Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

11,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $284.09/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 821 lb · 782 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.71/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 575 lb · 634 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.00/cwt -8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 528 lb · 627 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	11,423	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	3	530.00	$530.00	$1,643	—
300–346	339	110	435.00–490.00	$467.77	$1,586	+1.15
365–388	381	30	445.00–475.00	$458.57	$1,747	+5.51
400–445	427	147	418.00–442.00	$428.28	$1,829	-26.70
434–436 unweaned	435	35	410.00–427.00	$420.70	$1,830	-4.30
450–473	462	137	400.00–450.00	$413.94	$1,912	-6.29
501–546	528	627	365.00–400.00	$380.00	$2,006	-9.87
550–580	563	55	345.00–390.00	$366.08	$2,061	-6.46
569 unweaned	569	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,048	—
601 fancy	601	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,344	—
608–643	627	204	322.00–355.00	$338.74	$2,124	+2.87
653 unweaned	653	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,959	—
651–699	682	307	312.00–340.00	$323.55	$2,207	-0.49
706–731	715	180	306.00–315.00	$310.38	$2,219	-4.35
753–784	773	373	284.00–307.00	$292.67	$2,262	+0.62
802–831	821	782	281.25–295.00	$284.09	$2,332	-3.97
850–893	864	239	268.00–275.00	$271.48	$2,346	+0.86
901–923	910	446	261.00–268.00	$262.19	$2,386	+0.82
952	952	175	260.75	$260.75	$2,482	+10.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	328	34	405.00–460.00	$442.09	$1,450	+10.82
355–396	383	82	400.00–440.00	$421.23	$1,613	-1.55
403–447	428	149	375.00–420.00	$395.70	$1,694	-13.53
464 unweaned	464	9	365.00	$365.00	$1,694	-10.00
451–497	476	115	365.00–395.00	$382.76	$1,822	-3.03
502–548	531	110	325.00–377.50	$353.23	$1,876	-9.35
550–598	578	94	322.00–355.00	$336.57	$1,945	+7.12
608–649	627	71	300.00–327.50	$315.15	$1,976	-3.32
660–698	679	158	290.00–314.50	$304.87	$2,070	+1.80
708–740	732	230	272.50–300.00	$293.70	$2,150	+3.00
770–797	782	193	273.00–281.50	$279.08	$2,182	-0.48
812–846	834	447	270.00–282.00	$275.55	$2,298	+1.68
863–898	893	226	251.00–267.00	$262.61	$2,345	+1.82
912–933	913	57	247.50–255.25	$254.84	$2,327	+2.18
1018–1023	1019	17	232.00–240.00	$237.64	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–348	335	13	370.00–400.00	$386.80	$1,296	-3.20
358–375	365	4	400.00–402.00	$400.51	$1,462	+17.52
425–439	435	7	360.00–375.00	$364.19	$1,584	+4.17
463–485	470	14	330.00–360.00	$352.04	$1,655	+8.52
500–536	529	11	325.00–350.00	$345.67	$1,829	+11.16
550–591	572	20	292.50–315.00	$305.87	$1,750	+15.26
615	615	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,814	-5.95

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754	754	14	277.50	$277.50	$2,092	+12.50
1032	1032	5	215.00	$215.00	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	11	347.50	$347.50	$1,828	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	463	4	310.00–320.00	$314.95	$1,458	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	323	48	390.00–415.00	$407.11	$1,315	-17.90
351–395	371	111	380.00–428.00	$406.99	$1,510	-5.31
401–447	420	170	360.00–405.00	$379.22	$1,593	-3.30
452 unweaned	452	11	355.00	$355.00	$1,605	+5.00
450–488	465	149	350.00–390.00	$364.64	$1,696	-2.86
502–537	522	195	324.00–350.00	$335.03	$1,749	+1.26
550–593	575	634	305.00–335.00	$317.71	$1,827	-6.71
600 unweaned	600	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,725	-2.50
600–645	615	191	285.00–306.00	$300.07	$1,845	-0.70
652–694	675	400	276.00–286.00	$279.42	$1,886	-13.35
700–748	715	165	267.00–279.00	$269.37	$1,926	-34.63
756–775	766	271	259.00–276.00	$267.61	$2,050	+4.19
832	832	20	260.00	$260.00	$2,163	+2.50
915	915	9	225.00	$225.00	$2,059	-23.44
958–967	962	18	217.00–225.00	$221.87	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–346	333	53	350.00–390.00	$378.96	$1,262	-4.71
333 unweaned	333	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,199	-25.00
350–395	380	36	350.00–380.00	$369.53	$1,404	-0.83
412 unweaned	412	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,442	-15.00
405–449	431	158	307.00–375.00	$343.55	$1,481	-4.61
450–497	476	328	315.00–352.50	$332.55	$1,583	-2.95
491 unweaned	491	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,620	+5.00
500–549	520	124	285.00–330.00	$311.02	$1,617	-7.87
553–595	572	82	280.00–305.00	$292.28	$1,672	-12.90
606–637	624	143	270.00–286.00	$282.71	$1,764	+0.15
653–697	673	60	262.00–273.00	$267.27	$1,799	-3.42
730–745	737	26	250.00–252.50	$251.84	$1,856	+4.13
767–793	788	33	250.00–259.00	$256.43	$2,021	+4.22
844	844	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,916	-5.97
940	940	7	205.00–210.00	$207.86	$1,954	—
980	980	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–342	322	21	320.00–355.00	$337.38	$1,086	+22.60
372 unweaned	372	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,246	—
360–387	381	21	330.00–350.00	$342.68	$1,306	+27.68
400–443	426	21	300.00–340.00	$321.64	$1,370	+21.43
453 unweaned	453	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,382	—
470–495	488	15	300.00–320.00	$309.46	$1,510	+5.54
505–530	517	5	275.00–302.50	$283.57	$1,466	-18.94
621	621	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,503	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,470	—
387–399	395	23	395.00–420.00	$407.47	$1,610	+3.00
454 unweaned	454	21	365.00	$365.00	$1,657	—
450–495	473	23	340.00–385.00	$366.87	$1,735	-1.80
515–545	528	26	320.00–365.00	$340.51	$1,798	+0.33
576 unweaned	576	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,045	—
563–597	577	22	305.00–320.00	$314.84	$1,817	-12.54
628–640	637	7	280.00–340.00	$296.91	$1,891	-6.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,428	—
344 unweaned	344	9	417.50	$417.50	$1,436	—
391	391	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,662	-12.72
420	420	14	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	+20.00
455 unweaned	455	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	—
455–474	471	7	395.00–417.50	$398.10	$1,875	+2.98
500–518	510	17	360.00–385.00	$373.23	$1,903	-1.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–378	366	19	360.00–390.00	$369.77	$1,353	—
413	413	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,404	-10.00
535	535	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,696	-20.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1530	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	2,500.00–4,000.00	$3,149.15	—
1040–1490	1303	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,300.00–3,500.00	$3,066.50	—
1750	1750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1420	1252	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	4,900.00–5,400.00	$5,197.74	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1495	1201	80-85%	131	139.00–155.00	$146.06	$1,754	+20.77
1035–1460	1235	80-85%	189	127.50–147.50	$136.63	$1,687	-0.51
1240–1395	1284	80-85%	5	114.00–130.00	$122.98	$1,579	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1585	1423	75-80%	17	122.00–130.00	$127.00	$1,807	—
1280–1945	1492	75-80%	106	132.00–146.00	$139.64	$2,083	—
1360–1765	1505	75-80%	90	143.00–152.00	$144.85	$2,180	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1245	901	85-90%	31	55.00–90.00	$77.47	$698	—
905–1180	1004	85-90%	36	92.00–114.00	$105.33	$1,058	—
715–1285	1034	85-90%	88	115.00–134.00	$124.31	$1,285	+0.08
880–1198	1059	85-90%	38	132.00–147.50	$138.27	$1,464	+0.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1123	1123	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,572	—
1317	1317	2	188.00	$188.00	$2,476	—
1245–1900	1562	18	140.00–165.00	$155.47	$2,428	—
1245–2390	1713	57	162.00–185.00	$171.98	$2,946	—
1375–2270	1890	32	180.00–203.00	$187.82	$3,550	+1.58

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–970	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	222.50–241.00	$228.49	$2,061
930–1320	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	172.50–212.50	$185.26	$2,092

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–966	927	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	187.50–218.00	$206.88	$1,918
850–985	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–182.00	$164.00	$1,525
660–1355	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	145.00–197.00	$164.39	$1,647

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1024	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	160.00–175.00	$167.74	$1,692

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
937	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,462

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1085	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,950.00–2,175.00	$2,011.36
1065–1085	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,757.58
920–1180	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,094.74
960–1520	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,308.29
1085–1240	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,838.36
930–1350	1181	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	1,615.00–2,225.00	$1,938.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1140–1515	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	2,350.00–3,300.00	$2,773.37
1333–1490	1366	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,175.00–2,550.00	$2,252.66
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
992–1060	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,640.00–1,800.00	$1,700.66
1023	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,840.00	$1,840.00
1031	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1023	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,365.00–1,750.00	$1,642.64
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,665.00	$1,665.00
920–985	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,115.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
810–1090	855	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,480.66
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1570	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,750.00–3,250.00	$3,059.32
1040–1075	1054	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,450.00	$3,450.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1020–1075	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	3,100.00–3,900.00	$3,360.00	—
1020–1160	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	3,500.00–4,100.00	$3,782.00	+1,132.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	+400.00
1081	1081	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	2,650.00	$2,650.00	-125.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,900.00	$2,900.00	+125.00
1080–1110	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	3,100.00–3,500.00	$3,340.00	+565.00
1040–1180	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	2,850.00–3,300.00	$3,063.51	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1040–1725	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	35	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,791.43	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1125–1220	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,780.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
965–1065	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,945.83	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.