Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

3,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.89/cwt +17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 631 lb · 252 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $308.69/cwt +33.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 477 lb · 141 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.19/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 526 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,110	1,083	1,089
Feeder cattle	2,868	930	919
Slaughter cattle	230	145	149
Replacement cattle	12	8	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 3 weeks ago, Weaned and Conditioned Feeders steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and up, The higher quality Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher as well. There was a moderate to heavy offering of cattle today with buyers on hand showing strong demand to fill orders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	24	300.00–343.00	$321.05	$1,050	—
370–398	390	14	300.00–339.50	$328.29	$1,280	—
412–442	430	24	287.00–309.00	$298.10	$1,282	-6.30
454–498	477	141	287.00–334.00	$308.69	$1,472	+33.07
500–549	522	114	269.50–305.50	$288.61	$1,507	+16.41
550–588	566	52	267.50–285.50	$273.92	$1,550	+17.25
618–646	631	252	241.50–263.00	$253.89	$1,602	+17.37
656	656	14	275.00	$275.00	$1,804	+40.60
706–746	717	74	224.00–237.00	$232.35	$1,666	+13.63
757–779	761	47	223.00–227.50	$226.02	$1,720	+5.90
808	808	56	217.50	$217.50	$1,757	+12.19
885	885	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,788	—
945	945	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,890	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,038	+35.00
370 unweaned	370	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,092	—
403 unweaned	403	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,108	—
440	440	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,111	-8.11
482–490	485	10	260.00–273.00	$265.25	$1,286	+15.25
517–536	527	17	254.50–273.00	$267.90	$1,412	+30.84
559–591	571	53	243.00–264.00	$258.16	$1,474	+23.96
600–649	626	47	235.00–249.00	$242.56	$1,518	+27.49
654–699	679	120	210.50–243.00	$232.45	$1,578	+16.16
721–736	728	11	217.00–220.00	$218.38	$1,590	+13.38
772–794	787	10	214.00–215.00	$214.71	$1,690	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–570	565	14	245.00–254.00	$246.30	$1,392	—
609	609	52	214.00	$214.00	$1,303	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,048	-21.86
502–545	516	9	205.00–235.00	$224.44	$1,158	—
568 unweaned	568	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,272	—
582	582	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,362	+32.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,067	—
446	446	5	200.00	$200.00	$892	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	185.00	$185.00	$814	—
673	673	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,500	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,127	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–431	427	23	241.00–255.00	$247.29	$1,056	+32.27
479–489	484	23	224.00–254.00	$242.10	$1,172	+21.60
493 unweaned	493	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,085	—
500–549	535	61	214.00–236.50	$232.20	$1,242	+14.20
555–598	585	86	214.00–225.00	$220.16	$1,288	+23.75
587	587	12	224.50	$224.50	$1,318	+28.09
606–648	632	82	208.00–222.00	$217.43	$1,374	+39.85
670–686	685	27	211.00–221.00	$219.09	$1,501	+30.09
704	704	16	213.50	$213.50	$1,503	—
788	788	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,576	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–397	391	16	255.00–270.00	$264.27	$1,033	+8.27
414	414	4	279.00	$279.00	$1,155	+22.80
452–489	472	70	254.00–271.50	$264.32	$1,248	+12.21
516–547	526	122	237.00–265.00	$245.19	$1,290	+13.50
551–599	574	19	241.00–250.50	$245.70	$1,410	+21.22
603–648	613	43	218.00–228.00	$223.40	$1,369	+7.06
668–695	679	39	222.00–241.50	$230.40	$1,564	+20.67

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778	778	40	207.50	$207.50	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 unweaned	455	6	207.50	$207.50	$944	—
551–570	557	10	208.00–212.50	$209.38	$1,166	+30.60
620–635	630	15	185.00–202.00	$194.84	$1,227	—
663	663	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,366	+39.49

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761–780	765	10	138.00–149.00	$146.76	$1,123	—
820	820	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,066	—
870	870	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,322	—
970	970	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,242	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	13	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	—
1002	1002	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,503	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	185.00	$185.00	$894	+19.03
531–543	536	8	180.00–205.00	$195.49	$1,048	—
620	620	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,147	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,104	+8.95
533 unweaned	533	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,125	—
584	584	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,261	+2.00
618	618	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,273	+16.00
797	797	9	188.00	$188.00	$1,498	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1415	1259	80-85%	68	79.50–94.00	$87.88	$1,106	—
1250–1380	1326	80-85%	12	94.00–101.00	$96.55	$1,280	—
1320–1520	1438	80-85%	3	70.00–75.00	$71.76	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–930	885	85-90%	2	43.00–52.00	$47.73	$422	—
860–1045	985	85-90%	8	65.00–74.00	$68.67	$676	+21.15
835–1195	1055	85-90%	36	77.50–90.00	$83.96	$886	-5.61
970–1190	1070	85-90%	20	90.50–100.00	$94.15	$1,007	+4.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1545	1446	75-80%	8	95.00–106.00	$98.81	$1,429	+10.08
1390–1690	1489	75-80%	10	89.50–95.00	$90.92	$1,354	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1535	1379	4	103.00–114.00	$110.38	$1,522	—
1230–1770	1500	2	88.50–93.50	$90.55	$1,358	—
1705–2245	1982	3	117.50–119.00	$118.38	$2,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
903	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,410.00	$1,410.00
970–1315	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,235.00	$1,161.77
1155–1215	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,464.72

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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.