Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 475 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights selling 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.47/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.80 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$301.47

107 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.24

vs MO average

−8.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	308.89	1,685	55
Medium and Large 1-2	559	293.63	1,641	52

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $44 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 sale107 hd

301.47

—

MO average14 barns · 3,260 hd

315.71

−14.24

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−8.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−154.80

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	1,828	152.72	2,792	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	129.17	1,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	127.95	1,580	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	922	92.16	850	58

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)	1,193	$2,303	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,650	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	350–400	375	308.57/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,157	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	231.55/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,584	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	278.36/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	303.23/cwt	292.50–311.00	1,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,683	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	311.94/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,291	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	372.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	303.49/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	310.56/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,674	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	304.90/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,406	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.36/cwt	243.50–249.50	1,510	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	351.02/cwt	341.00–362.00	1,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	346.60/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,587	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	130.95/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,646	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	77.29/cwt	65.00–82.50	636	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	91.73/cwt	85.00–102.50	862	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,792	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	134.14/cwt	129.00–143.50	1,918	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,205	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,015	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	111.87/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,119	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	122.82/cwt	116.50–126.00	1,469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	285.18/cwt	274.00–295.00	1,472	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,204	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	266.13/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	266.94/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	251.15/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	242.01/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	292.18/cwt	276.50–300.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	290.08/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,587	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	280.19/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,365	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,550	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	267.87/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	263.12/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	231.26/cwt	225.00–236.50	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	321.44/cwt	306.00–328.00	1,562	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	258.55/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,758	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	320.90/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	265.66/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	285.38/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,358	23

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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