Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

9,849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.11/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 782 lb · 462 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.51/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 824 lb · 452 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $239.04/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 908 lb · 338 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,849	10,463	4,330
Feeder cattle	8,278	9,041	3,195
Slaughter cattle	1,224	1,193	962
Replacement cattle	347	229	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 7.00 higher, except heifers early week 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,096	-15.00
355–363	361	5	320.00–327.50	$326.03	$1,177	-30.01
429–443	437	37	320.00–347.00	$330.02	$1,442	-6.44
437 unweaned	437	7	317.00	$317.00	$1,385	—
460–498	476	69	290.00–320.00	$303.34	$1,444	-4.00
501–547	514	140	280.00–310.00	$296.26	$1,523	+2.38
516 unweaned	516	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,445	+9.00
555 unweaned	555	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,582	—
552–595	566	207	270.00–297.00	$285.37	$1,615	+4.47
605–641	625	162	265.00–283.00	$272.39	$1,702	+2.14
664 unweaned	664	10	255.00	$255.00	$1,693	—
651–694	666	304	259.00–272.00	$263.54	$1,755	+0.69
705–749	728	224	249.00–264.00	$256.25	$1,866	-2.18
738 value added	738	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,875	—
752–796	782	462	249.50–269.00	$256.11	$2,003	+0.92
800–840	824	452	239.00–254.85	$251.51	$2,072	+2.68
852–882	868	298	244.25–256.75	$250.31	$2,173	+8.09
901–931	908	338	235.00–241.50	$239.04	$2,170	+4.02
975	975	10	227.50	$227.50	$2,218	-6.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	333	9	305.00–330.00	$322.60	$1,074	-2.00
398	398	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,154	-33.59
401–440	416	45	270.00–315.00	$287.14	$1,195	-3.50
475 unweaned	475	9	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	—
453–496	479	79	260.00–300.00	$279.93	$1,341	+5.57
500–545	529	124	256.00–285.00	$269.81	$1,427	+4.42
541 unweaned	541	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,407	-5.00
550–594	576	149	250.00–277.50	$267.91	$1,543	+5.62
591 unweaned	591	18	256.00	$256.00	$1,513	—
600–648	627	205	239.00–264.00	$255.73	$1,603	+0.64
622–645 unweaned	636	77	240.00–250.00	$243.10	$1,546	—
654–688 unweaned	662	26	239.00–247.00	$245.16	$1,623	—
653–696	680	124	235.00–257.50	$245.91	$1,672	-7.30
700–746	721	68	225.00–249.00	$236.36	$1,704	-4.50
764–798	777	34	230.00–247.00	$241.98	$1,880	-2.12
810–845	834	83	229.50–243.00	$236.76	$1,975	-3.39
868–871	869	138	243.00–244.50	$244.06	$2,121	+14.26
993	993	2	209.50	$209.50	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–395	384	21	280.00–300.00	$291.96	$1,121	-5.16
405–440	429	4	265.00–270.00	$266.18	$1,142	+11.59
465–495	476	18	250.00–275.00	$253.04	$1,204	-0.34
525–545	543	32	230.00–250.00	$240.60	$1,306	-4.35
550–576	564	14	238.00–250.00	$243.03	$1,371	+3.58
658–698	691	31	225.00–230.00	$227.81	$1,574	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	-10.00
401–445	421	56	275.00–310.00	$291.60	$1,228	-0.80
453–496	485	76	266.00–295.00	$277.57	$1,346	+1.37
508–548	534	96	252.00–267.00	$259.96	$1,388	-4.64
538 unweaned	538	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,350	+11.00
552–590	572	112	250.00–271.00	$256.67	$1,468	+3.29
605 unweaned	605	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,422	+3.00
605–635	617	130	245.00–260.00	$253.11	$1,562	-0.96
644 value added	644	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,591	—
655–697	677	172	245.00–251.50	$247.61	$1,676	-1.30
704–749	734	313	234.50–247.00	$238.99	$1,754	-0.99
752–778	769	252	235.00–241.00	$238.66	$1,835	-0.19
807–830	816	284	223.00–235.50	$233.14	$1,902	+4.14
862–891	871	66	217.50–226.00	$221.05	$1,925	—
960–975	969	26	196.00–207.00	$200.19	$1,940	-19.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	28	265.00–285.00	$277.48	$921	-8.53
400–438	422	53	243.00–277.50	$260.56	$1,100	-0.15
438 unweaned	438	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,139	—
452–492	472	127	242.00–264.00	$255.43	$1,206	+3.66
503–544 unweaned	515	22	237.00–245.00	$239.15	$1,232	—
500–541	521	197	225.00–252.00	$240.45	$1,253	-2.70
550–596	574	207	226.00–248.00	$238.91	$1,371	+1.80
586–598 unweaned	587	18	233.00–235.00	$233.23	$1,369	+5.53
615–627 unweaned	618	40	222.00–227.00	$225.86	$1,396	—
600–648	625	186	220.00–243.00	$236.00	$1,475	+3.27
653–699	669	98	221.00–242.00	$231.85	$1,551	-4.74
701–747	725	36	210.00–232.00	$228.87	$1,659	+4.46
757–793	777	39	211.00–227.00	$219.45	$1,705	-2.59
823–843	828	8	206.00–209.50	$208.61	$1,727	-11.39
950	950	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,910	+19.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–345	329	9	270.00	$270.00	$888	—
356–398	367	39	210.00–265.00	$254.90	$935	-9.98
405–422	417	31	210.00–240.00	$231.42	$965	-2.61
465 unweaned	465	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,023	—
452–498	478	48	210.00–245.00	$225.76	$1,079	-7.15
502–546	526	26	210.00–225.00	$220.15	$1,158	+2.11
556–590	569	37	210.00–230.00	$219.01	$1,246	+7.90
576 unweaned	576	16	220.00	$220.00	$1,267	—
608–640	619	22	197.00–215.00	$208.41	$1,290	-2.70
650 unweaned	650	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,398	—
654–661	658	10	212.00	$212.00	$1,395	-0.69
735	735	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	-15.00
932	932	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,631	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–457	456	6	198.00–230.00	$203.27	$927	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,030	+14.50
415–425	422	3	280.00–305.00	$288.20	$1,216	+7.51
443 unweaned	443	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,274	—
460–498	487	22	270.00–292.00	$277.97	$1,354	+9.21
500–543	533	46	240.00–277.00	$253.27	$1,350	-5.29
555–595	574	24	232.00–256.00	$240.77	$1,382	-11.42
600–645	617	44	223.00–255.00	$240.10	$1,481	+9.25
650–695	663	22	215.00–234.00	$227.74	$1,510	-2.63
752	752	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,617	—
872	872	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,163	—
457–487	473	15	245.00–267.00	$248.71	$1,176	+0.36
520–540	525	11	235.00–237.50	$235.70	$1,237	+25.70
553–599	582	22	212.50–237.00	$223.55	$1,301	+1.50
604–647	624	25	212.00–220.00	$215.92	$1,347	-1.78
651	651	13	220.00	$220.00	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,282	—
490	490	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,446	+10.00
505–520	516	11	280.00–287.50	$282.00	$1,455	—
607–614 unweaned	610	12	252.00–260.00	$256.64	$1,566	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1120	934	85-90%	33	50.00–85.00	$70.25	$656	-4.86
730–1237	1044	85-90%	99	80.00–104.00	$96.75	$1,010	—
770–1295	1103	85-90%	230	105.00–118.50	$111.21	$1,227	-1.23
810–1215	1108	85-90%	28	118.00–130.00	$122.20	$1,354	+9.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1450	1242	80-85%	67	123.00–135.00	$126.88	$1,576	+7.55
1033–1470	1249	80-85%	55	97.00–116.00	$107.46	$1,342	-11.87
1065–1485	1255	80-85%	180	111.00–125.50	$118.08	$1,482	-7.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1650	1443	75-80%	9	98.00–115.00	$105.83	$1,527	-4.91
1320–1900	1479	75-80%	191	108.00–126.50	$118.87	$1,758	-1.68
1352–2060	1573	75-80%	51	125.00–134.50	$128.79	$2,026	-1.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	65-75%	1	139.50	$139.50	$2,462	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1403	1403	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,894	—
1240–2510	1566	22	131.50–148.50	$141.47	$2,215	—
1310–2285	1778	49	145.00–168.00	$154.85	$2,753	+0.57
1645–2235	1901	13	162.50–179.00	$171.23	$3,255	+4.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
836–995	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	200.00–205.00	$200.95	$1,839
962 fancy	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	218.00	$218.00	$2,097
943–1032	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	165.00–194.00	$181.18	$1,770

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1115	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	167.00–210.00	$187.12	$1,712
831–1487	1084	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	130.00–179.00	$145.75	$1,580
960–1463	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	125.00–131.00	$126.93	$1,703

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,239

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1410	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,606.38
985–1360	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,564.33
935–1540	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,685.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1425	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,121.22

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,185.00	$1,185.00
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,340.00	$1,340.00
1123	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1035	867	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	875.00–1,250.00	$1,070.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,675.00	$1,675.00
785–901	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,450.00–1,485.00	$1,472.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
796	796	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,670.00	$1,670.00
865–945	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,751.10
870–952	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,875.00	$1,799.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1065–1650	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,050.00	—
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00	$1,800.00	-1,000.00
1750	1750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.