Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with feeder heifers selling 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.66/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$246.66

382 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$726

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$74.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	254.46	1,683	238
Medium and Large 1-2	573	249.95	1,432	45
Medium and Large 2	480	247.13	1,187	45
Medium 2	499	212.82	1,063	48
Medium 2-3	532	180.00	958	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.46/cwt here — about $726 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 sale382 hd

246.66

—

MO average16 barns · 7,077 hd

255.19

−8.53

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	1,550	124.87	1,935	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	113.12	1,595	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	104.61	1,246	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	91.00	861	82

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)	1,072	$1,491	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,182	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,000	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	777	$960	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,291	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,085	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	231.28/cwt	227.50–235.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	231.72/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,131	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	217.87/cwt	212.50–220.50	1,549	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	232.38/cwt	216.00–244.00	1,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	200.65/cwt	192.00–207.50	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	220.91/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	238.02/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,145	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	541	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,177	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	217.12/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	229.88/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,239	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	341	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	261.49/cwt	250.00–265.50	1,616	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,519	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	597	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	222.49/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	788	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	257.61/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,468	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	454	207.73/cwt	199.00–212.50	943	23
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	532	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,867	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	257.36/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,243	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	251.02/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	275.80/cwt	268.50–279.00	1,539	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	256.99/cwt	248.00–261.50	1,699	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	261.12/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,251	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	246.82/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,385	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	112.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,552	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	103.27/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,244	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	98.93/cwt	95.00–107.50	974	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	91.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	867	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	76.49/cwt	70.00–85.00	667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	118.32/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	95.93/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,315	11
Bulls	—	—	1,714	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	120.33/cwt	112.50–126.00	1,733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,679.37/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,679	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	777	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,181.96/head	1,135.00–1,215.00	1,182	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,195.67/head	1,050.00–1,335.00	1,196	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	385	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	242.02/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	228.61/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,571	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	252.68/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	227.86/cwt	225.00–230.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	220.87/cwt	216.00–227.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	213.12/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,108	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	246.59/cwt	237.00–251.00	900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	232.91/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,316	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	227.73/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,332	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	241.50/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	3

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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