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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Nov 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,085 head
▲ 590 vs last sale 495▼ 299 vs year ago 1,384 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 66▼ 1 vs year ago 133 · −0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 36 vs year ago 42 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with a limited supply last week. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $291.38/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.19 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$291.38
117 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$78.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs MO average
−14.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535308.551,65070
Medium and Large 1-2579270.111,56542
Medium and Large 2571229.581,3115thin
One grade step is worth $78.97/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale117 hd
291.38
—
MO average18 barns · 3,657 hd
289.76
+1.62
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−14.06
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
−156.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
516461406350median 447.5603/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $447.56 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,758147.832,60015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,483115.611,71428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254112.501,41133
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04389.0392931

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)1,213$2,0065

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,1781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336292.04/cwt285.00–310.0098111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378337.05/cwt335.00–338.001,2747
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388312.01/cwt310.00–312.501,21110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426302.72/cwt287.00–310.001,29013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467267.71/cwt267.00–268.001,25014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477329.53/cwt322.50–340.501,57246
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481310.90/cwt292.00–322.001,4959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517319.09/cwt299.00–335.001,65043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563291.76/cwt284.00–297.001,64327
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571229.58/cwt229.00–230.001,3115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583270.17/cwt256.00–279.001,57540
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624242.79/cwt235.00–247.001,5156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627266.37/cwt254.00–275.001,670101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681243.20/cwt235.00–247.001,65610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7898
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707245.51/cwt236.50–255.001,73611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740236.80/cwt235.00–237.501,7527
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761232.09/cwt230.00–235.001,76610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776243.21/cwt238.00–251.501,88749
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1882247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,18321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890231.32/cwt224.00–234.002,05920
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325279.00/cwt279.00–279.009073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380272.24/cwt270.00–276.001,0355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385301.96/cwt288.00–313.001,16313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421255.58/cwt232.00–272.001,07621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0366
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430293.06/cwt277.00–297.001,26020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470265.55/cwt255.00–270.001,24824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486278.32/cwt277.00–279.001,35320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520265.16/cwt256.00–271.001,37914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573264.16/cwt254.00–270.001,51449
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575236.79/cwt222.00–250.001,36223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615221.60/cwt217.50–225.001,36310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2646211.87/cwt210.00–215.001,3698
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3106
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668243.06/cwt240.00–251.001,62438
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736237.13/cwt225.00–241.501,74549
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7283
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7223
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2848185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1898211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,89913
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1984192.90/cwt191.50–194.001,8989
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009923
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2397300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,4503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582227.18/cwt221.00–232.001,32213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5204
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668203.82/cwt200.00–215.001,3628
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525132.97/cwt130.00–137.502,0283
Bulls——1,661145.36/cwt142.00–148.502,4147
Bulls——2,035160.20/cwt152.50–166.503,2605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96164.36/cwt50.00–78.5061810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037116.48/cwt115.00–118.001,2083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07688.44/cwt81.50–95.509529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104107.89/cwt104.50–110.501,1919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22897.72/cwt93.00–103.001,2004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257112.45/cwt105.00–118.001,41320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260119.18/cwt117.00–122.001,5029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388114.77/cwt112.00–117.001,59310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523121.34/cwt117.50–127.001,84814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57897.66/cwt91.00–104.001,5414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 21,1351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,145.55/head2,125.00–2,200.002,1464

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.