Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 lower with feeder heifers trading steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market comparison. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.56/cwt on 635 head.

Average price

$177.56

635 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$46.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	184.99	1,115	335
Medium and Large 1-2	576	172.92	996	245
Medium and Large 2	588	157.03	923	43
Medium 2	606	138.33	838	12thin

One grade step is worth $46.65/cwt here — about $276 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 sale635 hd

177.56

—

MO average17 barns · 20,442 hd

186.07

−8.52

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	1,693	83.70	1,417	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	66.93	962	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	62.93	783	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	49.49	521	81

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)	1,037	$995	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$860	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$698	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	962	$925	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	864	$875	3thin

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	—	336	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	171.93/cwt	159.00–181.00	667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	140.96/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	177.62/cwt	171.00–180.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.47/cwt	172.00–182.00	849	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	179.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	838	37
Steers	Medium 2	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.79/cwt	144.00–150.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	164.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	161.97/cwt	157.50–165.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	161.95/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,156	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.40/cwt	157.50–170.50	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	159.10/cwt	158.00–163.00	978	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	188.40/cwt	182.00–191.50	1,081	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.88/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	587	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	164.22/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,217	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	192.41/cwt	182.00–200.50	985	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	185.51/cwt	175.00–197.00	813	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,482	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	159.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	177.02/cwt	170.00–181.00	947	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	224.93/cwt	221.00–231.00	850	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	211.41/cwt	201.00–222.00	898	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.99/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,176	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	177.76/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,024	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	179.89/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,108	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	145.93/cwt	141.00–148.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	40.84/cwt	34.00–45.00	412	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	62.79/cwt	60.00–66.50	700	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	54.68/cwt	52.50–57.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	71.20/cwt	69.00–72.50	829	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	71.99/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,053	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	62.95/cwt	57.50–66.50	785	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	54.35/cwt	50.00–56.50	697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,467	74.76/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,097	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	52.95/cwt	47.50–59.00	572	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	27.12/cwt	20.00–32.00	242	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	63.06/cwt	55.50–67.50	894	12
Bulls	—	—	1,953	98.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	85.62/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,548	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	698.38/head	600.00–775.00	698	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	994.80/head	800.00–1,160.00	995	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	685	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,278	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	738	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	590	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.18/cwt	164.00–174.00	880	85
Bulls	Medium 2	—	498	148.40/cwt	146.00–150.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	192.56/cwt	182.00–195.00	745	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.64/cwt	156.00–165.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	156.15/cwt	150.00–159.00	839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	153.61/cwt	153.00–154.50	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.19/cwt	154.00–162.00	827	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	163.27/cwt	158.00–169.00	689	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.16/cwt	162.50–170.00	951	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	179.56/cwt	172.00–183.00	752	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	159.67/cwt	153.50–166.00	1,009	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,140	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	145.87/cwt	135.00–150.00	969	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	23

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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