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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

1,678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $206.85/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 567 lb · 133 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.03/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 657 lb · 127 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $211.34/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 525 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,678 1,089 0
Feeder cattle 1,482 919 0
Slaughter cattle 167 149 0
Replacement cattle 29 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00-5.00 higher with feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the sale slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy 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
360–378 372 6 215.00–222.50 $218.02 $811 —
403–442 432 24 206.00–227.00 $218.68 $945 -2.97
452–487 465 30 205.00–226.00 $217.45 $1,011 +5.68
505–545 525 103 191.00–222.00 $211.34 $1,110 +5.67
551–598 567 133 197.00–212.00 $206.85 $1,173 +8.07
600–644 634 67 184.00–196.00 $191.67 $1,215 +6.14
656–664 657 127 184.00–194.25 $188.03 $1,235 +6.03
701–722 710 17 177.50–178.00 $177.71 $1,262 -0.29
804 804 38 168.00 $168.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–338 335 5 210.00 $210.00 $704 +9.25
365–378 374 3 208.00–212.50 $209.47 $783 —
418–445 433 5 187.00–200.00 $197.36 $855 +7.36
450–491 468 17 174.00–202.00 $192.76 $902 +7.19
530–543 542 12 177.00–187.00 $186.18 $1,009 -0.38
550–598 582 19 175.00–187.00 $180.35 $1,050 -1.70
600–640 611 24 165.00–175.00 $167.50 $1,023 -11.06
650–685 673 8 165.00–177.00 $168.49 $1,134 +3.49
702–707 704 7 165.00–170.00 $167.85 $1,182 +1.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–388 368 12 182.00–201.00 $188.45 $693 —
460–480 470 12 163.00–177.50 $171.82 $808 +6.82
513–525 516 4 152.00–167.00 $155.82 $804 -0.18
557–592 568 20 166.00–171.00 $167.71 $953 +12.89
632 632 3 158.00 $158.00 $999 +12.78
670 670 4 159.00–161.00 $160.50 $1,075 +19.80
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 162.50 $162.50 $712 —
592 592 3 165.00 $165.00 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 423 28 177.00–185.00 $181.68 $769 -2.78
450–465 458 9 181.00–189.00 $186.32 $853 +6.08
507–546 521 68 169.00–182.00 $178.91 $932 +7.48
550–596 567 55 170.50–177.00 $174.51 $989 +3.76
618–642 628 48 160.00–166.50 $164.27 $1,032 +1.27
651 651 13 162.00 $162.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 306 17 179.00–183.00 $181.87 $557 +7.03
355–395 370 9 177.00–185.00 $182.25 $674 +17.11
410–442 434 6 160.00–175.00 $164.90 $716 —
452–495 469 24 158.00–173.00 $164.49 $771 +0.30
505–548 519 24 156.00–168.00 $164.20 $852 -0.71
558–593 569 47 154.00–167.00 $159.10 $905 +1.17
613–625 620 20 154.00–159.00 $156.95 $973 +1.95
655–690 659 16 153.00–158.00 $157.29 $1,037 +3.87
758 758 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–342 340 11 164.00–175.00 $167.02 $568 +4.02
390–399 396 10 162.50–168.00 $165.58 $656 +24.58
410–440 425 2 142.00–149.00 $145.38 $618 +7.08
452–495 481 16 146.00–155.00 $150.02 $722 —
523 523 7 150.00 $150.00 $784 +9.04
567–575 570 6 137.00–151.00 $147.67 $842 +5.52
650–695 668 5 125.00–145.00 $133.32 $891 +5.32
768 768 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,056 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 147.00 $147.00 $495 —
350–380 364 17 135.00–147.00 $143.56 $523 —
402 402 2 135.00 $135.00 $543 —
490–492 492 8 130.00–137.50 $135.31 $666 -1.39
505–536 524 8 130.00–135.00 $131.81 $691 —
558 558 3 128.00 $128.00 $714 —
618 618 6 120.00 $120.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 3 181.00 $181.00 $668 +16.00
446 446 10 167.50 $167.50 $747 —
528 528 17 153.00 $153.00 $808 —
595 595 3 154.00 $154.00 $916 —
622 622 3 148.00 $148.00 $921 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–475 464 14 175.00–185.00 $180.61 $838 -4.90
502 502 2 174.00 $174.00 $873 +9.01
568 568 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,000 —
637 637 3 155.00 $155.00 $987 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 161.00 $161.00 $628 —
497 497 3 145.00 $145.00 $721 —
502 502 7 145.00 $145.00 $728 —
603 603 7 135.00 $135.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 228.00 $228.00 $709 +27.52
477 477 6 204.00 $204.00 $973 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1085 953 85-90% 5 20.00–30.00 $27.10 $258 —
790–1115 959 85-90% 28 38.50–50.00 $44.09 $423 —
930–1195 1096 85-90% 29 50.00–66.50 $55.34 $607 -14.18
1075–1170 1118 85-90% 5 65.00–71.50 $67.18 $751 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1280 1175 80-85% 4 54.50–60.00 $56.43 $663 -7.41
1200–1290 1249 80-85% 4 74.00–78.00 $75.76 $946 —
975–1354 1252 80-85% 40 63.50–72.50 $68.76 $861 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1795 1470 75-80% 23 64.50–75.00 $71.41 $1,050 —
1368–1670 1499 75-80% 10 75.00–80.00 $77.47 $1,161 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1420 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 850.00–1,210.00 $975.61
1138–1245 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 750.00–885.00 $824.36
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1105 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 625.00–825.00 $711.20

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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.