Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

10,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.83/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 822 lb · 543 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.22/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 870 lb · 454 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.43/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 727 lb · 380 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,463	9,217	6,768
Feeder cattle	9,041	7,359	5,171
Slaughter cattle	1,193	952	1,273
Replacement cattle	229	906	324

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,038	+10.37
352–369	355	41	322.50–370.00	$356.04	$1,264	-5.55
400–449	428	90	307.00–347.50	$336.46	$1,440	-2.86
457 unweaned	457	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,440	+27.00
450–493	463	78	290.00–330.00	$307.34	$1,423	-0.36
514 value added	514	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,439	—
502–547	520	230	280.00–308.00	$293.88	$1,528	-2.90
544 unweaned	544	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,474	—
554–590	565	103	269.00–299.00	$280.90	$1,587	+0.62
600–647	622	293	264.00–283.00	$270.25	$1,681	-6.31
613–643 unweaned	638	20	261.00–263.50	$263.01	$1,678	-0.99
651–698	674	338	258.00–276.00	$262.85	$1,772	-7.10
705–749	727	380	249.00–266.00	$258.43	$1,879	-0.31
750–794	782	355	249.00–257.75	$255.19	$1,996	+0.74
803–845	822	543	238.00–256.00	$248.83	$2,045	+2.72
853–880	870	454	239.50–251.00	$242.22	$2,107	-0.61
903–935	914	220	230.00–237.00	$235.02	$2,148	-0.18
963–976	967	78	233.50–235.00	$233.97	$2,262	+6.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	26	295.00–330.00	$324.60	$1,068	+4.68
350–394	380	28	288.00–340.00	$323.59	$1,230	-3.82
400–449	426	59	270.00–315.00	$290.64	$1,238	-2.88
450–478	462	45	265.00–290.00	$274.36	$1,268	-1.50
500–548	526	146	250.00–281.00	$265.39	$1,396	-0.34
528 unweaned	528	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,399	—
550–599	578	209	245.00–271.00	$262.29	$1,516	-2.65
600–648	620	207	235.00–265.00	$255.09	$1,582	+1.98
653–696	671	56	239.00–260.00	$253.21	$1,699	+5.55
702–736	721	38	236.00–247.00	$240.86	$1,737	+6.14
755–795	775	60	222.50–248.00	$244.10	$1,892	-0.84
818–849	845	62	238.00–240.50	$240.15	$2,029	+2.30
858–898	877	93	209.00–238.00	$229.80	$2,015	-4.20
903–936	921	9	205.00–208.50	$206.52	$1,902	-10.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–383	379	10	266.00–310.00	$297.12	$1,126	—
420–428	427	10	250.00–261.00	$254.59	$1,087	—
464–496	481	18	250.00–267.00	$253.38	$1,219	-1.47
509–545	514	8	240.00–255.00	$244.95	$1,259	+3.06
562–596	579	44	232.00–242.00	$239.45	$1,386	-0.98
645	645	3	230.00–234.00	$232.67	$1,501	-2.33
762–772	770	13	215.00–218.00	$217.31	$1,673	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	5	207.00	$207.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	17	315.00	$315.00	$1,222	—
420–445	429	38	280.00–303.00	$292.40	$1,254	+3.95
457–480	465	38	265.00–286.00	$276.20	$1,284	-10.80
538–540 unweaned	539	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,294	-13.00
528–549	543	73	254.00–275.00	$264.60	$1,437	+0.18
552–599	581	253	250.00–266.00	$253.38	$1,472	-6.03
619 unweaned	619	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,436	-0.21
603–643	633	239	237.00–259.50	$254.07	$1,608	-3.38
651–688	669	138	233.00–258.00	$248.91	$1,665	-1.09
702–747	727	238	233.00–249.00	$239.98	$1,745	-3.20
754–796	778	369	229.00–246.00	$238.85	$1,858	+2.97
827–829	827	68	229.00	$229.00	$1,894	+12.00
983	983	48	219.50	$219.50	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	332	67	275.00–295.00	$286.01	$950	-5.99
363–395	386	31	270.00–290.00	$280.55	$1,083	+0.36
404–449	426	128	245.00–272.00	$260.71	$1,111	-1.64
455–498	485	116	240.00–267.00	$251.77	$1,221	-4.24
495 unweaned	495	11	252.00	$252.00	$1,247	+7.00
500–548	521	219	225.00–252.00	$243.15	$1,267	-2.41
550–580 unweaned	571	17	226.00–232.00	$227.70	$1,300	—
553–598	580	106	226.00–248.00	$237.11	$1,375	-2.04
600–647	621	146	220.00–245.00	$232.73	$1,445	+0.09
650–697	681	141	214.00–243.00	$236.59	$1,611	+1.68
707–743	718	46	210.00–231.00	$224.41	$1,611	-2.15
755–792	779	38	214.00–226.00	$222.04	$1,730	+2.64
806–827	821	28	220.00	$220.00	$1,806	+5.83
873	873	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,659	-20.00
945	945	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,786	+0.87
967–980	973	16	170.00–191.00	$181.74	$1,768	-9.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–395	379	44	255.00–270.00	$264.88	$1,004	+6.58
408–440	420	43	226.00–240.00	$234.03	$983	-8.53
460–497	484	62	215.00–240.00	$232.91	$1,127	-3.19
500–547	517	23	210.00–222.00	$218.04	$1,127	-14.96
550–571	568	41	202.00–225.00	$211.11	$1,199	-12.77
610–640	618	11	206.00–215.00	$211.11	$1,305	-3.89
654–679	670	31	200.00–216.00	$212.69	$1,425	—
703	703	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,441	—
788	788	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,576	—
860	860	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,729	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–393	382	14	230.00–231.00	$230.51	$881	—
574–593	578	9	195.00–196.00	$195.23	$1,128	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,099	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,011	—
360–395	378	2	270.00–292.00	$281.51	$1,064	-28.22
430–438	435	19	280.00–285.00	$280.69	$1,221	+1.46
450–488	466	17	260.00–290.00	$268.76	$1,252	-0.59
506–542	527	44	255.00–270.00	$258.56	$1,363	-3.82
553–590	572	5	250.00–255.00	$252.19	$1,443	+2.77
609–643	623	37	220.00–253.00	$230.85	$1,438	-11.47
666–693	673	11	200.00–237.00	$230.37	$1,550	+1.33
700–746	724	24	195.00–223.00	$210.86	$1,527	-23.13
785–792	790	4	183.00–195.00	$192.02	$1,517	—
800–820	808	11	187.00–197.00	$192.41	$1,555	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	365	16	300.00–305.00	$303.04	$1,106	—
462–498	481	21	240.00–264.00	$248.35	$1,195	—
518	518	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,088	—
564–573	570	18	212.00–227.00	$222.05	$1,266	-11.57
615–646	632	13	216.00–218.00	$217.70	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	327.50	$327.50	$982	—
413–440	427	22	285.00–320.00	$300.53	$1,283	—
468	468	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,334	-20.00
571	571	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,570	+5.00
617–620	617	10	257.00–262.00	$261.50	$1,613	+21.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1440	1244	80-85%	215	112.00–126.00	$119.33	$1,484	-8.92
1105–1345	1262	80-85%	59	123.00–133.00	$125.96	$1,590	+5.48
1043–1345	1271	80-85%	55	102.00–117.00	$109.34	$1,390	-11.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1200	933	85-90%	53	50.00–85.00	$75.11	$701	-2.68
755–1765	1065	85-90%	107	80.00–106.00	$95.65	$1,019	—
865–1240	1098	85-90%	23	120.00–132.00	$123.11	$1,352	—
880–1265	1124	85-90%	141	103.00–119.00	$112.44	$1,264	-9.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1660	1421	75-80%	30	103.00–116.00	$110.74	$1,574	—
1330–1700	1450	75-80%	163	107.50–126.00	$120.55	$1,748	-2.73
1370–1980	1580	75-80%	47	126.00–140.00	$129.96	$2,053	-1.84

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	65-75%	1	147.50	$147.50	$2,190	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2540	1486	31	123.00–150.00	$136.43	$2,027	—
1265–2405	1777	54	145.00–168.00	$154.28	$2,742	—
1435–2220	1914	19	159.00–179.00	$166.78	$3,192	-1.18

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1158	903	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	161.00–206.00	$173.14	$1,563
735–1025	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	125.00–152.00	$134.34	$1,247
825–1330	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	130.00–175.00	$144.65	$1,565

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
796–841	811	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	140.00–150.00	$146.54	$1,188

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
827	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,745
1121	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,704

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1025	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,252.81
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,652.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1020	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,465.89
1134	1134	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1040–1415	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,475.00–1,925.00	$1,753.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1090–1590	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,150.00–2,450.00	$2,382.85

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
872	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,460.00	$1,460.00
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,335.00	$1,335.00
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00
960–1100	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,585.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,820.00	$1,820.00

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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
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,325.00	$3,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	184.00	$184.00	$984	—
555–585	566	5	170.00–180.00	$174.07	$985	—
632–635	633	4	175.00–185.00	$177.51	$1,124	—
678–683	680	5	150.00–170.00	$158.04	$1,075	—
700–742	716	96	170.00–206.00	$196.56	$1,407	—
760–784	780	12	175.00–180.00	$179.19	$1,398	—
805	805	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	$1,308	—
855–868	867	16	162.00–175.00	$173.32	$1,503	—
1081	1081	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,676	—

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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.