Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $408.57/cwt +13.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,742/hd at 671 lb · 183 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.43/cwt ≈ $2,925/hd at 823 lb · 164 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $378.77/cwt ≈ $2,761/hd at 729 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,591	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,529	—
359–395	380	19	507.50–546.00	$522.82	$1,987	—
432–444	439	7	475.00–482.50	$478.16	$2,099	-36.84
451–492	474	27	437.50–502.50	$455.94	$2,161	-4.06
512–548	534	61	417.50–490.00	$438.77	$2,343	-23.90
551–599	577	29	425.00–462.50	$439.08	$2,533	-18.07
620–648	632	50	400.00–429.00	$419.16	$2,649	-1.91
650–691	671	183	381.00–420.75	$408.57	$2,742	+13.44
724–744	729	103	371.00–380.50	$378.77	$2,761	—
752–791	768	35	370.00–380.00	$375.88	$2,887	+7.63
803–832	823	164	350.00–357.50	$355.43	$2,925	—
888	888	63	327.50	$327.50	$2,908	—
899	899	7	333.50	$333.50	$2,998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	507.50	$507.50	$1,913	+72.50
464	464	4	432.50	$432.50	$2,007	-0.50
505	505	4	399.00	$399.00	$2,015	-39.00
560–570	567	6	385.00–405.00	$398.41	$2,259	-9.84
620	620	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,449	—
652–698	686	56	348.00–393.00	$362.91	$2,490	-23.23
740	740	4	357.00	$357.00	$2,642	+15.62
789–793	790	49	346.00–352.50	$351.30	$2,775	-9.50
813–839	824	16	330.00–351.00	$342.73	$2,824	-27.27
893	893	56	330.25	$330.25	$2,949	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	420.00	$420.00	$2,436	—
613	613	3	417.50	$417.50	$2,559	+29.78

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,967	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	6	480.00	$480.00	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	6	367.50	$367.50	$2,209	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,842	+20.00
403–449	435	18	435.00–472.50	$448.05	$1,949	—
475–488	485	10	427.50–457.50	$443.33	$2,150	—
505–520	516	8	407.50–420.00	$416.94	$2,151	+34.95
530 unweaned	530	4	382.50	$382.50	$2,027	—
559–592	564	32	380.00–400.00	$398.03	$2,245	+45.08
602–628	623	102	390.00–409.00	$401.32	$2,500	+16.32
652–679	657	96	362.50–380.00	$379.43	$2,493	+10.10
704–705	705	20	345.00–357.00	$350.40	$2,470	+2.28
744 thin fleshed	744	71	369.00	$369.00	$2,745	—
791	791	29	349.00	$349.00	$2,761	+15.00
910	910	4	314.00	$314.00	$2,857	+11.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–335	322	7	480.00–515.00	$490.96	$1,581	—
380	380	2	452.50	$452.50	$1,720	—
485	485	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,819	-22.50
485–498	492	4	405.00–422.50	$413.87	$2,036	+16.37
518–528	523	4	385.00–400.00	$392.57	$2,053	+19.47
553–598	569	6	364.00–382.50	$374.39	$2,130	+7.22
604–643	622	22	355.00–376.00	$369.00	$2,295	+59.00
653–698	683	16	333.00–353.00	$341.94	$2,335	-8.50
801–808	803	11	317.00–318.00	$317.73	$2,551	—
950	950	10	303.00	$303.00	$2,878	+33.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	4	412.50	$412.50	$2,232	—
857	857	3	329.00	$329.00	$2,820	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	3	384.00	$384.00	$2,266	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	6	485.00	$485.00	$1,862	—
478–491	485	8	406.00–437.50	$421.96	$2,047	—
740	740	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,405	—
983	983	6	266.00	$266.00	$2,615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1225	1156	80-85%	8	144.00–153.00	$149.31	$1,726	—
995–1328	1175	80-85%	23	155.00–170.00	$160.60	$1,887	—
1075–1395	1248	80-85%	11	172.00–182.00	$175.97	$2,196	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$988	—
1015–1040	1031	85-90%	4	157.00–161.00	$157.98	$1,629	+0.98
995–1105	1033	85-90%	3	129.00–130.00	$129.36	$1,336	-27.64
900–1270	1084	85-90%	11	138.00–152.00	$146.47	$1,588	+1.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1690	1454	75-80%	9	167.50–180.00	$175.03	$2,545	—
1315–1635	1488	75-80%	8	178.00–190.00	$182.22	$2,711	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1635	1620	2	165.00–182.00	$173.42	$2,809	—
1920	1920	1	220.00	$220.00	$4,224	—
1655–2400	1940	5	198.00–208.00	$204.62	$3,970	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,843
995–1070	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	260.00–290.00	$271.36	$2,776

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1133	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	2,475.00	$2,475.00

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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.