Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb to 700lb steers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Other weights were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply for all classes in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.21/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$180.21

339 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

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

$49.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	190.95	1,097	153
Medium and Large 1-2	557	178.17	993	147
Medium 1-2	470	173.00	813	5thin
Medium 2	519	142.00	736	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	141.90	762	15thin
Large 1-2	912	141.55	1,292	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.40/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale339 hd

180.21

—

MO average15 barns · 12,864 hd

187.93

−7.71

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	1,590	83.77	1,332	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	64.25	957	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	62.32	755	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	43.90	453	75

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)	1,053	$920	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$629	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$966	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	584	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	833	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.34/cwt	163.00–165.00	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	159.26/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	156.55/cwt	155.00–162.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	197.34/cwt	185.00–204.00	712	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	176.43/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,184	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.87/cwt	205.00–222.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	183.23/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,131	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	189.65/cwt	187.50–199.00	914	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	161.39/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.50	490	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	192.97/cwt	187.00–199.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	144.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	166.80/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	176.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,171	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	576	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	199.03/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,059	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,123	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	178.12/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,024	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	470	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	157.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	190.73/cwt	185.00–204.50	1,118	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	202.54/cwt	199.00–203.00	974	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,091	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	155.62/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,024	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	159.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	148.71/cwt	145.00–156.00	943	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	28.36/cwt	20.00–37.50	268	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	42.10/cwt	37.50–47.50	410	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	51.44/cwt	47.50–58.50	566	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	71.25/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,060	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	65.82/cwt	62.50–68.00	987	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	55.47/cwt	55.00–57.50	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	54.96/cwt	52.50–59.50	617	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	71.52/cwt	69.00–73.50	883	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	62.85/cwt	60.00–70.00	781	21
Bulls	—	—	1,506	78.05/cwt	72.00–84.50	1,175	8
Bulls	—	—	1,657	88.35/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,464	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	74.50/cwt	65.00–100.00	703	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	966.46/head	875.00–1,085.00	966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	629.11/head	600.00–675.00	629	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	920.23/head	800.00–1,025.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	186.75/cwt	175.00–189.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	951	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	169.29/cwt	160.00–174.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	161.31/cwt	157.00–168.00	936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.21/cwt	172.00–174.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	697	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	818	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	162.96/cwt	150.00–169.00	781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.76/cwt	153.00–162.00	677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	129.75/cwt	127.00–148.00	573	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	928	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	542	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	138.59/cwt	137.00–145.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	126.13/cwt	110.00–130.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	120.72/cwt	114.00–130.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.49/cwt	162.00–171.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.11/cwt	163.00–167.00	870	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.28/cwt	120.00–140.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	120.17/cwt	119.00–126.00	722	6

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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