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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $221.62/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 625 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.01/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 520 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.34/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 574 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 916 1,411 0
Feeder cattle 765 1,220 0
Slaughter cattle 124 143 0
Replacement cattle 27 48 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers selling steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was light 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
330 330 2 252.00 $252.00 $832 -7.51
358 fancy 358 8 276.00 $276.00 $988 —
406–438 417 15 249.00–258.00 $251.48 $1,049 +2.65
467–485 478 20 239.50–249.00 $244.67 $1,170 +4.67
501–546 529 32 230.00–240.00 $234.77 $1,242 -1.22
555–588 574 47 228.50–239.00 $233.34 $1,339 +8.93
601–648 625 83 207.00–227.00 $221.62 $1,385 -2.01
652 652 6 218.00–219.50 $218.50 $1,425 +10.36
708 708 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,324 -5.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 229.00 $229.00 $790 —
370 370 2 234.00 $234.00 $866 +11.54
408–435 419 11 216.00–235.00 $223.12 $935 -5.83
450–472 465 7 216.00–225.00 $219.15 $1,019 -9.43
505–518 508 14 220.00–223.00 $222.34 $1,129 +2.35
571–594 584 14 214.00–224.00 $218.49 $1,276 +7.59
635–639 637 7 181.00–202.00 $193.03 $1,230 -10.41
669–697 680 13 187.50–195.00 $192.65 $1,310 +1.61
705–738 722 8 175.00–177.00 $175.98 $1,271 +5.58
759–798 779 12 178.00–182.00 $180.05 $1,403 +1.58
965 965 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 474 5 200.00–208.00 $203.14 $963 -1.06
558–588 573 4 185.00–191.00 $188.08 $1,078 +21.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–322 319 8 219.00–238.00 $231.31 $738 +5.51
360–398 384 23 217.00–228.00 $223.63 $859 +3.97
415–440 427 21 214.50–222.00 $218.11 $931 +1.05
451–462 454 14 206.00–226.00 $220.19 $1,000 +4.77
500–533 520 57 193.00–203.00 $198.01 $1,030 -4.54
560–598 568 9 192.00–192.50 $192.38 $1,093 +5.38
604–648 615 25 184.00–197.00 $188.43 $1,159 +6.34
675–695 688 6 177.00–183.00 $178.96 $1,231 —
728 728 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,183 -15.50
797 797 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 8 202.50–207.50 $204.70 $671 -5.14
400–445 423 4 193.00–200.00 $196.31 $830 -7.91
450–485 475 10 183.00–184.00 $183.80 $873 -8.42
500–540 521 16 172.00–178.00 $175.55 $915 -5.45
558–594 583 40 173.00–182.50 $178.26 $1,039 +1.92
642 642 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,117 +1.67
700–725 712 8 155.00–165.00 $159.40 $1,135 -6.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 182.50 $182.50 $639 -2.09
498 498 3 174.00 $174.00 $867 -2.99
630 630 3 145.00 $145.00 $914 +3.52
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 251.00 $251.00 $813 —
568–571 570 8 209.00–215.00 $211.24 $1,204 —
686 686 10 182.00 $182.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 224.00 $224.00 $892 —
455 455 4 200.00 $200.00 $910 -16.79
521 521 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,063 —
572 572 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,098 -17.29
730 730 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–980 870 85-90% 9 40.00–60.00 $55.50 $483 +10.69
810–1170 996 85-90% 14 60.00–70.00 $67.02 $668 +2.37
830–1190 1015 85-90% 27 70.00–83.00 $75.29 $764 —
835–1215 1106 85-90% 7 82.00–100.00 $87.19 $964 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1305 1179 80-85% 13 87.50–92.00 $89.07 $1,050 +2.89
1200–1245 1223 80-85% 4 95.00–97.00 $95.88 $1,173 +22.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1500 1429 75-80% 8 87.50–93.50 $89.20 $1,275 —
1450–1595 1548 75-80% 6 95.00–100.00 $96.57 $1,495 +6.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
979 979 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,155 —
1335–1600 1468 2 97.50–99.00 $98.18 $1,441 —
1355–1950 1733 6 105.00–114.00 $109.70 $1,901 +2.05
1725–2045 1918 5 112.50–125.00 $116.84 $2,241 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1262 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,425.00 $1,277.66
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–970 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 850.00–1,075.00 $933.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
692–775 737 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 800.00–1,125.00 $1,037.73

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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.