Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the sale slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Much needed heavy rain fell in the early morning hours. A very large crowd was on hand for this first sale held after the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.56/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$230.56

734 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$56.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	235.94	1,325	558
Medium and Large 1-2	481	219.70	1,056	128
Medium and Large 2	472	203.41	959	35
Medium 2	473	179.93	852	13thin

One grade step is worth $56.01/cwt here — about $473 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 sale734 hd

230.56

—

MO average17 barns · 15,651 hd

240.91

−10.35

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	1,673	120.36	2,013	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,540	119.50	1,840	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	101.22	1,474	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	96.34	1,163	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	82.46	836	201

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,377	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	277.95/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,595	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	267.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,326	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	229.70/cwt	227.00–230.50	1,799	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	275.36/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,432	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	277.22/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	234.91/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,353	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	249.84/cwt	240.00–261.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	211.37/cwt	205.00–216.50	1,505	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	264.02/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	242.40/cwt	237.50–247.50	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	211.67/cwt	209.50–217.00	1,624	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.67/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,165	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	771	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	226.83/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	228.79/cwt	220.00–237.50	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	243.19/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,019	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	253.14/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,719	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	251.57/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,444	80
Steers	Medium 2	—	579	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	254.94/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	256.76/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,594	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	229.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	215.10/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,091	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	231.34/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,675	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	269.08/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	238.36/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,609	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	217.38/cwt	206.00–223.50	1,680	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	233.91/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,467	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	217.25/cwt	209.50–225.00	1,566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	250.27/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,299	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	302	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	105.59/cwt	102.50–112.50	1,589	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	96.97/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,366	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	102.42/cwt	99.50–107.50	1,230	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.38/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,130	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	93.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	995	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	84.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	880	99
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,540	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	71.53/cwt	65.00–78.00	672	61
Bulls	—	—	1,661	126.25/cwt	120.00–132.50	2,097	6
Bulls	—	—	1,684	114.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,928	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	698	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	810	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,393.04/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,393	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,442	1,590.89/head	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	903	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	392	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	195.97/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	232.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	204.13/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,268	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	230.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	985	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	238.73/cwt	227.00–246.50	1,251	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	236.41/cwt	219.00–246.00	1,478	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	208.79/cwt	195.00–214.00	985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	436	204.79/cwt	195.00–215.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	204.48/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,082	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	179.01/cwt	177.50–181.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	209.83/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,219	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	205.73/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,074	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.41/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,210	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	182.73/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,328	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	465	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	206.59/cwt	206.00–207.50	760	5

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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