Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.04/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$206.04

481 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	218.24	1,208	247
Medium and Large 1-2	627	195.21	1,224	209
Medium and Large 2	590	178.79	1,055	19thin
Medium 2	435	167.50	729	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.74/cwt here — about $480 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 sale481 hd

206.04

—

MO average18 barns · 14,841 hd

208.15

−2.11

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	1,633	109.43	1,787	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	93.32	1,413	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	90.58	1,113	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	80.89	831	34

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)	1,084	$1,211	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$924	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,041	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,430	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	781	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	195.31/cwt	187.00–203.00	932	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	211.72/cwt	204.00–217.00	919	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	996	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	233.47/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,086	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	206.66/cwt	196.50–218.25	1,277	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	218.83/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,247	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	208.73/cwt	205.00–219.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	172.91/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,167	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	198.48/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,038	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	225.66/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,178	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	212.97/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	176.84/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,091	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	202.46/cwt	186.00–214.00	1,162	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	180.51/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	192.26/cwt	179.50–196.25	1,277	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	191.46/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	233.85/cwt	223.00–244.00	987	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	232.13/cwt	222.00–245.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,389	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	656	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	87.99/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,095	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	95.44/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,142	8
Bulls	—	—	1,338	105.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,405	4
Bulls	—	—	1,801	111.96/cwt	109.50–117.00	2,016	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	88.24/cwt	85.00–94.50	920	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	78.05/cwt	70.00–84.00	804	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	95.58/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,422	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	89.56/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,395	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,184	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	1,041.38/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,041	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,149.28/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,485.90/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	923.93/head	900.00–950.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	149.06/cwt	144.00–151.00	715	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	729	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,108	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	164.98/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	165.04/cwt	164.00–165.50	769	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	612	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	188.52/cwt	181.00–192.50	997	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	170.73/cwt	168.00–174.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	180.32/cwt	175.00–185.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	184.48/cwt	180.50–187.50	1,033	14

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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