Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 higher with heavier weights steady. A package of fancy steers weighing 574 lbs. sold for 256.00. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. A slaughter cow weighing 2,060 lbs. sold for 2,122.00. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.93/cwt on 489 head.

Average price

$193.93

489 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	199.62	1,129	322
Medium and Large 1-2	558	185.41	1,034	123
Medium and Large 2	506	176.32	892	38
Medium 2	391	175.00	684	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $445 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 sale489 hd

193.93

—

MO average15 barns · 10,139 hd

195.22

−1.29

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	—	High	1,766	109.97	1,942	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	99.60	1,559	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	95.79	1,148	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	78.54	793	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)	1,199	$1,242	6

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	226.10/cwt	221.00–233.00	737	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.16/cwt	192.00–210.50	1,058	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	212.07/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,018	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	223.46/cwt	212.00–235.00	943	46
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	209.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,196	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	252.24/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,052	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	253.73/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,241	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	506	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	812	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	782	162.43/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	218.63/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,220	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	198.94/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	228.25/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,082	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	181.65/cwt	176.00–184.50	1,324	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	225.50/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,170	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	191.37/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,292	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,477	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	229.75/cwt	220.00–235.50	965	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.12/cwt	255.00–261.00	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	234.10/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,215	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	210.55/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,276	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	677	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	186.29/cwt	183.00–192.00	881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	78.04/cwt	71.00–85.00	796	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	51.79/cwt	50.00–55.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	66.07/cwt	60.00–70.50	627	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	90.49/cwt	85.00–110.00	933	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	103.02/cwt	101.50–104.50	1,677	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.89/cwt	89.00–95.50	1,371	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	101.16/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,218	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	94.60/cwt	89.50–97.50	1,141	18
Bulls	—	—	1,863	114.38/cwt	113.50–116.00	2,131	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	99.39/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,793	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	884	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,347	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,242.27/head	1,085.00–1,375.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	177.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	178.56/cwt	167.00–184.50	1,307	76
Bulls	Medium 2	—	371	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	531	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	881	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	320	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	391	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	194.66/cwt	184.00–201.00	835	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	184.28/cwt	175.00–192.00	936	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.30/cwt	157.00–167.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	200.25/cwt	194.00–202.00	969	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	186.61/cwt	175.00–188.50	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	172.74/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,513	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.14/cwt	178.00–191.50	1,148	31

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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