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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Nov 12
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
← Nov 5Nov 12latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 633▼ 47 vs year ago 873 · −5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 160▼ 75 vs year ago 158 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 30▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $396.98/cwt on 113 head, up $32.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.60 against this barn's trailing median of $432.58.
Average price
$396.98
▲ 32.62 vs prior sale
113 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$83.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs MO average
−21.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538414.852,23375
Medium and Large 1-2562368.912,07428
Large 1525366.001,9223thin
Medium and Large 2577331.111,9117thin
One grade step is worth $83.74/cwt here — about $322 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 sale113 hd
396.98
—
MO average17 barns · 2,306 hd
401.30
−4.32
National average131 barns · 16,955 hd
418.64
−21.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
432.58
−35.60
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

34 sales
516461406350median 432.5803/1205/0707/1609/1711/12
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $432.58 across 34 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—Low1,596158.412,5295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501108.141,62312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237106.981,32327
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02689.5191922

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)1,178$2,0065
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,5502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$3,1593thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$2,7501thin

Every lot

70 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 1-2335465.00/cwt460.00–470.001,5584
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379441.87/cwt430.00–450.001,6755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409484.91/cwt475.00–493.001,98311
Steers400–450Medium 2424385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436429.32/cwt420.00–442.501,87224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8885
Steers450–500Medium 2472334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,5763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487422.80/cwt410.00–437.502,05921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519424.86/cwt407.50–437.002,20545
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522378.35/cwt375.00–385.001,9756
Steers500–550Large 1525366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567399.84/cwt380.00–415.002,26730
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573366.33/cwt355.00–367.502,09922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577331.11/cwt324.00–350.001,9117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619382.65/cwt368.00–397.002,36921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629335.54/cwt317.50–345.002,1119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668370.98/cwt345.00–390.002,47850
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673322.98/cwt307.50–335.002,17419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,5412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,56018
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7893
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861321.25/cwt297.50–325.002,76615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3487
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,6268
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373383.47/cwt375.00–400.001,43012
Heifers350–400Medium 2393350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416352.25/cwt340.00–367.501,4659
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427395.78/cwt375.00–425.001,69015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472376.26/cwt370.00–385.001,77618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481338.85/cwt325.00–360.001,63021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529332.86/cwt315.00–350.001,76110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533356.21/cwt343.00–372.001,89955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574311.13/cwt297.00–317.501,78619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575338.40/cwt330.00–347.501,9466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620308.26/cwt300.00–320.001,91123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2646250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,26332
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,52212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium 2369417.90/cwt415.00–420.001,5425
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379437.66/cwt420.00–455.001,6594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7283
Bulls450–500Medium 2480358.81/cwt350.00–365.001,7228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505359.62/cwt350.00–371.001,81613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613313.22/cwt300.00–327.001,9204
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659306.03/cwt300.00–315.002,0175
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1213
Bulls700–750Medium 2703260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8283
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3-4558275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,53511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5051
Bulls——1,629155.26/cwt142.50–161.002,5294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00587.27/cwt80.00–100.0087713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02065.31/cwt60.00–75.006664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061110.63/cwt106.00–119.001,1744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18790.81/cwt80.00–103.001,0788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261113.05/cwt103.00–123.001,42618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486113.03/cwt104.00–121.001,6806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50392.41/cwt90.00–95.001,3894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540124.91/cwt124.00–126.001,9242
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,1453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bulls—Medium 1-21,1502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4083,113.68/head2,750.00–3,500.003,1142
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 21,1302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2501,715.00/head1,715.00–1,715.001,7152

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.