Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-25.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.86/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$242.86

570 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	250.09	1,528	305
Medium and Large 1-2	622	235.20	1,463	230
Medium and Large 2	523	230.24	1,205	35

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $324 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 sale570 hd

242.86

—

MO average14 barns · 11,543 hd

239.97

+2.90

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	—	High	1,707	116.40	1,987	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	97.99	1,447	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	93.98	1,121	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	76.13	736	26

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)	884	$971	11

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	81.84/cwt	78.00–85.00	836	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	103.09/cwt	99.00–109.50	1,509	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	92.17/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,375	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	100.03/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,168	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	90.78/cwt	82.50–95.50	1,095	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.08/cwt	54.00–60.00	449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	68.96/cwt	61.00–75.00	637	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	92.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,704	121.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	111.29/cwt	104.50–115.00	1,903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	740	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	261.13/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,112	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	201.80/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,354	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	224.33/cwt	214.00–232.00	958	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	208.91/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,222	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	232.74/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,208	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	205.65/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,076	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	213.65/cwt	208.50–217.00	1,410	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	237.53/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,145	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	215.10/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,254	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	217.94/cwt	216.00–224.00	983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,090	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	234.29/cwt	220.00–237.50	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	213.61/cwt	204.00–218.50	1,307	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	234.95/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,353	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,124	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	239.59/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,399	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,269	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	230.55/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,550	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	252.31/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,433	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	219.62/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,579	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	206.98/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	253.61/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	272.17/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,293	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	287.58/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,472	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,545	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	299.52/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,414	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	239.56/cwt	230.00–251.50	1,509	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	222.32/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,516	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	218.70/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,367	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,346	5

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →