Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

4,523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.61/cwt -7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 678 lb · 243 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $283.61/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 762 lb · 197 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.79/cwt -30.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 528 lb · 155 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,523	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–319	311	38	425.00–500.00	$472.50	$1,469	+4.73
351–369	361	19	430.00–455.00	$441.75	$1,595	-16.82
400 unweaned	400	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,620	-15.70
400–439	424	70	385.00–417.50	$397.28	$1,684	-31.00
450–486	465	46	375.00–400.00	$382.16	$1,777	-31.78
473 unweaned	473	9	370.00	$370.00	$1,750	—
524 unweaned	524	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,886	—
500–543	528	140	330.00–385.00	$342.36	$1,808	-37.64
550–578	565	64	330.00–365.00	$343.38	$1,940	-22.70
603–640	612	59	312.00–330.00	$320.37	$1,961	-18.37
660 unweaned	660	2	307.50	$307.50	$2,030	+7.50
651–691	675	46	300.00–320.00	$307.72	$2,077	-15.83
700–743	733	127	288.00–307.00	$294.10	$2,156	-16.28
754–782	762	197	276.00–294.00	$283.61	$2,161	-9.06
809–822	819	82	278.00–279.00	$278.90	$2,284	-5.19
850	850	31	264.00–265.00	$264.19	$2,246	-7.29
904–910	908	78	258.50–259.50	$258.77	$2,350	-3.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	311	16	387.50–450.00	$427.60	$1,330	-14.49
350–398	377	60	395.00–430.00	$419.27	$1,581	-1.96
383–398 unweaned	392	7	390.00–410.00	$401.62	$1,574	—
402–449	428	80	365.00–400.00	$380.19	$1,627	-15.51
430 unweaned	430	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	—
450–498	474	85	340.00–380.00	$358.63	$1,700	-24.13
483–496 unweaned	491	17	330.00–365.00	$342.14	$1,680	-22.86
500–549	528	155	310.00–360.00	$322.79	$1,704	-30.44
557–596	571	55	290.00–345.00	$322.20	$1,840	-14.37
580 unweaned	580	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,972	—
607–645	629	84	287.00–322.50	$299.19	$1,882	-15.96
650–698	676	38	277.00–307.00	$286.54	$1,937	-18.33
703–749	734	19	265.00–280.00	$273.35	$2,006	-20.35
765–795	784	30	260.00–273.00	$270.23	$2,119	-8.85
800–840	817	27	230.00–273.00	$262.83	$2,147	-12.72
850–884	877	29	230.00–248.00	$244.84	$2,147	-17.77
900–920	907	33	225.00–255.00	$245.30	$2,225	-9.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,221	-16.80
370–398	394	9	370.00–380.00	$378.41	$1,491	-22.10
425–445	435	2	360.00–370.00	$364.89	$1,587	+0.70
459–499	469	44	330.00–350.00	$333.31	$1,563	-18.73
500–530	512	9	280.00–325.00	$293.94	$1,505	-51.73
560–595	587	6	260.00–295.00	$272.49	$1,600	-33.38
623	623	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,526	-50.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–428	414	4	322.00–327.50	$324.66	$1,344	—
515	515	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291–299	297	13	420.00–445.00	$439.35	$1,305	—
300–332	312	22	390.00–415.00	$402.10	$1,255	-5.01
363–395	382	42	360.00–390.00	$371.52	$1,419	-35.47
401–448	428	84	335.00–375.00	$349.84	$1,497	-29.38
453–486	470	80	320.00–362.50	$336.65	$1,582	-27.99
500–548	527	88	300.00–320.00	$309.65	$1,632	-25.38
554–596	576	145	295.00–306.00	$299.55	$1,725	-18.16
615–641	627	29	280.00–297.00	$284.97	$1,787	-15.10
651–694	678	243	267.00–290.00	$271.61	$1,842	-7.81
707–735	724	33	250.00–262.00	$255.00	$1,846	-14.37
757	757	5	267.00	$267.00	$2,021	-0.61
836	836	65	250.00	$250.00	$2,090	-10.00
850	850	17	241.00	$241.00	$2,048	—
1013	1013	9	209.00	$209.00	$2,117	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–345	325	22	350.00–367.50	$362.40	$1,178	-16.56
350–395	377	36	330.00–370.00	$348.90	$1,315	-20.63
388 unweaned	388	3	354.00	$354.00	$1,374	—
400–446	425	79	305.00–360.00	$323.27	$1,374	-20.28
452–498	477	87	290.00–345.00	$308.40	$1,471	-24.15
485 unweaned	485	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,552	-10.00
505–548	524	60	260.00–305.00	$286.56	$1,502	-24.46
520–545 unweaned	537	3	277.50–285.00	$282.58	$1,517	—
551–588	575	68	270.00–296.00	$285.98	$1,644	-6.30
602–635	620	11	250.00–275.00	$266.07	$1,650	-16.64
660–699	690	154	240.00–265.00	$262.29	$1,810	-4.98
702–741	727	82	239.00–258.00	$248.04	$1,803	-3.80
757–792	782	40	224.00–249.00	$241.10	$1,885	-15.33
824–843	835	63	244.00–246.00	$244.85	$2,044	+17.85
862–870	864	19	220.00–240.50	$233.79	$2,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–393	383	11	307.50–342.50	$326.81	$1,252	-15.87
415–443	436	21	285.00–310.00	$287.81	$1,255	-33.83
455–483	468	27	260.00–310.00	$285.70	$1,337	-23.76
550–573	565	8	250.00–275.00	$257.35	$1,454	—
618–635	622	4	227.50–245.00	$240.54	$1,496	-1.46
710–735	725	3	210.00–220.00	$215.06	$1,559	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–435	422	5	270.00–300.00	$287.85	$1,215	—
450	450	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	—
597	597	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,373	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,208	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	381	5	390.00–417.50	$397.30	$1,514	-10.17
413–440	424	11	350.00–402.50	$380.48	$1,613	—
466–480	468	8	350.00–370.00	$352.57	$1,650	-14.30
513–531	521	11	320.00–360.00	$341.59	$1,780	+1.08
553–561	558	5	317.00–350.00	$330.09	$1,842	+15.25
637–641	639	10	280.00–287.00	$283.60	$1,812	-13.31
720–740	733	3	240.00–265.00	$254.07	$1,862	—
753	753	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,822	—
824	824	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,875	—
860	860	26	238.00	$238.00	$2,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	433	3	337.00–355.00	$343.76	$1,488	+3.76
495	495	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,708	—
680	680	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,646	—
758	758	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1590	1590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1735–1825	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,750.00–3,300.00	$3,031.95	+231.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778	778	2	272.50	$272.50	$2,120	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1195	1130	80-85%	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,469	—
1040–1475	1198	80-85%	46	144.50–162.00	$149.39	$1,790	—
1045–1385	1241	80-85%	107	132.00–146.00	$141.10	$1,751	+4.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1115	919	85-90%	7	65.00–90.00	$80.86	$743	+3.39
771–1235	934	85-90%	24	90.00–120.00	$102.49	$957	+25.02
745–1280	1035	85-90%	43	111.00–137.00	$128.12	$1,326	+3.81
830–1275	1085	85-90%	27	134.00–150.00	$141.88	$1,539	+3.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2075	1503	75-80%	56	133.00–145.00	$141.30	$2,124	-3.55
1380–1677	1537	75-80%	34	145.00–157.50	$147.90	$2,273	+3.05
1400–1735	1565	75-80%	3	130.00–132.50	$130.75	$2,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046	1046	4	199.00	$199.00	$2,082	—
1250–2435	1652	14	147.50–165.00	$156.74	$2,589	—
1410–2335	1787	43	159.00–182.50	$169.13	$3,022	—
1710–2400	1990	7	180.00–208.00	$187.24	$3,726	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1030	927	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	180.00–235.00	$212.19	$1,967
840–1340	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	147.50–195.00	$176.86	$1,999
1160–1198	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	140.00–150.00	$147.33	$1,752

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
828–961	904	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	219.00–240.00	$227.24	$2,054
1005–1062	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	208.00–220.00	$217.49	$2,210

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
711	711	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,689
897–947	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	165.00–205.00	$174.60	$1,633

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
886–947	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	215.00–220.00	$216.59	$2,008

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
841	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	242.50	$242.50	$2,039

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,425.00	$2,425.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
965–1575	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,437.99
965–1270	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,450.00–2,625.00	$2,516.16
1075–1325	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	1,800.00–2,425.00	$2,116.93
1140–1185	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,960.00–2,000.00	$1,980.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1000	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,750.00	$1,596.34
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1041	1041	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,540.00	$1,540.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1170–1590	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,559.23
1310–1398	1369	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,525.00	$2,437.26
1540	1540	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–830	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,100.00	$975.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
940–1400	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	2,300.00–3,100.00	$2,753.33	-296.67
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+750.00
1085–1095	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,933.33	-406.67
1065–1510	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,575.00–3,700.00	$3,137.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	+600.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	8	300.00	$300.00	$990	—
369–393	377	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,056	—
403–448	431	25	235.00–300.00	$275.39	$1,187	—
458–473	466	11	260.00–295.00	$280.21	$1,306	—
512	512	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,331	—
630	630	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,399	—
780	780	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,599	—
825–849	844	29	190.00–205.00	$201.97	$1,705	—
856	856	41	207.50	$207.50	$1,776	—
937	937	16	214.00	$214.00	$2,005	—
1001–1005	1002	74	186.00–210.75	$203.71	$2,041	—

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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.