Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

12,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.65/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 831 lb · 701 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $268.02/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,203/hd at 822 lb · 589 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.04/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 770 lb · 586 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,495	5,857	1,438
Feeder cattle	11,681	5,063	488
Slaughter cattle	566	622	267
Replacement cattle	248	172	683

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher, spots up to 20.00 higher early week, except some heifers under 700 lbs late week 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	332	14	400.00–447.50	$424.87	$1,411	+12.65
350–393	377	45	420.00–465.00	$441.42	$1,664	+62.02
402–443	424	79	375.00–440.00	$413.93	$1,755	+36.66
458 unweaned	458	10	357.50	$357.50	$1,637	—
453–496	476	104	355.00–435.00	$392.57	$1,869	+31.72
500–547	523	285	337.00–395.00	$362.29	$1,895	+18.59
545 unweaned	545	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,744	±0.00
551–599	573	350	316.00–365.00	$333.31	$1,910	+17.49
616 thin fleshed	616	14	331.00	$331.00	$2,039	—
600–648	624	468	294.50–325.00	$312.28	$1,949	+13.46
650–698	674	489	282.00–323.00	$296.91	$2,001	+6.52
678 unweaned	678	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,966	—
705 fancy	705	11	307.50	$307.50	$2,168	—
700–746	720	575	269.00–291.00	$279.19	$2,010	+5.09
764 value added	764	22	277.00	$277.00	$2,116	—
752–796	770	246	263.00–280.00	$271.61	$2,091	-0.82
803–847	822	589	262.00–278.00	$268.02	$2,203	+7.34
855–897	874	338	249.00–271.00	$257.16	$2,248	+4.43
911–940	916	232	243.00–254.00	$249.04	$2,281	+14.01
953–981	966	226	242.50–250.00	$245.62	$2,373	—
1012–1023	1017	36	235.00–242.00	$239.06	$2,431	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	3	340.00–395.00	$366.51	$1,191	-4.99
363 unweaned	363	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,225	—
370–397	385	22	345.00–405.00	$384.83	$1,482	-1.69
400–449	424	45	335.00–380.00	$356.72	$1,512	+21.77
455–497	479	82	327.50–385.00	$357.06	$1,710	+16.16
505 unweaned	505	2	333.00	$333.00	$1,682	—
509–549	535	119	305.00–335.00	$325.27	$1,740	+15.98
551–599	576	186	271.00–320.00	$303.87	$1,750	+11.44
623 value added	623	8	292.00	$292.00	$1,819	—
600–649	633	198	277.00–295.00	$285.52	$1,807	+5.11
638 unweaned	638	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,837	—
650–698	679	272	260.00–292.00	$279.50	$1,898	+2.98
700–748	724	53	236.00–272.00	$259.64	$1,880	+5.09
753–795	773	127	250.00–269.00	$258.33	$1,997	+4.45
802 value added	802	42	259.00	$259.00	$2,077	—
801–845	833	659	241.00–262.00	$252.25	$2,101	+3.59
851–890	869	187	235.00–254.00	$245.69	$2,135	+13.12
910–945	930	59	219.00–250.00	$239.05	$2,223	—
951–964	954	66	225.00–242.00	$239.28	$2,283	—
1009–1042	1027	36	229.00–235.00	$232.05	$2,383	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,085	—
377–394	391	52	315.00–370.00	$355.05	$1,388	+32.55
440	440	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,386	-2.50
475–493	487	13	290.00–315.00	$307.50	$1,498	+10.39
556–595	581	44	267.50–290.00	$278.47	$1,618	—
672–692	674	34	250.00–259.00	$250.82	$1,691	+5.82

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868	868	17	252.00	$252.00	$2,187	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	9	292.00	$292.00	$1,664	—
1182	1182	3	200.00	$200.00	$2,364	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,364	—
623	623	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,526	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,024	—
575	575	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–340	319	11	360.00–377.50	$364.14	$1,162	+28.25
360–398	380	50	340.00–375.00	$351.65	$1,336	+26.39
406 unweaned	406	4	312.50	$312.50	$1,269	—
400–449	430	108	320.00–370.00	$343.91	$1,479	+27.58
450–498	473	223	300.00–337.50	$321.14	$1,519	+15.52
507–540	524	305	296.00–333.00	$312.33	$1,637	+13.02
550–595	569	392	279.00–311.00	$290.11	$1,651	+8.97
600–648	629	530	258.00–282.00	$271.62	$1,708	-0.07
659 unweaned	659	6	252.00	$252.00	$1,661	—
652–698	669	341	251.00–287.00	$267.55	$1,790	+1.57
683 value added	683	20	260.00	$260.00	$1,776	—
700–749	721	329	243.00–260.00	$252.27	$1,819	-2.68
753–797	770	586	240.00–268.00	$248.04	$1,910	+4.15
809–827	824	130	242.50–244.00	$242.73	$2,000	-7.27
858–862	860	19	226.00–229.00	$227.58	$1,957	—
1028	1028	21	224.00	$224.00	$2,303	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–330	322	4	310.00–317.50	$315.63	$1,016	-6.94
350–398	373	49	290.00–335.00	$326.89	$1,219	+16.94
409–441	427	34	295.00–325.00	$312.25	$1,333	+26.27
440 unweaned	440	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,298	—
450–498	487	85	260.00–307.00	$294.10	$1,432	+8.59
505–549	527	152	260.00–305.00	$280.41	$1,478	+2.65
578 value added	578	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,485	-9.50
552–598	579	127	251.00–280.00	$272.05	$1,575	+2.90
586–590 unweaned	587	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,556	+4.00
600–640	624	40	241.00–271.00	$261.34	$1,631	+6.72
658–698	685	81	234.00–255.00	$245.88	$1,684	-5.18
700–743	721	72	228.00–249.00	$240.47	$1,734	+13.38
750–785	772	59	225.00–241.00	$234.99	$1,814	+3.92
808–848	841	29	223.00–229.00	$227.44	$1,913	+7.44
891	891	7	210.50	$210.50	$1,876	-7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	16	295.00	$295.00	$938	+5.00
415	415	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,100	-6.85
523–540	530	5	242.50–265.00	$260.54	$1,381	+1.60
594	594	10	252.00	$252.00	$1,497	+7.43
607–624	615	17	205.00–249.00	$220.51	$1,356	-19.49
665	665	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,523	-1.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,024	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,238	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–498	495	5	300.00–322.00	$317.69	$1,573	+0.69
517–530	524	7	300.00–316.00	$306.76	$1,607	—
575	575	8	266.00	$266.00	$1,530	-4.00
638–645	642	5	249.00–295.00	$276.72	$1,777	—
662–674	670	15	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	+20.82
720–745	739	4	240.00–260.00	$250.42	$1,851	—
750–795	758	15	239.00–242.00	$241.65	$1,832	+14.65
810	810	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–542 unweaned	534	7	317.50–327.50	$320.25	$1,710	—
551–585	568	18	290.00–312.00	$300.67	$1,708	—
601	601	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,863	+45.00
700	700	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,869	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1605	1442	75-80%	14	102.50–118.00	$113.36	$1,635	-9.20
1360–2175	1500	75-80%	79	115.00–130.50	$122.99	$1,845	-5.68
1350–1935	1509	75-80%	55	127.00–138.00	$131.29	$1,981	+2.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1053–1405	1233	80-85%	77	127.00–137.00	$132.48	$1,633	+5.01
1190–1350	1270	80-85%	8	107.00–118.00	$112.91	$1,434	+3.33
1015–1480	1273	80-85%	61	117.50–129.00	$124.02	$1,579	+14.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1160	896	85-90%	4	77.50–82.50	$79.86	$716	—
730–1237	1025	85-90%	11	90.00–100.00	$94.89	$973	-15.99
755–1295	1052	85-90%	50	102.00–119.00	$111.82	$1,176	—
950–1238	1106	85-90%	32	119.00–129.00	$121.47	$1,343	+1.85

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1960	1960	65-75%	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,803	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1835	1455	14	135.00–147.00	$141.49	$2,059	—
1275–2425	1725	49	140.00–168.00	$156.40	$2,698	—
1515–2430	1946	9	160.00–176.00	$167.41	$3,258	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1122	1036	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	185.00–224.00	$207.99	$2,155
825–1480	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	135.00–200.00	$166.38	$1,745
1020–1080	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	129.00–143.00	$140.68	$1,502

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
743	743	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,858
1098–1215	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	190.00–195.00	$192.73	$2,213

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,366

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1020	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,950.00–2,100.00	$2,026.50
1065–1300	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,795.82
1040–1500	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	1,775.00–2,300.00	$2,023.53
1020–1585	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,073.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1540	1451	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,350.00–3,250.00	$2,577.51
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,740.00	$1,740.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1045	922	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,181.10

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1120–1215	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,575.00	—
1300–1440	1393	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,800.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1550–1760	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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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.