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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 20, 2023

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.27/cwt +20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 633 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.28/cwt +10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 558 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.76/cwt +26.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 513 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 2,182 0
Feeder cattle 858 1,697 0
Slaughter cattle 112 447 0
Replacement cattle 51 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher and steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for the quality weaned cattle included in the offering. A few herd sellouts brought some quality bred cows to town in the replacement cattle portion of the offering. Receipts were lighter this week after some much needed rain fell in the area earlier this morning.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 334 7 262.50–288.00 $276.57 $924 —
365–385 383 19 265.00–280.00 $272.53 $1,044 -4.69
415 415 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 +30.00
466–494 478 12 266.00–270.00 $268.28 $1,282 +13.34
532–548 543 12 256.00–267.50 $263.13 $1,429 +12.86
556–595 573 23 245.00–265.00 $253.98 $1,455 +2.41
616–649 633 102 243.00–256.00 $254.27 $1,610 +20.36
653–694 676 27 230.00–242.00 $237.40 $1,605 -0.96
710–735 723 2 213.00–216.00 $214.53 $1,551 -2.72
868 868 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,823 +13.00
905–912 910 3 209.00–213.00 $211.67 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–389 384 20 295.00–306.00 $300.57 $1,154 +5.57
405–442 432 15 278.00–292.50 $285.76 $1,234 +16.68
453–469 462 11 285.00–295.00 $289.46 $1,337 +22.19
500–542 521 23 270.00–290.00 $284.92 $1,484 +9.56
554 fancy 554 47 294.50 $294.50 $1,632 —
550–585 571 16 266.00–274.00 $270.01 $1,542 -7.94
604–649 633 13 256.00–258.00 $256.45 $1,623 -0.31
653–696 671 12 245.00–248.00 $246.70 $1,655 -6.44
732 732 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,684 -1.34
756–791 774 8 220.00–238.00 $228.80 $1,771 -0.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,073 +15.61
458–495 481 6 235.00–247.00 $242.01 $1,164 +12.01
513–545 518 7 210.00–243.00 $238.04 $1,233 +22.94
665–690 679 4 200.00–220.00 $214.06 $1,453 -5.94
825 825 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,402 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–391 388 23 260.00–269.00 $266.63 $1,035 +16.79
484–496 492 21 259.50–264.50 $262.69 $1,292 +18.02
505–525 513 62 251.00–266.50 $264.76 $1,358 +26.03
579 fancy 579 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,563 —
612–639 626 38 229.00–248.00 $242.44 $1,518 +6.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 344 14 242.50–247.00 $246.08 $847 +17.29
362–394 383 6 254.00–257.50 $255.10 $977 +22.83
405–445 431 22 242.50–259.00 $256.98 $1,108 +26.76
462–495 475 13 240.00–259.00 $248.85 $1,182 +22.02
505–545 521 12 235.00–247.50 $244.41 $1,273 +38.68
555–570 564 14 231.00–244.00 $237.45 $1,339 +27.62
678–695 688 12 192.00–211.00 $206.72 $1,422 -4.28
715–730 725 3 193.00–217.00 $208.27 $1,510 —
750–755 753 2 189.00–191.00 $190.00 $1,431 —
805–842 829 13 190.50–207.00 $196.31 $1,627 —
910 910 2 179.00–180.00 $179.50 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 373 4 202.50–218.00 $214.36 $800 +7.77
455–490 477 4 214.00–235.00 $224.84 $1,072 +16.05
530–545 538 2 225.00–228.00 $226.48 $1,218 —
722 722 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,137 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,218 +12.00
515–548 532 8 238.00–254.00 $250.15 $1,331 —
560–568 564 4 227.00–240.00 $233.45 $1,317 +13.45
600–640 627 3 214.00–217.00 $216.04 $1,355 +1.04
655–692 676 6 187.50–215.00 $201.35 $1,361 —
720 720 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–488 477 5 180.00–185.00 $183.07 $873 -45.93
598 598 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,190 -11.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 3 95.00 $95.00 $869 —
1050–1300 1210 80-85% 17 100.00–110.00 $105.48 $1,276 +12.10
1240–1361 1331 80-85% 9 112.00–115.00 $114.48 $1,524 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–940 873 85-90% 3 50.00–65.00 $58.76 $513 —
792–1050 879 85-90% 8 72.50–85.00 $78.01 $686 —
835–1340 1061 85-90% 16 85.00–95.00 $91.76 $974 -1.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1630 1413 75-80% 11 105.00–114.00 $110.08 $1,555 +13.11
1292–1550 1434 75-80% 11 113.00–117.50 $115.89 $1,662 +18.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1345 1183 2 90.00–102.00 $95.18 $1,126 —
1365–2110 1623 9 107.00–126.00 $120.32 $1,953 —
1735–2005 1864 4 130.00–132.50 $130.92 $2,440 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
763 763 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 121.00 $121.00 $923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997–1220 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,285.00–1,500.00 $1,331.73
972–1090 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,135.00–1,375.00 $1,256.95
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,410.00 $1,410.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1094 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–912 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,000.00 $962.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–995 972 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,213.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
683 683 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00

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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
1110–1385 1248 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–1,850.00 $1,800.00 —
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.