Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a very light supply as hot temperatures outside held cattle from coming to market in hopes of more mild expected weather next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.18/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$234.18

98 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$604

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

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.26

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	246.32	1,385	38
Medium and Large 1-2	524	230.53	1,208	51
Medium and Large 2	384	203.57	781	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $604 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 sale98 hd

234.18

—

MO average14 barns · 5,813 hd

244.44

−10.26

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	1,631	121.85	1,987	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	118.23	1,693	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	113.98	1,369	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	94.17	908	32

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)	1,159	$1,678	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,285	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,429	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	277.30/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,176	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	236.11/cwt	224.00–260.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	175.00/cwt	163.00–187.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	236.34/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,468	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	242.76/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	198.45/cwt	197.00–200.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	223.18/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,310	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	266.79/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	244.00/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	213.95/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	197.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	237.04/cwt	226.00–244.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	259.18/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	297.79/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	241.45/cwt	236.00–248.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	261.63/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,235	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	298.24/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,766.48/head	1,735.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,428.55/head	1,100.00–1,610.00	1,429	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	130.23/cwt	121.00–155.00	1,476	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,212	4
Bulls	—	—	1,704	122.75/cwt	110.00–130.00	2,092	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	96.42/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	98.29/cwt	90.00–104.00	959	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	106.69/cwt	104.50–108.50	1,086	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	79.72/cwt	70.00–85.00	732	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,212	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	114.15/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,614	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	123.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,790	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,317	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,538	10

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →