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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 21, 2024

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.27/cwt +9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 827 lb · 75 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.50/cwt ≈ $1,952/hd at 829 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.38/cwt +13.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 478 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,072 898 916
Feeder cattle 980 768 765
Slaughter cattle 63 107 124
Replacement cattle 29 23 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher with some spots up to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls 7.00 to 16.00 higher. A very active market today at the Mid Missouri Stockyards with many bidders and buyers present and ready to fill orders. Demand was very good for all classes on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 341 10 330.00–342.50 $333.63 $1,138 —
367–382 376 7 323.00–325.00 $324.16 $1,219 +1.02
405–445 424 5 328.00–342.50 $336.63 $1,427 +38.24
466–497 478 50 300.00–327.00 $319.38 $1,527 +13.99
522–542 528 15 291.00–317.50 $310.15 $1,638 +27.31
562–594 590 44 288.00–292.00 $290.81 $1,716 +1.55
600–615 608 7 273.00–287.00 $278.96 $1,696 +20.10
663–690 677 38 250.00–277.00 $268.17 $1,816 +3.27
700–740 711 15 240.00–260.00 $247.05 $1,757 —
771 771 9 243.50 $243.50 $1,877 —
829 829 67 235.50 $235.50 $1,952 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 385 11 355.00–382.50 $366.76 $1,412 +6.93
408–425 415 22 355.00–379.00 $361.26 $1,499 +26.72
450–492 476 13 330.00–354.00 $345.33 $1,644 +8.87
502–524 514 20 322.00–351.00 $339.75 $1,746 +27.87
560–597 588 4 295.00–305.00 $302.62 $1,779 +5.23
608 fancy 608 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,976 —
611–635 622 36 293.00–323.00 $314.06 $1,953 +28.14
659–695 667 40 284.00–295.50 $288.02 $1,921 —
805–841 827 75 240.00–248.50 $247.27 $2,045 +9.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 312.50–315.00 $313.74 $1,060 —
398 398 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,254 +12.50
415–430 425 3 300.00–307.50 $305.06 $1,297 +32.56
462–490 471 4 250.00–278.00 $258.94 $1,220 -17.09
580 580 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,467 -2.18
605–635 627 5 224.00–240.00 $233.92 $1,467 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,049 —
562 562 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,169 —
641 641 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,282 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 210.00 $210.00 $781 —
612 612 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 6 287.50–312.50 $299.45 $997 +7.94
360–393 380 13 271.00–304.00 $289.33 $1,099 -4.19
418–440 427 4 284.00–300.00 $292.10 $1,247 +17.67
448 unweaned 448 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,295 —
452–486 470 20 265.00–296.00 $280.72 $1,319 +6.42
528–539 533 21 257.50–268.00 $261.05 $1,391 +14.65
550–598 574 9 235.00–245.00 $238.38 $1,368 +1.22
600–648 620 33 225.00–248.00 $239.80 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 370 8 313.00–323.00 $317.21 $1,174 —
406–435 423 18 310.00–314.00 $312.40 $1,321 +16.17
495 495 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,480 +0.01
504–538 524 18 272.50–277.50 $274.48 $1,438 +3.72
600–640 630 14 250.00–263.00 $259.78 $1,637 +19.32
654–655 654 10 239.00–243.00 $239.40 $1,566 +3.40
727 727 5 231.50 $231.50 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 242.50 $242.50 $837 -17.50
362–372 368 5 240.00–257.50 $250.61 $922 -9.22
460–492 488 13 243.00–262.50 $253.16 $1,235 +9.28
505–542 534 5 210.00–230.00 $217.69 $1,162 —
558–595 578 5 187.00–215.00 $209.24 $1,209 —
696 696 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,392 +5.00
719–720 719 5 192.00–194.00 $193.60 $1,392 —
785–792 789 4 180.00–186.00 $183.01 $1,444 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 366 4 190.00–209.00 $204.40 $748 —
466 466 4 193.00 $193.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,318 —
455–497 478 14 254.00–290.00 $277.10 $1,325 -11.90
560–592 580 4 260.00–267.50 $265.28 $1,539 —
660–675 668 2 240.00–246.00 $242.97 $1,623 —
715–735 728 3 219.00–224.00 $222.36 $1,619 -1.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,463 —
766 766 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,815 —
869 869 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,955 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 182.50 $182.50 $666 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1455 1455 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1280 1216 80-85% 11 122.00–135.00 $127.90 $1,555 -2.62
1200–1390 1285 80-85% 4 136.00–142.00 $139.01 $1,786 —
1305–1375 1340 80-85% 2 106.00–118.50 $112.09 $1,502 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1175 996 85-90% 8 108.00–119.50 $114.10 $1,136 —
790–1145 1057 85-90% 8 90.00–103.00 $95.04 $1,005 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1735 1616 75-80% 5 140.00–144.00 $142.58 $2,304 —
1410–1838 1670 75-80% 8 126.50–138.00 $133.22 $2,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1825 1518 2 123.00–130.00 $127.21 $1,931 —
1280–1880 1571 5 153.50–163.00 $158.05 $2,483 —
1760–1985 1873 2 145.00–149.00 $147.12 $2,756 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–825 763 (<2 yrs)Open 2 177.50–207.50 $193.73 $1,478
680–1185 951 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 119.00–153.00 $140.37 $1,335

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1457 1457 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1225 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,562.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–975 912 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,625.00 $1,429.34

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1598 1598 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.