Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a moderate supply with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.54/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$272.54

481 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$113.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	291.92	1,522	254
Medium and Large 1-2	586	259.55	1,520	181
Medium and Large 2	489	227.23	1,112	36
Medium 2	522	178.48	932	10thin

One grade step is worth $113.44/cwt here — about $589 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

272.54

—

MO average17 barns · 6,998 hd

263.30

+9.24

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	1,631	110.02	1,794	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	91.97	1,325	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	88.19	1,068	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	76.46	772	64

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)	1,250	$1,463	8

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	488	237.12/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,157	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	262.18/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	200.05/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	220.12/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,252	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	220.92/cwt	215.00–232.50	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	261.03/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,224	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	246.03/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	255.66/cwt	245.00–262.50	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	203.05/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	233.80/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,202	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	491	181.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	893	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	648	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	275.70/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,172	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	245.52/cwt	242.50–250.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	218.26/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	221.65/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	249.79/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,576	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	269.95/cwt	255.00–278.50	1,455	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	281.54/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,579	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	259.70/cwt	259.50–264.00	1,730	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	331.16/cwt	317.00–338.00	1,239	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	289.65/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,509	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	282.44/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,350	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	272.28/cwt	250.00–273.50	1,604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	310.02/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,349	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	317.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	292.49/cwt	275.00–307.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	310.30/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,434	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	229.92/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	273.99/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	267.74/cwt	260.50–280.50	1,703	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,439	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	232.69/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	235.52/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,592	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	215.18/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	295.54/cwt	290.00–301.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	235.65/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	91.82/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,291	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	89.00/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,089	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	82.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	919	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	54.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	451	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	65.07/cwt	60.00–72.50	597	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	80.73/cwt	77.50–87.50	844	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	103.26/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,864	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	113.61/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,884	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	112.91/cwt	98.00–127.00	1,050	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	176.07/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,462.80/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,463	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	240.63/cwt	232.00–249.50	1,374	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	246.60/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,147	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	211.99/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	207.80/cwt	191.00–219.50	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	701	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	263.24/cwt	254.00–275.00	987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,303	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	224.52/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	232.21/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	236.13/cwt	220.00–245.00	982	30
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	484	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	207.31/cwt	195.00–212.50	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	213.38/cwt	204.00–220.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	186.18/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	199.47/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,315	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	226.21/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,185	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	196.53/cwt	192.00–206.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.45/cwt	245.00–249.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	215.90/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,364	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	239.68/cwt	233.00–250.00	923	17

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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