Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 lower, with the exception of 600lb to 700lb steers that sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher on multiple high quality groups of 6 weights on offer today. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply for feeders this week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter portion of the offering. Some quality groups of replacement cattle were included in the offering this week and created good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.04/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$257.04

337 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$538

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

$38.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	265.09	1,780	166
Medium and Large 1-2	556	258.79	1,438	120
Medium and Large 2	548	226.68	1,242	51

One grade step is worth $38.42/cwt here — about $538 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 sale337 hd

257.04

—

MO average16 barns · 7,984 hd

261.95

−4.92

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	1,627	109.18	1,776	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	94.93	1,395	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	88.99	1,095	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	78.10	766	46

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,846	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,301	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,283	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$1,218	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,144	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,021	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,456	$1,694	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	480	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	208.37/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	187.43/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	231.85/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,556	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	196.07/cwt	180.00–208.50	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	209.60/cwt	208.00–210.00	975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	231.35/cwt	225.00–232.50	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	222.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,059	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	237.50/cwt	227.50–242.50	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	224.58/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,168	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	211.09/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,212	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	232.29/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	230.79/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	210.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	243.24/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	220.53/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	242.39/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	279.78/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	309.03/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	296.30/cwt	290.00–313.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	272.04/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	241.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	258.63/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,347	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	218.83/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	237.47/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,924	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	256.35/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,466	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	272.89/cwt	266.50–279.50	1,736	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	254.14/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,815	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	272.06/cwt	256.00–275.50	1,820	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	246.86/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	196.87/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	261.33/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	199.67/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,226	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	246.25/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,379	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	967	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,823	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	95.57/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,408	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.46/cwt	82.50–87.50	964	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	58.64/cwt	50.00–65.00	514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	69.35/cwt	65.00–75.00	738	7
Bulls	—	—	2,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	80.66/cwt	75.00–87.50	772	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	90.66/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,295	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	90.30/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,146	27
Bulls	—	—	1,578	108.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,720	8
Bulls	—	—	1,380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,380	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,144.32/head	900.00–1,350.00	1,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,376.13/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,376	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,283.28/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	886.02/head	775.00–1,000.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	112.90/cwt	100.00–132.00	1,013	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,217.57/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,218	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,845.92/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,846	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,020.83/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	208.49/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	209.45/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,311	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	204.99/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	214.78/cwt	213.00–217.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	197.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	234.16/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	208.67/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	511	186.49/cwt	185.00–187.50	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	882	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	216.91/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,093	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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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