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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

1,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.29/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 679 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.30/cwt -32.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 625 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.97/cwt -21.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 519 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,224 1,298 2,218
Feeder cattle 1,027 1,101 1,868
Slaughter cattle 189 174 256
Replacement cattle 8 23 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate. The offering consisted of several lots of the plain type of cattle with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 287.50 $287.50 $891 -4.99
372–398 386 11 265.00–275.00 $269.24 $1,039 -4.75
443 443 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,152 -15.70
472–487 480 25 256.00–263.00 $259.93 $1,248 -22.51
508–530 522 17 235.00–241.00 $238.22 $1,244 -31.73
560–596 585 32 229.00–240.00 $235.07 $1,375 -37.21
602–644 625 9 223.00–228.00 $225.86 $1,412 -23.93
660–697 679 64 220.00–229.00 $223.29 $1,516 -12.23
707–729 716 10 212.50–218.00 $216.37 $1,549 -13.55
772 772 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,621 -22.69
831–845 836 8 207.50–210.00 $208.45 $1,743 -13.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,136 -33.66
405–414 412 24 268.00–283.00 $273.83 $1,128 -36.19
458 458 16 275.00 $275.00 $1,260 -35.30
500–539 513 37 247.50–251.00 $249.45 $1,280 -40.20
609–639 625 55 230.00–238.00 $235.30 $1,471 -32.44
678–684 682 12 230.00–236.00 $232.49 $1,586 -27.21
752–760 757 7 222.00–226.00 $224.30 $1,698 —
841 841 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 245.00 $245.00 $801 -10.66
365–390 376 7 240.00–250.00 $245.55 $923 +0.03
418–432 429 15 217.50–220.00 $219.51 $942 -1.41
450–496 480 29 230.00–251.00 $243.82 $1,170 —
522 522 8 220.00–232.00 $224.50 $1,172 -9.30
568–597 591 14 224.00–230.00 $226.11 $1,336 +23.06
600–643 619 22 195.00–212.50 $198.90 $1,231 -19.36
653–682 666 15 200.00–214.00 $208.88 $1,391 +28.88
777–798 784 19 185.00–210.00 $199.65 $1,565 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 232.50 $232.50 $821 -7.18
407–441 432 12 220.00–221.00 $220.24 $951 -15.89
460–496 473 35 210.00–226.00 $220.76 $1,044 -16.36
505–540 519 47 194.00–216.00 $204.97 $1,064 -21.24
551–581 560 28 190.50–210.00 $201.03 $1,126 -19.09
607–645 618 24 182.50–188.00 $185.32 $1,145 -30.58
650–685 663 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,193 -19.47
702–740 716 23 180.00–188.00 $183.62 $1,315 —
877 877 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–321 314 18 245.00–251.00 $247.38 $777 -17.62
412–441 436 16 225.00–230.00 $229.11 $999 -33.07
486–490 487 17 238.00–242.00 $238.71 $1,163 -22.32
506–530 520 44 216.50–245.00 $226.68 $1,179 -19.35
615–643 633 17 189.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,250 -27.03
658–682 674 22 190.00–200.00 $192.95 $1,300 -29.05
700 700 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–399 382 15 195.00–205.00 $199.25 $761 -14.13
400–428 415 16 189.00–205.00 $195.70 $812 -0.83
458–496 483 26 193.00–208.00 $203.01 $981 -4.30
515–545 530 6 191.00–201.00 $195.86 $1,038 -4.19
558–590 574 14 180.00–189.00 $183.93 $1,056 -23.07
652–678 665 15 162.50–175.00 $169.65 $1,128 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 275.00 $275.00 $886 -20.54
565–598 577 8 194.00–218.00 $208.68 $1,204 -31.95
600–614 608 7 195.00–205.00 $199.23 $1,211 -12.76
679 679 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,331 -19.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
508–538 523 6 185.00 $185.00 $968 -22.80
575–598 585 7 189.00–190.00 $189.56 $1,109 —
668 668 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 302.50 $302.50 $932 —
557 557 5 212.50 $212.50 $1,184 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1155 944 85-90% 7 40.00–55.00 $47.89 $452 -17.18
992 992 85-90% 2 87.50 $87.50 $868 —
907–1240 1057 85-90% 19 60.00–72.50 $67.99 $719 —
970–1240 1106 85-90% 49 75.00–82.50 $78.22 $865 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022–1360 1231 80-85% 41 80.00–92.50 $86.11 $1,060 -2.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1535 1411 75-80% 38 85.00–92.50 $88.62 $1,250 -3.20
1520–1810 1665 75-80% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.72 $1,627 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1695 1428 8 90.00–100.00 $93.30 $1,332 —
1625–1695 1660 2 113.50 $113.50 $1,884 -0.11
1675–1895 1786 6 105.00–112.50 $108.81 $1,943 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1238 1164 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,285.00–1,400.00 $1,354.90

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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.