Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher with some spots up to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls 7.00 to 16.00 higher. A very active market today at the Mid Missouri Stockyards with many bidders and buyers present and ready to fill orders. Demand was very good for all classes on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.60/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.68 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$302.60

88 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$125.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.25

vs MO average

−15.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	333.56	1,756	24
Medium and Large 1-2	574	295.73	1,698	59
Medium and Large 2	580	253.00	1,467	3thin
Medium 2	562	208.00	1,169	2thin

One grade step is worth $125.56/cwt here — about $587 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd

302.60

—

MO average16 barns · 2,608 hd

316.85

−14.25

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−15.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−153.68

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	1,626	148.77	2,419	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,649	136.82	2,256	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	128.65	1,604	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	104.57	1,073	16

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)	1,303	$1,781	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,429	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,455	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,598	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	800–850	829	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,952	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	238.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	299.45/cwt	287.50–312.50	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	239.80/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,487	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	265.28/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	292.10/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,247	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,429.34/head	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,429	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	140.37/cwt	119.00–153.00	1,335	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	193.73/cwt	177.50–207.50	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	261.05/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,391	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	324.16/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	336.63/cwt	328.00–342.50	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	268.17/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,816	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	345.33/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,644	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,562.63/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	259.78/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.75/cwt	322.00–351.00	1,746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	366.76/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	302.62/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	274.48/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,438	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	312.40/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,321	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	247.27/cwt	240.00–248.50	2,045	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	239.40/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,566	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,457	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	361.26/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,499	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	317.21/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,174	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	139.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,786	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	127.90/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,555	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	114.10/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,136	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	112.09/cwt	106.00–118.50	1,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,571	158.05/cwt	153.50–163.00	2,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	127.21/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,598	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	612	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,059	2
Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	372	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	142.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,304	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	133.22/cwt	126.50–138.00	2,225	8
Bulls	—	—	1,873	147.12/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.04/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,005	8
Bulls	Medium 2-3	350–400	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	4
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	641	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	562	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	366	204.40/cwt	190.00–209.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	466	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	209.24/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	288.02/cwt	284.00–295.50	1,921	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	314.06/cwt	293.00–323.00	1,953	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	217.69/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	233.92/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	258.94/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	250.61/cwt	240.00–257.50	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	313.74/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	193.60/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	305.06/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	253.16/cwt	243.00–262.50	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	319.38/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,527	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	247.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	290.81/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,716	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	278.96/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	333.63/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,138	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	277.10/cwt	254.00–290.00	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	280.72/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,319	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	289.33/cwt	271.00–304.00	1,099	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	222.36/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	310.15/cwt	291.00–317.50	1,638	15

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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