Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 8.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.09/cwt on 545 head.

Average price

$150.09

545 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	161.38	922	207
Medium and Large 1-2	595	148.53	883	202
Medium and Large 2	579	135.23	783	136

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $139 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 sale545 hd

150.09

—

MO average15 barns · 6,490 hd

161.16

−11.06

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	—	Low	1,748	89.02	1,556	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	67.64	987	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	65.20	793	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	54.40	577	63

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)	1,175	$1,031	26

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	527	151.11/cwt	144.00–155.00	796	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	156.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	154.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	143.31/cwt	137.00–146.00	904	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.23/cwt	163.00–178.00	729	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	809	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	145.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	189.72/cwt	180.00–193.50	996	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	163.55/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,366	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	154.96/cwt	149.00–157.50	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.40/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,090	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.43/cwt	167.00–175.00	808	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	159.65/cwt	156.50–164.00	1,145	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	175.71/cwt	169.00–178.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	175.24/cwt	170.00–179.25	1,176	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	174.68/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,080	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.30/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,049	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,017	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	185.84/cwt	185.00–186.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	193.66/cwt	190.00–195.50	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	165.79/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.26/cwt	184.00–185.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	192.34/cwt	190.00–197.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	196.90/cwt	191.00–209.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	173.75/cwt	166.00–177.00	990	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	165.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,097	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	175.35/cwt	167.50–184.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,017	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	686	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	66.46/cwt	64.50–69.00	960	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	56.20/cwt	51.00–60.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	56.27/cwt	51.50–60.50	605	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	45.44/cwt	40.00–50.50	438	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	71.17/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,068	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	71.37/cwt	69.00–75.00	868	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	35.64/cwt	34.00–38.00	298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	62.82/cwt	62.50–64.50	734	13
Bulls	—	—	1,570	78.58/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	91.11/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,625	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.13/cwt	61.50–68.50	785	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	945	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	796	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,114	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	861.46/head	825.00–910.00	861	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,121.48/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,121	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	136.16/cwt	133.50–140.00	847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	787	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	161.42/cwt	157.00–164.50	830	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,227	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	149.11/cwt	145.00–152.00	874	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	183.92/cwt	179.00–186.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	130.93/cwt	124.00–135.50	807	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.72/cwt	132.00–145.00	657	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.04/cwt	155.00–157.50	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	992	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,190	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.77/cwt	149.00–152.50	942	15

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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