Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers sold 4.00-9.00 higher with six weight steers selling up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.67/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.60 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$308.67

138 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$59.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs MO average

+9.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	314.63	1,694	111
Medium and Large 1-2	558	287.84	1,605	24
Medium and Large 2	550	255.00	1,403	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about $292 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 sale138 hd

308.67

—

MO average13 barns · 1,507 hd

309.54

−0.87

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+9.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−147.60

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	—	High	1,769	172.48	3,051	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	145.00	1,795	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	142.04	2,065	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	127.27	1,311	29

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)	1,400	$2,007	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,685	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	139.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	152.95/cwt	147.50–158.50	1,878	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	138.77/cwt	132.50–144.00	2,014	16
Bulls	—	—	2,050	192.41/cwt	186.00–198.00	3,944	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	150.53/cwt	146.50–155.50	2,198	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	293.28/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,358	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	353.39/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	294.88/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,510	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	302.82/cwt	281.00–306.50	2,026	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	262.16/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	304.70/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,191	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	296.67/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	288.10/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,616	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,012	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,830.98/head	1,685.00–1,950.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	291.41/cwt	267.00–299.50	1,632	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	317.72/cwt	306.00–328.50	1,674	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	234.57/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	258.96/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,499	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	259.00/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,406	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	281.51/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,489	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	276.93/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	549	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,447	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	128.90/cwt	121.50–134.50	1,337	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	109.81/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,018	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	138.53/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,536	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	119.84/cwt	115.00–129.50	1,722	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	166.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,817	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	2,113.13/head	1,975.00–2,210.00	2,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	255.25/cwt	248.50–259.50	1,708	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	360.76/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,411	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	309.14/cwt	305.00–309.50	1,728	40
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	569	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	492	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	255.50/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	251.10/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	302.64/cwt	284.00–307.50	1,846	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	335.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	275.37/cwt	272.00–280.50	1,705	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	277.46/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,859	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	325.26/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,551	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	268.02/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	232.09/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	275.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,097	8

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →