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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

2,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.93/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 528 lb · 116 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.11/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 622 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.91/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 524 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,573 2,257 0
Feeder cattle 2,286 1,955 0
Slaughter cattle 239 184 0
Replacement cattle 48 118 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower and steers over 600lbs traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with 300lb to 400lb heifers trading up to 8.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was good on a heavy supply. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady on a moderate supply with moderate to light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 323 26 216.00–227.00 $220.54 $712 -0.20
350–392 375 20 209.00–223.00 $215.77 $809 -7.97
400–438 424 29 200.00–220.00 $211.04 $895 -2.63
455–499 467 15 204.00–207.00 $204.86 $957 -5.45
505 unweaned 505 11 188.00 $188.00 $949 —
500–548 530 105 189.00–204.00 $197.86 $1,049 +0.15
550–594 570 59 182.00–195.00 $190.77 $1,087 -2.02
603–638 622 103 170.00–188.00 $182.11 $1,133 +4.75
651–684 666 47 169.50–179.00 $175.80 $1,171 +1.30
713 713 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 333 5 200.00 $200.00 $666 -6.59
367–380 375 11 196.00–208.00 $204.06 $765 +1.46
405–445 414 18 182.00–200.00 $191.41 $792 -5.65
452–489 473 70 175.00–190.00 $185.14 $876 -11.20
501–545 511 40 169.50–185.00 $182.02 $930 +1.67
550–597 566 47 175.00–185.50 $181.32 $1,026 -2.25
600–647 615 46 162.50–176.00 $170.13 $1,046 +1.99
653–695 674 56 156.00–163.50 $159.50 $1,075 -6.26
709–749 722 33 155.00–166.00 $161.22 $1,164 -3.45
752–790 771 14 155.00–166.00 $163.89 $1,264 -1.41
861–879 868 11 155.00–163.00 $161.18 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–378 376 6 161.00–173.00 $167.35 $629 —
434–442 437 8 153.00–166.00 $157.60 $689 -21.42
455–485 466 12 150.00–162.00 $154.07 $718 -15.27
509–533 525 29 145.00–160.00 $155.17 $815 -3.46
552–586 582 20 149.50–164.00 $151.82 $884 -9.29
625–640 633 2 146.00–154.00 $150.05 $950 +2.20
710 710 3 136.00–144.00 $141.33 $1,003 -8.30
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–489 485 14 162.50–165.00 $163.94 $795 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–585 580 9 112.50–130.00 $116.27 $674 —
642 642 5 112.50 $112.50 $722 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,137 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 171.00 $171.00 $551 —
350–388 382 27 159.00–173.00 $167.94 $642 +4.79
408–448 438 31 155.00–170.00 $165.84 $726 +1.56
450–492 472 92 151.00–166.00 $160.33 $757 +4.42
504–544 524 96 143.00–161.00 $150.91 $791 +2.92
582–593 587 12 140.00–155.00 $148.48 $872 -6.85
610–647 629 38 134.00–149.00 $142.86 $899 -8.66
662–692 674 22 142.00–147.50 $144.69 $975 -3.82
705–725 713 9 130.00–147.00 $144.79 $1,032 —
770–783 780 4 133.00–138.00 $136.77 $1,067 —
809–840 813 9 125.00–140.00 $136.21 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 thin fleshed 318 4 204.00 $204.00 $649 —
300–346 334 24 180.00–195.00 $189.53 $633 +17.44
351–372 362 31 179.00–196.00 $188.53 $682 +12.48
404–443 418 15 175.00–184.50 $179.03 $748 +2.67
450–488 476 29 169.00–179.00 $174.20 $829 +1.97
508–534 517 87 162.00–169.50 $166.90 $863 +0.27
551–582 564 38 162.00–170.00 $166.66 $940 +2.59
602–648 609 22 155.00–163.50 $161.39 $983 +4.39
678 678 24 154.00 $154.00 $1,044 -1.50
710–724 717 8 153.00–157.00 $155.02 $1,111 —
757 757 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,166 —
843 843 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–394 392 14 140.00–157.00 $144.79 $568 —
400–447 420 8 130.00–150.00 $139.18 $585 —
450–497 468 30 130.00–146.00 $140.28 $657 -2.21
515–548 540 40 120.00–145.00 $136.05 $735 -0.47
554–576 565 24 130.00–145.00 $136.72 $772 -1.78
626–644 636 26 128.00–135.00 $133.38 $848 —
655–691 685 11 125.00–135.00 $127.26 $872 -15.43
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 382 4 125.00–143.00 $134.08 $512 —
452 452 3 115.00 $115.00 $520 —
592 592 12 115.00 $115.00 $681 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,303 —
1015–1018 1017 3 112.00–117.00 $115.34 $1,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 371 18 165.00–170.00 $165.79 $615 —
452–489 475 14 159.00–171.50 $164.66 $782 —
502–508 505 7 157.00–165.00 $159.42 $805 —
554–592 572 13 140.00–158.00 $150.99 $864 —
610–615 613 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $831 —
652–672 660 5 134.00–142.00 $138.74 $916 -9.76
713–720 714 7 140.00–142.50 $142.14 $1,015 —
762 762 8 131.00 $131.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 145.00 $145.00 $699 -21.00
589 589 7 135.00 $135.00 $795 —
611 611 4 130.00 $130.00 $794 -5.00
687 687 3 125.00 $125.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 5 176.00 $176.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1000 880 85-90% 14 21.00–37.00 $30.97 $273 —
940–990 960 85-90% 3 62.50–65.00 $64.18 $616 +19.17
820–1285 1053 85-90% 21 40.00–47.50 $43.30 $456 —
915–1320 1115 85-90% 36 47.50–58.50 $51.97 $579 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1420 1375 75-80% 4 55.00–59.50 $56.16 $772 —
1310–1675 1415 75-80% 40 62.50–71.50 $66.64 $943 -1.07
1450–1880 1607 75-80% 3 72.50–75.00 $74.23 $1,193 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1240 1177 80-85% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.62 $855 +9.61
1135–1335 1235 80-85% 2 55.00–57.50 $56.15 $693 -15.87
1040–1372 1237 80-85% 31 60.00–70.00 $64.11 $793 -7.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2080 1738 4 75.00–84.00 $78.84 $1,370 —
1440–2015 1740 15 87.50–100.00 $91.24 $1,588 —
1716–1930 1842 4 102.50–105.00 $104.24 $1,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–930 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 85.00–100.00 $92.60 $796

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1365 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 900.00–1,200.00 $1,009.89
1250–1430 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 760.00–900.00 $845.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1185 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 500.00–650.00 $589.86

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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.