Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold steady with feeder heifers selling 4.00-10.00 lower. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 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 $273.27/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$273.27

225 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$45.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.56

vs MO average

+4.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	280.91	1,559	161
Medium and Large 1-2	574	259.42	1,490	50
Medium and Large 2	566	234.92	1,330	14thin

One grade step is worth $45.99/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale225 hd

273.27

—

MO average14 barns · 3,204 hd

285.83

−12.56

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

+4.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−128.04

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	1,717	173.63	2,980	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	144.43	2,072	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	144.34	1,752	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	121.37	1,234	49

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)	1,428	$2,101	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,950	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	297.69/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,602	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	238.74/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,478	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	249.39/cwt	240.50–256.00	1,918	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	237.71/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	278.95/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	328.79/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,276	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	260.34/cwt	245.00–268.50	1,502	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	276.13/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	285.48/cwt	272.00–303.00	1,484	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,594	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	289.16/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	279.46/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,204	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,492	2,159.50/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	253.30/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,874	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	334.63/cwt	331.00–336.50	1,626	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,920	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	265.33/cwt	250.00–268.50	1,605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	264.91/cwt	249.00–267.50	1,746	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	278.54/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,596	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	243.67/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	938	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	286.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,641	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	241.65/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	247.25/cwt	237.00–257.50	1,197	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	251.24/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	248.71/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	267.42/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	321.39/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,652	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	343.52/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	234.84/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	85.93/cwt	75.00–95.00	782	6
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	527	227.97/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	301.29/cwt	292.50–304.50	1,850	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	306.14/cwt	303.00–307.00	1,779	28
Bulls	—	—	1,701	184.06/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,131	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	142.62/cwt	136.50–147.00	1,741	25
Bulls	—	—	1,819	168.68/cwt	165.00–173.00	3,068	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	132.51/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	116.06/cwt	109.00–123.50	1,197	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	130.86/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,362	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	144.87/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,418	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	152.25/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,372	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	151.82/cwt	149.50–155.50	2,148	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	143.84/cwt	138.00–147.50	2,035	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	131.07/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	153.53/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,833	9

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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