Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower, and 7 weight steers sold with a steady undertone. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate for all classes in the offering on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.68/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −166.59 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$289.68

83 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$58.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.24

vs MO average

−19.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	305.42	1,657	40
Medium and Large 1-2	558	282.55	1,577	34
Medium and Large 2	556	246.68	1,370	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.74/cwt here — about $286 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 sale83 hd

289.68

—

MO average16 barns · 4,652 hd

314.92

−25.24

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−19.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−166.59

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	1,723	165.27	2,848	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	141.16	1,796	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	132.55	1,983	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	107.62	993	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)	1,241	$1,846	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,499	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,499.42/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	393.74/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	287.46/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,805	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	307.69/cwt	292.50–311.00	1,317	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.49/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,318	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	346.27/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,091	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	122.26/cwt	120.50–128.00	1,863	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	146.25/cwt	143.50–149.00	2,100	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	135.02/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,029	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	78.33/cwt	70.00–85.00	638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	123.47/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,193	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	100.46/cwt	91.00–112.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	233.67/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	208.25/cwt	199.00–222.50	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	251.71/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	314.98/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	260.64/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	276.99/cwt	252.50–290.00	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	311.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	271.39/cwt	267.50–277.50	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	251.24/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	327.14/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	235.41/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	246.58/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	238.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	276.78/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	277.51/cwt	262.50–286.00	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	203.77/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	203.40/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	238.18/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	246.54/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	307.37/cwt	302.50–310.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.70/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,313	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	242.68/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,393	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	244.53/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,416	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	252.87/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	237.01/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,427	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	138.96/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,352	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,688.35/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	197.56/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	235.95/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	304.15/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,116	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,782.43/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	289.74/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	244.16/cwt	234.00–252.50	1,306	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	269.69/cwt	253.00–281.00	1,691	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	203.25/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	288.87/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	339.35/cwt	337.50–343.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	281.25/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	263.63/cwt	255.00–264.25	1,922	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	301.11/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	309.72/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,614	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	276.91/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	362.07/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	165.27/cwt	154.00–172.00	2,848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	147.87/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,865	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	137.38/cwt	131.50–143.00	1,757	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	261.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,333	7

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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