Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

16,968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $227.53/cwt ≈ $2,109/hd at 927 lb · 1,357 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.43/cwt -12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 782 lb · 800 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $216.72/cwt ≈ $2,085/hd at 962 lb · 759 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,968	2,632	13,609
Feeder cattle	15,531	1,198	9,886
Slaughter cattle	1,086	847	1,524
Replacement cattle	351	587	2,199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly 3.00 to 10.00 lower, spots 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–323	315	4	332.00–355.00	$338.62	$1,067	—
382	382	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,280	—
405–445	440	59	285.00–315.00	$311.47	$1,370	-7.00
450–485	472	125	275.00–315.00	$286.81	$1,354	-0.19
474 unweaned	474	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,351	+3.11
507 unweaned	507	11	269.00	$269.00	$1,364	-17.06
503–549	532	384	275.00–317.00	$298.01	$1,585	+6.01
568 value added	568	27	275.00	$275.00	$1,562	—
555–596	569	128	270.00–287.00	$279.63	$1,591	-9.87
573–597 unweaned	590	11	258.00–261.00	$258.79	$1,527	-5.21
610 fancy	610	15	287.00	$287.00	$1,751	—
600–649	626	471	256.00–279.00	$268.81	$1,683	-16.01
643 unweaned	643	7	252.00	$252.00	$1,620	-8.50
654–699	677	509	251.00–264.00	$256.52	$1,737	-17.98
700–738	723	463	245.00–262.00	$253.34	$1,832	-11.66
751–796	782	800	236.00–252.00	$241.43	$1,888	-12.08
800–842	823	651	234.00–247.00	$238.02	$1,959	-14.98
850–885	865	517	228.00–238.00	$234.46	$2,028	+4.46
906–948	927	1,357	222.50–233.00	$227.53	$2,109	—
954–974	962	759	213.00–219.50	$216.72	$2,085	—
1016–1044	1022	59	205.00–208.00	$205.62	$2,101	—
1054	1054	59	206.00	$206.00	$2,171	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–343	337	6	310.00–320.00	$314.74	$1,061	+11.66
358–393	379	30	295.00–315.00	$304.54	$1,154	-3.88
412–449	426	37	265.00–287.50	$273.41	$1,165	-12.56
454–499	475	98	255.00–278.00	$271.10	$1,288	-10.66
513–523 unweaned	517	27	255.00–257.00	$256.25	$1,325	—
500–549	528	152	250.00–275.00	$263.27	$1,390	-3.06
550–598	579	330	240.00–272.50	$259.38	$1,502	-5.58
600–648	622	303	230.00–258.00	$243.37	$1,514	-9.43
651–696	685	205	229.00–252.00	$241.14	$1,652	-5.48
692 value added	692	8	245.00	$245.00	$1,695	—
702–748	731	259	217.00–245.00	$236.36	$1,728	-7.64
773–798	788	47	210.00–240.50	$229.12	$1,805	-12.08
808–846	829	374	207.00–234.50	$232.37	$1,926	+13.53
856–892	884	129	198.00–227.00	$221.73	$1,960	—
930–945	932	254	205.00–216.00	$212.78	$1,983	—
955	955	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,977	-3.00
1051	1051	9	187.00	$187.00	$1,965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–324	322	12	265.00–270.00	$269.20	$867	—
350–390	383	13	268.00–290.00	$286.66	$1,098	+36.66
426–448	438	49	245.00–257.00	$246.00	$1,077	-2.89
466 unweaned	466	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,072	—
450–492	484	53	230.00–250.00	$243.75	$1,180	-6.25
503–540	521	21	235.00–252.00	$242.49	$1,263	—
571 unweaned	571	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,313	—
556–596	572	52	222.00–242.00	$232.66	$1,331	—
600–630	614	25	213.00–235.00	$223.73	$1,374	-6.27
660–675	666	32	195.00–222.00	$217.24	$1,447	-2.76
745	745	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,594	—
843	843	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,686	—
858–885	869	23	194.00–203.00	$197.59	$1,717	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858	858	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,965	—
934	934	17	215.25	$215.25	$2,010	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	208.00	$208.00	$822	—
519–541	527	22	200.00–242.00	$221.62	$1,168	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
862	862	22	180.00	$180.00	$1,552	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	515	6	185.00–200.00	$192.72	$993	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–445	422	56	272.00–290.00	$280.51	$1,184	-4.66
429 fancy	429	35	300.00	$300.00	$1,287	—
434 unweaned	434	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,202	—
463 unweaned	463	10	253.00	$253.00	$1,171	—
453–485	468	57	267.00–285.00	$278.21	$1,302	-0.70
500–543	520	318	248.00–268.00	$264.31	$1,374	-6.44
533 unweaned	533	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,279	-22.18
553 unweaned	553	8	242.50	$242.50	$1,341	-7.50
554–598	580	362	242.00–256.00	$249.35	$1,446	-11.76
600–641	620	360	234.00–254.00	$245.77	$1,524	-15.65
655–683	669	222	232.00–251.00	$240.14	$1,607	-7.86
705–735	714	177	231.00–240.00	$233.49	$1,667	-5.28
750–772	765	93	222.00–231.00	$228.92	$1,751	+3.66
800–849	826	139	212.50–221.00	$216.65	$1,790	—
938–942	940	49	196.00–197.00	$196.51	$1,847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	338	37	263.00–277.00	$265.24	$897	—
350–390	366	48	260.00–285.00	$262.87	$962	-15.11
390 unweaned	390	4	276.00	$276.00	$1,076	—
400–447	419	27	250.00–272.00	$256.35	$1,074	-15.20
428 unweaned	428	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,049	—
453–499	478	148	238.00–262.00	$248.84	$1,189	-12.93
500–547	520	331	227.00–252.00	$243.03	$1,264	-9.42
505–536 unweaned	526	24	230.00–232.00	$230.85	$1,214	—
558 unweaned	558	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,283	—
550–599	583	147	222.00–238.00	$231.31	$1,349	-12.89
600–644	616	147	215.00–235.00	$229.79	$1,416	-3.83
650–694	677	158	210.00–235.00	$226.37	$1,533	-5.74
697 value added	697	95	233.50	$233.50	$1,627	—
700–748	735	189	214.00–230.50	$225.47	$1,657	+5.60
750–793	784	167	200.00–224.00	$216.51	$1,697	+4.07
813	813	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,626	-3.00
854–895	867	124	191.50–204.00	$193.78	$1,680	-2.29
911–939	929	59	190.00–195.00	$191.69	$1,781	+5.39
1010–1035	1024	37	175.00–180.00	$177.14	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	15	240.00	$240.00	$828	—
364–395	382	44	220.00–256.00	$238.14	$910	+2.11
405–446	431	35	215.00–245.00	$236.27	$1,018	+0.44
450–497	477	94	210.00–240.00	$228.75	$1,091	-0.89
500–548	527	50	205.00–225.00	$215.81	$1,137	-12.02
555–596	579	40	209.00–235.00	$218.21	$1,263	—
603–648	621	14	201.00–225.00	$209.16	$1,299	-2.84
659–696	668	13	207.00–213.00	$211.56	$1,413	—
700–706	703	17	196.00–205.00	$200.10	$1,407	—
756–776	766	6	180.00–198.00	$188.88	$1,447	-21.12

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	16	219.00	$219.00	$799	—
468	468	6	212.00	$212.00	$992	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
746	746	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,641	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,087	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
684	684	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,156	—

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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	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,030	+17.00
366–380	370	9	280.00–305.00	$284.61	$1,053	-12.75
420–436	429	31	245.00–287.00	$260.46	$1,117	-14.43
451–498	474	18	256.00–279.00	$271.50	$1,287	+0.25
500–540	520	72	232.00–263.00	$242.63	$1,262	-18.47
550–598	574	44	230.00–255.00	$242.66	$1,393	-4.39
603–633	618	11	226.00–240.00	$233.32	$1,442	-3.94
650–690	672	24	196.00–226.00	$215.99	$1,451	-22.55
712–749	728	14	199.00–218.00	$209.49	$1,525	-30.36
755–780	776	15	180.00–215.00	$210.49	$1,633	-18.29
815–840	828	2	193.00–201.00	$197.06	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–393	377	8	232.00–245.00	$239.92	$904	—
440	440	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	-6.01
499	499	10	245.00	$245.00	$1,223	+2.50
515–544	538	16	210.00–228.00	$222.52	$1,197	—
565–586	577	41	225.00–245.00	$231.78	$1,337	-3.22
600–640	622	15	200.00–217.00	$205.77	$1,280	—
753	753	12	187.00	$187.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	329.00	$329.00	$987	—
451–470	454	7	280.00–281.00	$280.15	$1,272	—
600–620	618	20	245.00–249.00	$246.80	$1,525	—
755	755	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,699	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1175	904	85-90%	110	62.00–94.00	$75.68	$684	—
650–1204	998	85-90%	83	85.00–112.50	$101.72	$1,015	—
740–1275	1078	85-90%	43	125.00–135.00	$128.37	$1,384	+7.27
735–1325	1103	85-90%	146	111.00–128.50	$119.54	$1,319	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1445	1228	80-85%	152	120.00–140.50	$128.82	$1,582	-1.31
1090–1455	1274	80-85%	29	133.50–144.00	$138.22	$1,761	+17.52
1075–1390	1282	80-85%	28	109.00–128.00	$118.64	$1,521	-2.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1595	1448	75-80%	20	111.00–122.00	$118.99	$1,723	-1.58
1270–1815	1485	75-80%	153	122.00–140.50	$131.01	$1,945	+1.42
1390–2015	1608	75-80%	26	135.50–146.00	$140.15	$2,254	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1167	1167	5	152.50	$152.50	$1,780	—
1275–2770	1631	23	135.00–154.00	$148.07	$2,415	—
1310–2325	1798	65	153.00–176.50	$164.61	$2,960	—
1595–2400	1890	16	170.00–188.00	$179.44	$3,391	+4.78

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
828–904	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	130.00–142.00	$139.19	$1,232
740–1535	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	136.00–176.00	$151.89	$1,519
845–1175	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–187.00	$180.02	$1,818

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1007	1007	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,913
913–1230	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	156.00–196.00	$170.91	$1,837

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
802–877	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	144.00–155.00	$149.13	$1,245

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1280	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,578.46
875–1290	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,550.00–2,150.00	$1,805.66
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00
918–1310	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,450.00–2,200.00	$1,733.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1085	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,875.00–2,200.00	$2,050.58
1028–1125	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,975.00	$1,861.89
1180–1325	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,925.00–1,950.00	$1,937.89
1210–1580	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,975.00–2,300.00	$2,174.35

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,550.00	$1,550.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,260.00	$1,260.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,250.00	$1,250.00
710	710	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	860.00	$860.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
803–805	803	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,100.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1005	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,444.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–745	742	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,170.00–1,400.00	$1,347.75
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
910–1185	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,715.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1047	1047	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1080–1115	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,125.00–2,150.00	$2,137.70

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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
1395–1810	1603	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00–2,525.00	$2,487.50	—
1415–1720	1644	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,762.50	—
1708	1708	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1455	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,456.25	+1.70

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	200.00	$200.00	$656	—
398	398	3	170.00	$170.00	$677	—
415	415	2	166.00	$166.00	$689	—
450–495	471	22	165.00–181.00	$176.51	$831	—
525–548	546	24	152.00–184.00	$177.49	$969	—
578	578	9	176.00	$176.00	$1,017	—
600–625	608	7	141.00–184.00	$163.72	$995	—
650–698	657	19	146.00–171.00	$167.68	$1,102	—
710–743	730	12	145.00–175.00	$169.31	$1,236	—
750–780	775	69	165.00–192.00	$188.50	$1,461	—
850–858	858	18	140.00–170.00	$168.35	$1,444	—
914	914	21	172.00	$172.00	$1,572	—
956–980	959	9	150.00–165.00	$163.30	$1,566	—
1059	1059	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,324	—

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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.