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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Jan 4

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,868 head

▲ 1,938 vs last sale 930▲ 1,949 vs year ago 919 · +212.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 145▲ 81 vs year ago 149 · +54.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 3 weeks ago, Weaned and Conditioned Feeders steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and up, The higher quality Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher as well. There was a moderate to heavy offering of cattle today with buyers on hand showing strong demand to fill orders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.29/cwt on 1,215 head.

Average price

$257.29

1,215 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$92.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	267.68	1,598	821
Medium and Large 1-2	628	242.98	1,526	279
Medium 2	424	228.13	968	8thin
Large 2	501	225.00	1,127	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	221.44	1,177	25
Large 1-2	600	220.85	1,324	66
Medium and Large 2-3	769	195.00	1,500	6thin
Large 3	557	175.00	974	6thin

One grade step is worth $92.68/cwt here — about $625 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 sale1,215 hd

257.29

—

MO average12 barns · 20,703 hd

246.34

+10.96

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	1,607	108.64	1,746	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	94.43	1,388	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	88.55	1,129	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	84.10	880	66

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)	1,185	$1,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,162	7

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	321.05/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,050	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,038	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	328.29/cwt	300.00–339.50	1,280	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	298.10/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,282	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	3
Steers	—	Large 3	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	308.69/cwt	287.00–334.00	1,472	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	265.25/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,286	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	499	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,048	7
Steers	—	Large 2	501	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,127	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	224.44/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,158	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	288.61/cwt	269.50–305.50	1,507	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	267.90/cwt	254.50–273.00	1,412	17
Steers	—	Large 1-2	565	246.30/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,392	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	273.92/cwt	267.50–285.50	1,550	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	258.16/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,474	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,362	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	609	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,303	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	242.56/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,518	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	253.89/cwt	241.50–263.00	1,602	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	14
Steers	—	Large 3	673	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,110	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	232.45/cwt	210.50–243.00	1,578	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	232.35/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,666	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	218.38/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,590	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	226.02/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,720	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	769	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,500	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	214.71/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,690	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,757	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	264.27/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,033	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,155	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	247.29/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,056	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	264.32/cwt	254.00–271.50	1,248	70
Heifers	—	Medium 2	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	242.10/cwt	224.00–254.00	1,172	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,085	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	245.19/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,290	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	232.20/cwt	214.00–236.50	1,242	61
Heifers	—	Medium 2	536	195.49/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,048	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	209.38/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,166	10
Heifers	—	Large 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	245.70/cwt	241.00–250.50	1,410	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	220.16/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,288	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,318	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	223.40/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,369	43
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	194.84/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,227	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	217.43/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,374	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	663	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	230.40/cwt	222.00–241.50	1,564	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	219.09/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,501	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,503	16
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	765	146.76/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,123	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	778	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,614	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,576	9
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	4
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	3
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	1,002	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,503	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,104	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,261	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,498	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,379	110.38/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,522	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	90.55/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	118.38/cwt	117.50–119.00	2,346	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	47.73/cwt	43.00–52.00	422	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	68.67/cwt	65.00–74.00	676	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	83.96/cwt	77.50–90.00	886	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	94.15/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,007	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	87.88/cwt	79.50–94.00	1,106	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	96.55/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,280	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	71.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,032	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	98.81/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,429	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	90.92/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,354	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,161.77/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,162	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,464.72/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465	2

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu Jan 4, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,868Last week 930Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 145Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	130.00	130.00
10	—	765	138.00–149.00	146.76
3	—	870	152.00	152.00
2	—	970	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,002	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	535	214.00–236.50	232.20
27	—	685	211.00–221.00	219.09
16	—	704	213.50	213.50
9	—	788	200.00	200.00
23	—	484	224.00–254.00	242.10
82	—	632	208.00–222.00	217.43
86	—	585	214.00–225.00	220.16
23	—	427	241.00–255.00	247.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	185.00–202.00	194.84
10	—	557	208.00–212.50	209.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	574	241.00–250.50	245.70
16	—	391	255.00–270.00	264.27
70	—	472	254.00–271.50	264.32
39	—	679	222.00–241.50	230.40
4	—	414	279.00	279.00
43	—	613	218.00–228.00	223.40
122	—	526	237.00–265.00	245.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	185.00	185.00
3	—	620	185.00	185.00
8	—	536	180.00–205.00	195.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	778	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	430	287.00–309.00	298.10
56	—	808	217.50	217.50
24	—	327	300.00–343.00	321.05
14	—	656	275.00	275.00
14	—	390	300.00–339.50	328.29
6	—	885	202.00	202.00
252	—	631	241.50–263.00	253.89
141	—	477	287.00–334.00	308.69
47	—	761	223.00–227.50	226.02
52	—	566	267.50–285.50	273.92
114	—	522	269.50–305.50	288.61
74	—	717	224.00–237.00	232.35
3	—	945	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	728	217.00–220.00	218.38
3	—	440	252.50	252.50
53	—	571	243.00–264.00	258.16
17	—	527	254.50–273.00	267.90
120	—	679	210.50–243.00	232.45
47	—	626	235.00–249.00	242.56
2	—	352	295.00	295.00
10	—	787	214.00–215.00	214.71
10	—	485	260.00–273.00	265.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	609	214.00	214.00
14	—	565	245.00–254.00	246.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	165.00	165.00
3	—	440	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	769	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	210.00	210.00
3	—	582	234.00	234.00
9	—	516	205.00–235.00	224.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	275.00	275.00
5	—	446	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	295.00	295.00
3	—	403	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	216.00	216.00
6	—	462	239.00	239.00
3	—	618	206.00	206.00
9	—	797	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	95.00–106.00	98.81
10	—	1,489	89.50–95.00	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,259	79.50–94.00	87.88
12	—	1,326	94.00–101.00	96.55
3	—	1,438	70.00–75.00	71.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	43.00–52.00	47.73
20	—	1,070	90.50–100.00	94.15
36	—	1,055	77.50–90.00	83.96
8	—	985	65.00–74.00	68.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	88.50–93.50	90.55
3	—	1,982	117.50–119.00	118.38
4	—	1,379	103.00–114.00	110.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	903	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,177	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,161.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,464.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.