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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 22, 2023

1,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $215.50/cwt ≈ $1,944/hd at 902 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.15/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 527 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.45/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 481 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,682 1,688 0
Feeder cattle 1,309 1,383 0
Slaughter cattle 328 243 0
Replacement cattle 45 62 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Bidding was very active throughout the auction with buyers needing cattle. 117 head of steers weighing 902 lbs. sold for 215.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 311.00 $311.00 $933 +8.62
360–362 361 6 305.00–308.00 $306.50 $1,106 +7.81
437–439 439 25 278.00 $278.00 $1,220 -0.47
455–495 472 38 265.00–284.00 $279.52 $1,319 +15.47
500–544 535 44 257.50–275.00 $269.84 $1,444 +12.23
553–598 570 46 261.00–280.00 $270.21 $1,540 +18.35
601–644 617 48 239.00–262.50 $249.68 $1,541 +2.44
657–675 664 20 237.00–244.00 $241.15 $1,601 -3.97
748 748 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,705 —
902 902 117 215.50 $215.50 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–398 393 14 277.00–280.00 $278.09 $1,093 —
423–442 429 6 245.00–250.00 $248.28 $1,065 -1.24
453–491 476 28 250.00–262.00 $253.44 $1,206 +5.07
520 520 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,253 -3.97
562–598 574 22 236.00–255.00 $247.91 $1,423 +1.05
635 635 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 +0.58
650–690 666 18 224.00–231.00 $228.11 $1,519 +2.67
802 802 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,564 -5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–390 381 8 245.00–255.00 $250.12 $953 +9.12
513–520 517 11 225.00–234.50 $229.56 $1,187 -0.44
649 649 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,337 +13.82
660–690 673 7 198.00–206.00 $201.52 $1,356 +5.61
754–762 757 8 195.00–196.50 $195.93 $1,483 +17.72
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 200.00 $200.00 $990 +8.00
570–575 572 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,115 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 247.50 $247.50 $978 -1.50
400–423 418 43 241.00–255.00 $246.15 $1,029 +6.15
456–498 481 56 236.00–253.00 $245.45 $1,181 +10.05
510–545 527 59 223.00–243.00 $234.15 $1,234 +3.42
560–595 582 8 230.00–231.00 $230.36 $1,341 +8.22
610–624 618 28 219.00–228.50 $223.91 $1,384 +16.99
662 662 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,430 +5.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 240.00 $240.00 $821 +5.79
353–379 374 34 230.00–239.00 $234.14 $876 +4.91
427–435 430 5 220.00–235.00 $228.93 $984 -4.30
453–495 476 50 222.00–235.00 $226.81 $1,080 -0.85
500–541 526 9 202.00–215.00 $207.04 $1,089 -9.70
552–592 578 7 195.00–206.00 $201.00 $1,162 -0.99
639–641 640 12 204.00–205.00 $204.50 $1,309 +5.86
650–692 673 18 195.00–206.00 $199.92 $1,345 +3.15
710–748 726 12 181.00–188.00 $185.47 $1,347 —
854 854 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 220.00 $220.00 $693 +5.00
380–392 387 10 209.00–225.00 $215.28 $833 —
402–447 423 12 205.00–213.00 $210.22 $889 +0.94
465–485 477 5 205.00–209.00 $207.44 $989 +9.29
541 541 16 190.00 $190.00 $1,028 -5.00
722–738 730 6 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $1,223 -13.77
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 187.50 $187.50 $819 +13.45
462–482 474 10 168.00–187.50 $178.93 $848 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 340 7 250.00–266.00 $256.65 $873 +6.65
390 390 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,043 +17.51
401–433 409 17 230.00–249.00 $239.81 $981 -13.97
515–526 521 10 230.00–235.00 $232.98 $1,214 +17.07
553 553 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,239 +21.00
710 710 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–372 371 8 235.00–241.00 $238.76 $886 —
430 430 4 210.00 $210.00 $903 -11.90
453–495 479 14 212.00–225.00 $215.81 $1,034 +21.81
518 518 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,114 +33.46
606 606 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,048 —
442 442 14 253.00 $253.00 $1,118 —
501 501 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,197 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
458 458 3 200.00 $200.00 $916 —
535 535 6 170.00 $170.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–970 784 85-90% 4 40.00–55.00 $45.80 $359 —
805–1220 982 85-90% 47 60.00–78.00 $72.41 $711 —
715–1210 1041 85-90% 51 80.00–90.00 $83.40 $868 —
1030–1230 1091 85-90% 14 90.00–95.00 $91.12 $994 +7.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1325 1197 80-85% 7 82.00–85.00 $84.53 $1,012 +0.42
1030–1350 1202 80-85% 74 87.50–95.00 $92.57 $1,113 -2.74
1035–1305 1228 80-85% 9 100.00–105.00 $100.47 $1,234 +5.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1740 1435 75-80% 25 92.50–100.00 $95.18 $1,366 —
1398–1500 1440 75-80% 9 102.50 $102.50 $1,476 —
1418–1600 1488 75-80% 6 90.00–92.00 $91.07 $1,355 -13.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1850 1399 7 107.50–115.00 $110.90 $1,551 —
1675–2030 1816 11 120.00–130.00 $125.35 $2,276 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
727 727 (<2 yrs)Open 5 120.00 $120.00 $872

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 900.00 $900.00
842 842 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1132 1074 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,015.00–1,285.00 $1,086.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,670.00 $1,670.00 —

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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.