Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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 $276.66/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$276.66

283 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$55.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	285.20	1,628	176
Medium and Large 1-2	571	266.83	1,523	95
Medium and Large 2	616	229.33	1,413	12thin

One grade step is worth $55.87/cwt here — about $215 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 sale283 hd

276.66

—

MO average15 barns · 5,694 hd

267.81

+8.85

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	1,595	109.92	1,753	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	99.49	1,418	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	94.01	1,151	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	84.88	895	71

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Unweaned	—	579	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	236.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	232.26/cwt	226.00–238.50	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	327.65/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	308.94/cwt	299.00–317.50	1,452	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	256.80/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,839	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	233.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	256.83/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,217	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	264.67/cwt	264.00–265.00	971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	270.12/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,696	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	318.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	273.33/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	254.04/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	292.94/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	247.96/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	315.01/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	292.68/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,563	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	263.11/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	269.91/cwt	252.50–276.50	1,530	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	204.22/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,446	9
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	490	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	306.06/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,108	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	91.08/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,054	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	100.48/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,427	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	88.78/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,071	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	101.06/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,269	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	93.18/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,136	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	66.53/cwt	60.00–72.50	637	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,167	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	82.01/cwt	75.00–87.50	801	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	93.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,374	94.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,292	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	112.58/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,837	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.93/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,116	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	233.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,197	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	240.23/cwt	235.00–242.50	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	218.44/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	209.42/cwt	207.50–210.50	1,192	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	217.56/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,162	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	244.38/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	237.68/cwt	229.00–257.50	913	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	206.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	219.23/cwt	216.00–222.50	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	234.06/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,119	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	230.08/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,202	4

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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