Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs, sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with 600 to 700 lb steers selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.40/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.92 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$277.40

145 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$50.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs MO average

+7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	285.81	1,480	84
Medium and Large 1-2	530	267.38	1,417	58
Medium and Large 2	590	235.50	1,389	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.31/cwt here — about $90 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $373.72, median $401.31 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 sale145 hd

277.40

—

MO average19 barns · 3,962 hd

279.52

−2.12

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+7.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−123.92

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	—	Low	1,700	158.68	2,698	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	129.19	1,578	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	128.15	1,900	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	108.87	1,084	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,974	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,791	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,619	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$1,819	2thin

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	400–450	417	285.31/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	263.16/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,439	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	162.54/cwt	147.00–183.00	1,248	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,818.92/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	319.65/cwt	312.00–332.50	1,538	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	380.50/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	288.16/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,778	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	348.44/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,603	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.38/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,417	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,002.76/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	286.42/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,481	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	305.92/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,291	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	246.83/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,498	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,815	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	249.50/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	295.46/cwt	288.00–303.50	1,554	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	258.48/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	242.62/cwt	239.50–247.00	1,601	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	313.36/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,633	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	304.31/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,753	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	134.27/cwt	129.50–138.50	1,681	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	114.63/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,191	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	74.71/cwt	70.00–80.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	114.93/cwt	113.50–122.00	1,860	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	141.02/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,945	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	124.68/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	169.69/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	158.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	126.01/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,515	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	130.37/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	366.11/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,818	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	996	1,686.75/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,687	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.71/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	305.06/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.20/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	275.76/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.06/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,195	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	241.98/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,132	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	244.47/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.47/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	287.20/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,489	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,822.26/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,822	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	284.17/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,401	26

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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