Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 3 weeks ago, Weaned and Conditioned Feeders steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and up, The higher quality Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher as well. There was a moderate to heavy offering of cattle today with buyers on hand showing strong demand to fill orders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.29/cwt on 1,215 head.

Average price

$257.29

1,215 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$92.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	267.68	1,598	821
Medium and Large 1-2	628	242.98	1,526	279
Medium 2	424	228.13	968	8thin
Large 2	501	225.00	1,127	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	221.44	1,177	25
Large 1-2	600	220.85	1,324	66
Medium and Large 2-3	769	195.00	1,500	6thin
Large 3	557	175.00	974	6thin

One grade step is worth $92.68/cwt here — about $625 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,215 hd

257.29

—

MO average12 barns · 20,703 hd

246.34

+10.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,607	108.64	1,746	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	94.43	1,388	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	88.55	1,129	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	84.10	880	66

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,162	7

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,318	12
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	232.20/cwt	214.00–236.50	1,242	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	219.09/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,501	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	298.10/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,282	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,757	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	321.05/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,050	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	194.84/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,227	15
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	765	146.76/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	218.38/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	609	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,303	52
Steers	Large 3	—	673	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,110	3
Steers	Large 3	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	3
Steers	Large 2	—	501	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	258.16/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,474	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	328.29/cwt	300.00–339.50	1,280	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,788	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	565	246.30/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,392	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	267.90/cwt	254.50–273.00	1,412	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	253.89/cwt	241.50–263.00	1,602	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	308.69/cwt	287.00–334.00	1,472	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	226.02/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,720	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	232.45/cwt	210.50–243.00	1,578	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	273.92/cwt	267.50–285.50	1,550	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	224.44/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	242.56/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,518	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	214.71/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	265.25/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	663	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	98.81/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,429	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	87.88/cwt	79.50–94.00	1,106	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	47.73/cwt	43.00–52.00	422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	96.55/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,280	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	94.15/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,007	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	83.96/cwt	77.50–90.00	886	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	68.67/cwt	65.00–74.00	676	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	90.92/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,354	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	71.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	90.55/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	118.38/cwt	117.50–119.00	2,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,379	110.38/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,522	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,161.77/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,162	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,464.72/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	245.70/cwt	241.00–250.50	1,410	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	242.10/cwt	224.00–254.00	1,172	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	264.27/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	264.32/cwt	254.00–271.50	1,248	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	230.40/cwt	222.00–241.50	1,564	39
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	217.43/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,374	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	220.16/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,288	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	209.38/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	223.40/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,369	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	245.19/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,290	122
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	247.29/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,056	23
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,002	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	778	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,614	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	288.61/cwt	269.50–305.50	1,507	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	232.35/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,666	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	536	195.49/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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