Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.73/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 586 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.65/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 482 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.79/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 525 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,103	1,785
Feeder cattle	883	1,535
Slaughter cattle	187	198
Replacement cattle	33	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb to 700lb steers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Other weights were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply for all classes in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	4	210.00	$210.00	$769	-14.93
405–438	423	13	205.00–222.00	$212.87	$900	+1.46
479–498	481	9	199.00–203.00	$202.54	$974	-9.34
527–542	532	19	196.00–201.00	$199.03	$1,059	+6.62
558–598	586	54	185.00–204.50	$190.73	$1,118	+2.33
605–640	617	26	175.00–187.50	$183.23	$1,131	+3.34
650–673	671	28	170.00–182.00	$176.43	$1,184	+0.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–368	361	10	185.00–204.00	$197.34	$712	—
435–440	438	6	187.00–199.00	$192.97	$845	+7.46
452–490	482	50	187.50–199.00	$189.65	$914	+10.19
515–522	521	10	175.00–185.00	$176.98	$922	-0.04
551–595	575	31	172.00–180.00	$178.12	$1,024	+0.36
609–623	617	11	165.00–169.00	$166.80	$1,029	+7.70
692–695	694	5	154.00–168.00	$161.39	$1,120	—
710–745	730	12	156.00–160.00	$157.59	$1,150	-4.36
750–785	768	6	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$1,171	—
805–835	815	3	143.00–145.00	$144.32	$1,176	—
833	833	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	315	5	154.00–157.50	$155.50	$490	—
510–530	523	3	150.00	$150.00	$784	-14.13
630	630	4	133.00	$133.00	$838	-20.00
798	798	3	123.00	$123.00	$982	-17.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,002	—
1091	1091	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,407	—
1123	1123	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,291	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	4	144.00	$144.00	$690	—
558	558	4	140.00	$140.00	$781	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	173.00	$173.00	$813	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–332	330	5	172.00–174.00	$173.21	$572	-4.41
355–394	385	10	162.00–171.00	$167.49	$645	-4.44
408–435	424	25	153.00–162.00	$159.76	$677	-3.51
451–498	479	25	150.00–169.00	$162.96	$781	-1.44
502–542	525	48	150.00–164.00	$155.79	$818	-2.40
590–599	595	16	155.00–162.00	$156.55	$931	+2.13
609–618	615	19	150.00	$150.00	$922	+8.52
650–682	671	3	140.00–141.00	$140.68	$944	-5.19
712	712	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,025	+3.04
788–798	791	8	135.00–140.00	$137.63	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–547	527	25	163.00–167.00	$165.11	$870	-0.07
585–592	588	12	163.00–165.00	$163.34	$960	-1.82
612–636	625	22	160.00–170.00	$168.08	$1,051	+8.41
670–680	678	4	157.00–160.00	$159.26	$1,080	—
776	776	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,164	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–362	362	5	137.00–145.00	$138.59	$502	-16.41
405–448	442	7	127.00–148.00	$129.75	$573	—
450–490	478	9	137.00–145.00	$139.62	$667	-8.17
540	540	3	141.00	$141.00	$761	+6.42
565–585	568	8	120.00–140.00	$133.28	$757	—
600–605	601	6	119.00–126.00	$120.17	$722	—
675–699	689	7	114.00–130.00	$120.72	$832	—
715	715	2	130.00	$130.00	$930	+11.48
750–781	775	5	110.00–130.00	$126.13	$978	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	10	156.50	$156.50	$848	—
925–930	928	2	120.00–130.00	$125.01	$1,160	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	4	142.00	$142.00	$829	—
697	697	3	137.50	$137.50	$958	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	338	6	175.00–189.00	$186.75	$631	—
365–370	368	4	165.00–175.00	$170.00	$626	—
430	430	2	168.00	$168.00	$722	+3.00
491–498	493	6	160.00–174.00	$169.29	$835	—
502–530	516	8	150.00–163.00	$159.87	$825	+3.87
568–588	580	5	157.00–168.00	$161.31	$936	—
600–645	634	8	145.00–156.00	$148.71	$943	+2.78
653–661	658	7	147.00–162.00	$155.62	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	5	131.00	$131.00	$703	-25.15
655	655	4	134.00	$134.00	$878	—
951	951	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	192.00	$192.00	$753	-25.50
467	467	3	190.00	$190.00	$887	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1155	946	85-90%	16	20.00–37.50	$28.36	$268	—
730–1105	973	85-90%	21	37.50–47.50	$42.10	$410	—
845–1280	1100	85-90%	38	47.50–58.50	$51.44	$566	-11.35

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1225	1123	80-85%	9	52.50–59.50	$54.96	$617	—
1175–1325	1235	80-85%	6	69.00–73.50	$71.52	$883	+8.57
1010–1375	1242	80-85%	21	60.00–70.00	$62.85	$781	-0.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1500	1450	75-80%	5	55.00–57.50	$55.47	$804	-16.52
1470–1505	1488	75-80%	2	71.00–71.50	$71.25	$1,060	-0.74
1330–1835	1500	75-80%	19	62.50–68.00	$65.82	$987	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1710	1506	8	72.00–84.50	$78.05	$1,175	—
1330–2225	1657	10	85.00–90.50	$88.35	$1,464	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1160	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	65.00–100.00	$74.50	$703

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1330	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,025.00	$920.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1130	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–675.00	$629.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1160	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,085.00	$966.46

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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.