Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026 Corrected report

5,973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.35/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,663/hd at 834 lb · 268 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.88/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,287/hd at 675 lb · 217 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.32/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 818 lb · 195 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,973	6,374	1,647
Feeder cattle	4,270	5,627	939
Slaughter cattle	544	397	544
Replacement cattle	1,159	350	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 15.00 lower, a few instances of steady to 2.00 higher on steers over 800 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 13.00 lower.

▼ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 15.00 lower
↕ Slaughter cows: a few instances of steady to 2.00 higher on steers over 800 lbs Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 13.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,321	—
345	345	3	432.00	$432.00	$1,490	-21.15
370 unweaned	370	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,517	—
355–398	384	10	420.00–440.00	$429.69	$1,650	-0.01
425–446	441	9	420.00–440.00	$432.35	$1,907	-8.62
455–487	466	11	396.00–420.00	$404.38	$1,884	-3.43
501–549	534	87	355.00–385.00	$367.81	$1,964	-13.48
550–593	565	70	340.00–366.00	$359.35	$2,030	-4.75
600–631	615	114	332.00–362.00	$358.31	$2,204	-3.55
650–699	675	217	330.00–347.00	$338.88	$2,287	-12.40
700–746	729	111	305.00–334.00	$326.08	$2,377	-2.54
752–797	773	101	308.00–330.00	$319.42	$2,469	-13.25
812–848	834	268	313.00–325.00	$319.35	$2,663	-4.46
867–899	887	169	306.00–313.00	$309.36	$2,744	+4.94
922–934	931	94	292.00–304.00	$300.94	$2,802	-5.56
963–990	974	10	292.00–301.00	$295.66	$2,880	-7.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	321	7	520.00–542.00	$531.85	$1,707	+24.71
355–390	365	7	460.00–470.00	$462.78	$1,689	-3.46
415–430	427	13	420.00–442.00	$437.28	$1,867	-5.02
471–489	485	27	400.00–430.00	$414.33	$2,010	-18.29
500–542	520	57	382.00–405.00	$392.72	$2,042	-22.28
564–591	579	37	367.00–380.00	$373.02	$2,160	-14.49
606–642	617	63	368.00–380.00	$370.76	$2,288	-12.81
651–662	658	63	350.00–356.00	$354.70	$2,334	-12.94
702–738	722	43	337.00–350.00	$340.42	$2,458	-9.61
755–794	772	103	330.00–340.00	$333.63	$2,576	-11.60
804–828	818	195	331.00–337.00	$333.32	$2,727	+0.52
887	887	39	315.00	$315.00	$2,794	-15.55
914–927	919	51	307.00–319.00	$314.25	$2,888	+1.03
989–994	991	177	294.00–297.00	$294.97	$2,923	-9.03
1041	1041	162	284.50	$284.50	$2,962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,221	—
300–338	323	5	460.00–500.00	$474.87	$1,534	+36.84
378–395	385	5	395.00–400.00	$397.05	$1,529	-54.51
403–448	433	17	385.00–410.00	$392.36	$1,699	-2.00
450–485	463	10	365.00–415.00	$383.85	$1,777	-9.81
517–547	529	23	330.00–350.00	$340.54	$1,801	+15.16
575–590	584	10	320.00–345.00	$328.96	$1,921	-8.81
610–625	618	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,008	—
661–692	667	10	322.00	$322.00	$2,148	-26.86
785	785	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,276	-17.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	479	11	340.00–349.00	$344.47	$1,650	-13.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–346	339	10	400.00	$400.00	$1,356	-15.07
363 unweaned	363	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,470	+15.00
355–390	376	19	380.00–415.00	$396.56	$1,491	-9.36
410–449	436	31	330.00–390.00	$374.28	$1,632	+2.08
450–495	470	43	320.00–385.00	$363.09	$1,707	-6.37
500–540	523	55	320.00–346.00	$332.03	$1,737	-1.48
543 unweaned	543	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,873	+14.27
558–596	582	45	321.00–345.00	$337.91	$1,967	-5.58
604–645	625	75	320.00–345.00	$327.61	$2,048	-4.90
651–693	660	46	315.00–324.00	$320.89	$2,118	+4.41
692 value added	692	25	319.00	$319.00	$2,207	—
727–746	731	106	302.00–315.00	$314.01	$2,295	+17.43
764–780	767	90	306.00–310.00	$306.78	$2,353	-5.46
814–818	815	20	295.00–299.00	$298.20	$2,430	-6.05
854–861	856	26	270.00–280.00	$277.29	$2,374	-2.58
1063	1063	11	220.00	$220.00	$2,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323 unweaned	323	8	430.00	$430.00	$1,389	-10.00
370–385	378	4	450.00–457.00	$453.43	$1,714	+25.65
403–439	427	21	385.00–430.00	$394.52	$1,685	+0.73
455–499	493	27	360.00–385.00	$382.91	$1,888	+8.91
525–543	530	52	350.00–380.00	$356.98	$1,892	+7.49
542 unweaned	542	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,978	—
550–593	575	70	340.00–370.00	$362.40	$2,084	+6.69
600–643	630	66	335.00–362.50	$343.00	$2,161	-0.10
663–685	677	41	325.00–336.00	$332.98	$2,254	+1.28
705–735	714	52	320.00–327.00	$322.22	$2,301	+0.22
866	866	128	295.00	$295.00	$2,555	-15.00
930	930	77	287.50	$287.50	$2,674	-5.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–397	390	8	330.00–375.00	$356.75	$1,391	-93.25
460–499	487	19	335.00–355.00	$344.51	$1,678	-10.57
525–527	526	5	310.00–320.00	$316.01	$1,662	—
560–597	584	16	280.00–307.00	$301.20	$1,759	-13.89
603–625	610	4	289.00–299.00	$292.55	$1,785	+15.18
651–678	663	9	301.00–309.00	$306.16	$2,030	+16.65
700–747	723	9	280.00–299.00	$286.91	$2,074	-13.09
941	941	4	241.00	$241.00	$2,268	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–485	463	6	300.00–320.00	$303.49	$1,405	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 unweaned	372	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,544	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	316	4	440.00–555.00	$505.85	$1,598	+25.12
350–398 unweaned	382	6	415.00–430.00	$425.42	$1,625	—
385	385	2	405.00–430.00	$417.50	$1,607	-48.12
400–425	410	10	400.00–430.00	$416.06	$1,706	-14.24
438 unweaned	438	6	405.00	$405.00	$1,774	—
455–495	470	15	360.00–395.00	$379.19	$1,782	-20.88
500–542	518	14	335.00–395.00	$367.65	$1,904	+4.50
555–580	570	9	333.00–365.00	$348.82	$1,988	-6.89
558–597 unweaned	581	5	330.00–340.00	$336.16	$1,953	-13.84
600–637	613	23	320.00–335.00	$324.95	$1,992	-10.12
672–685	677	21	295.00–325.00	$308.20	$2,087	-8.81
700–728	718	5	296.00–300.00	$298.00	$2,140	-16.22
781	781	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,187	-25.00
800–835	818	2	265.00–275.00	$269.89	$2,208	+5.63
855	855	3	271.00	$271.00	$2,317	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,720	+21.57
458–476	471	12	330.00–365.00	$358.47	$1,688	-10.63
500–532	521	12	305.00–347.00	$332.53	$1,732	-0.12
552–594	576	12	315.00–337.00	$330.84	$1,906	+0.54

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631	631	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,051	—
700	700	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,345	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	482	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,687	-8.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1305	1193	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,250.00–3,700.00	$3,496.23	—
1265–1400	1322	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,650.00–4,000.00	$3,254.29	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 unweaned	355	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1340	941	85-90%	43	75.00–110.00	$97.75	$920	-9.03
750–1280	1028	85-90%	45	100.00–129.00	$115.42	$1,187	-10.40
780–1290	1084	85-90%	58	125.00–145.00	$135.43	$1,468	—
950–1198	1136	85-90%	4	150.00–155.00	$151.05	$1,716	+6.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1475	1252	80-85%	103	135.00–158.00	$146.68	$1,836	+3.89
1170–1380	1293	80-85%	33	122.50–142.50	$136.77	$1,768	-20.26
1295–1335	1315	80-85%	2	162.50–165.00	$163.77	$2,154	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1665	1458	75-80%	39	117.50–146.00	$136.44	$1,989	-11.02
1375–1855	1488	75-80%	5	162.00–171.00	$165.91	$2,469	+8.33
1210–1910	1532	75-80%	65	142.00–158.00	$148.50	$2,275	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1132–1170	1151	4	182.50	$182.50	$2,101	—
1195	1195	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,748	—
1250–1885	1501	8	156.00–175.00	$165.32	$2,481	—
1580–1825	1704	5	195.00–220.00	$205.58	$3,503	—
1315–2335	1710	27	175.00–205.00	$189.17	$3,235	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–918	801	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	267.00–302.50	$276.70	$2,216
1093	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,727
832–1460	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	190.00–281.00	$222.36	$2,499

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
891–965	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	195.00–260.00	$222.61	$2,075

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798–1205	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	245.00–290.00	$270.64	$2,528
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,958

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1070	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,822.42
1135	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1063–1630	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,700.00–2,700.00	$2,165.42
1050–1435	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	1,950.00–2,900.00	$2,398.91
1210–1265	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,486.52
890–1595	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	97	2,025.00–3,700.00	$3,134.09
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1210–1440	1325	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,225.00	$2,213.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1450	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,236.02
1075–1320	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	109	2,700.00–4,500.00	$3,837.31
1300–1525	1368	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,750.00–3,600.00	$2,980.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1000	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,904.26
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
800–1400	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–2,600.00	$2,001.76
1025–1100	1046	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,150.00	$2,044.88

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1013	944	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,628.49
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	3,550.00	$3,550.00
1050–1100	1080	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,750.00–4,150.00	$3,994.44
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
967	967	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,450.00	$3,450.00
815–1445	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,531.97
1075–1285	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–3,100.00	$2,792.76

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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
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1110–1350	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,700.00	-900.00
1065–1480	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,500.00–4,600.00	$3,950.00	+450.00
1350–1450	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—
1250–1650	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,716.67	-1,183.33
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1620	1620	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1040–1073	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,375.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,668	+15.00
723	723	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,157	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–910	785	(<2 yrs)	N/A	237	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,463.84	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
806–921	874	(<2 yrs)	N/A	205	2,700.00–3,025.00	$2,826.41	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–800	769	(<2 yrs)	N/A	103	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,449.66	—

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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.