Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2023-10-19

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Oct 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
965 head
▲ 253 vs last sale 712▼ 336 vs year ago 1,301 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 187▼ 210 vs year ago 352 · −59.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 0▼ 28 vs year ago 93 · −30.1%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1671265.091,780166
Medium and Large 1-2556258.791,438120
Medium and Large 2548226.681,24251
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,627109.181,77610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46994.931,39532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23188.991,09537
CowsLean 85-90%High98178.1076646

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 (2-4 yrs)1,178$1,8466
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,6504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,30113
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,2833thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)934$1,2184thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,1442thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$2,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$2,0216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,456$1,6944thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333296.30/cwt290.00–313.009877
Steers—Medium and Large 1363309.03/cwt305.00–313.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1199
Steers—Medium and Large 2375237.50/cwt227.50–242.508913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418272.04/cwt262.50–280.001,1379
Steers—Medium and Large 2431243.24/cwt232.50–245.001,0487
Steers—Medium and Large 1460299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469279.78/cwt275.00–285.001,3125
Steers—Medium and Large 2472242.39/cwt220.00–250.001,1447
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned503278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521258.63/cwt245.00–275.001,34718
Steers—Medium and Large 2532225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572256.35/cwt240.00–268.001,46634
Steers—Medium and Large 2578220.53/cwt200.00–235.001,2755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned611240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4667
Steers—Medium and Large 2623210.00/cwt195.00–215.001,30812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628241.43/cwt240.00–245.001,5167
Steers—Medium and Large 1636272.89/cwt266.50–279.501,73657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660246.86/cwt225.00–254.001,62912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy669278.50/cwt278.50–278.501,8637
Steers—Medium and Large 1669272.06/cwt256.00–275.501,82026
Steers—Medium and Large 2676218.83/cwt218.00–219.001,47912
Steers—Medium and Large 1714254.14/cwt254.00–255.001,81535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758230.79/cwt230.00–231.001,7495
Steers—Medium and Large 1810237.47/cwt232.00–241.001,92427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323231.35/cwt225.00–232.507477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352240.00/cwt240.00–240.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430222.49/cwt220.00–225.009577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438214.78/cwt213.00–217.509415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,09313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465209.60/cwt208.00–210.0097510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477222.06/cwt215.00–235.001,05918
Heifers—Medium 2480178.75/cwt177.50–180.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508234.16/cwt232.50–235.001,1903
Heifers—Medium 2511186.49/cwt185.00–187.509535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520224.58/cwt216.00–227.501,16815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539208.67/cwt207.00–212.001,1253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569232.29/cwt225.00–240.001,3226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570197.59/cwt185.00–200.001,1266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574211.09/cwt203.00–217.501,21247
Heifers—Medium 2590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619187.43/cwt180.00–198.001,16011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626209.45/cwt200.00–218.001,31113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671231.85/cwt220.00–239.001,55678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686208.37/cwt197.00–216.001,42912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717208.49/cwt205.00–212.001,4956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2752170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778204.99/cwt185.00–214.001,59516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807196.07/cwt180.00–208.501,5829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436261.33/cwt245.00–265.001,1395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452246.25/cwt242.50–250.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569216.91/cwt212.00–230.001,2345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614199.67/cwt195.00–209.001,22623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658196.87/cwt186.00–208.001,2952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2811170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2818150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2882160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3801
Bulls——1,578108.98/cwt105.00–115.001,7208
Bulls——2,265120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,7181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87758.64/cwt50.00–65.005143
Cows—Lean 85-90%95780.66/cwt75.00–87.5077232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06469.35/cwt65.00–75.007387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10587.50/cwt87.50–87.509674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12885.46/cwt82.50–87.5096410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26990.30/cwt87.50–100.001,14627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42890.66/cwt87.50–92.501,2957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47395.57/cwt92.50–100.001,40824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,8231
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29341,217.57/head1,025.00–1,375.001,2184
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,144.32/head900.00–1,350.001,1442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2948886.02/head775.00–1,000.008862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,283.28/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,845.92/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,376.13/head1,150.00–1,675.001,37611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,020.83/head1,975.00–2,150.002,0216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4091,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2897112.90/cwt100.00–132.001,0137

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.