Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with spots of 4 weight calves up to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate for all classes in the offering on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.71/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −168.57 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$287.71

75 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$62.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.90

vs MO average

−16.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	314.13	1,691	35
Medium and Large 1-2	548	270.27	1,480	28
Medium and Large 2	539	251.34	1,354	12thin

One grade step is worth $62.78/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale75 hd

287.71

—

MO average18 barns · 3,234 hd

305.60

−17.90

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−16.68

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−168.57

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	1,716	155.32	2,665	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	121.49	1,440	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	115.80	1,797	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	97.46	947	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)	1,133	$1,639	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	350–400	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	233.36/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,851	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	291.77/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	352.81/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,207	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	154.91/cwt	120.00–171.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	229.64/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	490	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,576.10/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,576	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	130.23/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	348.22/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	316	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,003	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	137.80/cwt	111.00–165.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	224.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	238.26/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	223.61/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	312.56/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,310	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	296.69/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,430	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	294.55/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	357.58/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,491	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,953.58/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	249.00/cwt	248.50–255.00	1,496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,491	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	123.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	108.38/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,936	165.96/cwt	162.50–175.00	3,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	152.66/cwt	141.50–160.00	2,536	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	121.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,444	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	94.78/cwt	79.00–104.50	909	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,953	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	57.61/cwt	50.00–70.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.26/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,140	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	108.52/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	233.26/cwt	205.00–248.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	272.44/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	288.04/cwt	284.50–308.00	1,789	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	319.28/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,695	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	383.33/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.74/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	241.41/cwt	222.50–255.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	219.95/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	230.06/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	253.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	247.89/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	293.44/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	278.74/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	324.66/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,555	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	334.41/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	269.67/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	255.96/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	249.74/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	208.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	257.70/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	278.13/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,327	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	262.57/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,371	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	270.65/cwt	267.50–292.00	1,415	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	239.41/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,482	17

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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