Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 2, 2023

1,298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.74/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 636 lb · 52 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.79/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 631 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.71/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 523 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,298	842	1,990
Feeder cattle	1,101	702	1,730
Slaughter cattle	174	140	199
Replacement cattle	23	—	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a moderate supply with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	328	9	315.00–325.00	$317.39	$1,041	—
351–392	374	38	317.00–338.00	$331.16	$1,239	+35.28
426 fancy	426	6	338.00	$338.00	$1,440	—
405–449	435	18	307.00–320.00	$310.02	$1,349	—
450–478	462	22	300.00–319.00	$310.30	$1,434	+17.64
491 unweaned	491	4	291.00	$291.00	$1,429	—
502–539	521	36	288.00–293.00	$289.65	$1,509	+12.36
529 unweaned	529	14	272.00	$272.00	$1,439	—
550–569	561	31	279.00–285.00	$281.54	$1,579	+14.56
605–648	636	52	260.50–280.50	$267.74	$1,703	+2.17
665–666	666	22	259.50–264.00	$259.70	$1,730	+2.22
715	715	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,823	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–320	316	6	275.00–307.00	$292.49	$924	—
380–385	383	2	273.00–275.00	$273.99	$1,049	-18.01
410–435	425	10	265.00–281.00	$275.70	$1,172	—
468–497	478	25	269.00–290.00	$282.44	$1,350	+11.39
526–549	539	31	255.00–278.50	$269.95	$1,455	+5.59
550–591	589	18	250.00–273.50	$272.28	$1,604	+17.05
603–647	631	52	245.00–257.00	$249.79	$1,576	+11.47
655–698	676	15	230.00–249.00	$235.52	$1,592	-1.30
702–744	732	7	228.00–235.00	$229.92	$1,683	+9.92
765–783	779	12	227.50–238.00	$232.69	$1,813	+5.90
808–815	810	3	215.00–225.00	$221.65	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–317	312	5	245.00–262.50	$255.66	$798	—
350–375	366	6	242.50–250.00	$245.52	$899	—
435–445	438	3	215.00–232.50	$220.92	$968	—
500–520	514	9	229.00–245.00	$233.80	$1,202	—
563–575	566	4	200.00–212.00	$203.05	$1,149	—
600–645	617	6	200.00–230.00	$218.26	$1,347	+5.26
653	653	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,175	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–494	491	8	180.00–185.00	$181.85	$893	-38.15
648	648	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,069	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–330	325	9	245.00–249.00	$245.45	$798	+12.45
366–399	385	17	233.00–250.00	$239.68	$923	—
400–440	416	30	220.00–245.00	$236.13	$982	+15.13
475–497	488	20	220.00–244.00	$237.12	$1,157	+17.45
502–543	524	43	218.00–237.00	$226.21	$1,185	+13.08
550 unweaned	550	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,141	—
563–594	569	23	210.00–227.00	$220.12	$1,252	+9.11
612–635	632	38	200.00–218.00	$215.90	$1,364	+8.33
650–680	659	22	192.50–215.00	$199.47	$1,315	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	265.00	$265.00	$890	±0.00
350–395	375	10	254.00–275.00	$263.24	$987	-7.57
401–418	406	7	261.00–265.00	$262.18	$1,064	+9.19
451–479	469	40	255.00–263.00	$261.03	$1,224	+23.90
505–538	510	13	241.00–247.00	$246.03	$1,255	+14.01
554–562	558	27	233.50	$233.50	$1,303	—
602–625	615	11	221.00–230.00	$224.52	$1,381	+3.52
683–694	691	10	222.00	$222.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	6	204.00–220.00	$213.38	$792	—
410–428	422	3	192.00–206.00	$196.53	$829	-4.80
450–495	472	10	195.00–212.50	$207.31	$979	-2.69
500–542	527	4	185.00–207.50	$200.05	$1,054	—
550	550	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,138	+17.00
615–645	633	4	165.00–195.00	$186.18	$1,179	+3.65
852	852	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,534	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–485	484	4	185.00	$185.00	$895	—
521	521	4	170.00	$170.00	$886	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	290.00–301.00	$295.54	$910	+20.54
430	430	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,148	—
455–485	465	12	240.00–257.00	$246.60	$1,147	—
520–525	522	3	231.00–238.00	$235.65	$1,230	-3.80
558–598	571	12	232.00–249.50	$240.63	$1,374	+13.63
605–626	618	10	209.00–224.00	$211.99	$1,310	-2.01
650–690	670	2	209.00–221.00	$215.18	$1,442	+18.18
722	722	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–475	469	7	231.00–235.00	$232.21	$1,089	+2.40
525–547	537	6	191.00–219.50	$207.80	$1,116	+7.80
701	701	5	173.50	$173.50	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,333	+42.31
478	478	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–880	831	85-90%	5	50.00–60.00	$54.24	$451	+11.29
725–1060	917	85-90%	9	60.00–72.50	$65.07	$597	—
830–1245	1045	85-90%	50	77.50–87.50	$80.73	$844	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1215	1119	80-85%	7	80.00–85.00	$82.14	$919	—
1015–1355	1224	80-85%	52	85.00–100.00	$89.00	$1,089	-0.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1325	1323	75-80%	3	85.00	$85.00	$1,125	—
1235–1810	1406	75-80%	11	85.00–100.00	$91.82	$1,291	—
1785–1825	1805	75-80%	2	102.00–104.50	$103.26	$1,864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1605	1568	3	100.00–105.00	$101.63	$1,594	—
1445–2245	1658	7	105.00–120.00	$113.61	$1,884	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–880	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–177.00	$176.07	$1,453
750–1310	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	98.00–127.00	$112.91	$1,050

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1355	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,462.80

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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.