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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report, Phillipsburg, MO

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 5, 2023

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.75/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 578 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.78/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 587 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.19/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 474 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,089 3,507 0
Feeder cattle 919 3,507 0
Slaughter cattle 149 — 0
Replacement cattle 21 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent regular feeder, slaughter and replacement cattle sale for an adequate price comparison, however all classes in the offering traded with higher undertones. After Monday's wean-vac yearling feeder special, supply today was moderate with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 7 217.50–225.00 $221.65 $946 -17.37
455–490 475 9 204.00–227.00 $211.77 $1,006 -9.86
505–525 516 6 195.00–213.00 $205.67 $1,061 -1.81
556–597 587 74 186.00–200.50 $198.78 $1,167 +2.59
628–648 633 34 182.00–186.00 $185.53 $1,174 -2.63
654 654 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,190 -5.25
704 704 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,253 +2.19
750 750 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
884 884 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–313 311 4 200.00–201.00 $200.75 $624 —
443 443 3 190.00 $190.00 $842 -21.36
465–480 473 2 181.00–190.00 $185.57 $878 -21.19
525–546 536 23 183.00–190.00 $186.56 $1,000 -4.54
560–595 590 8 175.00–184.00 $182.05 $1,074 +0.51
622–649 638 12 175.00–181.00 $178.56 $1,139 -2.29
672–693 681 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,124 -9.16
716–745 733 10 165.00–167.50 $166.52 $1,221 -3.82
760–780 771 13 154.00–162.00 $156.75 $1,209 -14.53
888 888 8 156.50 $156.50 $1,390 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 165.00 $165.00 $817 -18.00
540 540 2 156.00 $156.00 $842 -18.81
550–575 566 6 151.00–161.00 $154.82 $876 -17.18
615–638 624 6 140.00–150.50 $145.22 $906 -9.78
669–672 670 7 130.00–145.00 $140.70 $943 -17.30
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 141.00 $141.00 $430 —
493 493 5 145.00 $145.00 $715 —
667 667 7 141.50 $141.50 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 18 190.00 $190.00 $701 +4.00
422–449 436 26 178.00–190.00 $184.46 $804 +0.87
486–492 488 8 178.00–181.00 $180.24 $880 -3.52
505–512 509 7 171.00–172.00 $171.43 $873 -5.70
578 578 90 170.75 $170.75 $987 -1.53
612 612 15 163.00 $163.00 $998 -2.84
742 742 12 160.50 $160.50 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–322 322 6 169.00–176.00 $174.84 $563 —
370–392 375 9 159.00–167.00 $165.14 $619 -11.74
458–495 474 34 157.50–171.00 $164.19 $778 -7.66
502–535 511 7 160.00–167.00 $164.91 $843 +2.47
551–590 568 24 154.00–161.00 $157.93 $897 -9.14
611 611 4 155.00 $155.00 $947 -5.94
652–691 674 12 147.00–160.00 $153.42 $1,034 -5.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 163.00 $163.00 $530 —
368 368 4 141.00 $141.00 $519 —
432–445 436 6 135.00–140.00 $138.30 $603 —
505–515 508 3 135.00–144.00 $140.96 $716 —
552–598 591 22 125.00–144.50 $142.15 $840 -6.85
648 648 3 134.00 $134.00 $868 —
655 655 5 128.00 $128.00 $838 -15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–489 487 9 125.00–140.00 $136.70 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 187.50 $187.50 $609 —
363–390 372 6 170.00–186.00 $176.40 $656 —
445 445 22 176.00 $176.00 $783 —
460–480 473 3 180.00–197.00 $185.51 $877 —
521–525 522 5 161.00–166.00 $164.99 $861 —
687–695 689 4 152.00–155.00 $154.24 $1,063 —
766–789 779 14 140.00–146.00 $145.14 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 329 20 200.00–205.00 $200.48 $660 —
426 426 10 208.00 $208.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 165.00 $165.00 $647 —
618 618 3 145.50 $145.50 $899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1150 1032 85-90% 5 24.00–40.00 $31.95 $330 —
815–1280 1061 85-90% 23 40.00–56.00 $48.52 $515 —
1030–1135 1083 85-90% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.52 $753 —
1005–1317 1156 85-90% 30 57.50–67.50 $63.02 $729 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1395 1179 80-85% 7 58.50–67.50 $63.84 $753 —
1000–1390 1199 80-85% 24 65.00–79.50 $74.29 $891 —
1300–1370 1330 80-85% 3 77.00–84.50 $81.92 $1,090 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1545 1405 75-80% 3 57.00–66.50 $62.61 $880 —
1315–1670 1536 75-80% 12 68.50–79.00 $74.06 $1,138 —
1395–1840 1615 75-80% 5 78.00–84.50 $80.35 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1765 1555 4 75.00–85.00 $79.53 $1,237 —
1205–2015 1626 7 85.00–95.00 $89.99 $1,463 —
1790–2030 1910 2 98.00–100.00 $98.94 $1,890 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1270 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 835.00–1,110.00 $966.11
1135–1370 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 750.00–1,010.00 $911.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–878 874 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00–925.00 $883.75
885–1075 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 860.00–1,000.00 $936.79

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 21 115.00 $115.00 $946 —

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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.