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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

1,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.89/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 530 lb · 94 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.28/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 629 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.11/cwt ≈ $1,018/hd at 674 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,746 1,450 0
Feeder cattle 1,301 1,036 0
Slaughter cattle 352 351 0
Replacement cattle 93 63 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb - 650lb steers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder supply was moderate to heavy with moderate demand. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 lower on a heavy supply with moderate demand. Drought conditions in the area continue to push calves and slaughter cattle to town as water and forage supply becomes more scarce.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–340 337 5 200.00–206.00 $204.79 $690 -3.21
350–390 381 10 190.00–208.00 $193.19 $736 +2.19
420 420 4 190.00 $190.00 $798 -1.00
458–480 464 4 188.00–198.00 $195.41 $907 +4.97
481 unweaned 481 7 175.00 $175.00 $842 —
503–522 511 56 179.00–192.50 $185.64 $949 +2.73
559–590 566 19 181.00–189.00 $187.24 $1,060 +0.36
618–630 629 62 175.00–178.00 $175.28 $1,103 —
655–696 677 17 171.00–175.00 $171.70 $1,162 -4.31
700–706 704 15 171.00–173.50 $172.67 $1,216 +3.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 185.00 $185.00 $703 +3.00
414–430 421 15 174.00–179.00 $176.70 $744 -3.44
465–497 491 13 168.00–178.00 $169.76 $834 -12.01
505–543 518 26 162.00–173.00 $167.97 $870 -1.69
550–590 574 33 162.50–179.00 $167.24 $960 -1.92
608–645 624 7 155.00–170.00 $162.81 $1,016 -3.21
717–745 721 47 152.50–158.00 $153.23 $1,105 -12.77
772–790 778 9 155.00–160.00 $158.88 $1,236 -3.62
905–925 915 2 132.00–148.00 $140.09 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–495 474 10 145.00–165.00 $157.53 $747 -9.26
512–544 530 7 139.00–155.00 $148.38 $786 -9.01
575 575 57 145.00 $145.00 $834 -11.33
642 642 13 149.50 $149.50 $960 —
685 685 2 135.00 $135.00 $925 —
760 760 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,125 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 379 8 155.00–160.00 $156.31 $592 -5.20
407–448 425 19 147.00–164.00 $156.41 $665 -2.66
455–492 468 23 147.00–156.00 $153.51 $718 -3.59
522–543 530 94 142.00–155.50 $151.89 $805 +0.32
550–592 569 48 141.00–150.50 $146.06 $831 -11.44
596 596 10 138.00 $138.00 $822 —
603–642 630 30 137.50–146.50 $143.98 $907 -3.77
662–670 668 19 137.00–146.00 $139.72 $933 -7.81
753 753 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–469 468 35 164.00–166.00 $165.83 $776 -7.17
503–541 536 24 157.00–164.00 $157.82 $846 -7.18
610 610 6 150.00 $150.00 $915 -4.25
672–683 674 61 149.00–160.50 $151.11 $1,018 —
705–720 719 15 145.00–146.00 $145.93 $1,049 +0.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 141.00 $141.00 $477 —
350–385 360 6 120.00–135.00 $127.21 $458 -16.40
466–495 479 10 125.00–136.00 $130.79 $626 -12.86
500–543 532 14 124.00–134.00 $126.69 $674 -17.61
557–559 557 17 126.00–136.00 $128.36 $715 -14.21
660–680 669 7 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $843 —
710 710 3 128.00 $128.00 $909 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932 932 16 125.00 $125.00 $1,165 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 6 107.50 $107.50 $1,037 —
1018 1018 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,018 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 5 170.00–179.00 $173.70 $566 —
362–390 375 5 168.00–187.50 $177.78 $667 +0.98
405–435 423 8 154.00–170.00 $161.32 $682 —
455–495 467 5 156.00–165.00 $160.70 $750 +0.58
505–545 513 9 141.00–157.50 $153.18 $786 -1.49
555–586 560 31 140.00–151.00 $147.75 $827 —
626 unweaned 626 6 142.00 $142.00 $889 —
600–638 630 8 142.00–145.00 $142.73 $899 —
665–690 679 12 137.00–141.00 $139.31 $946 —
705–745 738 9 125.00–130.00 $125.76 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–439 434 6 125.00–145.00 $138.48 $601 -19.02
450–490 478 12 120.00–137.50 $128.25 $613 —
663 663 3 107.00 $107.00 $709 —
866 866 5 100.00 $100.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 404 4 173.00–185.00 $176.08 $711 +4.08
452–469 465 9 172.50–173.00 $172.61 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–985 906 85-90% 13 30.00–40.00 $34.82 $315 -1.43
805–1260 1005 85-90% 37 41.00–52.00 $46.64 $469 -4.25
980–1225 1057 85-90% 6 62.00–66.00 $63.37 $670 +5.54
910–1213 1063 85-90% 51 52.00–63.00 $56.58 $601 -1.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1355 1167 80-85% 9 50.00–60.00 $55.60 $649 —
1040–1370 1223 80-85% 87 60.00–70.00 $65.65 $803 +0.02
1290–1375 1318 80-85% 5 69.50–73.50 $71.57 $943 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1595 1412 75-80% 4 55.00–57.00 $55.93 $790 -12.48
1245–1615 1421 75-80% 47 62.00–70.50 $65.78 $935 -2.63
1440–1562 1531 75-80% 5 70.00–73.00 $70.87 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1630 1496 7 78.00–85.00 $81.49 $1,219 —
1425–1975 1689 14 85.00–102.50 $94.02 $1,588 —
1420–2065 1874 6 102.50–110.50 $106.57 $1,997 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1205 857 (<2 yrs)Open 6 103.00–135.00 $120.97 $1,037
681–1235 881 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 79.00–118.00 $97.61 $860

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
928–1310 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–985.00 $899.37
1065–1145 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,050.00 $888.68
1130–1640 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 900.00–1,250.00 $1,068.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
931–1220 999 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 675.00–900.00 $831.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1075 918 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–1,025.00 $854.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–845 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 585.00–600.00 $591.88

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606–643 625 12 107.50–123.00 $115.48 $722 —
695 695 3 123.00 $123.00 $855 —
711 711 4 108.00 $108.00 $768 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.