Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.05/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 663 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.38/cwt +27.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 475 lb · 44 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.22/cwt -11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 690 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	918	1,174	842
Feeder cattle	825	1,042	702
Slaughter cattle	82	111	140
Replacement cattle	11	21	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	328.00	$328.00	$1,115	+0.50
358–382	366	14	302.50–330.00	$316.52	$1,158	+6.64
410	410	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,230	-1.64
455–492	475	44	297.50–332.00	$310.38	$1,474	+27.33
518–539	528	18	275.00–283.00	$279.74	$1,477	-0.62
555–585	572	26	266.00–275.00	$269.46	$1,541	-0.06
624–642	629	13	237.00–250.00	$243.52	$1,532	-16.24
665–692	674	23	245.00–250.00	$246.44	$1,661	-8.04
720–735	723	16	225.00–240.00	$235.31	$1,701	+2.81
750–785	770	19	215.00–240.00	$234.27	$1,804	+9.27
832	832	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,922	+2.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	342.50	$342.50	$1,113	—
422	422	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,456	+17.30
455–466	461	22	347.00–360.00	$353.15	$1,628	+26.34
506–548	520	19	284.00–308.50	$298.27	$1,551	-6.71
566–594	582	18	278.00–284.50	$280.69	$1,634	-13.12
606–648	624	23	261.00–275.00	$267.78	$1,671	-6.70
660–691	663	45	267.50–275.00	$271.05	$1,797	+7.78
726–731	729	9	245.00–271.00	$256.51	$1,870	-2.30
902–925	916	5	225.00–233.00	$228.15	$2,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–435	419	6	269.00–287.50	$277.89	$1,164	-3.58
465–488	479	9	280.00–293.00	$285.22	$1,366	—
555–592	578	13	227.00–255.00	$241.01	$1,393	-3.83
620	620	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,414	-5.87
695	695	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,578	+1.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	265.00	$265.00	$922	-15.00
378–380	379	4	271.00–272.50	$271.75	$1,030	-10.56
418–442	436	14	245.00–259.00	$256.09	$1,117	-11.43
494	494	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,235	-2.48
505–548	537	24	225.00–246.50	$240.62	$1,292	-0.79
578–593	587	28	228.00–244.00	$234.58	$1,377	-2.84
602–631	616	13	215.00–230.00	$221.46	$1,364	-8.41
654–672	660	19	220.00–225.00	$223.57	$1,476	-7.24
729–738	732	10	221.00–227.00	$225.18	$1,648	+1.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	12	302.00	$302.00	$1,033	—
422–443	440	24	273.50–295.00	$276.08	$1,215	—
458	458	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,310	+18.64
508–522	516	5	250.00–269.00	$257.48	$1,329	-10.19
600–648	625	18	238.00–245.00	$241.68	$1,510	-11.20
682–693	690	41	234.75–238.00	$237.22	$1,637	—
700–725	715	15	231.00–236.00	$235.00	$1,680	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	3	235.00	$235.00	$900	—
475	475	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,064	-6.21
552–598	587	12	217.00–217.50	$217.12	$1,274	-2.24
615	615	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	-2.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,401	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	372	7	331.00–350.00	$341.28	$1,270	+16.28
418–434	427	14	335.00–373.00	$357.49	$1,526	+28.49
717	717	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,048	+20.00
361	361	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,173	—
545	545	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,422	+3.05
630–638	634	6	232.00–236.00	$233.99	$1,483	+1.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,210	+20.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2145	2145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1690	1462	75-80%	10	114.00–120.50	$117.83	$1,723	+3.76
1435–1605	1492	75-80%	3	106.50–111.50	$108.42	$1,618	-5.65
1350–1805	1561	75-80%	8	123.00–127.50	$124.97	$1,951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	5	60.00	$60.00	$462	—
905–1190	1066	85-90%	4	97.50–100.00	$99.05	$1,056	—
925–1195	1112	85-90%	10	104.50–114.00	$109.36	$1,216	-6.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1305	1230	80-85%	4	110.50–118.50	$114.00	$1,402	+2.70
1195–1330	1263	80-85%	2	123.50	$123.50	$1,560	+2.94
1250–1355	1303	80-85%	5	104.00–107.50	$105.30	$1,372	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1880	1665	8	120.50–139.50	$131.59	$2,191	—
1665–2175	1854	6	139.00–149.00	$145.02	$2,689	—
1765–2125	1945	2	156.50–157.00	$156.77	$3,049	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1580	1394	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,939.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1335	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,687.99

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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.