Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

8,117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $282.83/cwt +15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 730 lb · 466 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $262.51/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 884 lb · 447 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $272.47/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 773 lb · 436 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,117	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–320 fancy	311	8	500.00–530.00	$514.57	$1,600	—
303–343	315	67	425.00–480.00	$456.11	$1,437	+56.11
346 unweaned	346	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,540	—
351–396	370	36	425.00–460.00	$442.23	$1,636	—
393 unweaned	393	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,710	—
400–448	426	106	395.00–462.00	$429.72	$1,831	+39.72
433 unweaned	433	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,689	—
459–483 unweaned	470	17	380.00–409.00	$394.98	$1,856	—
450–497	474	197	380.00–425.00	$404.99	$1,920	+27.27
484 value added	484	14	412.00	$412.00	$1,994	—
500–542	520	154	325.00–385.00	$358.18	$1,863	+8.29
538 unweaned	538	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,802	—
550–599	576	292	322.00–360.00	$344.25	$1,983	+30.50
620–625 value added	622	17	320.00–330.00	$324.14	$2,016	+24.14
602–649	625	185	307.00–347.00	$321.72	$2,011	+11.72
653–696	673	396	258.00–328.00	$306.44	$2,062	+17.94
700–749	730	466	272.00–299.85	$282.83	$2,065	+15.41
750–798	773	436	261.50–286.00	$272.47	$2,106	+2.91
805–841	826	300	261.00–274.00	$268.66	$2,219	—
871–898	884	447	257.50–269.50	$262.51	$2,321	+1.52
901–921	912	197	253.00–258.50	$257.86	$2,352	+15.09
973–986	985	35	240.00–249.50	$248.43	$2,447	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–347	346	7	400.00–450.00	$428.64	$1,483	—
365–398	371	54	400.00–450.00	$436.11	$1,618	+66.11
400–440	419	35	340.00–390.00	$372.18	$1,559	+26.44
447 unweaned	447	6	385.00	$385.00	$1,721	—
458–495	473	42	345.00–385.00	$364.61	$1,725	+22.20
500–547	522	74	290.00–340.00	$329.19	$1,718	+0.24
578–580 unweaned	579	5	294.00–320.00	$304.42	$1,763	—
550–599	582	79	290.00–327.50	$313.62	$1,825	+10.89
615 unweaned	615	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,768	—
600–643	623	93	285.00–307.50	$294.57	$1,835	+4.99
652–698	681	64	265.00–293.00	$282.00	$1,920	+9.23
700–745	726	46	250.00–272.50	$265.61	$1,928	+12.00
750–796	781	46	250.00–272.00	$262.55	$2,051	+5.64
812–847	832	77	231.00–255.00	$244.50	$2,034	-8.84
855–892	884	20	240.00–255.00	$245.29	$2,168	+4.29
913–943	938	51	237.00–245.00	$241.00	$2,261	—
954–976	966	18	230.00–239.00	$233.84	$2,259	+8.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	2	330.00–355.00	$342.59	$1,209	-6.30
415–448	435	4	315.00–350.00	$336.59	$1,464	+18.15
452–490	476	11	285.00–330.00	$315.12	$1,500	-8.76
501–527	512	9	245.00–300.00	$265.83	$1,361	-9.17
563–595	583	20	280.00–300.00	$285.69	$1,666	+5.69
610–645	622	3	255.00–270.00	$260.19	$1,618	—
695	695	2	257.50–262.50	$260.00	$1,807	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	16	247.00	$247.00	$1,317	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,078	—
965–985	969	5	195.00–205.00	$197.03	$1,909	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,755	—
995	995	2	221.00	$221.00	$2,199	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–343	318	57	370.00–420.00	$403.36	$1,283	+38.34
375 unweaned	375	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	—
352–395	380	106	350.00–405.00	$368.57	$1,401	+18.57
394 value added	394	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,576	—
407–449 unweaned	416	56	345.00–375.00	$365.81	$1,522	—
405–446	420	116	350.00–397.00	$367.21	$1,542	—
450–494	469	72	329.00–377.00	$358.42	$1,681	+48.12
500–548	531	218	294.00–326.00	$313.30	$1,664	+20.42
551–578 unweaned	565	12	273.00–282.00	$277.39	$1,567	—
550–598	574	252	280.00–319.00	$303.33	$1,741	+25.94
600–649	626	330	272.00–302.00	$283.77	$1,776	+20.30
650–696	668	204	254.00–295.00	$267.56	$1,787	+11.36
701–742	720	215	245.00–277.00	$251.96	$1,814	+4.33
788	788	24	254.00	$254.00	$2,002	+9.46
822–832	829	93	240.50–243.00	$241.07	$1,998	+8.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	345.00–365.00	$354.62	$1,181	+24.62
355–398	386	33	330.00–365.00	$346.41	$1,337	+5.17
407–410 unweaned	408	4	325.00–340.00	$328.77	$1,341	—
405–449	425	46	310.00–350.00	$333.16	$1,416	+22.67
460–492 unweaned	470	11	310.00–322.50	$316.91	$1,489	—
450–499	487	72	297.00–330.00	$314.78	$1,533	+7.98
520–530 unweaned	523	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,438	—
500–549	529	90	277.50–295.00	$288.57	$1,527	+22.52
554–591	580	39	257.00–288.00	$273.94	$1,589	+14.95
570–588 unweaned	581	5	270.00–275.00	$271.96	$1,580	—
600–647	623	107	242.00–270.00	$264.00	$1,645	+14.08
653–695	676	50	241.00–267.50	$255.16	$1,725	+9.30
702–744	727	52	233.00–248.00	$243.08	$1,767	+5.66
753–798	777	53	226.00–247.00	$238.67	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	300.00–307.00	$303.34	$1,147	+4.87
405–426	422	13	275.00–285.00	$277.27	$1,170	+27.27
450–498	474	15	266.00–300.00	$292.01	$1,384	+28.40
540	540	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,404	—
555–585	573	3	232.50–257.50	$244.78	$1,403	+9.78
660	660	2	243.00–247.50	$245.25	$1,619	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	8	287.50	$287.50	$1,331	—
679	679	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,630	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	6	300.00	$300.00	$996	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	365.00–375.00	$369.91	$1,583	—
450–468	459	6	330.00–375.00	$366.54	$1,682	—
530	530	4	290.00–320.00	$312.50	$1,656	—
550–592	567	19	290.00–317.50	$298.74	$1,694	+17.74
615–645	627	9	267.00–275.00	$270.98	$1,699	+0.03
653–697	685	11	260.00–282.00	$265.72	$1,820	—
700 unweaned	700	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,820	—
763–795	772	4	236.00–254.00	$245.29	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,381	—
418	418	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,651	—
438 unweaned	438	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,642	—
510	510	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,734	—
592	592	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,806	—
651	651	4	287.50	$287.50	$1,872	—
715	715	7	262.00	$262.00	$1,873	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1350–1740	1488	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,555.32	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	478	3	260.00–290.00	$278.34	$1,330	-39.55
678	678	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,553	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1790–1950	1897	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	4,000.00–4,250.00	$4,171.35	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1460	1218	80-85%	51	142.50–156.00	$146.41	$1,783	+15.91
1055–1355	1243	80-85%	18	110.00–130.00	$122.34	$1,521	-18.56
1010–1436	1253	80-85%	164	130.00–146.00	$136.49	$1,710	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–965	879	85-90%	6	90.00–97.50	$91.36	$803	+13.17
745–1230	965	85-90%	40	90.00–117.50	$106.52	$1,028	+5.82
850–1205	1015	85-90%	26	132.50–145.00	$139.23	$1,413	+4.23
705–1280	1045	85-90%	136	112.50–132.00	$122.46	$1,280	-12.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1572	1460	75-80%	12	112.50–130.00	$126.17	$1,842	-22.35
1340–1940	1490	75-80%	113	130.00–145.00	$136.94	$2,040	-2.80
1325–1775	1493	75-80%	39	144.00–160.00	$148.36	$2,215	+8.62

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,737	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
927	927	4	167.50	$167.50	$1,553	—
1220–1925	1603	28	127.50–170.00	$153.83	$2,466	—
1450–2480	1761	51	160.00–182.50	$171.53	$3,021	-16.74
1535–2355	1923	20	179.00–210.00	$188.28	$3,621	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
763–1000	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	157.50–200.00	$180.04	$1,493
815–1190	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	147.50–177.50	$158.81	$1,639
1280–1595	1387	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	137.50–161.00	$148.05	$2,053

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1083–1123	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,430.00–1,575.00	$1,489.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1023	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	207.50	$207.50	$2,123
1032–1147	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–185.00	$179.74	$1,959

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	137.50	$137.50	$1,097

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1118	1118	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
852	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,448

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080 thin fleshed	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1070–1120	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,934.67
1020–1270	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	1,950.00–2,675.00	$2,346.39
1040–1405	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	93	1,750.00–3,000.00	$2,519.23
1120–1436	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	1,750.00–2,700.00	$2,256.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1120–1480	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	2,300.00–3,400.00	$2,870.85
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1070–1160	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,750.00–2,300.00	$1,909.81

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
920–975	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,570.64
975–1160	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,090.94
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,530.00	$1,530.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	3,000.00–3,150.00	$3,136.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	3,525.00	$3,525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,975.00	$1,975.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1040–1060	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,850.00	—
1065–1105	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,190.91	—
1110–1160	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,900.00–3,700.00	$3,433.33	+1,033.33
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+300.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–395	365	14	255.00–280.00	$269.89	$985	—
440	440	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,188	—
456–495	482	18	185.00–257.50	$230.07	$1,109	—
513–546	529	18	246.00–265.00	$256.30	$1,356	—
554–556	555	14	220.00–265.00	$247.11	$1,371	—
619–645	633	9	224.00–243.00	$232.25	$1,470	—
653–699	684	25	210.00–231.00	$220.24	$1,506	—
701–735	715	10	201.00–225.00	$217.84	$1,558	—
750–790	777	3	203.00–211.00	$208.42	$1,619	—
800–822	819	8	204.00–205.00	$204.88	$1,678	—
933	933	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,726	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	6	200.00	$200.00	$810	—

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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.