Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

6,625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.51/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 688 lb · 394 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.61/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,356/hd at 887 lb · 353 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.07/cwt +20.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 767 lb · 292 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,625	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	30	460.00–490.00	$476.55	$1,568	+21.59
357–387	372	14	435.00–460.00	$448.54	$1,669	-2.29
408 value added	408	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,775	—
400–442	424	85	410.00–460.00	$435.74	$1,848	+9.74
444 unweaned	444	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,776	—
452 thin fleshed	452	16	470.00	$470.00	$2,124	—
460 unweaned	460	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,863	—
450–495	473	107	395.00–430.00	$407.47	$1,927	-7.02
500–548	534	200	375.00–427.00	$387.86	$2,071	+7.36
542–543 unweaned	543	6	365.00–385.00	$375.01	$2,036	-12.74
553 value added	553	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,046	—
562 unweaned	562	9	365.00	$365.00	$2,051	—
551–597	578	190	355.00–405.00	$375.35	$2,170	+12.48
602 unweaned	602	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,047	—
600–645	620	112	330.00–377.00	$346.26	$2,147	+3.12
653–686	673	35	310.00–337.00	$328.14	$2,208	-1.11
701 value added	701	10	314.00	$314.00	$2,201	—
700–747	732	69	289.00–311.00	$303.79	$2,224	-4.88
750–792	772	185	287.00–308.00	$294.79	$2,276	-0.31
813–843	836	124	282.50–285.00	$282.84	$2,365	-5.51
850–886	878	210	272.00–284.00	$274.19	$2,407	+1.10
916–926	918	37	269.00–273.00	$269.65	$2,475	+0.63
953–957	955	175	267.00–269.00	$267.73	$2,557	+9.73
1056	1056	46	238.00	$238.00	$2,513	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–348	333	10	400.00–447.00	$431.66	$1,437	+12.19
365–397	393	12	405.00–420.00	$415.48	$1,633	-0.56
405–446	433	78	370.00–420.00	$398.86	$1,727	+8.52
455–497	480	57	360.00–395.00	$382.54	$1,836	+0.05
501 unweaned	501	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,804	—
503–547	526	123	330.00–375.00	$357.40	$1,880	+11.80
551–595	576	189	325.00–362.50	$344.75	$1,986	+2.64
608 unweaned	608	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,961	+15.50
608–645	633	85	315.00–335.00	$327.48	$2,073	+11.78
650–691	674	29	300.00–327.50	$309.14	$2,084	+10.52
771–798	782	16	253.00–278.00	$263.56	$2,061	-10.14
800–848	842	83	250.00–276.00	$270.74	$2,280	-5.21
853–895	887	353	257.00–269.00	$265.61	$2,356	+6.51
912–917	916	28	253.00–260.00	$258.51	$2,368	-4.49
985	985	2	225.00–241.00	$233.00	$2,295	-6.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	365.00–390.00	$377.41	$1,257	+0.02
355–395	383	24	360.00–395.00	$378.40	$1,449	-6.60
420	420	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,491	-0.14
465–495	486	12	335.00–365.00	$351.62	$1,709	+23.65
508–545	531	17	315.00–345.00	$326.37	$1,733	—
565–598	574	12	322.50–337.50	$326.42	$1,874	+4.42
605–625	617	3	300.00–320.00	$308.22	$1,902	+68.22
650–665	658	2	260.00–284.00	$271.86	$1,789	—
802	802	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,764	—
850	850	3	239.00	$239.00	$2,032	—
925	925	8	244.00	$244.00	$2,257	—
953–998	970	8	180.00–217.00	$202.72	$1,966	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,125	—
942	942	7	225.00	$225.00	$2,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	8	430.00	$430.00	$1,268	—
303–347	329	28	400.00–450.00	$422.17	$1,389	-5.58
375 unweaned	375	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,519	±0.00
350–399	381	57	390.00–422.00	$402.07	$1,532	-13.27
420 value added	420	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,659	—
402–447	421	88	360.00–410.00	$384.59	$1,619	+5.48
452–485	467	115	350.00–380.00	$366.25	$1,710	+8.08
468 unweaned	468	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,685	—
507 unweaned	507	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,622	—
500–540	520	141	325.00–359.00	$346.75	$1,803	+20.11
533 value added	533	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,759	+11.37
565 unweaned	565	6	306.00–320.00	$317.67	$1,795	—
551–588	568	105	307.00–342.50	$326.38	$1,854	+6.92
600–640	615	159	295.00–330.00	$308.05	$1,895	+2.80
655–699	688	394	275.00–310.00	$289.51	$1,992	+2.13
701–745	716	236	264.00–287.50	$273.05	$1,955	-1.09
762–782	767	292	281.50–288.00	$284.07	$2,179	+20.58
802–836	811	147	252.00–268.50	$264.38	$2,144	+9.88
858	858	60	247.50	$247.50	$2,124	-4.95
922	922	30	247.50	$247.50	$2,282	+3.50
965	965	10	244.00	$244.00	$2,355	+31.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	320	12	375.00–405.00	$382.35	$1,224	-10.19
350–385	368	9	360.00–392.50	$383.31	$1,411	+19.53
406–448	426	67	320.00–380.00	$354.72	$1,511	+13.94
450–497	473	71	320.00–360.00	$340.42	$1,610	+9.07
500–547	528	55	290.00–325.00	$318.80	$1,683	+1.22
554–597	575	39	275.00–320.00	$301.14	$1,732	+7.06
598 unweaned	598	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,734	—
611–640	631	46	255.00–295.00	$283.63	$1,790	-2.82
660–685	664	10	262.00–285.00	$269.14	$1,787	+4.64
723	723	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,880	+9.79
755–789	775	12	240.00–265.00	$260.01	$2,015	+3.29
804–830	804	246	247.00–255.25	$255.01	$2,050	+9.71
856–875	869	17	232.00–242.00	$240.18	$2,087	+7.18
908	908	4	239.00	$239.00	$2,170	—
1040	1040	5	222.00	$222.00	$2,309	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,200	—
361–388	368	15	310.00–330.00	$315.62	$1,161	-24.38
410–448	432	21	310.00–357.50	$317.62	$1,372	+11.38
455–490	469	12	310.00–335.00	$321.86	$1,510	+1.75
525	525	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,588	+32.50
703	703	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,529	—
753	753	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,672	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	7	315.00	$315.00	$1,786	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,207	—
460	460	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,426	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,164	-37.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	375.00–400.00	$387.16	$1,432	—
400–433	415	20	380.00–430.00	$397.38	$1,649	+34.42
448 unweaned	448	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,792	+25.00
451–495	478	12	365.00–387.50	$370.17	$1,769	+0.34
505–545	525	2	355.00–360.00	$357.40	$1,876	+13.59
550–585	570	24	310.00–345.00	$324.19	$1,848	+0.66
599 unweaned	599	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,947	—
623	623	5	312.50	$312.50	$1,947	-2.50
670–683	677	4	300.00–317.50	$308.67	$2,090	—
800–820	810	3	237.50–260.00	$246.74	$1,999	+6.74
875–897	888	5	235.00–245.00	$238.94	$2,122	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414 unweaned	414	9	432.50	$432.50	$1,791	—
455–481	470	7	390.00–400.00	$394.15	$1,853	+11.55
525 unweaned	525	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,942	—
555	555	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,026	+36.28
606	606	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,909	+4.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	—
410	410	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,210	-25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1560	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1350	1198	80-85%	6	115.00–136.00	$129.94	$1,557	-18.90
945–1345	1208	80-85%	108	145.00–161.00	$152.29	$1,840	+11.71
1000–1355	1218	80-85%	138	139.00–147.50	$144.17	$1,756	+3.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1130	929	85-90%	12	67.50–97.50	$87.25	$811	—
727–1270	966	85-90%	25	105.00–123.00	$113.98	$1,101	+5.51
730–1213	1017	85-90%	92	120.00–142.50	$134.49	$1,368	+5.94
955–1242	1062	85-90%	61	142.00–155.00	$146.96	$1,561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1798	1465	75-80%	69	139.00–150.00	$146.83	$2,151	+11.63
1425–1620	1508	75-80%	6	115.00–137.00	$130.57	$1,969	—
1350–1975	1536	75-80%	38	150.00–163.00	$154.46	$2,373	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
971	971	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,728	—
1008	1008	3	211.00	$211.00	$2,127	—
1325–1740	1444	6	147.50–167.50	$159.51	$2,303	—
1200–1980	1577	42	160.00–182.50	$174.85	$2,757	—
1320–2415	1809	45	180.00–210.00	$191.44	$3,463	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1150	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	200.00–247.50	$220.72	$2,013
785–1240	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	155.00–215.00	$183.00	$1,890

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	237.50	$237.50	$2,000
947–1195	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	209.00–250.00	$234.79	$2,404

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,930

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1080	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,675.00–1,900.00	$1,788.02
1005–1130	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,012.05
865–1500	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	1,800.00–2,675.00	$2,304.49
1160–1345	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,150.00	$1,964.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1165	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,492.69
1120–1375	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,375.00–2,650.00	$2,545.40
1085–1450	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,734.10

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,275.00	$2,275.00
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
777	777	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,670.00	$1,670.00
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1125	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,523.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+621.05
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1290–1445	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,500.00	$3,200.00	—
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1465	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1820	1820	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	-600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,200.00	$3,200.00	+500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	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
353–357	355	16	285.00–320.00	$302.60	$1,074	+22.60
436	436	17	297.50	$297.50	$1,297	—
508–530	515	21	275.00–310.00	$292.35	$1,506	—
553	553	10	267.00	$267.00	$1,477	—
626	626	8	238.00	$238.00	$1,490	—
755–787	762	52	226.00–242.00	$238.50	$1,817	—
819	819	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,794	—
853–898	865	22	210.00–234.75	$227.74	$1,970	—
930	930	5	203.00	$203.00	$1,888	—
950–957	956	22	195.00–210.00	$197.71	$1,890	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	175.00	$175.00	$831	—
665	665	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,230	—

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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.