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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 13, 2023

2,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.41/cwt +21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 625 lb · 157 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.76/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,594/hd at 621 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.91/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 576 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,182 1,323 0
Feeder cattle 1,697 1,104 0
Slaughter cattle 447 22 0
Replacement cattle 38 197 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the sale slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Much needed heavy rain fell in the early morning hours. A very large crowd was on hand for this first sale held after the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 4 297.50 $297.50 $958 -5.07
355 355 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,047 —
418–444 435 15 265.00–271.00 $269.08 $1,170 +0.08
483–499 496 43 265.00–270.00 $267.27 $1,326 +2.29
502–542 520 59 270.00–286.00 $275.36 $1,432 -2.56
564–581 574 42 270.00–289.00 $277.95 $1,595 +6.33
601–639 621 102 245.00–262.00 $256.76 $1,594 -3.23
654–697 679 33 247.50–258.00 $253.14 $1,719 +10.23
718–738 724 17 228.00–243.00 $231.34 $1,675 -16.16
752–794 783 48 227.00–230.50 $229.70 $1,799 —
805 805 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,699 —
1040 1040 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 387 9 273.00–284.00 $277.22 $1,073 +2.17
438 438 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,073 -6.57
488–497 491 9 245.00–260.00 $254.94 $1,252 +3.41
500–549 519 21 237.00–265.00 $250.27 $1,299 +3.88
551–593 574 80 230.00–266.00 $251.57 $1,444 -1.77
602–645 627 17 225.00–243.00 $233.91 $1,467 +11.41
650–692 675 34 230.00–242.00 $238.36 $1,609 +12.43
721 721 16 209.50–225.00 $217.25 $1,566 +7.73
762–779 773 31 206.00–223.50 $217.38 $1,680 —
858 858 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 265.00 $265.00 $771 —
350–394 380 16 257.50–267.50 $264.02 $1,003 -2.09
430–448 440 15 225.00–240.00 $229.39 $1,009 —
487 487 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,120 —
507 507 15 212.50–219.00 $215.10 $1,091 -4.42
559 559 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,241 —
670 670 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 +9.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 225.00 $225.00 $817 -5.00
579 579 6 187.50 $187.50 $1,086 —
620 620 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,190 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 331 13 237.50–247.50 $242.40 $802 -5.60
372–395 384 15 240.00–261.00 $249.84 $959 —
400–448 419 57 234.00–253.00 $243.19 $1,019 +4.01
452–496 476 62 237.00–248.00 $244.67 $1,165 +9.67
505–549 524 93 227.00–246.50 $238.73 $1,251 +9.86
551–595 576 101 228.00–240.00 $234.91 $1,353 +2.73
600–648 625 157 219.00–246.00 $236.41 $1,478 +21.41
660 660 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,468 +7.50
700–730 712 20 205.00–216.50 $211.37 $1,505 +10.37
752–785 767 34 209.50–217.00 $211.67 $1,624 —
860 860 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 8 233.00 $233.00 $687 -5.18
303–345 328 16 220.00–237.50 $228.79 $750 -5.57
375–390 381 10 230.00–235.00 $232.27 $885 —
402–439 428 24 220.00–235.00 $230.22 $985 +1.58
451–472 461 15 220.00–232.00 $226.83 $1,046 —
500–548 522 12 201.00–210.00 $205.73 $1,074 -2.07
563–592 581 26 205.00–216.00 $209.83 $1,219 +1.87
605–632 621 10 197.00–210.00 $204.13 $1,268 -4.69
672 672 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,418 +7.12
880 880 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 207.50 $207.50 $664 —
360–373 368 5 206.00–207.50 $206.59 $760 -17.70
411 411 5 203.00 $203.00 $834 -2.00
468–482 472 15 195.00–214.00 $208.79 $985 +7.03
593 593 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,156 —
698 698 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,277 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 422 7 177.50–181.00 $179.01 $755 —
495 495 3 186.00 $186.00 $921 +3.51
572 572 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,007 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 262.50 $262.50 $903 —
479 479 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,097 +8.42
500–542 529 15 190.00–212.00 $204.48 $1,082 —
560–589 575 8 207.00–214.00 $210.41 $1,210 -0.59
605–642 624 6 195.00–197.00 $195.97 $1,223 +10.97
671 671 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,342 —
708–738 727 8 182.00–184.00 $182.73 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 5 272.50 $272.50 $768 —
342 342 3 265.00 $265.00 $906 —
440 440 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,074 +3.00
454 454 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,140 —
588 588 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,294 —
610 610 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 207.50 $207.50 $813 —
427–445 436 6 195.00–215.00 $204.79 $893 —
515 515 3 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 207.50 $207.50 $965 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 285.00 $285.00 $861 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788–1135 939 85-90% 61 65.00–78.00 $71.53 $672 -2.71
765–1238 1041 85-90% 99 80.00–90.00 $84.54 $880 -1.89
825–1230 1062 85-90% 41 90.00–100.00 $93.71 $995 +1.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1313 1201 80-85% 36 99.50–107.50 $102.42 $1,230 —
1020–1340 1210 80-85% 74 85.00–98.00 $93.38 $1,130 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1680 1409 75-80% 37 90.00–102.50 $96.97 $1,366 —
1315–1835 1505 75-80% 36 102.50–112.50 $105.59 $1,589 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 65-75% 1 119.50 $119.50 $1,840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1870 1661 6 120.00–132.50 $126.25 $2,097 +1.33
1320–2255 1684 6 110.00–120.00 $114.46 $1,928 -10.46

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
698 698 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 116.00 $116.00 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
955–1238 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,393.04
1168 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1362–1630 1442 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,760.00 $1,590.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1003 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.