Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.08/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 483 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.18/cwt -18.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,472/hd at 516 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.97/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 482 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	902	795	1,501
Feeder cattle	745	660	1,276
Slaughter cattle	119	103	193
Replacement cattle	38	32	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 475 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights selling 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–419	417	7	310.00–329.00	$320.90	$1,338	-12.98
477 unweaned	477	25	325.00	$325.00	$1,550	—
463–498	486	33	306.00–328.00	$321.44	$1,562	+2.88
540–548	547	20	288.00–300.00	$290.08	$1,587	-5.82
561 unweaned	561	15	300.00	$300.00	$1,683	—
552–598	571	17	276.50–300.00	$292.18	$1,668	-1.16
630–647	643	19	260.00–272.50	$267.87	$1,722	-17.20
674–682	680	23	253.00–265.00	$258.55	$1,758	-11.81
715	715	11	243.00	$243.00	$1,737	-4.88
755–765	760	6	235.00–236.00	$235.50	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	412.50	$412.50	$1,238	+37.50
358–375	365	10	360.00–380.00	$372.85	$1,361	+12.85
430–435	433	16	341.00–362.00	$351.02	$1,520	+0.04
457–458	458	15	345.00–348.00	$346.60	$1,587	+0.16
505–548	539	42	300.00–319.00	$310.56	$1,674	-12.03
552–575	567	13	298.00–308.00	$303.49	$1,721	-8.42
603–624	614	13	277.00–280.00	$278.36	$1,709	-18.93
668	668	14	275.00	$275.00	$1,837	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
455	455	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,297	+9.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	—
375	375	6	321.00	$321.00	$1,204	-1.00
413 unweaned	413	6	298.00	$298.00	$1,231	—
408–425	414	10	298.00–319.00	$311.94	$1,291	—
452–472	461	27	297.00–316.00	$304.90	$1,406	-2.10
502–540	516	60	274.00–295.00	$285.18	$1,472	-17.17
601–628	613	18	243.50–249.50	$246.36	$1,510	-5.48
650–655	653	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,587	-1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–344	339	7	292.50–311.00	$303.23	$1,028	—
367–398	375	12	300.00–318.00	$308.57	$1,157	+33.27
435	435	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,218	-11.81
458–496	476	23	270.00–294.00	$285.38	$1,358	-6.39
485–488 unweaned	487	40	277.00–285.00	$280.19	$1,365	—
535–543	540	8	260.00–269.00	$265.66	$1,435	-8.44
558–578	563	11	248.00–269.00	$263.12	$1,481	-5.34
627–645	632	8	229.00–239.00	$231.55	$1,463	-6.09
675–682	680	13	225.00–236.50	$231.26	$1,573	-1.24
700	700	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,505	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	434	11	242.00–257.50	$251.15	$1,090	-3.85
477–495	486	6	264.00–270.00	$266.94	$1,297	+2.71
528	528	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,241	-7.77
575–578	577	6	238.00–246.00	$242.01	$1,396	+6.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,206	-15.00
467	467	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,424	+3.99
530	530	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,444	+12.50
558	558	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,518	+32.09
621	621	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,615	+28.00
701	701	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–542	525	6	255.00–278.00	$266.13	$1,397	+38.63
610	610	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,446	+29.00
683–698	691	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	373.00	$373.00	$1,205	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1100	823	85-90%	15	65.00–82.50	$77.29	$636	+4.72
855–1125	940	85-90%	31	85.00–102.50	$91.73	$862	—
750–1115	1000	85-90%	12	108.00–116.50	$111.87	$1,119	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1245	1196	80-85%	7	116.50–126.00	$122.82	$1,469	-0.90
1207–1400	1257	80-85%	12	127.50–133.50	$130.95	$1,646	-2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1565	1402	75-80%	5	125.00–129.50	$127.49	$1,787	—
1408	1408	75-80%	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,492	—
1340–1620	1430	75-80%	11	129.00–143.50	$134.14	$1,918	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–2085	1828	6	150.00–155.00	$152.72	$2,792	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
898	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,616

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1178	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,584

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1194	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1248	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1412	1412	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	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.