Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

7,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.87/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 710 lb · 333 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.19/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 579 lb · 301 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.27/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 663 lb · 265 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,288	8,123	4,296
Feeder cattle	6,027	6,091	3,754
Slaughter cattle	1,078	697	455
Replacement cattle	183	1,335	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week feeders 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, late week 2.00 to 8.00 lower, spots 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady.

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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	322	32	365.00–415.00	$390.95	$1,259	+0.95
350–398	383	29	323.00–415.00	$374.54	$1,434	-3.50
402–441	412	38	301.00–380.00	$352.33	$1,452	+3.48
453–484	472	34	315.00–345.00	$320.59	$1,513	+1.71
490 value added	490	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,519	—
502–547	527	122	282.50–310.00	$300.15	$1,582	-5.83
550–595	576	73	276.00–310.00	$296.77	$1,709	-3.73
587 unweaned	587	13	278.00	$278.00	$1,632	-24.50
590 value added	590	16	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	—
611–646	633	199	277.00–299.00	$291.47	$1,845	+6.86
650–693	663	265	267.00–291.00	$281.27	$1,865	-9.18
701–745 value added	725	56	259.00–274.00	$266.31	$1,931	—
703–746	733	169	253.00–266.00	$260.74	$1,911	-7.57
764 value added	764	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,910	—
752–798	778	77	248.00–262.00	$251.92	$1,960	-1.45
820–836	826	38	235.00–247.50	$243.09	$2,008	+6.82
858–896	882	112	235.50–241.00	$239.20	$2,110	-1.51
908–923	918	132	231.00–240.00	$237.47	$2,180	+5.17
969–987	973	39	224.00–231.00	$229.34	$2,231	+1.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	324	10	300.00–312.50	$301.33	$976	-22.32
350–395	375	51	290.00–345.00	$318.50	$1,194	-8.60
402–438	416	37	275.00–315.00	$302.38	$1,258	-1.84
450–496	481	69	265.00–310.00	$290.00	$1,395	-6.07
493 value added	493	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,479	—
500 unweaned	500	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,340	—
500–546	526	137	265.00–290.00	$282.74	$1,487	-1.89
547 value added	547	10	291.00	$291.00	$1,592	—
550–599	578	178	255.00–287.00	$274.10	$1,584	-8.39
600–649	631	112	250.00–273.00	$265.92	$1,678	-6.17
666 unweaned	666	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,665	—
650–697	676	209	230.00–273.00	$260.92	$1,764	-2.53
700–745	730	66	223.00–258.00	$246.48	$1,799	-6.77
755–793	779	80	224.00–248.00	$242.23	$1,887	-4.27
800–843	825	90	223.00–234.00	$230.42	$1,901	+6.34
877–896	886	20	211.00–233.00	$224.42	$1,988	-2.61
966–980	967	21	188.00–227.00	$223.24	$2,159	—
1067	1067	17	216.00	$216.00	$2,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,098	—
403–441	426	19	280.00–290.00	$285.77	$1,217	-1.81
464–498	486	33	240.00–290.00	$269.70	$1,311	-4.38
525–548	539	8	246.00–260.00	$254.89	$1,374	-8.73
563–593	580	36	240.00–265.00	$258.46	$1,499	+4.15
603–620	609	5	225.00–234.00	$232.17	$1,414	-5.13
759–790	777	50	227.00–232.00	$228.30	$1,774	—
949	949	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,898	—
971	971	19	206.00	$206.00	$2,000	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	10	255.00	$255.00	$1,216	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,075	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	298.00–310.00	$302.00	$906	-83.00
355–390	369	5	290.00–325.00	$300.58	$1,109	-20.43
408–445	429	32	285.00–310.00	$294.27	$1,262	-2.56
458 fancy	458	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,466	—
467 value added	467	12	308.00	$308.00	$1,438	—
460–498	483	66	275.00–315.00	$294.97	$1,425	+7.65
500–538	518	83	265.00–300.00	$278.26	$1,441	-3.07
537–538 value added	538	15	283.00	$283.00	$1,523	—
544 unweaned	544	11	250.50	$250.50	$1,363	-14.35
556–565 value added	559	13	262.00–265.00	$263.83	$1,475	—
558–595	580	288	260.00–287.00	$279.88	$1,623	+14.19
601–648	623	216	245.00–274.00	$260.36	$1,622	+2.48
650–695	675	70	240.25–252.00	$243.18	$1,641	-5.22
700–728	710	333	240.00–255.00	$249.87	$1,774	+7.48
756	756	12	237.00	$237.00	$1,792	-5.50
832–837	836	22	211.00–232.00	$227.25	$1,900	+0.44
858	858	51	228.00	$228.00	$1,956	—
911	911	5	225.00	$225.00	$2,050	—
978	978	10	213.00	$213.00	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297–298	298	14	325.00–330.00	$327.50	$976	—
300–347	331	25	271.00–320.00	$290.45	$961	-37.07
355–398	373	22	269.00–305.00	$289.78	$1,081	—
406 value added	406	7	282.00	$282.00	$1,145	—
405–448	421	105	260.00–280.00	$272.62	$1,148	-6.11
455–495	477	28	250.00–270.00	$266.03	$1,269	+4.29
500–545	516	113	243.00–265.00	$255.33	$1,318	-9.21
550–597	574	105	229.00–252.00	$245.67	$1,410	-9.60
603–648	631	49	227.00–251.00	$239.22	$1,509	+0.66
650–697	671	35	215.00–240.00	$232.76	$1,562	-0.31
702–745	719	97	215.00–242.00	$236.10	$1,698	+0.94
755–786	776	41	197.00–231.00	$224.04	$1,739	+1.38
845	845	10	222.00	$222.00	$1,876	+8.24
968	968	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–382	363	26	257.50–290.00	$277.86	$1,009	+26.86
410–447	433	28	220.00–250.00	$242.20	$1,049	+4.91
456–495	464	5	225.00–244.00	$239.94	$1,113	+2.68
500–545	528	39	214.00–240.00	$233.33	$1,232	+0.31
550–590	562	41	220.00–237.00	$231.30	$1,300	-1.75
610–645	635	6	200.00–226.00	$218.06	$1,385	—
891	891	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,782	+6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
906	906	8	209.00	$209.00	$1,894	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	219.00	$219.00	$953	—
515	515	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	±0.00
598	598	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,190	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387–395	390	19	275.00–325.00	$303.24	$1,183	-16.76
410–440	425	6	265.00–280.00	$272.24	$1,157	-41.44
460–480	474	11	263.00–274.00	$266.09	$1,261	-21.86
505–540	524	24	250.00–277.00	$267.78	$1,403	-4.76
555–588	572	26	250.00–265.00	$258.66	$1,480	—
625–645	631	8	230.00–241.00	$237.45	$1,498	-16.39
650–680	668	10	210.00–244.00	$236.87	$1,582	—
705–713	708	6	209.00–237.00	$223.94	$1,585	—
763–775	767	3	205.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,649	-14.50
813–848	832	9	204.00–207.00	$205.31	$1,708	-10.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–492	480	34	231.00–285.00	$271.32	$1,302	+11.35
502–510	507	5	210.00–240.00	$228.11	$1,157	—
605–621	618	5	185.00–210.00	$205.10	$1,268	—
680–683	681	13	220.00–230.00	$223.09	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	10	385.00	$385.00	$1,467	—
453–479	463	15	277.50–320.00	$302.43	$1,400	-1.07
533	533	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,492	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854	854	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,956	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724–1065	773	85-90%	13	85.00–103.00	$92.47	$715	—
725–1290	968	85-90%	59	90.00–120.00	$111.45	$1,079	-2.94
850–1295	1045	85-90%	189	118.00–135.50	$127.33	$1,331	-10.39
815–1215	1054	85-90%	88	134.00–146.00	$137.86	$1,453	+7.07

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1408	1205	80-85%	248	131.00–149.00	$139.60	$1,682	+1.21
1100–1345	1243	80-85%	24	117.00–136.00	$128.25	$1,594	-10.14
1107–1497	1245	80-85%	43	143.50–157.50	$147.96	$1,842	+1.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1630	1448	75-80%	6	124.00–134.00	$130.14	$1,884	+1.87
1285–1930	1497	75-80%	82	133.00–150.00	$141.27	$2,115	-0.10
1340–1865	1510	75-80%	48	145.50–160.00	$151.25	$2,284	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1840	1452	24	145.00–165.00	$158.13	$2,296	—
1240–2240	1761	50	161.00–186.00	$174.61	$3,075	—
1520–2330	1813	25	180.00–197.50	$185.73	$3,367	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1075	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	175.00–230.00	$202.41	$1,710
770–1153	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	147.00–154.00	$149.46	$1,508
825–1395	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	145.00–165.00	$155.71	$1,717

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
812–1077	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	187.00–192.50	$188.49	$1,810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
953–1040	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,575.00–1,935.00	$1,864.30
985–1335	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,825.00–2,350.00	$2,066.44
1090–1360	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,972.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
979	979	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,560.00	$1,560.00
1001	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,480.00	$1,480.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1330	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,375.00–2,960.00	$2,710.39

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	+275.00
1305–1555	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,325.00	-650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1260–1285	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.