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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.95/cwt -29.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,618/hd at 522 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight L 1 heifers $215.00/cwt ≈ $1,726/hd at 803 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.08/cwt -17.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 580 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 1,072 1,421
Feeder cattle 495 980 1,232
Slaughter cattle 55 63 170
Replacement cattle 7 29 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 +5.84
408–440 421 5 302.50–309.00 $305.22 $1,285 -31.41
480–488 485 7 318.00–327.00 $323.18 $1,567 +3.80
500–542 524 14 270.00–287.00 $278.56 $1,460 -31.59
560–586 580 30 265.00–285.00 $273.08 $1,584 -17.73
602–643 623 30 255.00–265.00 $262.81 $1,637 -16.15
654–695 667 27 253.00–273.00 $260.91 $1,740 -7.26
745 745 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,781 -8.05
757 757 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,756 -11.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,173 —
405–438 419 7 330.00–351.00 $341.60 $1,431 -19.66
458 458 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,493 -19.33
467 fancy 467 10 363.00 $363.00 $1,695 —
501–546 522 58 295.00–321.00 $309.95 $1,618 -29.80
598 598 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,764 -7.62
625 625 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,731 -37.06
808 808 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,939 -7.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,188 -30.06
520–542 531 6 250.00–260.00 $255.10 $1,355 —
582 582 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,408 -11.00
618 618 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,483 +6.08
683 683 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,622 —
722 722 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,661 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 377 6 281.00–297.50 $289.44 $1,091 +0.11
417–430 424 6 275.00–277.00 $276.02 $1,170 -16.08
466 466 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,272 -7.72
515–545 529 23 242.00–266.00 $260.50 $1,378 -0.55
550–551 551 7 252.00–264.00 $258.86 $1,426 +20.48
605–620 611 8 218.50–228.00 $223.89 $1,368 -15.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–420 417 13 295.00–305.00 $301.19 $1,256 -11.21
505–546 525 24 275.00–289.00 $285.20 $1,497 +10.72
606–614 610 9 237.00–239.00 $238.10 $1,452 -21.68
662–688 677 7 252.00–254.00 $252.84 $1,712 +13.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
803 803 46 215.00 $215.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,085 —
460–496 483 8 260.00–261.00 $260.64 $1,259 +7.48
554 554 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,246 +15.76
615 615 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,261 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 233.00 $233.00 $995 —
548 548 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,137 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
500 500 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,320 —
568 568 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,511 +0.72
618 618 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,576 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,626 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208 1208 80-85% 2 107.50 $107.50 $1,299 -20.40
1105–1280 1209 80-85% 5 133.00–141.00 $137.50 $1,662 +9.60
1060–1335 1213 80-85% 8 120.00–130.00 $126.08 $1,529 -1.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1105 911 85-90% 5 114.00–119.00 $116.68 $1,063 —
925–1055 990 85-90% 2 75.00–81.00 $77.80 $770 -36.30
810–1135 991 85-90% 4 90.00–100.00 $95.09 $942 -19.01
1002–1070 1025 85-90% 3 122.50–132.50 $129.02 $1,322 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1415 1393 75-80% 2 137.00–139.00 $137.98 $1,922 —
1155–1492 1410 75-80% 12 127.00–134.50 $130.66 $1,842 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–2360 1876 6 153.50–170.00 $161.03 $3,021 +13.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315–1505 1391 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,075.00 $1,971.54

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.