Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

13,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $259.89/cwt +15.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 872 lb · 1,302 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $261.08/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 817 lb · 1,264 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.55/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 720 lb · 732 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,270	13,626	11,761
Feeder cattle	12,344	12,298	10,130
Slaughter cattle	752	1,102	1,412
Replacement cattle	174	226	219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 5.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–315	307	9	365.00–395.00	$385.55	$1,184	+20.79
358–396	379	17	350.00–425.00	$381.26	$1,445	+23.61
400–441	417	49	325.00–395.00	$354.28	$1,477	+13.92
462 unweaned	462	16	326.00	$326.00	$1,506	+14.00
450–496	479	134	320.00–350.00	$332.14	$1,591	+0.44
502–547	520	190	310.00–350.00	$321.97	$1,674	+20.25
560 unweaned	560	19	288.00	$288.00	$1,613	+5.97
559–596	572	99	278.00–321.00	$305.97	$1,750	+17.98
601–646	631	273	276.00–314.00	$288.82	$1,822	+19.59
650–698	678	291	265.00–286.00	$276.78	$1,877	-1.89
700–747	720	417	257.00–283.50	$268.96	$1,937	+4.34
751–796	771	359	250.00–273.50	$264.76	$2,041	+0.14
800–849	817	1,264	253.00–277.00	$261.08	$2,133	+5.93
851–897	872	1,302	244.00–268.50	$259.89	$2,266	+15.06
900–949	916	686	236.00–257.50	$246.76	$2,260	—
953–991	978	457	232.50–245.00	$238.98	$2,337	+9.24
1010–1039	1021	251	229.00–236.00	$233.01	$2,379	+9.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	381	16	312.50–365.00	$344.18	$1,311	+12.33
421–445	430	27	300.00–325.00	$312.21	$1,343	+1.16
458–495	477	72	290.00–317.00	$307.99	$1,469	+10.04
519–533 unweaned	525	7	270.00–279.00	$273.92	$1,438	—
501–547	526	99	281.00–300.00	$293.04	$1,541	+22.58
551–594	581	58	252.00–275.00	$267.44	$1,554	-1.62
600–647	624	242	250.00–276.00	$267.17	$1,667	+5.14
660 unweaned	660	17	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-6.00
656–693	674	72	245.00–266.00	$257.47	$1,735	+2.49
703–746	730	159	235.00–256.00	$251.38	$1,835	+3.87
753–798	772	167	240.00–257.00	$252.45	$1,949	+1.23
802–836	822	388	225.00–250.00	$245.68	$2,019	+5.12
861–891	872	296	236.00–249.50	$245.23	$2,138	+6.44
901–948	923	65	227.00–244.00	$239.21	$2,208	—
978	978	28	231.00	$231.00	$2,259	+5.00
1197	1197	12	202.00	$202.00	$2,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–397	388	14	265.00–295.00	$281.69	$1,093	-28.13
433	433	9	285.00	$285.00	$1,234	-5.00
515	515	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	+1.80
577	577	10	238.00	$238.00	$1,373	-13.55
685–695	692	3	215.00–228.00	$219.29	$1,517	-15.35
785	785	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,688	-8.59

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,076	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–348	337	21	305.00–335.00	$320.79	$1,081	-3.40
362–395	370	4	313.00–340.00	$320.20	$1,185	+13.02
415–448	437	46	290.00–335.00	$300.49	$1,313	+3.14
455–499	479	217	275.00–320.00	$285.16	$1,366	-2.28
502–548	522	150	265.00–295.00	$279.91	$1,461	+17.88
534 unweaned	534	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,383	—
550–596	571	353	260.00–292.00	$286.49	$1,636	+30.31
603–641	632	127	245.00–280.00	$269.36	$1,702	+18.07
650–696	684	511	244.00–271.50	$252.43	$1,727	+8.12
700–735	720	732	243.00–265.00	$252.55	$1,818	+14.28
750–782	767	283	235.00–260.00	$247.66	$1,900	+13.20
807–840	823	168	227.00–240.50	$234.24	$1,928	+8.28
858–896	882	44	226.00–229.00	$226.73	$2,000	+2.86
917–919	917	55	218.00–219.00	$218.18	$2,001	+8.18
960–967	964	14	214.00–221.00	$217.49	$2,097	—
1013–1035	1029	41	204.00–208.00	$206.85	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–396	380	38	275.00–300.00	$290.80	$1,105	+1.99
407–443	431	27	275.00–285.00	$278.77	$1,201	+11.99
449 unweaned	449	15	271.00	$271.00	$1,217	—
454–496	483	99	255.00–275.00	$267.11	$1,290	+5.75
500–547	521	62	230.00–268.00	$257.05	$1,339	+11.75
545 unweaned	545	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,403	—
551–599	581	208	230.00–265.00	$253.18	$1,471	+12.47
600–646	622	58	220.00–244.00	$235.88	$1,467	+3.41
650–698	665	81	222.00–243.00	$237.78	$1,581	+4.43
708–746	733	80	218.00–242.00	$236.70	$1,735	+10.78
768–798	776	251	212.00–238.00	$232.30	$1,803	+11.31
802–810	807	10	205.00–225.00	$212.95	$1,719	-5.85
963	963	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	285.00	$285.00	$898	+15.00
480–495	484	10	230.00–250.00	$235.61	$1,140	+2.21
500–530	510	3	220.00–228.00	$222.77	$1,136	-0.52
695	695	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	-12.73
791	791	13	190.00	$190.00	$1,503	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	230.00	$230.00	$720	—
375	375	3	235.00	$235.00	$881	-19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–395	380	11	310.00–332.50	$322.74	$1,226	—
481	481	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,371	±0.00
500–542	535	8	270.00–290.00	$274.07	$1,466	+22.98
580–590	585	2	255.00–271.00	$262.93	$1,538	+18.84
648	648	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,659	+12.95
655–675	665	15	232.00–260.00	$241.81	$1,608	+9.32
725–730	728	2	223.00–225.00	$224.00	$1,631	+9.00
825–835	830	2	175.00–188.00	$181.54	$1,507	-15.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–397	387	10	345.00–350.00	$346.92	$1,343	—
506–544	527	16	280.00–292.00	$285.04	$1,502	+9.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,071	—
410–412	411	5	260.00–285.00	$269.97	$1,110	—
464	464	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,125	—
661	661	9	218.00	$218.00	$1,441	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1380	1215	80-85%	133	107.00–124.00	$113.96	$1,385	-12.12
1060–1460	1225	80-85%	18	118.00–125.00	$121.68	$1,491	-4.40
1050–1387	1278	80-85%	41	86.00–109.00	$102.94	$1,316	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1620	1427	75-80%	15	98.00–110.00	$106.54	$1,520	—
1310–1920	1476	75-80%	148	108.00–124.50	$114.05	$1,683	+8.74
1315–2170	1621	75-80%	22	118.00–129.50	$122.05	$1,978	-2.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1076	940	85-90%	33	50.00–77.00	$69.72	$655	—
800–1430	1054	85-90%	52	77.50–100.00	$88.26	$930	—
790–1210	1060	85-90%	7	115.00–121.00	$117.66	$1,247	—
840–1325	1106	85-90%	76	100.00–114.00	$107.46	$1,189	-0.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1840	1547	18	126.00–148.00	$136.51	$2,112	-0.31
1220–2200	1784	56	139.00–168.00	$151.26	$2,698	—
1800–2135	1979	8	158.00–177.50	$167.74	$3,320	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1267	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	182.50–199.00	$186.31	$2,044
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	202.50	$202.50	$2,228

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–945	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	175.00–205.00	$189.60	$1,650
885–1410	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	126.00–160.00	$137.00	$1,611

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
977	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,441

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,213

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1335	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,575.00–1,725.00	$1,675.06
990–1635	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,500.00–2,025.00	$1,766.50
1010–1420	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,250.00–1,875.00	$1,714.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1490	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	2,050.00–2,425.00	$2,352.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
828–960	872	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,342.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1075	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,673.03
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1270	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,375.00	$2,363.48

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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
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	-480.56
1610	1610	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,104	—
605	605	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,137	—
735	735	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,345	—

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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.