Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower, 6 weight steers were steady to 4.00 lower, and heavier weight steers sold with a lower undertone. Heifers were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was heavy and demand was good for the quality yearlings in the offering, and moderate to light for the unweaned or short weaned plain calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.20/cwt on 680 head.

Average price

$226.20

680 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$628

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	234.82	1,443	263
Medium and Large 1-2	601	224.90	1,351	326
Large 1-2	673	207.50	1,396	5thin
Medium and Large 2	522	207.22	1,082	68
Medium 2	406	200.83	814	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.99/cwt here — about $628 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 sale680 hd

226.20

—

MO average20 barns · 20,517 hd

238.38

−12.18

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	—	Average	1,668	99.10	1,653	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	85.92	1,259	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	85.60	1,041	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	75.85	813	56

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)	1,191	$1,321	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,145	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$712	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	198.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,055	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	225.59/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,293	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	255.84/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,057	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	216.03/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,367	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	219.56/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,076	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	196.01/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,219	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	191.38/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,386	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	249.04/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	304.16/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	279.38/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	215.86/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,591	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	240.06/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,147	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	261.59/cwt	247.50–265.00	848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	190.12/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,312	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	258.49/cwt	256.50–268.00	1,323	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	197.23/cwt	192.50–211.50	1,162	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.70/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,264	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	229.63/cwt	217.50–244.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	273.29/cwt	260.00–282.50	861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	185.62/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,646	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	232.36/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,450	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	237.37/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,246	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	211.86/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,453	117
Steers	Large 1-2	—	673	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	198.21/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	269.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	263.07/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,131	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	208.61/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	499	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	217.10/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	647	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	217.95/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,445	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	223.43/cwt	217.50–240.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	245.16/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,378	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	200.90/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	177.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	173.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	86.31/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,049	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	92.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,505	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	86.30/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,236	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.50	993	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.55/cwt	40.00–50.00	459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	66.04/cwt	60.00–73.00	638	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	80.51/cwt	72.50–85.00	890	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	80.14/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,219	5
Bulls	—	—	1,806	105.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,908	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	93.64/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,454	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	101.85/cwt	100.00–103.00	983	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	112.71/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,092	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	711.56/head	700.00–725.00	712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,321.25/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,321	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,144.99/head	900.00–1,325.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	586	163.21/cwt	150.00–177.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	196.27/cwt	185.00–207.50	940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	651	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	758	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.50	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	176.07/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	194.73/cwt	190.50–206.00	1,225	38
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	159.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	225.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	649	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	183.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,153	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	201.52/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,072	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	316	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	222.32/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,054	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	178.21/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	179.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	931	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	197.57/cwt	180.00–201.00	830	13

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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