Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 187 priced lines covering 9,407 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,393 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 819 head. replacement cattle receipts at 484 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,393Last week 11,809Year ago 9,544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 819Last week 960Year ago 780

Replacement CattleReceipts 484Last week 493Year ago 286

Compared to last week, feeders uneven from 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher, with more sales trending higher as the week progressed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	335	500.00–590.00	553.57
56	350–400	376	510.00–540.00	522.80
109	400–450	432	440.00–490.00	474.75
70	450–500	475	440.00–460.00	451.44
173	500–550	531	370.00–450.00	406.00
58	550–600	581	365.00–407.50	389.61
104	600–650	630	335.00–390.00	380.88
119	650–700	696	368.50–369.00	368.58
357	700–750	735	322.00–360.00	341.10
11	800–850	838	305.00–319.00	314.30
6	850–900	866	326.00	326.00
32	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00
4	1000–1050	1,038	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	540.00–580.00	559.56
9	350–400	384	520.00–530.00	526.57
8	450–500	478	420.00–475.00	439.91
3	500–550	537	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	566	407.00	407.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	390.00–490.00	436.98
4	400–450	441	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	474	400.00–412.00	405.05
5	500–550	525	390.00–420.00	401.66
8	550–600	571	379.00–380.00	379.61
3	600–650	640	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
5	1050–1100	1,059	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	309	585.00–640.00	621.11
39	350–400	369	540.00–595.00	549.77
98	400–450	421	500.00–550.00	521.92
194	450–500	476	465.00–520.00	482.79
124	500–550	519	430.00–485.00	455.34
235	550–600	564	402.00–450.00	418.07
203	600–650	629	390.00–422.50	398.47
165	650–700	665	367.00–420.00	383.18
15	700–750	736	360.00–370.00	365.30
161	750–800	775	333.00–365.00	347.08
745	800–850	812	327.00–340.00	337.67
115	850–900	888	317.00–345.00	330.37
11	950–1000	978	314.00	314.00
5	1000–1050	1,013	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	570.00	570.00
24	400–450	436	490.00–522.00	510.03
4	450–500	471	470.00	470.00
17	500–550	531	437.00–445.00	438.37
16	550–600	571	410.00–427.00	416.00
6	600–650	602	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	497	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	493	500.00	500.00
6	550–600	595	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	615.00	615.00
3	350–400	365	605.00	605.00
4	450–500	485	507.00	507.00
3	500–550	537	477.00	477.00
12	550–600	581	421.00	421.00
3	650–700	662	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	333	590.00–640.00	631.70
40	350–400	380	550.00–602.00	578.00
115	400–450	437	500.00–580.00	534.41
96	450–500	475	480.00–550.00	509.48
110	500–550	533	450.00–525.00	476.34
171	550–600	572	420.00–470.00	440.57
121	600–650	637	395.00–430.00	414.61
102	650–700	681	380.00–400.00	391.44
135	700–750	730	372.00–392.00	386.03
37	750–800	786	360.00–368.00	362.80
238	800–850	832	349.00–360.00	353.76
11	850–900	865	341.00–351.00	347.35
31	900–950	947	330.00–331.00	330.10
12	950–1000	998	322.00	322.00
20	1050–1100	1,081	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	645.00	645.00
8	350–400	387	610.00	610.00
8	400–450	418	575.00–602.00	591.42
24	450–500	475	530.00–577.00	556.08
24	500–550	524	490.00–521.00	510.19
41	550–600	572	440.00–495.00	467.14
20	600–650	624	420.00–440.00	429.99
7	650–700	660	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	370	530.00–540.00	534.67
2	400–450	420	545.00	545.00
25	450–500	490	470.00–500.00	480.82
7	500–550	537	420.00–475.00	451.96
16	550–600	582	410.00	410.00
5	750–800	795	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	298	682.00–760.00	740.50
35	300–350	319	670.00–720.00	687.33
39	350–400	372	600.00–655.00	614.03
150	400–450	423	560.00–610.00	582.59
230	450–500	477	522.00–575.00	547.11
225	500–550	518	490.00–555.00	510.72
382	550–600	572	455.00–500.00	474.60
149	600–650	621	435.00–475.00	453.15
167	650–700	661	402.00–465.00	422.94
174	700–750	724	389.00–417.00	406.16
250	750–800	775	374.00–397.00	377.70
517	800–850	821	360.00–386.00	369.24
110	850–900	885	352.00–360.00	356.32
145	900–950	939	330.00–342.00	335.45
350	950–1000	973	321.00–327.00	324.06
20	1000–1050	1,009	319.00	319.00
110	1050–1100	1,061	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	401	640.00	640.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	500.00	500.00
15	550–600	588	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	560.00	560.00
10	400–450	438	520.00–575.00	531.24
4	450–500	489	450.00–547.50	497.85
8	500–550	527	500.00–520.00	515.05
20	550–600	584	405.00–470.00	425.48
3	600–650	623	412.00	412.00
7	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
8	800–850	848	327.00	327.00
8	850–900	850	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	600.00	600.00
3	500–550	510	462.00	462.00
3	550–600	562	447.00	447.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	615.00	615.00
3	500–550	502	510.00	510.00
12	550–600	560	450.00–470.00	458.39
10	600–650	628	427.00–440.00	436.06
7	650–700	679	407.50	407.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	640.00	640.00
5	400–450	417	575.00	575.00
7	450–500	466	580.00	580.00
17	600–650	624	419.00–430.00	424.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,854.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,159	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,192.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,251	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,688.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,165	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,689.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,084	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,805.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,182	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,506.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,300.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,182	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,527.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,116	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,903.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,080	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,880.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,195	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,440.13
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,009	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,470.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	963	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	995	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,553.97
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,330	3,900.00–4,100.00	3,973.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,477	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,250.00	3,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,134	202.00–325.00	255.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	290.00–320.00	305.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,225	183.00–299.00	205.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	911	270.00–280.00	273.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	862	280.00–340.00	302.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	986	280.00–282.50	280.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	984	297.00	297.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	988	197.50–230.00	213.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,096	180.00–225.00	205.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,337.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	730	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,291	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,800.00	3,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,736	196.00–230.00	214.17
13	—	1,610	180.00–207.50	194.76
13	—	1,955	227.00–271.00	240.69
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	236.00–247.00	243.09
3	—	1,125	210.00–229.00	219.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,219	177.50–196.00	182.44
24	—	1,186	152.00–165.00	160.02
147	—	1,182	155.00–180.00	170.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,461	167.00–180.00	174.77
44	—	1,476	180.00–191.00	184.73
8	—	1,511	150.00–168.00	163.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	913	95.00–117.50	110.41
112	—	1,021	142.00–171.00	155.19
50	—	1,028	162.50–180.00	169.46
39	—	917	120.00–142.50	131.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Missouri barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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