Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test of 500-600lb steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Other weights had little to compare to last week. Heifers sold with a mostly steady undertone based on limited weight comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate for all classes on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.61/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.66 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$296.61

88 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$73.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.59

vs MO average

−14.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	311.57	1,728	48
Medium and Large 1-2	525	290.55	1,526	31
Medium and Large 2	541	237.74	1,286	9thin

One grade step is worth $73.83/cwt here — about $441 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

296.61

—

MO average18 barns · 2,613 hd

313.20

−16.59

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−14.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−159.66

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	1,664	158.11	2,630	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	132.89	1,883	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	128.87	1,530	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	106.37	1,044	21

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)	960	$1,645	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	241.20/cwt	236.00–244.50	1,387	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.70/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	288.57/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	216.68/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,597	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,645.01/head	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,645	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	148.18/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,228	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	257.75/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	291.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,523	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	318.68/cwt	312.50–324.00	1,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	314.09/cwt	302.50–318.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,451	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	244.11/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	281.53/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	382.41/cwt	364.00–400.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	318.78/cwt	303.00–328.00	1,677	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,428	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	98.89/cwt	90.00–106.00	968	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	118.91/cwt	112.50–128.50	1,193	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	141.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,104	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	157.56/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,493	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	133.18/cwt	123.00–139.50	1,855	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	67.33/cwt	60.00–75.00	589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	118.62/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	129.07/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,533	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	111.25/cwt	111.00–111.50	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	365.32/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	320.98/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,518	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,854	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	538	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,122	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	192.42/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	245.51/cwt	237.50–265.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	235.74/cwt	225.00–250.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	223.13/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	354.28/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	304.35/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	245.04/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	183.37/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	249.42/cwt	227.50–262.50	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	238.83/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	266.45/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,274	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	239.11/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	226.51/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	331.86/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	330.66/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	299.02/cwt	287.50–307.50	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	288.37/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,714	2

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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