Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, and 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.47/cwt on 509 head.

Average price

$216.47

509 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	217.14	1,210	466
Medium and Large 1-2	440	209.16	920	43

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $291 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 sale509 hd

216.47

—

MO average18 barns · 12,071 hd

221.74

−5.27

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	1,308	111.66	1,461	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	95.92	1,327	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	91.20	1,070	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	70.91	673	26

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,258	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,518	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	989	$1,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	427	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	253.83/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,231	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	254.84/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,106	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	234.15/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,330	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	225.25/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	224.48/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,500	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,298	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	203.16/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,353	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,625	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	239.25/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	243.85/cwt	239.00–246.50	1,419	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,478	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.86/cwt	204.00–232.50	1,166	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	190.44/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	242.35/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,260	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	906	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	88.05/cwt	85.00–90.00	851	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	79.27/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	47.87/cwt	38.00–55.00	427	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	90.93/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,068	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	79.19/cwt	75.00–84.00	786	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	95.07/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,308	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	64.48/cwt	60.00–70.00	595	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,461	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,197.26/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,319.02/head	1,300.00–1,335.00	1,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,518.00/head	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,518	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	230.86/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,424	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	220.59/cwt	199.00–229.00	1,273	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	221.03/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,074	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	223.94/cwt	215.00–229.00	970	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	191.14/cwt	185.00–196.00	984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	229.41/cwt	229.00–230.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	202.13/cwt	188.00–209.50	1,279	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	247.85/cwt	243.00–250.00	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	240.85/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,277	40

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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