Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

1,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.62/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,370/hd at 719 lb · 65 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.18/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 627 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $377.35/cwt +9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 532 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,359	5,973	15,562
Feeder cattle	1,075	4,270	14,053
Slaughter cattle	207	544	998
Replacement cattle	77	1,159	511

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: a light test of feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher
↕ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	341	8	437.00–455.00	$449.39	$1,532	+17.39
382	382	8	455.00	$455.00	$1,738	+25.31
370–388 unweaned	384	12	419.00–440.00	$434.93	$1,670	+24.93
402–422 unweaned	408	7	432.00–435.00	$432.89	$1,766	—
400–445	429	10	400.00–455.00	$417.34	$1,790	-15.01
451–480	469	16	395.00–425.00	$404.48	$1,897	+0.10
505–530 unweaned	529	27	378.00–383.00	$378.18	$2,001	—
520–548	537	18	365.00–385.00	$376.10	$2,020	+8.29
571 unweaned	571	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,056	—
555–590	583	23	350.00–361.00	$358.72	$2,091	-0.63
614–625 unweaned	615	8	333.00–339.00	$338.24	$2,080	—
627–638	631	10	325.00–355.00	$331.05	$2,089	-27.26
653–695	676	29	320.00–345.00	$332.62	$2,249	-6.26
715–719	719	65	325.00–330.00	$329.62	$2,370	+3.54
759–785	762	10	310.00–324.00	$322.56	$2,458	+3.14
822–840	832	6	305.00–315.00	$309.69	$2,577	-9.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	218	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,308	—
210–235 unweaned	227	3	605.00–645.00	$632.65	$1,436	—
313	313	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,612	-16.85
353 unweaned	353	8	499.00	$499.00	$1,761	—
360	360	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,728	+17.22
401 unweaned	401	11	460.00	$460.00	$1,845	—
436–449	442	21	435.00–455.00	$453.08	$2,003	+15.80
465–497 unweaned	479	20	410.00–421.00	$415.87	$1,992	—
523	523	11	397.50	$397.50	$2,079	+4.78
545 unweaned	545	13	385.00	$385.00	$2,098	—
555–573 unweaned	566	18	380.00–385.00	$381.91	$2,162	—
570–581	580	10	390.00–395.00	$390.49	$2,265	+17.47
610 unweaned	610	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,318	—
604–625	612	21	380.00–397.50	$393.18	$2,406	+22.42
662–668	664	5	365.00–380.00	$373.97	$2,483	+19.27
708 unweaned	708	11	327.50	$327.50	$2,319	—
737	737	13	335.00	$335.00	$2,469	-5.42
786	786	8	326.00	$326.00	$2,562	-7.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	-74.87
432–440	435	5	400.00–405.00	$402.02	$1,749	+9.66
469 unweaned	469	6	388.00	$388.00	$1,820	—
460–494	488	16	335.00–385.00	$362.67	$1,770	-21.18
515–549	540	12	330.00–355.00	$350.35	$1,892	+9.81
578–598	588	7	323.00–332.00	$327.63	$1,926	-1.33
680	680	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,040	-22.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,746	—
459–491 unweaned	485	20	376.00–380.00	$379.24	$1,839	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	9	270.00	$270.00	$2,673	—
1029–1035	1031	6	248.00–266.00	$254.02	$2,619	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	3	401.00–425.00	$409.17	$1,301	+9.17
355–395	365	11	376.00–410.00	$394.51	$1,440	-2.05
413 unweaned	413	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,569	—
415–442	434	4	385.00–400.00	$388.59	$1,686	+14.31
460–485	467	15	355.00–375.00	$367.39	$1,716	+4.30
522 unweaned	522	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,749	-10.00
502–543	533	39	341.00–360.00	$352.58	$1,879	+20.55
555–568 unweaned	562	9	330.00–355.00	$339.48	$1,908	—
555–580	570	14	325.00–345.00	$337.82	$1,926	-0.09
608–641	627	50	310.00–337.00	$319.18	$2,001	-8.43
673	673	16	320.50	$320.50	$2,157	-0.39
740	740	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,331	+0.99
791	791	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,294	-16.78
935	935	2	257.50	$257.50	$2,408	—
1035	1035	3	208.00	$208.00	$2,153	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	457.00–460.00	$458.58	$1,481	—
360–383 unweaned	378	12	423.00–437.50	$434.85	$1,644	—
366–399	380	12	412.00–450.00	$436.71	$1,659	-16.72
409 fancy	409	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,025	—
409–448	427	21	390.00–405.00	$398.75	$1,703	+4.23
450–455	452	3	385.00–390.00	$386.68	$1,748	—
453–498 unweaned	487	17	380.00–390.00	$387.81	$1,889	—
520–534	529	11	370.00–375.00	$371.79	$1,967	+14.81
535 unweaned	535	2	363.00	$363.00	$1,942	-2.00
560–580 unweaned	564	16	360.00–370.00	$368.07	$2,076	—
617 unweaned	617	12	345.00	$345.00	$2,129	—
722	722	8	320.00	$320.00	$2,310	-2.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 unweaned	368	12	391.00	$391.00	$1,439	—
388	388	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,474	+23.25
435 unweaned	435	12	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	—
492 unweaned	492	12	349.00	$349.00	$1,717	—
595	595	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	+18.80
615–645	626	5	300.00–307.00	$303.21	$1,898	+10.66
670	670	2	301.00	$301.00	$2,017	-5.16
944	944	4	235.00	$235.00	$2,218	-6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
951	951	8	270.00	$270.00	$2,568	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380 unweaned	363	3	462.00–472.00	$468.51	$1,701	+43.09
370–383	380	4	442.00–482.00	$451.74	$1,717	+34.24
415–422	420	8	432.00–445.00	$438.99	$1,844	+22.93
460	460	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,817	+15.81
513–517 unweaned	515	8	360.00–372.00	$367.48	$1,893	—
505–547	535	10	366.00–380.00	$369.79	$1,978	+2.14
553–586	575	6	343.00–347.00	$344.28	$1,980	-4.54
605–638	620	5	325.00–340.00	$334.56	$2,074	+9.61
655–683	674	3	304.00–311.00	$306.27	$2,064	-1.93
700–735	722	5	291.00–310.00	$303.90	$2,194	+5.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1295	1189	80-85%	6	162.50–172.50	$167.47	$1,991	—
1050–1350	1221	80-85%	28	131.00–158.00	$143.36	$1,750	—
1105–1355	1253	80-85%	21	120.00–140.00	$130.01	$1,629	-16.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1693	1468	75-80%	22	135.00–156.00	$148.18	$2,175	+11.74
1430–1655	1513	75-80%	4	159.00–177.50	$169.39	$2,563	+20.89
1382–2012	1573	75-80%	12	126.00–140.00	$132.33	$2,082	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1130	918	85-90%	4	85.00–107.50	$96.44	$885	-1.31
940–970	960	85-90%	3	151.00–155.00	$153.69	$1,475	—
845–1130	1015	85-90%	15	105.00–125.00	$114.07	$1,158	-1.35
820–1345	1034	85-90%	13	122.00–146.00	$134.00	$1,386	+18.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1845	1544	4	158.00–177.00	$167.16	$2,581	—
1325–2190	1679	20	170.00–192.00	$183.15	$3,075	—
1435–2250	1865	5	194.00–235.00	$209.32	$3,904	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
782–1175	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	187.50–277.50	$228.78	$2,201

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1085	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,526.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
1080–1150	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,694.36
1040–1490	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1590	1590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,440.00	$2,440.00
927	927	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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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
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
892	892	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,498	—

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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.