Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $276.09/cwt on 560 head.

Average price

$276.09

560 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$76.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	283.84	1,797	399
Medium and Large 1-2	675	260.28	1,757	150
Medium 2	507	212.25	1,076	8thin
Medium and Large 2	772	207.00	1,598	3thin

One grade step is worth $76.84/cwt here — about $199 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 sale560 hd

276.09

—

MO average16 barns · 17,401 hd

276.62

−0.53

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	1,859	134.93	2,508	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	117.49	1,765	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	109.18	1,310	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	85.88	877	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)	1,188	$1,897	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	431	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	251.52/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	242.74/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	235.38/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,231	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	209.79/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	208.51/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,656	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	247.55/cwt	238.00–263.00	1,168	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	239.28/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	268.52/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	271.25/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	232.81/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,823	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	334.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	244.74/cwt	244.50–245.50	1,882	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	287.80/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,802	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	323.41/cwt	304.00–337.00	1,656	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	244.25/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	311.28/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,516	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	286.10/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,525	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	236.92/cwt	236.00–238.50	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	303.44/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,736	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	345.69/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,283	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	507	212.25/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	306.83/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	221.83/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	267.71/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	260.86/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,469	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	76.29/cwt	70.00–80.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	104.55/cwt	101.50–106.50	1,076	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	111.69/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,617	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	59.38/cwt	58.00–60.00	509	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	120.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,849	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	105.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,246	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	116.12/cwt	112.00–126.50	1,407	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	93.30/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,019	11
Bulls	—	—	1,859	134.93/cwt	133.00–137.50	2,508	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	2,073.83/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,074	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	228.86/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,627	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	259.83/cwt	252.00–268.50	1,460	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	286.44/cwt	280.00–295.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	309.47/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,405	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	226.72/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	294.18/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,409	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	263.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	249.56/cwt	237.00–256.50	1,537	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	263.36/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,377	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	309.86/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	310.07/cwt	292.00–319.00	1,324	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	273.02/cwt	266.00–293.00	1,810	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	331.13/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,619	26

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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