Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

12,782 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.50/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,184/hd at 872 lb · 872 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $328.00/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 625 lb · 834 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $270.15/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 821 lb · 608 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	12,782	—	—

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–335	313	39	425.00–460.00	$445.05	$1,393	-11.06
350–396	385	60	410.00–455.00	$439.39	$1,692	-2.84
400–441	422	99	395.00–420.00	$405.51	$1,711	-24.21
450–496	474	226	375.00–420.00	$393.10	$1,863	-11.89
513 fancy	513	9	405.00	$405.00	$2,078	—
500–546	523	347	302.00–395.00	$366.26	$1,916	+8.08
556 unweaned	556	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,835	—
559 value added	559	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,984	—
556–593	570	314	325.00–375.00	$345.17	$1,967	+0.92
601–648	625	834	308.00–338.00	$328.00	$2,050	+6.28
657 value added	657	11	317.00	$317.00	$2,083	—
651–699	669	283	295.00–330.00	$310.75	$2,079	+4.31
703 value added	703	8	287.00	$287.00	$2,018	—
701–746	729	388	276.50–306.00	$287.70	$2,097	+4.87
752–799	772	367	256.00–282.00	$272.59	$2,104	+0.12
801–846	821	608	262.50–276.25	$270.15	$2,218	+1.49
854–870	863	106	261.50–263.00	$262.15	$2,262	-0.36
901–949	918	96	253.00–258.00	$255.66	$2,347	-2.20
951–973	972	169	240.00–240.50	$240.03	$2,333	-8.40
1043	1043	56	234.00	$234.00	$2,441	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–346	343	17	390.00–420.00	$410.77	$1,409	-17.87
351–399	382	82	370.00–420.00	$396.87	$1,516	-39.24
400–449	430	104	340.00–395.00	$363.70	$1,564	-8.48
470 value added	470	8	335.00	$335.00	$1,574	—
451–499	487	128	320.00–375.00	$354.40	$1,726	-10.21
500–545	526	165	300.00–332.00	$317.95	$1,672	-11.24
551–599	578	201	290.00–330.00	$313.88	$1,814	+0.26
600–649	620	165	275.00–305.00	$293.64	$1,821	-0.93
650–699	676	342	265.00–294.00	$288.32	$1,949	+6.32
697 value added	697	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,986	—
706–745	724	186	263.00–277.00	$272.80	$1,975	+7.19
775	775	2	262.50	$262.50	$2,034	-0.05
801–842	827	71	255.00–260.00	$257.77	$2,132	+13.27
852–896	872	872	247.00–254.50	$250.50	$2,184	+5.21
914–929	926	101	237.00–252.00	$243.66	$2,256	+2.66
971–996	973	66	225.00–237.50	$236.53	$2,301	+2.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,282	—
355–397	378	29	340.00–387.00	$372.94	$1,410	+30.35
418–445	422	8	325.00–340.00	$334.40	$1,411	-2.19
460–485	478	75	300.00–330.00	$320.31	$1,531	+5.19
555–597	593	11	275.00–280.00	$279.35	$1,657	-6.34

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	11	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
846	846	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,802	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	317	54	390.00–460.00	$416.43	$1,320	+13.07
350–392	373	91	351.00–410.00	$381.84	$1,424	+13.27
400–440	423	139	345.00–375.00	$354.89	$1,501	-12.32
451–488	473	173	330.00–347.50	$338.19	$1,600	-20.23
500–547	520	465	295.00–335.00	$317.45	$1,651	+4.15
534 value added	534	8	316.00	$316.00	$1,687	—
552 value added	552	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,628	—
553–592	567	383	286.00–325.00	$303.02	$1,718	-0.31
601–644	618	378	265.00–309.00	$288.86	$1,785	+5.09
650–690	667	293	256.00–301.00	$276.04	$1,841	+8.48
676 value added	676	12	271.00	$271.00	$1,832	—
700–745	722	359	244.00–267.00	$257.93	$1,862	+5.97
755–795	773	298	244.00–255.00	$246.77	$1,908	-7.23
803–843	828	332	232.00–252.00	$240.38	$1,990	-0.69
870–891	884	359	230.50–244.00	$233.40	$2,063	—
907	907	7	221.00	$221.00	$2,004	—
1013–1043	1036	61	204.50–209.00	$205.58	$2,130	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	336	23	360.00–380.00	$375.83	$1,263	+21.21
351–398	381	24	325.00–360.00	$346.80	$1,321	+0.39
400–448	426	145	305.00–347.50	$326.08	$1,389	-7.08
452–498	472	292	285.00–329.00	$311.97	$1,472	-2.81
495 unweaned	495	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,559	-1.91
500–548	525	89	270.00–302.50	$284.06	$1,491	-4.51
551–598	576	228	260.00–286.00	$277.36	$1,598	+3.42
606–645	619	270	250.00–271.00	$266.02	$1,647	+2.02
650–699	677	78	242.50–265.00	$252.47	$1,709	-2.69
720–745	726	28	229.00–249.00	$239.51	$1,739	-3.57
753–781	778	107	236.00–242.50	$242.10	$1,884	+3.43
816–843	831	16	202.00–231.00	$219.17	$1,821	—
938	938	8	201.00	$201.00	$1,885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–342	341	31	302.00–315.00	$303.65	$1,035	—
355	355	8	275.00	$275.00	$976	-28.34
425	425	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,371	+45.23
451–498	476	107	272.00–295.00	$286.50	$1,364	-5.51
520	520	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,391	+7.50
560–580	570	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$1,496	+17.76
625	625	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,550	—
675	675	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,539	-17.25

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,073	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	5	130.00	$130.00	$768	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,307	-10.00
423–440	430	17	385.00	$385.00	$1,656	-10.00
453	453	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,721	—
522 unweaned	522	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,749	—
528–540	534	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,762	-10.00
557–563	559	5	327.50–337.50	$333.47	$1,864	+28.47
607–648	631	47	270.00–310.00	$284.09	$1,793	—
721–725	723	18	255.00–265.00	$260.01	$1,880	-1.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	385.00–405.00	$394.81	$1,532	—
412–420	417	14	335.00–380.00	$350.87	$1,463	-19.04
460–465	463	11	330.00–352.00	$348.09	$1,612	-18.45
507–549	522	31	285.00–327.50	$302.09	$1,577	-10.41
548 unweaned	548	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,671	—
550–580	575	10	302.00–325.00	$305.77	$1,758	+7.03
650–683	656	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,804	+9.28
718	718	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,795	—
869	869	6	218.00	$218.00	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,529	—
479	479	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,533	+41.66
596	596	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,550	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,278	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1340	1162	80-85%	17	120.00–130.00	$126.15	$1,466	—
1015–1480	1222	80-85%	166	127.00–144.50	$134.53	$1,644	-11.88
1045–1425	1225	80-85%	46	137.50–151.00	$142.53	$1,746	-3.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1560	1401	75-80%	8	110.00–130.00	$120.79	$1,692	—
1295–1980	1469	75-80%	134	125.00–143.00	$135.56	$1,991	+9.39
1345–2145	1549	75-80%	24	140.00–150.00	$142.48	$2,207	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–875	814	85-90%	6	65.00–90.00	$80.28	$653	—
775–1195	992	85-90%	20	95.00–113.00	$103.99	$1,032	-2.53
730–1197	1064	85-90%	31	129.00–137.00	$132.36	$1,408	—
750–1315	1068	85-90%	95	110.00–133.00	$121.79	$1,301	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,393	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1097–1240	1171	11	190.00–199.00	$196.74	$2,304	—
1235–2115	1557	23	107.50–165.00	$150.63	$2,345	—
1320–2520	1771	71	160.00–182.00	$171.09	$3,030	-0.44
1390–2420	1856	32	180.00–204.00	$188.38	$3,496	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1135	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	180.00–210.00	$198.10	$1,615
848–1130	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–145.00	$142.79	$1,408
798–1345	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	135.00–177.50	$157.16	$1,666

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	200.00	$200.00	$2,130

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
883	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	147.50	$147.50	$1,302

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1310	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,066.46
1050–1205	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,783.59
970–1560	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,650.00–2,350.00	$2,115.44
985–1310	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,500.00–2,250.00	$2,043.37
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1275	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,252.56
1205–1550	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,275.00–2,700.00	$2,430.21
1255–1555	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,312.89
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1185	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,325.00–3,000.00	$2,885.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–955	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,834.89
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1090	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,550.00–2,800.00	$2,675.00	-325.00
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-933.33
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,950.00	$2,950.00	-483.33
1040–1705	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,847.92	-585.41
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1415–1425	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,775.00–2,950.00	$2,906.25	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1288	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	2,950.00–3,600.00	$3,252.08	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1369	1369	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1305–1409	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,950.00–3,075.00	$2,975.00	—
1703	1703	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1715	1715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,264	-32.25

↑ Back to top

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.