Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2023-11-02

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Nov 2
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,101 head
▲ 399 vs last sale 702▼ 629 vs year ago 1,730 · −36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 140▼ 25 vs year ago 199 · −12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▼ 38 vs year ago 61 · −62.3%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521291.921,522254
Medium and Large 1-2586259.551,520181
Medium and Large 2489227.231,11236
Medium 2522178.4893210thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,631110.021,79410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44091.971,32516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21288.191,06859
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01076.4677264

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)1,250$1,4638

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2312255.66/cwt245.00–262.507985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316292.49/cwt275.00–307.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1328317.39/cwt315.00–325.001,0419
Steers—Medium and Large 2366245.52/cwt242.50–250.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1374331.16/cwt317.00–338.001,23938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383273.99/cwt273.00–275.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425275.70/cwt265.00–281.001,17210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,4406
Steers—Medium and Large 1435310.02/cwt307.00–320.001,34918
Steers—Medium and Large 2438220.92/cwt215.00–232.509683
Steers—Medium and Large 1462310.30/cwt300.00–319.001,43422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478282.44/cwt269.00–290.001,35025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned491291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4294
Steers—Medium 2491181.85/cwt180.00–185.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 2514233.80/cwt229.00–245.001,2029
Steers—Medium and Large 1521289.65/cwt288.00–293.001,50936
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned529272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,43914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539269.95/cwt255.00–278.501,45531
Steers—Medium and Large 1561281.54/cwt279.00–285.001,57931
Steers—Medium and Large 2566203.05/cwt200.00–212.001,1494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589272.28/cwt250.00–273.501,60418
Steers—Medium and Large 2617218.26/cwt200.00–230.001,3476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631249.79/cwt245.00–257.001,57652
Steers—Medium and Large 1636267.74/cwt260.50–280.501,70352
Steers—Medium 2648165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2653180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1753
Steers—Medium and Large 1666259.70/cwt259.50–264.001,73022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676235.52/cwt230.00–249.001,59215
Steers—Medium and Large 1715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732229.92/cwt228.00–235.001,6837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779232.69/cwt227.50–238.001,81312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810221.65/cwt215.00–225.001,7953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325245.45/cwt245.00–249.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336265.00/cwt265.00–265.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371213.38/cwt204.00–220.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375263.24/cwt254.00–275.0098710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385239.68/cwt233.00–250.0092317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1406262.18/cwt261.00–265.001,0647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416236.13/cwt220.00–245.0098230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422196.53/cwt192.00–206.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469261.03/cwt255.00–263.001,22440
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472207.31/cwt195.00–212.5097910
Heifers—Medium 2484185.00/cwt185.00–185.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488237.12/cwt220.00–244.001,15720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510246.03/cwt241.00–247.001,25513
Heifers—Medium 2521170.00/cwt170.00–170.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524226.21/cwt218.00–237.001,18543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527200.05/cwt185.00–207.501,0544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned550207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,30327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569220.12/cwt210.00–227.001,25223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615224.52/cwt221.00–230.001,38111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632215.90/cwt200.00–218.001,36438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633186.18/cwt165.00–195.001,1794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659199.47/cwt192.50–215.001,31522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,53410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2852180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308295.54/cwt290.00–301.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465246.60/cwt240.00–257.001,14712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469232.21/cwt231.00–235.001,0897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522235.65/cwt231.00–238.001,2303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537207.80/cwt191.00–219.501,1166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571240.63/cwt232.00–249.501,37412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618211.99/cwt209.00–224.001,31010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670215.18/cwt209.00–221.001,4422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2701173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,2165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568101.63/cwt100.00–105.001,5943
Bulls——1,658113.61/cwt105.00–120.001,8847
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83154.24/cwt50.00–60.004515
Cows—Lean 85-90%91765.07/cwt60.00–72.505979
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04580.73/cwt77.50–87.5084450
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11982.14/cwt80.00–85.009197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22489.00/cwt85.00–100.001,08952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40691.82/cwt85.00–100.001,29111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805103.26/cwt102.00–104.501,8642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825176.07/cwt175.00–177.001,4532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930112.91/cwt98.00–127.001,0506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,462.80/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4638

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.