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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 19, 2024

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.33/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 535 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.38/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 564 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.62/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 609 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 848 1,070 1,083
Feeder cattle 705 951 930
Slaughter cattle 100 101 145
Replacement cattle 43 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 550lbs were not well tested, and heifers over 550lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bull were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–340 328 3 380.00–385.00 $381.73 $1,252 +50.73
390 390 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 —
435 unweaned 435 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,425 —
451–492 473 16 332.50–353.00 $344.35 $1,629 -1.94
500–545 509 8 310.00–324.00 $316.61 $1,612 +7.01
563–575 569 26 296.00–311.50 $302.51 $1,721 -0.72
602 unweaned 602 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,656 —
601–622 610 27 284.00–293.50 $289.49 $1,766 +8.06
658–678 664 7 265.00–274.50 $271.73 $1,804 -9.60
705–735 721 9 261.50–271.00 $264.95 $1,910 +4.31
750 750 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 4 325.00–342.00 $329.48 $1,081 —
398 398 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,333 +24.29
410–445 428 4 305.00–327.50 $315.79 $1,352 +10.41
470–490 477 3 292.50–315.00 $307.29 $1,466 +12.30
500–545 523 17 293.00–307.50 $302.10 $1,580 +8.86
558–598 582 6 282.00–286.00 $283.45 $1,650 +3.46
605–630 618 6 270.00–277.00 $273.47 $1,690 +10.04
687 687 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,821 +6.61
693 unweaned 693 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,774 —
721 721 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,839 +6.50
755–765 759 5 235.00–251.00 $244.23 $1,854 +0.62
815–835 827 6 230.00–247.00 $239.17 $1,978 +0.17
982 982 9 220.00 $220.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 —
445 445 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,184 —
485 485 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,290 -9.58
592 592 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,391 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,048 —
365–387 380 5 307.50–325.00 $313.83 $1,193 +4.23
415–436 428 8 300.00–317.50 $311.96 $1,335 -6.03
450–475 456 4 298.00–304.00 $299.56 $1,366 -12.35
502–518 512 7 287.50–306.00 $299.26 $1,532 -5.12
554–585 564 33 281.00–285.00 $283.38 $1,598 +0.02
600–647 616 22 256.00–265.00 $260.80 $1,607 +0.11
652–695 664 6 250.00–261.00 $257.55 $1,710 —
713 713 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,868 +21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 380 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 +25.48
400–424 421 9 270.00–287.50 $281.73 $1,186 +6.64
455–475 464 5 282.50–294.00 $290.08 $1,346 +5.01
518–546 535 34 275.00–285.00 $282.33 $1,510 +0.49
560–578 569 5 253.00–279.00 $262.99 $1,496 -8.53
605–640 621 4 241.00–247.00 $243.67 $1,513 -1.45
675–690 685 6 232.00–248.00 $237.86 $1,629 —
735 735 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
750 750 6 227.00–230.00 $227.50 $1,706 —
855–890 873 2 200.00–210.00 $205.10 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 250.00–280.00 $265.46 $863 -4.54
415–435 429 7 240.00–254.00 $244.83 $1,050 +4.83
455–498 472 21 236.00–250.00 $247.33 $1,167 -7.64
522–535 526 12 230.00–250.00 $234.01 $1,231 -10.74
580–598 592 3 221.00–248.00 $239.18 $1,416 -2.82
652 652 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,428 +6.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–435 429 4 224.00–235.00 $229.42 $984 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 292.50–303.00 $300.50 $1,427 +20.50
500–508 502 14 256.00–279.00 $274.55 $1,378 —
619–622 620 9 240.00–254.00 $247.76 $1,536 —
650–654 652 13 235.00–257.50 $248.88 $1,623 +7.88
710 710 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,654 —
838 838 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,726 —
855 855 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 +4.00
701 701 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 272.00 $272.00 $955 —
492 492 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,328 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1210 932 85-90% 6 50.00–76.00 $63.33 $590 +5.03
815–1170 1021 85-90% 14 76.00–92.50 $82.22 $839 +4.44
850–1285 1093 85-90% 16 90.00–110.00 $99.06 $1,083 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1350 1201 80-85% 6 101.00–104.50 $102.93 $1,236 -9.13
980–1365 1214 80-85% 24 105.50–116.50 $112.28 $1,363 +0.22
1215 1215 80-85% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,482 +9.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1425 1408 75-80% 3 95.00–105.00 $101.63 $1,431 —
1425–1435 1430 75-80% 2 118.00–121.50 $119.74 $1,712 —
1285–1795 1496 75-80% 12 107.50–117.00 $112.10 $1,677 +2.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2115 1720 11 139.00–154.50 $147.84 $2,543 +3.71
1860 1860 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,530 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1015 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 120.00–166.00 $149.42 $1,402
910–1160 1050 (<2 yrs)Open 3 161.00–177.50 $171.25 $1,798
870–1233 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 113.50–155.00 $121.50 $1,366

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
998 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1075–1195 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,728.55
1120–1375 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,525.00–1,900.00 $1,697.22
1125–1480 1366 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,849.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1204–1495 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,245.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1065 1043 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,975.00–2,000.00 $1,987.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.