Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold uneven from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 425 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 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 $240.25/cwt on 572 head.

Average price

$240.25

572 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$67.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	242.54	1,331	440
Medium and Large 1-2	476	242.04	1,152	108
Medium and Large 2	496	211.40	1,048	10thin
Medium 2	449	175.00	786	14thin

One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $545 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 sale572 hd

240.25

—

MO average15 barns · 9,049 hd

232.02

+8.23

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	1,607	110.11	1,770	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	101.64	1,465	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	93.78	1,128	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	76.90	771	47

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)	1,212	$1,293	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	942	$933	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,240	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	582	211.88/cwt	211.50–222.00	1,233	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	206.63/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.46/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,001	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	221.75/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,160	67
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	262.07/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,135	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.68/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	230.17/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,342	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,211	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	598	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	247.27/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	194.57/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	245.53/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,159	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	263.64/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,229	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	259.20/cwt	240.00–263.00	980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	217.01/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	290.58/cwt	276.00–292.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	272.72/cwt	269.00–279.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,355	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	236.60/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,107	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.03/cwt	233.00–247.50	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,162	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	79.75/cwt	73.00–86.50	792	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	42.64/cwt	30.00–50.00	362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	65.15/cwt	60.00–70.00	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	90.44/cwt	87.50–95.50	974	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	99.59/cwt	96.00–106.50	1,217	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	91.63/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,066	24
Bulls	—	—	1,799	120.51/cwt	113.50–128.00	2,168	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	106.45/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,536	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	94.91/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,492	110.43/cwt	100.00–114.50	1,648	9
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.98/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,234	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	932.80/head	850.00–1,050.00	933	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,387	1,551.18/head	1,435.00–1,650.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	192.04/cwt	191.00–194.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	203.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,038	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	175.85/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	177.45/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	209.51/cwt	200.00–222.50	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	214.99/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,017	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	191.97/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,094	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	187.45/cwt	180.00–196.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	249.32/cwt	230.00–255.00	952	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	215.24/cwt	205.00–227.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	228.97/cwt	200.00–231.50	1,440	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	242.24/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,274	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	200.10/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,151	30

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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