Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.20/cwt on 635 head.

Average price

$268.20

635 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$87.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	278.61	1,209	40
Medium and Large 1-2	560	277.62	1,556	175
Medium and Large 1	685	264.16	1,810	415
Medium 2	693	191.00	1,324	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.61/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale635 hd

268.20

—

MO average15 barns · 18,588 hd

268.81

−0.61

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	1,713	124.02	2,124	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	112.49	1,780	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	106.38	1,341	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	81.48	811	36

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,537	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,535	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	374	270.57/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	218.17/cwt	205.00–235.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,073	47
Heifers	Medium 2	—	462	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	317.02/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	251.22/cwt	245.00–277.50	779	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	297.22/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	209.30/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	297.02/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,438	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,161	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	291.26/cwt	284.50–300.00	1,663	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	241.78/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,608	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	285.91/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,544	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	258.92/cwt	241.00–261.50	1,880	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	264.77/cwt	257.00–269.50	1,798	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	280.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,732	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	303.20/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,595	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	317.55/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,394	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	330.01/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	239.62/cwt	239.50–242.50	1,859	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	248.88/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,600	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	336.40/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	275.95/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,606	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	263.57/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	228.52/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	218.98/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	301.28/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,009	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	693	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	250.42/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	275.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	325.89/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	218.34/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	290.33/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	233.40/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,480	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	96.42/cwt	94.50–99.50	1,164	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	115.29/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,560	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	105.57/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,309	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	109.21/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,770	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	115.77/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,787	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	59.92/cwt	50.00–66.00	563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	77.70/cwt	70.00–81.50	758	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	92.18/cwt	83.50–99.50	948	18
Bulls	—	—	1,505	107.33/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	126.26/cwt	119.00–133.50	2,223	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	176.82/cwt	162.50–189.00	1,568	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	126.91/cwt	107.00–150.50	1,184	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,617.85/head	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,730.28/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,436.63/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,437	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	236.33/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	284.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	251.11/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	193.22/cwt	190.50–215.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	241.47/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,487	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	245.65/cwt	245.50–247.00	1,449	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	279.77/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,189	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	354	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	221.56/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,349	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	257.05/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,321	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	222.76/cwt	207.50–229.00	1,513	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	203.15/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	272.90/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,631	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.95/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,216	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	211.46/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	202.75/cwt	202.50–203.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	234.71/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,340	10

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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