Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was good for all classes on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.09/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.18 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$304.09

51 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$45.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs MO average

+13.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	315.87	1,757	28
Medium and Large 1-2	567	298.16	1,691	16thin
Medium and Large 2	521	270.54	1,410	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $347 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 sale51 hd

304.09

—

MO average12 barns · 1,061 hd

309.25

−5.15

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+13.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−152.18

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	1,903	172.90	3,290	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	141.41	2,045	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	140.26	1,684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	105.49	1,027	21

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)	1,468	$2,197	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,635	$2,925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	400–450	416	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,219	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	486	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,380	42
Bulls	—	—	1,963	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	170.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,233	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	80.33/cwt	71.00–84.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	537	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	326	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	880	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	391	278.40/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	441	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,235	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	332	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	2,197.44/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	270.50/cwt	260.00–281.50	1,956	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	275.51/cwt	268.50–280.00	1,711	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	314.06/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,781	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,924	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	270.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	267.57/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	245.23/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	229.77/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	277.11/cwt	265.00–280.50	1,851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	284.79/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	293.82/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	326.09/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.01/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	262.16/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	271.49/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	132.56/cwt	131.50–133.50	1,495	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	139.26/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	126.83/cwt	121.50–131.00	1,414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	104.98/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,005	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	140.72/cwt	132.50–147.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	321.29/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	232.62/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	288.15/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	333.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	229.25/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	273.75/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	302.50/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	248.36/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,786	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	161.35/cwt	145.00–173.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	315.44/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	293.10/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	264.37/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.07/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	235.08/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	3

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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