Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

14,873 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 $362.61/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,977/hd at 821 lb · 537 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $442.88/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,721/hd at 614 lb · 534 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $471.23/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,491/hd at 529 lb · 507 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,873	20,149	13,196
Feeder cattle	13,378	15,750	11,941
Slaughter cattle	961	1,308	847
Replacement cattle	534	3,091	408

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

↕ Feeder cattle: feeders were mixed from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher

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
318 unweaned	318	2	640.00	$640.00	$2,035	-55.00
300–348	321	32	610.00–740.00	$684.10	$2,196	-13.33
352–385	372	106	540.00–665.00	$623.29	$2,319	+2.11
373–378 unweaned	377	27	622.00–640.00	$636.70	$2,400	—
402–449	422	129	530.00–605.00	$573.40	$2,420	-10.56
424–443 unweaned	432	32	520.00–580.00	$553.53	$2,391	—
471 unweaned	471	5	525.00	$525.00	$2,473	-1.87
451–499	477	223	505.00–565.00	$542.31	$2,587	+8.92
502–547	520	303	475.00–540.00	$511.29	$2,659	-4.05
524 value added	524	11	530.00	$530.00	$2,777	-0.51
515–542 unweaned	525	43	455.00–502.00	$477.92	$2,509	-22.08
550–599	566	333	445.00–491.00	$471.88	$2,671	-0.27
556–592 unweaned	566	26	432.50–461.00	$456.92	$2,586	+21.81
604 value added	604	14	455.00	$455.00	$2,748	—
600–641	614	488	420.00–475.00	$443.87	$2,725	+0.97
604–633 unweaned	624	32	415.00–425.00	$422.51	$2,636	+13.84
650–696	666	393	400.00–435.00	$417.68	$2,782	+5.86
670 unweaned	670	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,680	—
700 unweaned	700	10	391.00	$391.00	$2,737	—
700–742	723	132	371.00–420.00	$390.13	$2,821	-10.99
750–794	777	150	372.00–388.50	$383.24	$2,978	+7.99
801–843	821	537	357.00–374.00	$362.61	$2,977	+4.56
860–882	866	321	347.00–360.50	$353.96	$3,065	+7.46
900–936	926	251	331.00–347.00	$334.95	$3,102	-1.66
951	951	10	335.00	$335.00	$3,186	—
1001–1046	1027	258	312.00–320.00	$314.17	$3,227	-1.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	13	710.00	$710.00	$2,009	—
310–348	329	24	570.00–670.00	$637.23	$2,096	+33.05
360–398	379	79	520.00–622.00	$574.64	$2,178	+0.82
410–435 unweaned	419	29	530.00–542.00	$531.27	$2,226	—
400–449	435	181	480.00–550.00	$528.07	$2,297	-1.02
451–493 unweaned	472	73	450.00–500.00	$493.44	$2,329	-26.56
450–496	473	196	460.00–525.00	$501.33	$2,371	-8.17
515–543 unweaned	520	72	427.50–497.00	$482.01	$2,506	+32.01
500–548	530	435	435.00–492.00	$469.45	$2,488	-1.13
571 unweaned	571	7	450.00	$450.00	$2,570	+27.26
550–598	580	335	420.00–460.00	$436.42	$2,531	-7.22
600–648	625	365	387.00–425.00	$412.44	$2,578	-1.33
637–638 unweaned	638	16	395.00–411.00	$408.00	$2,603	—
650–698	681	260	362.00–408.00	$397.17	$2,705	+7.13
705–748	729	255	350.00–377.00	$370.05	$2,698	-8.09
753–792	773	144	335.00–370.00	$353.59	$2,733	-4.57
803–845	825	479	330.00–357.00	$350.49	$2,892	+2.61
833 unweaned	833	5	337.00	$337.00	$2,807	—
851–899	890	323	317.50–343.00	$337.41	$3,003	-1.67
915–947	940	136	325.00–330.00	$328.00	$3,083	-0.11
1016–1040	1036	33	310.50–312.00	$310.77	$3,220	—
1092	1092	10	280.00	$280.00	$3,058	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,700	—
360–365	363	2	470.00–505.00	$487.38	$1,769	-43.25
422–440	431	4	435.00–460.00	$447.24	$1,928	-17.78
481–495	487	26	450.00–485.00	$466.74	$2,273	+3.34
520–545	533	5	380.00–410.00	$401.97	$2,143	-26.14
555–586	583	15	385.00–390.00	$388.01	$2,262	-5.96
645	645	9	370.00	$370.00	$2,386	+6.00
763	763	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,556	+15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	4	410.00	$410.00	$2,419	—
615	615	9	405.00	$405.00	$2,491	—
693	693	3	374.00	$374.00	$2,592	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,223	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	7	640.00	$640.00	$1,901	—
304–336	319	46	540.00–665.00	$616.28	$1,966	+31.95
320–325 unweaned	323	8	575.00–615.00	$600.15	$1,938	—
354–395	370	77	515.00–615.00	$569.57	$2,107	+23.64
355–378 unweaned	375	21	555.00–560.00	$559.32	$2,097	—
402–445	426	169	481.00–540.00	$503.59	$2,145	-9.76
446–449 unweaned	447	12	497.50–515.00	$509.14	$2,276	—
450–498	471	211	458.00–507.50	$478.08	$2,252	-5.09
458–483 unweaned	473	67	441.00–472.00	$462.99	$2,190	—
503 value added	503	9	460.00	$460.00	$2,314	+20.00
518–526 unweaned	522	33	432.00–455.00	$437.97	$2,286	—
500–545	525	233	410.00–480.00	$436.10	$2,290	-6.44
551 unweaned	551	4	425.00	$425.00	$2,342	+36.92
550–595	575	293	405.00–442.00	$419.85	$2,414	+7.72
600 value added	600	12	390.00	$390.00	$2,340	—
600–630	611	269	377.00–419.00	$406.21	$2,482	+21.68
655 unweaned	655	14	367.00	$367.00	$2,404	—
652–698	664	249	365.00–397.50	$379.40	$2,519	+10.35
702–742	713	84	352.00–379.00	$364.52	$2,599	+6.21
744	744	11	415.00	$415.00	$3,088	+56.69
751–797	767	189	336.00–353.00	$348.25	$2,671	+7.25
806–833	821	61	330.00–361.00	$343.23	$2,818	+10.43
859–873	862	93	323.00–331.00	$324.73	$2,799	+0.21
932	932	78	313.00	$313.00	$2,917	+13.00
968	968	5	350.00	$350.00	$3,388	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324 unweaned	324	4	555.00	$555.00	$1,798	—
323–345	341	30	500.00–590.00	$552.60	$1,884	+10.88
350 unweaned	350	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,732	—
350–397	379	87	480.00–550.00	$514.78	$1,951	-5.24
400–445	431	159	430.00–490.00	$471.62	$2,033	+6.64
440–448 unweaned	445	77	420.00–475.00	$470.45	$2,094	—
457–485 unweaned	476	36	420.00–451.00	$432.48	$2,059	+6.06
451–499	479	302	405.00–470.00	$439.43	$2,105	+1.91
500–510 unweaned	508	13	425.00–430.00	$428.07	$2,175	—
500–549	527	396	368.00–440.00	$408.20	$2,151	-4.65
550–599	578	315	365.00–405.00	$394.00	$2,277	+5.41
580–588 unweaned	581	23	380.00	$380.00	$2,208	—
627 value added	627	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,351	—
600–647	634	113	340.00–380.00	$367.27	$2,328	-3.71
656–698	680	114	337.00–370.00	$354.23	$2,409	+2.23
700–745	733	21	325.00–345.00	$334.70	$2,453	-6.81
753–792	777	28	320.00–333.00	$329.55	$2,561	-1.34
821–846	823	68	300.00–326.00	$324.03	$2,667	+4.01
860–885	861	38	311.00–327.50	$311.82	$2,685	-6.48
930	930	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,744	+10.00
955–990	975	28	292.00–293.00	$292.24	$2,849	+14.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	31	420.00–480.00	$472.63	$1,796	+8.30
442	442	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,033	—
450–495	477	59	395.00–440.00	$410.51	$1,958	+24.25
504–520	507	5	355.00–385.00	$378.85	$1,921	—
570–596	584	33	345.00–375.00	$357.31	$2,087	+15.90
628	628	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,135	+4.11
672	672	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,318	—
748	748	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,319	-16.00
854	854	6	300.00	$300.00	$2,562	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	3	382.00	$382.00	$2,323	—
1102	1102	7	278.00	$278.00	$3,064	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,084	—
871	871	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,178	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	425.00–435.00	$428.33	$1,692	—
480–485	481	4	350.00–395.00	$383.66	$1,845	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,128	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	4	502.00	$502.00	$1,637	—
385 unweaned	385	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,137	—
410–444	438	26	490.00–550.00	$520.98	$2,282	+26.67
450–471	464	22	440.00–520.00	$496.30	$2,303	+6.94
510–542	522	62	420.00–490.00	$462.40	$2,414	+1.03
555–588	575	12	400.00–430.00	$420.54	$2,418	-9.34
612 unweaned	612	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,540	—
600–645	619	39	390.00–432.00	$403.48	$2,498	+16.12
655–695	678	14	356.00–385.00	$369.88	$2,508	-33.84
711–746	730	19	365.00–380.00	$368.16	$2,688	—
752	752	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,670	+24.00
961	961	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,739	-17.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	5	570.00	$570.00	$2,280	+0.72
440 unweaned	440	5	525.00	$525.00	$2,310	-5.00
458–485	467	3	500.00	$500.00	$2,335	-8.68
529 unweaned	529	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,433	-15.00
575	575	4	440.00	$440.00	$2,530	-20.00
632 unweaned	632	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,718	+25.00
667–671	669	18	390.00–432.00	$408.73	$2,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	7	530.00	$530.00	$1,934	—
480	480	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,232	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1410	1205	80-85%	204	165.00–189.00	$177.65	$2,141	+1.89
1032–1405	1231	80-85%	92	182.50–203.00	$188.50	$2,320	+3.53
1045–1460	1245	80-85%	21	150.00–179.00	$163.55	$2,036	-21.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1135	896	85-90%	9	97.50–132.00	$118.76	$1,064	—
785–1192	957	85-90%	21	114.00–157.50	$141.98	$1,359	—
815–1140	1010	85-90%	28	170.00–187.00	$177.15	$1,789	+16.24
730–1290	1050	85-90%	121	146.00–181.00	$161.00	$1,690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1775	1480	75-80%	6	150.00–178.00	$164.52	$2,435	—
1255–1890	1488	75-80%	95	165.00–190.00	$179.37	$2,669	—
1320–1730	1515	75-80%	59	180.00–199.00	$186.76	$2,829	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	246.00	$246.00	$3,026	—
1345–2145	1609	6	202.00–212.00	$207.85	$3,344	+7.97
1205–2065	1705	38	210.00–235.00	$222.30	$3,790	—
1255–2440	1858	25	230.00–263.00	$239.53	$4,450	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1015	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	294.00–350.00	$316.82	$2,823
840–1425	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	205.00–310.00	$261.63	$2,661
780–1208	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	183.00–230.00	$205.58	$2,228

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–605	598	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,627.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1056–1112	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	195.00–210.00	$203.14	$2,196

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1135–1350	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,376.96

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535	535	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,444

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
732	732	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,416

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1225	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,918.09
890–1168	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,791.77
989–1460	1123	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	2,050.00–2,800.00	$2,433.12
990–1290	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,900.00–3,500.00	$3,199.90
1125–1415	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	2,500.00–3,150.00	$2,866.74
920–1595	1216	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,200.00–3,300.00	$2,905.88
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1100–1365	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,827.69
935–1610	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	2,700.00–3,650.00	$3,248.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,850.00	$3,850.00
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,650.00	$3,650.00
1115–1675	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	3,600.00–4,175.00	$4,003.22
1312	1312	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1385–1490	1438	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,381.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1190–1260	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,597.14

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–695	621	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,612.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
998–1255	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,450.00–3,700.00	$3,581.20

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

↑ 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
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	-588.71
1050–1250	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,650.00–4,675.00	$4,004.17	+704.17
1045–1240	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,750.00–4,700.00	$4,078.57	-171.43
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	-650.00
1105–1620	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	3,350.00–3,900.00	$3,617.86	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1130–1325	1261	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,680.00	+180.00
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–845	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,650.00	-1,450.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

↑ 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.