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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.50/cwt -13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 566 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.14/cwt -16.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 576 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.55/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 587 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 816 657 1,016
Feeder cattle 740 577 787
Slaughter cattle 76 66 229
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower with feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,088 -7.65
464–495 unweaned 472 11 260.00–283.00 $276.43 $1,305 —
520–545 532 28 255.00–271.00 $268.61 $1,429 -1.04
559–598 579 10 254.00–273.00 $260.09 $1,506 -4.32
590–592 unweaned 591 19 258.00–260.00 $259.26 $1,532 —
625–647 641 13 229.00–250.00 $242.82 $1,556 -8.93
665–680 671 9 244.00–254.00 $248.22 $1,666 +1.18
815 815 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,736 —
880–892 885 7 211.00–219.00 $215.54 $1,908 +11.54
958 958 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,964 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,094 -10.67
418 418 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,250 -13.41
479 479 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,370 -15.47
512–525 519 15 280.00–291.00 $284.39 $1,476 -12.47
561–587 576 11 280.50–283.00 $281.37 $1,621 +1.37
612–632 620 12 254.00–263.00 $258.46 $1,602 -18.93
652–697 682 27 258.00–271.00 $259.75 $1,771 —
706–745 729 10 234.00–248.00 $241.46 $1,760 -7.96
770 770 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,771 -5.00
807 807 5 244.50 $244.50 $1,973 +8.50
874 874 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,958 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,073 +19.54
485–488 487 11 246.00–261.00 $254.20 $1,238 -20.80
560–578 565 10 234.00–245.00 $241.26 $1,363 —
694 694 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,534 +1.00
705 705 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 272.50 $272.50 $886 ±0.00
400–440 425 9 241.00–250.00 $248.12 $1,055 -21.34
452–490 480 15 235.00–244.00 $237.57 $1,140 -19.79
515–545 531 12 228.00–238.00 $232.75 $1,236 -16.94
573 unweaned 573 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,306 —
554–595 578 28 223.00–242.00 $233.91 $1,352 -15.04
602–635 619 6 215.00–216.00 $215.49 $1,334 -19.26
661–693 672 14 220.00–228.00 $224.50 $1,509 -7.19
780 780 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 -10.00
823 823 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,646 —
855 855 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–448 430 13 261.00–269.00 $266.79 $1,147 -20.10
441 unweaned 441 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,102 —
520–537 529 6 242.00–253.00 $247.41 $1,309 -23.59
566 566 54 249.50 $249.50 $1,412 -13.37
704–737 724 23 224.50–227.00 $225.45 $1,632 +1.45
750 750 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–384 382 11 220.00–240.00 $225.39 $861 —
431–442 436 7 220.00 $220.00 $959 -17.44
482–491 486 22 205.00–223.00 $217.62 $1,058 —
500–530 515 6 210.00–228.00 $218.74 $1,127 -13.26
558–582 569 11 215.00–220.00 $217.16 $1,236 +8.16
602–647 629 5 201.00–204.00 $202.15 $1,272 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,021 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,114 -3.01
470–476 473 7 239.00–261.00 $248.36 $1,175 +13.36
486 unweaned 486 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,033 —
539 539 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,245 —
570 unweaned 570 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,183 —
563–595 584 17 217.50–220.00 $218.35 $1,275 —
625 625 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —
662 662 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,131 —
472 472 6 271.00 $271.00 $1,279 +8.22
500 500 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,210 —
561 561 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,402 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 302.50 $302.50 $908 —
373 373 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,100 —
420 420 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1020 887 85-90% 3 75.00–85.00 $78.83 $699 —
875–1130 1005 85-90% 7 122.50–132.00 $126.16 $1,268 —
880–1220 1021 85-90% 8 105.00–118.50 $113.02 $1,154 +10.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,343 —
1045–1320 1185 80-85% 16 122.50–131.50 $126.28 $1,496 +4.90
1195 1195 80-85% 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,643 +16.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1715 1487 75-80% 12 122.00–132.00 $127.80 $1,900 -2.68
1410–1655 1535 75-80% 4 130.00–134.00 $132.41 $2,032 —
1450–1655 1553 75-80% 2 115.00–120.00 $117.67 $1,827 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1820 1573 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,281 —
1420–2185 1743 6 150.00–160.50 $156.62 $2,730 -1.81

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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.