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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 22, 2024

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.71/cwt ≈ $1,456/hd at 540 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.50/cwt -21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 621 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.21/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 627 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 787 825 210
Feeder cattle 673 680 102
Slaughter cattle 88 102 85
Replacement cattle 26 43 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week not enough volume for a price comparison. Overall quality was less than last week with a lot more plain and unweaned cattle. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,097 +16.25
350–372 364 11 309.00–332.00 $320.26 $1,166 —
457–490 470 5 288.00–299.00 $294.41 $1,384 -13.90
518–540 532 29 260.00–286.00 $277.54 $1,477 -23.68
565–583 574 16 258.00–273.00 $265.71 $1,525 -6.14
603–647 627 31 257.50–276.00 $268.21 $1,682 -9.89
665–695 686 14 257.50–270.00 $261.77 $1,796 +1.16
740 740 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,783 -11.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 341.00 $341.00 $989 —
340 340 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 —
452–487 464 25 303.00–309.50 $306.56 $1,422 —
501–525 511 23 292.00–306.00 $299.22 $1,529 -16.36
588 588 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,693 -21.00
621 621 38 284.50 $284.50 $1,767 -21.04
705 705 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 -6.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 309 5 287.50–290.00 $288.97 $893 —
365–385 373 5 277.00–288.00 $281.54 $1,050 —
452 452 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,220 +4.00
577 577 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,385 —
608 608 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,398 -10.00
671 671 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,684 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,110 -11.50
405–426 421 26 280.00–287.00 $282.92 $1,191 -12.08
513–549 540 73 268.00–270.00 $269.71 $1,456 —
582 582 8 263.00 $263.00 $1,531 -3.07
610–640 622 5 248.00–259.00 $254.47 $1,583 -8.40
705–710 708 4 236.00–240.00 $238.01 $1,685 -12.49
762 762 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 327 9 278.00–287.50 $281.97 $922 —
375 375 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,035 -8.00
400–448 415 20 255.00–273.00 $265.02 $1,100 -13.44
452–495 477 18 258.00–275.00 $266.17 $1,270 -5.67
548 548 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,386 -21.42
560–577 566 8 253.00–260.00 $257.33 $1,456 +3.89
604–625 611 23 233.00–242.00 $237.53 $1,451 -7.04
702–710 704 7 212.50–229.00 $224.25 $1,579 -6.97
790 790 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,691 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 260.00 $260.00 $905 +0.15
391 391 3 252.00 $252.00 $985 -15.55
481–496 488 9 236.00–247.50 $241.20 $1,177 —
565 565 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–337 321 6 307.50–362.00 $333.39 $1,070 —
430–440 435 4 296.00–300.00 $298.02 $1,296 -34.48
460 460 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,348 —
514 514 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,077 +13.10
415 415 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,187 —
450 450 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -21.00
510 510 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,341 -19.89
563 563 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–532 525 4 230.00–235.00 $232.53 $1,221 —
638 638 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,499 —
758 758 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1335 1242 80-85% 18 127.50–142.50 $134.88 $1,675 -3.86
1265 1265 80-85% 2 126.50 $126.50 $1,600 —
1210–1330 1268 80-85% 6 144.00–145.50 $144.93 $1,838 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–945 897 85-90% 3 75.00–90.00 $83.58 $750 —
815–1140 916 85-90% 6 130.00–133.50 $131.22 $1,202 —
885–1030 947 85-90% 3 103.00–107.50 $105.57 $1,000 —
830–1190 1005 85-90% 7 112.50–126.00 $117.78 $1,184 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1475 1439 75-80% 4 125.00–130.00 $128.82 $1,854 —
1345–1655 1506 75-80% 8 129.00–142.00 $136.99 $2,063 +11.31
1420–1760 1596 75-80% 4 143.00–149.50 $146.16 $2,333 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2015 1849 7 155.00–169.00 $162.95 $3,013 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1319 1319 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1339 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 4 181.00 $181.00 $981 —
610 610 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 142.00 $142.00 $746 —

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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.