Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, however steers and heifers sold with a mostly steady undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. A high quality run of replacement cattle this week with a herd sell out in the offering that included many 2nd and 3rd period cows and a few spring pairs that created good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.80/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.52 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$249.80

31 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$38.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.51

vs MO average

−17.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	265.77	1,470	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.22	1,402	17thin
Medium and Large 2	583	227.32	1,325	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.44/cwt here — about $144 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 sale31 hd

249.80

—

MO average15 barns · 2,330 hd

280.31

−30.51

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−17.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−151.52

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	1,577	165.58	2,611	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	142.37	2,115	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	141.80	1,670	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	113.32	1,154	33

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)	1,141	$2,161	49
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,698	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$1,391	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,206	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$1,752	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$2,650	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	185.47/cwt	169.00–202.00	1,554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,630.98/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	245.93/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	183.48/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	317.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,248	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,864.55/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,865	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,442.75/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,912.76/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.70/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	270.29/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,278	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	318.54/cwt	312.50–332.00	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	229.76/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	301.60/cwt	297.50–306.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	308.40/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,716	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	150.65/cwt	143.00–173.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,359.10/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,359	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,805.14/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,805	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	142.47/cwt	138.00–146.50	2,191	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	167.99/cwt	158.50–179.00	2,765	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	139.40/cwt	131.50–145.00	1,614	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,471	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,751.68/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	287.12/cwt	275.00–300.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	261.17/cwt	250.00–272.50	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	313.48/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	248.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	251.15/cwt	235.00–255.50	1,469	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	705	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	245.45/cwt	227.50–254.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	250.32/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	276.86/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	279.45/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	297.61/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,592	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	227.32/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	261.54/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	268.10/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	268.88/cwt	252.50–282.50	893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	868	1,165.99/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	365.63/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	236.33/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	272.39/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	213.46/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	243.42/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,032	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,010	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,283	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	600–650	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	283.27/cwt	280.00–284.50	1,742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	376.24/cwt	355.00–386.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	141.44/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	72.36/cwt	65.00–85.00	668	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	110.02/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,120	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	148.88/cwt	144.50–153.00	1,828	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	149.07/cwt	146.50–153.00	2,169	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	127.02/cwt	119.00–133.50	1,341	16

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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