Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly from 8.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Much needed rain brought a large crowd ringside for active bidding. A package of Charolais bulls calves weighing 204 lbs. sold for 750.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.15/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.12 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$307.15

96 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs MO average

−2.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	313.83	1,718	71
Medium and Large 1-2	565	288.19	1,627	25

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $91 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 sale96 hd

307.15

—

MO average15 barns · 2,701 hd

312.87

−5.72

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−2.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−149.12

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	1,835	152.17	2,792	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	129.99	1,894	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	127.25	1,487	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	103.20	1,024	40

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,525	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,575	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	258.66/cwt	241.00–269.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	619	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	318.49/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,519	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	231.79/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,430	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,711	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	276.82/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,428	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,971	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	223.37/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	285.74/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,654	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	324.00/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	262.65/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	335.84/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,565	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	320.84/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,672	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	308.07/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,753	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	344.82/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,452	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	306.27/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,424	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	293.67/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,838	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,898	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	345.48/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,275	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	122.75/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	152.17/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	131.64/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,577	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	124.86/cwt	120.50–127.00	1,438	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	124.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,203	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	113.64/cwt	107.00–118.50	1,189	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,463	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	72.83/cwt	64.00–83.00	658	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	97.18/cwt	89.00–103.50	1,003	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	131.35/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,918	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	309.66/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,338	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	274.70/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	250.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	211.13/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	251.42/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,384	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	271.76/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	237.40/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,598	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	319.95/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	259.33/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	296.52/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	273.96/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,271	9

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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