Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

2,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.60/cwt -9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 588 lb · 103 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.47/cwt -19.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 522 lb · 95 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.90/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 570 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,088	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	315	3	460.00–490.00	$471.75	$1,486	-22.08
350–367	364	12	435.00–450.00	$438.92	$1,598	-13.97
403–410	405	14	410.00–425.00	$422.85	$1,713	-41.82
462 value added	462	8	390.00	$390.00	$1,802	—
470–499	485	31	382.50–405.00	$394.77	$1,915	-39.08
486 unweaned	486	4	372.50	$372.50	$1,810	-10.30
513–539	530	49	382.00–400.00	$391.80	$2,077	-24.14
552–599	588	103	363.00–389.00	$379.60	$2,232	-10.28
603–640	616	44	342.00–365.00	$360.10	$2,218	-1.95
625 unweaned	625	4	336.00	$336.00	$2,100	+8.50
654 value added	654	16	335.00	$335.00	$2,191	—
651–668	661	55	326.00–342.00	$335.32	$2,216	-2.28
700–720	710	2	310.00–327.00	$318.38	$2,260	-4.38
768–780	771	4	295.00–309.00	$305.46	$2,355	+4.83
860	860	9	289.00	$289.00	$2,485	+0.05
903	903	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,438	-4.42
992	992	26	265.00	$265.00	$2,629	-1.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	378	4	395.00–425.00	$408.54	$1,544	-20.19
405–449	439	18	380.00–397.00	$391.90	$1,720	-29.78
455–495	477	33	365.00–380.00	$371.85	$1,774	-27.47
500–541	524	51	350.00–370.00	$361.58	$1,895	-16.17
558 value added	558	4	354.00	$354.00	$1,975	—
555–590	571	41	340.00–360.00	$348.53	$1,990	-15.49
576–592 unweaned	579	23	330.00–337.00	$335.45	$1,942	-6.17
607–645	624	32	315.00–340.00	$322.65	$2,013	-16.04
655–696	676	51	295.00–318.50	$312.95	$2,116	-6.08
678 unweaned	678	9	309.00	$309.00	$2,095	—
705–745	731	10	293.00–308.00	$299.09	$2,186	-1.87
774–785	776	21	277.50–286.50	$282.04	$2,189	-7.64
818–833	828	15	271.00–278.00	$275.46	$2,281	-9.35
870–898	888	4	255.00–270.00	$260.92	$2,317	-15.14
940	940	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,444	-10.51
950–955	951	4	259.00	$259.00	$2,463	-1.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,454	+9.10
484–495	486	5	347.50–357.50	$349.54	$1,699	-13.98
526–535	532	13	322.50–345.00	$328.05	$1,745	-13.06
560–590	572	12	322.50–335.00	$330.09	$1,888	+5.14
605–645	625	2	307.00–310.00	$308.55	$1,928	+14.15
721	721	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,766	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	10	247.50	$247.50	$2,445	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,399	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	5	430.00–450.00	$440.17	$1,400	+3.44
355–372	368	4	390.00–415.00	$396.03	$1,457	-42.91
405–425	409	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,513	-38.67
451–474	458	20	360.00–365.00	$361.63	$1,656	-35.98
503–542	522	68	332.50–347.00	$341.25	$1,781	-17.21
523 value added	523	27	335.00	$335.00	$1,752	—
550–575	568	37	325.00–340.00	$328.80	$1,868	-2.63
562–590 unweaned	568	26	314.00–330.00	$323.99	$1,840	+6.49
583 value added	583	9	327.50	$327.50	$1,909	—
604–640	617	34	307.50–325.00	$319.13	$1,969	+2.20
661	661	15	315.00	$315.00	$2,082	+10.46
735	735	17	280.00	$280.00	$2,058	-18.19
750	750	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,100	-0.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,369	-10.27
359–375	364	10	380.00–390.00	$386.71	$1,408	-13.40
415–445	429	32	347.50–367.50	$357.91	$1,535	-8.20
452–498	479	56	337.50–355.00	$346.96	$1,662	+4.05
490 unweaned	490	2	346.00	$346.00	$1,695	+21.00
515–545	528	19	317.00–335.00	$324.88	$1,715	-0.40
550–597	574	57	310.00–330.00	$318.32	$1,827	+10.19
670–698	689	3	280.00–282.50	$280.81	$1,935	-7.00
708–735	726	17	268.00–277.50	$271.20	$1,969	+0.44
765–790	778	2	247.50–258.00	$252.67	$1,966	-18.30
815–830	824	5	232.50–260.00	$251.09	$2,069	-11.41
935–945	940	2	240.00–245.00	$242.49	$2,279	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	22	320.00–347.50	$334.72	$1,413	+12.39
548	548	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,685	+16.17
570–580	575	18	282.50–304.00	$286.37	$1,647	+14.69
580 unweaned	580	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,668	—
620–635	628	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,601	+10.00
653–680	660	8	264.00–266.00	$264.52	$1,746	—
703	703	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,758	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,348	—
563	563	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,484	-30.86
373	373	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,492	—
428	428	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,637	+27.60
455–490	474	5	360.00–385.00	$376.95	$1,787	+14.68
530–543	538	6	342.50–360.00	$351.65	$1,892	+19.44
591–595	592	5	320.00–335.00	$323.02	$1,912	-8.70
620–635	630	3	297.00–317.00	$310.44	$1,956	-4.89
652 unweaned	652	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,858	—
660–690	675	2	285.00–305.00	$294.78	$1,990	+0.28
705–730	715	4	260.00–290.00	$274.95	$1,966	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–615	608	4	325.00–327.50	$326.23	$1,983	+10.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1214	80-85%	90	155.00–170.00	$161.30	$1,958	+6.35
1040–1340	1220	80-85%	146	137.00–155.00	$148.65	$1,814	+14.42
1230–1295	1257	80-85%	3	120.00–132.50	$126.56	$1,591	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–890	788	85-90%	3	80.00–95.00	$86.29	$680	—
785–1180	998	85-90%	12	110.00–122.50	$118.19	$1,180	+29.84
858–1235	1018	85-90%	78	125.00–145.00	$134.57	$1,370	-16.68
835–1203	1021	85-90%	49	145.00–159.00	$149.80	$1,529	-1.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1569	1441	75-80%	52	140.00–154.00	$147.40	$2,124	+6.62
1352–1715	1460	75-80%	63	155.00–172.50	$159.72	$2,332	+11.07
1365–1625	1513	75-80%	3	135.00–137.50	$135.75	$2,054	-19.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	6	223.00	$223.00	$2,063	—
1290–1775	1525	3	160.00–167.50	$162.11	$2,472	—
1310–2430	1583	19	170.00–190.00	$180.85	$2,863	—
1410–2140	1877	14	187.00–216.00	$198.25	$3,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–904	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	235.00–245.00	$236.53	$2,103
912–1376	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	200.00–217.50	$209.53	$2,443

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1065	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	180.00–195.00	$184.94	$1,957

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1112	1099	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,700.00–1,780.00	$1,756.64
995–1260	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,840.00–2,475.00	$2,260.08
1085–1165	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,955.00–2,250.00	$2,128.68
1153–1170	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,425.00	$2,328.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1165	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,700.56

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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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
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,450.00	$3,450.00	+508.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712–740	723	22	225.00–250.00	$246.38	$1,781	—
818	818	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,820	—
934	934	6	217.50	$217.50	$2,031	—
950–957	955	76	218.00–244.00	$238.22	$2,275	—

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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.