Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.36/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 722 lb · 217 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.51/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 534 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.91/cwt -10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,107	1,368
Feeder cattle	976	1,199
Slaughter cattle	96	159
Replacement cattle	35	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for all classes on a moderate to light supply .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–387	382	4	230.00–231.00	$230.76	$882	—
412–437	424	16	231.00–241.00	$237.04	$1,005	—
483	483	5	222.50	$222.50	$1,075	+1.50
508–541	517	26	209.00–229.00	$219.88	$1,137	+4.40
542 fancy	542	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,285	—
565–585	574	29	210.00–230.00	$218.39	$1,254	+2.92
614–636	630	23	197.50–203.50	$201.17	$1,267	-2.61
654	654	6	198.50	$198.50	$1,298	+0.74
703–727	722	217	182.50–185.00	$183.36	$1,324	-5.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	4	202.00–213.00	$207.28	$777	—
417–442	432	21	205.00–221.50	$216.02	$933	+4.02
458–497	483	20	199.00–209.00	$204.13	$986	-4.84
520–540	525	4	186.00–192.50	$190.83	$1,002	-1.23
560–579	570	13	189.00–205.50	$198.02	$1,129	+14.02
628–630	628	6	175.00–186.00	$184.16	$1,157	-4.07
719–738	732	12	178.50–179.00	$178.84	$1,309	+2.36
829	829	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,376	+1.00
878–890	882	3	165.00–166.00	$165.66	$1,461	-3.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–410	403	6	169.00–180.00	$174.52	$703	—
458–485	467	3	165.00–170.00	$168.27	$786	-23.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	333	6	202.50–216.00	$209.35	$697	—
350–384	381	10	197.00–210.00	$198.20	$755	-0.80
445–449	449	16	192.00–199.00	$192.43	$864	—
468–479	476	32	185.00–202.00	$197.91	$942	-10.92
517–536	534	33	181.50–193.00	$182.51	$975	-4.69
552–586	571	26	177.00–183.25	$181.57	$1,037	-3.16
621–628	622	21	168.00–180.50	$178.10	$1,108	-3.77
653–664	657	13	169.00–180.00	$175.73	$1,155	—
704	704	9	163.00	$163.00	$1,148	-3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–332	325	19	175.00–185.00	$182.27	$592	—
355–396	384	26	178.00–193.00	$186.29	$715	—
415–423	422	9	170.00–189.00	$182.81	$771	—
452–495	474	9	168.00–185.00	$177.26	$840	-9.14
505–511	508	11	174.00–179.00	$176.74	$898	+4.89
567–599	582	32	164.00–176.50	$168.50	$981	-3.35
601–625	605	15	161.00–163.00	$162.46	$983	-1.18
805–840	826	7	133.00–140.00	$136.88	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	175.00	$175.00	$600	+1.95
370–385	374	4	174.00–175.00	$174.74	$654	—
420–445	434	17	156.00–165.00	$161.34	$700	—
461–478	469	19	155.00–165.00	$161.18	$756	-5.72
505	505	3	154.00	$154.00	$778	—
555–575	567	5	149.00–158.00	$156.17	$885	—
755–795	784	6	120.00–136.00	$130.27	$1,021	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–446	444	9	146.00–148.00	$146.21	$649	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	7	180.00	$180.00	$896	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	410	7	185.00–189.00	$186.69	$765	—
508–515	509	8	177.00–187.00	$179.02	$911	—
555–560	559	10	155.00–175.00	$158.97	$889	—
634	634	5	157.00	$157.00	$995	—
763	763	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,175	-5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	216.00	$216.00	$745	—
401	401	5	213.00	$213.00	$854	—
508	508	6	195.00	$195.00	$991	—
551–585	561	13	185.50–192.00	$189.46	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	174.50	$174.50	$869	-13.50
506–527	514	8	150.00	$150.00	$771	-22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1390	1185	80-85%	22	79.50–88.50	$84.55	$1,002	—
1190–1210	1206	80-85%	5	75.00–79.50	$78.61	$948	-9.55
1090–1390	1230	80-85%	4	89.00–91.00	$89.56	$1,102	+1.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–1000	805	85-90%	3	22.00–45.00	$35.70	$287	—
890–1225	1076	85-90%	6	60.00–66.00	$64.54	$694	-2.06
795–1365	1124	85-90%	16	68.00–79.00	$73.68	$828	—
1215–1282	1260	85-90%	3	79.50	$79.50	$1,002	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1354–1355	1354	75-80%	5	77.00–79.00	$77.40	$1,048	—
1315–1635	1452	75-80%	8	85.00–91.00	$87.61	$1,272	+3.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1515	1428	2	80.00–90.00	$85.31	$1,218	—
1675–1820	1755	5	93.00–105.00	$99.07	$1,739	—
1910–2035	1973	2	110.00–111.00	$110.48	$2,180	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–935	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	130.00–136.00	$132.20	$1,161
788–1250	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	85.00–115.00	$98.16	$939

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1130	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,008.62
1140–1445	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,183.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1020	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–960.00	$901.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1455–1560	1508	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,410.00	$1,405.17

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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.