Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher with a light supply. Not enough slaughter cattle for a price comparison. Demand was very good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.96/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.31 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$288.96

56 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$57.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs MO average

+20.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	302.39	1,620	25
Medium and Large 1-2	597	281.67	1,682	28
Medium and Large 2	598	245.00	1,465	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.39/cwt here — about $155 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 sale56 hd

288.96

—

MO average12 barns · 1,025 hd

279.37

+9.59

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+20.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−167.31

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	1,697	154.87	2,628	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	131.04	1,985	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	128.32	1,641	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	111.80	1,200	16

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)	1,376	$2,425	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,075	7

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	550–600	551	291.14/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	261.00/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	269.46/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,415	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	318.46/cwt	314.00–323.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	288.52/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,394	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	249.62/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	281.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,682	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	311.05/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	228.88/cwt	227.00–233.00	2,028	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	306.77/cwt	289.00–313.00	1,626	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	510	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	296.70/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	131.80/cwt	126.50–136.50	2,015	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	121.87/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	128.32/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	106.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,070	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	130.55/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	115.42/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,307	7
Bulls	—	—	1,845	159.80/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	257.83/cwt	256.00–262.50	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	226.94/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	243.37/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	227.16/cwt	225.50–234.00	1,570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	282.33/cwt	276.00–286.50	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	314.01/cwt	308.00–322.50	1,215	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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