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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $336.46/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 472 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.92/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 619 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.76/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 514 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 1,038 1,411
Feeder cattle 768 953 1,220
Slaughter cattle 107 70 143
Replacement cattle 23 15 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-10.00 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
360–398 386 17 337.50–372.50 $359.83 $1,389 —
425–430 428 9 325.00–342.50 $334.54 $1,432 -17.53
450–497 472 25 322.50–344.00 $336.46 $1,588 -2.21
518–542 538 18 294.00–330.00 $311.88 $1,678 -5.17
550–588 563 9 296.00–300.00 $297.39 $1,674 -12.90
602–645 619 25 274.00–297.00 $285.92 $1,770 -6.60
703 703 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,849 -4.00
814 814 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,937 -8.50
987 987 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 366 12 310.00–335.00 $323.14 $1,183 -9.62
400–434 421 8 297.50–300.00 $298.39 $1,256 -36.35
453–490 473 17 300.00–312.50 $305.39 $1,444 -1.60
510–543 526 17 275.00–289.00 $282.84 $1,488 -12.38
570–586 581 14 280.00–292.00 $289.26 $1,681 +11.46
624–648 640 17 254.00–270.00 $258.86 $1,657 —
664–685 678 19 250.00–271.00 $264.90 $1,796 -1.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,159 —
446 446 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,215 —
465–498 485 8 270.00–281.00 $276.03 $1,339 +28.40
555–565 559 11 235.00–268.00 $255.18 $1,426 +14.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–449 447 8 292.50–300.00 $296.23 $1,324 +1.23
452–481 467 8 291.00–307.50 $298.99 $1,396 +9.12
507–530 514 23 257.00–284.00 $270.76 $1,392 -4.90
552 552 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,408 -8.39
615–625 619 17 232.00–244.00 $240.46 $1,488 -3.81
653–695 671 15 226.00–242.00 $236.00 $1,584 +11.00
751 751 19 225.00 $225.00 $1,690 —
810 810 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 313 11 277.50–300.00 $291.51 $912 +26.51
395–398 397 5 287.50–297.50 $293.52 $1,165 +14.21
405–448 434 14 262.50–281.00 $274.43 $1,191 -7.28
460–475 467 12 265.00–282.50 $274.30 $1,281 +18.75
509–540 525 15 230.00–255.00 $246.40 $1,294 -9.71
557–595 571 18 227.00–247.00 $237.16 $1,354 -6.16
650–678 663 12 200.00–222.00 $211.05 $1,399 -3.99
738 738 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,476 -16.77
830 830 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 260.00 $260.00 $876 —
350–395 370 7 247.00–272.50 $259.83 $961 —
435 435 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 -10.00
465–495 484 11 242.00–245.00 $243.88 $1,180 +7.55
628–635 632 8 180.00–185.00 $181.86 $1,149 —
665 665 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,297 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,048 —
365 365 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 —
480 480 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,387 -3.50
513–514 514 8 259.00–265.00 $261.25 $1,343 -16.25
608–609 609 8 230.00–240.00 $233.75 $1,424 —
720–733 727 6 219.00–229.00 $224.04 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
622 622 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,437 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1340 1212 80-85% 16 109.50–123.50 $119.44 $1,448 —
1110–1305 1216 80-85% 8 123.50–140.00 $130.52 $1,587 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1655 1424 75-80% 11 126.00–138.50 $131.81 $1,877 +16.58
1325–1965 1461 75-80% 9 107.50–125.00 $119.58 $1,747 +14.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–975 947 85-90% 6 105.00–112.00 $108.57 $1,028 —
830–1165 1022 85-90% 12 114.00–127.00 $120.30 $1,229 +41.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2045 1629 4 122.50–140.00 $130.28 $2,122 —
1245–2100 1694 8 146.50–155.00 $150.89 $2,556 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
998 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,697

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240–1365 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,700.00–2,100.00 $1,842.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1500 1329 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,449.86

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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
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 145.00 $145.00 $489 —
740 740 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
762 762 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,238 —

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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.