Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

4,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $408.54/cwt +8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 623 lb · 220 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.07/cwt +18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,822/hd at 773 lb · 210 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $371.09/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,672/hd at 720 lb · 197 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,380	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	44	520.00–580.00	$540.53	$1,805	+8.27
355–390	378	3	490.00–507.00	$495.32	$1,872	-12.36
400–445	422	43	462.50–510.00	$479.94	$2,025	-9.78
433 unweaned	433	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,035	-15.00
460–493	480	82	445.00–490.00	$455.75	$2,188	-3.87
500–547	521	145	415.00–465.00	$431.48	$2,248	+7.80
569 unweaned	569	7	410.00	$410.00	$2,333	—
550–598	581	166	390.00–440.00	$410.11	$2,383	+6.01
619 unweaned	619	18	415.00	$415.00	$2,569	+17.00
603–641	623	202	391.00–432.00	$407.96	$2,542	+10.17
650–699	680	88	367.00–420.00	$387.53	$2,635	+1.58
684 unweaned	684	6	387.50	$387.50	$2,650	—
703–737	720	197	367.00–380.00	$371.09	$2,672	+2.66
750–793	773	210	351.00–374.00	$365.07	$2,822	+18.96
805–847	833	85	334.00–350.00	$341.23	$2,842	+3.10
851–875	864	39	340.00–349.00	$344.09	$2,973	+10.53
913–943	936	12	312.00–326.00	$322.58	$3,019	-2.86
961–973	970	108	315.00–327.00	$323.66	$3,140	+8.55
1021	1021	32	317.00	$317.00	$3,237	—
1061	1061	13	317.50	$317.50	$3,369	—
1217	1217	9	292.50	$292.50	$3,560	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	445.00–450.00	$447.48	$1,445	-2.52
352–394	372	40	450.00–485.00	$466.67	$1,736	-0.93
415–437	431	35	440.00–465.00	$449.90	$1,939	+32.58
453–498	478	87	395.00–445.00	$433.56	$2,072	+21.59
506–545	531	38	385.00–420.00	$407.31	$2,163	+15.13
555 unweaned	555	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,192	—
550–596	568	44	380.00–395.00	$381.99	$2,170	+7.70
601–643	626	50	370.00–400.00	$387.56	$2,426	+19.09
660–692	681	29	350.00–387.50	$359.51	$2,448	+1.67
693 value added	693	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,529	—
700–748	724	35	355.00–367.50	$358.54	$2,596	+15.71
765–794	786	17	320.00–341.00	$329.82	$2,592	+0.22
829–845	840	18	321.00–330.00	$328.03	$2,755	-2.43
889	889	120	327.00	$327.00	$2,907	+6.23
964	964	22	310.00	$310.00	$2,988	+4.50
1090	1090	8	293.00	$293.00	$3,194	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–384	372	28	380.00–440.00	$403.10	$1,500	-36.90
453–499	488	17	377.00–400.00	$383.53	$1,872	-3.98
528	528	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,954	—
575	575	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	+13.00
666	666	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,131	—
765–780	773	2	260.00–300.00	$280.19	$2,166	—
805	805	6	270.00	$270.00	$2,174	-19.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	323	24	490.00–530.00	$511.37	$1,652	+57.24
350–388	370	36	440.00–470.00	$451.43	$1,670	+3.01
417 unweaned	417	9	432.50	$432.50	$1,804	+11.50
400–443	423	91	415.00–450.00	$436.08	$1,845	+10.66
451–496	477	84	390.00–430.00	$406.25	$1,938	+5.81
500–547	523	153	380.00–420.00	$392.11	$2,051	+12.67
531 unweaned	531	16	373.00	$373.00	$1,981	-15.00
560–588	572	53	360.00–395.00	$382.00	$2,185	+11.15
608 unweaned	608	6	350.00	$350.00	$2,128	—
600–646	624	174	350.00–382.00	$366.03	$2,284	+2.83
658 fancy	658	12	380.00	$380.00	$2,500	—
654–676	662	63	335.00–370.00	$350.43	$2,320	+0.41
701–740	718	65	329.00–355.00	$342.56	$2,460	+1.99
750–778	764	141	325.00–337.00	$333.57	$2,548	-7.69
813–814	813	67	329.00–331.50	$330.08	$2,684	-3.15
878	878	175	322.00	$322.00	$2,827	—
936	936	42	308.00	$308.00	$2,883	—
995	995	6	285.00	$285.00	$2,836	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–325	321	10	440.00–450.00	$447.08	$1,435	+33.10
355–398	386	56	415.00–430.00	$421.85	$1,628	+1.84
403–445	428	42	380.00–430.00	$407.03	$1,742	+5.86
450–497	486	78	360.00–410.00	$378.69	$1,840	+4.77
502–548	524	63	340.00–385.00	$366.69	$1,921	+12.53
555–588	578	48	350.00–365.00	$358.37	$2,071	+7.61
618–642	629	18	335.00–360.00	$346.05	$2,177	+5.59
651–659	656	18	331.00–360.00	$344.23	$2,258	+18.46
704–709	706	22	310.00–325.00	$319.75	$2,257	—
769–790	771	15	285.00–320.00	$315.28	$2,431	+1.22
847	847	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,499	-19.73
930	930	7	291.00	$291.00	$2,706	—
969	969	17	270.00	$270.00	$2,616	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	480	5	350.00–372.50	$366.64	$1,760	+6.55
590–598	595	3	327.50–335.00	$329.98	$1,963	-2.02
640	640	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,048	—
723	723	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,916	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1082	1080	7	200.00–220.00	$217.17	$2,345	-47.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	437.50	$437.50	$1,444	—
385	385	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,694	-20.10
405–445	428	23	425.00–455.00	$441.26	$1,889	+15.62
450–478	475	12	390.00–425.00	$395.03	$1,876	-5.54
533–548	537	8	385.00–400.00	$395.80	$2,125	+18.85
559–595	577	20	350.00–390.00	$378.13	$2,182	+4.08
620–627	625	7	350.00–375.00	$357.09	$2,232	+5.42
758	758	2	314.00	$314.00	$2,380	-9.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,007	±0.00
455–487	471	14	420.00–455.00	$431.53	$2,033	+8.74
515	515	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,112	-10.00
555–583	569	4	407.00–415.00	$411.10	$2,339	+12.41
632	632	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,402	-8.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,727	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1450	1221	80-85%	40	173.00–187.50	$178.56	$2,180	+5.03
1070–1390	1240	80-85%	96	159.00–178.00	$170.70	$2,117	+27.23
1170–1305	1246	80-85%	8	140.00–167.00	$156.52	$1,950	+13.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1145	859	85-90%	20	70.00–115.00	$99.69	$856	—
760–1105	863	85-90%	15	120.00–140.00	$126.62	$1,093	—
945–1275	1069	85-90%	16	160.00–177.00	$165.81	$1,773	+1.93
820–1310	1097	85-90%	43	142.50–165.00	$152.07	$1,668	-11.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1840	1513	75-80%	10	140.00–166.00	$157.07	$2,376	-16.01
1330–1935	1552	75-80%	39	165.00–177.00	$171.42	$2,660	—
1385–1935	1581	75-80%	16	175.00–190.00	$181.16	$2,864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1755	1509	7	170.00–190.00	$183.82	$2,774	—
1355–2355	1714	32	184.00–214.00	$200.28	$3,433	—
1625–2260	1890	18	205.00–238.00	$216.74	$4,096	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–915	791	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	232.00–282.00	$262.36	$2,075
750–1445	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	185.00–257.50	$213.78	$2,202
1005–1170	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	172.00–200.00	$187.16	$1,975

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–820	766	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	180.00–200.00	$188.65	$1,445

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–900	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–215.00	$212.52	$1,898

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,912

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,375.00	$3,375.00
960–1293	1192	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,484.31
1065–1358	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,643.57
1020–1380	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,667.20
1175–1300	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,175.00–2,200.00	$2,186.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1238	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,050.00–3,100.00	$3,086.76
1130–1650	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	3,050.00–3,650.00	$3,288.86
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,445.00	$3,445.00
1305–1650	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,700.00–3,500.00	$2,996.90

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1005–1020	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,250.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–985	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,002.34
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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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
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,914.29	—
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1135–1325	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.