Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

8,934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.27/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,084/hd at 856 lb · 500 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.74/cwt -20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,769/hd at 733 lb · 475 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.16/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $3,045/hd at 872 lb · 446 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,934	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–248	233	15	635.00–700.00	$649.07	$1,512	—
255–295	279	5	542.00–595.00	$561.38	$1,566	-31.37
300–343	315	42	505.00–595.00	$572.33	$1,803	+20.00
350–386	374	60	480.00–530.00	$508.07	$1,900	-58.85
401–447	419	80	470.00–525.00	$492.30	$2,063	+2.69
426 unweaned	426	10	487.50	$487.50	$2,077	—
450–497	469	251	440.00–492.00	$456.90	$2,143	-5.76
471 unweaned	471	7	455.00	$455.00	$2,143	—
500 unweaned	500	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,150	—
501–548	530	162	420.00–458.00	$434.24	$2,301	-10.19
550–596	572	203	410.00–440.00	$422.03	$2,414	-6.87
568–593 unweaned	581	12	412.00–425.00	$418.64	$2,432	-29.36
600–645	622	206	380.00–432.00	$412.77	$2,567	-7.01
652–690	669	78	382.00–411.50	$390.16	$2,610	-13.01
710–749	733	475	372.00–398.00	$377.74	$2,769	-20.01
751–777	763	275	371.00–389.00	$381.40	$2,910	-9.98
802–843	818	387	361.00–372.00	$365.25	$2,988	-19.34
852–869	856	500	355.00–368.00	$360.27	$3,084	+7.75
901–945	922	229	345.00–357.00	$353.01	$3,255	+1.69
960–967	961	64	336.00–341.00	$336.63	$3,235	-4.40
1020	1020	37	341.00	$341.00	$3,478	+3.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–345	338	33	460.00–530.00	$506.97	$1,714	+21.44
358–393	376	10	430.00–490.00	$464.14	$1,745	-16.13
400–449	432	114	375.00–485.00	$437.56	$1,890	-8.49
450–495	473	100	402.00–440.00	$419.77	$1,986	-4.99
490–498 unweaned	495	3	415.00–430.00	$425.05	$2,104	-4.95
502–547	529	114	390.00–425.00	$407.21	$2,154	-13.04
572–585 unweaned	578	9	365.00–385.00	$374.00	$2,162	—
556–599	582	197	380.00–417.00	$400.49	$2,331	-8.62
601–649	622	202	360.00–400.00	$383.94	$2,388	-5.85
651–697	680	119	361.00–395.00	$372.90	$2,536	-11.33
701–747	735	358	361.00–375.00	$368.17	$2,706	-5.77
757–790	777	69	342.00–366.00	$361.29	$2,807	-15.95
804–837	827	151	355.00–362.00	$357.22	$2,954	-11.25
856–895	872	446	310.00–353.00	$349.16	$3,045	+0.37
916–939	928	47	320.00–332.00	$325.73	$3,023	-9.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,310	-20.00
353–377	366	14	400.00–445.00	$426.59	$1,561	-19.03
400–414	408	7	400.00–405.00	$402.90	$1,644	-18.03
450–481	472	35	365.00–395.00	$382.31	$1,805	+2.46
527–543	533	24	365.00–389.00	$376.18	$2,005	+0.34
580–590	584	9	355.00–380.00	$365.00	$2,132	-5.45
608–618	617	25	340.00–366.00	$344.88	$2,128	-0.23
654–673	662	7	352.00–360.00	$356.52	$2,360	+5.37
715–720	717	9	320.00–339.00	$326.36	$2,340	—
757	757	10	345.00	$345.00	$2,612	+45.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	367	9	340.00	$340.00	$1,248	—
644	644	35	285.00	$285.00	$1,835	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	332	38	485.00–510.00	$499.23	$1,657	-13.62
354–397	380	112	430.00–477.00	$451.96	$1,717	+11.12
403–435	414	125	410.00–470.00	$434.06	$1,797	-9.85
459–498	476	121	400.00–449.00	$423.84	$2,017	+3.17
511–512 unweaned	512	14	375.00–381.00	$377.14	$1,931	—
500–548	525	216	375.00–420.00	$399.58	$2,098	+7.74
551–594	569	156	380.00–415.00	$392.61	$2,234	+1.97
614–649	639	118	368.00–391.00	$378.67	$2,420	-5.57
650–698	677	85	351.00–374.00	$366.27	$2,480	-17.59
702–715	707	43	340.00–385.00	$363.38	$2,569	-0.56
783	783	70	341.00	$341.00	$2,670	-8.77
816–832	829	21	315.00–330.00	$317.81	$2,635	-21.80
870–894	880	59	305.00–325.00	$316.39	$2,784	-18.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	337	28	405.00–457.00	$432.16	$1,456	-22.28
355–393	371	46	405.00–435.00	$414.98	$1,540	+2.21
415 unweaned	415	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,598	—
400–449	431	131	370.00–417.50	$392.05	$1,690	-10.86
452–492	472	130	360.00–395.00	$380.34	$1,795	-4.57
500–549	520	131	340.00–381.00	$365.46	$1,900	-7.37
520–538 unweaned	534	4	355.00–365.00	$362.56	$1,936	-2.44
551–599	575	97	330.00–379.00	$353.45	$2,032	-17.56
600–643	620	85	325.00–360.00	$351.11	$2,177	-3.29
658–696	680	63	320.00–365.00	$351.36	$2,389	+5.42
703–749	728	42	317.00–340.00	$332.11	$2,418	-5.59
748 unweaned	748	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,487	—
765–798	791	151	317.00–331.00	$328.20	$2,596	-8.24
817–823	818	14	302.00–310.00	$303.72	$2,484	-24.25
970–971	970	16	298.00–301.00	$299.69	$2,907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–332	331	5	370.00–400.00	$388.04	$1,284	—
375–393	386	5	320.00–380.00	$343.33	$1,325	-6.66
410–447	438	13	320.00–375.00	$351.11	$1,538	-15.53
455–492	474	36	325.00–370.00	$353.15	$1,674	-10.21
512–535	521	16	330.00–370.00	$356.04	$1,855	+6.21
562–597	576	23	327.50–350.00	$334.74	$1,928	-18.15
605–645	633	13	312.00–340.00	$318.93	$2,019	+21.74
680–690	685	6	321.00–322.00	$321.50	$2,202	+1.50
858–875	872	22	272.00–280.00	$273.43	$2,384	-11.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–335	334	7	515.00–545.00	$532.12	$1,777	+69.32
376	376	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,767	-13.99
405–437	422	22	400.00–520.00	$471.66	$1,990	+52.35
470–495	482	39	390.00–448.00	$422.79	$2,038	+15.36
503–549	529	28	321.00–430.00	$379.59	$2,008	-16.08
551–582	572	27	380.00–402.00	$392.90	$2,247	+5.65
603–630	610	21	360.00–400.00	$368.33	$2,247	+9.61
649 unweaned	649	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,207	—
671–694	678	26	342.50–367.50	$352.35	$2,389	-4.98
734	734	5	332.50	$332.50	$2,441	+10.50
786	786	4	347.00	$347.00	$2,727	—
882	882	5	302.00	$302.00	$2,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,841	+5.00
412–430	422	6	470.00–475.00	$472.45	$1,994	-24.35
465 unweaned	465	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,023	—
515–540	532	25	390.00–425.00	$407.97	$2,170	+0.07
614–631	623	10	385.00–400.00	$392.60	$2,446	-1.29
661	661	4	372.00	$372.00	$2,459	-18.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,041	+8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,813	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1540	1540	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	+1,072.31

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1165	940	85-90%	30	72.50–112.50	$96.65	$909	-0.61
765–1175	1018	85-90%	83	100.00–138.00	$122.51	$1,247	-36.11
805–1180	1022	85-90%	50	149.00–161.00	$153.11	$1,565	-5.51
850–1255	1048	85-90%	145	110.00–159.00	$141.98	$1,488	-1.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1350	1168	80-85%	44	160.00–175.00	$168.23	$1,965	—
1010–1420	1218	80-85%	188	144.00–165.00	$155.98	$1,900	-3.33
1130–1385	1252	80-85%	29	116.00–150.00	$143.18	$1,793	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1715	1451	75-80%	96	150.00–166.00	$158.18	$2,295	-2.26
1280–1895	1466	75-80%	29	140.00–153.50	$147.50	$2,162	-12.94
1225–1795	1481	75-80%	37	163.00–180.00	$170.43	$2,524	+24.32

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	1	185.00	$185.00	$3,043	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2115	1620	18	152.00–180.00	$164.33	$2,662	—
1235–2310	1644	56	173.00–205.00	$186.84	$3,072	—
1715–2130	1987	7	198.00–213.00	$208.04	$4,134	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1150	882	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	225.00–240.00	$236.09	$2,082
905–1275	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	195.00–295.00	$233.12	$2,401
925–1348	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	163.00–210.00	$183.68	$1,960

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
738–935	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	275.00–325.00	$292.07	$2,395
821 fancy	821	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	319.00	$319.00	$2,619
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	201.00	$201.00	$2,693

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715	715	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,644

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1225	1123	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,027.28
1030–1255	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,566.72
920–1600	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	2,400.00–3,325.00	$2,922.32
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1115–1297	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,552.28
1070–1380	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,800.00	$2,557.82
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1240	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,563.64
1115–1436	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,180.06

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1046	1046	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1152	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,190.00–2,400.00	$2,294.08

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00
1020–1050	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,016.99

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	-200.00
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00	$4,000.00	+900.00
1085–1315	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,600.00–3,875.00	$3,645.83	+495.83
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,550.00	$3,550.00	+450.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,304	—
529–538	534	9	260.00–305.00	$285.19	$1,523	—
595–598	597	6	240.00–300.00	$259.93	$1,552	—
641–648	642	16	280.00–285.00	$284.37	$1,826	—
671–682	678	16	270.00–285.00	$279.43	$1,895	—
700	700	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,925	—
1038	1038	6	240.00	$240.00	$2,491	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

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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.