Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.13/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$207.13

537 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$42.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	217.78	1,029	237
Medium and Large 1-2	509	201.42	1,026	237
Medium and Large 2	451	190.83	861	54
Medium 2	427	175.00	748	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.78/cwt here — about $281 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 sale537 hd

207.13

—

MO average15 barns · 12,357 hd

211.17

−4.03

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	1,757	120.50	2,117	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	96.19	1,366	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	84.40	1,030	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	69.30	686	66

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)	1,091	$1,163	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	425	206.94/cwt	200.00–214.00	879	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	226.19/cwt	223.00–230.00	880	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	220.91/cwt	219.00–224.00	926	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	220.54/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,063	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	727	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	342	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	176.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,187	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	233.79/cwt	232.00–236.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	217.46/cwt	210.00–230.00	922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	201.07/cwt	197.50–204.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	231.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,284	30
Steers	Medium 2	—	642	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	254.19/cwt	242.00–258.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	213.57/cwt	209.50–225.00	1,012	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	198.13/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,137	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	243.74/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,029	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	216.14/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,455	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	454	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	264.47/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,230	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	270.44/cwt	265.00–285.00	984	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	256.00/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	238.04/cwt	227.50–249.50	1,171	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	236.63/cwt	234.00–239.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	223.40/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,468	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	251.44/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,423	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	221.26/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,162	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	210.76/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	207.86/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,083	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	237.97/cwt	236.00–240.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	231.32/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	800	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	93.83/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	88.77/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,070	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	80.87/cwt	75.00–85.00	885	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	46.92/cwt	30.00–55.00	402	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.83/cwt	67.50–85.00	914	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	100.24/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,225	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	100.45/cwt	99.50–102.00	1,392	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	83.99/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,871	127.68/cwt	121.50–134.50	2,389	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	113.31/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,862	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	65.49/cwt	59.00–72.50	635	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	90.94/cwt	89.00–94.00	935	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	790	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,112	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,024	1,055.71/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,056	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,270.62/head	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,271	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	198.36/cwt	196.00–203.00	863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	196.13/cwt	195.00–200.00	908	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	221.51/cwt	213.00–230.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	238.92/cwt	235.00–246.00	784	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	211.18/cwt	201.50–217.00	1,092	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	203.88/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,150	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	181.50/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,131	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	210.89/cwt	200.00–215.00	981	80
Heifers	Medium 2	—	446	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	191.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,010	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	169.48/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	192.82/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,101	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	191.66/cwt	184.00–200.00	908	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	229.84/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,441	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	259.26/cwt	244.50–269.00	1,371	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	224.02/cwt	221.00–227.00	708	8

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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