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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 9, 2025

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 2,625 1,402
Feeder cattle 121 2,522 1,295
Slaughter cattle 33 91 93
Replacement cattle 7 12 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market comparison due to low receipts. Many roads in the trade area are still ice covered and cattle cannot be moved. Supply was light 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
310–315 312 3 400.00–415.00 $409.95 $1,279 +4.95
360–390 375 2 350.00–365.00 $357.80 $1,342 -31.20
405–430 418 2 340.00–375.00 $356.98 $1,492 +12.58
508–535 517 3 307.50–325.00 $318.96 $1,649 -23.74
562 562 7 308.00 $308.00 $1,731 -2.35
637 637 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,815 -13.65
719–740 722 8 264.00–266.00 $265.74 $1,919 -6.81
885 885 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,133 -18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–470 459 7 310.00–325.00 $316.10 $1,451 +1.85
540 540 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,485 -19.31
550 550 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,471 -22.50
630–645 632 7 275.00–283.00 $281.83 $1,781 -1.66
676 676 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,825 -13.80
760–792 780 5 239.00–251.00 $242.57 $1,892 -4.83
940 940 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,936 —
968 968 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,534 +0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–380 358 7 275.00–285.00 $283.48 $1,015 —
520–535 527 3 250.00–272.50 $260.11 $1,371 -24.43
560–575 563 5 250.00–270.00 $265.91 $1,497 -10.92
622 622 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,574 —
650–660 655 2 248.00–254.00 $251.02 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
420 420 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,281 -21.38
610–617 616 8 264.00–265.00 $264.12 $1,627 -6.88
810–820 815 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–643 626 5 250.00–255.00 $253.08 $1,584 +23.08
730 730 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 —
770 770 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1475 1463 75-80% 2 105.50–107.00 $106.26 $1,555 +1.26
1375–1760 1571 75-80% 7 112.00–121.00 $117.19 $1,841 —
1595–1645 1615 75-80% 3 123.00–126.00 $124.48 $2,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1105 1048 85-90% 2 65.00–75.00 $70.27 $736 +1.13
1040–1175 1103 85-90% 4 94.00–106.00 $100.94 $1,113 —
1055–1200 1135 85-90% 4 81.00–93.00 $86.76 $985 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,458 +16.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2040 1683 2 135.00–145.00 $141.06 $2,374 -3.89
1830–2065 1948 2 148.00–153.00 $150.35 $2,929 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1635 1635 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1420–1728 1642 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,070.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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.