Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

1,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.32/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 573 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.44/cwt +21.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 621 lb · 81 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.25/cwt +15.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 844 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,218	1,223	1,559
Feeder cattle	1,031	1,085	1,384
Slaughter cattle	134	132	133
Replacement cattle	53	6	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs sold with a steady undertone, and steers over 550lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of feeder and slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–330	325	3	307.50–325.00	$313.43	$1,019	+21.39
375	375	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,181	+2.99
400–438	419	14	300.00–314.00	$307.39	$1,288	+4.67
450–499	490	22	288.00–318.00	$301.73	$1,478	-9.17
510–532	523	10	299.00–301.00	$299.65	$1,567	+30.65
550–598	584	35	260.00–279.00	$266.39	$1,556	-3.78
603–646	621	81	258.00–271.00	$264.44	$1,642	+21.65
662–690	683	20	257.50–260.00	$258.23	$1,764	+15.03
700–745	716	4	230.00–253.00	$243.74	$1,745	+6.94
750–778	769	12	227.50–245.00	$234.35	$1,802	+2.26
808–825	812	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,933	—
842 unweaned	842	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,810	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	342.50–352.50	$347.54	$1,140	-9.46
402–449	421	17	322.50–341.00	$333.41	$1,404	—
475–490	483	12	319.00–329.00	$324.15	$1,566	-5.38
505–525	516	21	305.50–319.50	$317.77	$1,640	-1.32
552–593	571	33	288.00–310.00	$295.31	$1,686	+3.55
602–643	615	32	277.00–288.00	$283.64	$1,744	+17.27
651–674	662	24	273.00–287.00	$277.76	$1,839	+15.76
705–745	721	9	257.00–269.50	$260.88	$1,881	+15.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,009	+2.50
400–445	425	7	260.00–284.00	$270.82	$1,151	—
468–495	484	5	260.00–283.00	$268.89	$1,301	+1.18
565–590	579	33	240.00–253.00	$245.92	$1,424	+16.34
665	665	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,523	—
710–740	719	10	207.50–225.00	$221.40	$1,592	—
870	870	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,705	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,234	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	300.00–302.50	$301.20	$958	—
408–432	420	6	289.00–300.00	$294.66	$1,238	+1.60
467–497	483	12	281.00–289.00	$285.64	$1,380	+7.32
502–540	529	12	270.00–289.00	$278.09	$1,471	+12.93
563–582	573	85	268.00–275.50	$273.32	$1,566	+9.16
611–640	628	33	247.00–262.00	$255.72	$1,606	+13.72
674	674	8	253.25	$253.25	$1,707	+10.19
702–716	712	7	235.00–235.50	$235.36	$1,676	-1.77
788	788	11	226.00	$226.00	$1,781	+5.00
844	844	64	223.25	$223.25	$1,884	+15.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	280.00	$280.00	$938	+1.00
370–388	382	4	270.00–285.00	$276.28	$1,055	+4.04
406–445	419	18	270.00–287.50	$277.26	$1,162	+21.68
460–498	487	28	263.00–271.00	$264.92	$1,290	-0.63
500–548	536	8	261.00–270.00	$266.90	$1,431	—
561–590	570	18	247.00–265.00	$251.34	$1,433	+14.55
600–614	605	19	228.00–244.00	$236.91	$1,433	+15.31
650–670	660	3	227.00–234.00	$230.03	$1,518	+9.03
700–710	703	3	224.00–231.00	$226.36	$1,591	—
806	806	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,814	—
918	918	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–322	320	3	230.00–245.00	$240.07	$768	—
403–435	420	13	230.00–263.00	$254.72	$1,070	+12.72
450–493	488	11	230.00–255.00	$252.63	$1,233	+16.63
500–538	527	8	230.00–245.00	$239.39	$1,262	—
580	580	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,375	—
650–660	653	6	205.00–211.00	$208.98	$1,365	+8.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–464	463	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,354	-0.50
515–530	523	4	253.00–285.00	$268.77	$1,406	—
637	637	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,529	-6.00
662–667	665	5	219.00–241.00	$227.76	$1,515	+5.76
710–745	724	14	211.00–215.00	$213.45	$1,545	—
765–791	782	6	197.00–204.00	$201.72	$1,577	—
860	860	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,780	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,354	+12.82

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1065	974	85-90%	5	55.00–73.50	$62.82	$612	-1.54
880–1260	1033	85-90%	9	75.00–93.00	$85.12	$879	-31.36
880–1317	1129	85-90%	29	95.50–108.00	$102.02	$1,152	-5.87

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1425	1266	80-85%	23	106.00–118.50	$110.04	$1,393	-9.14
1205–1385	1295	80-85%	4	93.00–107.50	$101.25	$1,311	-17.93
1125–1645	1341	80-85%	7	118.00–124.50	$121.61	$1,631	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1495	1392	75-80%	3	99.00–105.00	$103.10	$1,435	-11.67
1300–1700	1477	75-80%	21	106.50–118.00	$112.82	$1,666	—
1650–1725	1688	75-80%	2	121.50–122.50	$122.01	$2,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1745	1565	2	133.50	$133.50	$2,089	—
1205–2205	1904	9	145.00–150.50	$148.04	$2,819	—
2115–2310	2228	3	152.50–154.50	$153.35	$3,417	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
972–1015	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–180.00	$166.86	$1,645
835–1202	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	131.00–176.00	$158.77	$1,631

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1350	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,850.00	$1,555.73
1045–1535	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,825.00	$1,651.25
1250–1445	1363	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,675.00	$1,547.75

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–955	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,000.00	$858.35
870–945	908	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	575.00–760.00	$671.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–930	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–1,050.00	$911.74
910–1190	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	890.00–1,325.00	$1,185.92
1025–1160	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,108.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1090	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,286.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.