Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2023-08-17

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Aug 17
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 842▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 125▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 3▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 650lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 lower, and heavier weights were not well tested. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate on a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. A few groups of quality replacements created good demand,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $280.78/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$280.78
214 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$530
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.61
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579287.711,666134
Medium and Large 1-2554272.611,50971
Medium and Large 2469242.081,1359thin
One grade step is worth $45.63/cwt here — about $530 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 sale214 hd
280.78
—
MO average15 barns · 7,115 hd
268.17
+12.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,514117.551,78017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,422108.931,54921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168103.681,21158
CowsLean 85-90%Average94384.3279642

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,33317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,2126
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)988$1,0155
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,318$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,323$1,6703thin

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1342322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 2383231.76/cwt220.00–251.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1428301.68/cwt300.00–304.001,29116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3132
Steers—Medium and Large 1474301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4277
Steers—Medium and Large 2474247.86/cwt242.50–252.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477285.47/cwt280.00–293.001,36216
Steers—Medium and Large 1517286.50/cwt285.00–294.001,48122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532276.60/cwt270.00–282.501,47222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564276.71/cwt260.00–280.001,56118
Steers—Medium and Large 1566292.32/cwt292.00–293.001,6558
Steers—Medium and Large 2588246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625257.94/cwt250.00–262.001,6123
Steers—Medium and Large 1630287.64/cwt283.50–293.501,81261
Steers—Medium and Large 1670283.07/cwt281.50–284.001,8978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676241.35/cwt234.00–246.001,6328
Steers—Medium and Large 1719246.49/cwt245.00–250.001,7724
Steers—Medium and Large 1764242.92/cwt235.00–245.001,8565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818215.77/cwt214.00–217.501,7652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323230.00/cwt230.00–230.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339242.53/cwt240.00–250.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350272.50/cwt272.50–272.509542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382236.25/cwt230.00–244.009027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421216.70/cwt201.00–223.009128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426253.09/cwt250.00–257.501,07812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431242.00/cwt226.00–246.001,04320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478244.04/cwt225.00–248.001,16737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480201.68/cwt193.00–210.009686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516197.63/cwt187.50–210.001,0204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541236.81/cwt232.00–240.001,28119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565250.31/cwt249.00–253.001,41421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573234.83/cwt225.00–239.001,34612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625233.61/cwt232.00–237.001,46010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644238.91/cwt238.00–240.001,53911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662232.94/cwt229.00–240.001,54211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687219.53/cwt217.50–220.001,5085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470270.78/cwt260.00–276.001,2733
Bulls—Medium 2476208.00/cwt208.00–208.009904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603232.69/cwt231.00–236.001,4033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681209.06/cwt203.00–218.001,4245
Bulls—Large 1-21,034129.20/cwt117.50–133.001,3364
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305106.19/cwt105.00–107.501,3862
Bulls——1,461113.56/cwt107.50–125.001,65911
Bulls——1,766134.22/cwt129.50–137.502,3704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78667.26/cwt60.00–70.0052910
Cows—Lean 85-90%94283.52/cwt75.00–89.0078715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03493.79/cwt89.50–97.5097014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052101.06/cwt100.00–103.501,0633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15895.79/cwt90.00–100.001,1097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163104.18/cwt100.00–110.001,21247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244111.54/cwt110.00–112.001,3884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34898.27/cwt96.00–100.001,3254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415114.70/cwt112.50–119.501,6235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450110.08/cwt107.50–112.501,59612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2833881.83/head700.00–1,050.008822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2857725.68/head700.00–750.007263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940976.56/head725.00–1,185.009775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,481.23/head1,300.00–1,775.001,48112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,376.61/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,449.53/head1,200.00–1,675.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2681145.00/cwt145.00–145.009874
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2753144.12/cwt130.00–164.001,0852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2828163.48/cwt150.00–173.001,3542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,700.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,530.00/head1,500.00–1,560.001,5302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

This sale against other markets

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.