Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.21/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.06 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$289.21

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$51.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.21

vs MO average

−26.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	307.05	1,678	27
Medium and Large 1-2	551	285.74	1,574	31
Medium and Large 2	559	255.18	1,426	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $251 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 sale69 hd

289.21

—

MO average14 barns · 2,196 hd

315.41

−26.21

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−26.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−167.06

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	1,672	144.02	2,408	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	126.31	1,820	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	123.13	1,494	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	116.39	1,160	18

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)	1,301	$2,085	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,750	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 1	500–550	514	270.76/cwt	257.00–284.00	1,392	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	298.99/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	296.23/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	240.46/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	236.00/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	246.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,294	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	181.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,149	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	274.30/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	264.90/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,796	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,842.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	297.39/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	334.54/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	233.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	258.86/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,657	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	237.16/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,354	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	274.43/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,191	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	261.25/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	224.04/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,690	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	336.46/cwt	322.50–344.00	1,588	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	285.92/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,770	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	359.83/cwt	337.50–372.50	1,389	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	2,449.86/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,450	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	120.30/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,229	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	119.58/cwt	107.50–125.00	1,747	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	131.81/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,877	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	130.52/cwt	123.50–140.00	1,587	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	119.44/cwt	109.50–123.50	1,448	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,028	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	311.88/cwt	294.00–330.00	1,678	18
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	337	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	489	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	750–800	762	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	150.89/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,556	8
Bulls	—	—	1,629	130.28/cwt	122.50–140.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	243.88/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	259.83/cwt	247.00–272.50	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	323.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,183	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	282.84/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,488	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	255.18/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	276.03/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	291.51/cwt	277.50–300.00	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	289.26/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	211.05/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	293.52/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	305.39/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	298.39/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,256	8

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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