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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.49/cwt ≈ $1,168/hd at 427 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.77/cwt +21.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 575 lb · 46 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $237.93/cwt ≈ $1,694/hd at 712 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 732 740 965
Feeder cattle 652 665 887
Slaughter cattle 74 75 68
Replacement cattle 6 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with spots up to 20.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,182 —
429–444 440 31 300.00–319.00 $313.48 $1,379 —
463–488 473 13 305.00–316.00 $311.63 $1,474 +1.27
525–542 540 29 280.00–293.00 $281.35 $1,519 -15.87
578 578 11 274.50 $274.50 $1,587 -0.02
621–648 638 16 251.50–266.00 $255.41 $1,630 +1.98
656–666 660 13 248.50–251.50 $250.34 $1,652 -4.22
700–729 712 45 232.00–240.00 $237.93 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–490 477 13 272.00–285.00 $278.07 $1,326 +13.07
550–596 575 18 256.00–272.50 $267.38 $1,537 —
602 602 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,445 +4.32
672–690 674 34 237.50–245.00 $244.32 $1,647 —
701–712 706 12 217.50–225.00 $220.40 $1,556 —
792 792 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,683 +3.00
802 802 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,004 —
568 568 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 15 280.00 $280.00 $960 —
410–442 427 48 267.50–277.00 $273.49 $1,168 —
465–485 482 18 259.00–267.00 $265.71 $1,281 -1.97
513–526 518 12 258.00–261.00 $259.73 $1,345 +4.87
560–591 575 46 246.50–255.50 $250.77 $1,442 +21.19
610–622 615 7 216.00–220.00 $217.73 $1,339 -4.94
684–690 686 10 215.00–223.00 $219.78 $1,508 —
704–717 710 21 200.00–212.50 $208.97 $1,484 —
924 924 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 235.00 $235.00 $752 —
410 410 4 234.00 $234.00 $959 -11.00
527–538 536 14 235.00–236.00 $235.36 $1,262 +15.11
552 552 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,275 —
678–695 688 34 209.50–215.00 $211.73 $1,457 +3.41
764–797 776 8 185.00–195.00 $191.15 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 240.00 $240.00 $787 —
391 391 4 240.00 $240.00 $938 +33.88
631 631 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,174 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 11 304.00 $304.00 $1,201 —
481 481 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,352 —
600 600 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,303 -14.00
655 655 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,382 —
748 748 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,220 +22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1245 1000 85-90% 9 72.50–86.00 $80.29 $803 —
850–1165 1028 85-90% 4 102.50–108.00 $104.27 $1,072 —
905–1245 1129 85-90% 9 85.00–94.00 $89.18 $1,007 -3.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1770 1547 75-80% 14 97.00–108.00 $103.25 $1,597 —
1485–1620 1553 75-80% 2 94.00–97.50 $95.83 $1,488 -7.63
1480–1680 1558 75-80% 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,776 +10.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1390 1254 80-85% 12 96.50–107.50 $102.70 $1,288 —
1295–1310 1301 80-85% 4 109.00–117.00 $114.26 $1,487 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1695 1580 2 117.50–122.50 $120.18 $1,899 —
2025–2070 2048 2 125.00–128.00 $126.48 $2,590 —

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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
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.