Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 650lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 lower, and heavier weights were not well tested. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate on a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A few groups of quality replacements created good demand,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.78/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$280.78

214 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$45.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	287.71	1,666	134
Medium and Large 1-2	554	272.61	1,509	71
Medium and Large 2	469	242.08	1,135	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.63/cwt here — about $530 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 sale214 hd

280.78

—

MO average15 barns · 7,115 hd

268.17

+12.61

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	—	Low	1,514	117.55	1,780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	108.93	1,549	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	103.68	1,211	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	84.32	796	42

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)	1,070	$1,333	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,212	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,015	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$1,670	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	339	242.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	201.68/cwt	193.00–210.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	250.31/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,414	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	232.94/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	236.25/cwt	230.00–244.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	233.61/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	238.91/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	301.68/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	283.07/cwt	281.50–284.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	292.32/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	253.09/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	247.86/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	241.35/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	231.76/cwt	220.00–251.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	219.53/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	285.47/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,362	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	287.64/cwt	283.50–293.50	1,812	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	276.60/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,472	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	215.77/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	276.71/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,561	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	246.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	242.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	257.94/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	286.50/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,481	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,034	129.20/cwt	117.50–133.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	209.06/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	270.78/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	232.69/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	93.79/cwt	89.50–97.50	970	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	786	67.26/cwt	60.00–70.00	529	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	114.70/cwt	112.50–119.50	1,623	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	111.54/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,388	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	110.08/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	104.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,212	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	95.79/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,109	7
Bulls	—	—	1,305	106.19/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	83.52/cwt	75.00–89.00	787	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	101.06/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,063	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	98.27/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,461	113.56/cwt	107.50–125.00	1,659	11
Bulls	—	—	1,766	134.22/cwt	129.50–137.50	2,370	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,481.23/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,481	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	144.12/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,085	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	681	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	987	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	163.48/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,530.00/head	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	857	725.68/head	700.00–750.00	726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,376.61/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	976.56/head	725.00–1,185.00	977	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,449.53/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	881.83/head	700.00–1,050.00	882	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	242.00/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,043	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,215	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	216.70/cwt	201.00–223.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	244.04/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,167	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	197.63/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	234.83/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	236.81/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,281	19

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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