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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 18, 2024

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.43/cwt +13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 646 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $254.56/cwt +19.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 653 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.67/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 614 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 1,402 955
Feeder cattle 665 1,295 887
Slaughter cattle 75 93 68
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 14.00 higher with spots up to 20.00 higher on lightweight heifer calves on a light, but high quality run of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 308.00–328.00 $321.60 $1,071 —
465–490 471 26 296.00–322.00 $310.36 $1,462 +10.84
513–528 519 10 296.00–299.00 $297.22 $1,543 +9.64
559–564 562 16 273.00–276.50 $274.52 $1,543 —
605–649 646 88 241.00–254.00 $253.43 $1,637 +13.87
652–655 653 55 254.25–255.00 $254.56 $1,662 +19.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 4 283.00–285.00 $283.99 $1,065 -3.51
448 448 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,304 —
480 480 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 -7.17
625–640 631 38 228.00–239.50 $235.68 $1,487 +16.98
786 786 7 209.50 $209.50 $1,647 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–434 431 7 245.00–265.00 $250.60 $1,080 +15.60
642 642 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,074 +33.00
452–461 459 27 264.00–270.00 $267.68 $1,229 +30.15
508–523 521 14 254.00–255.00 $254.86 $1,328 +22.12
552–596 590 45 229.50–230.00 $229.58 $1,355 +14.48
607–640 614 49 220.00–224.00 $222.67 $1,367 +9.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,041 +20.67
475–480 476 11 230.00–235.00 $234.45 $1,116 +16.51
535–545 543 4 220.00–221.00 $220.25 $1,196 +14.60
600–647 642 10 207.00–218.50 $217.43 $1,396 +32.43
658–690 683 19 207.00–213.50 $208.32 $1,423 +6.52
700–749 734 7 180.00–200.00 $186.30 $1,367 +10.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–385 383 13 205.00–212.50 $206.12 $789 -8.88
442 442 3 207.50 $207.50 $917 —
490–494 494 9 212.00–215.00 $212.33 $1,049 +6.06
696 696 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,197 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
499 499 5 175.00 $175.00 $873 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,096 —
486 486 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,254 +10.00
525 525 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,360 —
578 578 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,387 +17.00
797 797 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,034 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1105 916 85-90% 4 74.00–85.50 $81.98 $751 +13.02
985–1370 1133 85-90% 21 87.00–100.00 $92.58 $1,049 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1395 1218 80-85% 15 101.50–107.50 $104.81 $1,277 +14.03
1145–1415 1237 80-85% 3 109.50–113.00 $111.14 $1,375 +20.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1680 1563 75-80% 9 100.00–107.50 $103.46 $1,617 —
1555–1685 1601 75-80% 4 110.00–116.00 $113.36 $1,815 —
1520–1760 1640 75-80% 2 97.50–98.00 $97.73 $1,603 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–2460 1994 4 120.00–123.50 $121.86 $2,430 —

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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.