Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

8,278 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.12/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,758/hd at 828 lb · 576 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.67/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,830/hd at 869 lb · 498 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.03/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,448/hd at 626 lb · 409 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,278	—	—

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 thin fleshed	302	10	600.00	$600.00	$1,812	—
305–345	325	27	495.00–520.00	$512.28	$1,665	+17.74
365–382	373	14	465.00–520.00	$492.88	$1,838	-19.66
414 unweaned	414	4	455.00	$455.00	$1,884	—
400–446	426	81	440.00–480.00	$469.43	$2,000	-0.51
450–498	477	147	416.00–460.00	$436.82	$2,084	+1.28
501 unweaned	501	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,079	—
502–547	524	179	397.50–465.00	$417.48	$2,188	+6.29
556 unweaned	556	4	410.00	$410.00	$2,280	—
550–598	574	366	380.00–435.00	$405.90	$2,330	+6.78
600–648	626	401	370.00–425.00	$391.65	$2,452	+6.80
630 unweaned	630	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,268	—
650–696	675	320	350.00–389.00	$369.75	$2,496	+7.02
702–740	719	316	345.00–376.00	$364.01	$2,617	+12.13
750–795	776	406	333.00–352.50	$341.61	$2,651	+4.60
800–849	828	576	326.00–346.00	$333.12	$2,758	+1.62
857–897	869	498	320.00–331.50	$325.67	$2,830	+5.73
904–933	928	94	322.50–326.50	$323.20	$2,999	+8.08
964–985	968	164	306.00–315.00	$313.69	$3,037	—
1041	1041	7	300.00	$300.00	$3,123	—
1135	1135	29	288.00	$288.00	$3,269	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353 unweaned	353	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,588	—
355–395	383	31	435.00–480.00	$456.24	$1,747	+8.99
401–426	416	33	430.00–445.00	$436.13	$1,814	+23.57
450–494	476	44	390.00–415.00	$403.85	$1,922	+9.95
503–546	525	98	350.00–400.00	$373.48	$1,961	-13.71
549 unweaned	549	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,141	—
551–599	571	67	355.00–390.00	$371.93	$2,124	+2.32
578–599 unweaned	587	14	370.00–380.00	$375.63	$2,205	+5.63
603–649	630	99	325.00–370.00	$351.32	$2,213	-8.14
650–695	677	43	337.50–365.00	$346.59	$2,346	+4.63
700–748	730	111	320.00–343.00	$333.78	$2,437	-4.22
770–783	775	29	320.00–334.00	$325.32	$2,521	+11.32
811–842	831	213	290.00–330.00	$325.22	$2,703	+7.54
870–898	891	408	309.50–318.00	$315.19	$2,808	+11.95
918–937	933	92	308.50–310.00	$308.79	$2,881	—
969	969	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–479	468	21	370.00–375.00	$371.37	$1,738	+1.37
525–545	535	2	325.00–340.00	$332.64	$1,780	—
600–620	608	3	335.00–345.00	$339.14	$2,062	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	8	515.00	$515.00	$1,844	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–340	317	31	430.00–455.00	$448.36	$1,421	+23.35
362–399	384	51	420.00–465.00	$438.29	$1,683	+18.57
405–431	416	29	395.00–450.00	$418.84	$1,742	-14.91
426 unweaned	426	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,704	—
456–485	471	51	395.00–412.50	$400.26	$1,885	-13.67
501–543	523	101	365.00–400.00	$379.91	$1,987	+4.87
536 value added	536	26	390.00	$390.00	$2,090	—
552–599	570	279	345.00–387.50	$362.88	$2,068	+7.41
605 unweaned	605	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	—
600–648	615	235	337.50–378.00	$359.41	$2,210	+10.30
636 value added	636	19	365.00	$365.00	$2,321	—
653–689	676	205	334.00–367.50	$342.49	$2,315	-1.19
709–736	726	240	324.00–347.50	$329.19	$2,390	+6.95
763–796	783	169	318.00–350.00	$323.96	$2,537	-6.77
812–847	834	160	308.00–311.00	$309.82	$2,584	+0.10
883–891	887	49	297.00–300.00	$298.59	$2,648	-9.91
921	921	8	285.00	$285.00	$2,625	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	338	9	400.00–440.00	$427.38	$1,445	+23.07
370–395	387	29	375.00–415.00	$401.24	$1,553	+25.13
405–449	431	62	370.00–405.00	$388.33	$1,674	-4.53
450–498	476	113	355.00–390.00	$378.04	$1,799	+0.44
500–549	527	84	310.00–365.00	$346.55	$1,826	-12.80
557–594	574	89	320.00–345.00	$336.35	$1,931	-6.46
600–639	619	105	320.00–337.50	$332.24	$2,057	-1.27
653–698	676	72	315.00–333.00	$325.11	$2,198	-3.80
707–724	723	85	287.50–324.00	$318.30	$2,301	+20.46
750–767	765	80	314.00–315.00	$314.88	$2,409	+14.99
803–840	810	5	290.00–297.00	$291.45	$2,361	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,384	—
441	441	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,411	-8.67
450–490	464	4	330.00–347.50	$334.62	$1,553	-3.84
537	537	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,611	-31.27
620–640	627	3	310.00–312.50	$310.85	$1,949	—
655–697	687	4	287.00–310.00	$292.49	$2,009	—
752–795	763	4	270.00–285.00	$273.91	$2,090	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	424	8	415.00–420.00	$418.12	$1,773	—
470–495	483	4	390.00–402.00	$398.57	$1,925	-1.62
493 unweaned	493	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,947	—
517–548	532	29	340.00–395.00	$367.99	$1,958	+8.93
552–591	566	14	342.50–380.00	$361.50	$2,046	+8.38
566 unweaned	566	9	367.50	$367.50	$2,080	—
628–645	636	14	330.00–340.00	$334.99	$2,131	-15.70
656–698	680	29	320.00–337.00	$326.77	$2,222	—
700–737	723	14	326.00–340.00	$329.61	$2,383	—
770–790	780	2	315.00–320.00	$317.47	$2,476	-9.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	334	10	445.00–475.00	$455.93	$1,523	—
397	397	3	447.50	$447.50	$1,777	-13.36
415–445	430	21	420.00–455.00	$439.53	$1,890	+15.60
451–491	471	17	410.00–420.00	$414.86	$1,954	—
546	546	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,993	—
614	614	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,180	+5.00
755	755	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,608	+55.00
530	530	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,590	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1435	1217	80-85%	80	170.00–188.00	$176.45	$2,147	+16.35
1010–1395	1219	80-85%	86	155.00–174.00	$165.95	$2,023	+5.85
1085–1365	1219	80-85%	18	127.00–162.00	$152.79	$1,863	-7.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1160	848	85-90%	10	80.00–115.00	$98.00	$831	—
795–1160	981	85-90%	19	107.00–136.00	$125.89	$1,235	+0.35
735–1250	983	85-90%	28	155.00–172.00	$159.87	$1,572	+34.33
875–1315	1041	85-90%	53	135.00–159.00	$147.52	$1,536	-7.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1630	1474	75-80%	10	145.00–160.00	$154.07	$2,271	+13.74
1360–1855	1508	75-80%	46	169.00–183.00	$173.55	$2,617	—
1350–2015	1516	75-80%	42	154.00–174.00	$164.69	$2,497	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1142	1142	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,227	—
975–1780	1179	41	163.00–188.00	$176.83	$2,085	—
1205–2165	1669	34	182.00–213.00	$197.08	$3,289	+2.96
1590–2415	1913	24	197.00–238.00	$215.26	$4,118	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1246	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	178.00–267.50	$201.92	$2,100
1180–1240	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	173.00–180.00	$176.59	$2,137

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1085	1055	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	235.00–250.00	$242.29	$2,556
1163–1175	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	190.00–240.00	$210.12	$2,454

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1170	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,282.12
975–1258	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,421.92
1035–1465	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,600.28
1015–1450	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,496.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1180	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,700.00–3,075.00	$2,753.44
1045–1620	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,750.00–3,600.00	$3,172.52
1065–1575	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,450.00–3,375.00	$2,854.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1085–1190	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,418.78

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1075	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,496.39

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–705	680	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,812.04
825	825	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
890–1040	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,748.22
1020–1050	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,974.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1015–1320	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,198.58

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1065–1595	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,300.00–4,150.00	$3,770.00	+840.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.