Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, not enough receipts last week for a comparison. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Quality replacement cattle were in demand. The top selling bred cow sold for 2,560 with the top selling pairs at 2,810.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.97/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.31 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$300.97

32 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$56.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.11

vs MO average

+25.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	315.96	1,602	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	284.81	1,584	10thin
Medium and Large 2	582	259.86	1,512	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.10/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

300.97

—

MO average14 barns · 1,006 hd

289.86

+11.11

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+25.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−155.31

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	1,706	165.93	2,830	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	142.93	2,149	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	139.26	1,709	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	111.49	1,168	27

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,272	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,060	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$2,025	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,750	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,706	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,750	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,247	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,233	16

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,247.32/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,011.86/head	1,625.00–2,275.00	2,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	235.40/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	232.73/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	308.90/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	293.51/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	249.53/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	270.58/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	285.55/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,334	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	339.77/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,148	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	283.54/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,259	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,899.91/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	279.47/cwt	278.50–281.00	1,423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,555	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,537	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	2,391.26/head	2,225.00–2,560.00	2,391	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,901.95/head	1,675.00–2,010.00	1,902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	322.96/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,389	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	141.93/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,081	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	146.92/cwt	145.00–148.50	2,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	131.95/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,595	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	123.97/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,288	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	110.45/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,230	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,810.00/head	2,810.00–2,810.00	2,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,428.57/head	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	314.33/cwt	307.50–316.00	1,521	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	167.78/cwt	162.00–170.50	2,943	10
Bulls	—	—	1,335	150.13/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	141.19/cwt	137.50–145.50	1,730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	135.11/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	86.43/cwt	70.00–100.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	283.49/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,789	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	340.34/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,338	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	315.96/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,602	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	145.52/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,629.56/head	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,630	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	259.86/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	237.75/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	222.04/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	275.01/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,438	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.50/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,456	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.93/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,466.28/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,466	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	952	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	271.30/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,150	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	225.01/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	271.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	234.05/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	239.69/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,567.59/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	270.26/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	286.06/cwt	274.00–297.50	1,631	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2

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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