Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

1,785 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.89/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 616 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.18/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 533 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.67/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 632 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,785	2,573
Feeder cattle	1,535	2,286
Slaughter cattle	198	239
Replacement cattle	52	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 lower with feeder heifers trading steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market comparison. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–381	378	18	221.00–231.00	$224.93	$850	+9.16
418–436	425	27	201.00–222.00	$211.41	$898	+0.37
450–488	475	9	209.00–220.00	$211.88	$1,006	+7.02
502–524	512	36	182.00–200.50	$192.41	$985	-5.45
550–592	574	56	182.00–191.50	$188.40	$1,081	-2.37
600–646	616	86	175.00–186.50	$179.89	$1,108	-2.22
658–685	668	35	169.00–188.00	$175.99	$1,176	+0.19
710–744	741	42	163.00–172.00	$164.22	$1,217	-7.78
767	767	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,296	—
825	825	23	165.00	$165.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–446	438	27	175.00–197.00	$185.51	$813	-5.90
450–482	467	37	175.00–185.00	$179.46	$838	-5.68
515–549	535	61	170.00–181.00	$177.02	$947	-5.00
558–591	576	46	170.00–181.00	$177.76	$1,024	-3.56
609–632	615	44	158.00–163.00	$159.10	$978	-11.03
714	714	11	161.00–162.50	$161.95	$1,156	+0.73
882	882	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,411	-1.18
956	956	16	155.00	$155.00	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–492	488	10	157.50–165.00	$161.97	$790	+7.90
503–530	508	6	160.00–165.00	$164.13	$834	+8.96
572–593	583	12	155.00–165.00	$159.39	$929	+7.57
637	637	5	153.00	$153.00	$975	+2.95
696	696	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,044	—
765	765	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,071	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	8	140.00	$140.00	$822	+23.73
644	644	4	135.00	$135.00	$869	+22.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	183.00	$183.00	$615	-6.53
385–398	387	50	182.00–195.00	$192.56	$745	+4.03
400–439	419	33	172.00–183.00	$179.56	$752	+0.53
462–486	473	48	172.00–182.00	$179.47	$849	+5.27
500–549	533	85	164.00–174.00	$165.18	$880	-1.72
551–595	576	45	162.50–170.00	$165.16	$951	-1.50
601–649	632	62	153.50–166.00	$159.67	$1,009	-1.72
715–736	723	10	153.00–154.50	$153.61	$1,111	-1.41
786	786	16	145.00	$145.00	$1,140	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	165.00	$165.00	$454	—
315–340	334	19	171.00–180.00	$177.62	$593	+6.62
378–397	388	18	159.00–181.00	$171.93	$667	+3.99
403–448	422	27	158.00–169.00	$163.27	$689	-2.57
470–495	481	27	157.50–170.50	$164.40	$791	+4.07
514–540	523	31	154.00–162.00	$158.19	$827	+7.28
568–595	579	9	140.00–160.00	$154.42	$894	+5.94
632–645	638	12	135.00–150.00	$141.48	$903	-1.38
656–685	664	33	135.00–150.00	$145.87	$969	+1.18
702–730	718	9	139.00–143.50	$140.96	$1,012	-3.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	155.00	$155.00	$592	+10.21
466–490	475	14	144.00–150.00	$147.79	$702	+7.51
522–534	529	9	130.00–137.00	$134.58	$712	-1.47
725–740	733	6	117.00–120.00	$118.52	$869	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	3	125.00	$125.00	$698	+10.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	5	225.00	$225.00	$716	—
381	381	8	217.50	$217.50	$829	—
432	432	6	215.00	$215.00	$929	—
505	505	22	184.00	$184.00	$929	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–475	474	8	156.00–165.00	$161.64	$766	+16.64
530–544	537	15	150.00–159.00	$156.15	$839	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	165.00	$165.00	$723	—
508	508	3	156.00	$156.00	$792	-3.42
601–630	609	7	141.00–148.00	$145.93	$889	+10.43

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	5	146.00–150.00	$148.40	$739	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1085	892	85-90%	8	20.00–32.00	$27.12	$242	-3.85
765–1160	1009	85-90%	15	34.00–45.00	$40.84	$412	—
905–1248	1080	85-90%	47	47.50–59.00	$52.95	$572	+9.65
980–1235	1115	85-90%	11	60.00–66.50	$62.79	$700	+10.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1305	1165	80-85%	3	69.00–72.50	$71.20	$829	-1.42
1050–1328	1247	80-85%	39	57.50–66.50	$62.95	$785	-1.16
1270–1288	1282	80-85%	3	50.00–56.50	$54.35	$697	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1435	1390	75-80%	2	52.50–57.00	$54.68	$760	-1.48
1335–1565	1417	75-80%	12	55.50–67.50	$63.06	$894	-3.58
1320–1835	1463	75-80%	14	69.50–74.50	$71.99	$1,053	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1610	1467	6	70.00–80.00	$74.76	$1,097	—
1490–2175	1808	5	84.50–88.00	$85.62	$1,548	-18.62
1830–2140	1953	3	95.00–100.00	$98.39	$1,922	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	75.00	$75.00	$685

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1014	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	126.00	$126.00	$1,278

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
738	738	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	80.00	$80.00	$590

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	860.00	$860.00
930–1215	1034	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	600.00–775.00	$698.38
950–1260	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	800.00–1,160.00	$994.80

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
864	864	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
962	962	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00

↑ Back to top

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.