Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 16, 2023

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $224.41/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 584 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.63/cwt +17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 614 lb · 58 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.09/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 627 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,411	1,522
Feeder cattle	1,220	1,315
Slaughter cattle	143	167
Replacement cattle	48	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, feeder steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher with spots up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good for all classes on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	338	4	258.00–260.00	$259.51	$877	—
382–385	383	4	247.00–254.00	$252.24	$966	+18.77
400–445	427	27	242.00–261.00	$248.83	$1,063	-0.83
460	460	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,104	-0.60
500–548	529	17	224.00–254.00	$235.99	$1,248	+0.53
562–599	584	85	220.00–230.00	$224.41	$1,311	+2.45
600–640	614	58	212.00–226.50	$223.63	$1,373	+17.76
662–670	664	35	198.00–212.25	$208.14	$1,382	+14.80
707–728	714	18	192.00–192.50	$192.33	$1,373	+1.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–392	391	12	220.00–235.00	$222.46	$870	+9.93
400–445	425	16	216.00–237.00	$228.95	$973	+13.95
451–499	481	49	215.00–234.50	$228.58	$1,099	+17.34
506–525	512	14	210.00–223.00	$219.99	$1,126	+11.79
555–597	579	23	199.00–215.00	$210.90	$1,221	+11.91
620–640	635	9	199.00–209.00	$203.44	$1,292	+20.64
663–690	675	18	184.00–197.00	$191.04	$1,290	+5.07
738–742	740	5	170.00–171.00	$170.40	$1,261	-3.10
755–782	781	45	177.00–178.50	$178.47	$1,394	+0.95
817–838	826	19	170.00–177.50	$172.43	$1,424	+6.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	201.00–215.00	$208.00	$728	—
410–440	423	5	200.00–207.50	$204.49	$865	—
450–495	464	12	194.00–206.50	$204.20	$947	—
508	508	4	195.00	$195.00	$991	+13.50
555–580	578	13	165.00–181.00	$166.18	$961	-14.13
600–635	619	5	165.00–170.00	$166.83	$1,033	+13.91
660–689	679	14	164.00–178.50	$173.46	$1,178	+21.35

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,210	—
980	980	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,480	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,056	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–332	329	4	200.00–213.00	$209.84	$690	+9.40
350–396	381	13	200.00–213.00	$208.68	$795	+17.74
401–447	423	20	185.00–215.00	$204.22	$864	+10.97
450–496	476	42	180.00–203.00	$192.22	$915	+4.80
532–545	537	44	180.00–188.00	$181.00	$972	+6.48
555–587	578	50	168.00–179.00	$176.34	$1,019	+1.56
620–643	628	18	165.00–174.00	$172.33	$1,082	-1.09
682–693	690	7	164.00–166.00	$164.56	$1,135	-0.39
702	702	6	166.00	$166.00	$1,165	—
758	758	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,194	—
838	838	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,332	+4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–312	310	5	212.50–229.00	$225.80	$700	—
355–388	379	16	213.00–226.00	$219.66	$833	+11.27
405–448	425	31	211.00–233.00	$217.06	$923	+9.06
450–497	474	30	206.00–225.00	$215.42	$1,021	+15.96
504–536	520	37	194.50–212.00	$202.55	$1,053	+12.03
562	562	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,051	—
603–631	627	54	172.50–185.00	$182.09	$1,142	+2.00
739	739	27	178.00	$178.00	$1,315	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	368	6	173.00–190.00	$184.59	$679	+9.97
405–420	413	5	165.00–182.50	$175.73	$726	—
480–495	489	9	163.00–181.00	$176.99	$865	+8.38
625–630	628	2	136.00–147.00	$141.48	$888	-4.52
722	722	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,047	—
773	773	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,082	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–375	364	3	165.00	$165.00	$601	+19.00
501–540	509	5	129.00–130.00	$129.79	$661	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	3	143.50	$143.50	$1,320	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	331	6	219.00–237.00	$227.69	$754	—
450–470	463	3	208.00–221.00	$216.79	$1,004	+15.43
550–575	554	9	200.00–211.00	$209.29	$1,159	+24.53
660	660	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	—
815	815	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
656	656	4	119.50	$119.50	$784	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,037	+12.70
458	458	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,053	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–985	891	85-90%	5	40.00–50.00	$44.81	$399	-17.36
795–1150	977	85-90%	14	61.00–67.50	$64.65	$632	+14.04
920–1240	1089	85-90%	26	70.00–80.00	$75.22	$819	-3.24

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1310	1173	80-85%	20	80.00–90.00	$86.18	$1,011	-2.03
1180–1295	1223	80-85%	3	70.00–77.50	$73.47	$899	—
1252–1320	1278	80-85%	5	93.50–102.00	$98.34	$1,257	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1535	1453	75-80%	5	94.50–99.00	$96.24	$1,398	—
1455–1615	1531	75-80%	6	82.00–93.50	$90.14	$1,380	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–2055	1720	11	102.50–111.50	$107.65	$1,852	—
1530–2165	1830	14	112.00–127.50	$120.29	$2,201	+4.87

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1045	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	133.00–143.00	$137.59	$1,328
615–1170	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	81.00–125.00	$103.79	$1,083

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1125	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,149.77
1120–1285	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,335.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1060	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,005.79
957	957	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00
698–785	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	810.00–1,250.00	$1,021.06
660–900	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,005.77

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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.