Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for all classes was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.66/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$261.66

311 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	278.95	1,751	104
Medium and Large 1-2	555	268.86	1,491	139
Medium and Large 2	514	238.70	1,227	32
Medium 1-2	569	220.00	1,252	5thin
Large 2-3	394	205.00	808	23
Medium 2	702	192.55	1,351	8thin

One grade step is worth $86.40/cwt here — about $400 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 sale311 hd

261.66

—

MO average9 barns · 3,566 hd

264.67

−3.01

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	1,551	119.70	1,856	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	109.04	1,591	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	105.72	1,257	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	91.84	872	92

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,012	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$950	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	585	261.94/cwt	258.00–265.50	1,532	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	236.80/cwt	227.00–242.50	1,127	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	270.60/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,824	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	287.68/cwt	287.50–288.00	1,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	253.74/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	282.17/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	628	205.12/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,288	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	394	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	233.39/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	321.95/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	298.04/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	746	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	250.64/cwt	250.00–252.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	290.19/cwt	286.00–291.50	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	242.49/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	244.60/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	271.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	282.22/cwt	265.00–293.50	1,372	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	266.60/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,522	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	255.17/cwt	245.00–263.50	1,738	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	569	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	249.79/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,574	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	273.80/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,479	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	288.16/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,668	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	272.93/cwt	247.50–277.00	1,277	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	252.95/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	232.05/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	272.24/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	277.15/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	262.00/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,386	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	97.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	890	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	108.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,579	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	113.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,202	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	600	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	83.55/cwt	75.00–88.00	795	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	112.29/cwt	111.50–112.50	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	102.19/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,094	13
Bulls	—	—	1,518	117.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,791	12
Bulls	—	—	1,748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	105.64/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,257	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	1,078.05/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,078	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	233.68/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	245.31/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	264.58/cwt	260.00–274.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	466	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	211.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	243.21/cwt	241.00–252.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	916	176.00/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	215.77/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	229.29/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,431	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	200.01/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	227.31/cwt	213.00–228.50	1,507	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	222.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	231.55/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,331	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	507	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	237.03/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,026	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	238.83/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,247	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	255.90/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	246.07/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,636	32

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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