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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

1,223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.37/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 627 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.16/cwt ≈ $1,514/hd at 573 lb · 49 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.13/cwt ≈ $1,745/hd at 736 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,223 573 1,559
Feeder cattle 1,085 495 1,384
Slaughter cattle 132 66 133
Replacement cattle 6 12 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with a limited supply last week. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,178 —
355–391 378 7 335.00–338.00 $337.05 $1,274 —
450–498 477 46 322.50–340.50 $329.53 $1,572 —
502–540 517 43 299.00–335.00 $319.09 $1,650 +20.05
552–582 563 27 284.00–297.00 $291.76 $1,643 +3.23
602–645 627 101 254.00–275.00 $266.37 $1,670 -2.13
683 683 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,789 +5.50
702–711 707 11 236.50–255.00 $245.51 $1,736 +3.52
754–787 776 49 238.00–251.50 $243.21 $1,887 —
882 882 21 247.50 $247.50 $2,183 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–347 336 11 285.00–310.00 $292.04 $981 —
372–399 388 10 310.00–312.50 $312.01 $1,211 —
405–448 426 13 287.00–310.00 $302.72 $1,290 -10.06
450–494 481 9 292.00–322.00 $310.90 $1,495 +7.90
505 505 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,358 -6.60
550–595 583 40 256.00–279.00 $270.17 $1,575 —
605–638 624 6 235.00–247.00 $242.79 $1,515 -16.21
655–693 681 10 235.00–247.00 $243.20 $1,656 -6.80
730–744 740 7 235.00–237.50 $236.80 $1,752 +8.07
750–770 761 10 230.00–235.00 $232.09 $1,766 -2.91
862–897 890 20 224.00–234.00 $231.32 $2,059 +2.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,042 —
466–469 467 14 267.00–268.00 $267.71 $1,250 —
555–595 571 5 229.00–230.00 $229.58 $1,311 -16.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–399 385 13 288.00–313.00 $301.96 $1,163 +8.96
402–440 430 20 277.00–297.00 $293.06 $1,260 +1.06
475–498 486 20 277.00–279.00 $278.32 $1,353 -1.68
502–543 520 14 256.00–271.00 $265.16 $1,379 -0.31
561–579 573 49 254.00–270.00 $264.16 $1,514 —
610 610 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,476 —
653–675 668 38 240.00–251.00 $243.06 $1,624 +4.06
705–738 736 49 225.00–241.50 $237.13 $1,745 —
782 782 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,728 —
828 828 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,722 —
898 898 13 211.50 $211.50 $1,899 —
971–995 984 9 191.50–194.00 $192.90 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 279.00 $279.00 $907 —
355–397 380 5 270.00–276.00 $272.24 $1,035 +16.24
406–440 421 21 232.00–272.00 $255.58 $1,076 +5.14
457–498 470 24 255.00–270.00 $265.55 $1,248 —
568–595 575 23 222.00–250.00 $236.79 $1,362 -5.42
605–628 615 10 217.50–225.00 $221.60 $1,363 -5.14
662 662 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,463 —
848 848 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–433 428 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,036 —
461 461 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,088 +15.00
645–647 646 8 210.00–215.00 $211.87 $1,369 —
655 655 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,152 —
565–592 582 13 221.00–232.00 $227.18 $1,322 —
664–680 668 8 200.00–215.00 $203.82 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 310.00 $310.00 $992 —
397 397 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,191 —
428 428 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,211 —
472 472 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,383 —
580 580 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 —
618 618 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,520 +14.50
673 673 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,494 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 —
495 495 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,450 —
515 515 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,499 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1275 1228 80-85% 4 93.00–103.00 $97.72 $1,200 -4.59
1045–1375 1257 80-85% 20 105.00–118.00 $112.45 $1,413 -11.48
1200–1335 1260 80-85% 9 117.00–122.00 $119.18 $1,502 -4.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1155 961 85-90% 10 50.00–78.50 $64.36 $618 -11.28
1000–1075 1037 85-90% 3 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $1,208 —
710–1235 1076 85-90% 9 81.50–95.50 $88.44 $952 -15.46
965–1210 1104 85-90% 9 104.50–110.50 $107.89 $1,191 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1435 1388 75-80% 10 112.00–117.00 $114.77 $1,593 —
1380–1655 1523 75-80% 14 117.50–127.00 $121.34 $1,848 -1.58
1410–1860 1578 75-80% 4 91.00–104.00 $97.66 $1,541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1640 1525 3 130.00–137.50 $132.97 $2,028 +10.49
1340–1905 1661 7 142.00–148.50 $145.36 $2,414 —
1840–2400 2035 5 152.50–166.50 $160.20 $3,260 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1192–1350 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,125.00–2,200.00 $2,145.55
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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.