Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.96/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$248.96

267 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$83.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	263.83	1,387	145
Medium and Large 1-2	541	239.41	1,296	87
Large 1	708	229.00	1,621	3thin
Medium and Large 2	518	212.48	1,102	29
Medium 2	510	180.00	918	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.83/cwt here — about $469 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 sale267 hd

248.96

—

MO average16 barns · 9,480 hd

249.31

−0.35

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	1,646	119.90	1,973	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	106.15	1,519	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	102.43	1,231	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	94.79	926	81

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)	1,262	$1,681	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	398	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	258.70/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	245.84/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	269.95/cwt	260.00–280.50	1,558	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	238.75/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,406	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	228.77/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	271.20/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	268.49/cwt	252.00–274.50	1,412	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	267.64/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	253.15/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	234.89/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,456	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	262.21/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,122	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	282.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	244.31/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,774	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	272.17/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,304	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	285.22/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	252.11/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	276.73/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,472	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	255.42/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	253.25/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	293.42/cwt	284.00–303.00	1,529	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	332.17/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,292	6
Steers	Large 1	—	865	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	231.04/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,430	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	249.82/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	253.62/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,329	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	97.37/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,388	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	107.66/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,542	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	103.92/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,239	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	90.88/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,125	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	102.36/cwt	100.00–107.50	945	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	94.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	956	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	115.38/cwt	110.50–120.00	1,419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	124.43/cwt	122.50–127.50	2,133	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	114.24/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,782	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.81/cwt	55.00–71.50	632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	83.57/cwt	75.00–85.00	852	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	1,761.99/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,762	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,303.09/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	268.19/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,279	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	708	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	249.40/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	239.49/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,431	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	255.68/cwt	254.00–257.50	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	239.24/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	243.23/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,160	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	251.50/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	231.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	260.08/cwt	253.00–268.50	1,620	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	217.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	267.01/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,720	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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