Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

6,713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.25/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 810 lb · 531 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $234.84/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 922 lb · 360 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.54/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,763/hd at 768 lb · 271 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,713	10,761	8,801
Feeder cattle	5,771	9,057	7,554
Slaughter cattle	791	993	1,011
Replacement cattle	151	711	236

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher except heifers early week spots 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 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
305–336	327	7	340.00–370.00	$348.40	$1,139	+28.07
355–365	360	2	322.50–327.50	$325.03	$1,170	-4.09
401–449	429	48	292.00–320.00	$306.52	$1,315	-4.28
454–494	474	123	275.00–300.00	$287.85	$1,364	-5.01
496 unweaned	496	18	280.00	$280.00	$1,389	—
500–545	533	89	277.50–305.00	$287.99	$1,535	+7.30
551–597	576	144	270.00–292.00	$279.07	$1,607	-2.64
600–647	631	86	258.00–280.00	$270.45	$1,707	+2.91
651–695	675	173	256.00–280.00	$266.21	$1,797	+2.08
703–740	725	108	243.00–263.00	$253.65	$1,839	-0.85
756–799	775	65	237.50–255.00	$247.11	$1,915	-0.97
800–842	810	531	228.00–255.75	$250.25	$2,027	+7.91
850–885	870	128	230.00–247.50	$243.29	$2,117	+8.97
900–943	922	360	229.75–242.75	$234.84	$2,165	+2.06
952–986	967	108	225.50–231.00	$228.51	$2,210	+5.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	9	292.50–310.00	$306.62	$1,027	—
390–395	393	8	288.00–302.00	$290.75	$1,143	-8.60
403–440	427	22	270.00–289.00	$281.22	$1,201	+8.26
446 value added	446	5	277.50	$277.50	$1,238	—
460–496	484	37	250.00–282.00	$266.26	$1,289	+0.76
504–547	531	136	250.00–282.50	$268.75	$1,427	+5.70
550–594	574	101	245.00–278.00	$262.75	$1,508	-0.07
588 unweaned	588	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,523	—
606 unweaned	606	25	231.00	$231.00	$1,400	-15.00
601–645	622	61	230.00–252.00	$247.07	$1,537	+1.50
654–698	679	96	232.00–255.00	$248.29	$1,686	+14.26
710–743	731	44	215.00–241.00	$232.15	$1,697	-4.44
765–775	770	2	235.00–236.00	$235.50	$1,813	-0.53
802–846	839	103	227.00–240.00	$239.08	$2,006	+5.32
850–892	877	51	210.00–227.75	$224.93	$1,973	-3.05
901–905	902	31	223.00–226.00	$225.13	$2,031	-0.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,247	-9.68
590–598	597	19	230.00–243.00	$241.49	$1,442	+5.90
645–649	648	10	206.00–225.00	$212.98	$1,380	-20.57
698	698	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,584	—
735	735	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,573	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–519	507	13	171.00–176.00	$172.57	$875	+17.57

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	215.00	$215.00	$673	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–345	324	13	285.00–310.00	$296.44	$960	+4.31
409–443	430	40	272.00–288.00	$278.11	$1,196	-3.51
455–489	475	44	260.00–282.00	$272.97	$1,297	-7.99
502–547	536	185	253.00–272.00	$258.59	$1,386	-7.83
552–599	570	151	244.00–271.00	$260.12	$1,483	+7.54
609–649	630	95	240.00–247.00	$242.81	$1,530	-1.77
653–697	681	54	240.00–247.00	$243.58	$1,659	+5.86
700–736	726	149	229.00–251.00	$243.14	$1,765	+9.74
753–793	768	271	226.50–242.00	$229.54	$1,763	-2.43
817–847	822	22	224.00–229.00	$228.06	$1,875	+5.04
886	886	50	215.00	$215.00	$1,905	-1.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	330	4	270.00–285.00	$280.13	$924	+30.13
366–393	386	16	261.00–275.00	$264.23	$1,020	+1.20
409–448	423	40	247.00–269.00	$260.32	$1,101	+3.33
461 unweaned	461	21	230.00	$230.00	$1,060	-10.00
453–498	469	30	246.00–265.00	$255.14	$1,197	+4.59
525 unweaned	525	24	221.00	$221.00	$1,160	-15.98
500–548	527	123	218.00–250.00	$243.49	$1,283	+7.74
550–598	576	99	222.00–239.00	$230.18	$1,326	-0.17
600–646	619	55	219.00–236.00	$229.22	$1,419	-2.33
657–699	676	93	220.00–232.50	$229.14	$1,549	+0.70
703–742	727	74	214.00–229.00	$226.59	$1,647	+3.49
762–795	775	52	203.00–225.00	$218.91	$1,697	+0.22
849	849	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,791	+4.55
872–895	881	18	194.00–206.00	$200.27	$1,764	-2.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	5	245.00	$245.00	$811	+5.58
354–382	364	11	245.00–250.00	$248.09	$903	+11.96
400–405	402	10	220.00–240.00	$233.95	$940	+4.04
457–490	473	27	225.00–247.00	$231.12	$1,093	-1.82
535	535	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	+0.91
550	550	2	216.00–227.00	$221.50	$1,218	+16.68
621–632	628	9	180.00–210.00	$195.64	$1,229	+6.06
670	670	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,219	-24.47
700–710	705	2	200.00–207.00	$203.48	$1,435	+11.14
775	775	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,519	—
800–805	803	2	186.00–190.00	$188.01	$1,510	—
951	951	8	168.00	$168.00	$1,598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–394	392	15	285.00–307.00	$293.04	$1,149	+1.09
420–446	439	21	265.00–297.00	$270.17	$1,186	-2.12
468–498	483	31	255.00–285.00	$261.26	$1,262	+3.35
501–538	526	25	245.00–273.50	$252.89	$1,330	-1.13
558–586	573	53	220.00–269.00	$251.56	$1,441	+10.92
603–649	624	35	220.00–240.00	$225.58	$1,408	-14.33
660	660	2	230.00–245.00	$237.50	$1,568	+13.50
700–725	715	4	225.00–228.00	$226.74	$1,621	+11.39
782	782	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,673	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,136	—
412	412	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,154	—
485	485	2	291.00	$291.00	$1,411	+29.00
515–528	521	25	265.00	$265.00	$1,381	-11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	—
453–471	464	13	216.00–245.00	$226.89	$1,053	-21.06
580	580	4	240.00–245.00	$243.75	$1,414	+20.57

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	6	201.00	$201.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1280	906	85-90%	21	50.00–82.50	$74.60	$676	—
790–1262	1042	85-90%	76	80.00–104.00	$96.55	$1,006	—
815–1280	1111	85-90%	112	104.00–117.00	$108.62	$1,207	-5.74
892–1224	1132	85-90%	17	117.00–127.50	$120.07	$1,359	+5.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1350	1211	80-85%	16	122.00–132.50	$126.26	$1,529	-3.66
1020–1425	1247	80-85%	146	110.00–124.50	$116.89	$1,458	-5.25
1110–1360	1272	80-85%	50	101.00–112.00	$109.54	$1,393	-3.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1760	1461	75-80%	30	105.00–116.00	$111.23	$1,625	—
1353–2045	1485	75-80%	82	114.00–127.00	$120.23	$1,785	—
1355–1855	1637	75-80%	19	124.00–138.00	$129.91	$2,127	-4.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	2	122.50	$122.50	$1,280	—
1225–2085	1515	12	126.00–144.00	$137.87	$2,089	+1.61
1280–2405	1693	44	141.50–163.50	$151.00	$2,556	—
1630–2375	1887	17	156.00–179.50	$164.75	$3,109	-6.14

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1027	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	169.00–205.00	$181.55	$1,661
945–1370	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	128.00–180.00	$158.24	$1,669
940–1140	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	116.00–132.00	$121.00	$1,281

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
899–920	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	195.00–204.00	$201.50	$1,824

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00
965–1213	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,493.76
1145–1235	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,619.13
945–1605	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,525.00–1,935.00	$1,784.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1150–1525	1407	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,176.77
1555	1555	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
841	841	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1150	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,157.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882	882	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00
922	922	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
895–1145	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,770.38
935–1185	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,701.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1403	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	-550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	18	106.00	$106.00	$714	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	180.00	$180.00	$686	—
412–445	426	13	176.00–193.00	$185.52	$790	—
461–475	470	13	170.00–194.00	$188.46	$886	—
515–535	520	4	170.00–189.00	$183.01	$952	—
552–593	574	20	160.00–186.00	$176.44	$1,013	—
600–635	609	6	155.00–180.00	$164.21	$1,000	—
650	650	3	154.50	$154.50	$1,004	—
720–748	740	4	137.00–170.00	$161.98	$1,199	—
755–772	766	24	163.00–170.00	$165.30	$1,266	—
844	844	10	176.00	$176.00	$1,485	—
855–878	857	46	145.00–194.00	$189.63	$1,625	—
900–929	924	12	160.00–174.00	$171.73	$1,587	—
976	976	28	165.00	$165.00	$1,610	—

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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.