Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

14,646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.63/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,914/hd at 780 lb · 971 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.48/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 829 lb · 802 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.16/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,830/hd at 669 lb · 613 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,646	20,072	9,062
Feeder cattle	13,615	17,235	7,525
Slaughter cattle	653	670	850
Replacement cattle	378	2,167	687

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold very uneven from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mixed 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–280	278	9	685.00–702.00	$698.19	$1,941	-73.24
305–339	325	20	620.00–750.00	$672.57	$2,186	-3.26
352–385	367	56	600.00–650.00	$627.08	$2,301	-23.61
392 unweaned	392	4	590.00	$590.00	$2,313	+10.00
400–441	416	109	560.00–680.00	$607.08	$2,525	+0.74
450–472 unweaned	465	12	520.00–557.00	$545.06	$2,535	+18.06
454–495	479	149	530.00–595.00	$559.28	$2,679	-14.02
500–543	517	252	512.00–590.00	$545.39	$2,820	+17.54
553–599	576	316	445.00–520.00	$471.74	$2,717	-2.23
610 unweaned	610	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,532	-33.88
602–648	626	318	423.00–461.00	$441.31	$2,763	+31.31
655 value added	655	9	430.00	$430.00	$2,816	—
650–693	669	604	410.00–457.00	$423.06	$2,830	-0.22
700–746	718	343	391.00–428.00	$407.13	$2,923	+3.78
755–795	780	971	364.00–396.00	$373.63	$2,914	-2.59
816 value added	816	8	378.00	$378.00	$3,084	—
800–845	829	794	352.00–378.00	$362.32	$3,004	+0.63
851–879	864	329	342.00–364.00	$348.29	$3,009	+4.46
902–945	907	320	330.00–341.00	$335.58	$3,044	-3.22
960–982	974	81	322.00–332.00	$327.78	$3,193	+3.27
1098	1098	8	311.00	$311.00	$3,415	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–290	289	22	621.00–622.00	$621.22	$1,795	—
306–342	332	16	550.00–650.00	$595.31	$1,976	-27.82
350–397	376	90	512.00–620.00	$583.78	$2,195	-6.96
392 unweaned	392	3	535.00	$535.00	$2,097	—
400–449	427	123	520.00–590.00	$558.95	$2,387	+10.12
438 unweaned	438	5	550.00	$550.00	$2,409	—
450–492	473	131	500.00–540.00	$525.55	$2,486	+1.22
475–490 unweaned	481	5	500.00–505.00	$502.96	$2,419	—
525 unweaned	525	3	485.00	$485.00	$2,546	+15.00
500–549	528	260	410.00–527.50	$486.28	$2,568	+0.38
579 unweaned	579	11	442.00	$442.00	$2,559	-0.21
550–598	580	200	410.00–474.00	$443.88	$2,575	+3.07
615–630 unweaned	620	9	399.00–405.00	$401.03	$2,486	—
600–649	622	261	391.00–435.00	$424.30	$2,639	+5.90
663 unweaned	663	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,453	-12.87
667	667	8	385.00	$385.00	$2,568	-19.65
650–695	673	147	385.00–415.00	$397.07	$2,672	-7.58
702–739	724	102	355.00–395.00	$381.36	$2,761	+3.24
753–794	784	288	340.00–377.50	$363.46	$2,850	-0.26
802–849	830	175	310.00–357.50	$345.32	$2,866	-5.49
851–895	880	172	327.50–344.00	$337.97	$2,974	+0.40
911–945	930	99	300.00–326.00	$323.00	$3,004	+0.40
1008	1008	29	306.00	$306.00	$3,084	—
1112	1112	10	304.00	$304.00	$3,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	560.00	$560.00	$2,229	+94.17
401–446	433	41	460.00–520.00	$498.33	$2,158	+34.94
450–499	479	49	460.00–520.00	$496.71	$2,379	+19.37
503–542	526	16	437.00–477.50	$468.04	$2,462	+27.21
555–588	574	17	402.00–430.00	$422.53	$2,425	+14.20
660–691	679	8	365.00–377.00	$369.37	$2,508	-7.38
718	718	3	347.00	$347.00	$2,491	—
762	762	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,591	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	16	252.00	$252.00	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,274	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	6	570.00	$570.00	$2,006	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	470	4	400.00–440.00	$421.22	$1,980	+1.22
515	515	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$2,163	+20.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490 unweaned	490	4	492.00	$492.00	$2,411	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,354	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
867	867	3	336.00	$336.00	$2,913	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	590.00	$590.00	$1,534	-90.00
300–337	318	29	555.00–600.00	$578.63	$1,840	-15.91
331 unweaned	331	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,986	+20.00
360 unweaned	360	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,872	—
354–399	370	58	530.00–610.00	$559.32	$2,069	-9.55
405–444	420	153	480.00–550.00	$504.84	$2,120	-2.50
415–426 unweaned	422	8	467.00–530.00	$490.74	$2,071	-4.26
451–496	468	218	450.00–520.00	$476.60	$2,230	-6.48
500–548	523	263	425.00–485.00	$448.74	$2,347	+2.67
550–598	576	272	400.00–450.00	$421.09	$2,425	+3.48
581	581	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,411	-2.61
601–643	621	473	385.00–420.00	$400.64	$2,488	+2.71
628 unweaned	628	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,449	+20.00
650–698	667	490	372.00–404.00	$384.83	$2,567	+10.30
700–749	727	269	344.00–389.00	$362.58	$2,636	+8.92
759–798	793	180	344.00–365.00	$345.18	$2,737	-1.06
808–848	830	267	323.00–335.00	$328.95	$2,730	+2.42
853	853	86	321.50	$321.50	$2,742	-3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	6	540.00	$540.00	$1,539	—
305–348	337	44	500.00–550.00	$531.62	$1,792	+24.29
350–394	379	85	487.00–540.00	$514.49	$1,950	+8.14
400–449	433	91	430.00–525.00	$469.62	$2,033	-3.77
453–497	481	195	420.00–495.00	$446.49	$2,148	+5.85
488 unweaned	488	9	441.00	$441.00	$2,152	-14.00
500–548	526	261	380.00–445.00	$409.78	$2,155	+5.22
565–590 unweaned	579	9	350.00–395.00	$366.47	$2,122	-9.95
551–599	581	173	373.00–425.00	$392.40	$2,280	+2.03
593	593	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,135	-20.00
600–648	630	246	360.00–385.00	$377.79	$2,380	+6.29
675 value added	675	17	370.00	$370.00	$2,498	—
650–695	681	97	337.00–372.00	$357.62	$2,435	+5.62
692	692	3	367.00	$367.00	$2,540	+15.00
705–744	740	139	330.00–365.00	$341.00	$2,523	+3.08
742	742	3	339.00	$339.00	$2,515	+1.08
755–792	780	263	310.00–337.50	$329.85	$2,573	-1.42
809	809	35	321.00	$321.00	$2,597	-2.66
871–887	879	117	315.00–318.50	$316.75	$2,784	-10.25
940	940	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,820	+27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	342	9	450.00–470.00	$467.82	$1,600	+7.82
360–396	391	44	450.00–485.00	$459.51	$1,797	-10.79
401–448	418	9	385.00–455.00	$413.69	$1,729	-27.31
450–496	480	38	375.00–440.00	$410.16	$1,969	-21.09
520–544	539	9	340.00–390.00	$349.79	$1,885	-27.25
543	543	6	388.00	$388.00	$2,107	+10.96
550–595	577	36	340.00–390.00	$363.18	$2,096	+0.04
605–645	618	11	310.00–349.00	$330.50	$2,042	-15.27
685	685	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,226	+10.00
775	775	6	322.00	$322.00	$2,496	+37.00
963	963	3	229.00	$229.00	$2,205	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	329.00	$329.00	$1,448	—
563	563	5	297.00	$297.00	$1,672	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424 unweaned	424	7	410.00	$410.00	$1,738	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	3	387.00	$387.00	$1,947	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	6	552.00–590.00	$571.27	$2,028	+47.24
422–445	435	11	510.00–580.00	$549.13	$2,389	—
467–469 unweaned	468	11	497.00–515.00	$506.80	$2,372	—
460–490	474	6	500.00–535.00	$511.07	$2,422	-5.13
510–545	534	13	440.00–480.00	$456.21	$2,436	-13.79
544 unweaned	544	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,530	-5.00
550–595	577	14	420.00–470.00	$433.67	$2,502	-11.35
577–594 unweaned	585	15	440.00–450.00	$444.74	$2,602	—
600–649	623	17	375.00–425.00	$400.47	$2,495	-7.28
652–695	669	11	352.00–385.00	$373.88	$2,501	+33.88
700–747	741	14	350.00–370.00	$362.90	$2,689	+14.91
752–780	765	7	345.00–365.00	$356.18	$2,725	+1.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443–447	445	12	560.00–595.00	$574.51	$2,557	—
486 unweaned	486	6	550.00	$550.00	$2,673	—
509	509	16	490.00	$490.00	$2,494	+2.67
576	576	5	435.00	$435.00	$2,506	-25.03
623 unweaned	623	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,710	+15.00
623	623	9	410.00	$410.00	$2,554	-11.67
682–690	684	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,770	—
710	710	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,734	+14.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,576	—
447	447	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,123	—
458–497	486	7	465.00–470.00	$468.65	$2,278	—
534	534	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,296	—
562–577	571	5	400.00–410.00	$403.94	$2,306	+3.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1430	1206	80-85%	127	150.00–174.00	$160.45	$1,935	-2.59
1075–1345	1239	80-85%	31	166.00–184.00	$171.60	$2,126	-4.02
1110–1350	1275	80-85%	16	139.00–160.00	$150.98	$1,925	+3.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1065	880	85-90%	12	85.00–110.00	$95.77	$843	—
765–1290	1011	85-90%	31	90.00–135.00	$121.07	$1,224	-41.79
765–1295	1037	85-90%	93	135.00–160.00	$145.79	$1,512	-17.07
850–1222	1062	85-90%	26	155.00–170.00	$162.26	$1,723	+13.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358–1598	1453	75-80%	22	132.50–158.00	$149.23	$2,168	-17.59
1370–1655	1461	75-80%	30	165.00–180.00	$169.26	$2,473	+2.44
1265–1770	1495	75-80%	49	155.00–175.00	$163.89	$2,450	-2.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–2145	1671	10	156.00–189.00	$177.78	$2,971	—
1255–2225	1719	53	185.00–208.00	$196.56	$3,379	-1.16
1510–2380	1824	18	204.00–238.00	$215.68	$3,934	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–775	748	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	290.00–335.00	$314.49	$2,352
775–1340	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	205.00–275.00	$236.13	$2,267
963–1375	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	175.00–240.00	$221.40	$2,413
1006–1246	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	185.00–220.00	$199.37	$2,271

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
822	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,178
946–948	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	270.00–280.00	$274.67	$2,601

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,963

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	235.00	$235.00	$2,573

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1215	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–3,050.00	$2,621.32
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
915–1540	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	2,700.00–3,850.00	$3,437.72
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
930–1445	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	2,450.00–3,550.00	$3,192.57
1010–1400	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,613.82
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00
1180–1305	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,532.39
1030–1490	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,350.00–3,700.00	$3,062.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1040	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,700.00–3,300.00	$3,055.93
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1320	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,350.00–3,550.00	$3,392.30
1240–1275	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,700.00–4,100.00	$3,976.17
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	4,000.00	$4,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1110	1033	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,300.00–3,350.00	$3,326.88
1045–1075	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,350.00–3,450.00	$3,400.71

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1090	1060	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,497.17

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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
1040–1195	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,600.00–4,600.00	$4,240.00	-460.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	3,900.00	$3,900.00	-816.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1200	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,100.00–3,900.00	$3,766.67	—
970–1080	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	4,100.00–4,200.00	$4,142.86	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1614	1614	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	5,600.00	$5,600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–487	475	21	325.00–340.00	$334.15	$1,587	—
527–533	529	10	285.00–350.00	$330.35	$1,748	—
585	585	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,930	—
605–645	612	25	330.00–360.00	$337.67	$2,067	—
658	658	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,040	—
748	748	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,244	—
823	823	9	255.00	$255.00	$2,099	—
852–884	862	26	258.00–265.00	$260.21	$2,243	—

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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.