Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

9,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.24/cwt +24.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,146/hd at 722 lb · 705 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.04/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 533 lb · 499 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.26/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 629 lb · 440 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,576	—	—

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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	7	550.00	$550.00	$1,705	—
313–348	323	28	470.00–530.00	$496.67	$1,604	+20.12
351–398	381	141	450.00–500.00	$473.56	$1,804	+25.02
400–448	422	128	420.00–475.00	$452.51	$1,910	+16.77
451–494	471	239	395.00–470.00	$426.69	$2,010	+19.22
464–488 unweaned	475	9	395.00	$395.00	$1,876	-10.00
500–548	517	422	375.00–426.00	$396.90	$2,052	+9.04
524 unweaned	524	10	375.00	$375.00	$1,965	-0.01
550–599	568	316	357.50–415.00	$381.31	$2,166	+5.96
590 unweaned	590	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,330	+30.00
606–643	619	126	340.00–377.00	$354.05	$2,192	+7.79
624 unweaned	624	5	387.50	$387.50	$2,418	+47.50
654–698	681	345	319.00–360.00	$333.70	$2,272	+5.56
704–746	718	222	307.00–344.00	$318.05	$2,284	+14.26
751–777	769	180	289.00–327.00	$308.17	$2,370	+13.38
804–849	823	232	283.00–292.00	$285.35	$2,348	+2.51
850–854	852	125	274.00–277.50	$276.48	$2,356	+2.29
910–942	925	186	269.00–275.50	$272.30	$2,519	+2.65
954	954	16	274.50	$274.50	$2,619	+6.77
1052	1052	22	245.00	$245.00	$2,577	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–348	335	25	390.00–460.00	$430.56	$1,442	-1.10
375–387	381	9	385.00–460.00	$433.70	$1,652	+18.22
400–449	435	96	380.00–425.00	$411.58	$1,790	+12.72
455–499	485	112	360.00–395.00	$379.04	$1,838	-3.50
487 unweaned	487	22	390.00	$390.00	$1,899	—
513–546	534	133	335.00–372.00	$357.99	$1,912	+0.59
550–590	576	200	320.00–355.00	$343.93	$1,981	-0.82
600–644	626	252	305.00–345.00	$332.26	$2,080	+4.78
650–699	692	240	300.00–318.00	$314.70	$2,178	+5.56
726–748	737	38	280.00–305.00	$293.00	$2,159	—
775–798	785	11	277.00–286.00	$281.84	$2,212	+18.28
804–844	836	61	270.00–280.00	$278.83	$2,331	+8.09
877–880	878	17	270.00	$270.00	$2,371	+4.39
943	943	9	265.00	$265.00	$2,499	+6.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,584	-21.62
541	541	5	322.00	$322.00	$1,742	-4.37
596	596	14	315.00	$315.00	$1,877	-11.42
615	615	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,660	-38.22
1131	1131	5	232.00	$232.00	$2,624	—
1155	1155	65	232.00	$232.00	$2,680	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	15	505.00	$505.00	$1,470	+75.00
317–348	328	48	430.00–470.00	$443.05	$1,453	+20.88
353–395	380	143	400.00–460.00	$422.80	$1,607	+20.73
401–449	420	203	370.00–415.00	$395.72	$1,662	+11.13
452–499	471	258	355.00–393.00	$378.84	$1,784	+12.59
500–543	533	499	320.00–375.00	$347.04	$1,850	+0.29
550–565 unweaned	556	5	310.00–315.00	$312.03	$1,735	-5.64
550–594	573	234	315.00–357.00	$332.74	$1,907	+6.36
604–645	629	440	300.00–337.00	$318.26	$2,002	+10.21
654–697	671	231	280.00–336.00	$307.13	$2,061	+17.62
703–746	722	705	277.50–314.00	$297.24	$2,146	+24.19
758–796	791	333	269.25–290.00	$276.02	$2,183	-8.05
804–845	829	81	257.00–266.50	$262.60	$2,177	-1.78
865–867	866	47	251.00–255.00	$252.02	$2,182	+4.52
901–929	912	119	253.00–264.50	$259.43	$2,366	+11.93
1005	1005	30	233.00	$233.00	$2,342	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	8	390.00–400.00	$397.54	$1,316	+15.19
350–395	370	27	370.00–392.50	$377.54	$1,397	-5.77
405–445	429	30	337.50–365.00	$357.94	$1,536	+3.22
453–496	480	143	325.00–354.00	$343.12	$1,647	+2.70
485 unweaned	485	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,552	—
500–546	529	256	300.00–335.00	$322.69	$1,707	+3.89
550–588	561	48	280.00–310.00	$304.23	$1,707	+3.09
601–645	626	56	270.00–300.00	$291.78	$1,827	+8.15
654–698	686	47	270.00–300.00	$276.33	$1,896	+7.19
705–745	733	206	248.00–284.50	$276.28	$2,025	+16.28
755–793	768	148	239.00–266.50	$265.03	$2,035	+5.02
863–888	865	25	233.00–246.00	$244.93	$2,119	+4.75
910	910	2	226.00	$226.00	$2,057	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–336	327	13	300.00–360.00	$316.13	$1,034	-58.87
425–438	436	17	287.50–325.00	$291.80	$1,272	-25.82
465–497	476	47	295.00–320.00	$313.98	$1,495	-7.88
569	569	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,565	—
648	648	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,750	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	12	345.00	$345.00	$1,490	—
523	523	12	320.00	$320.00	$1,674	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	250.00	$250.00	$962	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,784	—
450–497	478	5	400.00–440.00	$415.06	$1,984	+20.91
536–549	542	9	385.00–400.00	$393.24	$2,131	—
555 unweaned	555	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,276	—
561–573	568	22	345.00–375.00	$362.88	$2,061	-2.12
632–640	635	23	310.00–312.00	$310.88	$1,974	-4.12
672–690	680	13	317.00–319.00	$318.06	$2,163	—
715	715	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	—
897	897	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,287	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,673	+12.62
470–490	480	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,824	+9.83
505–535	525	3	370.00–375.00	$373.40	$1,960	+16.00
566–590	573	22	320.00–365.00	$329.42	$1,888	+5.23
655–690	671	5	290.00–300.00	$295.89	$1,985	-12.78
937	937	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,968	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,741	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1955	1955	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1665	1665	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1250	1151	80-85%	12	135.00–140.00	$138.18	$1,590	—
1020–1420	1211	80-85%	135	136.00–154.00	$146.52	$1,774	-5.77
1040–1585	1224	80-85%	95	149.00–165.00	$153.28	$1,876	+9.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1205	882	85-90%	31	94.00–122.00	$111.06	$980	—
700–1175	899	85-90%	10	60.00–105.00	$84.88	$763	—
835–1280	983	85-90%	95	120.00–149.00	$131.63	$1,294	+17.65
812–1230	1025	85-90%	41	143.00–155.00	$147.57	$1,513	+13.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1430	1396	75-80%	5	135.00–143.00	$138.95	$1,940	—
1215–2030	1450	75-80%	69	142.50–153.00	$147.18	$2,134	+0.35
1350–1905	1523	75-80%	31	150.00–159.00	$154.99	$2,360	+0.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2385	1519	7	146.00–165.00	$158.38	$2,406	—
1225–2070	1699	57	161.00–186.00	$176.31	$2,996	—
1280–2420	1867	42	180.00–206.00	$191.09	$3,568	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–1090	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	210.00–267.50	$231.46	$1,910
845–1250	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	150.00–190.00	$162.50	$1,622
825–1430	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	157.00–220.00	$184.97	$2,011

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
811–1083	981	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	222.00–240.00	$227.58	$2,233
925–1110	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	211.00–212.50	$211.89	$2,157

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1022	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	162.50–182.50	$175.25	$1,730

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1027	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	185.00–190.00	$186.27	$1,883

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00
895–1215	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,027.33
870–1630	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,273.27
1140–1365	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,050.00–2,525.00	$2,372.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1140	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00–2,600.00	$2,573.61
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1040–1600	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,686.95

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1146	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,890.00	$1,890.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1135	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,480.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–845	842	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,049.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1260	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,717.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–935	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,166.67

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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
1035–1090	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,458.33	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—
1085–1290	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,150.00–3,400.00	$3,316.67	—
1200–1420	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,825.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1278	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,575.00	$3,575.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.