Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 10.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.13/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$275.13

481 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$144.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	294.83	1,454	276
Medium and Large 1-2	584	262.30	1,531	128
Medium and Large 2	586	242.54	1,422	56
Medium 2	723	193.67	1,400	15thin
Medium 3	541	150.00	812	6thin

One grade step is worth $144.83/cwt here — about $642 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 sale481 hd

275.13

—

MO average17 barns · 8,899 hd

268.23

+6.89

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	1,554	109.27	1,698	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	98.66	1,544	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	95.42	1,164	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	82.97	819	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)	1,177	$1,563	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,485	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$1,078	9

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	796	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	260.61/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,097	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	248.24/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,544	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	223.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	283.79/cwt	279.00–286.50	1,615	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	240.27/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	249.45/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	254.21/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,594	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	564	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	541	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	244.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,515	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	322.17/cwt	292.50–334.00	1,334	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	273.40/cwt	265.00–274.50	1,545	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	237.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,615	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	896	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	809	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	253.73/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	275.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	262.66/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,395	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	283.59/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,472	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	273.14/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,655	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	323.84/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	261.57/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,211	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	233.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,428	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,139	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	236.75/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	85.38/cwt	80.00–90.00	860	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	100.33/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,578	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	95.04/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	99.26/cwt	95.50–103.00	1,224	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	76.84/cwt	70.00–79.00	742	11
Bulls	—	—	1,526	96.43/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,472	6
Bulls	—	—	1,759	124.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,185	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	94.73/cwt	93.50–95.00	956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	58.02/cwt	50.00–65.00	508	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	91.88/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,109	13
Bulls	—	—	1,461	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,328.48/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,328	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,658.90/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,659	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	205.34/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	214.85/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,141	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	439	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	262.94/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,478	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	232.26/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,082	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	260.94/cwt	258.00–265.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	219.49/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,499	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	237.78/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,255	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	246.23/cwt	238.00–257.00	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	279.03/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	298.36/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,390	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	227.51/cwt	219.00–235.00	974	14

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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