Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

8,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.34/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,102/hd at 864 lb · 596 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.41/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 808 lb · 493 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.00/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 723 lb · 425 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,580	9,031	5,565
Feeder cattle	7,392	7,268	4,369
Slaughter cattle	1,057	1,038	987
Replacement cattle	131	725	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher, except early week yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, spots 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
302–315	306	11	332.50–360.00	$352.27	$1,078	+24.77
352–399	381	35	320.00–367.50	$343.38	$1,308	-16.62
405–441	423	39	287.00–327.50	$312.19	$1,321	+4.96
418–449 fancy	442	13	340.00–356.00	$343.49	$1,518	—
458–462 fancy	461	28	336.00–342.00	$340.30	$1,569	—
468 unweaned	468	6	284.00	$284.00	$1,329	+1.00
451–497	475	61	290.00–327.00	$304.23	$1,445	+21.59
508–540	530	126	280.00–302.50	$294.02	$1,558	+1.77
551–596	569	155	274.00–308.00	$285.79	$1,626	+8.57
590 unweaned	590	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,593	—
604–641	615	230	266.00–289.50	$278.09	$1,710	+5.63
629 unweaned	629	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,661	—
655–697	674	293	258.00–279.00	$269.32	$1,815	+0.46
700–748	723	425	250.00–271.00	$261.00	$1,887	+4.81
758–790	773	157	250.00–261.00	$254.63	$1,968	+3.42
801–845	808	493	242.00–257.25	$249.41	$2,015	+2.48
850–892	864	596	237.50–247.50	$243.34	$2,102	+2.36
901–946	918	189	224.50–237.50	$233.39	$2,143	+7.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,100	+5.91
400–449	433	18	282.50–302.50	$292.09	$1,265	+16.12
450–495	471	61	269.00–292.00	$277.95	$1,309	+5.24
500–548	526	117	260.00–279.00	$272.31	$1,432	+4.23
554–599	570	81	250.00–271.00	$261.21	$1,489	-1.51
581–590 unweaned	585	13	251.00–261.00	$255.65	$1,496	-4.01
618 unweaned	618	11	251.00	$251.00	$1,551	+7.73
605–643	623	85	244.00–265.00	$258.84	$1,613	+8.27
650–698	675	130	235.00–265.00	$248.87	$1,680	+1.55
705–746	734	57	232.00–250.00	$238.22	$1,749	+0.93
750–781	767	30	234.00–242.00	$237.34	$1,820	-6.38
810–845	837	175	217.00–241.00	$238.76	$1,998	-0.98
850–898	891	307	227.00–239.10	$238.35	$2,124	+12.79
900–930	907	9	216.00–220.00	$217.22	$1,970	+3.22
1014	1014	25	220.00	$220.00	$2,231	+7.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–443	438	12	215.00–257.00	$243.32	$1,066	+3.32
502	502	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,180	-5.00
565–588	585	16	235.00–257.00	$242.28	$1,417	+17.78
665–695	693	22	230.00–237.50	$231.25	$1,603	+1.55
1019	1019	5	212.00	$212.00	$2,160	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,118	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–347	326	10	320.00–340.00	$328.49	$1,071	+18.15
355–385	371	31	290.00–327.50	$315.59	$1,171	+15.59
416–424 unweaned	419	13	297.50–306.00	$300.81	$1,260	—
400–447	428	37	272.00–315.00	$304.99	$1,305	+29.49
451–481	467	66	275.00–300.00	$289.78	$1,353	+11.04
500–546	528	124	254.50–280.00	$265.32	$1,401	+3.44
554–591	578	44	248.00–262.00	$254.26	$1,470	-4.95
603 unweaned	603	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,435	—
601–645	623	385	236.00–265.00	$254.86	$1,588	+2.16
663–690	680	199	240.50–261.00	$244.50	$1,663	+0.26
701–742	719	65	232.00–252.00	$239.19	$1,720	-0.15
762–776	764	227	226.50–235.00	$229.16	$1,751	-7.85
810–834	822	10	218.00	$218.00	$1,792	-11.00
855–873	861	59	217.00–228.00	$225.24	$1,939	+5.24
902–921	917	28	210.00–213.00	$212.37	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–321	315	13	272.00–275.00	$273.35	$861	-2.84
390–391	391	6	285.00–305.00	$291.66	$1,140	+16.21
400–443	426	52	257.50–277.00	$269.19	$1,147	+8.00
455–499	490	392	245.00–275.00	$258.69	$1,268	+0.91
498 unweaned	498	19	261.00	$261.00	$1,300	+11.00
500–549	529	100	228.00–253.00	$243.59	$1,289	+1.82
550–598	573	69	230.00–247.00	$240.04	$1,375	+1.89
606–649	628	81	220.00–245.00	$238.29	$1,496	+4.93
650–695	682	48	220.00–238.00	$229.89	$1,568	+0.48
700–745	711	31	220.00–229.00	$223.21	$1,587	+3.06
752–798	778	24	215.00–229.00	$224.04	$1,743	+5.78
800–833	821	8	213.00–215.50	$214.80	$1,764	+3.07
854–871	867	16	209.50–214.00	$210.61	$1,826	+0.96
918	918	11	201.00	$201.00	$1,845	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	7	240.00–262.00	$244.00	$800	-16.00
377–378	377	5	245.00–262.50	$255.49	$963	+4.16
425	425	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,041	+7.91
460–499	489	40	217.00–250.00	$235.51	$1,152	+3.60
541–545	544	13	205.00–233.00	$213.57	$1,162	-11.84
552–583	564	29	210.00–228.00	$218.29	$1,231	+2.80
615–635	623	3	200.00–220.00	$209.89	$1,308	-1.01
663 unweaned	663	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,326	—
663–685	671	19	210.00–215.00	$213.12	$1,430	+5.12
800–820	810	2	204.00–208.00	$206.02	$1,669	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,471	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	312.50–315.00	$313.79	$1,202	+21.79
430–446	437	21	260.00–290.00	$267.94	$1,171	-15.62
455–475	462	9	275.00–290.00	$284.07	$1,312	+19.66
505–548	527	43	250.00–272.50	$261.16	$1,376	+0.98
555–579	565	18	254.00–264.00	$259.38	$1,465	+12.22
600–646	614	40	234.00–251.00	$243.33	$1,494	+8.43
656–695	672	13	225.00–242.00	$235.47	$1,582	+5.07
720–728	725	3	220.00–235.00	$224.96	$1,631	-4.71
750–780	765	2	227.00–228.00	$227.49	$1,740	+0.66
800	800	4	226.50	$226.50	$1,812	+20.50
923	923	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,911	—
985	985	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409 unweaned	409	13	329.00	$329.00	$1,346	—
420	420	2	323.00	$323.00	$1,357	—
485	485	7	267.50	$267.50	$1,297	-12.50
556	556	15	270.00	$270.00	$1,501	±0.00
600	600	10	257.00	$257.00	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	8	287.00	$287.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260–1645	1457	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,075.00–2,550.00	$2,329.23	—
1625	1625	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	265.00–275.00	$269.95	$1,309	+29.46
548	548	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,315	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1180	921	85-90%	22	60.00–87.50	$77.55	$714	—
800–1210	1059	85-90%	39	84.00–106.00	$99.85	$1,057	—
815–1230	1095	85-90%	199	107.00–120.00	$112.53	$1,232	—
875–1211	1135	85-90%	71	119.00–132.00	$122.87	$1,395	+11.67

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1485	1234	80-85%	70	122.00–144.50	$126.99	$1,567	+0.30
1155–1315	1246	80-85%	10	102.50–117.00	$111.25	$1,386	—
1080–1485	1255	80-85%	164	112.00–127.00	$118.54	$1,488	+1.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1740	1453	75-80%	16	105.00–118.00	$112.90	$1,640	+4.57
1355–2000	1507	75-80%	95	115.00–128.50	$122.21	$1,842	—
1350–1842	1539	75-80%	63	128.00–142.00	$133.42	$2,053	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	4	172.50	$172.50	$1,687	-12.50
1063	1063	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,967	—
1280–1920	1508	16	130.00–149.50	$140.53	$2,119	—
1425–2310	1698	29	144.00–167.00	$154.48	$2,623	—
1545–2220	1926	22	159.00–179.50	$169.10	$3,257	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–920	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	160.00–190.00	$174.32	$1,534
845–1237	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	130.00–189.00	$153.57	$1,606
940–1100	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–142.00	$133.59	$1,399

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
802–965	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	200.00–216.00	$204.53	$1,845

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1245	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,516.43
1065–1450	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,475.00–1,900.00	$1,741.89
1135–1250	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,713.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1535	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,900.00–2,375.00	$2,105.30
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
802–1033	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,240.00–1,700.00	$1,571.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1100	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,600.00	$1,491.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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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
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	202.00	$202.00	$652	—
368–377	375	11	190.00–194.00	$190.71	$715	—
562	562	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,040	—
600–606	605	5	190.00–193.00	$192.40	$1,164	—
760–777	773	4	178.00–180.00	$179.51	$1,388	—
803–834	819	16	175.00–182.00	$179.84	$1,473	—
850–858	853	19	180.00–183.00	$181.27	$1,546	—
990–998	991	53	175.00–191.75	$189.84	$1,881	—
1062	1062	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,646	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	11	175.00	$175.00	$602	—

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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.