Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very good for all classes on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.93/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.34 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$294.93

132 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$69.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs MO average

−18.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	312.36	1,765	75
Medium and Large 1-2	551	288.93	1,593	36
Medium and Large 2	560	242.96	1,361	21

One grade step is worth $69.40/cwt here — about $404 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $420.65, median $456.27 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

294.93

—

MO average16 barns · 3,479 hd

312.51

−17.58

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−18.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−161.34

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	—	Average	1,772	137.68	2,440	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	118.08	1,758	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	112.14	1,327	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	90.03	976	13

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)	1,223	$1,509	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,340	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	277.80/cwt	259.00–296.00	1,611	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	266.61/cwt	250.00–270.50	1,832	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.67/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	281.71/cwt	277.50–283.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	317.05/cwt	312.50–332.00	1,677	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	275.19/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,852	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	215.04/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	191.89/cwt	183.00–219.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	275.66/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,433	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	289.87/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	310.29/cwt	296.00–312.75	1,803	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	279.31/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,103	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,510.42/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,509.36/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	352.07/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,524	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	295.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,579	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	244.27/cwt	238.50–247.00	1,556	142
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	105.18/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	119.14/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	111.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,314	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	98.21/cwt	91.00–107.50	1,124	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	125.42/cwt	120.50–130.50	1,929	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	115.23/cwt	111.50–117.00	1,667	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	107.18/cwt	106.50–107.50	1,238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	78.68/cwt	70.00–91.00	799	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	134.67/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,452	7
Bulls	—	—	1,345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	143.81/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	338.67/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,626	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	550–600	594	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	950	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	788	636.67/head	625.00–650.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	4
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	183.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	306.99/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,412	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,873.84/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	263.39/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,478	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	292.52/cwt	290.00–293.50	1,817	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	256.11/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	334.74/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,456	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	323.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	247.08/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,280	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	224.25/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	256.10/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	332.76/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	216.77/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	236.33/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	240.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,409	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,097	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	243.32/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,443	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	247.63/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	255.55/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,214	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.

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