Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 lower. In the slaughter portion of the sale slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower with slaughter bulls trading 6.00-8.00 lower. Bred cows traded steady to 200.00 per head higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$146.94

369 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	158.56	933	114
Medium and Large 1-2	566	151.24	856	105
Medium and Large 2	564	141.64	799	95
Medium 2	618	123.80	766	55

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale369 hd

146.94

—

MO average14 barns · 6,385 hd

157.22

−10.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,772	87.83	1,556	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	67.38	967	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	64.92	811	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	53.99	568	138

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$918	27
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	897	$939	7

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	166.79/cwt	160.00–172.00	794	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	159.07/cwt	156.00–161.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.10/cwt	154.00–159.00	737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	147.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	176.01/cwt	175.00–176.50	1,172	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	142.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	913	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	157.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	156.33/cwt	155.00–159.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	170.35/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,138	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	169.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	879	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,208	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	166.02/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	182.91/cwt	181.75–186.50	982	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	169.16/cwt	165.00–179.00	991	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.44/cwt	190.00–190.50	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	180.14/cwt	176.00–183.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	186.88/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	181.77/cwt	175.00–187.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	783	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	878	108.27/cwt	100.00–115.00	951	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.67/cwt	139.00–157.00	809	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	160.12/cwt	159.00–161.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	176.80/cwt	170.00–181.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	36.25/cwt	22.00–45.00	333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	67.39/cwt	64.50–70.00	736	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	71.48/cwt	70.00–77.00	918	10
Bulls	—	—	2,016	92.47/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,864	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	68.41/cwt	65.00–72.00	976	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	65.63/cwt	62.50–70.00	815	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	56.26/cwt	51.50–60.00	703	11
Bulls	—	—	1,558	83.77/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,305	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	57.83/cwt	54.50–65.00	627	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	50.89/cwt	45.00–54.00	526	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	61.39/cwt	58.00–63.50	858	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	72.97/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,143	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	910	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	751	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,364	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	106.36/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,127	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	939.28/head	850.00–1,000.00	939	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,059	853.47/head	710.00–925.00	853	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	1,100.50/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	489	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	568	130.92/cwt	125.00–137.50	744	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.30/cwt	136.00–148.00	763	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	135.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.61/cwt	143.00–144.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.65/cwt	132.00–142.00	851	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	970	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.57/cwt	134.00–149.00	834	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	708	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.51/cwt	154.00–165.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.57/cwt	151.00–154.00	788	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	98.19/cwt	90.00–114.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.65/cwt	140.00–151.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	869	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	836	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	843	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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