Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.92/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$258.92

284 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	270.85	1,541	147
Medium and Large 1-2	608	248.19	1,510	120
Medium and Large 2	533	237.43	1,266	10thin
Medium 2	429	222.86	955	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about $586 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 sale284 hd

258.92

—

MO average15 barns · 6,328 hd

253.75

+5.16

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	1,854	118.14	2,190	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	94.03	1,386	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	89.33	1,094	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	78.24	808	60

Every lot, as filed

61 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 and Large 1-2	—	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	207.57/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	213.13/cwt	199.00–221.00	1,123	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	295.88/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	266.98/cwt	265.25–274.00	1,581	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	264.36/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,404	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	211.01/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,234	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	232.02/cwt	224.50–247.00	1,216	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	271.05/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,317	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	487	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	277.29/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,411	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	238.32/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,497	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	257.48/cwt	256.00–259.50	1,705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	255.23/cwt	248.00–260.50	1,480	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	292.66/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,393	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	265.57/cwt	257.00–269.50	1,636	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	236.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	226.79/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,744	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	239.45/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,233	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	267.69/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,140	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	81.70/cwt	70.00–85.00	868	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	42.95/cwt	40.00–50.00	349	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	101.60/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	91.76/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,339	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	89.41/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,095	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	96.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,186	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	64.53/cwt	60.00–70.00	625	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	81.56/cwt	80.00–82.50	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	119.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,298	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	90.17/cwt	87.50–95.00	955	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	270.81/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,016	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	229.81/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	205.51/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	219.67/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	201.33/cwt	191.00–210.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	237.13/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,152	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.99/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	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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