Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.54/cwt +19.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 618 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.76/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 637 lb · 49 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,773/hd at 771 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	916	622	1,060
Feeder cattle	792	507	904
Slaughter cattle	110	85	116
Replacement cattle	14	30	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 3.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 18.00 higher with six weight heifers showing the most gain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–422	417	6	309.00–316.00	$313.64	$1,308	-7.70
452–462	459	10	284.00–309.00	$295.84	$1,358	+5.66
517–538	523	28	286.00–312.00	$297.11	$1,554	+13.79
552–588	563	28	273.00–303.00	$292.22	$1,645	+10.05
566 unweaned	566	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,585	—
610–648	637	49	263.00–274.00	$269.76	$1,718	+6.03
653 unweaned	653	12	257.00	$257.00	$1,678	—
650–682	660	10	267.50–268.50	$267.81	$1,768	—
718–727	719	24	250.00–256.00	$250.76	$1,803	-3.25
824	824	33	240.50	$240.50	$1,982	—
851	851	8	227.50	$227.50	$1,936	+2.00
971	971	4	215.00	$215.00	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	5	287.50–307.50	$299.86	$1,005	—
375	375	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,078	-12.50
405	405	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,073	-8.72
470	470	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,246	-17.00
501–542	522	29	254.00–275.00	$265.88	$1,388	-4.02
551–575	565	17	255.00–272.00	$262.05	$1,481	-2.24
600–639	618	18	240.00–256.00	$249.14	$1,540	-3.36
653–688	670	26	256.00–260.00	$256.59	$1,719	+10.77
722–746	741	15	239.00–245.00	$242.85	$1,800	+2.78
774–788	783	13	234.00–240.00	$236.44	$1,851	+4.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–433	423	6	225.00–250.00	$237.19	$1,003	—
788	788	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,714	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,255	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–424	423	12	292.00–303.00	$299.94	$1,269	+5.84
458–494	484	22	274.50–290.00	$279.09	$1,351	-8.89
486 unweaned	486	12	273.50	$273.50	$1,329	—
503–547	535	20	264.50–269.50	$266.90	$1,428	-7.93
560	560	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,506	—
604–629	618	53	245.00–265.50	$258.54	$1,598	+19.51
700	700	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,589	—
771	771	40	230.00	$230.00	$1,773	—
930	930	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,070	—
405	405	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,094	+4.69
462–498	475	15	240.00–250.00	$247.90	$1,178	—
505–545	520	17	250.00–258.00	$254.34	$1,323	+6.45
561–588	570	6	244.00–260.00	$254.50	$1,451	+18.75
603–645	629	16	221.00–241.00	$235.33	$1,480	+11.77
652–675	656	18	228.00–239.50	$237.53	$1,558	+12.90
780–796	792	13	216.00–220.00	$216.91	$1,718	+0.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	4	270.00	$270.00	$923	—
353	353	3	255.00	$255.00	$900	+5.00
465–498	488	10	229.00–241.00	$231.37	$1,129	—
515–540	530	12	229.00–233.00	$230.33	$1,221	+10.33
551–594	568	12	230.00–239.00	$235.16	$1,336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	282.50	$282.50	$932	—
510–542	526	4	252.00–263.00	$257.67	$1,355	+22.32
569–570	569	6	240.00–258.00	$251.99	$1,434	—
606–620	610	8	231.00–238.00	$236.22	$1,441	+10.79
780	780	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,529	-16.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	5	298.00	$298.00	$1,383	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	270.00	$270.00	$850	—
492	492	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,181	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1365	1198	80-85%	8	103.00–110.00	$107.48	$1,288	—
1065–1335	1227	80-85%	22	112.00–120.00	$115.09	$1,412	+4.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1195	1036	85-90%	8	75.00–85.00	$80.50	$834	—
940–1200	1070	85-90%	9	95.00–106.00	$100.86	$1,079	-4.53
840–1185	1109	85-90%	12	106.00–111.50	$108.47	$1,203	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1645	1449	75-80%	14	112.50–122.00	$117.45	$1,702	-3.09
1365–1555	1470	75-80%	3	125.00–128.00	$126.17	$1,855	+15.75
1350–1583	1474	75-80%	11	101.00–109.00	$105.21	$1,551	-5.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1715	1490	2	132.00–132.50	$132.21	$1,970	—
1425–1805	1634	5	145.00–150.50	$147.24	$2,406	-3.55
1655–1900	1778	2	151.00–152.50	$151.70	$2,697	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1535	1401	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,181.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1185	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,677.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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.