4.07
600–605	603	2	202.50–213.00	$207.73	$1,253	—
895	895	16	193.00	$193.00	$1,727	+2.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	441	14	230.00–256.00	$237.49	$1,047	—
764	764	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,551	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	235.00	$235.00	$945	—
583–585	584	4	205.00–215.00	$209.99	$1,226	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,387	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	—
379–390	381	5	320.00–337.50	$323.58	$1,233	—
435–447	444	12	300.00–303.00	$301.42	$1,338	—
455–458	457	3	301.00–309.00	$303.65	$1,388	—
510–543	526	9	269.00–298.00	$285.72	$1,503	+15.72
585	585	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,533	—
627–646	636	28	250.00–272.00	$261.03	$1,660	—
665–695	681	6	250.00–261.00	$254.34	$1,732	+16.97
700–740	727	5	230.00–257.00	$237.81	$1,729	—
773	773	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,631	-16.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,102	—
414–429	421	16	331.00–345.00	$338.75	$1,426	—
451–498	477	25	305.00–327.50	$318.06	$1,517	—
527–539	535	15	290.00–300.00	$296.72	$1,587	—
608–633	622	5	275.00–290.00	$283.90	$1,766	+13.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	481	9	240.00–272.00	$264.20	$1,271	-17.96
515	515	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
575–587	585	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1385	1226	80-85%	24	117.50–139.00	$131.10	$1,607	-21.64
1000–1470	1234	80-85%	190	131.00–153.50	$141.40	$1,745	-11.34
1045–1430	1258	80-85%	48	147.00–168.50	$152.52	$1,919	+21.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1855	1453	75-80%	165	136.00–152.50	$143.25	$2,081	-13.38
1362–1680	1509	75-80%	36	148.00–161.00	$153.26	$2,313	—
1340–1945	1541	75-80%	19	125.00–138.00	$132.77	$2,046	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1000	899	85-90%	25	67.50–100.00	$91.27	$821	—
725–1196	978	85-90%	58	96.00–124.00	$115.31	$1,128	—
750–1275	1034	85-90%	108	122.00–141.00	$129.87	$1,343	+0.42
790–1233	1056	85-90%	17	134.00–145.00	$139.11	$1,469	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	3	156.00	$156.00	$2,028	—
1250–1845	1481	8	142.00–161.00	$155.79	$2,307	—
1310–2285	1690	51	162.00–185.00	$172.86	$2,921	—
1460–2235	1841	30	178.00–198.50	$188.64	$3,473	+32.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1075	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	170.00–224.00	$179.85	$1,682
1072	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,651
820–1300	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	148.00–190.00	$163.11	$1,780

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1045	962	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	180.00–190.00	$186.74	$1,796
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,828

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1120–1480	1396	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	2,125.00–2,600.00	$2,379.01
1560	1560	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1050	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,739.75
900–1275	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,575.00–2,000.00	$1,819.09
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–890	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,364.31
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,450.00	$2,450.00
950–1280	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,125.00–2,400.00	$2,282.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–895	890	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,862.57
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00
995–1195	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,875.00	$1,847.72

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
745	745	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
705–985	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,326.92	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1190	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,700.00–3,250.00	$3,014.29	—
1310–1540	1452	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,150.00–3,500.00	$3,370.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1265	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,700.00	-375.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	228.00	$228.00	$871	—
403–444	417	12	220.00–255.00	$232.43	$969	—
525	525	14	242.00	$242.00	$1,270	—
604–610	606	8	231.00–236.00	$232.26	$1,407	—
665–693	680	5	190.00–200.00	$193.97	$1,319	—
735	735	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,426	—
783	783	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,488	—
823–849	834	16	176.00–190.00	$182.23	$1,520	—
914	914	48	198.25	$198.25	$1,812	—

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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.