Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week not enough volume for a price comparison. Overall quality was less than last week with a lot more plain and unweaned cattle. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.62/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.69 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$266.62

94 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$34.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs MO average

+22.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	269.05	1,464	81
Medium and Large 1-2	562	256.46	1,442	10thin
Medium and Large 2	565	235.00	1,328	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.05/cwt here — about $136 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 sale94 hd

266.62

—

MO average15 barns · 2,041 hd

265.59

+1.04

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+22.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−134.69

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	1,849	162.95	3,013	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	137.24	2,075	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	136.55	1,707	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	114.70	1,090	19

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)	1,329	$2,375	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	300–350	348	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	241.20/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	237.53/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,451	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	281.54/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	320.26/cwt	309.00–332.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	257.33/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	277.54/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,477	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	261.77/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,767	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	265.71/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,525	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	294.41/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,384	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	542	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	981	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	306.56/cwt	303.00–309.50	1,422	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	288.97/cwt	287.50–290.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	268.21/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,682	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	299.22/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,529	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	83.58/cwt	75.00–90.00	750	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	146.16/cwt	143.00–149.50	2,333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,202	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	117.78/cwt	112.50–126.00	1,184	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	136.99/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,063	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	144.93/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	134.88/cwt	127.50–142.50	1,675	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	105.57/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	162.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	3,013	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	333.39/cwt	307.50–362.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	298.02/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	281.97/cwt	278.00–287.50	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	269.71/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,456	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	282.92/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,191	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	254.47/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	224.25/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	238.01/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	265.02/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,100	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	266.17/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,270	18

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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